英国人

十年之后，我习惯了英国人的奇异习俗。

After ten years I 'm used to the strange British ways .

英国人的幽默感很奇特。

The British have a very odd sense of humour .

这项调查显示，英国人的幽默是首屈一指的。

In the survey the Brits come out tops for humour .

足球骚乱事件使我身为英国人汗颜得无地自容。

The football riots made me ashamed to be English .

她是英国人——更确切地说，她是苏格兰人。

She 's English ─ Scottish , I mean .

当有人暗示他不是地道的英国人时，他很是恼火。

It grated with him when people implied he wasn 't really British .

英国人常被指责为思想褊狭。

The British are often accused of being insular .

英国人见面时亲吻吗？

Do people in Britain kiss when they meet ?

雪崩的幸存者中有12名英国人。

The survivors of the avalanche included 12 Britons .

英国人酷爱花园。

The English have a passion for gardens .

据说英国人热爱传统。

The British are said to love tradition .

根据这个条约的条款，拉罗谢尔割让给了英国人。

Under the terms of the treaty , La Rochelle was ceded to the English .

他是地地道道的英国人。

He 's British through and through .

她是英国人。

She 's British .

英国人的卫生间平均只有区区3.5平方米。

The average British bathroom measures a measly 3.5 square metres .

我意识到英国人如果对爱尔兰问题加以泛化的话会招惹麻烦。

I realise that an Englishman who generalises about Ireland invites trouble

在接下来的骚乱中，3名英国人受伤。

During the disturbance which followed , three Englishmen were hurt .

他加深了人们对英国人不擅长语言的印象。

He had increased Britain 's reputation for being bad at languages

美国人总是动不动就嘲讽英国人。

Americans are always quick to have a dig at the British

准确地说，早间电视节目于10年前进入英国人的生活。

Breakfast television arrived in British life precisely a decade ago .

英国人喜欢把自己说成是一个爱狗的民族。

The British like to present themselves as a nation of dog-lovers

英国人以爱犬而闻名。

The British are renowned as a nation of dog lovers .

每3个英国人中就有两个已经有了录像机。

Two out of every three Britons already own a video recorder

我们继承了英国人轻易不表露感情的传统。

We came from the English tradition of not being demonstrative .

英国人几乎在所有这些问题上都选择了中间路线。

In nearly all these issues the British steered a middle course .

法国人觉得好笑的笑话，英国人不一定会笑。

The British don 't laugh at the same jokes as the French

这个角色由17岁的英国人简·马奇扮演。

The role is played by seventeen-year-old Briton Jane March .

哪怕冒着开战的危险，美国人也想帮助英国人。

Americans wanted to aid Britain even at the risk of war .

当然，英国人将会耐心地承受这些日常压力。

Of course , the British will suffer such daily stresses patiently .

个性鲜明是英国人固有的、也是他们看重的特点。

Individuality is a valued and inherent part of the British character .