GREAT BRITAIN
英语国家概况
英语国家概况-Land and peopleI. Different Names for Britain and its Parts英国的不同名称及其各组成部分1.Geographical names: the British Isles, Great Britain and England.地理名称：不列颠群岛，大不列颠和英格兰。
2. Official name: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.官方正式名称：大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国。
3. The British Isles are made up of two large islands-Great Britain (the larger one) and Ireland, and hundreds of small ones.不列颠群岛由两个大岛—大不列颠岛（较大的一个）和爱尔兰岛，及成千上万个小岛组成。
4.Three political divisions on the island：England, Scotland and Wales.大不列颠岛上有三个政治区：英格兰、苏格兰和威尔士。
(1) England is in the southern part of Great Britain. It is the largest, most populous section.英格兰位于大不列颠岛南部，是最大，人口最稠密的地区。
(2) Scotland is in the north of Great Britain. It has three natural zones (the Highlands in the north; the Central lowlands; the south Uplands) Capital: Edinburgh 苏格兰位于大不列颠的北部。
英语国家概况(汉英对照)
英语国家概况A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIESPart One The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland第一部分大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国第一章国土与人民Chapter 1 Land and PeopleⅠ.英国的不同名称及其区域1。
Different Names for Britain and its Parts人们说到英国时常常使用不同的名称：不列颠、大不列颠、英格兰、不列颠群岛、联合王国等。
这些名称一样吗?还是有所区别？When people refer to Britain, they often use different names such as Britain, GreatBritain， England, the British Isles, the United Kingdom or the U.K. Do they mean the same thing？ Or are theydifferent？严格地讲,不列颠诸岛、大不列颠和英格兰都是地理名称。
它们并不是这个国家的正式名称。
不列颠诸岛是由两个大岛和几百个小岛组成的。
两个大岛是不列颠岛和爱尔兰岛,其中不列颠岛较大,它与爱尔兰岛的北部一北爱尔兰构成联合王国.因此，联合王国的正式国名是大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国。
但一口气说出这么长的国名太费事,因此，人们就说不列颠，联合王国或简单地说UK。
这是不列颠岛上的一个国家，首都是伦敦。
另外还有一个国家，叫爱尔兰共和国或称爱尔兰，也位于不列颠岛上.它占据了爱尔兰岛的其余部分，在岛的南部。
1949 年始爱尔兰独立，首都是都柏林。
Strictly speaking, the British Isles,Great Britain and England are all geographical names. They are not the official name of the country。
欧洲国家'英国_介绍
英国
Let’s go and learn something about England……
ABOUT NAME
• 英语全称：The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 简称：英国（The United Kingdom）或不列颠（Britain）。 • 由于历史、民族等原因，由英格兰、北爱尔兰、威尔 士、苏格兰四国组成联合王国，首都仍在英格兰首都伦敦， 主体还是英格兰，所以习惯上称英国（本来英国专指英格 兰England）。
语言 面积 人口
官方语言为英语（English）（非法定）。此外，还有威尔士语 • • • • • • • • • （Welsh）、爱尔兰盖尔语（Irish Gaelic）、阿尔斯特苏格兰语（Ulster Scots）、苏格兰盖尔语（Scottish Gaelic）、康沃尔语（Cornish）为英 国各地区 的官方语言。 面积 244,820平方公里（世界国家和地区第79名）。其中水域面积占1.34%。 人口 60,943,912（2008年统计），人口密度246人/平方公里
ABOUT FLAG
英国国旗呈横长方形，长与宽之比为2：1。为 “米”字旗，由深蓝底色和红、白色“米”字组 成。旗中带白边的红色 英国国旗 正十字代表英格兰守护神圣乔治，白色交叉十字 代表苏格兰守护神圣安德鲁，红色交叉十字代表 爱尔兰守护神圣帕特里克。此旗产生于1801年， 是由原英格兰的白地红色正十旗、苏格兰的蓝地 白色交叉十字旗和爱尔兰的白地红色交叉十字旗 重叠而成。
The British museum is a human cultural heritage which is famous for collecting the Ancient relics ,the Greek statue and the Egyptian mummy.It is one of the world's largest and most famous museum.
第5、6周：英国1
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandA complicated country with a complicated nameThe full name of the country: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland（大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国）It includes 4 parts within the one nation state: the island of Great Britain is made up of England, Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland.A complicated name:•Britain•The United Kingdom the shortened names•The UK•British Isles:Great Britain or Britain: EnglandScotlandWalesNorthern IrelandIreland: northern part (1/6) and the Republic of Ireland (the only land border)The map of BritainUnion Jack（英国国旗）The flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is sometimescalled the Union Jack.Population distribution:Britain has a population of about 60 millions (World No. 22) and it is very unevenly distributed. 90% of the population is urban and only 10% is rural. The population of Britain is made up mainly of the English (81.5%), the Scottish (9.6%), the Welsh (1.9%), the Irish (2.4%), the Northern Irish (1.8%) and other peoples (2.8%).Land Area: 244,820 square kilometers (World No. 78)Political system：constitutional monarchy （君主立宪制）Head of State: King: Elizabeth IIHeads of Government: Prime Minister:David CameronWhy do people always think that the Britain is a multiracial（多民族的）society?A multiracial society: different immigrants with different culture, a different class –economic difference between north and south.A significant role of London:London:London is the largest city located in the south of the UK. It is the capital of the country. It is a huge weight in Britain’s economic and cultural life. So it's dominant in Britain in all sorts of ways. It's the cultural and business centre and the headquarters of the vast majority of Britain's big companies. It is the home to all the major newspapers, TV stations, and with far and away the widest selection of galleries, theatres and museums, it’s not only the financial centre of the nation,but also one of the three major international financial centers in the world.（New York, Hong Kong）Class system in British societyClass system is more important in the UK than in other countries. About half the British population would claim themselves to be middle-class and half working class. However, there are subdivisions: those unskilled office-workers and skilled well-paid manual workers are called lower middle-class and doctors and lawyers and so on who have relatively high incomes and high status profession is called upper middle-class. Class divisions are not simply economic; they are cultural as well. People of different classes may differ in the kind of newspaper they read, in the way they speak and in the kind of education they receive. One of the distinctive features about the British class system is that it retains a hereditary aristocracy(世袭贵族).British society is often seen as a society in which "class" is more important than in other countries. This is true to a certain extent in that there exist broad groups within society which share types of employment, income levels, and certain cultural characteristics But important the idea of "class" is that it makes a difference to an individual's "life-chances" which group or class he or she is born into. So if a middle-class couple (perhaps a doctor and a teacher) have a child it is more likely that that child will also acquire middle-class education, employment and income levels, than will the child of working-class factory workers. This is certainly the case in the UK, though it should be stressed that it is far from impossible for the working-class child to acquire middle-class status: alt is simply statistically much more unlikely than for his middle-class school-friend.If asked, about half the British population would describe themselves as middle-class,and half as working-class. Employment would be the main guide they would use: manual (or blue-collar") workers would usually call themselves working-class and office (or "white collar'') workers would usually call themselves middle-class. However there is a hazy area around unskilled office-work and skilled well-paid manual work which leads to sub-divisions such as "lower middle-class" being used; and the term "upper middle-class" might be used to describe doctors and lawyers and so on who have relatively high incomes and high-status professions especially in families with long traditions of such employment? This would differentiate them from the majority of middle-class people today, most of whom have working class parents or grand-parents. This reflects the huge expansion of the middle-class over the twentieth century, and especially since 1945, when more equal social policies were adopted by the government.How does the British climate influence characters of English people?Other countries have a climate; in England we have weather. This statement, often made by Englishmen to describe the peculiar meteorological( [,mi:tiərə'lɔdʒikəl] 气象的) conditions of their country, is both revealing and true. It is revealing because in it we see the Englishman insisting once again that what happens in England is not the same as what happens elsewhere.In no country other than England, can one experience four seasons in the course of a single day!In England one can experience almost every kind of weather except the most extreme. The snag（障碍）is that we never can be sure when the different types of weather will occur. This uncertainty about the weather has had a definite effect upon the Englishman’s character; it tends to make him cautious. The foreigner may laugh when hesees the Englishman setting forth on a brilliantly sunny morning wearing a raincoat and carrying an umbrella, but he may well regret his laughter later in the day! The English weather has also helped to make the Englishman adaptable. It has been said that one of the reasons why the English colonized so much of the world was that, whatever the weather conditions they met abroad, they had already experienced something like them at home!How do you describe the land features of Great Britain?The United Kingdom is bordered on the south by the English Channel, which separates it from the continent of Europe. It is bordered on the east by the North Sea and on the west by the Irish Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The United Kingdom’s only land border with another nation is between Northern Ireland and Ireland. It can be divided into two majornatural regions-the highland zone and the lowland zone. The highland zone is an area of high hills and mountains in the north and west. Wales, Scotland, and parts of England are located in the highland zone. The parts of England in the highland zone include the Pennine Chain（奔宁山脉）of mountains, extending down into northern England and into the southwestern peninsula. The Pennine Chain is sometimes called the backbone of England. The lowland one in the south and east consists mostly of rolling plains （波状平原）. The zones are divided by an imaginary line running through England from the River Exe（埃克斯河）on the southwest coast to the mouth of the River Tees（蒂斯河）on the northeast coast.The lowland zone has a milder climate and better soils for farming. Historically, most people in Britain have lived in the lowland zone rather than in the harsher highland zone. The metropolis of London and most ofBritain's large cities are located in the lowland zone.Since Britain has a moist climate with much rainfall, rivers and lakes are numerous. The Thames（泰晤士河）and the Severn（塞文河）are the longest rivers in Britain and are almost equal in length. The Severn flows south out of the mountains of central Wales to the Bristol Channel（布里斯托儿海峡）at Bristol. The Thames provides water to the city of London and is used to carry commercial freight.Great Britain's coastline is highly irregular, with many bays and inlets（水湾）that provide harbors and shelters for ships and boats. Coastal made involving ships sailing along the coast has been carded（整治）on since ancient times. The Western coast is characterized by cliffs and rocky headlands （岬）What are the main characters of Britishcountryside?Although Britain is quite small and has a large population, there are still a lot of fields and trees between towns, and even from the biggest cities it's not difficult to get to the countryside.Much of the countryside is of course farmland but there are often paths through the fields, called public footpaths. There is also plenty of wilder country you can get to, and much of this is in National Parks and National Forest Parks.Something you may notice about the British countryside is that in many areas it changes a lot in a short distance. In fact, the changing view is one of the nicest things about traveling through Britain.Northern Ireland has first-class golf courses（高尔夫球场）and places for fishing, walking and water sports. Castles, cottages, places where famous people have lived, things built before history was written and houseswhere things are kept as they were in the past. If you’re interested in churches, there are thousands of all kinds, from cathedrals（大教堂）to little country churches.Environmental protectionEnvironmental protection is an important issue in the United Kingdom. As a highly populated and technologically advanced nation grows, the environment suffers. The United Kingdom, along with other prospering nations, has contributed funds and expertise toward global efforts to preserve the environment. In 1997, 20.5% of the United Kingdom was protected by national parks, regional parks, and smaller protected areas.Britain has become an urbanized nation. The cities played very important role in the development of economy.Race1. majority of recent immigrants: South Asia—India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka and Caribbean countries—Jamaica and Trinidad (特立尼达岛)2. Effects--- Positive: has greatly enriched British culture—food, music, writings, religion--- Negative: ethnic relations have tensed: the local people view the newcomers as a threat to their way of living; and despite much official action to minimize racism, both subtle and overt oppression remains. The immigrant population is not well-off economically. They face problems of unemployment, under-representation（代表性不足）in politics and unfair treatment by police and justice system.HousingI. the similarities between the UK and the US, between UK and the rest of Europe1. Like the housing system in the US and thewealthy English-speaking commonwealth, the UK has a very high proportion of owner occupation, which means that the people own the house they live in. (in the UK, 65% of the homes are owner-occupied)2. Like the more socially-oriented societies of the rest of Europe, the UK has a large scale provision of public housing.(与较为重视义务的其他欧洲国家有一个共同之处：大规模提供公共住宅)Owner-occupation（业主自住）It means that people own the homes they live in. The UK has a very high proportion of owner-occupation –about 65% of the homes are owner-occupied. This is a higher proportion than in most of Europe.II. 4 main types of British home---flats（公寓）: usually in modern multi-storey purpose-built buildings(多层住宅楼). They are often publicly owned and not usuallyregarded as the most desirable kind of home. But certain large flats fashionable areas may be high status and very expensive.---terraced houses（一排连起来的房子）: refer to those individual two-storey houses built joining on to each other at each side in a terrace or row. They often have two rooms downstairs and two bedrooms upstairs, plus a small kitchen and bathroom in a projection (突出部分) at the back. These kinds of houses are most common in inner-city areas.---the “semi” (semi-detached houses两户相连的住宅): a semi-detached house is joined to another house only on one side, so that they stand together in pairs. This kind of house usually has two floors, with a small garden at the front, a larger one at the back and a garage at the side. They first became popular in the 1920s and 30s. These kinds of houses are usually found in suburban areas.---detached houses（独立式住宅）: the most desirable houses for the British people to livein. They usually stand alone with garden on all sides separating them a little from their neighbours. It might be one-storey house, called bungalow (带走廊的平房:an Indian word) or two. Theses houses are usually built in the suburban areas.* Many unremarkable, dull-looking, houses from the front might conceal a well-tended, flower-filled back-garden. (许多从前面看上去不显眼，甚至毫无特色的房子，也许屋后就藏着一个料理得很好，种满了花草的后院). The garden is often fenced, or marked off with high hedges, which may reflect a greater desire for privacy.Character and manner1. English reserve(1) English reserve is the best known quality of the British, and in particular of the English, to other Europeans.(2) The English are on the whole reserved: they do not talk very much to strangers, do notshow much emotion, and seldom get excited.(3) This reluctance to communicate with others is an unfortunate quality in some ways, since it tends to give the impression of coldness. People of the North and West, especially the Welsh, are much less reserved than those of the South and East.2. English modesty(1) English modesty is a quality closely related to English reserve.(2) Within their heart, the English are perhaps no less conceited than anybody else, but in their relations with others they value at least a show of modesty.(3) Self- praise is felt to be ill-bred, and the English are typical of self-deprecation.3. English sense of humor(1) English sense of humor is a quality that is similar to English modesty. Its starting point is self-deprecation（自嘲，过分谦虚）, and itsgreat enemy is conceit.(2) Its ideal is to laugh at oneself--at one’s own faults, one's own failures and embarrassments, even at one's own ideals.(3) It is an attitude to life rather than the mere ability to laugh at jokes. This attitude is never cruel or disrespectful or malicious.4. English sportsmanship(1) Sportsmanship is an English ideal that is highly valued in Britain.(2) Sportsmanship is the ability to practice a sport in obedience to its rules, while also showing generosity to one's opponent and good temper in defeat.(3) Sportsmanship as an ideal is applied to life in general. This is proved by the number of sporting terms used in ordinary speech.Questions for thought and Answers：1.To other Europeans, what is the best known quality of the British, and of theEnglish in particular?To other Europeans, the best known quality of the British and of the English in particular, is "reserve".2. What is a reserved person supposed to be?A reserved person is one who does not talk very much to strangers, does nor show much emotion, and seldom gets excited.3. Why is it difficult to get to know a reserved person?Because a reserved person never tells you anything about himself and you may work with him for years without even knowing where he lives, how many children he has, and what his interests are.4. What is the general attitude toward loud speech in Britain?Loud speech is considered ill-bred in Britain.5. What impression does the reluctance of the English to communicate with othersgive? What is the reality?The reluctance to communicate with others tends to give the impression of coldness, and it is true that the English (except perhaps in the North) are not noted for their generosity and hospitality. On the other hand, they are perfectly human behind their barrier of reserve, and may be quite pleased when a friendly stranger or foreigner succeeds for a time in breaking the barrier down.6. Who are less reserved in Britain?People of the North and West, especially the Welsh, are much less reserved than those of the South and East.7. What is the quality closely related to English reserve?Closely related to English reserve is English modesty.8. What is the general attitude towards self-praise in Britain?Self-praise is felt to be ill-bred in Britain.9. What impression does the Englishself-deprecation, mixed with their reserve, produce?The English self-deprecation, mixed with their reserve, often produces a sort of general air of indifference which appears to foreigners as a pose, difficult to understand and irritating.10. What is the starting point of the English sense of humor? What is its great enemy?The starting point of the English sense of humour is self-deprecation, .and its great enemy is conceit.11. What is the ideal of the English sense of humour?The ideal of the English sense of humour is the ability to laugh at oneself at one's own faults, one's own failure and embarrassment, even at one's own ideal.12. What is sportsmanship?Sportsmanship is the ability to practice a sport in obedience to its rules, while also showing generosity to one’s opponent and good temper in defeat.13. Whom does the middle class consist of?The middle class consists chiefly of well-to do business men and professional people of all kinds.14. Who does the working class consists of?The working class consists chiefly of manual and unskilled workers15. What is the most obvious difference between the working class and the middle classThe most obvious difference between the working class and the middle class is their accent.16. What kind of accent do middle-class people use? What is the characteristic of the accents used by typical Working-class people?Middle-class people use slightly varying kinds of "received pronunciation（标准发音）" which is the kind of English spoken by BBC announcers and taught to overseas pupils, while typical working-class people speak inmany different local accents which are generally felt to be uneducated.17. Why is it almost impossible to describe an English family in general?The concept of the English family is an elastic（有弹性的，灵活的）one. Their languages are different, and their wealth and class origins are also different.18. How do you understand "Marriage signifies the beginning of a new and independent family "?-- British society is based on family life and the family y is a self-contained（独立的，设备齐全的）economic and social unit with mother, father and children living together alone in their own house. So marriage signifies the beginning of a new and independent family.19. How do the newly weds solve the problem of housing?1) They look through advertisements to find a house for rent.2) They may mortgage a house through a building society（建房互助协会）.3) If they have enough money they may buy a house, but this seldom happens.20. What is the first course of an English lunch? Do you think it similar or different from the Chinese way of serving food?The first course of an English lunch is a small quantity of soup. It is different from the Chinese way of serving food. In China this is usually the last course.21. What clothes does an English man wear in winter? When does an English woman wear trousers instead of a skirt?-- In winter an English man usually wears a woolen pullover（套衫）, a suit or a jacket with trousers of different color, grey trousers and dark jacket are especially common in Britain. An English woman wears trousers instead of skirt mainly for casual wear（休闲服，便装）.Explain the following terms:1. London Cockney（伦敦腔，方言）: it is a dialect spoken by some Londoners.2. Newlywed（新婚夫妇）：It refers to a man or usually a woman who has recently married.3. "Going steady"（结成关系稳定的情侣）: It means that the relation between a young man and a girt becomes steady. So they are going to marry, and they will meet their parents to tell the news.4. Mortgage a house（按揭）: It means to get a house by mortgage. The person who mortgages a house must pay back a little of the loan on the house each month. If they pay off the debt in certain period, they will become the owner of the house. If not they will lose the house.5. Corporal punishment（体罚）: It is the punishment to the body, such as beating, whipping. In Britain corporal punishment is hardly used at home and sticks, whips are looked upon as a horror by most parents.。
英国历史简介
女王是英国世袭国家元首，除英国外，女王同时也是澳大 利亚、新西亚、加拿大等国家的元首。 伊丽莎白二世有三子一女。长子查尔斯王子为王位 继承人、次子安德鲁、三子爱德华、女儿艾丽斯· 路易丝公主。
英国威廉王子（Prince William）和未婚妻凯特·米德尔顿（Kate Middleton）今年4月29日即将大婚，不仅新闻媒体高度关注，美国的 有线电视台也纷纷开拍描写两人爱情故事的电视剧。
在2010年大选中，卡梅伦打出“为变革而投票”的口号，抓住 选民“求变”的心理，希望可以由他领导保守党取代工党政府， 打造新英国。 接任首相职务后，卡梅伦表示，他和自由民主党领导人克 莱格将抛开政党分歧，为公众和国家的利益而努力工作。为此， 他将与自民党结成联盟，组建一个“强大而稳定的政府”。卡 梅伦说，他将着手解决英国面临的财政赤字、社会问题以及重 建对英国政治体制的信任等难题。他希望能带领人民克服困难， 开辟更美好的未来。
The Invasion
Other large cities: Glasgow 格拉斯 哥; Birmingham 伯明翰; Liverpool利物 浦; Edinburgh爱丁堡; Leeds利兹; Bristol布里斯托尔; Manchester曼彻斯特; Bradford布莱德福德
Geography
自然地理：位于欧洲西部的岛国。由大不列颠岛 （包括英格兰、苏格兰、威尔士）、爱尔兰岛东 北部和一些小岛组成。隔北海、多佛尔海峡、英 吉利海峡与欧洲大陆相望。它的陆界与爱尔兰共 和国接壤。海岸线总长１１４５０公里。全境分 为四部分：英格兰东南部平原、中西部山区、苏 格兰山区、北爱尔兰高原和山区。主要河流有塞 文河（３５４公里）和泰晤士河（３４６公里）。 属海洋性温带阔叶林气候，终年温和湿润。通常 最高气温不超过３２℃，最低气温不低于－１０ ℃，平均气温１月４～７℃，７月１３～１７℃。 多雨雾，秋冬尤甚。每年二月至三月最为干燥， 十月至来年一月最为湿润。
浅析如何规范使用Britain和England
【摘要】通过对Britain 和England 词义涵盖的范围和地理范围的描述，通过对相关英国文化背景的了解，更加清晰地明白它们的意义和区别，通过归类这两个词组成的短语和所造的例句的比较与讲解，正确掌握如何使用这两个词。
【关键词】Britain England 大不列颠英国英格兰浅析如何规范使用Britain 和England陕西省经贸学校基础部王静经常有人会问，“什么时候用Britain ？什么时候用England ？这两个词到底是不是一回事？是否可以替换？还有的人问，“the UK,Great Britain 和England 这三个和英国相关的名字到底有什么区别呢？”我们通过对Britain 和England 词义涵盖的范围和地理范围的描述，通过对相关的英国文化背景的了解，从地理和政治的角度，更加清晰的明白它们的意义和区别，通过归类这两个词组成的短语和所造的例句的比较与讲解，正确掌握如何使用这两个词。
1.Britain 和England 的区别这两个词的区别就是不列颠和英格兰的区别，Britain 就是英国，不列颠，包括英格兰(England)、威尔士(Wales)和苏格兰(Scotland)。
指群岛，也可以指那个大岛。
同时，我们可以从英语上对其进行区分，Great Britain refers to the island that contains all of the coun -tries in the United Kingdom,except Northern Ireland.England 就是指英格兰(英国的主要部分),泛指英国。
England 是United Kingdom 里的一个王国，通常代表整个英国使用。
换句话说，英国范围就是不列颠岛，北爱尔兰岛和周围一些小岛。
在英语中，England refers to a country on the island of Great Britain that is a member of the United Kingdom.大不列颠岛、大不列颠和英格兰都是地理名称。
GreatBritain
England, Scotland, Wales, Great Britain refer to different 'parts of the UK. The British Isles includes many islands not even part of the UK.
The United Kingdom is made up of:
The National Flag of England
England is represented by the flag of St. George
The National Flag of Scotland
Scotland is represented by the flag of St. Andrew(a diagonal 对角线的 white cross form (called a saltire X 型十字) on a blue field)
People in the UK are called British although they have different nationalities.
Identity
England is only one of the three countries in Britain (Scotland, England and Wales). The Scots and the Welsh sometimes get angry when they are referred to as 'English'. They do not live in England and they have their own parliaments, so why should they take their identity from England? They have their own identity.
介绍英国UK
• The surrounding waters tend to balance the seasonal differences by heating up the land in winter and cooling it off in summer;
A general survey of
ENGLAND
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Location
• Great Britain is the largest island of the British Isles, the largest island in Europe and the eighth-largest island in the world. It lies to the northwest of Continental Europe, with Ireland to the west, and makes up the largest part of the territory of the state known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It is surrounded by over 1,000 smaller islands and islets.
• The prevailing southwest winds or the Westerlies blow over the country all the year round bringing warm and wet air in winter and keeping the temperatures moderate;but,someti mes it is not very well
英国全称是什么
英国全称是什么①大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国（英语：The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland），简称“英国”。
本土位于欧洲大陆西北面的不列颠群岛，被北海、英吉利海峡、凯尔特海、爱尔兰海和大西洋包围。
②英国的uk全称是United Kingdom二、英国缩写是UK还是the UK？英国的英文缩写UK，UK全称为：大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国（United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland），简称“英国”（United Kingdom）。
英国缩写是UK，加定冠词the是特指英国的三、UK是什么单位？uk简码指的是英国码。
一般来说，这个字母后面会跟上鞋子的尺码。
因为有时候说是42码，但是在不同的国家，会有一定的区别，而这些鞋子，会针对它们主要销售的这几个国家，标注上在这些国家里通行的尺码。
在英国买衣服的时候一般会遇到两种尺码，一种是标注着“S/M/L”的国际码，一种是数字成人UK码。
UK数字码是数字越小，尺寸越小。
另外在网上购买的时候，一般都会有Size Guide，或者咱们可以备上一条皮尺，也好测量。
大家在买衣服的时候，也要仔细看官网上的size guide，比如Zara的有些衣服型号偏大，可能平常穿M号的人要买S号才合身，所以大家在用下表对照中英衣服尺寸的时候，也别忘了仔细看官网的size guide。
不过说一句如果你要买特殊的衣服版型，比如超小款Petite 这种，会有不同的尺码，这个大家在买衣服的时候要注意一下UK是长度单位，分米。
1米=10分米=100厘米=1000毫米长度单位是指丈量空间距离上的基本单元，是人类为了规范长度而制定的基本单位。
其国际单位是“米”（符号“m”），常用单位有毫米（mm）、厘米（cm）、分米（dm）、千米（km）等等。
长度单位在各个领域都有重要的作用。
GreatBritainHistory大不列颠历史解析
Roman Occupation (55 B.C – 410 A.D.)
• Julius Caesar and the Romans invaded Britain
Anglo-Saxon Times
• Why are they important?
– Created a “Nation of the English”
– Different tribes lacked unity, divided into many different kingdoms
– Finally united against Vikings in 8th Century
– Germanic Tribes – Spoke what is now known as “Old
English” – Defeated the Celts
– Pushed them into the mountains of Wales, Scotland, and across to Ireland
Magna Carta
• Magna Carta was the first document forced onto an English King by a group of his subjects in an attempt to limit his powers by law and protect their privileges
Beginning of Parliament
• How did Parliament develop in Britain?