The USA languished in 13th, while Britain was 29th - the lowest of the pre-expansion EU nations.
美国退到了第13位，而英国仅列第29位，是欧盟东扩之前的成员国中排名最靠后的。
In America, it is regularly aired on ESPN and the Travel channel, while Britain has its own poker channel.
在美国，扑克比赛由ESPN和旅游频道定时播出，在英国则有专门的扑克频道。
None of this made much difference while Britain, like all other societies, found itself caught in the Malthusian trap.
当英国发现自己和其他国家一样落入马尔萨斯陷阱之时，上述因素并没有对其有所助益。
In THE early 1950s, when travelling in Europe, Mancur Olson was puzzled why West Germany was blossoming economically, while Britain was floundering.
50年代早期，当曼瑟·奥尔森在欧洲游历途中，他对德国经济迅猛发展而英国经济却举步维艰感到困惑不解。
Finland sees nuclear power as an attractive alternative to fossil fuels, while Britain is thinking of building new nuclear plants.
芬兰将核能发电视为化石燃料发电的有力替代品。而英国则正在准备新建一批核电厂。
While Britain, France and Germany all have passenger rail systems that account for about 6-8 percent of total annual passenger travel miles, Amtrak carries less than 1 percent.
在欧洲，英国、法国和德国的客运铁路系统占乘客年度总旅行长度的6%-8%，而美铁则占了不到1%。
While France and Germany were initially hit hard by the global financial crisis, both have officially exited their recessions, while Britain has yet to confirm this has happened.
尽管法国和德国最初受到全球金融危机的重创，但目前两国已正式摆脱经济衰退，而英国则尚未作出类似表态。
While Britain, Italy, Spain and France remain the leading destinations, the study found, all four hosted fewer students, with the declines ranging from 2.5 percent to 10.8 percent.
该研究还发现，尽管英国、意大利、西班牙和法国依然是最受欢迎的留学目的国，这四个国家的海外留学生人数分别都有2.5%至10.8%的降低。
While Britain, Italy, Spain and France remain the leading destinations, the study found, all four hosted fewer students, with the declines ranging from 2.5 percent to 10.8 percent.
该研究还发现，尽管英国、意大利、西班牙和法国依然是最受欢迎的留学目的国，这四个国家的海外留学生人数分别都有2.5%至10.8%的降低。
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