英國社會與文化

內(nèi)容概要

本書用理性的思辨追尋英國社會與文化的脈絡，坦誠而透徹地審視西方現(xiàn)代文明的精神實質(zhì)．全書分為十三章，匯聚英國的湖泊山川、人文景觀、政治制度、國民經(jīng)濟、教育體制、文學藝術(shù)、新聞傳媒、歷史事件、城市風情、多元文化、體育娛樂等方面的知識，逐本溯源，透視英國社會與文化的精神和物質(zhì)成果，認識文化奉獻給英國社會的知識和智慧。本書采用英漢雙語寫作，使讀者能夠潛心品味精美的英語語言，通過輕松愉悅、節(jié)奏舒緩的閱讀來開闊視野、提高語言修養(yǎng)，以成熟與自信的步伐抵達英語語言的殿堂。

書籍目錄

Chapter One Panoramic View of Britain
　1. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
　2. The National Anthem
　3. The National Flag
　4. The National Flower
　5. England
　6. Scotland
　7. Wales
　8. Northern Ireland
　9. The British Coast
　10. The British Country
　11. Rivers and Lakes
　12. The British Weather
第一章　英國概覽
　1．大不列顛及北愛爾蘭聯(lián)合王國
　2．英國國歌
　3．英國國旗
　4．英國國花
　5．英格蘭
　6．蘇格蘭
　7．威爾士
　8．北愛爾蘭
　9．英國海岸
　10．英國鄉(xiāng)村
　11．河流與湖泊
　12．英國的天氣
第二章　君主立憲制
第三章　英國王室掠影
第四章　英國歷史事件
第五章　英國主要城市
第六章　倫敦覽勝
第七章　英國經(jīng)濟
第八章　英國教育
第九章　文學與藝術(shù)
第十章　大眾傳媒
第十一章　體育與娛樂
第十二章　英國名人
第十三章　人民與社會
　　

章節(jié)摘錄

during the Crusades the saint's apparition rescued the English from the fury of their Moslem foes. His sudden appearance on the battlefield threw the Mohammedans into confusion and fight. Thus the English recognized and acknowledged him as their patron. King Edward m adopted his name as a battle cry， and his emblem became the English flag.St. Andrew was one of the 12 apostles. A simple fisherman， he， too， suffered martyrdom. The story is toat that because he had converted a Roman Consul's wife to Christianity， her husband had him flogged and afterwards crucified. The cross-used for the execution was shaped like the letter X， which explains how this became the saint's symbol and is still called St Andrew's cross.His association with Scotland dates back to the tradition that in 368 A. D.　a monk transferred some of his relics from Constantinople to Scotland， to be buried there on the east coast， on the very spot where the city and cathedral of St. Andrew's now stand.The story is further told that when the Saxons attacked the Picts and Scots， they called on St. Andrew for help. Looking upward， they noticed a strange formation of clouds. It seemed as if their white vapor had formed itself into the shape of a cross， backed by the blue sky.　This appeared to the anxious watchers as an assurance of victory and a manifestation of the saint.　Spurred on， they joined in battle and defeated the foe. After their victory， they adopted St. Andrew's cross as their emblem， with the specific colors of cloud and sky. It was the birth of the Scottish flag.When James Stuart came from Scotland in 1603 to ascend the English throne as James I， the two kingdoms were united. The immediate problem was which flag to hoist on the king's' ships.　English sailors resented the Scottish colors and the Scots scorned the cross of St. George.A compromise was the answer and it led to the creation of the first Union Flag. In 1606， a royal decree declared that the ships of the Kingdom of Great Britain "shall bear on their maintops the red cross， commonly called St. George's cross， and the white cross， commonly called St. Andrew's cross". In 1707， after the Act of Union of England an，d Scotlan，d， Queen Anne sanctioned this combination.……

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