英国人

An Englishman is an alien in America.

英国在美国便是外国侨民。

They reacted to the appalling weather with typical British stoicism.

他们忍受着恶劣天气的煎熬,表现了英国典型的坚忍拔的精神。

The British and French colonized the Americas.

英国法国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畅饮雪利酒的传统。

An Englishman calls himself young at fifty.

英国五十岁还说自己年轻。

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

现在,英国很少穿大服了,大服在多年以前就时兴了。

Britons overseas may register to vote by proxy.

海外的英国可以通代理注册投票。

The British were formerly dominant in India.

英国从前统治印度。

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的聚会，只为我是英国。

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。

I was astonished that he was not an Englishman.

我很惊讶,他竟是英国。

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

苏格兰说的“thrapple”跟英国说的“thropple”(喉咙)意思完全一样吗？

Tiddler is a British term for youngsters.

小鱼儿是英国称呼年青的方式。

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。

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，为他是英国。

British manoeuvring for post-war influence.

英国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!

一般都认为英国很矜持,可是皮特正好是个例外─他跟谁都聊得来。