英国人

An Englishman is an alien in America.

英国在美国便是外国侨民。

Britons overseas may register to vote by proxy.

海外的英国可以通过代理注册投票。

I patiently filled him in on the British tradition of sherry tippling.

细致地给讲述了英国畅饮雪利酒的传统。

Is the Scots “thrapple” just the same as the English “thropple” (throat)?

苏格兰说的“thrapple”跟英国说的“thropple”(喉咙)意思完全一样吗？

She stared thoughtfully at the Englishman across the table.

她若有所思地盯着桌子对面的那个英国。

I was astonished that he was not an Englishman.

惊讶,竟不是英国。

They reacted to the appalling weather with typical British stoicism.

们忍受着恶劣天气的煎熬,表现了英国典型的坚忍不拔的精神。

An Englishman calls himself young at fifty.

英国五十岁还说自己年轻。

The British and French colonized the Americas.

英国和法国共同在美洲建立殖民地。

The British were formerly dominant in India.

英国从前统治印度。

Few Englishmen wear frock coats now.They went out years ago.

现在,英国穿大礼服了,大礼服在多年以前就不时兴了。

Jane, though born in California, feels emphatically English.

尽管出生在加利福尼亚，简觉得自己是个地道的英国。

I was invited to a party at the embassy simply by virtue of being British.

应邀参加在大使馆举行的聚会，只不过因为是英国。

Tiddler is a British term for youngsters.

小鱼儿是英国称呼年青的方式。

He speaks with a British accent, but that is just an affectation because he’s not British.

说话带有英国口音，但这是装出来的，因为不是英国。

British manoeuvring for post-war influence.

英国为战后影响力的活动。

English people are supposed to be very reserved, but Pete is the exception that proves the rule—he’ll chat to anyone!

一般都认为英国矜持,可是皮特正好是个例外─跟谁都聊得来。