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In a British work meeting, the aim is usually to make decisions. Nobody will expound a philosophy of, say, the toiletries market.

英国人的工作会议通常以决策为目标。没有人会在会上详细解释化妆品市场基本原理之类的东西。

To paraphrase a comment about the British government's management of the British Army in World War I, lions seem to be led by donkeys.

借用一句对一战期间英国政府指挥军队的评语：“狮群似乎正由驴子领导着。”

Of course, you can never reply on the British summer weather, so taking an umbrella along might be a good idea just in case!

当然，你永远不能相信英国的天气，为了以防万一，最好是带一把伞。

Humble Gordon Brown yesterday declared he was ready to become the "servant" of the British people.

谦逊的戈登·布朗昨天承诺他将会做英国人民的公仆。

Staveley may be celebrated in the British media for her dealmaking prowess but I've heard more critical talk back in her adopted hometown.

在英国媒体界，斯塔维利或许因其撮合交易的巨大能量而著称，而在她的第二故乡阿联酋，我却听到了更多贬抑性的言辞。

"Capitalism messed up, " the British tycoon Martin Sorrell wrote recently, "or, to be more precise, capitalists did. "

“资本主义一团糟，”英国WPP集团总裁MartinSorrell最近写道，“或者更精确地说，是资本家们把它弄得一团糟。”

He said the results confirmed his suspicions about ugly British women and said their behaviour abroad left a lot to be desired.

他说这一结果跟他的猜想不谋而合，英国女性确实丑名在外，她们的言行让外国人敬而远之。

He joined the British Navy at the beginning of the war, as a junior officer.

战争开始时，他作为下级军官参加英国海军。

But the British did not think so, that the British era, full of mind are the massacres, occupation, or even extinction.

可是英国人却不这么想，那个时代的英国人，满脑子都是屠杀、占领，甚至灭绝。

A growing number of scientists, some gathered at a one-day symposium this week at the British Geological Society in London, say "yes" .

越来越多的科学家做出了肯定回答，他们中的一些人本周在伦敦的英国地理学会参加了为期一天的专题讨论会。

And my grandfather and grandmother in the United Kingdom, they do not like the food there, neither the British.

我的外祖父和外祖母在英国，他们非常不喜欢英国的食物，也非常不喜欢英国人。

British internet providers are keen to offer such a service, the cost of which would be rolled into the monthly bill.

英国的网络供应商热衷于提供此项服务——服务的成本将流进每月的缴费单。

Stress the long-term winnings of your relationship: The British are generally interested in long-term relationships rather than quick deals.

强调关系的长期好处。对英国人来说，长期关系一般胜过短期利益。

The British Art Market Federation, which represents many UK dealers, said the figures made "alarming reading" .

作为该国许多交易商的代表，英国艺术市场联合会表示，这份报告的数据“令人担忧”。

In a statement, Rosneft said the British court order was groundless and it was taking all necessary measures to protect its interests.

Rosneft在一份声明中表示，英国法庭的命令毫无根据，该公司将采取一切必要手段保护自身的利益。

There was an enormous row in the 1960s, when Charles De Gaulle's France vetoed British entry, which eventually took place in 1973.

上世纪六十年代，在夏尔·戴高乐领导下的法国否决英国加入（欧洲经济共同体）的要求引发了大规模的骚动，最终，英国在1973年加入了。

She is one of the most famous women in the world but how much do you know about the British monarch?

她是最著名的妇女的当中一个在世界上但您知道多少关于英国的国君？。

He then went on to say how "mind-boggling" are the capabilities of America's National Security Agency and its British counterpart, GCHQ.

他接着继续说，美国国家安全局和它的英国同行，通信总局（译者注：GovernmentCommunicationsHeadquarters简称GCHQ）的能力如何“令人难以置信”。

There had been concern that British and other foreign forces would be thrown into a legal limbo if no agreement was reached.

此前有人担心，如果没有达成任何共识，英国和其它外国军队将失去驻扎在伊拉克的明确法律依据。

British experts have even compared the effects of the pollution to that of a nuclear power plant disaster.

英国的专家甚至曾把这里的污染和一次核电厂事故相提并论。