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联网，英国茶和巧克力。以下是 BBC 记者 Martin Vennard 发回的报道:

For Baloo the bear in The Jungle Book, it was honey, ants, paw paws and prickly pears.

But when it comes to the Great British public, the top four things people couldn't live

without were an internet connection, a television, a cuddle and a trustworthy best  friend.

And while women placed cuddles as their number one 'bare necessity', men were more

into television. For women, chocolate, central heating and a cup of tea all ranked

highly. But for men, a cooked breakfast and a pint of beer were up there. I asked

people on the streets of London what their bare necessities were:

Vox pops of people in London:

My girlfriend. X-box. Cigarettes. Money's the main thing – makes the world go round!

Phone. My family and kids. Freedom, democracy, independence, votes, women's rights.

My kids. Water. My wife I think, that's about the best. Very diplomatic!

Eighty-six per cent of those polled admitted that they overlooked love and friendship in

favour of materialistic things - which could explain why the iPhone helps so many British

people rest at ease when it comes to the bare necessities of life.

Questions

1. True or false? According to the survey, British people don't need a good friend.

2. Name one thing that men said was important, that women didn't.

3. Did a few people or a lot of people overlook love and friendship in this survey?

4. What object helps many British people relax because they can keep in contact

with friends and family?

Vocabulary and definitions：

trustworthy 值得信赖的

bare necessity 基本必需品

ranked highly 排位很高的

up there 被列在前的

polled 投票统计的，抽样调查的

overlooked 忽视了

rest at ease 心满意足

Answers to the questions:

1. True or false? According to the survey, British people don't need a good friend.

Answer: False.

2. Name one thing that men said was important, that women didn't.

Answer: A cooked breakfast, a pint of beer, television.

3. Did a few people or a lot of people overlook love and friendship in this survey?

Answer: A lot of people (86%).

4. What object helps many British people relax because they can keep in contact

with friends and family?

Answer: The iPhone.