A n B cultures1-4 Britain and American culture 英美文化教学课件.ppt

Essentials of British and American Cultures --KIKI.ZH Part One British Culture 1. Who Are the British? position * British Isles full name of the nation Early history the Stone Age hunters and gatherers the Stonehenge the Scots Kilt * Mac, Mc. Mc-Job Bagpipes * Whiskey Writers Robert Louis Stevenson: Treasure Island Robert Burns * House * The Welsh A Welsh may be recognized by his name. Famous for their love of music and poetry and have developed choral singing to a national art. National Eisteddfod (welsh for “sitting”) Rugby football The Irish Musicians and singers * 1. U2, internationally famous for many years, won the Grammy for record of the year in 2002 for “Beautiful Day”. 2. Enya: peaceful, clear, calming, beautiful voice. Once released an album in which she sings all the songs in Gaelic language, an ancient Irish language. 3. Sinead O’Connor: female singer, bald head. “Nothing compares to you” Writers: George Bernard Shaw, born in Ireland, considered himself a socialist, once visited China and met Lu Xun, wrote many novels and plays, including Pygmalion Jonathan Swift: Gulliver’s Travels Oscar Wilde: art for art’s sake James Joyce: Ulysses, stream of consciousness Frank McCourt: Angela’s Ashes, the hard childhood of an Irish boy Present situation (Protestant, Catholic, IRA) The Peace People The English Shy, reserved, polite, hate to show emotions, talk about the weather every day, hate to talk with strangers, a high sense of humor The Angles, Saxons, and Jutes formed the basis of the modern English people. Most people in England believe in Christianity. Who brought Christianity to England? The Romans’ invasion in 55 BC also brought with them their language, Latin, architecture, laws and writing systems (Roman numerals). Many words in England come from Latin. The French invaded British Isles later. William of Normandy, a duke, became the English King. What is the most important of all Brit