已完成英语国家概况.ppt

Foreword Every country has its own cultural identity. However, cultures are all reflected the same way,all aspects of daily life . And we can experience a country's culture by foods, clothes, buildings and so on. Then, let us appreciate the beauty of the following buildings, a cultural exploration between Britain and China Do you know them ? Tower Bridge Tower Bridge (built 1886–1894) is a combined bascule ['b? skju?l] and suspension [s?'spen?(?)n] bridge in London, over the River Thames. It is close to the Tower of London, from which it takes its name. It has become an iconic [a?'k?n?k]symbol of London. And the bridge featured in publicity for the 2012 Summer Olympics being held in London. In June 2012 a set of Olympic rings was suspended from the bridge to mark one month to go until the start of the games 。 Shakespeare's Globe Theatre When it comes to English literature, we will think of the world-famous Shakespeare. The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, and was destroyed by fire on 29 June 1613. A second Globe Theatre was built on the same site by June 1614 and closed in 1642. Big Ben 大本钟(或翻译成大笨钟 大鹏钟),即威斯敏斯特宫钟塔,英国国会会议厅附属的钟楼(Clock Tower)的大报时钟的昵称 是坐落在英国伦敦泰晤士河畔的一座钟楼,是伦敦的标志性建筑之一 钟楼高95米,钟直径9英尺,重13.5吨 每15分钟响一次,敲响威斯敏斯特钟声 自从兴建地铁朱比利线之后,大本钟受到影响,最近测量显示大本钟朝西北方向倾斜约半米 大本钟的可靠性毋庸置疑,自从建成,伦敦格林威治天文台的官员每天两次派人校对此钟 不过有一次它把时间报错了,因为一名在大本钟上作业的油漆粉刷工在钟 Buckingham Palace 白金汉宫是英国的王宫，位于伦敦最高权利的所在地----威斯敏特区。东接圣·詹姆斯公园，西临海德公园，是英国王室生活和工作的地方。王宫初建于1703年，白金汉公爵、若曼底公爵和约翰.谢菲尔德在这里建造了一座公馆，并以白金汉公爵的名字命名。白金汉宫经过多次修建和扩展，现已成为一座规模雄伟的三层长方形建筑。外国的国家元首和政界首脑访问英国时，女王就在宫院中陪同贵宾检阅仪仗队。 白金汉宫前的广场中央屹立着有伊丽莎白二世的高祖母维多利亚女王镀金雕像的纪念碑。 Famous Buildings in China The formation of buildings of different religious and cultural styles The formation of architectural features of different climates Comparison From the above, we can see that British and Chinese architectures are quite different.Apparently,