00522-英语国家概况自考大纲.pptxVIP

附件：;empire n. 帝国；帝王统治，君权 British Empire 大英帝国;fourth of the world’s land area.;Straits of Dover 利海峡最窄之处被称作多佛海峡 Channel tunnel- Chunnel n. 英法海峡隧道 (was open to traffic in May 1994);settlements n. 定居点，殖民地（settlement 复数）;;occasional adj. 偶然的；临时的；特殊场合的 moors n. 沼泽；荒野;;Hebrides n. 赫布里底群岛（位于英国苏格兰西部） region n. 地区；范围；部位 sea-lochs n. [苏格兰英语]；湖，湖泊;;;vt. 淹没，溢过;prevailing adj. 流行的；一般的，最普通的；占优势的；盛行很广的 v. 盛行，流行（prevail 的现在分词形式）；获胜 current n. （水，气，电）流；趋势；涌流;surplus n. 剩余；[贸易] 顺差；盈余；过剩 adj. 剩余的；过剩的;;;Celtic language 塞尔特语 equality n. 平等；相等；[数] 等式 poetry n. 诗；诗意，诗情；诗歌艺术;;and warms them.;;;;b. Rivers:;c. The North Atlantic Drift, which is a warm current, passes the western coast of the British;b. Character: ①Water surplus in north and west;②Water deficit in south and east.;d. It was from the union of Norman conquerors and the defeated Anglo-Saxons that the English;b. Problem: there has been bitter fighting between the Protestants who are dominant group, and the Roman Catholics, who are seeking more social, political and economic opportunities.;vi. 收获;Rhineland 莱茵兰;drove n. 畜群；牛群、羊群等；移动的人群或大批的东西 v. 驾驶（drive 的过去分词） slave n. 奴隶；从动装置;performed v. 执行，表演;barbarians n. 野蛮人；蛮夷（barbarian 的复数形式 vast n. 浩瀚；广阔无垠的空间;Ⅳ．The Viking and Danish Invasions;clash n. 冲突，不协调；碰撞声，铿锵声;graves.;a. Offa, King of Mercia, built the great earthwork known as Offa’s Dyke, control for a long time virtually all central, eastern and south-eastern England.;4. Significance: The Norman Conquest of 1066 is perhaps the best-known event in English history. William the Conqueror confiscated almostall the land and gave it to his Norman followers. He replaced the weak Saxon rule with a strong Norman government. So the feudal system was completely established in England. Relations with the Continent were opened, and civilization and commerce were extended. Norman-French culture, language, manners, and architecture were introduced. The Church was brought into closer connection with Rome, and the church courts were separated from the