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1、英美概况WhatisthefullnameOftheUK?TheUnitedkingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandBritishIslesLieoffthenorthwestcoastofTheEuropeancontinentScotland,England,WalesandNorthernIrelandEngland:mostpopulousandwealthiestdivisionoftheUKwithabuckoflowlandsandtheconcentrat
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4、his,andthisgiveslifetothee.只要一天有人类,或人有眼睛,这诗将长在,并且赐给你生命。BritishpeopleandtheirlifestylesComparedwiththeAmerican,theBritishtendtobemoreconservativeandintrospective.However,thisdoesn’tmeantheyareinactiveindifferentactivities,includingleisure,arts,sportsandmedi
5、a.Britishsocietytodayisknownforitsmulticulturalclimate.特色体育项目House-racestraightfromtheHorse’smouth可靠消息*Theinformationhegotwasstraightfromthehorse'smouth*holdyourhorsecricket板球rugby英式橄榄球ReligionandHistoryChristianitywasfirstintroducedintoBritishbytheRomansin
6、the1stcenturyBC.ThevariousChristiandenominations(天主教、东正教、新教)Basicknowledge:GodJudgmentDay最后审判日Sevensins七宗罪(傲慢(Pride)、暴食(Gluttony)、贪婪(Greed)、懒惰(Sloth)、淫欲(Lust)、嫉妒(Envy)、愤怒(Wrath))TheChurchofEnglandCanterburyCathedral,WestminsterAbbey800BCCeltsfromcentralEuro
7、pe55BCRomansAfterAD410AnglesSaxonsandJutesfromGermanFromAD793,VikingsfromDenmark,NorwayorSweden.1066,NormansfromFrance.(WilliamtheConqueror)GovernmentandPoliticsTheUKtodayisaconstitutionalmonarchyandaparliamentarydemocracy.Intheprocess,theseatofpowerhasslow
8、lypassedfromthenon-democraticCrowntothearistocraticlordsandtoitsfinalrestingplaceintheHouseofCommonswithapowerfulPrimeminister.MonarchmainlyperformsceremonialdutiesBuckinghamPalaceHouseofCommonstheasse