QA问答：为什么英国不能像美国一样伟大？
正文翻译
Why can’t the UK be as great as the US?
为什么英国不能像美国一样伟大？
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为什么英国不能像美国一样伟大？
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为什么有那么多人住在帐篷里？
为什么美国没有为其公民提供适当的医疗服务？
考虑到美国人自己都是移民的后代，为什么他们会有如此多的种族主义者？
这并不能使美国变得伟大，我宁愿去叙利亚或索马里度假。
William Kennedy
Why do you think the citizens of the UK would want to lower themselves to that level?
你为什么认为英国的公民要把自己降低到这个水平？
Why do you think the citizens of the UK would want to lower themselves to that level?
你为什么认为英国的公民要把自己降低到这个水平？
Tammy Donoghue
Yes our cousins over the pond are now more akin to that distant old crazy relative that one feels the need to constantly apologise for…
没错，我们在池子对岸的表亲现在更像是那个让人觉得需要不断为之道歉的远房傻亲戚...
Yes our cousins over the pond are now more akin to that distant old crazy relative that one feels the need to constantly apologise for…
没错，我们在池子对岸的表亲现在更像是那个让人觉得需要不断为之道歉的远房傻亲戚...
John Winter
Why can't the US just get on with it instead of all the we are great,the insecure issues.
为什么美国就是不认命，老是觉得我们是伟大的，整天搞什么国家安全问题。
Why can't the US just get on with it instead of all the we are great,the insecure issues.
为什么美国就是不认命，老是觉得我们是伟大的，整天搞什么国家安全问题。
Ray Jennings
Remember the name of this country. It is caled, ‘The United Kingdom of GREAT Britain and Northern Ireland’. We are already great! As Al Murray once said, “The clue’s in the f@*&£!g name.”
请记住这个国家的名字。它被称为‘大’不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国。我们已经很伟大了。正如阿尔-默里曾经说过的，"提示就他妈在这个名字里"。
Remember the name of this country. It is caled, ‘The United Kingdom of GREAT Britain and Northern Ireland’. We are already great! As Al Murray once said, “The clue’s in the f@*&£!g name.”
请记住这个国家的名字。它被称为‘大’不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国。我们已经很伟大了。正如阿尔-默里曾经说过的，"提示就他妈在这个名字里"。
Kendo Hawkins
We have been there done that,ruled a quarter of the world at one time,I haven’t seen the US emulate the greatness Britain achieved in its past.
我们伟大过。曾经统治过世界四分之一的地区，我还没有看到美国能够效仿英国过去取得的伟大成就。
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We have been there done that,ruled a quarter of the world at one time,I haven’t seen the US emulate the greatness Britain achieved in its past.
我们伟大过。曾经统治过世界四分之一的地区，我还没有看到美国能够效仿英国过去取得的伟大成就。
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Jenny Peters
They think that they have an empire though. A few islands. A man here the other day told me that the US covered twice the area of Australia because they have twice the time zones. He was counting the vast expanses of the Pacific Ocean in which some small almost unpopulated except for nuclear missile shells and army bases as American territory.
然而他们却认为自己有一个帝国、一些岛屿。有一天，这里的一个人告诉我，美国的面积是澳大利亚的两倍，因为他们的时区是澳大利亚的两倍。他把广袤的太平洋算作美国的领土，其中有些地方除了核导弹炮弹和军队基地外几乎没有人烟。
They think that they have an empire though. A few islands. A man here the other day told me that the US covered twice the area of Australia because they have twice the time zones. He was counting the vast expanses of the Pacific Ocean in which some small almost unpopulated except for nuclear missile shells and army bases as American territory.
然而他们却认为自己有一个帝国、一些岛屿。有一天，这里的一个人告诉我，美国的面积是澳大利亚的两倍，因为他们的时区是澳大利亚的两倍。他把广袤的太平洋算作美国的领土，其中有些地方除了核导弹炮弹和军队基地外几乎没有人烟。
Alex Gallacher
It is said that when Harry & Meghan left the UK for the USA they raised the average IQ of both countries!
据说，当哈里和梅根离开英国前往美国时，他们提高了两个国家的平均智商！
It is said that when Harry & Meghan left the UK for the USA they raised the average IQ of both countries!
据说，当哈里和梅根离开英国前往美国时，他们提高了两个国家的平均智商！
Patrick Seery
Have you heard of the British empire? They’ve been there done that. Britain is a lot safer than America and the average Brit has a higher living standard than the average American anyway . They also have free universal healthcare and an public education system that is way ahead of what the Americans have and you don’t have to be worried about people wandering around in public carrying firearms. I think the British are relatively happy with their way of life compared to the United States.
你听说过大英帝国吗？他们伟大过。英国比美国安全得多，而且英国人的平均生活水平比美国人要高。他们也有免费的全民医疗和公共教育系统，比美国人领先很多，而且你不必担心有人携带枪支在公共场所徘徊。我认为与美国相比，英国人对他们的生活方式比较满意。
Have you heard of the British empire? They’ve been there done that. Britain is a lot safer than America and the average Brit has a higher living standard than the average American anyway . They also have free universal healthcare and an public education system that is way ahead of what the Americans have and you don’t have to be worried about people wandering around in public carrying firearms. I think the British are relatively happy with their way of life compared to the United States.
你听说过大英帝国吗？他们伟大过。英国比美国安全得多，而且英国人的平均生活水平比美国人要高。他们也有免费的全民医疗和公共教育系统，比美国人领先很多，而且你不必担心有人携带枪支在公共场所徘徊。我认为与美国相比，英国人对他们的生活方式比较满意。
Peter John Cairns
I think the clue is in the name: “Great Britain”.
I don't think the world would recognise “Great States of America”!
Good luck to you over the next 250 years in trying to get there.
In retrospect you should look at things from an historical perspective. The term “Great Britain” represents the old world order. That's now passed in the modern era. Most people acknowledge that the term has historical significance but is out of kilter with modern geopolitics. It would be more appropriate to use the term “United Kingdom” which is more acceptable. (Even “Kingdom” grates a bit!)
But, as this seems to be a trolling question, I do believe the questioner should refer to some decent history texts before remarking or commenting further, so long as your Trumpanzees haven't burnt them all!
If they have, you'll have to look in the grate for your “great"!
我认为提示就在这个名字里：“大”不列颠。
我不认为世界会承认所谓的“大”美利坚!
祝你在接下来的 250 年里能努力实现这一目标。
回过头来看，你应该从历史的角度来看待问题。大不列颠一词代表了旧的世界秩序。这在现代已经是过去时了。大多数人都承认这个词现在只有历史意义，与现代地缘政治格格不入。使用"联合王国"一词会更合适，更容易被接受。(然而"王国"两个字也会让人有点反感！）。
但是，由于这似乎是一个嘲弄性的问题，我确实认为提问者在进一步评论或开始评论之前应该参考一些像样的历史文本，只要你的特朗普之流没有把它们都烧掉！
如果他们烧了，你就得在炉子里找你的"伟大"了!
I think the clue is in the name: “Great Britain”.
I don't think the world would recognise “Great States of America”!
Good luck to you over the next 250 years in trying to get there.
In retrospect you should look at things from an historical perspective. The term “Great Britain” represents the old world order. That's now passed in the modern era. Most people acknowledge that the term has historical significance but is out of kilter with modern geopolitics. It would be more appropriate to use the term “United Kingdom” which is more acceptable. (Even “Kingdom” grates a bit!)
But, as this seems to be a trolling question, I do believe the questioner should refer to some decent history texts before remarking or commenting further, so long as your Trumpanzees haven't burnt them all!
If they have, you'll have to look in the grate for your “great"!
我认为提示就在这个名字里：“大”不列颠。
我不认为世界会承认所谓的“大”美利坚!
祝你在接下来的 250 年里能努力实现这一目标。
回过头来看，你应该从历史的角度来看待问题。大不列颠一词代表了旧的世界秩序。这在现代已经是过去时了。大多数人都承认这个词现在只有历史意义，与现代地缘政治格格不入。使用"联合王国"一词会更合适，更容易被接受。(然而"王国"两个字也会让人有点反感！）。
但是，由于这似乎是一个嘲弄性的问题，我确实认为提问者在进一步评论或开始评论之前应该参考一些像样的历史文本，只要你的特朗普之流没有把它们都烧掉！
如果他们烧了，你就得在炉子里找你的"伟大"了!
Peter A. Strong
Firstly,who cares which country is greater. As someone who does not live in the US or UK, I know which of these countries I would rather live in and it is not the USA. In my opinion the greatest mistake the US ever made was the American War Of Independence and they have made many. When I compare Canada, Australia and New Zealand to the US, I know that Canada, Australia and New Zealand are far better off remaining part of the Commonwealth, rather than severing ties to Britain.
首先，谁在乎哪个国家更伟大。作为一个不住在美国或英国的人，我知道我更愿意住在哪个国家，反正不是美国。在我看来，美国所犯的最大错误是美国独立战争，他们已经犯了太多错误。当我把加拿大、澳大利亚和新西兰与美国相比较时，我知道加拿大、澳大利亚和新西兰做得好的一件事就是保持成为英联邦的一部分，而不是切断与英国的联系。
Firstly,who cares which country is greater. As someone who does not live in the US or UK, I know which of these countries I would rather live in and it is not the USA. In my opinion the greatest mistake the US ever made was the American War Of Independence and they have made many. When I compare Canada, Australia and New Zealand to the US, I know that Canada, Australia and New Zealand are far better off remaining part of the Commonwealth, rather than severing ties to Britain.
首先，谁在乎哪个国家更伟大。作为一个不住在美国或英国的人，我知道我更愿意住在哪个国家，反正不是美国。在我看来，美国所犯的最大错误是美国独立战争，他们已经犯了太多错误。当我把加拿大、澳大利亚和新西兰与美国相比较时，我知道加拿大、澳大利亚和新西兰做得好的一件事就是保持成为英联邦的一部分，而不是切断与英国的联系。
LJ Aotearoa
Its geology, the US is on a continent the UK is on a series of islands therefore the UK is always going to be smaller
这是一个地质学问题，美国是在一个大陆上，而英国是在一系列的岛屿上，因此英国总是会比较小的。
Its geology, the US is on a continent the UK is on a series of islands therefore the UK is always going to be smaller
这是一个地质学问题，美国是在一个大陆上，而英国是在一系列的岛屿上，因此英国总是会比较小的。
Kendo Hawkins
Smaller ruled a quarter of the world at one time,so were Great before the US got up and running.
这个小国曾一度统治了世界的四分之一的土地，所以在美国成立和运行之前，这个小国是伟大的。
Smaller ruled a quarter of the world at one time,so were Great before the US got up and running.
这个小国曾一度统治了世界的四分之一的土地，所以在美国成立和运行之前，这个小国是伟大的。
Deserted Dave
Ha! Because limey gits are still living under a monarchy. They need to be queened.
哈! 因为英国人仍然生活在君主制下。他们需要被女王统治。
Ha! Because limey gits are still living under a monarchy. They need to be queened.
哈! 因为英国人仍然生活在君主制下。他们需要被女王统治。
Kendo Hawkins
Better to be under a monarchy then be a mockery of the world.
相比成为世界的笑柄，还是生活在君主制下比较好。
Better to be under a monarchy then be a mockery of the world.
相比成为世界的笑柄，还是生活在君主制下比较好。
Sergio Almasy
At least the British knows who their Head of State will be in 30 years’ time, unlike the USA who have no clue who will be Head of State in 3 years’ time. It’s no coincidence that the British have stability, whereas the USA does not.
至少英国人知道30年后他们的国家元首是谁，而不像美国，他们根本不知道3年后谁会是国家元首。英国人有稳定性，而美国没有，这并不是巧合。
At least the British knows who their Head of State will be in 30 years’ time, unlike the USA who have no clue who will be Head of State in 3 years’ time. It’s no coincidence that the British have stability, whereas the USA does not.
至少英国人知道30年后他们的国家元首是谁，而不像美国，他们根本不知道3年后谁会是国家元首。英国人有稳定性，而美国没有，这并不是巧合。
Jill Crowley
Haven’t you heard we do not live under a monarch we are a democracy with a monarch who brings millions of revenue into this country jealousy is very unbecoming but we are use to the snipes and cheap comments because they are inevitable when you are the British because we know we are the best
你没听说过我们不是在君主统治下生活吗？我们是一个有君主的民主国家，它（王室）为这个国家带来了数百万的收入，没必要这么嫉妒，但我们已经习惯了冷嘲热讽和廉价的评论，因为当你是英国人时，它们是不可避免的，反正我们知道我们的好就行了。
Haven’t you heard we do not live under a monarch we are a democracy with a monarch who brings millions of revenue into this country jealousy is very unbecoming but we are use to the snipes and cheap comments because they are inevitable when you are the British because we know we are the best
你没听说过我们不是在君主统治下生活吗？我们是一个有君主的民主国家，它（王室）为这个国家带来了数百万的收入，没必要这么嫉妒，但我们已经习惯了冷嘲热讽和廉价的评论，因为当你是英国人时，它们是不可避免的，反正我们知道我们的好就行了。
Laureen
How is UK better than US? You seem very old-fashioned. Even Russia has no monarchy. People deserve to be equal and marry who they want to.
英国比美国好在哪里？看起来非常守旧。甚至连俄罗斯都没有君主制。人们应享有平等的权利，并与他们想结婚的人结婚。
How is UK better than US? You seem very old-fashioned. Even Russia has no monarchy. People deserve to be equal and marry who they want to.
英国比美国好在哪里？看起来非常守旧。甚至连俄罗斯都没有君主制。人们应享有平等的权利，并与他们想结婚的人结婚。
LittleRuss
In the UK, people ARE equal and can marry who they want, be they gay or mixed race couple. In the US, people are killed in the street based on skin colour and you have plenty of people, politicians included, who actively try to stop people marrying each other because they're gay or mixed race couple. GTFO out of here with your “old fashioned” bullshite…
在英国，人们是平等的，可以和他们想要的人结婚，不管他们是同性恋还是混血儿。在美国，人们因为肤色而在街上被杀，而且有很多人，包括政客，积极地试图阻止人们因为是同性恋或混血儿而相互结婚。带着你的"老式"废话从这里滚出去吧......
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In the UK, people ARE equal and can marry who they want, be they gay or mixed race couple. In the US, people are killed in the street based on skin colour and you have plenty of people, politicians included, who actively try to stop people marrying each other because they're gay or mixed race couple. GTFO out of here with your “old fashioned” bullshite…
在英国，人们是平等的，可以和他们想要的人结婚，不管他们是同性恋还是混血儿。在美国，人们因为肤色而在街上被杀，而且有很多人，包括政客，积极地试图阻止人们因为是同性恋或混血儿而相互结婚。带着你的"老式"废话从这里滚出去吧......
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Laureen
It rarely happens when people kill someone because of race. Kill a black person, and it will be known more. I hope that the next monarch will be nicer than they are now. I meant that they seem to have a tradition not marry by love, if they are Royal. I do not see equality, if they rarely marry common people.
人们因为种族而杀人的情况很少发生。杀了一个黑人，就闹得满城风雨了。我希望英国的下一任君主能比他们现在好一些。我的意思是，他们似乎有一个传统，如果他们是皇家，就不能因爱而结婚。如果他们很少与普通人结婚，我就看不到平等。
It rarely happens when people kill someone because of race. Kill a black person, and it will be known more. I hope that the next monarch will be nicer than they are now. I meant that they seem to have a tradition not marry by love, if they are Royal. I do not see equality, if they rarely marry common people.
人们因为种族而杀人的情况很少发生。杀了一个黑人，就闹得满城风雨了。我希望英国的下一任君主能比他们现在好一些。我的意思是，他们似乎有一个传统，如果他们是皇家，就不能因爱而结婚。如果他们很少与普通人结婚，我就看不到平等。
LittleRuss
You seem hung up on our monarchs. You do know they have zero power over us, right? It's our democratically elected government that holds the power. And “don't marry commoners”? Really? Princess Diana wasn't Royalty before she married Prince Charles, Prince William married Kate who was a “regular person” he met at university, Prince Harry married an American actress and most of their Royal Prince and Princess cousins have married “commoners” ranging from army personnel to sports people. Do try to look up facts before spewing nonsense…
你似乎对我们的君主很着迷。你知道他们对我们的权力为零，对吗？掌握权力的是我们民主选举的政府。还有"不和平民结婚"？认真的吗？戴安娜王妃在嫁给查尔斯王子之前并不是皇室成员，威廉王子娶的凯特是他在大学里认识的一个"普通人"，哈里王子娶了一个美国女演员，他们的大多数皇家王子和公主的表亲都和"平民"结婚，从军队人员到体育人员。在胡说八道之前，请先试着查一下事实......
You seem hung up on our monarchs. You do know they have zero power over us, right? It's our democratically elected government that holds the power. And “don't marry commoners”? Really? Princess Diana wasn't Royalty before she married Prince Charles, Prince William married Kate who was a “regular person” he met at university, Prince Harry married an American actress and most of their Royal Prince and Princess cousins have married “commoners” ranging from army personnel to sports people. Do try to look up facts before spewing nonsense…
你似乎对我们的君主很着迷。你知道他们对我们的权力为零，对吗？掌握权力的是我们民主选举的政府。还有"不和平民结婚"？认真的吗？戴安娜王妃在嫁给查尔斯王子之前并不是皇室成员，威廉王子娶的凯特是他在大学里认识的一个"普通人"，哈里王子娶了一个美国女演员，他们的大多数皇家王子和公主的表亲都和"平民"结婚，从军队人员到体育人员。在胡说八道之前，请先试着查一下事实......
Tolu Ani
The fact you all continue to answer such obviously gimmicky and troll questions astounds me. Every time it's the same ask a silly question that is aimed at causing drama and every single time you all fall for it.
Go all over Quora it's the same, why doesn't the US just take over Canada, why doesn't the UK be great like the US, why this why they and every single time you all react passionately like it's a real question.
你们竟然认真回答这种明显是钓鱼的问题，让我很是震惊。每次都是一样的，问一个看起来就愚蠢的问题，目的明显是搞事情，而每一次你们都上当了。
Quora上满是这种：为什么美国不直接占领加拿大，为什么英国不像美国一样伟大，为什么这样，为什么那样，每一次你们都反应热烈，好像这是一个真正值得回答的问题一样。
The fact you all continue to answer such obviously gimmicky and troll questions astounds me. Every time it's the same ask a silly question that is aimed at causing drama and every single time you all fall for it.
Go all over Quora it's the same, why doesn't the US just take over Canada, why doesn't the UK be great like the US, why this why they and every single time you all react passionately like it's a real question.
你们竟然认真回答这种明显是钓鱼的问题，让我很是震惊。每次都是一样的，问一个看起来就愚蠢的问题，目的明显是搞事情，而每一次你们都上当了。
Quora上满是这种：为什么美国不直接占领加拿大，为什么英国不像美国一样伟大，为什么这样，为什么那样，每一次你们都反应热烈，好像这是一个真正值得回答的问题一样。
Caroline Ni Chinneide
The US isn't great. The USA is a barbarous third world country with religious extremists dragging it backwards.
The USA is a country that accepts the routine slaughter of it's children in order to keep the gun industry in profit.
No thanks.
美国并不伟大。美国是一个野蛮的第三世界国家，宗教极端分子正把它向后拖。
美国是一个接受为了保持枪支工业的利润而对其儿童进行例行屠杀的国家。
所以不，谢谢。
The US isn't great. The USA is a barbarous third world country with religious extremists dragging it backwards.
The USA is a country that accepts the routine slaughter of it's children in order to keep the gun industry in profit.
No thanks.
美国并不伟大。美国是一个野蛮的第三世界国家，宗教极端分子正把它向后拖。
美国是一个接受为了保持枪支工业的利润而对其儿童进行例行屠杀的国家。
所以不，谢谢。
Nabil Assassa
Try Googling “The Greatest Manmade River ever built” or even YouTube . Then tell me America is a Great Country. Hilary Clinton should have been put on trial for War Crimes. Trump was Trump, but imagine what would have happened if she had become President, she would have been another Putin.
试试在谷歌上搜索"有史以来最伟大的人工河"，或者哪怕是在YouTube上搜一搜。然后你再跟我说美国是一个伟大的国家。希拉里-克林顿应该以战争罪被审判。特朗普是特朗普，但想象一下如果她成为总统会发生什么，她会成为另一个普京。
Try Googling “The Greatest Manmade River ever built” or even YouTube . Then tell me America is a Great Country. Hilary Clinton should have been put on trial for War Crimes. Trump was Trump, but imagine what would have happened if she had become President, she would have been another Putin.
试试在谷歌上搜索"有史以来最伟大的人工河"，或者哪怕是在YouTube上搜一搜。然后你再跟我说美国是一个伟大的国家。希拉里-克林顿应该以战争罪被审判。特朗普是特朗普，但想象一下如果她成为总统会发生什么，她会成为另一个普京。
Lesley Heavey
The UK does not want to be basically a third world country.. no healthcare, mass shootings, scared to be pulled over by cops, electing presidents like tRump!!! Good Lord… the UK is happy as is Thank You Very much!
英国不想成为美国那样的第三世界国家。没有医疗保健，老是发生大规模枪击事件，害怕被警察拦下，选出像特朗普这样的总统！！！上帝啊……英国现在很幸福，非常感谢！
The UK does not want to be basically a third world country.. no healthcare, mass shootings, scared to be pulled over by cops, electing presidents like tRump!!! Good Lord… the UK is happy as is Thank You Very much!
英国不想成为美国那样的第三世界国家。没有医疗保健，老是发生大规模枪击事件，害怕被警察拦下，选出像特朗普这样的总统！！！上帝啊……英国现在很幸福，非常感谢！
Pete Dunham
The UK has been greater than the USA will ever be. Read some history and get an education.
英国一直比美国更伟大。阅读一些历史，接受一点教育。
The UK has been greater than the USA will ever be. Read some history and get an education.
英国一直比美国更伟大。阅读一些历史，接受一点教育。
Mike
Because the UK isn't in competition with the US and I've also heard more American accents in the UK than I have in the US so it clearly isn't as great as you try make it out to be.When the Americans get their heads out their fat arses and visit different countries they'd realise their country is not different to any other country around the world.Yes you have tourist attractions but so does every other country around the world regardless of whether you like that countries attractions or not.
因为英国没有与美国竞争，而且我在英国听到的美国口音也比我在美国听到的多，所以它显然没有你想象的那么好。当美国人把他们的脑袋从他们的肥屁股里拿出来去参观不同的国家，他们会意识到他们的国家与世界上任何其他国家都没有什么不同。是的，你们有吸引人的旅游景点，但世界上所有其他国家也有，不管你喜欢那个国家的景点还是不喜欢。
Because the UK isn't in competition with the US and I've also heard more American accents in the UK than I have in the US so it clearly isn't as great as you try make it out to be.When the Americans get their heads out their fat arses and visit different countries they'd realise their country is not different to any other country around the world.Yes you have tourist attractions but so does every other country around the world regardless of whether you like that countries attractions or not.
因为英国没有与美国竞争，而且我在英国听到的美国口音也比我在美国听到的多，所以它显然没有你想象的那么好。当美国人把他们的脑袋从他们的肥屁股里拿出来去参观不同的国家，他们会意识到他们的国家与世界上任何其他国家都没有什么不同。是的，你们有吸引人的旅游景点，但世界上所有其他国家也有，不管你喜欢那个国家的景点还是不喜欢。
LJ Aotearoa
Never hear anyone say ‘great US' or great america' I do hear many say make america great again though but it will never have the word ‘great’ in its name
从未听到有人说"伟大的美国"或"大美国"，但我确实听到许多人说让美国再次伟大，但它的名字中永远不会有"伟大"一词。
Never hear anyone say ‘great US' or great america' I do hear many say make america great again though but it will never have the word ‘great’ in its name
从未听到有人说"伟大的美国"或"大美国"，但我确实听到许多人说让美国再次伟大，但它的名字中永远不会有"伟大"一词。
Stephen Lyden-Brown
G.B. has been established as a civilised nation for hundreds of years. Arguably, the USA is still attempting to civilise itself.
大不列颠作为一个文明国家已经建立了几百年。可以说，美国仍在试图使自己文明起来。
G.B. has been established as a civilised nation for hundreds of years. Arguably, the USA is still attempting to civilise itself.
大不列颠作为一个文明国家已经建立了几百年。可以说，美国仍在试图使自己文明起来。
Andrew Coleman
In the building of its empire Britain was the most significant shaper of the modern world today. The industrial revolutions birth in Britain made it the global epicentre for innovation and technology which provided the basis for Britain inventing a vast array of the very things we now take for granted from trains to computers to penicillin. The UK has 133 Nobel prize winners. Germany is behind it with 108 winners, the next in line is France with 68. The only country ahead is the USA with 383, which still actually ranks lower on a per capita basis. The technological and scientific contributions made by the UK to the world is simply vast, and one of the most important aspects of its continued cultural significance.
Back in the 1980s, the Japanese Ministry of International Trade & Industry referred to a worldwide survey of experts on what were the 100 most significant discoveries made for humankind, and where did these originate from. The results were that 54% of these inventions were British, with the USA being the runner up with 25%. In addition to this, the UK is responsible for the creation of practically all the world’s most popular sports. Football, Rugby, Cricket, Tennis all originated within the UK. In the entertainment sector, where in areas such as music the UK has provided the world with some of the most popular bands and musicians from the Beatles to Ed Sheeran whilst simultaneously being hugely influential in the film and arts industries.
Britain created countries such as Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Singapore, and the USA in which in the short space of 300 years have become world leaders in so many aspects. No other country can claim to have created anything close to what Britain has achieved. In doing so, its legacy has continued to evolve. Much of what was once the British Empires continues to be part of the Commonwealth, an alliance of 54 nations with a combined population of over 2.4 billion long after the empire has ceased to exist.
The two world wars were the twilight of the empire, and while they sought the end of it, they cemented the UK into the history books as one of the most dominant countries of the time. Twice it was on the winning side and twice it participated in a war on a global scale on multiple fronts, for the entirety of both wars. A feat no other country managed to do. It stood alone against Nazi Germany and with thanks in particular to men such as Winston Churchill who stood firm against appeasement and effectively forced the world into opposing Nazi Germany, and providing the base for the gigantic efforts of the USSR and USA.
在建立帝国的过程中，英国是当今现代世界最重要的塑造者。诞生于英国的工业革命使其成为全球创新和技术的中心，这为英国发明大量我们现在认为理所当然的东西提供了基础，从火车到计算机到青霉素。英国有133名诺贝尔奖获得者。德国以108名获奖者紧随其后，排在第二梯队排头的是法国，有68名。唯一领先的国家是美国，有383人，但实际上按人均计算，美国的排名仍然较低。英国对世界作出的技术和科学贡献简直是巨大的，也是其持续性的文化意义的最重要方面之一。
早在20世纪80年代，日本通商产业省提到了一项世界范围内的专家调查，即对人类最重要的100项发现是什么，以及这些发现来自哪里。结果发现，这些发明中有54%是英国的，美国是亚军，占25%。除此之外，英国还创造了几乎所有世界上最流行的运动。足球、橄榄球、板球、网球都起源于英国。在娱乐领域，在音乐等领域，英国为世界提供了一些最受欢迎的乐队和音乐家，从披头士到埃德-希兰，同时在电影和艺术行业也有巨大的影响力。
英国创造了澳大利亚、新西兰、加拿大、新加坡和美国等国家，这些国家在短短300年的时间里已经在许多方面成为世界的领导者。没有其他国家可以声称创造了接近英国所取得的成就的东西。在这样做的过程中，它的遗产一直在不断地发展。曾经的大英帝国的大部分地区仍然是英联邦的一部分，英联邦是由54个国家组成的联盟，总人口超过24亿，虽然帝国已经不复存在。
两次世界大战是帝国的黄昏，虽然它们造成了帝国的终结，但它们将英国作为当时最具统治力的国家之一载入了史册。它两次站在胜利的一方，两次在全球范围内参与多条战线的战争，在两次战争的整个过程中。这是其他国家无法做到的壮举。它独自对抗纳粹德国，特别要感谢温斯顿-丘吉尔等人，他们坚定地反对绥靖主义，有效地迫使世界反对纳粹德国，并为苏联和美国的巨大努力提供了基础。
In the building of its empire Britain was the most significant shaper of the modern world today. The industrial revolutions birth in Britain made it the global epicentre for innovation and technology which provided the basis for Britain inventing a vast array of the very things we now take for granted from trains to computers to penicillin. The UK has 133 Nobel prize winners. Germany is behind it with 108 winners, the next in line is France with 68. The only country ahead is the USA with 383, which still actually ranks lower on a per capita basis. The technological and scientific contributions made by the UK to the world is simply vast, and one of the most important aspects of its continued cultural significance.
Back in the 1980s, the Japanese Ministry of International Trade & Industry referred to a worldwide survey of experts on what were the 100 most significant discoveries made for humankind, and where did these originate from. The results were that 54% of these inventions were British, with the USA being the runner up with 25%. In addition to this, the UK is responsible for the creation of practically all the world’s most popular sports. Football, Rugby, Cricket, Tennis all originated within the UK. In the entertainment sector, where in areas such as music the UK has provided the world with some of the most popular bands and musicians from the Beatles to Ed Sheeran whilst simultaneously being hugely influential in the film and arts industries.
Britain created countries such as Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Singapore, and the USA in which in the short space of 300 years have become world leaders in so many aspects. No other country can claim to have created anything close to what Britain has achieved. In doing so, its legacy has continued to evolve. Much of what was once the British Empires continues to be part of the Commonwealth, an alliance of 54 nations with a combined population of over 2.4 billion long after the empire has ceased to exist.
The two world wars were the twilight of the empire, and while they sought the end of it, they cemented the UK into the history books as one of the most dominant countries of the time. Twice it was on the winning side and twice it participated in a war on a global scale on multiple fronts, for the entirety of both wars. A feat no other country managed to do. It stood alone against Nazi Germany and with thanks in particular to men such as Winston Churchill who stood firm against appeasement and effectively forced the world into opposing Nazi Germany, and providing the base for the gigantic efforts of the USSR and USA.
在建立帝国的过程中，英国是当今现代世界最重要的塑造者。诞生于英国的工业革命使其成为全球创新和技术的中心，这为英国发明大量我们现在认为理所当然的东西提供了基础，从火车到计算机到青霉素。英国有133名诺贝尔奖获得者。德国以108名获奖者紧随其后，排在第二梯队排头的是法国，有68名。唯一领先的国家是美国，有383人，但实际上按人均计算，美国的排名仍然较低。英国对世界作出的技术和科学贡献简直是巨大的，也是其持续性的文化意义的最重要方面之一。
早在20世纪80年代，日本通商产业省提到了一项世界范围内的专家调查，即对人类最重要的100项发现是什么，以及这些发现来自哪里。结果发现，这些发明中有54%是英国的，美国是亚军，占25%。除此之外，英国还创造了几乎所有世界上最流行的运动。足球、橄榄球、板球、网球都起源于英国。在娱乐领域，在音乐等领域，英国为世界提供了一些最受欢迎的乐队和音乐家，从披头士到埃德-希兰，同时在电影和艺术行业也有巨大的影响力。
英国创造了澳大利亚、新西兰、加拿大、新加坡和美国等国家，这些国家在短短300年的时间里已经在许多方面成为世界的领导者。没有其他国家可以声称创造了接近英国所取得的成就的东西。在这样做的过程中，它的遗产一直在不断地发展。曾经的大英帝国的大部分地区仍然是英联邦的一部分，英联邦是由54个国家组成的联盟，总人口超过24亿，虽然帝国已经不复存在。
两次世界大战是帝国的黄昏，虽然它们造成了帝国的终结，但它们将英国作为当时最具统治力的国家之一载入了史册。它两次站在胜利的一方，两次在全球范围内参与多条战线的战争，在两次战争的整个过程中。这是其他国家无法做到的壮举。它独自对抗纳粹德国，特别要感谢温斯顿-丘吉尔等人，他们坚定地反对绥靖主义，有效地迫使世界反对纳粹德国，并为苏联和美国的巨大努力提供了基础。
James Fineron
Braggart.
吹牛。
Braggart.
吹牛。
Daniel McCord
Now has Oligarch money and a Ferris Wheel.
现在只剩下寡头和一个摩天轮。
Now has Oligarch money and a Ferris Wheel.
现在只剩下寡头和一个摩天轮。
Graham
Empires are fluid, it's takes hundreds of years for them to disappear and a new one to form. USA, the current super power (empire) is slowly being replaced by the returning Chinese empire.
帝国是流动的，它需要数百年的时间才能消失，新的帝国才能形成。美国，目前的超级大国（帝国）正慢慢被回归的中华帝国取代。
Empires are fluid, it's takes hundreds of years for them to disappear and a new one to form. USA, the current super power (empire) is slowly being replaced by the returning Chinese empire.
帝国是流动的，它需要数百年的时间才能消失，新的帝国才能形成。美国，目前的超级大国（帝国）正慢慢被回归的中华帝国取代。
Jeremy Lott
The UK was the world's first and only ‘Hyper Power’
英国是世界上第一个也是唯一一个 "超级大国"。
The UK was the world's first and only ‘Hyper Power’
英国是世界上第一个也是唯一一个 "超级大国"。
Stephen Bingham
The UK was the biggest economy in the world for more than 3 centuries. The USA has been the biggest economy for 102 years as of now ( they overtook the UK in 1920). On 10 years or so China will overtake them. Obviously 2nd rate in the historical world leadership stakes, definitely behind Rome, Alexander the Great, Attila the Hun (and the UK). Are you really as ignorant of world history as you appear to be or are you just pretending. Nobody can be this ignorant - can they?
三个多世纪以来，英国一直是世界上最大的经济体。截至目前，美国已连续 102 年成为最大的经济体（1920 年超过英国）。再过10年左右，中国就会超过他们。显然，在历史上的世界领导地位中排名第二，绝对落后于罗马、亚历山大大帝、匈奴阿提拉（和英国）。你是真的像你看起来那样对世界历史一无所知，还是你只是在装傻。没有人可以这么无知--不是吗？
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The UK was the biggest economy in the world for more than 3 centuries. The USA has been the biggest economy for 102 years as of now ( they overtook the UK in 1920). On 10 years or so China will overtake them. Obviously 2nd rate in the historical world leadership stakes, definitely behind Rome, Alexander the Great, Attila the Hun (and the UK). Are you really as ignorant of world history as you appear to be or are you just pretending. Nobody can be this ignorant - can they?
三个多世纪以来，英国一直是世界上最大的经济体。截至目前，美国已连续 102 年成为最大的经济体（1920 年超过英国）。再过10年左右，中国就会超过他们。显然，在历史上的世界领导地位中排名第二，绝对落后于罗马、亚历山大大帝、匈奴阿提拉（和英国）。你是真的像你看起来那样对世界历史一无所知，还是你只是在装傻。没有人可以这么无知--不是吗？
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Richard Smedley
Stuff like this reminds me of a guy who worked briefly with my team about year before COVID.
Let’s call him Sam.
Sam, aged 17, joined an international team of IT professionals, the youngest of which was me and I was 35. Sam was with us on unpaid work experience, cocksure and over-confident. Whatever anybody else said, Sam wasn’t really interested and was quite convinced that every other member of the team was old-hat, held back by rigid thinking, and freewheeling through their career. Sam thought he knew everything; he was also naive enough to think that someone who thinks they know everything becomes Mr Popularity, and that other people would recognise his brilliance and enter orbit around him.
He did twice as much work as anybody else, but all the work he did had to be double-checked and extensively revised. We spend more time fixing what he did than if we’d just done it ourselves. He buggered up everything he went near. Even really simple tasks; rushing headlong into everything with a heady mixture hyperactive exhuberance and off-the-chart levels of personal arrogance, he didn’t think through anything, and routinely sacrificed detail for speed and considered that an appropriate trade-off. He was flashy and even peripherally impressive, but he had no substance and no humility. The people who liked him the most were the people who knew him the least.
这样的事情让我想起了一个人，他在COVID前一年与我的团队短暂合作过。
我们就叫他山姆吧。
山姆，17岁，加入了一个由IT专业人士组成的国际团队，其中最年轻的是我，当时我35岁。山姆和我们在一起是为了获得无偿的工作经验，他很自信，而且过于自负。无论别人说什么，山姆都不感兴趣，他坚信团队中的其他成员都是老古董，被僵化的思维所束缚，在职业生涯中只会随波逐流。山姆认为他什么都知道；他还天真地认为，一个认为自己什么都知道的人就会成为人气先生，而且其他人会认识到他的才华并围着他团团转。
他所做的工作是其他人的两倍，但他所做过的所有工作都必须经过反复检查和广泛的修改。我们花在修正他所做的工作上的时间比让我们自己做还多。他把他所接近的一切都搞砸了。即使是非常简单的任务；他带着一种令人激动的亢奋和超出图表所能表达的水平的傲慢扎进一切，他没有考虑过任何事情，并且经常为了速度而牺牲细节，认为这是一种适当的权衡。他浮夸得令人印象深刻，但他没有实质内容，也不谦虚。最喜欢他的人是那些最不了解他的人。
Stuff like this reminds me of a guy who worked briefly with my team about year before COVID.
Let’s call him Sam.
Sam, aged 17, joined an international team of IT professionals, the youngest of which was me and I was 35. Sam was with us on unpaid work experience, cocksure and over-confident. Whatever anybody else said, Sam wasn’t really interested and was quite convinced that every other member of the team was old-hat, held back by rigid thinking, and freewheeling through their career. Sam thought he knew everything; he was also naive enough to think that someone who thinks they know everything becomes Mr Popularity, and that other people would recognise his brilliance and enter orbit around him.
He did twice as much work as anybody else, but all the work he did had to be double-checked and extensively revised. We spend more time fixing what he did than if we’d just done it ourselves. He buggered up everything he went near. Even really simple tasks; rushing headlong into everything with a heady mixture hyperactive exhuberance and off-the-chart levels of personal arrogance, he didn’t think through anything, and routinely sacrificed detail for speed and considered that an appropriate trade-off. He was flashy and even peripherally impressive, but he had no substance and no humility. The people who liked him the most were the people who knew him the least.
这样的事情让我想起了一个人，他在COVID前一年与我的团队短暂合作过。
我们就叫他山姆吧。
山姆，17岁，加入了一个由IT专业人士组成的国际团队，其中最年轻的是我，当时我35岁。山姆和我们在一起是为了获得无偿的工作经验，他很自信，而且过于自负。无论别人说什么，山姆都不感兴趣，他坚信团队中的其他成员都是老古董，被僵化的思维所束缚，在职业生涯中只会随波逐流。山姆认为他什么都知道；他还天真地认为，一个认为自己什么都知道的人就会成为人气先生，而且其他人会认识到他的才华并围着他团团转。
他所做的工作是其他人的两倍，但他所做过的所有工作都必须经过反复检查和广泛的修改。我们花在修正他所做的工作上的时间比让我们自己做还多。他把他所接近的一切都搞砸了。即使是非常简单的任务；他带着一种令人激动的亢奋和超出图表所能表达的水平的傲慢扎进一切，他没有考虑过任何事情，并且经常为了速度而牺牲细节，认为这是一种适当的权衡。他浮夸得令人印象深刻，但他没有实质内容，也不谦虚。最喜欢他的人是那些最不了解他的人。
He tried to manage everything, couldn’t and wouldn’t function as a team player, couldn’t accept not being in charge, and tried to dominate everything and everyone who entered his radar, because he thought he knew better and he thought that everybody would be secretely relieved to have such a dynamic go-getter batting for them. He even tried to backchat our CEO, and you can imagine the conversation that happened after that.
He didn’t care what other people thought or how his “efforts” were being received, because he didn’t respect anybody. His mindset was that he knew he was right, so people around him would either agree and support him unconditionally, or they wouldn’t and they’d be wrong and who wants to know what a wrong person thinks? In short, you’re either with him or you’re not worth worrying about.
We couldn’t get rid of Sam fast enough. He was only with us for three weeks but it felt like a lifetime. Nobody had the heart to tell him to his face that he was the most annoying, stuck-up little snot-nosed jack-off we’d ever worked with… and frankly, we just couldn’t believe that he would need to be told in the first place, thinking it was glaringly obvious - that he annoyed everyone he met and that the team considered him to be, on balance, a liability and a hindrance.
Am I being appropriately transparent, here?
他试图管理一切，不能也不愿意作为一个团队成员发挥作用，不能接受分配，并试图主宰所有进入他视野的事物和人，因为他认为自己对事情更了解，他认为有他这样一个充满活力的人为他们打下手，每个人都会暗自松一口气。他甚至试图反驳我们的首席执行官，你可以想象之后发生的对话。
他并不关心其他人怎么想，也不关心他的"努力"如何被接受，因为他不尊重任何人。他的心态是，他知道自己是对的，所以他周围的人要么同意并无条件地支持他，要么不同意，反正他们是错的，谁想知道一个错误的人怎么想？简而言之，你要么和他站在一起，要么你就是个不值得考虑的人。
我们无法快速摆脱山姆。他只和我们在一起三个星期，但感觉像是一辈子。没有人忍心当面告诉他，他是我们工作过的最令人讨厌的、自以为是的小鼻涕虫......坦率地说，我们根本不相信这需要我们来告诉他，因为这是显而易见的--他每个遇到他的人都很讨厌他，而且团队上下基本达成一致，认为他是一个负担和障碍。
我在这里说得够清楚了吗？
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He didn’t care what other people thought or how his “efforts” were being received, because he didn’t respect anybody. His mindset was that he knew he was right, so people around him would either agree and support him unconditionally, or they wouldn’t and they’d be wrong and who wants to know what a wrong person thinks? In short, you’re either with him or you’re not worth worrying about.
We couldn’t get rid of Sam fast enough. He was only with us for three weeks but it felt like a lifetime. Nobody had the heart to tell him to his face that he was the most annoying, stuck-up little snot-nosed jack-off we’d ever worked with… and frankly, we just couldn’t believe that he would need to be told in the first place, thinking it was glaringly obvious - that he annoyed everyone he met and that the team considered him to be, on balance, a liability and a hindrance.
Am I being appropriately transparent, here?
他试图管理一切，不能也不愿意作为一个团队成员发挥作用，不能接受分配，并试图主宰所有进入他视野的事物和人，因为他认为自己对事情更了解，他认为有他这样一个充满活力的人为他们打下手，每个人都会暗自松一口气。他甚至试图反驳我们的首席执行官，你可以想象之后发生的对话。
他并不关心其他人怎么想，也不关心他的"努力"如何被接受，因为他不尊重任何人。他的心态是，他知道自己是对的，所以他周围的人要么同意并无条件地支持他，要么不同意，反正他们是错的，谁想知道一个错误的人怎么想？简而言之，你要么和他站在一起，要么你就是个不值得考虑的人。
我们无法快速摆脱山姆。他只和我们在一起三个星期，但感觉像是一辈子。没有人忍心当面告诉他，他是我们工作过的最令人讨厌的、自以为是的小鼻涕虫......坦率地说，我们根本不相信这需要我们来告诉他，因为这是显而易见的--他每个遇到他的人都很讨厌他，而且团队上下基本达成一致，认为他是一个负担和障碍。
我在这里说得够清楚了吗？
原创翻译：龙腾网 https://www.ltaaa.cn 转载请注明出处
Gordon Mills
, lives in The United Kingdom (1956-present)upxed Jun 24
Why doesn’t the USA have its own language?
Think about it, they don’t have one so they use ours.
Why are Americans so hostile to each other?
Why do people go shopping in Target with guns?
Why do so many people live in tents?
Why does the US have no proper health care for its citizens?
Why are Americans so racist, considering that they are all descendants of immigrants themselves?
This doesn’t make America great, I’d rather take a vacation in Syria or Somalia.
为什么美国没有自己的语言？
想想看，他们没有自己的语言，所以他们使用我们的语言。
为什么美国人相互之间如此敌视？
为什么人们带着枪去塔吉特购物？
, lives in The United Kingdom (1956-present)upxed Jun 24
Why doesn’t the USA have its own language?
Think about it, they don’t have one so they use ours.
Why are Americans so hostile to each other?
Why do people go shopping in Target with guns?
Why do so many people live in tents?
Why does the US have no proper health care for its citizens?
Why are Americans so racist, considering that they are all descendants of immigrants themselves?
This doesn’t make America great, I’d rather take a vacation in Syria or Somalia.
为什么美国没有自己的语言？
想想看，他们没有自己的语言，所以他们使用我们的语言。
为什么美国人相互之间如此敌视？
为什么人们带着枪去塔吉特购物？
为什么有那么多人住在帐篷里？
为什么美国没有为其公民提供适当的医疗服务？
考虑到美国人自己都是移民的后代，为什么他们会有如此多的种族主义者？
这并不能使美国变得伟大，我宁愿去叙利亚或索马里度假。
Richard Grundy
Why can’t the US citizens who post these ridiculous questions - do some reading and get some education. The country you live in, is sadly, a prime example of some of the best and some of the worst the human race has to offer. There are far too many people in the Us who are no better off than if they lived in a third world country.
The rest of the “civilised world” do not want to be like you. People in Britain emigrate more readily to Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Why?, better health care, better police, hardly any guns and a culture far more civilised.
Interesting that we sent convicts to Australia and Religious zealots to America and Australia is the more civilised, is fairer, more open minded, much safer ( apart from all the animals that want to kill you) and far more tolerant of race, religion, gender etc.
为什么那些发布这些荒谬问题的美国公民不能--做一些阅读，接受一些教育。可悲的是，你所居住的国家是人类所能提供的一些最好的和一些最坏的例子。在美国有太多的人，他们的生活并不比生活在第三世界国家的人好。
其他"文明世界"的人并不想像你们一样。英国人更愿意移民到澳大利亚、新西兰和加拿大。为什么？更好的医疗保健，更好的警察，几乎没有枪支，文化也更文明。
有趣的是，我们把罪犯送到澳大利亚，把宗教狂热者送到美国，而现在的澳大利亚更文明，更公平，思想更开放，更安全（除了所有想干掉你的动物），对种族、宗教、性别等更宽容。
Why can’t the US citizens who post these ridiculous questions - do some reading and get some education. The country you live in, is sadly, a prime example of some of the best and some of the worst the human race has to offer. There are far too many people in the Us who are no better off than if they lived in a third world country.
The rest of the “civilised world” do not want to be like you. People in Britain emigrate more readily to Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Why?, better health care, better police, hardly any guns and a culture far more civilised.
Interesting that we sent convicts to Australia and Religious zealots to America and Australia is the more civilised, is fairer, more open minded, much safer ( apart from all the animals that want to kill you) and far more tolerant of race, religion, gender etc.
为什么那些发布这些荒谬问题的美国公民不能--做一些阅读，接受一些教育。可悲的是，你所居住的国家是人类所能提供的一些最好的和一些最坏的例子。在美国有太多的人，他们的生活并不比生活在第三世界国家的人好。
其他"文明世界"的人并不想像你们一样。英国人更愿意移民到澳大利亚、新西兰和加拿大。为什么？更好的医疗保健，更好的警察，几乎没有枪支，文化也更文明。
有趣的是，我们把罪犯送到澳大利亚，把宗教狂热者送到美国，而现在的澳大利亚更文明，更公平，思想更开放，更安全（除了所有想干掉你的动物），对种族、宗教、性别等更宽容。
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