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1、新版“英语国家概况”精讲笔记Chapter 1第一章Land and People 英国的国土与人民I. Different Names for Britain and its Parts 英国的不同名称及其各组成部分1. Geographical names: the British Isles, Great Britain and England. 地理名称:不列颠群岛,大不列颠和英格兰。2. Official name: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 官方正式名称:大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国。3. Th
2、e British Isles are made up of two large islands-Great Britain (the larger one) and Ireland, and hundreds of small ones. 不列颠群岛由两个大岛大不列颠岛(较大的一个)和爱尔兰岛,及成千上万个小岛组成。4. Three political divisions on the island of Great Britain: England, Scotland and Wales. 大不列颠岛上有三个政治区:英格兰、苏格兰和威尔士。(1) England is in the sou
3、thern part of Great Britain. It is the largest, most populous section. 英格兰位于大不列颠岛南部,是最大,人口最稠密的地区。(2) Scotland is in the north of Great Britain. It has three natural zones (the Highlands in the north; the Central lowlands; the south Uplands) Capital: Edinburgh 苏格兰位于大不列颠的北部。它有三大自然区:北部高地,中部低地及南部山陵。首府:爱
4、丁堡。(3) Wales is in the west of Great Britain. Capital: Cardiff 威尔士位于大不列颠的西部。首府:加的夫(4) Northern Ireland is the fourth region of the UK. Capital: Belfast. 北爱尔兰是英国第四个区域。首府:贝尔法斯特。5. The Commonwealth (of nations) is a free association of independent countries that were once colonies of Britain. It was fo
5、unded in 1931, and has 50 member countries until 1991. 英联邦是独立的前英国殖民地组成的自由联合体。它成立于1931年,至1990年止已有50个成员国。Chapter 2第二章The Origins of a Nation (5000BC-1066) 英国的起源(公元前5000年1066年)I. Arrival and settlement of the Celts 克尔特人的到来和定居Celts were practiced famers. The drained much of marshlands and built houses o
6、f wood. They wre ironworkers, too. Their languages, the Celts languages, are the basis of the language which is still used by some people in Scotland and Wales. Their religion was Druidism (n.德鲁伊教). 克尔特人是有经验的农民,他们排干沼泽地,用木材建造房屋。他们还打造铁器。苏格兰和威尔士语就是以他们的语言为基础发展而来的。1、 The Celts began to arrive Britain abo
7、ut 700 BC. 约公元前700年,克尔特人来到不列颠岛。2、The Celts came to Britain in three main waves. 克尔特人来到不列颠有三次高潮。 The first wave were the Gaels-came about 600 BC. 第一次高潮是约公元前600年盖尔人的来临。 The second wave were the Brythons-came about 400 BC. 第二次高潮是约公元前400年布列吞人的抵达。 The third wave were the Belgae-came about 150 BC. 第三次是约公元
8、前150年比利其人的到达。II. The Anglo-Saxons (446-871) 盎格鲁撒克逊人(公元446871年)1 Basis of Modern English race: the Anglo-Saxons. 盎格鲁萨克逊时代(奠定了英国的基础)In the mid-5th century a new wave of invaders, Jutes, Saxons, and Angles came to Britain. They were three Teutonic tribes.The Jutes, who fished and farmed in Jutland, cam
9、e to Britain first. A Jutish chief became the King of Kent in 449.Then the Saxons, users of the short-sword from northern Germany, established their kingdom in Essex, Sussex and Wessex from the end of the 5th century to the beginning of the 6th century. In the second half of the 6th century, the Ang
10、les, who also came from northern Germany and were to give their name to the English people, settled in East Anglia, Mercia and Northumbria. These seven principal kingdoms of Kent, Essex, Sussex, Wessex, East Anglia, Mercia and Northumbria have been given the name of Heptarchy. 五世纪中叶,朱特人、撒克逊人和盎格鲁人不断入
11、侵不列颠。这是三支日耳曼(条顿)部落。 居住在日德兰半岛(现丹麦南部)上从事打渔农耕的朱特人先抵不列颠。一个朱特人首领于449年当上了国王。后来从德国北部来的使用短剑的撒克逊人在埃撒克斯、苏塞克斯和威塞克斯建立了王国,统治期从五世纪末至六世纪初。六世纪后半叶,同样来自德国北部的盎格鲁人,在东盎格利亚、麦西亚以及诺森伯利来定居,同时把他们的族名加诸在英国人够上。这七个主要王国(肯特、埃塞克斯、苏塞克斯、威塞克斯、东英吉利亚、麦西亚和诺森伯利亚),合称为七王国。2The early Anglo-Saxons converted to Christianity. 最早的盎格鲁撒克逊人改信基督教。 T
12、he Anglo-Saxons brought their own Teutonic religion to Britain. Christianity soon disappeared, except among the Celts of Cornwall, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. In 597, Pope Gregory I sent St. Augustine, the Prior of St. Andrews Monastery in Rome, to England to convert the heathen (异教的) English to Ch
13、ristianity. In 597 St. Augustine became the first Archbishop of Canterbury. He was remarkably successful in converting the king and the nobility, but the conversion of the common people was largely due to the missionary activities of the monks in the north. 盎格鲁撒克逊人把日耳曼宗教带到了英国。除了康瓦尔、威尔士、苏格兰和爱尔兰中的克尔特人
14、还信奉基督教外,基督教很快就消失了。公元597,教皇格里高一世把罗马圣安德鲁修道院的院长圣奥古斯丁派遣到英格兰,其使命是使异教徒的英国人皈依基督教。公元579年圣奥古丁成为坎特伯雷大主教。在使国王和贵族皈依基督教方面,奥古斯丁特别成功。但是普通人的皈依很大程度上归功于北方修道们的传教活动。3The Early Anglo-Saxons make the contributions to the English state.(formation of the English nation) 早期盎格鲁撒克逊人为英国做出的贡献。 The Anglo-Saxons laid the foundati
15、ons of the English state. Firstly, they divided the country into shires (which the Normans later called counties), with shire courts and shire reeves, or sheriffs, responsible for administering law. Secondly, they devised the narrow-strip, three-field farming system which continued to the 18th centu
16、ry. Thirdly, they also established the manorial system(庄园制). Finally, they created the Witan(council or meeting of the wisemen) to advise the king, the basis of the Privy Council which still exists today. 盎格鲁撒克逊人构筑了英国的国家基础。首先,他们把国家划分为郡,郡法庭和郡法官、或行政司法长官负责执法。其次,他们设计的窄条三区轮作制延用至18世纪。此外,他们还建立了领地制。最后,他们还创立
17、了咨议会(贤人会议),向国王提供建议,这就成为了今天尚存的枢密院的前身。IVViking and Danish invasions北欧海盗和丹麦人的入侵1The invaders were the Norwegians and the Danes. They attacked various parts of England from the end of the 8th century. They became a serious problem in the 9th century, especially between 835 and 878. They even managed to
18、capture York, an important center of Christianity in 867. By the middle of 9th century, the Viking and the Danes were posing a threat to the Saxon kingdom of Wessex. 入侵者是挪威人和丹麦人,从8世纪末开始,他们不断袭击英格兰的各个地方。9世纪,尤其是公元835-878年间已成为严重问题。他们甚至占领了约克郡,公元867年时的基督教中心。到9世纪中叶,北欧海盗和丹麦人威胁到撒克逊人的威撒克斯王国的安全。2King Alfred (8
19、49-899) and his contributions艾尔弗雷德国王(849-899)和他所做出的贡献 Alfred was a king of Wessex. He defeated the Danes and reached a friendly agreement with them in 879. The Danes gained control of the north and east, while he ruled the rest. He also converted some leading Danes into Christians. He founded a stro
20、ng fleet and is known as “ the father of the British navy”. He reorganized the Saxon army, making it more efficient. He translated a Latin book into English. He also established schools and formulated a legal system. All this earns him the title “Alfred the Great.” 阿尔弗雷德是威塞克斯的国王。他打败了丹麦人,并于公元879年与他们达
21、成了友好协议。协议规定丹麦人控制英格兰北部和西部(丹麦法区),而他统治其他地区。他还劝服一些丹麦首领成为基督教徒。 他因为建立了强大舰队,而以“英国海军之父”闻名于世。他改组了“弗立德”(撒克逊军队),使之更为高效。他将一本拉丁语的书翻译成英语。同时他还建立了学校,并且阐明了法律制度。所有这一切使他当之无愧于“阿尔弗雷德大王。”的称号。VThe Norman Conquest (1066) 诺曼征服(公元1066年)1Reasons for Williams invasion of England after Edwards death. 威廉在爱德华死后入侵英国的原因。 It was sai
22、d that king Edward had promised the English throne to William, but the Witan chose Harold as king. So William led his army to invade England. In October 1066, during the important battle of Hastings, William defeated Harold and killed him. One Christmas Day, William was crowned king of England, thus
23、 beginning the Norman Conquest of England. 据说,爱德华国王曾答应把英格兰王位传给诺曼底公爵威廉,但是贤人会议挑选了哈罗德为国王。公元1066年10月,在哈斯丁斯附近的激烈交锋中,威廉打败了哈罗德军队,同时哈罗德也在此战争中战死。在圣诞节加冕,成为英国国王,从此开始了诺曼征服。2The Norman Conquest and its consequences 诺曼征服及其产生的影响。 The Norman Conquest of 1066 is perhaps the best-known event in English history. Willi
24、am the Conqueror confiscated almost all 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 the civilization and commerce were extended.
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