英国人

The British were formerly dominant in India.

英国人从前统治印度。

An Englishman is an alien in America.

英国人在美国便是外国侨民。

An Englishman calls himself young at fifty.

英国人五十岁还说自己年轻。

I was astonished that he was not an Englishman.

我,他竟不是英国人。

Britons overseas may register to vote by proxy.

海外的英国人可以通过代理注册投票。

Tiddler is a British term for youngsters.

小鱼儿是英国人称呼年青人的方式。

The British and French colonized the Americas.

英国人和法国人共同在美洲建立殖民地。

I patiently filled him in on the British tradition of sherry tippling.

我耐心细致地给他讲述了英国人畅饮利酒的传统。

She stared thoughtfully at the Englishman across the table.

她若有所思地盯着桌子对面的那个英国人。

Jane, though born in California, feels emphatically English.

尽管出生在加利福尼亚，简觉得自己是个地道的英国人。

I was invited to a party at the embassy simply by virtue of being British.

我应邀参加在大使馆举行的聚会，只不过因为我是英国人。

They reacted to the appalling weather with typical British stoicism.

他着恶劣天气的煎熬,表现了英国人典型的坚不拔的精神。

Few Englishmen wear frock coats now.They went out years ago.

现在,英国人少穿大礼服了,大礼服在多年以前就不时兴了。

Is the Scots “thrapple” just the same as the English “thropple” (throat)?

苏格兰人说的“thrapple”跟英国人说的“thropple”(喉咙)意思完全一样吗？

If the British were as bountiful as the Americans,donations to charities would more than treble.

如果英国人像美国人那样慷慨,那么给慈善事业的捐赠将超过现在的3倍。

He speaks with a British accent, but that is just an affectation because he’s not British.

他说话带有英国口音，但这是装出来的，因为他不是英国人。

English prejudice against foreigners.

英国人对外国人的成见。

British manoeuvring for post-war influence.

英国人为战后影响力的活动。

English people are supposed to be very reserved, but Pete is the exception that proves the rule—he’ll chat to anyone!

一般都认为英国人矜持,可是皮特正好是个例外─他跟谁都聊得来。