Britain

Britain

1. In1914 Great Britain went to war, and the men who came back from the war found quite quickly exactly the opposite of a land fit for heroes.

1914年英国参战了，那些从战场上回来的英雄们很快就发现英国并不是一个可以安居乐业的地方。

2. In Britain women were enfranchised in 1918.

1918年英国妇女获得议会选举权。

3. Britain changed to a metric system of currency in 1970.

1970年,英国已改用公制货币。

4. In 1972 Britain left EFTA and joined the EEC.

1972年英国脱离欧洲自由贸易联盟，加入了欧洲经济共同体。

5. In1971 Britain changed over from pounds, shillings, and pence to the new decimal money system.

一九七一年英国把英镑、先令、便士改为新的十进位币制。

6. India gained independence from Britain in1947.

一九四七年印度脱离英国独立。

7. A map of Great Britain was superimposed on a map of Texas.

一张英国地图叠加在得克萨斯地图上。

8. A hundred years ago, Britain had a large empire.

一百年以前，英国有一个很大的帝国。

9. Britain is a brief name of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

不列颠是大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国的简称。

10. Britain is another name to refer to Great Britain.

不列颠是大英帝国的别称。

11. Britain was colonized by the Romans.

不列颠曾沦为罗马人的殖民地。

12. You can't equate the education system of Britain to that of Germany.

不能把英国教育制度与德国教育制度等同起来。

13. The World Cup Final was beamed live from Britain to Japan.

世界杯决赛从英国向日本作了实况转播。

14. Both are now equally current in Britain.

两者目前在英国都同时流行。

15. Maybe,he will pay a visit to Britain this autumn.

也许今年秋天，他将出访英国。

16. Suffragettes were among the first feminists in Britain.

争取选举权的妇女是英国最早的男女平等主义者。

17. A silver coin formerly used in Great Britain and worth five shillings.

五先令先前在英国使用且面值为五先令的银币

18. Henry James was naturalized in Britain.

亨利。詹姆斯入了英国籍。

19. All that is lacking in Britain today is unity of aim and action.

今天英国所缺乏的是目标和行动的统一。

20. There is widespread snow in Britain today.

今天英国许多地方下雪。

21. The power of the monarchy in britain today is more symbolical than real.

今日英国君主的权力多为象征性的，无甚实际意义。

22. He advocates that Britain shall join the alliance .

他主张不列颠加盟。

23. He's never been anywhere outside Britain.

他从来没有去过英国以外的任何地方。

24. He emigrated from Britain to Australia in order to find a better job.

他从英国移居到澳大利亚，想找一份更好的工作。

25. They have made up their minds to stay in Britain.

他们已决意留在英国。

26. They want to loosen their ties with Britain.

他们想要削弱同英国的关系。

27. He stowed away on a ship to Britain.

他偷乘轮船到英国。

28. He tells her that he feel quite pleased to stop in Britain.

他告诉她他很满意在英国的停留。

29. He contrasted Britain and America.

他把英国和美国加以对比。

30. He's travelled a lot but he's now come back to Britain once and for all.

他游历了许多地方，现在落叶归根又回到了英国。

31. His family goes back to the time of the Norma Conquest of Britain.

他的家族可追溯到诺尔曼人征服英国的时代。

32. He made a study of the position of the middle class in Britain.

他研究过英国中产阶级的状况。

33. He added that Britain and France must first agree on the military strategy, and staff talks to that end should therefore take place.

他补充道，英国和法国首先须在军事战略上达成一致。因而，应举行有关的幕僚会谈以达到该目的。

34. He was appointed Ambassador to Great Britain.

他被任命为驻英大使。

35. London is the most populous area of Britain.

伦敦是英国人口最稠密的地区。

36. Although London is Britain's capital it is not at the centre of the country.

伦敦虽是英国的首都，但并非位于全国的中心。

37. London used to be Britain's largest port.

伦敦过去是英国最大的港口城市。

38. What is your address during your stay in Britain?

你在英国逗留期间的地址是哪里?

39. What do you want to go to Britain for?

你想去英国干什么?

40. For example, London is the capital of Britain.

例如，伦敦是英国的首都。

41. A coin formerly used in Great Britain, worth 1/12 of a shilling or 1/240 of a pound.

便士一种面值同一先令的1／12或一磅的1／240的英国旧硬币

42. Christina is a middle school student in Britain.

克里斯蒂娜是英国的一个中学生。

43. Rabbits and foxes are common in Britain.

兔子和狐狸在英国很常见。

44. A nobleman with the highest hereditary rank, especially a man of the highest grade of the peerage in Great Britain.

公爵具有最高世袭身份的贵族，尤指英国具有最高等级贵族身份的人

45. Winter is the coldest season in Britain.

冬天是英国最冷的季节。

46. For several years more foreign cars have been sold in Britain than British ones; the government is now being asked to limit the sales of foreign cars to give British companies a chance to make up leeway.

几年来，外国轿车在英国的销量一直比英国的大; 英国公司正在要求其政府对外国(进口)轿车的销售加以限制，以便给它们一个迎头赶上的机会。

47. Chelsea and Manchester are two of the top teams in Britain.

切尔西队和曼联队都是英国的顶尖球队。

48. By the end of 1991 there were 12 CTCs around Britain.

到1991年底,全英有12所城市理工学院。

49. The nations allied against the Central Powers of Europe during World War I. They were Russia, France, Great Britain, and later many others, including the United States.

协约国在第一次世界大战期间与欧洲同盟国对抗的结盟国家，有俄国、法国、英国，后来又有包括美国的其它很多国家，

50. When did India get her independence from Britain?

印度什么时候脱离英国获得独立的?

51. India used to be a dependency of Britain.

印度过去是英国的附属地。

52. History will remember Sir Winston Churchill as the man who led Britain to victory in the Second World War.

历史将把温斯顿·邱吉尔爵士作为在第二次世界大战中领导英国走向胜利的人物而记载下来。

53. When did the Romans invade Britain?

古罗马人是何时侵略英国的?

54. Yet in Britain, European starlings are crashing.

可在英国，欧洲椋鸟的数目却在迅速减少。

55. It supported Britain officially afterwards.

后来又公开支持英国。

56. An Australian-administered island in the eastern Indian Ocean south of Java. It was annexed by Great Britain in1888 and came under Australian sovereignty in1958.

圣诞岛爪哇岛南部印度洋东部的一座岛屿，由澳大利亚管辖。在1888年由英国吞并，1958年主权归澳大利亚

57. Britain is behind Japan in developing modern technology.

在发展现代技术方面英国落後於日本。

58. It's hard to readjust (oneself) to life in Britain after working abroad.

在国外工作之後，很难重新适应英国的生活。

59. After working abroad for several years, Gill wants to settle down to a permanent job in Britain.

在国外工作了几年后，吉尔决定在英国定居并找份永久性的工作。

60. Fruit was a luxury in wartime Britain.

在战时的英国，水果是一种奢侈品。

61. In politics Britain has preferred evolution to revolution.

在政治上，英国喜欢渐进而不喜欢革命。

62. Traffic in Britain keeps to the left.

在英国, 车辆靠左行驶。

63. Can you still buy cloth by the yard in Britain?

在英国买布还论码吗?

64. Birmingham is the largest city in Britain next to London.

在英国伯明翰是仅次于伦敦的大城市。

65. Another feature in Britain is politeness.

在英国另一个特点是有礼貌。

66. In Britain and the US, people get the vote at 18.

在英国和美国，国民18岁开始有选举权。

67. Education is compulsory in Britain.

在英国实行义务教育。

68. Be it true that traffic in britain keep left?

在英国来车辆都靠左行驶，对吗?

69. Be it true( that) traffic in britain keep leave?

在英国来车辆都靠左行驶，对吗？

70. In Britain cars are driven on the left.

在英国汽车靠左侧行驶。

71. In Britain Police do not carry guns.

在英国警察不带枪。

72. Is it true ( that ) traffic in Britain keep left ?

在英国车辆都靠左行驶，对吗?

73. There's too great a consumption of alcohol in Britain.

在英国酒的消耗量太大了。

74. In Britain, some opposition party leaders are members of the government, and some say that a similar device should be adopted here.

在英国，一些反对党的领袖是政府成员，有人建议美国也采用类似的作法。

75. In Britain, people get the vote at the age of18.

在英国，人们到十八岁有选举权。

76. Privacy is considered important in Britain.

在英国，人们很重视隐私权。

77. You can not fix a judge in Britain .

在英国，你不能贿赂法官。

78. In Britain the sun set much later in summer than in winter.

在英国，夏季日落时间比冬季晚得多。

79. In Britain the Queen reigns, but elected representatives of the people govern the country.

在英国，女王是君主而治理国家的却是民选的代表。

80. In Britain, children do not go to school at Easter.

在英国，孩子们在复活节不用去上课。