英语翻译TheEnglish,asarace,areverydifferentinmanywaysfromallothernationalities,includingtheirclosestneighbors,theFrench,theBelgiansandtheDutch.Itisclaimed（断言）thatlivingonanislandseparatedfromtherestofEurope

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　　TheEnglish,asarace,areverydifferentinmanywaysfromallothernationalities,includingtheirclosestneighbors,theFrench,theBelgiansandtheDutch.Itisclaimed（断言）thatlivingonanislandseparatedfromtherestofEuropehasmuchtodowithit.Whateverthereasonsare,itmaybefairlystatedthattheEnglishmanhasdevelopedmanyattitudesandhabitswhichdistinguish（使区别于）himfromothernationalities.

　　Broadlyspeaking,theEnglishmanisaquiet,shy,reservedpersonwhoisfullyrelaxedonlyamongpeopleheknowswell.Inthepresenceofstrangersorforeignersheoftenseemsrestrained,evenembarrassed（局促不安）.Youhaveonlytowitnessacitytrainanymorningoreveningtoseethetruthofthis.Seriouslookingbusinessmenandwomensitreadingtheirnewspapersorhavingalightsleepinacorner,noonespeaks.Infact,todosowouldseemmostunusual,AnEnglishman,pretendingtobegivingadvicetooverseasvisitors,oncesuggested,“Onenteringarailwaycarriage,shakehandswithallthepassengers.”Needlesstosay,hewasnotbeingserious,Thereisanunwrittenbutclearlyunderstoodcodeofbehaviorwhichifbroken,makesthepersonimmediatelysuspected（怀疑）.