他们可能不会承认这点:有谁愿意因此被称为“统计怪人”或“怪胎”呢。 他们关心此类问题:瑞奇.兰伯特上赛季为布里斯托流浪者队贡献了多少联赛进球?
They might not admit it: who wants to be called a “statto” or a “geek” just for knowing, say, how many league goals Rickie Lambert scored for Bristol Rovers last season?
金瑞奇的前任新闻秘书、华盛顿时报富有攻击性(Fire - breathing)的专栏作家托尼·布兰奇,说:“我们忽视了世界上其他人的看法,这是一件十分危险的事情。”
Tony Blankley, a former press secretary for Newt Gingrich and a fire-breathing columnist for the Washington Times, says that "We ignore world opinion at our peril."
每个参赛者都有五分钟时间来编造出最妙的谎言。该比赛是为了纪念19世纪布里奇酒店老板威尔·瑞特森而创立的,据说瑞特森因为善于撒谎而成为传奇人物。
Each contestant is given up to five minutes to weave the best fib in the contest, which was founded in honor of 19th-century Bridge Inn landlord Will Ritson, who was reportedly legendary for his lies.
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