IN THIS especially bleak midwinter, what better excuse to have a drink and a knees-up than commemorating the birth of Robert Burns, the Scottish ploughman whose demotic verse was perhaps the first dialect version of English to achieve world literary and popular acclaim?
隆冬已至，目之所及，分外萧条；若要开怀畅饮，或者热闹小聚，最光明正大的理由，莫过庆祝罗伯特。彭斯诞辰。这位苏格兰农夫的诗词通俗易懂，可能是第一次英格兰方言韵文得到世界文学的喝彩，大众的喜爱吧。
David Tennant, the stage name of David MacDonald, (born 18 April 1971) is a Scottish actor, from Bathgate, West Lothian, best known as the tenth actor to portray the Doctor in the television series Doctor Who.
大卫麦克唐纳，艺名David Tennant生于1971年4月18日），是一位苏格兰男演员，来自西洛锡安(位于英国的Bathgate，是广为人知的在电视系列剧中扮演某位医生的第十位男演员。
Boy of eighteen; (`buirdly'is a Scottish term; a buirdly lad of twelve).
健壮的摔跤手；高大魁梧的体格；身材强健的男孩的衣服尺寸；18岁的魁梧男孩；（`强健的`是苏格兰语；强健的十二岁的少年）。
Sports -汉英 a beefy wrestler; had a tall burly frame; clothing sizes for husky boys; a strapping boy of eighteen; (`buirdly'is a Scottish term; a buirdly lad of twelve).
健壮的摔跤手；高大魁梧的体格；身材强健的男孩的衣服尺寸；18岁的魁梧男孩；（`强健的`是苏格兰语；强健的十二岁的少年）。
Some Scottish veterans and lawmakers have opposed breaking up the old regiments, which fought together in the Anglo-Boer War in South Africa and both World Wars.
部分苏格兰老兵和议员反对拆散曾在南非英布战争和世界大战服役的旧军团。
The great Scottish plant hunter Robert Fortune, who ended China's tea monopoly by planting Darjeeling on behalf of the British East India Company, visited Bohea during a three-year voyage in the mid-19th century.
伟大的苏格兰植物学家罗伯特·福钦曾代表英国东印度公司种植大吉岭茶，从而结束了中国茶叶的垄断局面，他在19世纪中叶游历3年，期间拜访了武夷山。
It is inherent in the Scottish character.
在英格兰人过去玩过的游戏中，有三种可以说是发源于此地，并具有典型的苏格兰特点—高尔夫球、冰上溜石游戏和简化曲滚球戏。
The Scottish twist on the Bourbon based Mint Julep is well worth the time it takes to make.
苏格兰手法的以波旁为基底的薄荷朱丽浦是值得花费时间作出的。
From a muster roll I found on-line recently, I discovered that the Minutemen from the village of Natick, Massachusetts had English names like Bacon, Irish names like McGrath, Scottish names like Mann, French names like Moulion, German names like Gould, African names like Jehah, and American Indian names like Wamsquam, Obscow, Sooduck, Comecho, and Quapish.
从我在网上找到的这些参战的卷轴中，我发现Natick以及马萨诸塞村子里的义勇兵的英文名字象培根，爱尔兰名字诸如麦格拉思，苏格兰名字象曼，法国名字象Moulion，德国名字象古德，非洲名字象Jehah，以及美国印第安名字如Wamsquam，Obscow，Sooduck，Comecho，and Quapish。
Scottish wood pigeon with cabbage...
苏格兰斑鸠配卷心菜
We drove through Fort Williams and Augustus, as a reciprocation for Mark, I treated them some lunch in a local restaurant. Over there I tried a traditional Scottish cuisine-Haggis, and it was very delicious. After recharging the energy, we moved on again. In a short while, we finally arrived at Loch Ness.
之后我们继续的前进，经过Fort Williams 及Augustus ，我们在路上的小餐馆停下来用餐，趁这个机会我试了最传统道地的一道菜Haggis ，基本上就是把羊的内脏打碎下去蒸，虽然听起来很恶心，但是其实还蛮好吃的。
However, the study also confirms that Vikings settled in large numbers in the Shetland and Orkneys and the far north of the Scottish mainland.
不过，研究也证实，海盗定居在大量的设得兰群岛和Orkneys和远东北部的苏格兰。
Churchill's basically a crazier, Scottish version of Kilgore.
基本上邱杰就是个更疯狂的苏格兰版祈戈。
Famous Names: Desmond's full name is Desmond David Hume. David Hume was an 18th century Scottish philosopher of the Enlightenment.
与《奥德塞》的相通性：《荷马史诗》中的奥德修斯从特洛伊的10年战争后起航返乡，因特洛伊战争中为希腊联军献木马记而冒犯海神波塞冬，在海上遇难，滞留异乡。
Though not as strong defensively as their Scottish counterparts, what they lack in defense they more than make up for with a powerful attack.
就防御能力而言，他们稍逊於苏格兰同侪，但剑剑有进无退，攻击凌厉无匹。
He is the creation of Scottish-born author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
他是苏格兰出生的作家和医生柯南道尔爵士创造的。
The company has a sound seed, seedling breeding system and world-class processing technology, in order to ensure virus-free potato, raspberry and strawberry products such as the annual supply capacity and preservation capability, introduced in 2005 Scottish advanced low-temperature storage technique, is 6000-ton low-temperature storage of virus-free potato has been officially put into use.
公司拥有健全的种薯、种苗繁育体系和国际一流加工工艺，为保证脱毒马铃薯、树莓及草莓等产品的周年供货能力和保鲜能力，2005年引进了苏格兰先进的低温储藏技术，现6000吨级脱毒马铃薯低温储藏库已正式投入使用。
EBay purchased overseas, 10 years quality, perfect Shopping Service: Scottish mobile Matt WriteOn tape.
易趣海外购，10年品质，完美代购：苏格兰移动亚光WriteOn 磁带。
But with the massacre of Scottish clansmen at Colloden in 1746, the conquest of Scotland was complete.
但于1746年Colloden对苏格兰的大屠杀完成了对苏格兰的征服
Tom Gallagher is a longtime student of Scottish politics and a sympathiser with Scottish home rule who now teaches at Bradford University.
如今在布拉德福大学任教的汤姆加拉格尔，是在长期的苏格兰政治的熏陶下成长起来的一名学生。