An Englishman is an alien in America.

英国人在美国便是外国侨民。

Britons overseas may register to vote by proxy.

海外英国人可以通过代理注册投票。

I patiently filled him in on the British tradition of sherry tippling.

我耐心细致给讲述了英国人畅饮雪利酒传统。

Is the Scots “thrapple” just the same as the English “thropple” (throat)?

苏格兰人说“thrapple”跟英国人说“thropple”(喉咙)意完全一样吗？

She stared thoughtfully at the Englishman across the table.

她若有所着桌子对面那个英国人。

I was astonished that he was not an Englishman.

我很惊讶,竟是英国人。

They reacted to the appalling weather with typical British stoicism.

们忍受着恶劣天气煎熬,表现了英国人典型坚忍精神。

An Englishman calls himself young at fifty.

英国人五十岁还说自己年轻。

The British and French colonized the Americas.

英国人和法国人共同在美洲建立殖民。

The British were formerly dominant in India.

英国人从前统治印度。

Few Englishmen wear frock coats now.They went out years ago.

现在,英国人很少穿大礼服了,大礼服在多年以前就时兴了。

Jane, though born in California, feels emphatically English.

尽管出生在加利福尼亚，简觉得自己是个道英国人。

I was invited to a party at the embassy simply by virtue of being British.

我应邀参加在大使馆举行聚会，只过因为我是英国人。

Tiddler is a British term for youngsters.

小鱼儿是英国人称呼年青人方式。

He speaks with a British accent, but that is just an affectation because he’s not British.

说话带有英国口音，但这是装出来，因为是英国人。

British manoeuvring for post-war influence.

英国人为战后影响力活动。

English people are supposed to be very reserved, but Pete is the exception that proves the rule—he’ll chat to anyone!

一般都认为英国人很矜持,可是皮特正好是个例外─跟谁都聊得来。