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Unit 1 A Brief Introduction to the United Kingdom I (英国简介 I) 一、本单元重点内容 1. A complicated country with a complicated name (复杂的名称， 复杂的国家) 2. The effects of its imperial past (帝国主义历史的影响) 3. A multiracial society (多种族的社会) 4. Remarkable class, regional and economic differences (显著的阶 级、地域和经济差异) 5. The significant role of London (伦敦的重要地位) 6. Cultural and economic dominance of England (英格兰的在文 化和经济上的统治地位) 7. The conquest of Britain （对不列颠的征服） 8. Parliament’s dominance over the throne (议会成为凌驾于王室 权力之上的统治机构) 9. Physical features of Scotland (苏格兰的地理特征) 10. Cultural division between highland and lowland (苏格兰高地和 低地之间的文化区分) 11. The Battle of Bannockburn (班诺克本战役) 12. Union with England in 1707 {1707 年(苏格兰)与英格兰合并} 13. Strong Scottish identity (仍具有很浓的苏格兰特色) 14. Brief introduction of Wales (对威尔士的简要介绍) 15. Campaigns for independence of UK (威尔士的独立运动) 二、本单元重、难点辅 1. A complicated country with a complicated name The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland England Scotland Wales 2. The effects of its imperial past 1) 1) The days of empire ended after World War II. But there are close relationships which exist with the 50 or more colonies of that empire, and which maintain links through Commonwealth of Nations( 二战后，帝国主义时代过去了。但是大英帝国的 50 多个 殖民地之间仍然有着紧密的联系，这种联系主要通过英联邦这 个组织来维系). 2)It has great effects on the makeup of the British population: 对英 国的人口构成有着很大的影响 Because of the immigration from India, Pakistan, or Caribbean countries in the 1950s and1960s, 1 in 20 are non-European ethnicity ( 由 于在 20 世纪50、60 年代，来自印度、巴基斯坦或位于西印度群岛与中 南美洲海域的加勒比国家大量涌入英国，现在 1/20 的英国人是非欧 洲血统的人). 3. Racial, gender, class, regional and economic differences in the society 1) a multi-racial society: most are Christians and because of immigration, many are Muslims;