第三讲 英美概况.ppt

英美概况 A Survey of the United Kingdom and the United States of America Lecture 3 Geography-The Main Cities 1. England 2. Scotland 3. Wales 4. Northern Ireland England Angle Land England是由Angle Land 演化而来的。 “the land that belongs to the Angles” Anglo-pref: 英国，英国的 England Population: about 50 million Size:130, 478 square kilometers Capital City: London Mountains: The Pennines (backbone of England); Scafell Pike (978 meters in the Lake District); Rivers: the Thames, the Severn (the longest in Britain), the Eden, the Mersey The Lake District The Lake District, (The Lakes or Lakeland) is a mountainous region in North West England. A popular holiday destination, It is famous for its lakes, forests and mountains (or fells). A typical Lake District scene Lake Poets The Lake Poets are a group of English poets who all lived in the Lake of England at the turn of the nineteenth century. They are considered part of the Romantic Movement. The three main figures : William Wordsworth Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey The beauty of the Lake District has also inspired many other poets over the years, beyond the core Lake Poets. London London, standing on the River Thames, is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. It is the most populous city in the United Kingdom with a metropolitan area of over 13 million inhabitants. London is a leading global city, with strengths in the arts, commerce, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, professional services, research and development, tourism and transport all contributing to its prominence. London Districts of Greater London 1. 伦敦市（City of London） 2. 威斯敏斯特市（City of Westminster） 3. 肯辛顿-切尔西（Kensington and Chelsea） 4. 哈默史密斯-富勒姆（Hammersmith and Fulham） 5. 旺兹沃思（Wandsworth） 6. 兰贝斯（Lambeth） 7. 萨瑟克（Southwark） 8. 陶尔哈姆莱茨（Tower Hamlets） 9. 哈克尼（Hackney） 10. 伊斯灵顿（Islington） 11. 卡姆登（Camden） Districts of Greater London 12. 布伦特（Brent） 13. 伊灵（Ealing） 14. 豪恩斯洛（Hounslow） 15. 里士滿（Rich