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How English costs the English
英语如何让英国人付出代价

The disadvantages of having the world’s language
拥有“世界通用语”的弊端。

For his summer vacation, JD Vance chose to go to the Cotswolds. And you thought Dan Quayle was a peculiar Veep. As nice as it is, the current American taste for that place (where Ellen DeGeneres lives) is a head-scratcher. Perhaps they believe that Britain’s 1 per cent hang out there. Just to clear this up: the London elites do keep second homes in a beautiful and nearby rural setting. It is called France.

暑假期间,JD•万斯(JD Vance)选择去了科茨沃尔德度假。你可能还以为丹•奎尔已经够奇怪了。尽管那里风景宜人,如今美国人对这个地方的痴迷(艾伦•德杰尼勒斯就住在那里)还是让人一头雾水。也许他们真以为英国的“1%”都聚在那里吧。澄清一下:伦敦的精英们确实会在一个风光秀丽、离得也不远的乡下置办第二居所——只不过那个地方叫法国。

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