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英美概况 A Brief Introduction of UK and US BBC 迷你剧 1. 《傲慢与偏见》（Pride and Prejudice）（95版) 2. 《艾玛》（Emma） 3. 《克兰弗德》（Cranford）4 《南方与北方》（North South）5. 《德伯维尔家的苔丝 》Tess of the DUrbervilles6.《雀起乡到烛镇》 7.《锦秀佳人》　　 8.《南方与北方》　　9.《小杜丽》 10.《荒凉山庄》 11.《女房客》 12.《富贵浮云》（Aristocrats） Britain is an island country surrounded by the sea. It lies in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north coast of Europe. It is separated from the rest of Europe by the English Channel in the south and the North Sea in the east. 英国是一个岛国。它位于大西洋北部，与欧洲大陆的北海岸隔海相望。南面的英吉利海峡和东面的北海将它与欧洲其它部分隔开。 Introduction 2. Four Parts of the Nation 3. National Flag The Making of the Union Flag It is called the Union Flag because it symbolizes the administrative union of the countries of the United Kingdom. It is made up of the individual Flags of three of the Kingdoms countries all united under one Sovereign - the countries of England, of Scotland and of Northern Ireland. As Wales was not a Kingdom but a Principality公国 it could not be included on the flag. In November 2007, a Welsh MP, Ian Lucas, asked parliament why Wales is not represented in the Union Jack. Below you can see Ian Lucas version of the Union flag with Wales represented: 4. The National Anthem---- God Save the Queen(or King) The national anthem of the United Kingdom and its colonies, and the royal anthem of the British Royal Family It was a patriotic song first publicly performed in London in 1745, which came to be known as the National Anthem at the beginning of the nineteenth century. When the monarch of the time is male, Queen, and all female pronouns are replaced with King and male pronouns. In addition, the lyrics of the 3rd verse are modified slightly to read, With heart and voice to sing, God save the King played at a slow and somber pace Source : http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/anthem.html, .uk/MonarchUK/Symbols/NationalAnthem.aspx God save our gracious Queen,Long live our nob