英国绅士文化.ppt

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1、GentlemanCultureofBritain（英国绅士文化）GentlemanCultureofBritainGentleman?BeingatrueEnglishgentlemanisnot,ofcourse,simplyamatterofbehavior.Anyonecanlearnhowtopicktherightcolorofhandkerchieforthecorrectwaytoaddressabishop.Tobeworthyofthetitleof“gentleman”,youneedtohavebeenintrainingsi

2、ncebirth.Thetermgentleman(fromLatingentilis,belongingtoaraceor"gens",and"man",cognatewiththeFrenchwordgentilhommeandtheItaliangentiluomoorgentiluomo),initsoriginalandstrictsignification,denotedamanofgoodfamily,analogoustotheLatingenerous(itsinvariabletranslationinEnglish-Latind

3、ocuments).InthissensethewordequateswiththeFrenchgentilhomme(nobleman),whichlattertermwasinGreatBritainlongconfinedtothepeerage.Theterm"gentry"(fromtheOldFrenchgenteriseforgentelise)hasmuchofthesocialclasssignificanceoftheFrenchnoblesseoroftheGermanAdel,butwithoutthestricttechni

4、calrequirementsofthosetraditions(suchasquartersofnobility).ThiswaswhattherebelsunderJohnBallinthe14thcenturymeantwhentheyrepeated：WhenAdamdelvedandEvespan,WhowasthentheGentleman?JohnSeldeninTitlesofHonor(1614),discussingthetitle"gentleman",speaksof"ourEnglishuseofit"as"converti

5、blewithNobili’s"(anambiguousword,like'noble'meaningelevatedeitherbyrankorbypersonalqualities)anddescribesinconnectionwithittheformsofennoblinginvariousEuropeancountries.WhatdotheyattentionsatschoolEtoncollege(伊顿公学)Howwasagentlemangetalongwithpeople?WithotherpeopleSomefamousword

6、s:Forhonor,Iwillnevershoothiminback.InthemoviestitanicNowomanshallbeleftaboardthisshipbecauseIwasacoward.Astimegoesby,gentlemanhadmoreandmorenewdefinitions.Butitwillneverchangethatgentlemanculturehasamajorimpactonthisword.NowIwillplayaradiowhichisaTVclips.Someofthepiecestoshowt

7、heBritishgentlemandresscultureandthecontemporarycustoms.Now,let’swatchit.SherlockBoystrytobeagentleman,Girlstrytofindyourgentleman.Thankyou.