英国人

An Englishman is an alien in America.

英国人在美国便外国侨民。

They reacted to the appalling weather with typical British stoicism.

他们忍受着恶劣煎熬,表现了英国人典型坚忍不拔精神。

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雪利酒传统。

An Englishman calls himself young at fifty.

英国人五十岁还说自年轻。

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

现在,英国人很少穿大服了,大服在多年以前就不时兴了。

Britons overseas may register to vote by proxy.

海外英国人可以通过代理注册投票。

The British were formerly dominant in India.

英国人从前统治印度。

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聚会，只不过因为我英国人。

Jane, though born in California, feels emphatically English.

尽管出生在加利福尼亚，简觉得自地道英国人。

I was astonished that he was not an Englishman.

我很惊讶,他竟不英国人。

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

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

Tiddler is a British term for youngsters.

小鱼儿英国人称呼年青人方式。

She stared thoughtfully at the Englishman across the table.

她若有所思地盯着桌子对面那英国人。

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，但这装出来，因为他不英国人。

British manoeuvring for post-war influence.

英国人为战后影响力活动。

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

一般都认为英国人很矜持,可皮特正好例外─他跟谁都聊得来。