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英国常识General Knowledge of the UKChapter1 A sense of Place概况British Isles Great Britain vs United Kingdom 不列颠群岛,大不列颠和英国First of all, where is Britain Britain lies off the northwest coast of mainland Europe. Its full name is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the UK). The unitary state is made up of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Irelandfour unique countries, each with their own customs, 首先,英国在哪里 美国与欧洲大陆的西北海岸隔海相望.它的全称是大不列颠与北爱尔兰联合国.这个单一制国家由英格兰,威尔士,苏格兰和北爱尔兰组成四个独特的地区,分别具有迥异的风俗,文化和传统.cultures and traditions.资料链接Are you English The Scots get very annoyed when asked this question. People from England are English, people from Scotland are Scots (Scotch is a whisky) and people from Wales are Welsh. The Scots and Welsh are not English and vice versa. All of the above are technically British; all live on the island of Britain. The Republic of Ireland is an independent nation and none of its citizens are British. These distinctions are very important, and people in the UK can be very sensitive 你是英格兰人吗 苏格兰人听到这个问题会很恼怒.来自英格兰的人叫English, 来自苏格兰的人是Scots (Scotch 是一种威士忌酒),而来自威尔士的人叫Welsh. Scot和Welsh 不是English,反之亦然.上述三种人都是British,生活在不列颠岛.爱尔兰共和国是一个独立的国家,它所有的国民都不是British. 这些区别至关重要,英国人对此非常敏感.to them.Do you know the difference between the United Kingdom and Great Britain And what exactly are the British Isles British Isles= all of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland大不列颠群岛=英国+爱尔兰共和国Great Britain (sometimes called Britain) = England, Wales and Scotland大不列颠(有时候也叫不列颠)=英格兰+威尔士+苏格兰the United Kingdom (the UK) = England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland英国=英格兰+威尔士+苏格兰+北爱尔兰地理GeographyOccupying an area of 244,820 square kilometers, Britain is just under 1,000 km long from the south coast to the extreme north of Scotland and just under 500 km across in its widest part. Its therefore possible to travel to any part of the country within one day.Britain varies in scenery. In particular, there is a dramatic contrast between highland and lowland