1·It owns most of the Scilly Isles, the Oval cricket ground in London and Dartmoor prison.
它拥有大部分的锡利群岛、位于伦敦的椭圆形板球场和达特·穆尔监狱。
2·In the folklore of the British Isles, fairies are not the innocuous Tinkerbell creatures they are usually thought to be today.
在不列颠群岛的民间传说中，仙灵并不是我们今天认为的没有危害的小仙女。
3·Officially, the longest war in history was between theNetherlands and the Isles of Scilly, which lasted from 1651 to 1986.There were no casualties。
据官方记载，历史上最长的战争是荷兰与锡利群岛之间的战争，从1651年持续到1986年，但没有一例人员伤亡。
4·In the UK, spring will arrive a month earlier in 40 years' time thanks to the warming oceans around British Isles, new study predicts.
一项最新的研究预测，在英国，由于不列颠群岛四周的海洋变暖，40年之后，英国的春天将提前一个月来临。
5·He caused a 27 sensation in December 2005 when he beat Nuggets Steve Davis to win the UK Open. Ding became the first ever player from outside the British Isles to win the UK Championship.
2005年12月，他打败绰号“天然金块”的史蒂夫·戴维斯，赢得英国公开赛冠军，引起一番轰动，成为首位来自英伦群岛之外赢取英国斯诺克锦标赛的球手。