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1. It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament.
在国会大厦内死去是违法行为。
2. It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British monarch upside-down.
将印有英国国王头像的邮票倒贴在信封上是一种叛国行为。
3. In Liverpool, it is illegal for a woman to be topless except as a clerk in a tropical fish store.
在利物浦,女性不得在公共场合袒胸露怀,但热带鱼商店的店员除外。
4. Mince pies cannot be eaten on Christmas Day.
不得在圣诞节吃肉饼。
5. In Scotland, if someone knocks on your door and requires the use of your toilet, you must let them enter.
在苏格兰,如果有人敲你的家门并且需要使用卫生间,你必须让他(她)进入。
6. A pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants, including in a policeman's helmet.
孕妇可以随地大小便,包括在警察的帽子里。
7. The head of any dead whale found on the British coast automatically becomes the property of the king, and the tail of the queen.
在英国海岸发现的任何已死亡的鲸鱼,头部自动归国王所有,鲸鱼尾归女王所有。
8. It is illegal to avoid telling the tax man anything you do not want him to know, but legal not to tell him information you do not mind him knowing.
不得向税收官隐瞒你不想让他知道的内容,但可以不告诉他你不介意他知道的内容。
9. It is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament in a suit of armour.
不得身着盔甲进入国会大厦。
10. In the city of York it is legal to murder a Scotsman within the ancient city walls, but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow.
在英国约克郡,可以在古城墙内杀死苏格兰人,但前提是该苏格兰人手持弓箭。 |
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