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And Britain, which scored its best medal haul in a century, is a counterpoint to China.

下界主办国，英国在这届奥运会取得了一个世纪以来最好的成绩，英国将会和北京形成鲜明的对比。

Among these are a cowcatcher (to protect straying cattle and people from oncoming trains), the single penny postage idea for England, railway signals, the speedometer, ideas on game theory, system of signaling for lighthouses, a compendium of all manufacturing methods and engineering work in Britain.

其中有排障器（避免迷途的牲畜和人群被急驰而来的火车撞倒、在英国实施一便士邮资的建议、铁路信号、速度计、博弈论的思想、灯塔信号系统，以及一份关于英国全部制造方法与工程作业的纲要。

Science Alive is jointly organised by the British Council, the Education Bureau and the Hong Kong Science Museum, and sponsored by the Croucher Foundation. Every year, Science Alive invites leading UK academics and communicators in the field of science to present lectures and workshops to students and teachers in Hong Kong. The programme, which receives a huge level of support from schools throughout Hong Kong, delivers lively and provocative events which promote a wider understanding of science.

活动简介「活的科学」由英国文化协会、教育局及香港科学馆合办，裘槎基金会赞助的科学教育活动系列，每年均邀请来自英国的杰出学者和科普工作者为本地学生与教师举行讲座及工作坊，透过令人印象深刻的实验示范及互动学习模式，以轻松有趣的方法介绍科学知识，深受学界支持。

A British Crown Colony on the coast of S China; leased by China to Britain in 1842 and returned in 1997; one of the world's leading commercial centers.

曾是中国南海岸的一个英国直辖殖民地；年英国向中国租借，年归还；世界最主要的商业中心之一。

No. British small talk does often start off with what the weather is or isn't doing. But this is not a trait of culture: the average Brit is not an amateur meteorologist. It's just that when you live in such an unpredictable climate, the weather forecast is truly significant, and therefore a convenient topic for launching a conversation.

非也，英国人闲聊时的确常常从天气如何谈起，但这并不是文化的特征：一般的英国人并不是业余气象学家，只不过当你住在这样一个天气无常的地方，天气预报的确重要，因此天气便成为开始聊天的一个方便话题。

I joined them for my favorite creamy scone and a nice cuppa when it started to drizzle.

我便加入了他们，来上一杯英国茶，吃一块松饼，不知不觉天上飘起了小雨，一个多么英国的下午。

Chapslee offers a chance to enjoy the dandified life of the English gentry at a price which would barely buy afternoon tea in an English country house.

查普斯里向人们提供一个享受英国绅士豪华生活的场所，其费用勉强相当于在一个英国乡村酒店买午后茶的价钱。

In a show of gratitude to the British for helping him win the war, the Dato' Kelana had no choice but to accept a British Resident whose job was to advise him on matters other than religion and Malay customs.

在感恩的表现帮助他赢得了战争的英国，拿督 Kelana别无选择，只能接受英国居民，其主要工作是就比宗教和其他马来海关事宜他。

Mr Stheeman, like Mr Daube, met key investors in Asia at the end of last year as he prepared for the critical months ahead of a UK election, expected in six weeks' time.

与道贝一样，斯蒂曼去年年底会晤了亚洲若干重要的投资者，以便为英国大选前那关键的几个月做好准备。预计英国将在6周后举行大选。

Israel has responded to British demands for a new inquiry into the death of a British journalist shot dead by an Israeli soldier.

以色列回应了英国的要求，一个新的调查，一名英国记者开枪打死一名以色列士兵。

But we don't care about Battlegrounds.

但我们并不在乎沙场中的显露。

Ah! don't mention it, the butcher's shop is a horror.

啊！不用提了。提到肉，真是糟透了。