"Antarctica creates a hostile environment," says the operations director for the British Antarctic Survey, "if you are not careful, it'll come around and bite you."
“南极洲创造了一个充满敌意的环境，”英国南极调查局运营总监说，“如果你不小心，它就会反咬你一口。”
How much do you think you are like a British?
你觉得自己有多像英国人？
'If you have two candidates for a job [overseas] who are on all other grounds equal and one is American and one is British, the Brit is going to be cheaper because you don't have all that tax cost.
如果一个海外职位有两个其他条件完全一样的候选人，而一个是美国人，另一个来自英国，雇用英国人的成本会低些，因为没有那么多税费。
A British nutritionist said: "High levels of antioxidants are recognised as being good for you."
一个英国的营养学家说：“高含量的抗氧化物已经被认可为有益于你的健康。”
Open your window, and, yes, you are bound to admit a few flies; but the main lesson of recent British history is that fresh air is good for you.
打开窗，是的，必定会有几只苍蝇飞进来，但是英国近代史给我们最主要的经验是：新鲜的空气有益健康。
It is the perfect community if you are always late or like to lie about your age -british scientists have discovered a remote tribe that has no concept of time or dates.
如果你常常迟到或者喜欢谎报自己年龄，这绝对是一个完美的部落。英国科学家发现了一个遥远的部落。
But before you permit yourself a dry British chuckle at the news, we came fourth from bottom - apparently, we're simply not as funny as we think we are.
但是在你看到这一消息想发出几声英国式干笑之前，请注意英国人的幽默感排名倒数第四。显然，英国人根本不像自己所想的那么幽默。
My friend said to me, 'don't be a hero, don't say you are British'.
我朋友告诉我：“别逞英雄，别说你是英国人”。
Blend in. Make sure you are aware of British social etiquette. Have a few wine glasses and snacks handy for your housemates and friends.
融合。确信你有注意英国的社交礼仪。准备一些酒杯和零食给你的室友和朋友。
I, dare say you 'are British but you still need a passport to prove it.
我相信你是英国人，但仍需有护照加以证明。
I, dare say you are British but you still need a passport to prove it.
我相信你是英国人，但仍需有护照加以证明。
Are you trying to do a British accent?
你是要模仿英国口音？
But if you look at the actual daily workings of British society there is an astonishing degree of unquestioning trust of strangers, simply because we are a technological society.
然而看看英国社会每天实际发生的事情。实际上，人们对陌生人绝对信任，其程度之高令人惊诧，而这仅仅因为我们生活在一个科技社会。
Have you heard that our British guests are arriving at a weekend for a two-day visit?
你听说了吧，我们的英国客人在周末已经到了，将进行为期两天的访问。
It is the perfect community if you are always late or like to lie about your age - British scientists have discovered a remote tribe that has no concept of time or dates.
如果你常常迟到或者喜欢谎报自己年龄，这绝对是一个完美的部落。英国科学家发现了一个遥远的部落。在那里，人们没有时间和日期的观念。
But you are still a British, right?
但你仍是大不列颠人，对吗？
In one dinner party, a capitalist eyed bony Bernard Shaw up and down regretfully, and said in all seriousness, "Look at you, it really makes people believe that all the British are starving."
在一次宴会上，一个资本家用遗憾的目光上下打量着瘦骨嶙峋的肖伯纳，一本正经地说：“看看你的模样，真叫人以为英国人都在挨饿。”
In one dinner party, a capitalist eyed bony Bernard Shaw up and down regretfully, and said in all seriousness, "Look at you, it really makes people believe that all the British are starving."
在一次宴会上，一个资本家用遗憾的目光上下打量着瘦骨嶙峋的肖伯纳，一本正经地说：“看看你的模样，真叫人以为英国人都在挨饿。”
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