It is clear, for example, that the carbon cost of transporting tomatoes from Spain to the UK is less than that of producing them in the UK with additional heating and lighting.
例如,从西班牙运输西红柿到英国的碳成本明显比在英国生产西红柿的碳成本要低,后者需要额外的加热和照明。
It is interesting to be one of the exchanged students to study for 4 months in the UK.
作为交换生的一员,去英国学习四个月很有趣。
In the UK it is still common for people to say that they are "reading" for a degree! Each student has a tutor whom they can consult on any matter whether academic or personal.
在英国,人们说他们正在“读”一个学位,这仍然很常见!每个学生都有一个导师,他们可以就任何事情咨询,无论是学术或个人问题。
It is heartening to note that a programme in Leeds has achieved a reduction in childhood obesity, becoming the first UK city to reverse a fattening trend.
令人振奋的是,利兹的一个项目已经成功减少儿童肥胖人数,成为首个扭转肥胖趋势的英国城市。
The UK still leads the way when it comes to young mothers, and our rate is five-times higher than in the Netherlands and twice that of France and Spain.
英国的年轻妈妈们的比例比荷兰高出五倍,是法国和西班牙的二倍,在这方面堪称位居前列。
The University of Exeter is having a very successful year. It was awarded the prestigious title of UK “University of the Year 2008” by The Times newspaper as the best UK University.
今年埃克塞特大学取得了巨大的成就,作为英国最好的大学获得泰晤士报授予的一项崇高的头衔:“2008年度大学”。
Why is it suddenly front-page news in the UK?
怎会突然成了英国的头条?
"There will be a knock-on effect for car production in the UK, but we don't yet know what it is," he said.
他说,“这对我们在英国的汽车生产会形成连锁反应,但是目前为止我们还不知道是什么样的”。
It is why central bankers in euroland and the UK talk of ending stimulus measures but know that if they do, the recovery ends.
同样因为如此,虽然欧元区和英国央行行长在谈论停止刺激措施,但他们明白如果这样做,复苏就会结束。
The researchers point out that it is not surprising that there is a different effect in countries other than the UK and France because there are different attitudes towards foreign aid.
研究者们指出,因为在不同的国家,人们对国际援助有着不同的态度,所以除了法国和英国,在其他国家得出不同的结论,这是不必吃惊的。
The assembly in Wales, however, is currently considering whether to introduce an "opt-out" scheme, making it the first area in the UK to follow a policy already adopted by Belgium and Portugal.
不过,威尔士议会目前正在考虑是否引入一项“选择退出”计划,这样,它将是英国首个采用这一已经在比利时和葡萄牙施行的制度的地区。
It is because I am sure the UK would never do so that I am certain the euro is not a sane option for that country.
正是因为我相信英国永远都不会承受这一压力,我才可以肯定,欧元对英国而言并非一个明智选择。
As a member of the IMF, Britain will be called upon to increase its own contributions to the fund, but it is not clear how much the UK might have to provide.
作为国际货币基金组织的成员之一,人们呼吁英国提其缴纳的基金额度,但是,英国须提供多少并没有做出明确的说明。
In the UK, the chemical's use is covered by the EU Cosmetics Directive, which says it is safe to use but only in small doses.
在英国,三氯生的使用在欧盟化妆品指令里有规定,指令表明它的使用是安全的,但要小剂量。
Trading is largely electronic, so it could be deducted at source, and the UK already imposes a small stamp duty on share transactions.
交易形式主要是电子交易,因此可以直接在交易资金中扣除,而英国早已实行对股票交易征收小额印花税。
The fact that it is the only significant UK bank whose financing imploded during the crisis demonstrates that its problems were specific and home-grown, not generic and so the fault of others.
事实上,北岩银行是这场危机中惟一一家出现内部资金崩溃的大型英国银行,这显示,它的问题具有特殊性与内部性,并不普遍,也就不是其它机构的错。
The decisive fact about the UK economy, then, is that it has to manage a huge, multi-year economic rebalancing.
关于英国经济的决定性事实是,它不得不努力完成跨越多年的巨大经济调整。
If the UK and the us have the lowest degree of social mobility it is not only because poorer children don't get the best start in life, but also because the stakes are higher.
如果英国和美国的社会流动性最低,原因不仅仅在于那些弱势儿童不能得到良好的人生开端,其中还有更多纠纷的利害关系。
The twisting had previously been blamed for a 60-year cycle in day length, but the rate of rotation found in this study suggests it is not the culprit, says Jon Mound at the University of Leeds, UK.
这种震动以前被诟病为60年周期性日长变化的原因,但该研究发现的自转速度表明,它并不是罪魁祸首,英国利兹大学的乔恩芒德说。
The Blue Cross, an animal rescue center in Southampton, UK, is struggling to rehome a cat, because it looks like evil Lord Voldemort from the Harry Potter films.
位于英国南安普敦的动物救助中心“蓝十字”正在千方百计为一只猫寻找新主人。这只猫因外表酷似《哈里 波特》电影中的伏地魔而无人敢于收养。
The Institute was the first UK think-tank to recognize the power of the Internet and develop its own website, of which it is justly proud.
协会是第一个承认互联网力量的英国的理论机构并且建立了自己的网站,这也是他们值得骄傲的。
ICU space is already tight, and studies in the UK and US have found it may not be enough.
在英国和美国的研究显示,本就紧张的重症护理床位将不能满足需要。
I'm a software engineer but merely a consumer of health care in the UK, which is suffering similar issues with health it systems.
我是软件工程师,在英国“享受”医疗服务,遭遇过与作者经历类似的医疗信息系统问题。
The deal puts the UK ahead of any other state in terms of the legal commitments it is making in the battle to curb greenhouse gases.
就制定法律遏制温室气体排放这一点来说,这项方案使得英国走在了其它国家的前面。
The financial crisis hits the US and the UK hard and many have suffered. It is also hurting China, no less painfully.
金融危机对美国和英国造成了冲击,很多人深受其苦,对中国也同样有很大影响。
It is the only UK supermarket chain to sell gold leaf, which comes in a small pot and costs? 3.99 for one flake.
它是英国唯一销售金箔片的连锁超市,它被装在一个小罐子里,每片3.99英镑。
The vast majority of glass collected in the UK is reprocessed here - and demand for it remains strong.
在英国,大量收集来的玻璃都在这里进行再加工,但仍然供不应求。
The vast majority of glass collected in the UK is reprocessed here - and demand for it remains strong.
在英国,大量收集来的玻璃都在这里进行再加工,但仍然供不应求。
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