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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandChapter 1 Geography, People and Language 全名: theUnited Kingdom of Great Britain（大不列颠联合王国） and Northern Ireland（北爱尔兰） .由成千上万的小岛组成（theBritish Isles）. 两大岛屿：Great Britain（大不列颠） and Ireland（爱尔兰）The River Thames (second longest and mostimportant), originates（起源于） in southwestern England -North Sea. Scotland ( Edinburgh爱丁堡 ) importantriver:Clyde River kilts（苏克兰小短裙）Wales( Cardiff加迪夫，著名港口 ). The Severn River is thelongest river of Britain-flow through western England.Northern Ireland (Belfast贝尔法斯特，首府) LoughNeagh-the largest lake in the British Isles.Climate: temperate, with warm summers, cool wintersand plentiful precipitation(降雨量)，冬暖夏凉，降雨充沛Three major features: winter fog, rainy day,instability 冬天多雾，常年多雨，天气不定 London-Buckingham Palace（白金汉宫）, Guildhall (市政厅), St. Pauls Cathedral（圣保罗大教堂）, The TowerBridge of London（伦敦塔桥） The majority of the population isdescendants of the Anglo-Saxons, a Germanic people from Europe.大部分的人口是盎格鲁-撒克逊人的后裔，从欧洲来的日耳曼人 Most people in Wales and Scotland aredescendants of the Celtic people, including the Irish people威尔士和苏格兰的大多数人都是凯尔特人的后裔，包括爱尔兰人English belongs to the Indo-European familyof languages. English is in the Germanic group.英语属于日耳曼语语系Germanic group: East Germanic, NorthGermanic, West Germanic. English evolved from the West Germanic group.日耳曼语系：东日耳曼语，北日耳曼语，西日耳曼语。英语从西日耳曼语中发展。1、Old English: was influenced by Old Norse spoken by the Vikings and was relatedto the German and Dutch languages.受古代维京人所说的古斯坎德纳威亚语影像并和德语法语密切相关.was ended with the Norman Conquest, when the language was influenceby the French-speaking Normans.古英语时代结束于说法语的诺曼人的征服2、Middle English: William the Conqueror invaded and conquered and the Anglo-Saxons(Numerous French words came into the English vocabulary)征服者威廉入侵并征服和盎格鲁-撒克逊人（大量的法语词汇进入英语词汇）3、Modern English(15 century): William Caxton brought standardization to English, andspelling and grammar became fixed. The first dictionary published in 1604.Samuel Johnson: A Dictionary of the English Language was influential in astandard form of spelling.卡克斯顿威廉带来了标准化的英语，并成为固定的拼写和语法。第一本字典发表于1604。约翰逊塞缪尔：一本英文字典是有影响的一种标准形式的拼写。Standard English is based on the speech of theupper class of southeastern England. It is also called “the QueensEnglish” or “BBC English”. A third of worlds population use English.标准英语是基于英国东南部的讲话的。它也被称为“女王的英语”或“英国广播公司英语”。三分之一的世界人口使用英语。Chapter 2 History 1. 有记录的历史起始于55BC,JuliusCaesar（凯撒大帝）and his Roman troops invaded the island. 410年, Germanic（日耳曼人）进攻罗马，结束了罗马的统治2. CelticSpain and France 凯尔特人西班牙和法国Anglo-SaxonGermanic Tribes盎格鲁-撒克逊日耳曼部落3. Norman Conquest（诺曼征服） of England marked the establishment of feudalism（封建制度）4. Henry II 建立 rule ofthe House of Anjou(安茹王朝) inEngland, 亦称为the House of Plantagenet(金雀花王朝). He improved the courts of justice, introduce the jury system andinstitutionalized common law.他改进了法院的公正，介绍了陪审制度和制度化的普通法。5. The Magna Ca (大宪章）：英国宪政的基础 the foundation of the British constitutionalism6. Henry III wages wars. The outraged nobles, led by Simon deMontfort, drafted the Provision of Oxford(牛津条约) tolimit the Kings power by calling regular meetings of 15-member Privy Council(枢密院).由Simon de Montfort率领的贵族，起草提供牛津（牛津条约）通过调用15名枢密院会议限制国王的权力（枢密院） Simon de Montfort facilitated the modern idea of arepresentative parliament.西蒙·德·蒙特福特促进了现代有代表性的议会。7.The Wars of the Roses: the House of York( white rose) and theHouse of Lancaster( red rose)winner. Henry Tudor became King Henry VII and startedthe rule of the House of Tudor.约克（白玫瑰）和兰开斯特家族（红玫瑰）赢家。亨利都铎国王亨利七世，开始了都铎王朝的统治8. In 1584, King Henry VIII issued the Act of Supremacy 至尊法案. In 1651, Cromwell destroyed Charles IIs army,which marked the end of the Civil Wars. In 1660 Parliament decidedto restore Charles II to the throne which put an end to theCommonwealth.1584，国王亨利八世颁布至尊法案至上的行为。在1651，克伦威尔摧毁了查尔斯二世的军队，这标志着内战结束。在1660届议会决定恢复查尔斯二世的王位，这将结束了英联邦。9. 在1688，光荣革命（Glorious Revolution）发生。在1689年，议会通过了人权法案（ the Bill of Rights）。10.19世纪中期，工业革命完成。11. The British Empire began with thecolonization of Newfoundland in 1583. By the end of 19thcentury, theBritish Empire included about 1/4 ofthe global population and the worlds landmass.大英帝国开始与纽芬兰殖民1583。在第十九世纪末，英帝国包括了1 / 4的世界人口和世界的陆地。12. South African is the fourth self-government dominion of the British Empireafter Canada, Australia and New Zealand.南非是继加拿大、澳大利亚和新西兰之后的第四个自治领。Chapter 3 Government and the Commonwealth 1. Britain is a parliamentary democracy 议会制民主with aconstitutional monarchy君主立宪制.The British Constitution is made up of Statutory law 成文法,制定法（the mostimportant） passed by parliament Common law 判例法，普通法 customsor legal precedentsConventions 习惯法，衡平法 not legally exist, but still vital3. TheKing or Queens role is ceremonial, unpolitical and symbolic4. The House of commons（下议院）三大职能The mostimportant is drafting new laws. 立法to scrutinize, criticize andrestrain the actions of the government 约束政府to influence the future government policy影像未来政策6. The parliament: a two-party system两党制7. Three main parties: The Conservative Party保守党, The Labor Party工党, The Liberal Democrats自由民主党. 获得下议院半数以上投票的党派成为执政党8. The Queen of Britain is considered the head of the Commonwealth. Theheadquarters are all located in London.英国女王被认为是英联邦的元首（然并卵，只是个代言人而已）。总部都设在伦敦。Chapter 4 Economy1. By the 19th century, the British economy had produced 1/3 ofthe worlds manufactured goods.十九世纪，英国独揽世界三分之一成品2. In order to separate politicsand economic policy, Tony Blair made the Bank of England independent. Hisgovernment was successful in limiting government spending, keepinginflation under control and reducing unemployment.为了独立的政治和经济政策，布莱尔让英国央行独立。他的政府是成功的限制政府开支，控制通货膨胀，减少失业率。3. Important crops are wheat, barley, sugar beet and potatoes.The major fishing areas are the North Sea, the English Channel, the waters offthe Irish coast and the sea area between Britain and Iceland.重要的农作物有小麦、大麦、甜菜和土豆。主要的捕鱼区是北海，英吉利海峡，爱尔兰海岸和英国和冰岛之间的海域。4. Major source of energy: coal mining, oil industry (relativelynew), nuclear power能源的主要来源：煤炭开采，石油工业（相对较新），核电5. Three principal financial centers三大金融中心: London, Tokyo, New York6. Tourism: Stonehenge, Windsor Castle. Britain is one of theworlds largest centers for international conference.最大国际会议中心7. Export出口 partners: Germany, the United Stated, theNetherland, FranceImport进口 partner:Germany, the United Stated, the Netherland, ChinaChapter 5 Education, Media and Holidays1. Before 1870, education was voluntary andschools were set by the church. 1870年之前教育是自愿的，教堂开设学校20th century later on, government take responsibility for education二十世纪以后，政府承担教育2. Four stages: primary初中: 5-11 secondary高中: 11-16 further education两年以上高中-16 two more years in preparation for higher education higher education高等教育-183. Two parallel school system State system国家制度 93% free to all children between 5-16 years old Independent system独立制度 7% independent tuition feesand curriculum4. Further Education At 16: National examination国考 GCSE(Certificate of Secondary Education) 中等教育证书to leave or continue Sixth form (2 years): 3 or 4 subjects A-level( General Certificate of Education-Advanced)foruniversities admittances(academic)普通教育高级证书 GNVQ( General National Vocational Qualification)forvocational training全国通用职业资格证书5. Recruitment based on: Grades of A-levels, schoolrefences, interview招聘基于：普通教育高级证书，学校推荐和面试6. Mostly funded by central government grants except university of BuckinghamB.A/B.SM.A/M.SDoctoral degree3 years1-2years3-5yearsOxford is the oldest university in the English-speaking world.7. For most British people, a day begins with the morning newspaper and endswith television.Quality PressTabloidsFormatLarge-size paperSmallerTopicPolitical and social importance, high cultureScandals and gossipStyleSerious, in-depthShort, easy to readReaderWell-educated, middle-classThe common peopleExampleThe TimesThe News of the World, The Sun on Sunday8. The Observer the worlds oldest Sunday newspaper最老周日报The Times one of Britains oldest and influential newspaper 英国最老最有影响力的报纸THREE BIG: The Times, The guardian, The DailyTelegraph 三巨头：时代，卫报，每日电讯报 9. BBC: The British Broadcasting Corporation, excel in documentaries英国广播公司BSkyB: Britains top pay-television provider英国天空广播公司，顶级付费10. Three Christmas traditions: Christmas pantomime QueensChristmas message Boxing Day (falls on the day after Christmas) 圣诞三传统：圣诞哑剧女王的圣诞致辞节礼日（落在圣诞节后一天）11. Trooping the Color (in June), known as the Queens Birthday Parade 女王生日游行、Chapter 6 Literature 1. The old English: the epic Beowulf : folklegend of Anglo-Saxons盎格鲁-撒克逊人的民间传说Middle English: Geoffrey Chaucer, the first court poet TheCanterbury Tales杰弗里乔叟，第一个宫廷诗人坎特伯雷故事集2. Renaissance 文艺复兴莎士比亚代表作：Romeo and Juliet（罗密欧和朱丽叶）Hamlet（哈姆雷特）Othello（奥赛罗）King Lear（李尔王）Macbeth（麦克白）Alexander Pope：An Essayon Criticism（批评论）, the greatest English poet of the classical school3. Jonathan Swift Gullivers Travels 格列佛游记Daniel Defoe RobinsonCrusoe 鲁滨逊漂流记4. William Wordsworth, passive Romanticism Lake poetsSecond generation of Romanticism George Gordon Byron5. It was in the Victorian Era that the novel became the leading form ofliteratureTheUnited States of AmericaChapter 8 Geography and People 1. The United States consist of 48 contiguous statesin NorthAmerica, plus Alaska, and Hawaii.四十八个州+阿拉斯加半岛&夏威夷群岛Alaska: largest area全美最大 Rhode罗德岛中: smallest area Texas德克萨斯州: the largest state on the mainland本土最大2. New England is the Europeans first settlement, includingHarvard, Yale and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)新英国是欧洲人的第一个解决的问题，包括哈佛、耶鲁和麻省理工学院（麻省理工）3. Climate: temperate, with some mild subtropical zones 温带&温和的亚热带4. Major Cities: New York thecommercial, financial and entertainment center. ( the biggest city)商业金融娱乐中心San Francisco a center of oil-refining, chemicals, commerce,finance and shipping industry 炼油、化工、商业、金融和航运业的中心Los Angeles second largest city, whereHollywood好莱坞 is locatedChicago “theWindy City”风城 is the nations third largest city5. The longest river: Mississippi River, the longest in the world 密西西比河，也是世界上最长的河The Great Lakes: from west to east 由西向东Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, & LakeOntarioLake Michigan belongs to USA. The other 4 belongto both USA & Canada密歇根湖，休伦湖，伊利湖和安大略湖，密歇根湖属于美国，其他4个属于美国和加拿大Chapter 9 History 1. It is traditionally believed that the first Americans were Indians,descendants of the Mongoloid people in Asia.传统意义上来说第一个美国人是印第安人，亚洲黄种人的后裔2. In 1781, the United States of America won its independence美国独立In 1863, Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which granted freedom to all slaves. 1863年林肯解放黑奴 Turning point: Gettysburg 意义：解放黑奴，统一美国美国独立战争：原因：1 殖民地要求更多自主权，the people inthe colonies wanted morepower。2 波士顿倾茶事件，the Boston TeaParty，1773过程第一届大陆会议，the First continental Congress，1774年九月，Philadelphia费城莱克星顿的枪声，Lexington Shot第二次大陆会议，the Second continental Congress，1775，确立中央政府began 头assume the functions of a national government。汤姆杰克逊通过独立宣言（Declaration）Civil War（内战）1) 奴隶制成为中心 The issue of slavery became，in American politics，economics and culturallife，the central point of contention。2) 林肯当总统，南方要独立。3) 奴隶解放宣言emancipation proclamation4) Lee surrendered to the Northmarked，（Lee 投降）内战结束5) 战后资本主义发展迅速World War （19141918） 原因：1 The Germans announced that submarines were to beused to sink ships going to England，which would greatlyinjure American trade.2 Germany promised the Mexicans a chance to regainits lost territory by going to war against America.3 After more than two years of fighting,both sidesgrew weary.World War （19391949） 原因：the Japanese air raid on Pearl Harbor影像：美国发了一笔战争财，成为西方最强大的国家Franklin D.Roosevelt:the New Deal 1933.罗斯福新政Spring of 1947，Truman：Truman Doctrine杜鲁门主义1949，美国和西方国家成立the NorthAthletic Treaty Organization北大西洋公约组织The VietnamWar（19541975）Begin：Eisenhower continue：John F.Kennedy end:NixonChapter 10GovernmentConstitutionThe Constitution of the United States，basic law of the land.In PhiladelphiaDrawn up in 1787, Came into effect in 1789. separation of powers, check and balances;分权以制衡 the federal government had the only powers specified inthe constitution;联邦政府在宪法的唯一权利 The constitution goes first;宪法第一 All men are equal.人人平等Qualifications for being a senator:参议员当选条件 over 30 years old; a US citizen for at least 9 years;公民做满九年 resident in the state from which he is elected.在所在州当选Qualifications for being a representative:参议员代表当选条件 at least 25 years old; a US citizen for no less than 7 years; 公民做七年 serve for a term of two years.任职两年donkey representing the Democratic Party and an elephant representing theRepublican Party民主党驴 共和党象The Democratic Partyliberal;Leading party before the civil war民主党：南北战争时期The Republican Party conservative;Abraham Lincoln: the first presidentfrom the Republican Party 共和党-保守党；亚伯拉罕-林肯：共和党第一任总统Foreign policy Neutrality Containment and Intervention外交政策中立性遏制与干预Nixon administrations historic stepcloser ties with Communist countries：尼克松政府与共产党的历史性一步New relationship with Chinathe most dramatic move;Nixon first US President to visit Beijing;中国最具戏剧性的关系-尼克松-首位美国总统访问北京；Chapter 11 Economy美国是世界上最大的工业国家History ofAmerican economyColonial economy-farming economy-industrial economy殖民地经济农业经济工业经济