调查:典型英国人的主要特征
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If your surname is Smith, you got up at 6.45am today and you're planning a summer holiday in Spain, you're not alone.

如果你姓史密斯,今天是6点45分起床的,正在筹划去西班牙度假,那你并不是个特例。

Mr and Mrs Average: The typical British family holidays in Spain, according to a new survey
Mr and Mrs Average: The typical British family holidays in Spain, according to a new survey

A study has provided a snapshot(快照) of the typical Briton in terms of name, spending and lifestyle.

And its revelations that the average adult is most likely to be called Smith, drive a Ford1 Fiesta and take a Spanish holiday suggest that there is little to choose between most of us now and in the 1970s and 80s.

The analysis of just over one million customers by insurance(保险) giant Aviva came up, not unsurprisingly, with Smith as the most popular surname, followed by Jones and Williams.

We will rise each day between 6.30am and 7am before leaving our home - most commonly called The Cottage - before driving to work. As a family we are most likely to have a Fiesta, however increasingly there are two cars on the drive. The second most common choices are a Vauxhall Astra and a Vauxhall Corsa.

Most often, Mr or Mrs Smith will eat their lunch at their desk, and recreation(娱乐,消遣) is most likely to include shopping for clothes rather than exercise.

The vast majority of us - 71 per cent - do not go to the gym, cycle, jog or swim even once a week.

While far-flung holidays to the Far East, the Caribbean or even Australia are more common than a generation ago, the research found that Spain remains2 the favorite option. Florida is also popular for those who can stretch(伸展,张开) their finances.

Despite the boom in housing estates and city centre apartments blocks, the average home remains an Edwardian three-bed detached property.

And the trappings of electronic gadgets3, jewellery and clothes accumulated(累积) over the years will have an average value of £28,000.

The most common items in home insurance claims over the past year were 32in Toshiba televisions, Samsung laptop computers and Sony PlayStation games consoles.



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1 Ford KiIxx     
n.浅滩,水浅可涉处;v.涉水,涉过
参考例句:
  • They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上,所以我们只能涉水过河。
  • If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪,必须极度小心。
2 remains 1kMzTy     
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
参考例句:
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
3 gadgets 7239f3f3f78d7b7d8bbb906e62f300b4     
n.小机械,小器具( gadget的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Certainly. The idea is not to have a house full of gadgets. 当然。设想是房屋不再充满小配件。 来自超越目标英语 第4册
  • This meant more gadgets and more experiments. 这意味着要设计出更多的装置,做更多的实验。 来自英汉非文学 - 科学史
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