德国简介(英文).ppt

Germany *Brief introduction of Germany*Geography*Flag , Emblem *National Flower , Bird , Stone*City*Car Full name : The Federal Republic of GermanyCapital city: BerlinGovernment : the parliamentary republic(议会共和制)Population: 82,110,000The main religion : Christianity(_基督教), Protestant（新教）, Roman Catholic(天主教)Land area: 357022 square kilometersNational Day: October 3rdAverage GDP: $39,710Germany Germany stretches from the high mountains of the Alps(阿尔卑斯山),in the south to the shores of the North Sea(北海) and in the north-west of the Baltic(波罗的海).Germany is traversed by some of Europe‘s major rivers such as the Rhine,(莱茵河) and Danube （多瑙河）. Thanks to its central situation Germany has more neighbors than any other European country; these are Denmark(丹麦)in the north, Poland (波兰)and the Czech Republic(捷克共和国)in the east, Austria奥地利and Switzer(瑞士)land in the south, France and Luxembourg卢(森堡)in the south-west and Belgium(比利时)and the Netherlands(荷兰)in the north-west. FlagBlack :the rigorous、 solemn(严谨、肃穆); red :the burning flame, arouse peoples vision of enthusiasm; gold :the light of truth Yellow shield(盾牌) background ;Black eagle;Red beak(鹰喙) and claws.Emblem(国徽) 国花：The cornflower is the national flower of Germany. It is also called the knapweed.The flowers of the plant are striking because of their blue color. At present, the flowers are also available in white, pink, and red.矢车菊，又名蓝芙蓉、荔枝菊、翠蓝，属于菊科。头状花序生在纤细茎秆的顶端，仿佛一位隽秀的少女，向着“生命之光”——太阳，祈祷幸福和欢乐。矢车菊是德国的名花，德国人用她象征日耳曼民族爱国、乐观、顽强、俭朴的特征，并认为她有吉祥之兆，因而被誉为“国花”。 ???????????????????????????The national flower of Germany 矢车菊的传说：　　普鲁士皇帝威廉一世的母亲路易斯王后，在一次内战中被迫离开柏林。逃难途中，车子坏了，她和两个孩子停在路边等待之时，发现路边盛开着蓝色的矢车菊，她就用这种花编成花环，戴在九岁的威廉胸前。后来威廉一世加冕成了德意志皇帝，仍然十分喜爱矢车菊，认为它是吉祥之花。矢车菊花语： 人格；幸福。 The national bird of Germany国鸟：白鹳（学名：Ciconia ciconia），一种著名的观赏珍禽。在欧洲，自古以来白鹳就被认为是“带来幸福的鸟”，是吉祥的象征，是上帝派来的“天使”，是专门来拜访交好运的人的。 The national stone of Germany德国的国石——琥珀(Amber) 德国位于欧洲中部，面积为３５７０２０. ２２平方公里。人口８２３７万。自然资源贫乏，除硬煤、褐煤和盐的储量丰富之外，在原料供应和能源方面很大程度上依赖进口，２／３的初级能源需要进口。德国的国石为琥珀，琥珀的英文名称