双语：哪些方面英国人比美国人做得好呢？

　　1. They call hamburger beef burger because it's clearly made of beef.

　　英国人称汉堡包为“牛肉汉堡”，因为很明显汉堡包是用牛肉制成的;

　　2. They call soccer football because it's clearly played with the foot.

　　英国人足球叫“football”，因为足球很显然是用脚来踢;

　　3. Their sockets¹ can be switched off because it's easier, safer and more energy efficient.

　　英国的插座可以关掉，这样更方便，更安全，更节能;

　　4. They look at the day first, as in dd/mm/yy instead of mm/dd/yy because for around 30 days in a row, the month is the same as yesterday.

　　英国人日期表达方式首先是XX号，比如说XX号/XX月/XX年，而不是XX月/XX号/ XX年，因为一个月连续30天，XX月每天都是相同的;

　　5. They have the full English breakfast while we have the full sugar and preservatives² cereal.

　　英国人有丰富的英式早餐，但是我们的早餐是含有过量糖分和防腐剂的谷物;

　　6. They have portion control, resulting in higher life expectancy³ while we have supersized everything (because why not?), resulting in obesity⁴.

　　英国人控制饮食，因此他们的平均寿命很长，但是我们任何东西追求越大越好(为什么不呢?)，所以导致很多人很胖;

　　7. They have nice relaxing afternoon teas with custard cream biscuits while we drown ourselves in Starbucks just to maintain functionality.

　　英国人的下午茶是奶油冰淇淋饼干，然而我们只能去星巴克补充能量;

　　8. Their native sports, football, rugby, cricket are adopted internationally while our sports reside mainly in America.

　　英国人有足球，橄榄球，板球等传统运动，且均被国际采用，但是我们的运动只有美国人民玩;

　　9. They have 28 days of paid holiday by law, not including maternity⁵ leave, sick leave, etc. while we have 10.

　　英国人有28天法定带薪假期，不包括产假，病假等，但是我们只有10天;

　　10. They have free universal healthcare, praised as the best in the world, while we remain the only developed country (out of 33) that doesn't.

　　英国人享有被全世界称之为最好的全民免费医疗保健，但是我们是唯一没有此项福利的发达国家(23个发达国家)。

　　11. They have Charles Darwin on their ?10 note while we are 42 per cent creationist.

　　英国人在10英镑纸币上印有查尔斯·达尔文画像，但是我们是神灵论者;

　　12. They produced Harry⁶ Potter, Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Chronicles of Narnia, Sherlock Holmes while we produced Twilight⁷.

　　英国人制作了《哈利波特》、《指环王》、《霍比特人》、《纳尼亚传奇》、《福尔摩斯》等著名电影，但是我们只有《暮光之城》;

　　13. They produced Adele, David Bowie, Elton John, Mick Jagger, Coldplay, Radiohead, Muse⁸, Queen, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Smiths, The Libertines⁹, The Who? (The British), The Waterboys, The Buzzcocks, The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Zombies, The Cure, while we didn't.

　　英国有很多国际巨星，阿黛尔、大卫·鲍伊、艾尔顿·约翰、米克·贾格尔、酷玩乐队、之声司令、缪斯、皇后乐队、平克·弗洛伊德、齐柏林飞船、披头士、滚石乐队、奇想乐团、史密斯乐团、浪子乐队、谁人乐队、水男孩合唱团、新浪潮乐队、性手枪、碰撞乐队、僵尸乐队、治疗乐队……但是我们没有;

　　14. Their national animal has a full head of mane while ours is bald.

　　英国人的国宝是头上长满鬃毛的红胸鸽，但是我们的国宝是白头海雕(秃鹰);

　　15. They know how to primly¹⁰ and properly queue while we mass frenziedly.

　　英国人知道如何整齐有序的排队，但是我们整个一团糟;

　　16. They know how to primly and properly apologise, for everything.

　　英国人知道如何对一切事情礼貌，绅士的表达他们的歉意;

　　17. They know how to primly and properly drive on the wrong side of the road.

　　即使在错误的车道上，英国人也知道如何安全，恰当的行驶;

　　18. They know how to appreciate the sun because though the sun never sets in the British empire, it rarely shines in the motherland.

　　英国人对太阳充满感激，因为尽管英国没有每天艳阳高照，但是偶尔天晴还是让会英国人很开心;

　　19. They make better and greater varieties of chocolates, cheeses, cakes, alcoholic¹¹ beverages¹² and dishes.

　　英国人会做各种各样的巧克力，奶酪，蛋糕，美酒饮料和菜肴;

　　20. They have a greater grasp of sarcasm¹³, irony¹⁴, self-deprecating humour and also, the entire English language.

　　英国人对各类情绪，如挖苦，讽刺，自嘲式幽默和整个英式语言都能很好的驾驭;

　　21.They beat us at politeness and profanity at the same time.

　　我们(美国人)在礼貌和不礼貌方面都败给了英国人;

　　22. The English accent is more attractive than the American accent. This is just an indisputable fact of nature.

　　英式英语比美式英语更好听，这是不争的事实。

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