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。

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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。

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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。

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For a while,the Confederacy was able to get warships from Britain.

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An ICM survey in Britain's Guardian newspaper shows 46 percent backing British involvement in Afghanistan while 47 oppose it.

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Mr.Zardari has been criticized for staying at a family chateau in France and in luxury hotels in Britain during this trip, while millions back home have been affected by the flooding.

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Since 1995 America's prison population has increased by 42%, while Britain's has jumped by 60%.

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America's ENIAC computer calculated artillery trajectories, while Britain's Colossus computer decoded the Nazi's encrypted messages.

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But while Britain may make better use of capital, it does not invest as much of it.

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