美國人最愛的五大英倫文化（雙語）
想知道美國人最愛哪些英倫的文化嗎?下面小編爲大家一一揭曉~
DOWNTON ABBEY (AND OTHER TV SHOWS):
唐頓莊園(和其他的電視劇)：
From Doctor Who to Sherlock Holmes, British TV shows are doing well among American audience. Although the success of Game of Thrones shows the appreciation among American viewers for violence and sexuality, Downton Abbey has nonetheless succeeded as a period drama with a completely different appeal. There is just something so quaint and refreshing about these stereotypically British shows, and we Americans love it.
從神祕博士到夏洛克，英劇在美國一直廣受歡迎。儘管權力的遊戲大熱暗示了美國觀衆們對於色情和暴力的癖好，唐頓莊園作爲一部口味截然不同的歷史劇依然大獲成功。這些代表性的英劇總是有幾分讓人耳目一新的精巧，美國人也是愛不釋手。
ONE DIRECTION (AND OTHER BOY BANDS):
單方向樂隊(和其他的男團)：
In the 1960s The Beatles and other pop and rock groups became popular in the United States in a cultural takeover known as the British Invasion. Today we have One Direction, which became the first band to have all four of its releases debut at number one on the American album chart, and fellow boy band The Wanted reached number three on America’s Billboard Hot 100 after the TV show Glee featured one of its songs. And it is not just the boy bands: Coldplay, Adele, and Sam Smith have all dominated America’s Billboard Top 100, and 12 percent of album sales in the US consisted of British artists in 2014.
上世紀60年代，披頭士和其他流行搖滾樂隊在美國風靡一時，被稱作英國的文化入侵。如今我們也有One Direction，這是第一支連續四張專輯首發就佔領美國各大專輯榜單第一位的樂隊!其他類似的男團還有The Wanted，在歡樂合唱團翻唱了他們的一首歌之後，一躍成爲Billboard百首熱歌的第三名。2014年，英國歌手的專輯銷量佔到了美國唱片市場的12%。
(SOME) BRITISH HUMOR (OR AS MUCH AS OUR EGOS CAN TAKE):
(某些)英式幽默(只要我們的自尊心能承受)：
Something about the irony and sarcasm of British humor is finally catching on in the United States. Most of us can appreciate the nice, unoffensive humor of Friends and other crowd-pleasing favorites, but the dry, “too real” feel of British humor can elicit more cringing than giggles. But irony has also crept into our favorites, from Curb Your Enthusiasm and Arrested Development to Family Guy. And while Monty Python always had its cult following, we also made our own version of The Office, mocking the daily lives of office workers.
英式幽默中的諷刺和挖苦終於在美國火起來了!大多數美國人都能接受老友記中友好溫和地幽默，還有其他娛樂大衆的梗。但是那句乾巴巴的“too real”類型的英式幽默更容易引來低聲下氣的諂媚，而不是歡快的笑聲。不過，諷刺也在逐漸變爲我們的最愛：從《抑制熱情》和《發展受阻》到《惡搞之家》。英國喜劇團體蒙提·派森也一直有一批狂熱的粉絲，與此同時我們也有了美國版本的《辦公室》，調侃辦公室白領的日常生活。
THE ROYAL FAMILY:
皇室家族：
Americans have been following the royal family for centuries, from Queen Victoria’s coronation in 1838 to Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer’s marriage in 1981. More recently, we obsessed over the marriage between Prince William and Kate Middleton, following stories and tweeting about the royal engagement, the wedding, her clothes, and the royal baby. Part of this might just be indulging that childhood fascination with castles and royalty, the pomp associated with these royal affairs, and the romance of an ordinary woman becoming royal through the power of love.
美國人關注英國皇室的動態已經數個世紀，從1838年維多利亞女王的加冕禮到查爾斯王子和戴安娜王妃1981年的婚禮。最近，我們對於威廉王子和凱特的婚禮頗爲着迷，時刻關注着故事發展，發推特談論皇室的訂婚、婚禮、王妃的服裝和小王子。這其中的部分原因可能是我們沉醉於兒時對於城堡和皇室的迷戀中，還有和皇家事物相關聯的種種壯麗浮華，當然，還有灰姑娘嫁王子這種童話般的浪漫劇情，讓我們彷彿感受到了真愛的力量。
THE BRITISH MEDIA:
英國媒體：
Americans have plenty of options to get their news, from local papers to national outlets like The Washington Post and ABC News. However, when it comes to international news, Americans often turn to British outlets for an alternative view. After the Iraq war, US traffic to BBC increased by 47% and to the Guardian by 83%. According to a 2014 study from the Pew Research Center, the most trusted news outlets in the United States were the UK’s The Economist and BBC across all ideological groups, while news outlets like The New York Times and Fox News were only trusted by certain ideological groups.
美國人有多樣的渠道可以獲取新聞，從當地報紙到全國性媒體，比如華盛頓郵報和ABC新聞。然而，當我們想看國際新聞時，一般會選擇英國媒體作爲不同意見的參考。在伊拉克戰爭之後，收看BBC的美國觀衆增加了47%，衛報則增加了83%。皮尤研究中心一項2014年的調查顯示，在各種思想羣體中，最受美國人信賴的新聞媒體是英國的經濟學人和BBC，而紐約時報和福克斯新聞僅僅只被某些思想羣體信任。
