英语翻译IPods,surfboards catch spirit of BritsIt's official:Brit

英语翻译
IPods,surfboards catch spirit of Brits
It's official:Britain has entered the 21st century.Once this was a nation whose spending habits were best characterized by slippers,chocolate biscuits and frozen chicken.
But on Monday,the Office of National Statistics (ONS) unveiled a new Britain,populated by iPod-wearing surfers who are far more likely to be found quaffing champagne at home than enjoying a Sunday roast round the family dining table.
The emergence of these new,affluent consumers came as the ONS announced its annual update of the basket of 650 goods it uses to measure inflation.
Thirty items are being discarded to keep up with changing trends in spending patterns.Old-fashioned comforts such as slippers and chocolate biscuits are out.High-tech,lifestyle goods such as MP3 players and surfboards are very much in.
The ONS collects about 120,000 prices each month.Many of the new products involve consumer electronics.
Personal CD players will join record turntables and cassette decks in the history books.Instead,the price of MP3 players will be recorded in a move that gives official recognition to the ubiquity of Apple's iPod.
Some 14 million of them were sold worldwide in the last three months of 2005 alone.The ONS will also monitor legal music downloads,26 million of which were bought in Britain last year.
The high-tech shopping basket would not be complete without flat-screen televisions and digital camcorders,which also make it on to this year's list.
The changes reach into the family kitchen too.Coleslaw and muesli will join chocolate biscuits in the waste bin.The ONS said it had nothing against chocolate biscuits merely that the price changes in that category were well enough represented by other biscuits and chocolate-coated products.
Frozen chicken breasts will be added to the list,alongside the chicken nuggets that were included in last year's revamp.
They will replace frozen roasting chicken and frozen boneless chicken thighs.None of this food is likely to be eaten at family dining tables,however.According to the ONS,they are passe too.
Britain has become more aspirational in its drinking habits,according to the ONS.It will keep watch on the price of champagne consumed at home and three-litre boxes of wine,as well as nightclub prices for bottled lager.
In-store cafeteria meals will also be recorded from now on.The new shopping basket's distinctly middle-class feel is also underlined by the inclusion of nanny services.

ipod冲浪板抓住英国人的精神
据官方消息:英国已进入21世纪.这是一个国、消费习惯是最好的具有拖鞋、巧克力饼干和冷冻鸡肉.
但在星期一,英国统计局办公室公布了一个新的英国iPod穿 乘冲浪板玩乐的密集的可能性要大得多香槟报告足以警醒发现在家里的时间比享受星期日大餐在家庭饭桌旁.
这些新出现的,富有的消费者之际,该机构宣布每年更新筐它用来测量650货物通货膨胀.
30项目正在丢弃的变化趋势,跟上在消费模式后面.老式的舒适如拖鞋和巧克力饼干被排除在外.高科技、生活方式商品如MP3播放器和冲浪板等物品非常.
该机构收集每个月约12万的价格.许多新产品涉及家用电器.
个人CD播放器将加入记录唱盘机和卡式录音座的历史上.相反,MP3播放器的价格会被记录在一个上的进步给官方承认无处不在的苹果的更为重要.
在2005年的最后仅仅三个月中全球出售了约140万人.该机构也将监控合法的音乐下载,在去年英国买了2600万.
高科技的购物篮不会完全不平板电视和数码摄像机,这也在今年的名单上.
这些变化及家庭厨房了.生菜沙拉和木斯莉将加入巧克力饼干在旷野的垃圾箱.该机构称,没有什么反对巧克力饼干只不过是这类的价格变动都很足够的代表其他饼干和巧克力产品.
在去年的修补中,冷冻的鸡胸将其添加到列表是连在一起的,并被纳入鸡块.他们将取代冷冻烘焙的鸡肉和冰冷的骨鸡腿.不过,根据该机构,这一切都可以吃的食品将在家中加餐.他们都旧了.根据该机构,英国已变得更令人向往的在它的饮酒习惯.它在家里将监视的价格,三香槟消耗酒盒,以及夜总会瓶装啤酒价格.
从现在开始店内的自助餐厅吃饭也将被记录.全新的购物筐的明显的中产阶级手感再次强调包含一个保姆服务.该机构称：感觉的价格国内服务,包括支付给这样的人是清洁,低估了窗口总消费价格指数.俱乐部将放学后的价格也被记录在名单上.
在娱乐类、文化范畴、水上运动设备,如冲浪板、舢板和有需要的风帆人士.
从现在起将包括快速健康汽车中心的服务.该机构说以提高覆盖的集汽车维修市场.它已经涵盖新二手车价格以及汽油和柴油价格和其他维护成本.
显示它是时尚潮流意识,该机构已经决定调整其监测四分之三的长度的衣服.
男人的和女人的休闲外套变成人类的便装、大衣出门了,因为都是妇女的大衣.
该机构也被否定了棒球帽,随着孩子们的脚上的鞋脱下来,虽然价格的成人凉鞋仍将被记录下来.
基于移民数量的增多已改变了英国人口组成,该机构已经决定包括资金转移的价格从英国钱大街线决策局.
最后但当然不是微不足道的家庭办公室书桌在床边的桌子上取代了家具的范畴.
资料来源:《中国日报》