Types of pubs vary considerably from quiet, rural establishments with traditional games, such as skittles and dominoes, to city pubs where different sorts of entertainment such live music can often be found. The opening hours of pubs, which were previously strictly controlled, have been relaxed and many pubs now serve food as well as drink.

　　有些酒吧比较安静，它们座落在乡下，客人在里面可以玩传统的游戏，例如九柱游戏和骨牌。城市的酒吧提供不同的娱乐，通常可以看现场音乐表演。酒吧的营业时间以前是严格控制的，现在则放宽多了 许多酒吧除了提供酒水外还供应食物。

　　The traditional pub was a place for the men only. But things have changed, and more and more pubs are now places where men and women sit at tables, and they often provide good lunches. Most of them have a public bar, where drinks are slightly cheaper, and a saloon bar, which middle-class people usually prefer because it is more comfortable and less crowded. Some

　　pubs have become more welcoming to families with younger children than in the past, although children under fourteen are still not allowed in the bar.

　　传统上的酒吧是男人的世界，但今天情况已发生了变化，在越来越多的酒吧里，你可以看见男人和女人同桌共饮，这些酒吧常常能提供很好的午餐。而且，大多数酒吧都设有一个公共酒吧区，那里的酒水相对而言比较便宜，此外，它们还设有一个沙龙酒吧区，那是中产阶级人士常常光顾的地方，那里不仅比较舒服，人也比较少，某些酒吧比过去更受到有小孩的家庭的欢迎，尽管14岁以下的小孩还是不能进酒吧的。

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