It was good, happy banter. It was the chat that goes on every night, in hundreds of pubs across the country when new people start getting to know each other.

我们聊足球、音乐、这个国家的品味，都是些不错的开心的玩笑，是在这个国家数以百计的酒吧里每晚都会发生的、大家开始相互认识时的谈天。

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Similar schemes exist and flourish in several pubs across the country, such as the one at The Old Royal Ship in Malmesbury, Wiltshire.

存在类似计划，并在全国几家酒吧，蓬勃发展，例如在老皇家船在马姆，威尔特郡之一。

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But the fears of the prime minister's advisers that such a measure would damage country pubs and be widely resented have carried the day.

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Mr Blair's advisers have begun to muse that any cut might be counter-productive, claiming that it would be resented and have serious consequences for country pubs.

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Dave Bott, from Titanic brewery, said the company was not renowned for running country pubs but had decided to take the Hollybush on after seeing the enthusiasm of local people.

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