【雅思听力】英国的介绍(4/4)

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Divorce is becoming increasingly common in Britain nowadays and many non-married people cohabit or live together without getting married. There is a preference for smaller families, with the average household size being about two to four people. Approximately 70% of people own or are buying their own homes. Most people live in houses rather than flats, about four out of five choose to live in houses.
The stereotype of a British person is someone who is reserved, polite, private and perhaps rather cold and exclusive. This is certainly not true of all British people. In fact, many people in Britain are warm and humourous. They often laugh at themselves and try to see the funny side of life. British humour is frequently of sarcastic kind. In sarcastic humour, mocking or ironic language is used to convey scorn or insult, but it should not be taken literally or seriously. The British person is simply "pulling your leg".在现在的英国，离婚现象越来越普遍，很多没结婚的人选择合租，有些情侣选择同居。对于两到四人的小家庭来说，他们更偏向这种居住方式。大约有70%的人拥有或者准备购买属于他们的房子。大多数的人喜欢居住大的房子而不是公寓，五个人里边就有四个选择住在房子里。
典型的英国人是保守的，有礼貌的，不擅与人交流，相对比较冷酷和独立。但并非所有的英国人都是如此。实际上，很多英国人都很随和和幽默的。他们有时会嘲笑自己，尝试去看生活中有趣的一面。英式幽默通常比较讽刺。这种讽刺幽默，通常使用嘲笑、讽刺的语言来表达鄙视或者侮辱，这只是英国人在跟你开玩笑。
——By lsy34