英国

An island of the British West Indies in the northern Leeward Islands.

安圭拉岛英属西印度群岛，位于背风群岛北部，17世纪英国人在此定居，1967年以前一直是圣济慈－奈维斯－安圭拉自治领的一部分，当时它是半独立。1969年要求完全独立，引发了英国军队的登陆事件

It brings an outsider's eyes to the first full scale study of the "Britishness" of British Design and its significance for the rest of the world.

使外行对英国设计的"英国性"及其对世界的影响有初步的了解。

Plans are also underway to introduce US-style citizenship ceremonies for children and a new public holiday to celebrate 'Britishness' by 2012, as part of wide-ranging proposals to strengthen British citizenship.

"计划也在进行引进美国式的公民仪式，为儿童和一个新的公众假期，庆祝'英国化'到2012年，由于部分"范围广泛的建议，以加强英国公民身份。

SongDamon Albarn had found a lyrical focus, Britishness, and how it was under attack from American consumer culture.

歌曲达蒙·奥尔本(模糊乐队的词曲作者和主音)早已找到了歌词的核心——英国特色，以及当时英国受美国消费文化入侵的状况。

We're British because it seemed to me that everything we were doing ,everything we were excited about in a store, centered around "Britishness," be it British design or whatever. And there's been a real resurgence in British cooking over the last ten years.

而且我们这里能体现英国特色，因为在我看来，我们餐厅所做的一切，以及我们为之兴奋的，都是围绕着英国特色。

The trouble is that Britishness is hard to define—especially since devolution has encouraged the Scots, Welsh and even English to prefer their more specific identities—and even harder to inculcate

问题是，很难给"英国性"下一个定义——尤其是权力下放鼓励了苏格兰，威尔士，甚至英格兰去寻求它们自己更加独特的身份特征后——要想灌输这种"英国性"就更难了。

Benjamin Britten is one of the most distinguished composers in the 20th century and the music renaissance leader in British. His opera in the history of opera in the United Kingdom has drawn greater attention.

本杰明·布里顿是二十世纪最杰出的作曲家之一，英国音乐复兴的领军人物，他创作的歌剧在英国歌剧史上倍受关注。

A recent study by the communications industry watchdog Ofcom in Britain found that only 45 percent of UK adults trust broadsheet newspaper content.

英国传播行业监察机构Ofcom最近开展的一次调查显示，只有45%的英国成年人相信大报上的内容，相信小报的则只有19%。

Eleven-year old Brogan Mackay is considered to be the most spoiled girl in Britain, as the total amount her parents have lavished on her over the past 11 years is in excess of ￡150000, the Daily Mail reported Saturday.

据英国《每日邮报》8日报道，今年11岁的博根·麦凯也许是英国被父母宠坏的孩子中最严重的一个。在过去11年中，麦凯的父母在她身上一共花了超过15万英镑。

The step-by-step instructions to applying concealer, foundation and bronzer were left in a London cab along with a pile of sensitive documents.

据英国《太阳报》11日报道，英国首相布朗的助手不慎将部分机密文件和一份布朗的化妆手册遗忘在伦敦出租车上，上面记述了布朗应怎样为自己化妆的详细步骤，包括遮瑕膏的使用、底妆和古铜色妆容的化法等，令布朗陷入窘境。

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。