In the survey the Brits come out tops for humour.
这项调查显示,英国人的幽默是首屈一指的。
Egged on by his fellow Brits, he completed the run in 19.5 hours.
在他的英国同伴的怂恿下,他在19.5小时内完成了这段路程。
Might the Brits fare better if the IOC let the hosts choose the sports?
假如国际奥委会让主办国自行选择运动项目的话,英国人可能会有更出彩的表现。
But we Brits have been lamenting declining standards of English for centuries.
但是我们英国人从几个世纪前就对英语标准的衰落感到痛心了。
Butter: The Brits favour uncultured butter, which becomes rancid very quickly if not refrigerated.
牛油:英国人喜欢新鲜的牛油,如果不冷藏,它会很快变坏。
Some of the younger Brits who've been unexpectedly keen on the film may also have liked this Angle.
一些年轻英国人出人意料地喜欢此片,他们可能也喜欢这个观点。
Why is The Social Animal so important if it just dusts off old thoughts of Brits from 200-plus years ago?
如果只是将英国人在两百多年前的古老思想再回顾一遍的话,那《社会性动物》也不会拥有如此之大的影响力。
A spokesman for phobia charity Anxiety UK said: "Around 13 per cent of Brits suffer a phobia of some form."
恐惧症慈善机构“焦虑英国”(Anxiety UK)的发言人说:“大约有13%的英国人患有某种恐惧症。”
It takes a powerful magic to keep Brits quiet on a Saturday night - just ask the nation's beleaguered police.
只有巨大的魔力才能使英国人在周六晚上保持平静——去问问那些烦恼的国家警察吧。
Brits almost expect doom and gloom so to start off that way but then have a happy ending is an unexpected joy.
英国版以凄惨和悲情开头,但结局却是意想不到的大团圆。
Brits last an average of eight minutes and 22 seconds before they lose their temper, according to new research.
一项最新调查显示,英国人在发脾气前的忍耐时间平均为8分22秒。
As we Brits do not dine out every night of the week, eating in a restaurant is often seen as a special occasion.
英国人也不是每天晚上都出去吃的,因此去饭店吃饭就显得格外隆重。
So, if the statistics are to be believed, it appears the Brits have not completely fallen out of love with the CD.
这么看来,如果把这些数据当真的话,英国人还没到和CD彻底说拜拜的时候。
The research, using data from an annual survey of Brits, included information about 1,000 people who had been promoted.
根据英国年度调查的资料所进行的这项研究,涵盖了大约1000名刚获提升的人。
When it comes to the quality of the lie, 55% of Brits think women are the better liars, even though they tell fewer lies.
当说到谎言的质量时,百分之五十五的人认为女性的谎言更好一些,虽然她们更少说谎。
Meanwhile, there is growing evidence that plenty of Brits are taking advantage of the exchange rate to cash in by selling up.
与此同时,越来越多的证据显示,大批的英国人正通过卖掉英镑从汇率中受益。
The owner of the hotel said, in the idea of Brits, Birmingham is a "wet and miserable" place, but in fact it is not the case.
旅馆老板说,在英国人的印象中,伯明翰是个“潮湿、悲惨”的地方,但事实并非如此。
The research, using data from an annual survey of Brits, included information about about 1,000 people who had been promoted.
根据英国年度调查资料所进行的这项研究,涵盖了大约1000名刚获提升的人。
The research, using data from an annual survey of Brits, included information about about 1, 000 people who had been promoted.
根据英国年度调查资料所进行的这项研究,涵盖了大约1000名刚获提升的人。
From the sun-drenched Spanish costas, to the wind-lashed Breton coast, Brits who have moved abroad are undoubtedly feeling the pinch.
从阳光四溢的西班牙海岸到风多的不列颠海岸,已经移居国外的英国人无疑都感受到的节约开支的必要性。
The Brits, of course, have the most mixed feelings about the French, though. One half the country hates them, the other half loves them.
至于英国人嘛,他们对法国人的感觉最为复杂,一半讨厌法国人,另一半则喜欢法国人。
Japanese say it in parting, at moments when Americans or Brits might say "take care" or "have a good one," but the meaning is different.
日本人分手时说这话,英美人分手时或许说“保重”或“祝你愉快”。但含义是不同的。
Ten years ago, a trip on the ferry would have placed you in the company of three principal foreign species: Brits, Americans and Canadians.
十年前,使用渡轮可以把你归入三种基本的外国群体:英国人、美国人和加拿大人。
This will come as a shock to many Brits, who pride themselves on loving their four-legged friends a lot more than their two-legged neighbours.
这大概会让许多英国人大吃一惊,因为他们一直以来对四条腿的朋友的热爱远胜于对两条腿的邻居,还为此感到自豪。
Brits preferred praise for their legs, Spaniards responded to compliments about their hair, while Germans and Canadians preferred skin praise.
英国女人则更喜欢别人夸赞她们的腿。西班牙女人欣赏对她们头发的赞扬,而德国和加拿大女人则更偏爱对她们皮肤的夸奖。
Brits preferred praise for their legs, Spaniards responded to compliments about their hair, while Germans and Canadians preferred skin praise.
英国女人则更喜欢别人夸赞她们的腿。西班牙女人欣赏对她们头发的赞扬,而德国和加拿大女人则更偏爱对她们皮肤的夸奖。
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