考研必备英美概况精讲笔记解答.docVIP

英国概况 Land and People I. Different Names for Britain and its Parts 1.Geographical names: the British Isles, Great Britain and England. 地理名称：不列颠群岛，大不列颠和英格兰。 2.Official name: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 官方正式名称：大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国。 3.The British Isles are made up of two large islands-Great Britain (the larger one) and Ireland, and hundreds of small ones. 不列颠群岛由两个大岛—大不列颠岛（较大的一个）和爱尔兰岛，及成千上万个小岛组成。 4.Three political divisions on the island of Great Britain: England, Scotland Edinburgh )and Wale(Cardiff). 大不列颠岛上有三个政治区：英格兰、苏格兰和威尔士。 Northern Ireland is the fourth region of th