英国人

That Alvira is a Pakistani Brit and Rikki originally from India; that Rikki is crooked, earthy, and rakish: dabbler in various businesses; that Alvira is prim-n-proper, wannabe blue-blood, stiff upper-lip: Asst.

Alvira---一个巴基斯坦裔英国人；Rikki ---一个来自印度的普通人。他是一个骗子，现实主义者，放荡不羁；而她温文有礼，崇拜贵族血统，坚定沉着。

Chinese people put themselves down -- the cue for a complimentary contradiction, modest demurral, etc. You see, as Englishmen, we know all about silly rules of etiquette.

中国人很自谦--这种特性提醒着人们要对他们的自谦给出赞扬式的否定、提出得体的异议等等(你看，作为一个英国人，我们知道这一切怪怪的礼节)。

He looked diffident, and amiable, and Independent , and he, too, was evidently English

他显得忸怩羞怯，又和蔼又任性，显然他也是一个英国人。

Britons are not alone in their disenchantment.

醒悟的不仅是英国人。

One of our most beloved Christmas carols was written in 1865 by William Dix, an Englishman who managed a maritime insurance company and loved to write hymns.

在最受我们喜爱的圣诞诗歌之中，有一首是由威廉迪克斯在1865年所创作的。他是个英国人，在海运保险公司担任管理职位之余，也热爱创作诗歌。

I was immediately struck by the number of young Englishmen dotted about; all well dressed, all looking a little hungry, and all talking in low, earnest voices to solid and prosperous Americans.

我马上注意到客人中夹着不少年轻的英国人：个个衣着整齐，个个面有饥色，个个都在低声下气地跟殷实的美国人谈话。

Under a group of good friends assistance, the dragonet has vainly hoped for becomes hee hee the star under the English Henri assistance.

一群好友的协助下，小龙一直梦想在英国人 Henri 协助下成为嘻哈明星。

If you ask any Englishman who is the greatest dramatist in the world.

如果你问任何一个英国人，谁是世界上最伟大的戏剧家。

It was clear that Mr Fogg was one of those Englishmen who, while they do not tolerate duelling at home, fight abroad when their honour is attacked.

但是他看得出来，福克先生是这样一种英国人：如果他在英国不能容忍任何挑衅，那么在外国，他也会为保卫自己的荣誉而进行斗争。

For they are wont to revile the English, with a want of Familiarity; with a melancholy Dumpishness; with Slowness, Silence, and with the unrefin'd Sullenness of their Behaviour.

因为他们惯于这样辱骂英国人：不够平易亲切，有一种忧郁的愚鲁；迟钝，沉默，行为中有一种不够雅致的阴郁。

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。