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1、英语国家概况名词解释1・Thecivilrightsmovement(1955-1968)referstothereformmovementsintheUnitedStatesaimedatabolishingracialdiscriminationagainstAfricanAmericansandrestoringsuffrageinSouthernstates.2.AfederalsystemAfederalsystemisoneinwhichpowerissharedbetweenacentralauthorityanditsconstituentpartswith

2、somerightsreservedtoeach・3・KingArthurItissaidthathewastheKingofEnglandinthe5thcenturyandunitedtheBritishanddrovetheSaxonsbackwithhismagicalsword,Excalibur.Hisrealexistenceisindoubt.Heisthecentralfigureofmanylegends・4.TheAnglo-SaxonsTheyweretwogroupsofGermanicpeopleswhosettleddowninEnglandf

3、romthe5thcentury.TheywereregardedastheancestorsoftheEnglishandthefoundersofEngland.5.RiverdanceRiverdanceisaverypopularformofdancingbasedonIreland'sintricatefolkdanceswhicharerearrangedandmodernizedandadaptedontocurrentstageperformance.DancingistraditionallypartofIrishculture.Itisusuallyac

4、companiedbytheIrishpipeandfiddle.Themusicusuallysoundsfastandfurious.Mostoftheactionisfromthewaistdown,withthearmsheldrigidlyatthesides.6・TheHouseofCommonsTheHouseofCommonsistherealcentreofBritishpoliticallifebecauseitistheplacewhereabout650electedrepresentatives(MembersofParliament)makean

5、ddebatepolicy.TheseMPsareelectedintheGeneralElectionsandshouldrepresenttheinterestsofpeoplewhovoteforthem.7.TheCommonwealthItisavoluntaryassociationofstateswhichismadeupofBritainandmostlyofformerBritishcolonies.Thereare54membersoftheCommonwealthincludingonecurrentlysuspendedmember:manyofth

6、esearedevelopingcountrieslikeIndiaandCyprus;othersaredevelopednationslikeAustralia,CanadaandNewZealand.TheCommonwealthwassetupasaforumforcontinuedcooperationandasasortofsupportnetwork・8.MaoritangaMaoritangameans"Maoriculture^^.Itreferstoalltheelementsoftherichculturalheritageoftheindigenou

7、speopleinNewZealand,includingtheirlanguage,customsandtraditions・9.The“Washminster”formpolityThe"Washminster"formofpolityisadoptedbytheAustraliangovernment.ItisamixtureoftheUSWashingtonsystemofgovernmentandtheBritishWestminstersystem.Thismeansthatthepoliticalst