英语国家概况名词解释英国篇.docVIP

英语国家概况名词解释英国篇 英国部分 Chapter1 Official name官方名称：The official name of the United Kingdom is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. British Empire大英帝国：About a hundred years ago, as a result of its imperialist expansion, Britain ruled an empire that had one fourth of the world’s people and one fourth of the world’s land area. However, the two world wars greatly weakened Britain. The British colonies became independent one after another. The British Empire gradually disappeared and it was replaced by the British Commonwealth in 1931. Commonwealth of Nations/the British Com