英国人眼中的“世界难题”

Its boiling hot outside but freezing in the air conditioned office.

外面热得要死，办公室里冷气又冻得要死。

My wallet wont close because theres too much money in it.

钱太多了，钱包合不起来。

I bought a dishwasher and now spent longer packing and unpacking it than I did washing up.

买了个洗碗机吧，现在把碗收好放进去、洗好再拿出来的总时间比自己洗还长。

Earphones getting tangled up in your bag.

Sometimes we forget just how good weve got it. While we enjoy a lifestyle much more fortunate than some parts of the world， we still find time to moan about those more trivial problems during everyday life.

有时候我们都忘了自己过得有多好，相比起世界上大部分国家的人来说，我们的生活已经非常享受，但我们还有时间去抱怨日常生活中的这些小问题。

耳机线在包包里乱成一团。

Chipped nail varnish.

指甲油部分脱落。

The cleaner takes a day off.

清洁工请了一天假。

Try to keep electricals out of the sun while sunbathing， e.g. phone， camera etc.

又想晒太阳，又不想让手机、相机太烫。

Watch / jewellery cause unsightly tan lines.

晒太阳的时候忘了取下表或首饰，于是有了晒痕。

Spot someone wearing the same outfit as you.

撞衫！！

Squeaky new shoes which hurt while breaking them in.

走起来吱吱响的新鞋子，还磨脚。

Over / under brewed tea.

茶煮过头或没煮够时间。

Remote control batteries have run out.

遥控器没电了。

A disappointing air freshener.

买到不好闻的空气清新剂。

Step on something wet while wearing socks.

穿袜子的时候不小心踩到湿的东西。

Hair sticks to lipstick or lip balm in the slightest breeze.

风轻轻一吹，头发就沾到口红或润唇膏上。

You update your mobile phone and lose all your contacts.

更新了手机，却失去所有的联系人。

Get a fishbone stuck in your throat.

吃鱼喉咙卡到刺。