音标:[ˈbrɪtnz] ;
n. 英国人( Briton的复数形式 )
n. a native or inhabitant of Great Britain
n. an inhabitant of southern Britain prior to the Anglo-Saxon invasions

The 8,000 volunteers who will welcome international visitors to London 2012 have been issued with a 66-page instruction manual, covering everything from foreign etiquette to uniform care and advice on dealing with journalists. But what of the visitor

发表于:2018-12-12 / 阅读(26) / 评论(0) 分类 英美文化

Want greater success in your career and your love life, as well as a healthy brain long into old age? 想要在事业上和爱情生活中获得更大的成功,并且到暮年仍保持大脑健康? The answer could be to learn another language.Or

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Britons find being older than 52 is nothing to laugh about because that's the age when they start becoming grumpy(脾气坏的), according to a survey on Friday. The poll of 2,000 Britons found those over 50 laughed far less than their younger co

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British revellers drink more alcohol than anyone else in Europe, a survey reveals。 The disturbing findings expose the massive failure of the introduction of 24-hour drinking five years ago。 Ministers predicted new relaxed licensing laws would cre

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Two-thirds of Britons cannot say anything in a foreign language with one fifth even unsure of what 'bonjour' means,a study claims. 一项研究称,三分之二的英国人不会说任何外语,五分之一的英国人甚至连bonjour是什么意思

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Social attitudes 社会态度 Generation gap 代沟 Why a resurgence in support for the welfare state wont help Labour 为什么支持福利国家的呼声重起不利于工党 Sep 14th 2013 |From the print edition MANY reasons can be found why publi

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