高级英语第二册第10课thesadyoungmen.pptVIP

Queen Victoriaruling time 1837 -1901 Victoria, queen of Great Britain and Ireland (1837–1901) and empress of India (1876–1901). She was the daughter of duke of Kent (fourth son of George III) and Princess Mary Louise Victoria. Victorias father died before she was one year old. in 1837, at the age of 18, she succeeded her uncle, William IV, to the throne. Victorian Age (Victorian Gentility) yle 2. Clothes. 3. Afternoon tea was very popular for the noble. They had nutritious breakfast, a simple lunch and late supper. * Lesson 10 The Sad Young Men 常雪 20111711030 Paragraph three page 146 Queen Victoria -- great economic, social, and political changes occurred in Britain. The British Empire covered about a fourth of the world’s land. Industry and trade expanded rapidly, and railroads and lands crisscrossed the country. Science and technology made great advances. The government introduced democratic reforms. For example, an increasing number of people received the right to vote. Factory and farm workers lived in terrible poverty. Rich people lived on poor people with the cover of religion. The term Victorian, like the middle-class society in the time of Queen Victoria, very respectable and religious in a formal way that sometimes only pretends to be good and pure Features of Victoria Times Architects. Gothic style, Greek style Victorian: showing the middle-class respectability (decency正派，行为举止合乎礼仪，得体，高雅，有身份) Gentility：the quality of being well-mannered ; refinement 优雅，now ,esp. excessive or affected refinement and elegance In any case , at all events ,无论如何 Para.3 The rejection of Victorian gentility was, in any case , inevitable . The rejection of Victorian gentility was, in any case , inevitable . Anyway, America could not avoid discarding Victorian gentility which upheld the middle-class respectability and affected refinement of Victorian England. 对维多利亚式的假派头的拒绝，不管怎么样都是不可避免的。 Para.3 The booming of American industry with its gigantic, roaring facto