But in both Britain and America it is not polite to ask people how old they are.
但是无论在英国还是美国，询问别人的年龄是不礼貌的。
Neil: The museum's over a hundred years old, so not many people in Britain knew what a walrus looked like – including the taxidermist – so this one's actually much fatter than it should be!
原来如此！霍尼曼博物馆已经有一百多年的历史了，在那个时候没有几个人知道海象长的是什么样子，就连制作标本的师傅也不知道，所以我们看到的这个标本就比他实际的尺寸大了好多。
A new survey compiled for the University of Kent and the charity age Concern showed ageism was rife in Britain where people, on average, see youth as ending at 49 and old age beginning at 65.
一份为肯特大学和“老年问题”慈善机构进行的调查显示英国普遍存在对老年人的歧视。在英国人们普遍认为到49岁就不再年轻了，而65岁是步入老年的标志。
A new survey compiled for the University of Kent and the charity age Concern showed ageism was rife in Britain where people, on average, see youth as ending at 49 and old age beginning at 65.
一份为肯特大学和“老年问题”慈善机构进行的调查显示英国普遍存在对老年人的歧视。在英国人们普遍认为到49岁就不再年轻了，而65岁是步入老年的标志。
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