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1、Unit2TheUnitedKingdom教材背景链接名言佳句Workisworthdoingofworthdoingwell.—ThomasCarlyle，Britishhistorian一件事如果值得做好，就值得去做。——英国历史学家　卡莱尔·TRulesandmodestydestroygeniusandart.—WilliamHazlitt，Britishessayist规则与谦逊会毁掉天才和艺术。——英国散文家　哈兹里特·WAndgladlywouldlearn，andgladlyteach.—Chaucer，Britishpoet勤于学习的人才能乐意施教。——英国诗人　乔

2、叟素有“翡翠岛国”之称的爱尔兰历史悠久、风景如画。现在就让我们一起走进这个美丽的国度。Ireland：theislandinthewestTheislandofIrelandlieswestofBritainandisthewesternmostislandoftheBritishIsles.Althoughasmallcountry，ithasanamazinghistoryofover5,000years.FewplacesontheplanetareaspackedwithhistoryasIreland.Everywhereyoulooktherearecastlesandh

3、istoricalplaces.InIrelandthepastispartofthepresent，partofthepeopleandpartofitsculture.类文欣赏Formuchofitshistory，Irelandlayhiddenbehinditsbiggerneighbour，GreatBritain.Infact，IrelandwaspartoftheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandIrelandformanycenturiesuntilthe1920s.In1921，thesouthernpartofIrelandbecamei

4、ndependentandtheRepublicofIrelandwasfounded.Itisastatethatcoversmorethan70,000squarekilometres，orfivesixthsoftheislandofIreland.Ithasfourprovinces，whichaltogetherconsistof26countiesand6urbanareas.NorthernIrelandispartoftheUK.TheRepublicofIrelandisamemberoftheEuropeanUnion，andusestheeuro(欧元)．Ir

5、elandhasamildseaclimate.ThecoldestmonthsareJanuaryandFebruarywithairtemperaturesbetween4to7℃duringtheday.ThewarmestmonthsareJulyandAugust，whenitisaquitecool14℃to16℃.ThesunniestmonthsareMayandJune，withaboutfivetosevenhoursofsunshineperday.AsIrelandissurroundedbywater，itcomesasnosurprisethatitrai

6、nsquitealot，justasinEnglandandWales.ThepopulationoftheRepublicofIrelandisthoughttobeaboutfourmillion.Ofthose，overonemillionliveinDublin.Irelandhasayoungpopulation，with44%ofthepopulationundertheageof25.TherearetwoofficiallanguagesinIreland：Irish，whichisthenationallanguage，andEnglish，whichisthela

7、nguageofthemajorityofthepopulation.Untiltheearlynineteenthcentury，almosteveryoneinIrelandspokeIrish.ThechangetoEnglishhappenedquickly.By1891morethan85%ofthepopulationspokeEnglish.SinceIrelandbecameindependent，theIrishgovernmenthas