Britannia Rues the Waves大不列颠望洋兴叹高英PPT.pptxVIP

Britannia Rues the Waves;Britannia Rues the Waves ;;1 To learn the words and expressions of shipping industry (海运业）2 To appreciate the expository /?ksp?z?tr?/ writing3 To understand the history backgrounds (well-known wars.etc.);Acronyms;;Acronyms;;Various Liners;;;Expository writing ;Naval Supremacy of Britian(The sun-never-sets Empire); 西班牙无敌舰队行军图;Iron Curtain;East Germany and West Germany;Arab-Israeli war(阿以战争）;中东战争（The Arab–Israeli Conflict）;the Third World;hard currency;卢布（rubble)俄罗斯货币单位（1人民币元=8.1779俄罗斯卢布） 马克（mark):原德国货币单位，2002年7月1日起停止流通。 日元(yen)：日本货币单位（1人民币元=16.1199日元） 美元（dollar):美国的货币单位（1美元=6.8890人民币元） 英镑（pound):英国的货币单位（1英镑=8.5506人民币元） 欧元（euro）欧盟货币（1欧元=7.3967人民币元）;High Seas;The History of Britain’s Merchant Navy The merchant navy has been existence for a significant period in Britain’s history, owning much of its growth to British imperial expansion. As an entity in itself, it can be dated back to the 17th century, where an attempt was made to register all seafarers as a source of labour for the Royal Navy in times of conflict. British ships were also deeply involved in acts of piracy and armed robbery on the high seas, off the waters of Europe and Caribbean, as ships with British sailors robbed from ships of foreign navies. It grew over successive years to become the world’s foremost merchant fleet, benefiting considerably from trade with British possessions in India and the Far East. ;During the First and Second World Wars, the Merchant Service suffered heavy losses from German attacks. In the Second World War, the United Kingdom alone suffered the loss of 11.7 million tons, which was 54% of the total Merchant Navy fleet at the outbreak of the Second World War. In honour of the sacrifices made in the two World Wars, the Merchant Navy lays wreaths of remembrance alongside the armed forces in the annual Remembrance Day service on 11 November. Following many years of lobbying to bring about official recognition of the sacrifices made by merchant s