单词：britons
n. an inhabitant of southern Britain prior to the Anglo-Saxon invasions
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The 8,000 volunteers who will welcome international visitors to London 2012 have been issued with a 66-page instruction manual, covering everything from foreign etiquette to uniform care and advice on dealing with journalists. But what of the visitor
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英国每日电讯:一项调查显示,四分之一的英国人不相信他们的邻居,不会让邻居帮忙收快递. 英国邻居跟英式冷笑话同样不给力 The Telegraph: a survey has found one in four Britons would not trust their neighbour
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如果你学习英文的时候,经常出现拼写错误,不要责怪自己不给力的大脑记忆.因为英国每日电讯的一篇报道说,一半的英国人拼不出常用的单词.听了这个报道,你可能安慰自己说,连native speaker都拼
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Broadcast: Mar 21 2003 British Prime Minister Tony Blair says he has ordered British troops to fight for the overthrow of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. His remarks in a broadcast statement were his
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Want greater success in your career and your love life, as well as a healthy brain long into old age? 想要在事业上和爱情生活中获得更大的成功，并且到暮年仍保持大脑健康？ The answer could be to learn another language.Or
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Britons 'E-Petition' for Death Penalty Return Hundreds of Britons have petitioned their government to reintroduce the death penalty in a new government Internet scheme that was launched Thursday. E-petitions that get enough signatures may be debated
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Britons have been watching almost 2-1/2 hours more television a week this year as cash-strapped people stay at home more -- and because there's more to watch, figures showed on Tuesday. Official statistics from The Broadcasters' Audience Research Boa
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Palestinian militants have freed three kidnapped Britons in the Gaza Strip. The abduction underscores the breakdown of law and order since Israel pulled out of the territory three months ago. 巴勒斯坦激进分子释放了在加沙地带被绑架的
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Every week millions of Britons use computers to access the internet but how many of them actually know their ipods from their IMs? Not many it seems. A recent survey from Nielsen/ NetRatings a global internet, media and market research company - show
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七成半英国人不能在地图上准确找出本国主要城市. 英国人不能在地图上找出主要城市 Mail Online: a study has found more than three quarters of Britons cannot pinpoint major UK cities on a map. An astonishing 85 per cent
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Britons find being older than 52 is nothing to laugh about because that's the age when they start becoming grumpy（脾气坏的）, according to a survey on Friday. The poll of 2,000 Britons found those over 50 laughed far less than their younger co
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British revellers drink more alcohol than anyone else in Europe, a survey reveals。 The disturbing findings expose the massive failure of the introduction of 24-hour drinking five years ago。 Ministers predicted new relaxed licensing laws would cre
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Two-thirds of Britons cannot say anything in a foreign language with one fifth even unsure of what 'bonjour' means,a study claims. 一项研究称，三分之二的英国人不会说任何外语，五分之一的英国人甚至连bonjour是什么意思
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A new survey by the British Red Cross finds most Britons are unaware of major conflicts in the world, besides Iraq and Afghanistan where the British military is engaged. Less than one percent of those surveyed identified the major African conflict z
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Tourism and the economy 旅游与经济 Easy come, easy go 来也匆匆去也匆匆 Booming post-Olympics tourism wont boost the economy as much as hoped 蓬勃发展的后奥运旅游不会如期望那样提振经济 Sep 28th 2013 |From the print ed
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Anchor: British Prime Minister David Cameron is painting an optimistic future for the country, calling on the people of the UK to show their resolve in a time of challenge. As CRI's UK correspondent Tu Yun reports, Cameron's comment comes following w
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Social attitudes 社会态度 Generation gap 代沟 Why a resurgence in support for the welfare state wont help Labour 为什么支持福利国家的呼声重起不利于工党 Sep 14th 2013 |From the print edition MANY reasons can be found why publi
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Many Britons say we have a lot to thank HM Queen Elizabeth for. This week certainly most of her subjects are thankful for a two-day holiday in celebration of her Diamond Jubilee. A weekend of feasting, pageantry and water on Sunday is followed by an
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