The British were formerly dominant in India.

英从前统治印度。

An Englishman is an alien in America.

英在美便外侨民。

An Englishman calls himself young at fifty.

英五十岁还说年轻。

I was astonished that he was not an Englishman.

我很惊讶,他竟不英。

Britons overseas may register to vote by proxy.

海外的英可以通过代理注册投票。

Tiddler is a British term for youngsters.

小鱼儿英称呼年青的方式。

The British and French colonized the Americas.

英和法共同在美洲建立殖民。

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

我耐心细致给他讲述了英畅饮雪利酒的传统。

She stared thoughtfully at the Englishman across the table.

她若有所思盯着桌子对面的那个英。

Jane, though born in California, feels emphatically English.

尽管出生在加利福尼亚，简觉得个道的英。

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，只不过因为我英。

They reacted to the appalling weather with typical British stoicism.

他们忍受着恶劣天气的煎熬,表现了英典型的坚忍不拔的精神。

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

现在,英很少穿大礼服了,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)?

苏格兰说的“thrapple”跟英说的“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.

如果英像美那样慷慨,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.

他说话带有英口音，但这装出来的，因为他不英。

English prejudice against foreigners.

英对外的成见。

British manoeuvring for post-war influence.

英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!

一般都认为英很矜持,可皮特正好个例外─他跟谁都聊得来。