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国概名词解释(全部版) 1.The Thames River?The Thames River is the second largest and most important river in Britain. It is 336 KM long, rising in southwest England and flowing through England and out into the North Sea. It flows rather slowly, which is very favorable for water transportation.2.The High Landers燭hey are the Scots who live in the mountainous regions of the Highlands in Northern Scotland. They are a proud, independent and hardy people who maintain their strong cultural identity. They mainly live by farming sheep in mountain areas or fishing on the coasts and islands.3.The British Commonwealth 英联邦???? The British Empire was replaced by the British Commonwealth or the??Commonwealth of Nations in 1931.It is a free association of independent countries that were once colonies of Britain. Member nations are joined together economically and have certain trading arrangements.??The Commonwealth has no special powers. The decision to become a member?of the Commonwealth is left to each member nation. At present there are 50 members counties whit in the commonwealth (1991).是曾为英国殖民地，但现在已经独立构成的自由联合体。4.Cockney伦敦佬A cockney is a Londoner who is born within the sound of Bow Bells-the Bells of the church of St. Mary-LeBow in east London5.Eisteddfodaufestivals of song and dance and poetry celebrated by the welsh through the year. By this way the welsh keep the?welsh language and welsh culture alive.6.The Maritime Climate 海洋性气候??The type of climate when winter is mild, not too cold and summer is cool, not too hot, and it has a steady reliable rainfall throughout the whole year.7.The English ChannelA Channel that separates Britain from the rest of France is quite narrow. A channel tunnel under this channel was built in 1994 to join the two countries together.8.The Chunnel英吉利海峡隧道In 1985 the British government and French government decided to build a channel tunnel, which is called “Chunnel”, under the Straits of Dover so that England and France could be joined