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But even by their usual gloomy standards, Britons seem to have got themselves into a slough of despond of late.

但即便依据英国人正常的悲观标准的话，最近英国人似乎陷入了绝望的境地。

It's never easy to say goodbye but when the time comes, more Britons are choosing a pop ditty over a mournful dirge.

说再见从来都不是件容易的事，但当这一刻来临之时，更多的英国人现在倾向于选择流行的歌谣而不是哀伤的挽歌。

Britons are not alone in their disenchantment.

醒悟的不仅是英国人。

The finding that Britons regrd people in their fifties as getting doddery, despite the evidence that older people are living more active lives than ever, was revealed by academics from the University of Kent to a meeting of the Economic and Social Research Council, in London.

虽然证据显示年龄较大的人的生活状态比以往更加积极，但在英国人看来，50多岁的人就走向人生暮年了。这个研究结果是由肯特大学研究人员在伦敦召开的经济和社会科学研究委员会会议上公布的。

Some 12 per cent of Britons admitted to downing more than seven drinks in a session.

约12%的英国人承认自己一次能喝七杯以上。

Dozy Britons accidentially drop 885,000 mobile phones down the toilet each year.

昏昏欲睡的大不列颠人每年不小心掉进厕所里的手机数为88.5万只。

Although Britons usually take a dyspeptic view of their representatives, there is a different, bloodier mood now.

尽管英国人对他们的代议制一直颇有微词，但现在心态已不同，多了许多火药味。

The problem is that most Britons and French know "entente cordiale" only as a phrase - and they do not really believe it.

不过问题是，大部分英国人和法国人都认为，"友好协议"只不过是措词而已，他们实际上并不相信它。

In addition, Britons seem better able to identify French landmarks and icons than their own -- while 93 percent of British people could identify the Eiffel Tower, 83 percent could point out the equivalent in Blackpool, northwest England.

此外，英国人在识别法国的象征性建筑和标志时比本国的还要强。93％的英国人可以认出埃菲尔铁塔，而只有83％的英国人能认出英国西北部的布莱克浦塔。

Almost 800 Britons have signed up with Dignitas, Lord Falconer points out, and 100 have ended their lives there.

福尔克纳勋爵指出，约有800名英国人已经和Dignitas达成协议，而且其中100人已经成功了却生命。

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。