英国生存指南：手把手带你游英国

Don't be duped by Downton Abbey. Britain has come a long way since the days when ordinary folk were awestruck by aristocracy.
别被《唐顿庄园》骗了。英国早已不再是那个普通民众都要对贵族肃然起敬的时代了。

This is a modern country where all are born equal and social rewards are based on merit.
这是一个现代国家，人们生来平等，社会报酬基于功绩来分配。

This is why few British people bothered turning up when a blue-blooded chap married his sweetheart in 2011.
这就是为什么，2011年当一个纯种贵族血统的小伙子娶了他的心上人时，基本没什么英国人愿意出场。

It's why barely anyone noticed when she gave birth a couple of years later.
这就是为什么几年后当她生下孩子时几乎没有人注意到。

And it's also why no one batted an eyelid when his flame-haired brother got naked in Vegas.
这也是为什么当他火红头发的弟弟在维加斯全裸时，都没有人惊讶得眨眼睛。

OK, none of that is true. British people are as in thrall to their royal family as you are.
好吧，这些都是假的。英国人和你一样，被他们的皇室家庭所束缚着。

And they're willing to sell you a Wills 'n' Kate souvenir tea towel with matching oven mitts to prove it.
他们很乐意卖给你一块威廉王子和凯特王妃的纪念茶巾并配上相称的隔热手套，这足以证明这一点。