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They provide a frisson of moral satisfaction. And sometimes they work—ending Britain's Suez foray, for example. The threat of penalties by city and state officials in America in 1998 forced a group of Swiss banks to cough up $1.25 billion for some Holocaust survivors.

它带来了道德满足的愉悦，而且有时候确有成效——它结束了英国对苏伊士运河的突袭。1998年，迫于美国一些州和城市官员的惩罚威胁，几家瑞士银行向一些二战生还者赔偿了12.5亿美元。

That's why word of Britain's disappearing pearl-bordered fritillary, red-backed shrike and lost ghost orchid should be as riveting as any news bulletin.

这就是为什么有关英国正在消失的珍珠边豹纹蝶（pearl-bordered fritillary）、红背伯劳鸟（red-backed shrike）和已经消失的幽灵兰花的消息应该和任何新闻报告一样引人关切。

In every part of Great Britain," he wrote in his diary,"are discovered traces of the Romans, their funereal urns, their camps, their roads, their dwellings.

在大不列颠的每一部分，"梭罗在日记中写道，"都能找到罗马的遗迹，罗马的古瓷，营地，道路和住所。

Fur farming has been outlawed in Britain but we are paying other people with taxpayers' money.

英国法律禁止饲养动物取其毛皮，但我们却拿纳税人的钱向别国购买毛皮。

I hope I can continue further education in Britain.

我盼望能在英国深造。

I expect to have a further education in Britain.

我盼望能在英国深造。

So, while the immediate focus is on Mr. Brown's gaffe and its impact , a much bigger question is whether the days of the Labour-Tory lock on Parliament are numbered, and Britain is in for period of messier governance.

因此，尽管目前的焦点是在布朗的失态及其影响上，一个更大的问题却是工党和保守党在议会中轮流坐庄的日子是否已经屈指可数了，英国是否将进入更混乱的治理时期。

The grouse season opens in Britain, but which game bird can make the swiftest escape?

一年一度的狩猎时节又开始了，而今年哪种鸟会是最快逃脱的呢？

Mr Darling gamely maintained later that he had been talking about prospects for the world, not for Britain in particular.

达令后来诡辩称他所谈论的是整个世界的前景，而不是专指英国。

Mr Darling gamely maintained later that he had been talk ing about prospects for the world, not for Britain in particular.

但后来达林倔强的坚持他的言论针对的是全球展望，不特别针对英国。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。