英语国家社会与文化入门-课后题答案.doc
《英语国家社会与文化入门-课后题答案.doc》由会员分享,可在线阅读,更多相关《英语国家社会与文化入门-课后题答案.doc(117页珍藏版)》请在得力文库 - 分享文档赚钱的网站上搜索。
1、Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more.-author-date英语国家社会与文化入门-课后题答案Book1 Unit 1Book1 Unit 11.What was the British Empire? What do you know about it? In what way is the “Empire” still felt in Britain and in the international field?The B
2、ritish Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom, that had originated with the overseas colonies and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.In the international field, B
3、ritain has great voice in politics, economy and culture and so on.2.Why impossible to sum up British people with a few simple phrases: The UK is made up of different elements. It includes 4 parts within the one nation-state. It is now a multiracial society with different religion believes. It is div
4、ided economically and it is a society with a class-structure. And within each of the four countries there are different regions. Since this country was so complicated both in history or humanity, it is impossible to sum up their people.3.A history of invasions: (1) Before the 1st century AD Britain
5、was made up of tribal kindoms of Celtic people. They brought the central Europen culture to Britain. Then in 43AD, Roman Empire invaded Britain and controlled it for slave society but also disseminated their Catholicism. (2)However, in the 5th century, the Roman Empire rapidly waned in power and Bri
6、tain was conquered by the Angles and the Saxons. In order to defend the Saxons, a great leaderKing Arthur appeared. He created the round table to satisfy all the knights requirement of having equal precedence. Thus it gradually formed the monarchy in Britain as a more democratic system. Whether Arth
7、urs a real person in the history or not, Anglo-Saxons did succeed in invading Britain and they were the forefathers of the English. (3)In the 8th century, the Vikings from Denmark controlled the nothern and eastern England. A Anglo-Saxon herio, king Alfred the Great fought against the vikings with t
8、he truly English. And thats why theres a certain cultural difference between northerners and southerners in England (4)Later, the Nomans from northern France, under the leading of William of Normandy, killed the king and William became the Frist of England. They imported a rulling class that French-
9、speaking Norman aristocracy rulled Saxon and English-speaking population. In this condition, there werent a lot of rebellions among the English people. That directly formed an English unique character: a richly unconventional interior life hidden by an external conformity. Even today, we can still f
10、ind this personality from the British people through their lifestyles.How did they influence culture:接着上边一起看 (2) a lot of stories of King Arthur, which brought a lot of singers, poets, novelists and filmmakers. Places associated with his legend. Round table was ween as an indicator of the way in whi
11、ch the English have wished to see their monarch as something other than a remote dictator. (3)anglo-saxon invaders were the forefathers of the English. By Vikings settlements the Enlish heroes were truly English. There remains to this day a certain cultural divide between northerners and southerners
12、 in england. (4)Norman aristocracy ruling a largely Saxon and English-speaking population. the legend of Robin Hood.4.General characteristic of Scotland: Scotland is the second largest of the four nations, both in population and in geographical area. It is also the most confident of its own identity
13、 because alone amongst the non-English components of the UK it has previously spent a substantial period of history as a unified state independent of the UK. (1) rugged. (2) not conquered by the Romans (3) maintain its separate political identity for more than a hundred years.(4) eager for independe
14、nce.How Scotland became part of the union of Great Britain: in 1707 by agreement of the English and Scottish parliaments, Scotland joined the Union. In 1745 there was a brutal military response from the British army. The rebel army was destroyed at the battle of Culloden in northern Scotland.5.Descr
15、ibe Wales and the unification with Britain: (1) wales was an important element in Britains industrial revolution, as it had rich coal deposits. It is successful in attracting investment from abroad. Wales has been dominated by England for longer than the other nations of the union. Despite this near
16、ness and long-standing political integration Wales retains a powerful sense of its difference from England. (2)Wales has been dominated by England for longer than the other nations of the union. Despite this nearness and long-standing political integration Wales retains a powerful sense of its diffe
17、rence from England. In 1536, wales was brought legally, administratively, and politically into the UK by an act of the British parliament. This close long-standing relationship means that modern wales lacks some of the outward signs of difference which Scotland possesses - its legal system and its e
18、ducation system are exactly the same as in England.6.Differences between England, Scotland and Wales in terms of cultural tradition: 书上说的比较散,建议参考festival那章的答案,这里只有一些零散的不系统的比较 (1) English character: a richly unconventional interior life hidden by an external conformity. But young people are not all s
19、tereotypes. But it is certainly true that the lifeless fronts of many english houses conceal beautiful back gardens. (2)The dream of an independent Scotland has not vanished. They are always eager for freedom. Scotland has a great tradition of innovation in the arts, philosophy and science. Superfic
20、ially fully integrated into the UK, but concealed beneath this is a still-strong Scottish identity. Some people speak Gaelic.(3)Wales is different, and one of the key markers of that diffenece is the Welsh language - the old British Celtic tongue which is still in daily use. Modern wales lacks some
21、of the outward signs of difference which Scotland possesses. (its legal system and education system are exactly the same as in England)Unit 21. Why is Northern Ireland so significant in the UK: Though Northern Ireland is small it is significant because of the political troubles there.Its political p
22、roblem: The problem is in Northern Ireland in 1921 in southern Ireland independence from Britain, Ireland North and South following the separation of issues left over by history, mixed it with historical, political, ethnic and religious conflicts, extremely complex. Irelands independence, to remain
23、under British rule within the framework of the 6 in the northern island of Ireland residents of the pro-British Protestant majority (about 51%), the Catholic nationalist minority (about 38%), as a result of the two major forces in Northern Ireland On the contrary position of ownership and lead to co
24、nfrontation, conflict. 因为发现实在太难sum up了,所以就搜了一下,以下是wikipedia版本Northern Ireland was for many years the site of a violent and bitter ethno-political conflict the Troubles which was caused by divisions between nationalists, who are predominantly Roman Catholic, and unionists, who are predominantly Prote
- 配套讲稿:
如PPT文件的首页显示word图标,表示该PPT已包含配套word讲稿。双击word图标可打开word文档。
- 特殊限制:
部分文档作品中含有的国旗、国徽等图片,仅作为作品整体效果示例展示,禁止商用。设计者仅对作品中独创性部分享有著作权。
- 关 键 词:
- 英语 国家 社会 文化 入门 课后 答案
限制150内