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The British can't live without a nice cup of tea
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哪些東西是你生活中不能缺少的？一項最新調查顯示英國人有20項首要必須品不能缺少，其中包括互聯網，英國茶和巧克力。以下是 BBC 記者 Martin Vennard 發回的報道:
For Baloo the bear in The Jungle Book, it was honey, ants, paw paws and prickly pears.
But when it comes to the Great British public, the top four things people couldn't live without were an internet connection, a television, a cuddle and a trustworthy best friend.
And while women placed cuddles as their number one 'bare necessity', men were more into television. For women, chocolate, central heating and a cup of tea all ranked highly. But for men, a cooked breakfast and a pint of beer were up there. I asked people on the streets of London what their bare necessities were:
Vox pops of people in London:
My girlfriend. X-box. Cigarettes. Money's the main thing – makes the world go round! Phone. My family and kids. Freedom, democracy, independence, votes, women's rights. My kids. Water. My wife I think, that's about the best. Very diplomatic!
Eighty-six per cent of those polled admitted that they overlooked love and friendship in favour of materialistic things - which could explain why the iPhone helps so many British people rest at ease when it comes to the bare necessities of life.
Glossary 詞匯表 （點擊單詞收聽發音）
- trustworthy值得信賴的
- bare necessity基本必需品
- ranked highly排位很高的
- up there被列在前的
- polled投票統計的，抽樣調查的
- overlooked忽視了
- rest at ease心滿意足
