Things you can’t do in the U.S.

2017-06-12 「 1378 words / 3 minute 」
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吃正宗的羊杂碎布丁,美国卖的一点也不正宗。
Eat real haggis. The stuff they sell in the USA isn't real.
靠左行驶。
Drive on the left.
在18岁饮酒。如果英国把允许喝酒的年龄提高到21岁的话,大街上会因为政客之死而血流成河的。
Drink at 18. If the British tried to raise the drinking age to 21 the streets would be awash in the blood of dead politicians.
从一出生就享受免费医疗,完全不用担心自己能不能付得起医药费。
Get health care free at the source without ever worrying about whether you can pay the bill.
看没有广告的电视节目。
Watch TV without commercials.
仪表堂堂,文质彬彬,却没有人会怀疑你是个窝囊废。
Be graceful and courteous without someone assuming that means you're a wimp.
在广播里听到非常专业详细的关于园艺的讨论。
Listen to incredibly erudite and detailed discussions about gardening on the radio.
住在一栋在哥伦布达到新大陆前就有的房子里。
Live in a house that was there before Columbus reached the New World.
和不同种族的人结婚,却不会有人觉得很奇怪。
Marry someone of a different race without anybody finding it odd.
虽然是黑人,却不用担心有警察会朝你开枪。
Be black without fearing that the police will shoot you.
用押韵的俚语。
Use rhyming slang.
参观罗马人建造的建筑物。
Visit buildings constructed by the Romans.
在真正的城堡里睡觉。
Sleep in a real castle.
说“我的天哪”,听起来却不像娘娘腔。
Say 'Bloody hell' and not sound like a twat.
游泳去法国。
Swim to France.
不管在哪里,好多年都不会见到枪(电视电影里的不算)。
Go for years without ever seeing a gun, anywhere (TV and films not included)
遇不到很多加拿大人或墨西哥人。
Not see many Canadians or Mexicans
看澳大利亚板球队输掉比赛。
Watch the Australian cricket team lose.
去古巴度假。
Go on holiday to Cuba.
还能回得来。
Come back again.