02Unit2英语国家社会与文化入门.ppt

* * Unit 2 Northern Ireland Population: 1.6 million Area: 14,000 squ. km Giant’s Causeway Par 3, p. 21 … where ordinary life is continues, to which the troubles are an addition, rather than the main preoccupation of everyday life. 人们继续正常地生活，而暴力事件只是偶尔发生，但绝不是生活的常态。 Par 5, p. 21 …partly as a result of the troubles discouraging investment, partly as a result of its peripherality in relation to the UK. 一方面是因为暴力冲突妨碍了投资，另一方面是因为它在与中央政府的关系中被边缘化。 “周边的”改为“边缘化” Par 1, p. 22 From the time of Queen Elizabeth I the new settlers,…, were granted land, position, and privileges which had been taken away from the indigenous, Roman Catholic population. Par 4, p. 22 Home-rule：爱尔兰争取自治的运动 注释有问题 Par 5，p. 22 Easter uprising IRA：Irish Republic Army Sinn Fein Party新芬党 Par 2, p. 23 Most Irish people are descendents of Celtic people, who were driven to Scotland, Wales and Ireland by the Romans and Anglo-Saxons. Most are Catholics. New settlers came from Scotland and Wales, who did not want to be in an Irish state. 1/3 of Northern Ireland population are catholic, not protestants, who want to be in an Irish state. Par 1, p. 25 ghettoised, 分种族居住的 Bloody Sunday Figure 1 遇害者：2202 平民，945英国军警 害人者：58%共和军， 28%亲英民兵 11%英军 Par 1, p. 26 agreement Par 2, p. 26 down to a level of semi-acceptability note 22: 问题的解决已达到双方都能部分接受的特殊程度 改：暴力事件减少到一个人们可以喘口气的地步 telescopic sights: 瞄准镜 Par 1, p. 27 twin campaign for union with Ireland：与爱尔兰共和国统一的双管齐下战役。 Bullet and Ballot Box刺刀和选票 Par 2, p. 27 “It is for the people of Ireland alone, by agreement between the two parts” to decide its future…. Note 25: 双方签署协议来决定爱尔兰前途完全是为爱尔兰人民着想 改：经过双方同意，完全由爱尔兰人民自己决定北爱尔兰的前途。 Par 5, p. 28 apathetic to：对……麻木 Par 3, p. 29 …Ulster has once again reverted to direct rule from London in order to forestall an unraveling of the Good Friday Agreement. Note 36: 英国政府对北爱再次实施直接管辖，以便其能够抢先阐述北爱和平协议的实质内容。 改：英国政府再次对北爱实施直接管辖，以便防止和平协议破产