EP36 【英音科普】新年第一期：关于英国的有趣事实

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“shall tell you a story. In August 1305, a hero had died for defending freedom for his people. His name was William Wallace.Along with Andrew Moray,SirWallace defeated an English army at the Battle of Stirling Bridge in September 1297. He was appointed Guardian of Scotland and served until his defeat at the Battle of Falkirk in July 1298. In August 1305, Wallace was captured in Robroyston, and handed over to King Edwardthe long shank,who finally hanged him.” 

“我来讲个故事吧。1305年八月，一个英雄为了维护人民的自由而献出了生命，他叫威廉华莱士。华莱士爵士与安德鲁莫瑞在斯特灵桥之战联手击败了英国军队，后来被任命为苏格兰守护将军一直服役到1298年七月福尔柯克战役被击败。1305年八月，华莱士在Robroyston被英王长腿爱德华抓获，并处以绞刑。”

Facts about England

关于英国的事实

1. The Church of England considers the Pokemon character Mewtwo to be a good Christian role model. 英国国教会曾认为《口袋妖怪》中的超梦是个基督教徒的理想楷模。

The Nintendo character of Mewtwo first appeared in the video games Pokemon Red and Blue and its sequels. Some people consider him to be a cliche villain, others believe it to be a deep and very interesting character.

任天堂游戏中的角色超梦首次登场是在电子游戏《口袋妖怪红蓝宝石》以及它的续集当中。有些人认为他是典型的反派，而另一些人则认为他是个深刻而有趣的角色。

2. There's a pair of twins from England that, after being separated at birth, ended up marrying each other. 英国有一对双胞胎出生时就被分开，而最后他们却和对方结婚了！

However when getting married they didn't realize their relative connection.

不过在结婚时他们并不清楚互相之间的血缘关系。

3. In England, a failed suicide attempt used to be illegal and was punishable by death. 曾经在英国，自杀失败是违法的，并要判处死刑。

People who attempted suicide were punished by hanging in Great Britain until 1961.

1961年前的大不列颠，企图自杀的人会受到绞刑的惩罚。

4. The price of entry to a zoo in 18th century England was a cat or a dog: they were fed to the lions. 18世纪，进入动物园的门票是一只猫或一条狗，用来喂狮子的。

In fact visitors had a choice, instead of sacrificing an animal they could pay a half-pence.

其实游客也有别的选择，不愿牺牲动物的话，付半个便士也可以。

5. The England national amateur football team once beat France 15-0. 英格兰的一支业余足球队曾经以15比0的比分战胜了法国队。