Churchill got some surprised stares in 1941 when, evidently unaware of the vulgar usage, he gave the palm-backward "V" to British troops.

1941年，丘吉尔掌对英国军队做了个心向内的“V”形手势，当时有人惊讶地盯着他，显然他不知道这个手势的粗俗用法。

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Kind of him not to call it "British Petroleum", a superseded name that is back in somewhat chauvinistic usage (see chart 2).

他稍微有点儿不称它为“不列颠石油”，这是一个代替的名称，带些早先沙文主义的用法（见表2）。

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There are differences between British and American usage.

这几个词的用法在英美之间有所不同。

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Last week, Centrica, the owner of British Gas, announced that it had seen UK residential gas usage increase by 18% in the first four months of 2013 due to the prolonged cold weather.

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