去英國有什么注意事項？

1. You will need a reasonable level of English to be able to communicate and you should not count on British people to be able to speak your language. This goes for pretty all of the UK with the possible exception of London.

你要有一定的英語水平才能溝通，不要指望英國人能說你們國家的語言。整個英國都這樣，可能倫敦會有例外。

2. Although London is one of the most popular sites for tourists to visit， it is recommended that you go across the country， which is best achieved by train although fares can get expensive.

雖然倫敦是最受歡迎的旅游景點之一，但建議你周游英國。最好的交通方式是乘坐火車，雖然車票有點貴。

3. A cheaper alternative is to use coaches. These services go to large towns and cities in the UK and it gives you a chance to look at the countryside.

比坐火車便宜的交通方式是乘坐汽車。汽車可以到達(dá)英國各大城鎮(zhèn)，你還有機(jī)會看看鄉(xiāng)村景色。

4. If you are renting a car， remember that the UK drives on the left hand side of the road. Also roundabouts are very commonplace in the UK.

如果你租車的話，要記住英國是靠左側(cè)行駛，而且英國環(huán)島很多。

5. If you visit a pub， in most cases you will need to go to the bar to order drinks and do not assume that a waiter/waitress will come to your table.

如果你去酒館的話，大多數(shù)情況下需要自己去吧臺點飲品，不要以為服務(wù)員會來你的桌邊。

6. Tips are usually reserved to table staff in restaurants and taxi drivers. For the former it is usually 10% of your bill and in taxis， round up your fare to around 5%—10%.

通常要給飯店服務(wù)員和出租車司機(jī)留小費。給服務(wù)員的小費通常是賬單的10%，給出租車司機(jī)的小費大概是車費的5%—10%。

7. In pubs， you may hear a person saying “and one for yourself” to the barman/barmaid. This is a form of tipping. As a tourist， unless you have got to know the barman/barmaid well， do not tip them like this since it can be perceived as awkward.

在酒館里，你可能會聽到有人對服務(wù)員說“一杯留給你自己”，這其實是付小費的一種方式。作為游客，除非你跟服務(wù)員很熟，否則不要這樣給小費，會讓人很尷尬。

8. When greeting someone， greet a younger person with their title Mr， Miss， etc. for the first time. However， they will usually be on a first name basis thereafter. Older people will take longer to be on a first name basis. Also in a formal setting， people will likely use Sir and Madam and you are advised to do the same.

第一次和別人打招呼時，如果對方年紀(jì)比你小，使用“先生”或“女士”等稱呼。但以后見面你就可以直呼其名了。如果對方比你年長，就要過一段時間才能稱呼對方的名字。在正式場合，人們也可能會使用“先生”或“女士”這樣的稱呼，建議你也這樣做。

9. Queuing is a very British thing and exists throughout all parts of British society. If a queue exists， find the back of the queue and join at the back. DO NOT cut in the queue.

排隊是英國人的習(xí)慣，在英國隨處可見。如果需要排隊，你要到隊伍的最后站好，絕對不要插隊。

10. Indoor smoking in all public places has been banned in the UK since July 2007. If you need to smoke in a restaurant or a pub， you will need to go outside.

早在2007年7月，英國所有的公共場所就禁止在室內(nèi)吸煙。如果你想在飯店或酒館吸煙的話，需要去外面。

11. If you are invited by someone to come to their home， it is considered polite to buy either a bottle of wine， flowers or another small gift to thank the host. You should try to arrive either at that time or within five minutes afterwards. It is considered impolite to arrive early or too late.

如果有人邀請你去他們家做客，禮貌的做法是買一瓶酒、一束花或其他小禮物來感謝主人。你應(yīng)該盡量準(zhǔn)時到或最多遲到五分鐘，早到或到得太晚都被視作無禮的行為。

Word Study

recommend /'rek?'mend/ v. 推薦

I recommend the book to all my students.

perceive /p?'si?v/ v. 將……視為

She did not perceive herself as disabled.

awkward /'??kw?d/ adj. 令人尷尬的;使人難堪的

There was an awkward silence.