英语国家概况
英语国家概况中英对照
大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国P4The commonwealth is a free association of independent countries that were once colonies of Britain. Member nations are joined economically and have trading arrangements. The commonwealth has no special powers. There are 50 member countries within the Commonwealth.英联邦是一个自由联合体，由曾是英国殖民地而现已独立的国家构成，成员国之间实行经济合作，有一定的贸易协议。
联邦没有特殊的权力。
有50个成员国在联邦。
P12The English are Anglo-Saxons, but the Scots, Welsh and Irish are Celts.英格兰人是盎格鲁——撒克逊人，而苏格兰人、威尔士人和爱尔兰人却都是凯尔特人；P17凯尔特人Celts----首先入侵The Celts, a taller and fairer race than the people who had come before, began to arrive about 700BC and kept coming until the arrival of the Romans. They may originally have come from eastern and central Europe, now France, Belgium and southern Germany. They came to Britain in three main waves.凯尔特人比先前抵达的种族更高、更漂亮，他们于公元前700年开始迁入，并于此后不断迁居到此岛，直至罗马人入侵；他们最初来自东欧和中欧,现在法国、比利时和德国南部一带。
英语国家概况-课件
2. Climate
Main characteristics:
Temperate, with warm summers, cold winters and plenty rainfall
Three major features:
❖ Winter fog ❖ Rainy days ❖ Instability/changeability
Map of the UK
Read the map to find:
▪Atlantic Ocean ▪North Sea ▪Irish Sea ▪The English Channel (The Channel Tunnel ) ▪The Republic of Ireland
Title and GMeaokgeraupphoyf the UK
terrain in the north-west, north and south-west.
Scotland: Its geography is varied, with
lowlands in the south and east and highlands in the north and west.
Total territory: 242,910 square kilometers
Interesting Fact: No one in the UK lives more than 120 km (75 miles) from the sea.
Topography
England: it consists of lowland terrain, with some mountainous
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Chapter One
Geography, People and Language
英语国家概况全篇翻译
第八章英国法律与司法机构联合王国不实行完全统一的法律制度。
但是英格兰、威尔士和北爱尔兰各自独立的法律制度却有大体的相似之处。
苏格兰的法律制度与英国其他地方的制度相异之处更多，但在许多方面有本质上的同一性。
联合王国所有法律制度的一个共同特点是没有一部完整的法典。
法律来源包括：(1)成文法(议会法案和经议会授权制订的补充法规)；(2)大量的"不成文"法或称习惯法，源于法院或其他的许多判决；(3)平衡法(对习惯法中没有包括到的那些案例的一种补充性法律手段)；(4)欧共体法，英国加入欧盟后要遵守的法律，主要局限于经济和社会问题。
另一共同特点是刑法和民法之间的区别(刑法处理的是针对整个社会的犯罪行为，而民法处理的是个人之间就权利、责任和义务而产生的纠纷，以及个人与群体，群体与群体之间的交往)Ⅰ.刑事诉讼程序在英格兰和威尔士，一旦警察指控某人犯有刑事罪，皇家检察总署就要接管此案，并独立地审核证据以决定是否起诉。
在苏格兰，检察总长，即皇家司法长官负责向高级法院、郡法院和地区法院起诉。
法律规定在全英国任何地方逮捕人，都必须尽快起诉并把其送到到法庭受审。
如果24小时内不能开庭，除非被控人的案情严重，否则皆可保释。
所有刑事审判都在法院公开进行。
因为刑法认为，在消除合理怀疑证明被告有罪之前，他是无辜的，并采取一切可能的步骤不使原告比被告处于有利地位。
审判时被告不必回答警察的问题，若被告的确发表陈述，除非已经以适当的措辞提醒过他，否则他的话不能用作审判他的证据。
不许强迫被告提供证据或在法庭上回答诉方的盘问。
每位被告都有权雇用律师为其辩护，如果他不能支付律师费，可用公共费用提供帮助。
如果他被指控谋杀，自己又无充足的财力，那就必须向他提供法律援助。
在由陪审团进行的刑事审判中，法官判刑(所有审判皆如此)，但陪审团决定是否定罪。
陪审团由法院召集，由普通的独立公民组成。
在英格兰、威尔士和北爱尔兰陪审团为12人，苏格兰为15人。
英语国家概况 ppt课件
▪ charter companies ▪ King provided a charter or grant conferring
economic rights as well as political and judicial authority
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1. The Colonial Period
Mayflower, the ship that carried the Pilgrims from England to Plymouth, Massachusetts, where they established the first permanent New England colonage Teaching and Research Press
1. The Colonial Period
❖Massachusetts—settled by Pilgrims to escape religious persecution
❖Other colonies—like Virginia and Pennsylvania, founded as business ventures
❖“Consumer economy”
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Ⅱ History of American Economy 1 The Colonial Period 2 Since American Independence 3 The 20th Century
英语国家概况答案
英语作业答案Unit 1Ⅰ.Read the following statements carefully and decide whether they are True or False.1. The island of Great Britain is geographically divided into three parts: England, Scotland and Wales. (T) 英伦三岛包括英格兰、苏格兰和威尔士。
2. People in different parts of Britain like to use the name England to refer to their country.(F) British3. Today more than half of the people in Wales still speak the ancient Welsh language. (F)4. In terms of population and area，Northern Ireland is the second largest part of the United Kingdom. (F) 英格兰是面积最大，人口最多的5. The longest river of Britain originates in Wales. (T) The River Severn:赛文河6. Because of political troubles，Northern Ireland has been quite significant among the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom. (T)Ⅱ. Choose the one that best completes each of the following statements.1. The two main islands of the British Isles are .不列颠群岛是由两个大岛组成的：不列颠和爱尔兰A.Great Britain and IrelandB.Great Britain and ScotlandC.Great Britain and WalesD.Great Britain and England2. is the capital city of Scotland.A. BelfastB. EdinburghC. AberdeenD. Cardiff3. Among the four parts of the United Kingdom，is the smallest.A.EnglandB. ScotlandC.WalesD. Northern Ireland4. The introduction of Christianity to Britain added the first element of words to English.A. Danish and FinnishB. Dutch and GermanC. French and ItalianD. Latin and Greek5. The evolution of Middle English was reinforced by the influence.A. NormanB. DutchC. GermanD. Danish6. Samuel Johnson’s dictionary was influential in establishing a standard form of .A. grammarB. handwritingC. spellingD. pronunciation7. At present, nearly of the world’s population communicate in English.A. halfB. a quarterC. One thirdD. one fifthIII. Give brief answers to the following questions·1. What is the full name of the U.K.?The full name is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2. Why do tourists from all over the world like to go to Scotland?They like to enjoy the beautiful Scottish scenery, to drink Scotch whisky and to see Scotsman wearing kilts and playing bagpipes.3. How many periods can the development of the English language be divided into and what are they?The development of the English language can be divided into three periods: Old English, Middle English and Modern English.4. Why did English become more important after the Black Death(黑死病)?The laboring and merchant classes grew in economic and social importance after the Black Death, so English also grew in importance compared to French.Ⅳ. State your understanding of the following questions in about 100 words.1. who are British people?The first known inhabitants in Britain were Celts who are the ancestors of welsh, Scottish and Irish people. Then came the Anglos, the Saxons and the Jutes who brought with them English language. Many people from other European countries came later, and in modern times there are a lots of immigrants from many former Commonwealth(共和国) countries from every part of the world, and the British people are also composed of people from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds.2. What is Standard English?Standard English is based on the speech of the upper class of the southeastern England; it is widely used in media and taught at schools. It is preferred by the educated, middle-class people. Is has developed and has been promoted as a model for the correct British English. It is also the norm(标准) carried overseas. Today, Standard English is codified to the extent that the grammar and vocabulary are much the same everywhere in the world where English is taught and used.Unit 2I. Read the following statements carefully and decide whether they are True or False.1. The British history before 55 BC is basically undocumented. (T)2. The Celts became the dominant group in Britain between the 8th and 5th centuries BC. (T)3. The name of Britain came from a Celtic tribe—the Britons. (T)4. The Anglo—Saxons came to Britain in the mid-5th century. (T) (不考)5. The chief or king of the Anglo-Saxon tribes exercised power at their own will. (F)6. The Vikings began to attack the English coast in the 8th century. (T)7. Henry II built up a large empire which included England and most of France (T)8. The Magna Carta was designed to protect the rights of both the privileged class and the townspeople. (F)9. The Hundred Years’ War was a series of wars fought between England and Normans for trade and territory. (F)10. in an effort to make a compromise between different religious factions，Queen Elizabeth I actually defended the fruit of the Religious Reformation. (T)Ⅱ. Choose the one that best completes each of the following statements.1．The attack on Rome ended the Roman occupation in Britain in 410．A．Norman B．DanishC．Celtic D．Germanic2．By the late 7th century，became the dominant religion in England．A．Celtic Christianity B．Anglo-Saxon ChristianityC．Germanic Christianity D．Roman Christianity3．Westminster Abbey(威斯敏斯特教堂) was built at the time of .A．St．Augustine B．Edward the Confessor(忏悔者爱德华)C．William the Conqueror D．Alfred the Great4．The marked the establishment of feudalism(封建制度) in England．A．Viking invasion B．signing of the Magna CartaC．Norman Conquest D．Adoption of common law5．The end of the Wars of the Roses led to the rule of .A．the House of Valois B．the House of YorkC．the House of Tudor(都铎楼) D．the House of Lancaster出身于族徽为红玫瑰的兰开斯特家族的亨利·都铎结束了玫瑰战争，登上了英国王位，称亨利七世6．The direct cause for the Religious Reformation was King Henry VIII’S effort to .A．divorce his wife B．break with RomeC．support the Protestants D．declare his supreme power over the church 7. The English Civil War broke out in 1642 between .A．Protestants and Puritans B．Royalists and ParliamentariansC．nobles and peasants D．aristocrats and Christians8．was passed after the Glorious Revolution(光荣革命)．A．Bill of Rights B．Act of SupremacyC．Provisions of Oxford D．Magna Carta9.The Industrial Revolution was accomplished in Britain by the middle of the century．A．17th B．18th C．19th D．20th 10．Britain faced strong challenges in its global imperial dominance by the beginning of the century．A．17th B．18th C．19th D．20thIII. Give brief answers to the following questions.1. What are the two components of the British parliament?2. What were some of Queen Victoria’s major achievements?3. What were the two camps in Europe in World WarⅠ?4. Why did Britain cooperate closely with the United States after World WarⅡ? Answers:1. They are the House of Commons and the House of Lords.2. Queen Victoria made tremendous achievements in almost every aspect. She promoted further industrial revolution, the building of railways and the growing of trade and commerce. By the end of her reign, Britain had developed to an empire including a qua rter of the global population and nearly a quarter of the world’s landmass.3. The Central Powers which included Germany, Austria-Hungary, the OttomanEmpire and Bulgaria and the Allied Powers which were mainly comprised of France, the Russian Empire, the British Empire, Italy and the United States.4. Because they were allied during the war and shared the same worries about the former Soviet Union.Ⅳ. State your understanding of the following questions.1. What were the results of the Industrial Revolution in Britain?2. The Rise and Fall of the British Empire?Answers:1. The Industrial Revolution changed Britain in many ways. First, industrial productivity increased dramatically. Britain became the most advanced industrial country and also the financial center in the world. Second, urbanization took place. Many new cities sprang up. Third, it caused great changes in the class structure. The old social classes declined, and new ones emerged and developed. The conflict between the capitalists and the proletarians became the most important political issue.2. Colonization of Newfoundland, the first British colony overseas, in 1583 marked the beginning of the British Empire. By 1837, Britain had long been an empire which included the colonies in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India and many small states in the West Indies. By the end of the 19th century, the British Empire included a quarter of the global population and nearly a quarter of the world’s landmass. During the mid-19th century, the British government consolidated the existing colonies by bringing them under the direct control of the government. Before World WarⅠ, Britain had the largest colonial empire in the world. However, Britain suffered great loss to its manpower in the two World Wars and exhausted its reserves of gold, dollars and overseas investment. Most of Britain’s colonies gained independence since the 1940s, which inevitably led to the fall of the Empire.Unit4 Politics and Government of UKI．Read the following statements carefully and decide whether they are True or False．1．Conventions(党代会) are regarded less important than common law in the working of the British government．F2．The British monarchy has never been interrupted throughout the history．F3．In reality，the British King or Queen is the source of all government powers．F 4．British Parliament is the law-making body of the Commonwealth of Nations(英联邦国家)．F5．Lords Spiritual(上议院神职议员) and Lords Temporal(上议院世俗议员) are all members in the British Upper House(上议院).T6．The members in the House of Commons(下议院) are appointed rather than elected．F 上议院是指派的，下议院是选举的。
主要英语国家概况(周宝娣编)--课文翻译
主要英语国家概况第一章国土与人民Ⅰ英国的不同名称及区域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？严格地讲，不列颠群岛，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。
不列颠群岛是由两个大岛和几百个小岛组成。
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---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。
但是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年开始爱尔兰独立，首都是都柏林。
大不列颠岛上有三个政治区：英格兰，苏格兰和威尔士。
英格兰面积最大，人口最多，一般说来也是最富裕。
因此人们常用英格兰指代英国，用英格兰人指代英国人。
这有时令苏格兰人和威尔士人不快，他们不认为自己是“英格兰人”，他们有自己的文化，甚至有自己的语言。
英国一直是世界上最重要的国家之一。
约一百年前，由于推行帝国主义扩张政策，英国成为一个帝国，这个帝国占有世界上四分之一的人口，四分之一的面积。
它不仅在北美，而且在亚洲、非洲、和澳洲都有殖民地。
但是两次世界大战大大削弱了英国，英国殖民地接二连三独立，大英帝国逐渐消失，1931年由英联邦所取代。
英联邦是一个自由联合体，由曾经是英国殖民地变为现已独立的国家构成。
成员国之间实行经济合作，有一定的贸易协议。
英联邦没有特别的权力，是否参加英联邦由各成员国自己决定。
目前（1991年），英联邦有50个国家。
Ⅱ英国的地方特征英国是个岛国，四周是海。
它位于欧洲北海岸附近的北大西洋中。
南面的英吉利海峡和东面的北海把英国与欧洲的其他部分隔开。
英法之间的英吉利海峡很狭窄，最狭窄的地方叫多佛尔海峡，只有33公里宽。
英语国家概况-美国部分【清晰完整版】
Chapter 13 geography 地理位置I. Location and size1. The full name of the United States is the United States of America. The continental United States lies in central North America with Canada to its north, Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico to its south, the Atlantic Ocean to its east and the Pacific Ocean to its west.Alaska and Hawaii are the two newest states in America. Alaska borders on northwestern Canada and Hawaii lies in the central Pacific.阿拉斯加和夏威夷是最近加入美国的两个新州。
阿拉斯加在加拿大的西北部，夏威夷位邻中太平洋。
2. The U.S has a land area of 9.3 million square kilometers. It is the fourth largest country in the world in size after Russia, Canada and China.就面积而言，美国是世界第四大国，就人口而言，美国是世界是第三大国。
3. Of all states of American, Alaska is the largest in area and Rhode Island the smallest. But on the mainland Texas is the largest sate of the country.所有州中，阿拉斯加是面积最大的州，罗得岛最小，在美国大陆，最大的州是得克萨斯州。
英语国家概况六个国家地理位置山峰,河流,湖泊对比总结
英概六个国家地理位置山峰，河流，湖泊对比总结地理位置,面积:英国:The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandBritain is an island country. It is surounded by the sea. It lies in the north Atlantic Ocean off the north coast of Europe.It is separated from the rest of Europe by the English Channel in the south and the north sea in the east.The Britain covers an area of 244,100 square km.It runs 1,000 km from north to south and extents, at the widest part, about 500 kilometres.美国:the United States of AmericaThe continental United States lies in central North America with Canada to its north.Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico to its South,the Atlantic Ocean to its east and the Pacific Ocean to its west.The two newest states Alaska and Hawaii are separated from the continetal United States.(Joined in 1959)The U.S. has a land area of 9.3 million square kilometres(the 4th largest country in the world).It streches 2,575 kilometres from north to south and 4,500 kilometres from east to west.爱尔兰:the Republic of Ireland(Eire)The Republic of Ireland covers an area of 70,282 sq.km.The cuntry's total boundary si 3,603 km long,of which its land border with Northern Ireland is 434 km.It is bounded on the northeast by Northern Ireland,on the east and southeast by the Irish Sea and St. Geogore's Channel and on the north and west by the Atlantic Ocean.加拿大:CanadaCanada is the world's second largest country after Russia. It has a land area of about 10 million sq.km. It covers about two fifths of North American comtinent.North to South(3,200 kilometres),east to west(6,400 kilometres).Canada and United States share a 6,378 kilometre boundary that has not been fortified for over a hundred years.Canada lies to the north of the United States.The 45th parallel marks the boundary between Canada and norhtern Vermont and New York of the United States.澳大利亚:AustraliaAustralia streches from 10 south to 44 south of latitude and 113 east to 154 east of longitude. Australia is the world's smallest continent with an area of 7.7 milion sq.km. But Australia is the sixth largest country in the world.It surrounded by the Tasman Sea and the Pacific Ocean to the east,by the Indian Ocean to the west,by the Coral Sea,the Atlantic Sea and Timor Sea to the north,and the Southern Indian Ocean and the Great Australian Bight to the south.新西兰:New ZealandNew Zealand is in the Southern Pacific Ocean,halfway between the equator and South Pole. About 1,500 km to the northwest,across the Tasman Sea,is Australia. To the east,10,600 km of the Pacific Ocean separate New Zealand from South America.The icy continent of Antarctica lies 2,300 km to the south. The latitude of the capital city,Wellington,is 40S;the latitude of China's capital is 40N.It is just west of the International Date line,so it is the first country to get the new day.The size of the country is similar to Britain or Japan.气候，人口英国:Britain has a population of 5741,1000(1990).A maritime(近海的) type of climate. Winters are mild,not too cold and summers are cool,not too hot,and it has a steady reliable rainfull throughtout the whole year. It has a small range of temperature.美国:The United States of America,with a population of 2，5550，0000 in July 1992,is the third most populous country in the wrold.By the year 2050,the population is expected to climb to 383 million,a 50% increase.The United States is located in the middle latitudes north of the equator. And there are different types of climate in different regions.1)A humid continental climate is found in the north-eastern part of the country.(New England)2)In the south-eastern United States you can find a humid subtropical climate.*these two zones stretch westward across the United States until they approach the 100th meridian.3)Beyond this point they gradually give way to the continental steppe climate of the Great Plains.4)The Pacific northwest is favoured with a maritime climate.5)The souther part of the Pacific coast in California has a Mediterranean climate.爱尔兰:The population of Ireland in 1990 was estimated at 350,0000 million. It is expected to grow to 4 million by 2000.The weather of Ireland is described as "mild,moist and changeable".Extreme cold,long frosts,heavy snows in winter and scorching days in summer are uncommon.加拿大:Canada has a population of only a little over 2900,0000 (1994).Toronto(340，0000 ),Montreal(290,0000)and Vancouver(130，0000) are the most populous cities in Canada.Except for southwestern Saskatchewan and southeastern Alberta,Canada recieves adequate rainfall.However the climate throughout Canada is varied.1)A maritime climate similar to that of Washington and Oregon states in the United States is found in the southwestern part of British Colombia.2)North of these regions lie the evergreen forests of the subarctic taiga.3)In the far north there is a polar climate with a treeless tundra zoneGenerally speaking the climate in Canada is unfavourable.Much of Cananda has long and cold winters with deep snow.澳大利亚:Today(1996) Australia's population is about 1800,0000 or about two people to the square kilometre. Most Australia do not know their continent very well because they live on the cool,wet,forested south-east coastland. This is the most pleasant part of the country and the forests are unique but it is not Australia's most common environment. Two thirds of the coutry is hot and dry.新西兰:The population of New Zealand is 350,0000. Approximately 10% are Maori,or part Maori.The climate in New Zealand is generally temperate,but becasue the country runs northsouth,the climate is varied.In the far north it is subtropical and in some mountainous areas of South island it is almost subarcitc.Seasonal variations are less extreme than in many other countries.一.基本政治制度和国家元首英国：The United Kingdome is a constitutional monarchy:the head of States is a king or a queen. In practice,the Sovereign reigns,but does not rule:the United Kingdom is governed,in the name of the Sovereign（君主）,by His or Her Majestty's Government--a body of Ministers who are the leading members of whichever political party the electorate has voted into office,and who are responsible to Parliament.The present Sovereign is Queen Elizabeth II.美国：The American Consitution set up a federal（联邦的）systerm of government which has two layers of rule.(central of federal government for the nation ,state and local governments.)The President of the Unites States is head of the executive branch. The White House is his official residence. He is also head of state elected by the whole nation.(4years,two times at the most)爱尔兰：Ireland is a parliamentary(国会的，议会的) republic and a unitary state under the 1937 Consitution. The head of the state is the president.(7years)加拿大：Canada,a self-governing memeber of the Commonwealth(国家，联邦) of Nations,is a federation of 10 povinces and two territories.澳大利亚：The Commonwealth of Australia is a federation.The Six colonies joined together as sovereign States. 新西兰：New Zealand is a sovereign independent State,which a parliament government and a constitutional monarchy.Canada,along with Australia,New Zealand and some other Commonwealth countries,recognizes Britain' monarch,Queen Elizabath II,as Head of State.二.立法机构英国Parliament(maximum 5 years duration)Parliament consisted of the Sovereign,the House of Lords(made up of the Lords Spiritual and the Lords Temporal) and House of Commons(651).美国：CongressArticle I of the Constitution grants all legislative power of the federal government to a Congress composed of two chambers,a Senate(two members from each state,six year term and every even year,one-third of the Senate stands for re-election ) and a House of Representatives(based on population and its size is therefore not specified in the Constitution.435).爱尔兰：All the legislative power are vested in the national parliament.(Oireachats)Oireachats has two houses. They are the Senate(Seanad) and the House of Representives(Dail Eireann)加拿大：All the legislative power of the federal administration are vested in the Parliament of Canada,which consists of the Crown,the Senate(104) and the House of Commons(295).Therefore,laws must be passed by both Houses of Parliament and signed by the Governor-General in the Queen's name.澳大利亚：The Australian Federal Parliament is modelled on the Westminster system.It is the Legislature.It consists of the Queen and two Houses of Parliament:the House of Representatives and the Senate.新西兰：New Zealand follows the British Parliamentary system with some varitions.Since 1950 the New Zealand Parliament has had only one chamber,the House of Representatives. (every 3 years)三.执法机构英国:The Prime Minister is apointed by the Queen.He always sits in the House of Commons.And his residenceis No.10 Downing Street in London.The party which wins sufficient seats at a General Election to command a majority of supporters in the House of Commons usually forms the Government.Ministers are appointed by the Queen on the recommendation of the Prime Minister. The most senior ministers compose the Cabinet.美国：The head of the departments,chosen by the President and approved by the Senate,form a council of advisers generally known as the President. This inculdes the White House staff,the Office of Management and Budget,the Council of Economic Advisers,and the Office of Emergerency Preparedness. The department are as follows(不打上来了,是书上的P305)爱尔兰：The Article 13 of the Constitution provides that the president shall appoint the prime minister(toiseach) on the nomination of the House of Representatives(Dail) and that he shall appoint the other members of the government on the nomination of the prime minister with the previous approval of the Dail.The prime minister holds office either until he chooses to resign or until he loses the support of the majority in the Dail.加拿大：Queen is represented in Canada by the Governor-General,who is appointed on the recommendation of the Prime Minister.In practice,the Governor-General acts only the advice of the Canada Prime Minister and the Cabinet,who also sit in the federal parliament.The Prime Minister and other members of the Cabinet exercise executive power as the "Government".澳大利亚：In Australia the Queen is represented by the Govenor-General.(这里和加拿大是完全一样的)The executive is the government of the day.It is formed by the party or coalition of parties,which has a majority of seats in the House of Representatives.The Executive consists of the Prime Minister and the other members of the ministry.新西兰：The leader of the party with a majority of members in the House of Representatives becomes Prime Minister.He or she and about 20 other chosen members,form the Cabinet.四.司法机构英国:Criminal Courts in England and Wales including:Magistrates Courts,Youth Courts and the Crown Courts Scotland:1.the High Courts of Justiciary 2.the sheriff court 3. the district courtNorthern Ireland:magistrates' courts,Country courts and the Crown CourtCivil Courts in England and Wales are the Country Court of which there are 270.The High Court deal with the more complicated cases.Scotland:the civil courts are the sheriff court and the Court of Session.Northern Ireland:Country courts are primarily civil law courts. The magistrates' court also deals with certain limited classes of civil cases.The High Court of Justice is the superior civil law court.Appeals from country courts are dealt with by the High Court or the Court of Appeal.美国：The judicial,consists of a system of courts headed by the Supreme Court and including subordinate courts throughtout the country.And it is the organ which has the power to interpret the Constitution.The judicial system has evovlved into the present structure:the Supreme Court,11 courts of appeals,91 district courts,and three courts of special jurisdiction.爱尔兰：Statutes passed by the British Parliament before 1921 have the force of law except those repealed by the Irish Oireachats.The high court has full origianal jurisdiction and power in all matters of law.It also can determine the validity of any law within the provisions of the Constitution.The Supreme Court is the court of final appeal.(a chief jusiceand six other jusices)加拿大：Canada law has its source in acts and judicial decisions,and also in British common law. Quebec is an exception since its system is based on the French civil law.The provincial and federal governments have the power to establish courts. The federal Parliament created the Supreme Court of Canada,the Federal Court and various of special jurisdiction.澳大利亚：The High Court is the most superior.It consists of a chief jusice and six other jusices.The Federal Court of Australia was established in 1977.The Family Court was established in 1976.In each state there is a Superior Court. Below it are intermediate courts commonly called District or County Courts. Below them are Magistrates Courts,Local Courts or Courts of Petty Session.五.党派英国:Since the 1945 eiher the Conservative Party or the Labour Party has held power.A new party--the Social and Liberal Democratic Party was formed in 1988.美国：In general,America has a two-party system.The Democrats(the major party now) and the Republicans. 爱尔兰：Ireland has a bipolar political system with two major paries,Finna Fail and Fine Gael.The Irish Labour Party is the oldest of all the parties in Ireland. The Progressive Democrats is the largest of the minor parties after 1987 election.加拿大：Two party system and one party rule.There are two main federal parties in Canada.They are the Liberal Party and the Progressive Conservative Party.澳大利亚：We can say that Australia has a two-and-half party system of the ALP(Australia Labour Party) on one side and the Liberal Party and National parties on the other.新西兰：For the last 50 years the two main parties have been the National party and the Labour Party.一.文化英国:With about 130 daily and Sunday newspapers published nationwide,the British public reads more newspapers than virtually any other country in the world.One of the largest and most powerful of these is Rupert murdoch's News International which owns five national papers.The British press is by far the largest advertising medium in Britain.The natioanal newspapers can be divided into two groups(natioanal dailies and national Sundays.)or 3 groups as(quality,popular and mid-market papers.)The most important periodicals are The Economist,New Statesman and Society,and Spectator.Of monthly magazines,Reder's Digest has the highest circulation.(1.7 million)British Broadcasting Corporation still continues to dominate the airwaves.Britain has a reputation for broadcasting some of the finest television in the world.The principal news agencies in Britain are Reuters which was founded in 1851 by the German,Julius Reuter. Football is the most popular sport in England as well as in Europe.Cricket is the most typical English sport.Horse racing is a major British industry and takes two forms--flat racing and Natonal Hunt.The home of golf is Scotland. Snooker is thought to have been invented by Sir Neville Chamberlain in India in 1875.美国:Benjamin Frankin was the only writer in the colonial period whose works are read today.His uncompletedAutobiography is perhapes the first real American writing as well as the first real antobiography in English. Washington Irving was the first American writer who gained international frame.1810-1840 known as the "Knickerbockers era".His famous book:The sketch Book.Ralph Waldo Emerson was regarded as the leader of the movement.(Transcendentalist)His famous books:Nature,Self-relaiance,Representive Men,English Traits and Peoms.Nathaniel Hawthorne was one of those who attacked transcendtalism.The Scarelet Letter.In 1865,Mark Twain became nationally famous with his short story "The celebrated Jumping Frog".The Adventures of Huckleberry Fin became his master work.Walt Whitman's masterpiece was Leaves of Grass. He was the first to explore fully the possiblilities of free verse.Death was one of great themes of Emily Dickinson's work.Dreiser was the representative of naturalist.Sister Carrie was his frist novel.He is also famous for his Trilogy of Desire--The Financier,The Titan,and The Stoic,and An American Tragedy,which is considered to be his best. T.S.Eliot's masterpiece is The Waste Land.He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1946.Ernest Hemingway was one of the most improtant American writers in the 20th century.He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954.The Sun Also Rise was his frist important novel.He is also famous for his simple style and careful structuring of his fiction.Hughes was regarded as Black America's poet laureate and was one of the first writers to depict urban Black realistically.Wright's masterpiece,Native Son was the first book by a Black author about Black life.The first uniquely American contribution to architecture was the Skycraper.Sears Tower completed in 1974 in chicago.爱尔兰:The first newssheet in Ireland was published in February 1659.Today the Irish Times is the nation's most influential daily. The Irish Independent is a best-selling daily.Some 250 magazines are published in Ireland. almost one-fifth of then deal with religion. Ireland has no national news agency.Irish broadcasting began in 1926.The most well-known Irish writer of the modern period is James Joyce.His main works are the book of realistic short stories Dubiners.He introduced the stream of consciousness technique.Ulysses is Jouce's masterpiece. 加拿大:The bilingual,multicultural and North American elements of Canada's character have all influenced the formation of Canadian culture and the way Canadians express themselves through the arts.Canada's first native composer,Calixa Lavallee,wrote the music for "O Canada",now used as Canada's national anthem.Between the two world wars,humorist Stephen Leacock,poet Alain Grandlois and novelis Mazo de la Roche gained an international reputation and made Canadians incresingly aware of thir national literature,in both English and French.The National Film Board of Cananda(NFB) is another important public institution which was founded in the 30s,since 1939.时间国家事件页数1066 英The Norman Conquest(the best known event in English history) 241066-1381 英Norman Rule(feudal system was established in England) 27 1100-1135 英Henry II's Reforms 291215 英The Great Charter(Magna Carta) 321265 英Simon de Montfort arranged the earliest Parliament 341337-1453 英The Hundred year's War with France 351348-1349 英The Black Death 371381 英Wat Tyler and Jack Straw led the peasant uprising 381455-1485 英Wars of Roses 401485 英The English Penaissance 471492 美Columus discovered the new New Continent 2361497 加John Cabot discovered the east coast of Canada 3691529-1543 英The English Reformation (Henry VIII) 421605 英Gunpowder plot 511607 美First English Colony in Americans 2361640-1660 英Long Parliament 541642-1646 英The First Civil War(Puritan Revolution) 561649 英Charles's execution 561660 英The Restoration 581688 英Gloious Revolution(Bill of rights) 591740 英The enclosure 651756-1763 加the Seven Years War 3701769 新the first Engishman to visit New Zealand 5141773 美Boston Tea Party 2391775 美Battle of Lexington(Beginning of American Independence War) 239 1780-1830 英The Industrial Revolution 661783 美Treaty of Paris(Britain recognized independence of the U.S. 241 1787 美Great Compromise 2421788 澳The colonization of Australia by the British 4301791 美Bill of Rights 2431791 美The Act of 1791 separate the Canada to Upper and Lower 371 1812 美,英The 1812 War between Britain and U.S. 2431833 英the Grand National Consolidated Trade Union was established 73 1840 爱Great Irish Famine 1901840 新The Treaty of Waitangi 5151836-1848 英The Chartist Movement 691850s 澳The Goldrushes 4391861 美The Begin of the America Civil War 2481867 加became a dominion(North American Act) 3721893 英The Labour Party was formed 741901 澳Commonwealth of Australia came into being 4461916 爱Eater Uprising(Irish Republic was proclaimed 1901914-1918 全The First World War 80,255,4481929 美The Great Depression 2581936-1939 全The Second World War 83,261,452,5171948 爱declared itself a republic(voted itself out of Commonwealth) 190 1948 美The Berlin blockade 2671949 美The Truman Doctrine 2661950-1976 美The Vietnam War 2741961 美Cuban Missle Crisis 2731961-1973 美Reform,Radicalism and Disappointment 2781972 美Watergate Scandal 2801973 爱admitted to EC 191。
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英语国家概况
◆课程概述
《英语国家概况》是针对全校本科各专业提升英语学习兴趣的一门课程，着重介绍了英、美、加、澳、新西兰、等主要英语国家的社会和文化各个层面.通过对本课程的学习，学生应正确掌握英语语言内在的文化土壤、英语语言外在的多面性、从包括历史渊源、政体特征、科学进步、社会发展、人文风情等等的层面，学会基础的跨文化思维能力或方法，了解西方国际国家社会文化信息。
◆开课院系
英语系
◆开课学期
第3学期
◆学时分配表
《英语国家概况》16学时，前四次课3学时，第五次课4学时。
具体内容如下：
1、UK
2、USA
3、Canada
4、Australia
5、New Zealand / 期末考查
◆授课教师简介
张艳，语言实验中心主任；韩萍，大学英语教研室教师。
钱雯，医学英语教研室主任；罗熙，专业英语教研室教师。
任课教师均为硕士研究生学历，具有多年大学英语或专业英语教学经验，语言规范，跨文化知识丰富，课堂气氛活跃。
教学效果优良。