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探秘英國的文化和生活
The last few years have been pretty tough in the United Kingdom as the ‘Great Recession’ hit the sovereign-state hard. In 2008, during the early days of the economic downturn, UK unemployment and government debt rose significantly. In 2013, the UK was dealt another blow to its global economic and political credibility,losing their AAA credit rating for the first time since 1978. All that being said, it does look like Britain is bouncing back -- slowly.So what is life really like for the 64 million people who call Britain, home?
由于大蕭條給英國帶來嚴重打擊，過去幾年，這個君主制國家相當艱難。2008年經濟低迷最初的日子里，英國的失業率和政府債務大幅上升。2013年，英國的全球經濟和政治信譽遭遇又一次重大打擊，自1978以來首次失去了AAA的信譽評級。一切都說明，英國正在緩慢退步。那么，對于英國6400萬人口來說，他們的真實生活是什么樣的呢？
In terms of schooling, the British education system is still regarded as one of the best in the world although that reputation seems to be slipping. Cutbacks, installed during the recession haven’t stopped and experts argue these policies have negatively impacted the quality of education that British kids receive. After children leave school at the age of 16, they’re faced with the choice of finding employment or pursuing higher education.
在學校方面，英國的教育體系仍然被認為是全世界最好的，盡管其名聲也有所下滑。經濟低迷期間采取的削減支出政策并未停止，專家辯稱，這些政策對英國孩子們接受的教育質量產生了負面影響。孩子們16歲畢業時面臨著求職還是繼續追求更高的教育的選擇。
However, experts argue that kids from poorer backgrounds are limited in their choices, as university fees are expensive and a lot of young people just don’t see it as a viable choice. But as many university grads have found out -- in the UK and coincidentally in the US-- having a degree doesn’t necessarily mean that you can secure a job. In a survey conducted by the Higher Education Statistics Agency in 2014, of the 250,000 people that graduated from UK universities more than 18,000 were unemployed six months after leaving university and a further 60,000 were in jobs that didn’t even require a degree. With the rise in poverty and unemployment, it’s no surprise that young people in the UK are frustrated by their lack of prospects, a feeling that was made apparent during the London riots in 2011.
然而，專家辯稱，教育背景較差的孩子們的選擇有限，因為大學的費用非常高昂，許多年輕人認為這是不可行的選擇。但是由于許多大學畢業生（不僅是英國，還有美國）發現，獲得大學學歷并不一定意味著你能找到一份好工作。2014年，高等教育統計局進行的一項調查發現，英國大學畢業的25萬學生中，超過1.8萬人畢業六個月后仍然失業，另有6萬人從事的工作并不需要大學學歷。由于貧困和失業的加劇，英國的年輕人因缺乏前景而感到沮喪則不足為奇了。在2011年倫敦動亂期間，這種感覺更加明顯。
The UK’s national language is English but other native languages spoken include Gaelic,Scottish Gaelic and Welsh. To a lesser extent,South Asian languages such as Bengali, Punjabi,Hindi and Gujarati are also spoken, because the UK has a more diverse population than some think. In London alone there are over 250 different languages spoken. And that’s because Britain has one of the most multicultural societies in the world. Which has certainly had a positive effect on the nation's opinions regarding equality, tolerance and acceptance.
英國的國家語言是英語，但是其他本地語言包括蓋爾語，蘇格蘭蓋爾語和威爾士語。其次還有南亞語，比如孟加拉語，旁遮普語，印地語和古吉拉特語，因為英國的人口比有些人認為的更加多樣化。僅在倫敦就有超過250種不同的語言。這是因為英國擁有世界上最多元化的文化社會之一。這對這個國家平等，寬容和接納方面的主張無疑有著積極的影響。
The divide between racial lines is diminishing when it comes to love and relationships too,nearly one in ten couples are ethnically mixed in the UK and according to census data from 2011 people of mixed ethnicity are among the fastest-growing groups in the British population.
在愛和民族關系方面，種族之間的分化也在逐漸消失，英國近十分之一的夫妻是不同種族結合的，根據2011年的統計數據，不同民族結合的人口是英國人口中增長最快的群體。
British populations are also growing abroad.More British people are relocating to other countries than ever before. Perhaps it was the recession or maybe it’s the gloomy weather,but in the last decade, 5 million Brits chose to settle in another country. And many of those expats, myself included, are often surprised by some of the misconceptions other countries have about British people -- watch this video to find out more. Thanks for watching and don’t forget to subscribe.
國外的英國人口也在增長。越來越多英國人遷往其他國家。或許是因為經濟蕭條，也或許是因為雨霧迷蒙的天氣，過去10年，500萬英國人選擇去其他國家定居。許多移民人口，包括我自己在內，經常為其他國家對英國人的誤解感到驚訝——觀看視頻了解更多內容。感謝收看，不要忘記訂閱。
