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第六单元第11课：英语文化习俗资料汉译 British Pub Etiquette and Customs (Excerpt) [1] Visitors to Britain may find the best place to sample local culture is in a traditional pub. But these friendly hostelries can be minefields of potential gaffes for the uninitiated. 英国酒吧的礼仪与习俗(节选) [1]到英国旅游的人会发现，传统的酒吧是最能领略当地文化的地方。但对于初来乍到 的外国人来说，这些友好的酒吧却可能是一些让人失礼的“雷区”。 [2]An anthropologist and a team of researchers have unveiled some of the arcane rituals of British pubs一starting with the difficulty of getting a drink. Most pubs have no waiter一you have to go to the bar to buy drinks. A group of Italian youths waited for 45 minutes before they realized they wou 1 d have to fetch their own. This may sound inconvenient, but there is a hidden purpose. [2]一位人类学家和一组研究人员从外国人买酒时所遇到的困难入手，揭示了英国酒吧 某些鲜为人知的老规矩。大多数英国酒吧都没有服务员，你得自己到吧台去买酒。一伙意大 利年轻人等了 45分钟才明白他们得自己去买酒。这听起来似乎很不方便，但却有着深刻的 内涵意义。 [3]Pub etiquette is designed to promote sociability in a society known for its reserve. Standing at the bar for service allows you to chat with others waiting to be served. The bar counter is possibly the only site in the British Isles in which friendly conversation with strangers is considered entirely appropriate and really quite normal behaviour. If you havent been to a pub, you havent been to Britain.” This tip can be found in a booklet, Passport to the Pub: The Tourists Guide to Pub Etiquette, a customers, code of conduct for those wanting to sample British life and culture. [3]在以寡言少语而知名的英国社会里，酒吧仪俗的形成是为了促进社会交往。在酒吧 排队时可以和其他等着买酒的人闲聊几句。在英伦诸岛上，把与陌生人亲切交谈看作是完全 适宜和正常行为的唯一场所可能就是吧台了。“你如果没去过酒吧，那就等于没到过英国。” 这个忠告可在一此题为《酒吧护照：旅游者酒吧仪俗指南》的小册子中找到。对那些想要领 略英国生活与文化的人来说，这本小册子就是他们的行为准那么。 [4]The trouble is that if you do not follow the local rules, the experience may fall flat. For example, if you are in a big group, it is best if only one or two people go to buy the drinks. Nothing irritates the regular customers and bar staff more than a gang of strangers blocking all access to the bar while they chat and dither about what to order. [4]问题是如果你不入乡随俗的