When English people use the word hunting they usually mean foxlumting, a sport which is popular among a small but important nunority . There are many people who would like to see fox-hunting forbidden by law on the ground that it is crueL but there is little possibility that this will be done.
英国人提到 打猎 时,他们通常指的是猎狐。喜爱这种运动的人很少,但他们都是英国社会中举足轻重的人。今天虽然有很多人认为猎狐残酷而违背人性并主张立法禁捕,不过,这一主张实现的可能性却很小。
The moorlands of the north and of Scotland are rich in grouse and partridge. And to go shooting on the moors is perhaps the most distinctive of upper-class activities. The opening of shooting season on August 12th attracts many top people to the moors. They pay enormous amounts for their pleasure. Being afraid of losing votes, modem leaders do not shoot, or ifthey do they try their best to avoid the photographers.
英国北部和苏格兰的沼泽地区有很多山鸡和山鹑,在沼泽地里打鸟也许是最典型的上流运动。每年月12日打猎季节开始后,便有很多上流人士云集此地,不惜千金来追求此项享受。现代领导人由于害怕失去选票一般不再打猎,如果打,他们也尽量避开照相机的镜头。
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