英美文化基础第一章The Country.ppt

Contents Do you know the answers to these following questions? How many parts can the UK be divided into? What are they? Why do people in foreign countries sometimes make the mistake of talking about England when they mean the UK? Have you ever made the same mistake? What are the geographic features of the UK? Do you know any cities in the UK? What is the weather like in the UK? 地理概况 When you are referring to the meaning of “Ying Guo” in English, which name do you use most often? II. Geographical Features 英国的地理特征 1.Geographical position of Britain:英国的地理位置：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。  Administrative divisions The official title of the UK is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The UK is made up of: ※Great Britain (England, Scotland, and the principality of Wales. ) ※Northern Ireland (also known as Ulster) ※Numerous smaller islands Geographical features  rivers  泰晤士河（Thames River）是英国著名的“母亲”河。全长402公里，横贯英国首都伦敦 。注入北海。 伦敦的主要建筑物大多分布在泰晤士河，如 威斯敏斯特大教堂、具有文艺复兴风格的圣保罗大教堂、曾经见证过英国历史上黑暗时期的伦敦塔、桥面可以起降的伦敦塔桥等。 The Thames River St. Paul’s Cathedral The Tower Bridge Dove Cottage was the home of William Wordsworth (1770 - 1850), one of the earliest and perhaps greatest, of the English Romantic poets. William Wordsworth (1770-1850)THE DAFFODILS “我孤独地游荡，像一朵白云，在山丘和谷地上飘荡，忽然间我看见一群金色的水仙花迎春 开放.....”——威廉.沃兹沃斯 I?wandered?lonely?as?a?cloud That?floats?on?high?oer?vales?and?hills,1 When?all?at?once?I?saw?a?crowd, A?host,?of?golden?daffodils;? Beside?the?lake,?beneath?the?trees,? Fluttering?and?dancing?in?the?breeze.? Continuous?as?the?stars?that?shine And?twinkle?on?the?milky?way,? They?stretched?in?never-ending?line Along?the?margin?of?a?bay:? Ten?thousand?saw?I?at?a?glan