前几天我去了伦敦的一家发廊。
“精彩表演”盛宴中的一位明星,“水涮与电击”公司(译者注:一家提供艺术美食设计及个性美食定制等服务的食品公司;未来主义者们曾用“电击”的方式烹饪食物)的美食设计师之一,在一间伦敦咖啡馆里会见了我,并在一台笔记本电脑上向我展示了他们工作的一些幻灯片。
One of the Spectacular's stars, food designers Blanch and Shock, meet me in a London cafe and show me slides of their work on a laptop.
我在他即将离开前一天拜访了他在伦敦·马里波恩的家,他定于第二天出发赴纽约参加索罗斯召开的全球金融峰会。
I visited him at his house in Marylebone, London, the day before he flew off to George Soros's New York summit on global finance.
我即将离开大学。我得到了伦敦和纽约两家管理咨询公司提供的工作机会。
I am about to leave university and have received employment offers from management consulting firms in both London and New York.
在南伦敦的一间厨房里,我目睹了“巧克力艺术家”普尔·韦恩·格雷戈里的工作。
In a south London kitchen, I watch "chocolate artist" Paul Wayne Gregory at work.
不久前一个周五下午,我的一个朋友去伦敦商业区一家手机大卖场为他老婆买一部新手机。
On a recent Friday afternoon, a friend of mine went into a big mobile phone store in the City to buy a new phone for his wife.
我为一家设在伦敦的美国银行工作,刚刚收到2008年的奖金,金额是我2007年奖金的60%。
I work for a us bank in London and have just been given a bonus for 2008, which was 60 per cent of my 2007 bonus.
这是他在我俩第一次约会的时候告诉我的,当时我们在一家位于伦敦苏活区的餐厅吃着贻贝和虎虾。
He tells me this over moules and tiger prawns on our first date, in a Soho restaurant.
我们晚上谈到很晚时,他突然看了看表,开始担心我怎样回到伦敦另一边的家。
When we talk late in the evening, he suddenly checks his watch and becomes concerned about how I'm going to get home to the other side of London.
我同意杰克•伦敦,一个著名的艺术家的话。他说:“我宁可成为一颗美丽的流星,让我身上的每一颗原子都发出耀眼的光辉,我决不愿意当一颗始终沉睡而经久不变的行星。”
I agree with Jack London, a well-known artist, who says “I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.”
在北京,在这里!我在北京的一家银行上班。但是伦敦仍然是我的家乡。
Here in Beijing! I work for a bank in Beijing. But London is still my home city.
“我的最爱是双重玛奇朵!”John不带一丝犹豫并骄傲地说,而这时的他正坐在伦敦中心区Regent大街上一家繁忙的Costa咖啡吧内,周围坐着那些想从忙碌的圣诞购物中小歇一下的人们。
"I'm a double macchiato drinker," he says proudly and without hesitation as he sits in a busy Costa on Regent Street in central London, among those taking a break from their early Christmas shopping.
我可以从伦敦路一家DIY商店中得到很多的折扣。那很了不起。
I get quite a good discount from the DIY shop in London Road. Oh, that's marvellous.
对于我来说,伦敦永远都是我的家;不过我父母则觉得意大利才是他们的故乡。
For me, London will always be home, but my parents feel more at home in Italy.
我在伦敦的一家银行有户头。
我真得喜欢伦敦。我觉得这里比我们去过的其它任何城市都更有家的感觉。
I really do love London. I think I feel more at home here than in any other city we travel to.
在伦敦一家宾馆,我采访了布克先生,和他一起喝咖啡,从此开始了我的“对赌”教育。
My education started over coffee in a London hotel, with Mr Buik admitting that many people were confused by spread betting.
“曼联在很早与我接触,”他透露,“但是实际上我看到加盟切尔西的可能性日益增加,切尔西是一支更强大的球队,同时伦敦对于一个成了家的男人更有吸引力。”
"Man United came in quite early for me," he revealed. "But really I saw the possibilities at Chelsea being much greater - a stronger team - and also London has its attractions as a family man."
我在伦敦,他也在那,但是唯一原因是他去那里为一家有合约关系的公司拍摄一个广告。
I was in London and he was there too, but the only reason he was there was to shoot an advert for a company he has a contract with.
阿森纳是我的俱乐部,伦敦是我的家。
在我到伦敦的第一天,我饿了,所以进了一家饭店坐在桌旁,等了十分钟,但没人服务。
On my first day in London I felt hungry, so I went into a restaurant and sat down at a table. I waited for ten minutes, but no body came to serve me.
他们远从伦敦赶来,并且我认为他们是世界上最好的音乐家们之一。
They came all the way from London, and I think they are some of the best musicians in the world.
我来自伦敦的一家糕饼设计公司。
I'm from a company called Crumbs Couture Cupcakes in London.
我一生下来就开始哭,而每一天都表明我哭泣的原因。——美国小说家杰克·伦敦。
I wept when I was born, and every day shows why. — Jack London, American novelist.
我在坎郡长大,不过我一直觉得伦敦才是我的家。
我现在享受在纽约的日子,但是正如我说过多次的,我将伦敦称为我的家,我非常喜爱这里。
I'm enjoying my time in New York but as I said many times I call London my home, I really love this place.
每年,我都会在伦敦商学院(LondonBusinessSchool)讲授一两次有关PizzaExpress(一家我曾经经营过的连锁餐厅)的案例分析。
Once or twice a year I teach a case study about PizzaExpress (a restaurant chain I used to run) at London Business School.
每年,我都会在伦敦商学院(LondonBusinessSchool)讲授一两次有关PizzaExpress(一家我曾经经营过的连锁餐厅)的案例分析。
Once or twice a year I teach a case study about PizzaExpress (a restaurant chain I used to run) at London Business School.
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