说英国人高雅,有风度,阅读恐怕也是其中一个佐证。据说英国人的阅读量是平均每人一年37本书,而中国人是0.7本。媒体上有人认为英国的综合国力仅次于美国,居全球第二,这恐怕与人口素质还是有关系的,而中国的综合国力中除了GDP指标外,其他还都排不上。我真怕Amy问起“你在看什么书”之类的话。
Just now you raised the issue of “complaint”, didn’t you? (刚才你提到“投诉”的事对不对?)Amy忽然旧话重提。
我点点头。她马上补充说:
Sorry I was so absorbed into the book that I might not have answered your question properly. In fact, we are not French. We don’t usually fight for rights irrationally. Although we do fight for rights, we can accept a way in the middle. Rome is not built in a day anyway. (抱歉,刚才我看书太专注了,可能没有回答好你的问题。实际上,我们不像法国人那样,为了争取权利而你死我活,我们也会争取权益,但可以妥协,毕竟任何愿望都不能一蹴而就。)