英美概况名词解释
《英美概况》名词解释
《英美概况》名词解释《英美概况》名词解释1.backbone of England : It refers to the Pennines in England. The Pennines extend from north to south, from upland to Derbyshire.2.the act of 1801: In the year of 1801, the parliament passed the act to agree that Ireland joined the kingdom. From then on, Britain got the name: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and Britain includes England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.3.the Bank of England: It is the center of the British financial system. It was founded in 1694 and nationalized in 1946.4.Invisible Trade: It refers to a kind of unseen and unobvious trade. It includes the profits, dividend and capital investment.5.Black country: It refers to the industrial area in the west midland and Birmingham is the center. The area is very rich but is heavily polluted.6.Hadrian’s Wall: In 122AD, the Romans built a wall in order to defend Picts and Scots. The wall is very long, from Solway to Tyne; we call it Hadri an’s Wall.7.Julius Caesar：The king of Rome. In 55-54BC, he led his army invaded Britain twice.8. King Alfred: He is the king of Wessex in Britain. In the 8th century, he led the British people defeated the Danes and Vikings, and he was considered the first national hero. He wrote Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. (盎格鲁-撒克逊编年史)9. William the Conqueror: One the Christmas Day of 1066, French man William defeated the British King Harold at Hastings. In Westminster Abbey, he was crowned the King of Britain, so the Norman Conquest began. He established a strong monarchy inEngland, and unified the country. In 1086, he and his officials made a book about the survey of Britain, which is called Doomsday Book.10. Battle of Hastings: One the Christmas Day of 1066, at Hastings, French man William defeated the British King Harold, and Harold was killed. The battle was called Battle of Hastings. The battle of Hastings paved a way for the Norman Conquest.11. Henry : In the year of 1154, Henry built the Plantagenet and when he was a king, he made the monarchy stronger than before. He made a set of reformation and in the year of 1181, he issued the Assize of Arms. He died in 1189.24. O’liver Cromwell: He is a famous man in the British history. During the civil war, he and his “New M odel Army”defeated the King’s army. In 1649, he killed Charles . In 1653, he became Lord Protector and later compressed the Diggers.25. new model army: It is the new kind of army led by Oliver Cromwell in the civil war. The army includes farmers, craftsman, undermasters (学徒) etc.26.the Treaty of Paris in 1763: The treaty is between England and France. It includes four points. According to the treaty, France gave up many colonies, for example, it gave up the controlling on India, and Britain became the chief/leading colonial power.27. the House of Hanover: George began the House of Hanover in the year of 1714, and the Cabinet System was established and monarch was controlled by the Parliament.28.28. the Treaty of Paris in 1783 : The treaty is between Britain and America. In the treaty the Britain admitted the independence of America.29. the Corn Laws: It refers to a set of laws to regulate thecorn trade, for example: to increase the price of corn imported in 1815. The Corn Laws were cancelled in 1848.30. the Peterloo Massacre: In August 1819, a organization was founded in Manchester to demand universal suffrage, and yearly Parliament and the cancellation of Corn Laws. The government suppressed it and 11 died with so many people wounded. This is called the Peterloo Massacre.31. the Reform Bill: The Bill was brought up by Whig in 1832. It made 3 changes in election system. (1) many “rotten boroughs” are cancelled （2）many new seats (席位) were given to the most populous (人口稠密的) countries. (3) the total elec torates increased to 217000. But working class still didn’t have to right to vote. 32. the Chartist Movement: 1839-1848, the working class in Britain had a movement to realize the “people’s charter” , in fact , they wanted to have the universal suffrage. The chartist had two groups : moral force and physical force. At last, the Chartist Movement failed, but the working class entered the history stage for the first as an independent political force.33. the Opium War: In 1840, the Chinese government issueda law to stop the importing opium from Britain, to the Britain launched a war. The Qing Government surrendered (投降) to the Britain and signed the unequal Treaty :Nanjing Treaty in 1842.34. the Fabian Society ：It was founded in 1883-1884. It included the famous men such as G.B.Shaw andH.G.Wells, who played an important role in 20th century labour party.35.the Statute of Westminster: It was passed in 1931 and it gave the legislative recognition to the relation between British Kingdom her dominions. The dominions are independent in allaspects except the name.36. NATO: It is the acronym for North Atlantic Treaty Organization, it is founded in 1949.37. Margaret Thatcher: She was the first woman Prime Minister in British history. She was in power from 1979-1990. She was called “iron lady”because she controlled Britain’s money policy tightly. She made Britain prosperous in the 1980s.38.Downing Street Declaration: It is a document between Britain and Ireland in 1993. According to the Downing Street Declaration, the future of Northern Ireland shold depend on the wished of majority.39.BBC: Its full name is British Broadcast Co-operation. It was established in 1922, it has 4 radio channels, and the programs are broadcasted in 39 languages. There is no advertisement in BBC programs, the money is from the people who watch the TV.40.GCE: Its full name is General Certificate Education. It refers to the exam of the secondary middle school, if the students can pass the exam, he can get the GCE.41.Reuters: Ruters is one of the 4 news agencies in the West, it was founded in 1851, it has 11000 employees and 1300 photographers and reporters in more than 80 countries.42. the Royal Society: It is a British organization to study science and one of the most famous scientific organizations in the world. It was founded in 1660 and Issac Newton was its president for 23 years.43. Whitehall: It is the most important street in London, some of the government offices are in Whitehall, such as: Home Office, Finance Office, etc.44. St. Paul’s Cathedral: the biggest and most well-known church in London , a typical(典型的) building of Renaissance(文艺复兴).45.Westminster Abbey: It is a national shrine. Many famous literary persons or scientific persons are buried here. In 1066, William the Conqueror crowned himself in the Westminster Abbey.46.John Bull: the nickname of England or a typical English man.47.Speaker: the presiding officer(leader) of the House of Commons in British.48.Hollidays:(1) Christmas Day: It is on 25th, Dec to celebrate the birth of Jesus. On Christmas Day, people will go home from far places, eat Turkey with families, and children will get the present from Christmas Father.(2) Boxing Day: It is on the first weekday after Christmas. It isa public holiday in England, Wale andNorthern Ireland. On Boxing Day, household employees or other service workers can receive some gifts.(3) Guy Fawkes Day: It is a day to celebrate a event in English history. A man Guy Fawkes wanted to blow up(炸平) the parliament in 5th , Nov and he was caught in the House of Commons.(4) Armistice Day: The day is also called Remembrance Day. It is a patriotic day on 11th, Nov, to remember the British or foreigners who died in World War Two.49. Protestantism: a main group of Christianity, separated from the Roman Catholic Church by the Reformation in 1534.50.Salvation Army: one of the main nonconformist denominations, founded in London in 1865,They preach the story of Jesus Christ, and do social work to help the poor and sick.They are almost military.51. Parliament : It refers to the legislature(立法机构) in Britain. The parliament has 3 parts: the Crown, the House of Lords and the House of Commons.52. House of Lords: It is the oldest part in Parliament which comes from the Great Council. The House of Lords doesn’t have real power. Normally speaking, the House of Lords can stop the law passing into the legislation, but after 1949, the House of Lords can not can stop the law passing into the legislation.53. the House of Commons: The House of Commons has 650 seats. The members of it are not pointed but are elected.. It has the real power. Strong part of the House Commons forms the government, the weak part of the House Commons forms the Opposition. The leader of the House of Commons is called Speaker/President of Chamber.54. Opposition: The weak part of the House Commons forms the Opposition. They criticize the government or government’s policy, and give their new policies.55.Scotland Yard: It is the headquarters(总部) of Criminal Investigation Department in London. It has a history of 150 years. It does criminal detection, police training etc.55.the Mississippi River :It is the longest and most important river in the USA, and one of the greatest river in the world. It has two branches: Missouri and Ohio. It is 6262 km long.56.the five Great Lakes: the five Great Lakes are in the place between America and Canada. They are: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior.57.the Niagara Falls: It refers to the Falls between Erie and Ontario in North America, 1240m wide, and 49m deep. Every year, thousands of visitors come here to enjoy it.58.Yellow Stone National Park: It is located in the northwest of Wyoming. It is the oldest national park in the world. A great number of wildlife live there.59.Grand Canyon: Grand Canyon lies in Arizonan, it is the one of the wonders（奇迹）in the world. Its wall has many layers, which tells you the story of the earth formation.60.Old Faithful: It is the most famous geyser（火山）in Yellow Stone National Park. It erupts more than 100 feet in the air every 73min.61. Pearl Harbor: It is the base of the Pacific Fleet of the USA, near the city Honolulu in Hawaii.62. Microsoft: It is the most famous computer company founded in 1975 by Bill Gates. Now, it plays animportant role in the world.63. Christopher Columbus: He was an Italian; he believed that the earth is round. In 1492, he discoveredAmerica and in 1498 he discovered the main land of South America.64. The Stamp Act: When Britain controlled the America, it issued a law: the stamp paper must be used forlegal documents. It was passed in 1765 and stopped in 1766.65. the Boston Massacre: In 1770, a little boy in Boston threwa small stone to the British soldiers, and Britishsoldiers fired at the people, with 4 died and many wounded. After it, the American people united together to fight against the British army./doc/75fb562ca8114431b80dd82b.ht ml mittees of Correspondence: In 1772, the Boston town meeting appointed “Committees ofCorrespondence”to call people to unite together to fightagainst the British army.67. the Boston Tea Act: When Britain controlled America, according to the“Tea Act”, East Indian Companyexported tea to America to make money. In 1773, some Boston men got on the English ship and poured the tea into the sea. The Boston Tea Act showed the fighting spirit of Americans.68. the First Continental Congress: It was held in 1714 in Philadelphia. The leaders in the Congress agreed that they wouldn’t buy any goods from England until the objectional law was stopped.69. the Second Continental Congress: It was held in 1715 in Philadelphia. The leaders in the Congress agreedto sent army around Boston and made George Washington as the commander.70. the Articles of the Confederation: At the end of the Independent War, the people meet a question. How the United States should be governed? So a constitution（the Articles of the Confederation）was made. In 1781, it was accepted by all the states.71. the Sedition Act: It was made by John Adam, any one should n’t stir up the hatred to the government. It was opposed by Republican Party, and was stopped by Jefferson in 1800.72. Monroe Doctrine: It was made by President Monroe in 1823. “America is American’s America”.According to the doctrine, European countries shouldn’t open any colony in North America or South America, and shouldn’t interfere the everything in America. And America shouldn’t open any colony in Europe, and shouldn’t interfere the everything in Europe.73. Westward Movement: In the early time of 19th century, more Europeans immigrated to America to find abetter life, but in the northeast, they found themselves still poor. So the farmers without land and workers without work went to the west part. Now, the west part is developed and wild land is farmed.74. Douglas’ Bill: It is a bill made by Douglas, a person in senate. According to the bill, the slavery is possiblein some states, e.g.: Kentucky or Nebraska.75. Republican Party: The Party was founded in 1854; the members of this party were against the slavery.Lincoln is the famous leader from this party.76. Abraham Lincoln: In 1860, Lincoln was elected president. He played an important role in the Civil Warand made two important documents: Homestead Bill, and Emancipation Proclamation. In 1864, he was elected for the second time. He was killed in 1865.77. the Confederate Union: After Lincoln was elected as president in 1860, the seven southern states, set up a country “the Confederate Union”. They wanted to keep the slavery in it.78. Homestead Bill: It is one of the documents by Lincoln, according to the bill, the farmers and settlers gotenough land. So Lincoln got their support and the agriculture in the South developed.79. “Open Door Policy”: It is the policy which is made by Theodore Roosevelt in Chinese-American relation.By the policy, American invaded China by force and culture.80. the American Federation of Labor : the first national union in America .81. the League of Nations: According to Wilson’s Fourteen Points, the League of Nations is set up to keep theworld peace. But it is controlled by England and France.82. the Washington Conference : In 1921,China , America and other countries held a meeting in Washington,and this is called the Washington Conference. The Washington Conference strengthened the power of Far East and Pacific Area.83. the Great Depression: It happened 1929-1933. In 1929, the New York Stock Market failed, many factoriesclosed down, many workers lost jobs, many products found no markets. Many extra goods were destroyed.84. the New Deal: It was made by Franklin?D?Roosevelt in 1932. According to the deal, in the country, manypublic projects were made to increase the employment; at broad, American strengthened the old market andfound new market.85. Franklin·D·Roosevelt：He was a member of Democratic Party and was the 32nd president in America.During 1929-1933, he made a New Deal, and made many contributions in WW.86.the Battle of Midway Island: In the Battle of Midway Island, America defeated the Japanese United Fleet.This is the turning point of the Pacific War.87. NATO: The full name is North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It was set up in 1949. the main purpose was toform a political cooperation to fight against Russia.88. the Warsaw Pact: It was set up in 1955, the main purpose was to form a political cooperation to fightagainst NATO.89. the United Nations: In 1945, 48 countries had a meeting in San Francisco, they agreed to set up aorganization to keep the world peace. So the United Nations was founded.90.Trueman Doctrine: The Doctrine was made by President Truman in 1947. The purpose of the Doctrine was :expand the influence of America suppress the struggle of the different countries.91.the Eisenhower Doctrine(重点) : It was the foreign policy carried by the Eisenhower Government. The doctrine contains the point of instant and massive retaliation(迅速的大量的复仇), and avoid the frustrating war(阻碍发展的战争)，such as the Korean War.92. the Marshall Plan (此题去年考过): The plan was suggested by Secretary of State George Marshall in 1947.The plan offered a great deal of money and machines to European countries to help them to recover their economy.93. the Cold War: It refers to the severe struggle between the America and other opposed political systems. TheCold War is not friendly, but didn’t use weapon.94. the sit-in(静坐): It is the way which is used by the Black men to fight against the racial segregation in1960s ( 它是1960年代黑人反抗种族隔离而采用的方式)95. Martin Luther King: He was a famous leader in the Civil Right Movement in America in 1950s-1960s. Hewas a clergyman. He organized the Montgomery blacks and changed it into Montgomery Improvement Association. He led the famous Civil Right Movement in 1960s. Under his leading, in 1964 the Civil Right Act was passed, in 1965 the V oting Right Act was passed. In 1968, he was killed.96. the Civil Right Movement : In 1950s-1960s, the American black men made the Civil Right Movement tofight against segregation. Martin Luther King was a famous leader in the Civil Right Movement in America in 1950s-1960s. He was a clergyman. He organized the Montgomery blacks and changed it into Montgomery Improvement Association. He led the famous Civil Right Movement in 1960s. Under his leading, in 1964 the Civil Right Act was passed, in 1965 the V oting Right Act was passed. In 1968, he was killed.97．Desert Storm(沙漠风暴行动) : American military attacked Iraq because Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1991. The air attack lasted for 6 weeks, and Iraq was forced to leave Kuwait. The war costs 61billion dollars.98. NASA It refers to National Astronautics and Space Administration.99. double dating : Two young people go out together to have a dance, to see a football game, or to have apicnic before the marriage.100.drive-in : a kind of informal eating place which is surrounded by the parking lots, by a busy road.101. a cafeteria : a kind of informal eating place in which you can buy some quick and cheap meal. You can select the food as you are going along.102. diner: It refers to the little restaurant just like a railway car. The diver is very convenient and the price is very low. Drivers , students and other people like it very much..103.Quakers: The other name of this group is Society of Friends. It is a small group with 100000 members.They are not interested in Politics and they often go out to help others without any reward. People respect them very much.104.The People’s Temple: It is a small group which was founded by Jones, Jones used superstition to control people’s spirit, once people joined this group, he couldn’t come out. In 1978, 914people（including Jones and his wife）committed suicide.105.New morality: In the 1960’s-1970’s, the young people showed their new morality. They lived together before the marriage and had the sexual action.106. the city of Heroin : it refers to New York, many people take heroin in New York.107. Chief Justice : the head of the Supreme Court in the USA.108.white collar workers: it refers to the mental labor workers. They have a higher social position and social fame than blue collar workers , but their pay is lower than blue collar workers.109. the separation of powers: In USA, the government has 3 branches: Executive, Legislative, and Judicial.Each branch has its own power and its power is limited by others.110. The Republican Party: It came into being in 1854. It is made up of northern capitalists who opposed the slavery.111.The Democratic Party: It came out of “Anti-Federalists”in 1787. It was founded in 1828, and the leader is Thomas Jefferson.112.St.V alentine’s Day: It is on 14th, Feb. On the day, the boys and girls in love will come out to have a date, send red roses or chocolate. The symbol of St.Valentine’s Day is a picture of a Heart and Cupid, Cupid hasa bow and arrow.113.Easter Day : It is on the first Sunday after the full moon, in March.. People , in this day , will celebrate the rebirth of Jesus.Children will dye the eggs and adults will kill lamb to eat.114 Halloween Day: It is on 31st, Oct. It is a night-time festival, which is held by children. On the Halloween Day children will wear a mask to frighten the parents and ask money from their parents. In 1950s, child sent the money to the poor countries’ children. The Halloween Day got Noble Peace Prize in 1965.115.Independence Day : It is the national day of the USA，on 4th, July.III. Explain the following terms.1. the Hardian’s Wall:It was one of the two great walls built by the Romans to keep the Picts out of the area they had conquered.2. Alfred the GreatAlfred was a strong king of the wisemen. It was created by the Anglo-Saxons to advise the king. It’s the basis of the Privy Council which still exists today.3. William the ConquerorWilliam was Duke of Normandy. He landed his army in Oct, 1066 and defeated king Harold. Then he was crown ed king of England on Christams Day the same year. He established a strong Norman government and the feudal system in England.4. the battle of HastingsIn 1066, King Edward died with no heir, the Witan chose Harold as king. William, Duke of Normandy, invaded England. On October 14, the two armies met near Hasting. After a day’s battle, Harold was killed and his army completely defeated. So this battle was very important on the way of the Roman conquest.5. Domesday BookUnder William, the feudal system was established. William sent officials to compile a property record known as DomesdayBook, which completed in 1086. It was the result of a general survey of England made in 1085. It stat ed the extent, value, the population, state of cultivation, and ownership of the land. It seemed to the English like t he Book of doom on Judgement Day.6. the Great CharterKing John’s reign caused much discontent among the barons. In 1215, he was forced to sign a document, known as Mangna Cara, or the Great Charter. It has 63 clauses. Though it has long been regarded as the foundation of English liberi ties, its spirit was the limitation of the king’s powers, keeping them within the bounds of the feudal law of the land.7. the Hundred Years’ WarIt referred to the intermittent war between France and England that last from 1337 to 1453. The causes were partl y territorial and partly economic. When Edward III claimed the French Crown but the French refused to recogniz e, the war broke out. At first the English were successful, but in the end, they were defeated and lost almost all th eir possessions in France. The expelling of the English was a blessing for both countries.8. Joan of ArcShe was a national heroine of France during the Hundred Years’ War. She successfully led the French to drive t he English out of France.9. the Black DeathIt was the deadly bubonic plague who spread through Europe in the 14th century. It swept through England witho ut warning and any cure, and sparing no victims. It killed between half and one-third of the population of England. Thus, much land was left untended and labour was short. It caused far-reaching economic consequences.10. the Wars of RosesThey referred to the battles between the House of Lancaster and the House of York between 1455 and 1485. The former was symbolized by the red rose, and the latter by the white one. After the wars, feudalism received its dea th blow and the king’s power became supreme. Thdor monarchs ruled England and Wales for over two hundred years.11. Bloody MaryHenry VIII’s daughter and a devout Catholic. When she became Queen, she persecuted and burnt many Protestants. So she w as given the nickname “Bloody Mary”. Mary is also remembered as the monarch who lost the French port of Calais.12. Elizabeth IOne of the greatest monarchs in British history. She reigned England, Wales and Ireland for 45 years and remaine d single. Her reign was a time of confident English nationalism and of great achievements in literature and other arts, in exploration and in battle.13. Oliver CromwellThe leader during the Civil War who led the New Model Army to defeat the king and condemned him to death. T hen he declared England a Commonwealth and made himself Lord of Protector. He ruled England till the restorat ion of charles II in 1660.14. the Bill of RightsIn 1689, William and Mary accepted the Bill of Rights to be crowned jointly. The bill excluded any Roman Cath olic from the succession, confirmed the principle of parliamentary supremacy and guaranteed free speech withinboth the two Houses. Thus the age of constitutionalmonarchy began.15. Whigs and ToriesIt referred to the two party names which originated with the Glorious Revolution of 1688. The Whigs were those who opposed absolute monarchy and supported the right to religious freedom for Noncomformists. The Tories w ere those who supported hereditary monarchy and were reluctant to remove kings. The Whigs formed a coalition with dissident Tories and became the Liberal Party. The T ories were the forerunners of the Conservative Party.16. James WattThe Scottish inventor who produced an efficient steam engine with rotary motion that could be applied to textile and other machinery.17. Winston ChurchillPrime Minister of Britain during the Second World War. He took over Chamberlain in 1940 and received massive popular support. He led his country to final victory in 1945. He was defeated in the general election of 1945, but returned to power in 1951.18. AgribusinessIt refers to the new farming in Britain, because it’s equipped and managed like an industrial business with a set of inputs into the farm of processes which occur on the farm, and outputs or products which leave the farm. The emphasis is upon intensive farming, designes to give the maximum output of crops and animals.19. the British ConstitutionThere is no written constitution in the United Kingdom. TheBritish Constitution is not set out in any single docu ment, but made up of statute law, common law and conventions. The Judiciary determines common law and inter pret statues.20. Queen Elizabeth IIThe present Sovereign, born in 1926, came to the throne in 1952 and was crowned in 1953. The Queen is the sy mbol of the whole nation, the center of many national ceremonies and the leader of society.21. the OppositionIn the General Election, the party which wins the second largest number of seats becomes the offcial Opposition, with its own leader and “shadow cabinet”. The aims of the Opposition are to contribute to the formulation of p olicy and legislation, to oppose government proposals, to seek amendments to government bills, and to put forwa rd its own policies in order to win the next general election.22. the Privy CouncilFormerly the chief source of executive power. It gave the Sovereign private (“privy”) advice on the governme nt of the country. Today its role is mainly formal, advising the Sovereign to approve certain government decrees and issuing royal proclamation. Its membership is about 400.23. common lawA written law gathered from numerous decisions of the courts and other sources.24. the juryA legal system established in England since king Henry II. The jury consists of ordinary, independent citizens su mmoned by the court: 12 persons in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and 15 persons in Scotland. In crimina l trials by jury, the judge passessentence but the jury decide the issue of guilt or innocence.25. the NHSThe National Health Service was established in the UK in 1948 and based first on Acts of Parliament. This Servi ce provides for every resident a full range of medical services. It is based upon the principle that there should be f ull range of publicly provided services designed to help the individual stay healthy. It is now a largely free service.26. comprehensive schoolsState secondary schools which take pupils without reference to ability and provide a wide-ranging secondary edu cation for all or most of the children in a district. About 90 per cent of the state secondary school population in GB attend comprehensive school.27. public schoolsFee-paying secondary schools which are longestablished and have gained a reputation for their high academic sta ndards, as well as their exclusiveness and snobbery. The boys’ public schools include such well-known schools as Eton and Harrow, and gi rls’ famous schools include Roedean. Most of the members of the British Establish ment were educated at a public school.28. the Great LakesThe Great Lakes are the most important lakes in the United States. They are Lake Superior, which is the largest fr esh water lake in the world, Lake Michigan —— the only one entirely in the U.S. ——Lake Huron, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. They are all located between Canada and the United States except L ake Michigan.。
英美概况名词解释
名词解释：1.Great Britain: shortened as Britain ,it can be a geographical term ,referring to the island onwhich England ,Wales and Scotland are situated ,together with numerous smaller islands .2.The Union Flag :also known as the Union Jack ,it is the national flag of the United Kingdom .3.God Save the King /Queen : the national anthem of the United Kingdom.ke Poets: English poets at the turn of the 19th century who lived in the Lake District ofEngland and were inspired by it to create romantic works .5.Domesday Book(土地财产清册)：The written record of a census and survey of Englishlandowners and their property made by order of William the Conqueror in 1085-1086 .6.Black Death (黑死病)：also known as the Black Plague ,it was a devastating pandemic(流行的) that first struck European in the mid-14th century .7.Gunpowder Plot(火药阴谋)：conspiracy of a group of English Catholics to blow up the Houseof Parliament where King James I was present on 5 November ,1605.The plan was discovered and Guy Frank was caught and burnt alive .In England ,5 November is celebrated with bonfire ,fireworks and the burning of the effigies.(肖像)。
英美概况知识点总结归纳
英美概况知识点总结归纳英美概况是指英国和美国的文化、历史、政治、经济、教育等各方面的概况。
这两个国家在世界上具有重要的地位，对世界文化和政治产生了深远的影响。
下面将对英美概况的各个方面进行总结归纳。
一、文化概况1. 英国文化英国是一个拥有悠久历史的国家，其文化底蕴深厚。
英国文学自古至今在世界范围内具有重要地位，莎士比亚、狄更斯、奥斯丁等众多文学家的作品至今仍然备受人们喜爱。
英国音乐、戏剧、电影等领域也有着丰富的传统。
2. 美国文化美国是一个移民国家，因此其文化融合了来自世界各地的元素，呈现出多元化和包容性。
美国文学、音乐、电影等在世界上具有很大影响力，如杰克·伦敦、海明威、福克纳等作家的作品、爵士乐、摇滚乐、好莱坞电影等都深受人们喜爱。
3. 英美文化交流英美两国之间的文化交流十分频繁，互相影响。
英国音乐、戏剧、文学等在美国具有很大影响力，而美国的流行音乐、电影、文化现象也在英国广受欢迎。
二、历史概况1. 英国历史英国历史可以追溯到古代，罗马、盎格鲁-撒克逊、诺曼底人等不同民族和文化在英国留下了深远的影响。
英国从16世纪开始成为世界上的帝国大国，殖民了大量领土。
20世纪初，英国逐渐衰落，但仍然在政治、文化方面占有重要地位。
2. 美国历史美国历史相对年轻，但是却是一个充满传奇色彩的国家。
美国独立战争后成为独立国家，并在19世纪成为世界上最强大的国家之一。
20世纪，美国在两次世界大战后成为世界超级大国，对世界政治、经济产生了深远影响。
3. 英美历史关系英国曾是美国的殖民地，双方有着深厚的历史渊源。
美国革命后，两国保持了密切的关系，经济、文化、政治等方面有着广泛的交流合作。
三、政治概况1. 英国政治英国是一个君主立宪制国家，国家元首是君主，首相是政府首脑。
英国的政治体系成熟稳定，经过数百年的发展，形成了一套完善的议会制度和法律体系。
2. 美国政治美国是一个总统制国家，总统是国家元首和政府首脑。
英美概况名词解释
英美概况名词解释英美概况是指英国和美国的基本情况和特点。
下面是对英美概况中一些重要名词的解释：1. 英国（United Kingdom）：由英格兰、苏格兰、威尔士和北爱尔兰四个国家组成的岛国。
英国是世界上最古老的民主国家之一，拥有丰富的文化遗产，包括莎士比亚、披头士乐队等。
2. 美国（United States of America）：由50个州组成的联邦共和国，位于北美洲。
美国是世界上最强大的经济体之一，以及军事、科技、文化等各个领域的重要国家。
3. 英语（English）：英国和美国的官方语言，也是世界上被广泛使用的语言之一。
英国英语和美国英语在语音、发音、词汇等方面有一些差异，但是基本互通。
4. 联合国（United Nations）：成立于1945年的国际组织，致力于维护国际和平与安全、促进全球合作与发展。
英国和美国都是联合国的创始成员国，并在联合国中扮演着重要角色。
5. 环境保护（Environmental Protection）：指保护和改善环境，减少对环境的破坏。
英国和美国都高度重视环境保护，推行一系列措施，如减少污染排放、保护自然资源、推动可持续发展等。
6. 市场经济（Market Economy）：一种经济体制，以市场为基础，由供求关系决定资源配置和价格形成。
英国和美国都采用市场经济模式，注重市场竞争和个体自由，以及保护产权和鼓励创新。
7. 民主制度（Democracy）：一种政治制度，主权由人民拥有，通过选举和公民参与来决定国家事务。
英国和美国都是民主国家，实行三权分立和代议制度，保障公民的基本权利与自由。
8. 文化多样性（Cultural Diversity）：指不同文化在一个社会、国家或地区共存，并且相互影响、交流的现象。
由于历史和移民等原因，英国和美国都具有丰富的文化多样性，包括语言、宗教、习俗、饮食等方面。
以上是对英美概况中一些重要名词的简要解释。
这些名词涉及到政治、经济、文化等多个领域，对于了解和认识英美两国有很重要的意义。
英美概况名词解释
英美概况名词解释1. the Hardian 'sWall:It was one of the two great walls built by the Romans to keep the Picts out of the area they had conquered.2.Alfred the GreatAlfred was a strong king of the wisemen. It was created by theAnglo-Saxons to advise the ki ng. It 'sthebasisofthePrivyCouncil which still exists today.3.William the ConquerorWilliam was Duke of Normandy. He landed his army in Oct, 1066 and defeated King Harold. Then he was crowned king of England on ChristmasDay the same year. He established a strong Norman government and the feudalsystem in England.4.the battle of Hastin gsIn 1066, King Edward died with no heir, theWitan chose Harold as king. William, Duke ofNormandy, invaded England. On October 14,the two armies met near Hasting.Afteraday 's battle, Harold was killed and his army completely defeated. So this battle was very important on the way of the Roman conquest.5.Domesday BookUnder William, the feudal system was established. William sent officials to compile a property record known as Domesday Book, which completed in 1086. It was the result of a general survey of England made in 1085. It stated the extent, value, the population, state of cultivation, and ownership of the land. It seemed to theEnglish like the Book of doom on JudgementDay.6.the Great CharterKingJohn 'sreigncaused much discontent among the barons. In 1215, he was forced to sign a document, known as Mangna Cara, or the GreatCharter. It has 63 clauses. Though it haslong been regarded as the foundation of English liberities, its spirit was the limitation of theking ' spowers, keeping them within the bounds of the feudal lawof the land.7.the HundredYears 'WarIt referred to the intermittent war between France and Englandthat last from 1337 to 1453. The causes were partly territorial and partly economic. When Edward III claimed the French Crown but the French refused to recognize, thewar broke out. At first the English were successful, butin the end,they were defeated and lost almost all their possessions inFrance. Theexpelling of the English was a blessing for bothcountries.8. Joan ofArcWar.She was a national heroine of France during theHundredYearsShe successfully led the French to drive the English out of来源: France.(;a9d9e570100ats3.html)英美概况备考资-料!---名词解释部分1_蝉蝉angie_新浪博客9. the BlackDeathIt was the deadly bubonic plague who spread through Europein the14th century. It swept through England without warning and anycure, and sparing no victims. It killed between half and one-third of thepopulation of England. Thus, much land was left untended andlabour wasshort. It caused far-reaching economicconsequences.10. the Wars ofRosesThey referred to the battles between theHouseof Lancaster and the House of Yorkbetween1455 and 1485. The former was symbolized by the red rose,and thelatter by the white one. After the wars, feudalismreceiveditsdeathblowandtheking 'spowerbecame supreme. Thdor monarchs ruledEngland and Wales for over two hundredyears.11. BloodyMaryHenryVIII 'sdaughter and a devoutCatholic.When she became Queen, she persecuted andburnt many Protestants. So she was given the nickname“Bloody Mary ”. Mary is also remembered as the monarch who lost the French portof Calais.12.Elizabeth IOne of the greatest monarchs in British history. She reigned England, Wales and Ireland for45 years and remained single. Her reign was a time of confident English nationalism and ofgreat achievements in literature and other arts, in exploration and in battle.13.Oliver CromwellThe leader during the Civil War who led the New Model Army to defeat the king and condemned him to death. Then he declared Englanda Commonwealth and made himself Lord of Protector. He ruled England till the restoration of charles II in 1660.14.the Bill of RightsIn 1689, William and Mary accepted the Bill of Rights to be crowned jointly. The bill excluded any Roman Catholic from the succession, confirmed theprinciple of parliamentary supremacy and guaranteed free speech within both the two Houses. Thus the age of constitutional monarchy began.15.Whigs and ToriesIt referred to the two party names which originated with the Glorious Revolution of 1688. The Whigs were thosewho opposed absolute monarchy and supported the right to religious freedom for Noncomformists. The Tories were those who supported hereditary monarchy and were reluctant to remove kings. The Whigs formed a coalition with dissident Tories and became the Liberal Party. The Tories were the forerunners of the Conservative Party.16.James WattThe Scottish inventor who produced an efficient steam engine with rotary motion that could be applied to textile and other machinery.17.Winston Church illPrime Minister of Britain during the Second World War. He took over Chamberlain in 1940 and received massive popular support. He led his country to final victory in 1945. He was defeated in the general election of 1945, but returned to power in 1951.18.AgribusinessIt refers to the new farming in Britain, becauseit 'sequipped and managed like an industrial business with a set of inputs into the farm of processes which occur on the farm, and outputsor products which leave the farm. The emphasis is upon intensive farming, designes to give the maximum outputof crops and animals.19.the British ConstitutionThere is no written constitution in the UnitedKingdom. The British Constitution is not set out in any single document, but made up of statute law, common law and conventions. The Judiciary determinescommon law and interpret statues.20.Queen Elizabeth IIThe present Sovereign, born in 1926, came to the throne in 1952 and was crowned in 1953. The Queen is the symbolof the whole nation, the center of many national ceremonies and the leader of society.21.the OppositionIn the General Election, the party which wins the second largestnumber of seats becomes theshadow cabinet ”. The offcial Opposition, with its own leader andaims of the Opposition are to contribute to the formulation of policy andlegislation, to oppose government proposals, to seek amendments to government bills, and toput forward its own policies in order to win the next general election.22.the Privy CouncilFormerly the chief source of executive power.It gave the S overeign private( “ privy ”) adviceon the government of the country. Today its role is mainly formal, advising the Sovereign to approve certain government decrees and issuing royal proclamation. Its membership is about 400.mon lawA written law gathered from numerous decisions of the courts and other sources.24.the juryA legal system established in England since king Henry II. The jury consists of ordinary, independent citizens summoned by the court: 12 persons in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and 15 persons inScotland. In criminal trials by jury, the judge passes sentence but the jury decide the issue of guilt or innocence.25.the NHSThe National Health Service was established in the UK in 1948 and based first on Actsof Parliament. This Service provides for everyresident a full range of medical services. It is based upon the principle that there should be full range of publicly provided services designedto help the individual stay healthy. It is now a largely free service.26. comprehensive school sState secondary schools which take pupils wit hout reference toability and provide a wide-ranging secondaryeducation for all or most of the children in a district. About 90 percent of the state secondary school population in GB attendcomprehensiveschool.27. public school sFee-paying secondary schools which are longestablished and have gained a reputation for their high academic standards, as well as theirexclusiveness and snobbery. Theboys 'publicschools include such well-known schools as Eton and Harrow,andgirls 'famous schools include Roedean. Most of the members of the Briti sh Establishmentwere educated at a public school.28. the Great LakesThe Great Lakes are the most important lakes in the UnitedStates.They are Lake Superior, which is the largest fresh water lake in theworlLake Huron, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. They are all located between Canada and the United States except Lake Michigan.d, Lake Michiganthe only one entirely in the U.S.29.New EnglandNew England is made up of six states of the North-East. They areMaine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, andConnecticut. It is sometimes called the birthplace of America.来源:(;a9d9e570100ats5.html) - 英美概况备考资料!--- 名词解释部分2_蝉蝉angie_新浪博客30.baby boombabyboom”refers to the great increase of birth rate between 1946and 1964. People born in this period are called baby bammers31.the Chinese Exclusion ActIt was passed by the U.S. Congress in may, 1882. It stopped Chinese immigration for ten years.32.the Bill of RightsIn 1789, James Madison introduced in the House of Representations a series of amendments which later were drafted into twelve proposed amendments and sent to the states for ratification. Ten of them wereratified in 1791 and became the first ten amendments to theConstitution the Bill of Rights.33.the Emancipation ProclamationDuring the Civil war, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation to get more support forthe Union at home and abroad. It granted freedom to all slaves.34.the Constitutional ConventionIn 1787, a conference was held in Philadelphiato consider what should be done to make theArticles of Confederation adequate. All the delegates agreed torevise the Articles of Confederation and draw up a new plan of government. After struggle, the Constitution was ratified at last. This conference is called the Constitutional Convertion.35.the Progressive Moveme ntThe Progressive Movement is a movement demanding government regulation of the economy and social conditions. It spread quickly with the support of large numbers of people across the country. It was not an organized campaign with clearly defined goals.36.the Peace ConferenceThe Peace Conference or the Paris Conference, began on January 18, 1919. The conference was actually a conference of division of colonies of Germany, Austro-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire and the grabbing of as much as possible from the defeated nations. It was dominated by the Big Four (the United States, Britain. France, and Italy)37.the Truman Doctrine:On March 12, 1949, President Truman put forward the Truman Doctrine in a speech to the joint session of Congress. The Truman Doctrine meant to say that the U.S. government wouldsupport any country which said it was fightingagainst Communism.38.the Marshall PlanOn June 5, 1947, the Secretary of State GeorgeMarshall announced the Marshall Plan, which meant that in order to protect Western Europe from possible Soviet expansion, the United States decided to offer Western European countries economic aid.39.the New FrontierIt was the President Kennedy 'sprogram whichpromised civil rights for blacks, federal aid to farmers and to education, medical care for all and the abolition of poverty.40.checks and balances:The government is divided into three branches,the legislative, the executive and the judicial,each has part of the powers but not all the power. And each branch of government can check,or block, the actions of the other branches. The three branches arethus in balance. This called checks and balances。
英美概况知识点总结
英美概况知识点总结英美概况是指英国和美国的基本情况和特点。
英国是位于欧洲的一个岛国，由英格兰、苏格兰、威尔士和北爱尔兰四个国家组成，首都是伦敦。
美国则是位于北美洲的一个国家，由50个州组成，首都是华盛顿特区。
1. 地理位置英国位于欧洲西北部，东临北海，西濒大西洋，与法国相隔仅有英吉利海峡相隔。
美国则位于北美洲的中北部，东临大西洋，西濒太平洋，与加拿大相邻。
2. 历史文化英国是一个具有悠久历史的国家，拥有世界上最古老的君主制度。
英国文化对世界产生了深远的影响，包括文学、音乐、戏剧、电影等方面。
美国则是一个相对年轻的国家，但在短短几百年的时间里，美国发展成为世界上最强大的经济体和军事力量之一。
美国文化以自由、多元和创新为特点，融合了来自世界各地的移民文化。
3. 政治制度英国是一个君主立宪制国家，君主为国家元首，政府首脑为首相。
英国议会制度发源于英国，对世界各国影响深远。
美国则是一个联邦制共和国，总统为国家元首和政府首脑，国会为立法机关。
美国的总统制度也对世界其他国家的政治制度产生了影响。
4. 经济发展英国是一个高度发达的资本主义经济体，金融、服务业和创新产业是其经济的支柱。
英国拥有伦敦金融城，是全球金融中心之一。
美国则是世界上最大的经济体，以市场经济为基础，拥有发达的制造业、科技产业和金融服务业。
美国的股市和创新科技企业在全球具有重要地位。
5. 教育体系英国拥有全球顶尖的大学，如剑桥大学和牛津大学，以及众多优秀的高中和中学。
英国教育体系注重学术传统和素质教育。
美国则拥有世界上最多的大学和研究机构，美国的教育体系注重实践和创新，鼓励学生个性发展。
6. 社会福利英国实行社会福利制度，医疗、教育、退休金等福利待遇相对较高。
美国的社会福利制度相对较少，个人的社会保障和福利待遇更多依赖于个人努力和私人保险。
7. 文化特色英国有悠久的文化传统，包括皇室、茶文化、乡村庄园、英式足球等。
美国则是一个多元文化的国家，融合了来自世界各地的移民文化，美国足球、篮球、好莱坞电影等都是美国文化的代表。
英美概况名词解释
英美概况名词解释1. Thanksgiving DayIt falls on the fourth Thursday of November. It is a holiday on which God is thanked for the crops which have been safely gathered2. The RenaissanceEurope rediscovering its origins in the culture of ancient Greek and Rome，It was a cultural movement that arose with the bourgeoisie. The representatives of this thought were called humanists, such as Sir Thomas More, William Shakespeare.3. The Civil Rights Act of 1964It was signed into law by President Jonson in 1964. It outlawed discrimination not only in public housing, but also in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.4. The Boston “Tea Party”According to the “T ea Act” the East India Company sold their tea to the colonies and made profit. On December 16th, 1773, some Boston men boarded an English ship in Boston Harbor, broke open the tea chests and poured the tea into the sea. It showed the fighting spirit of the people of the colonies.5. Roosevelt’s “New Deal”The policy advanced by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932, two principal purposes：(1) At home, many public projects were launched to create employment. Crops were destroyed and agricultural production was cut down to stabilize the falling farm prices. The big industries were compelled to make reforms.(2) At abroad, he took efforts to consolidate the old markets and to conquer new ones.6. The Wars of the RosesIt was the civil wars in Britain between the houses of Lancaster and York, from 1455—1485. The Lancastrians used the red roses as their badge, while the Yorkists the white roses. The Yorkists deposed Henry VI in 1461 and made Edward W King. Henry was King again in 1470—1471 f but Edward won the throne back from him. In 1483 Richard H took the throne from his young nephew Edward V, but He was defeated and killed by Henry of Richmond, who became Henry Ⅶ, Henrys a Lancastrian, married Elizabeth of York, daughter of Edward IV, so united the two houses. The Wars of the Roses were the wars of feudal lords. The thirty years’ wars finally weakened the fendal nobility7. ReutersOne of the four major news agencies in the West; the principal news agency in every country in the world is affiliated to Reuters Reuters，the Press Association Ltd, and the Exchange Telegraph Co. Ltd,Reuters is one of the four major news agencies in the world. It wasfounded in 1851 in London. It has about 1，200 reporters stationed in 183 countries and regions. It is an important propaganda tool of the British monopoly bourgeoisie8. Buckingham PalaceThe monarch's present London home, facing St. James Park.9. The Fire of LexingtonLexington Fire was the prelude of American War of Independence.It’s the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. They were fought on April 19, 1775, in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, within thetowns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy (present-day Arlington), and Cambridge, near Boston. The battles marked the outbreak of open armed conflict between the Kingdom of Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in the mainland of British North America.10. The Great Depression of 1929-1933It took place from 1929 to 1933, In 1929 there swept a ”Great Crash”. The New York Stock Market failed, many banks closed down, many shops shut down too. In 1933, 17 million people lost their jobs. Agriculture got worse for the products found no market. Plenty of “extra” goods and products were destroyed.11. What does the British Parliament consist of?The British Parliament consists of three elements: the Crown, the House of Lords and the House of Commons. It is referred to as the legislature12. What are the primary sources of British law?The primary sources of British law include Statutes of Parliament，common law，equity law and European Community law.13. What kind of economic system does the United States have? The U.S. has a free-market economy with a dominant private secto r14. Why is education very important to Americans?It contributes to developing the national strength and personal success.15. What is the meaning of the “Lost Generation”?In the aftermath of World War, many novelists produced a literature of disillusionment. Some lived abroad. They were known as the “Lost Generation”. The two most representativewriters of the “Lost Generation” were Hemingway and Fitzgerald.16. What were the two guiding principles underlying Americadiplomatic activities in World War Two?There were two guiding principles behind all America’s diplomatic a ctivities:the first was to win the war;the second was to establish a p ostwar political structure in accord with Amercian interests and to p revent the Soviet Union from overexpansion.17. What are the prerequisites for the industrial revolution inBritain?The Industrial Revolution first started in Britain because Britain had several special conditions. Britain’s population grew faster and this helped account for the increased labor supply and consumerdemand. Britain had built a powerful navy and a huge merchant fleet. British merchants greatly increased their foreign trade and reaped large profits. Britain had created a world-wide market for its goods and its colonies supplied raw materials. And capitalist farms were also built in rural areas. Many landless farmers went to towns and became unskilled workers. All of these factors sped up a primitive accumulation and provided an important prerequisite for the Industrial Revolution18. What are the major social problems faced by the United States?(1)The gap between the poor and the rich (2)violence (3)decaying morality (4)racial discriminations.19. List some features of a typical American in terms of attitudes and views.More informality and less social distinction; Show respect for woman; frankness of admitting weakness; Do it yourself; Manuallabor is highly valued; Striving for equality; having gained success by one’s own efforts20. What lessons can we draw from the rise and fall of the Great Britain?21. How did the American Imperialism grow before the First World War?The overseas expansion; The U.S.-Spanish war; The monopolistcapitalists and their policies.22. What attitude should we hold towards the Western culture, especially the American culture, in cross-cultural communication?23. Make an analysis of the road to the world great powers in the cases of the Great Britain and the United States.24. What are the major causes for the American Civil War?The Westward Movement, the two different economic systems of the North and the South and the upsurge of the workers’ movement25. Make a comparison between the British Parliament and the American Congress.American and British legislative systems have the same principles in general, such as natural rights, popular sovereignty etc.Parliament is the center of the British political stage and is Britain’s top legislative branch. The government is elected from the parlia ment and it should be responsible for the parliament. Parliament is a bicameral legislature. The House of Commons and the House of Lords constitute the British Parliament.In the meantime, the U.S. congress is the highest legislative bran ch, which consists of the senate and the House ofRepresentatives . The main powers of congress are legislative power, supervisory p ower of judicial administration, examination and approval authorityand amending power. In addition, congress can pass the resolution which does not need the president to sign。
(完整word版)英美概况名词解释复习范围兼答案
英语国家概况名词解释复习范围1.Puritanism : the beliefs and practices characteristic of Puritans (most of whom were Calvinistswho wished to purify the Church of England of its Catholic aspects) and that self-control and hard work are important and that pleasure is wrong or unnecessary2. The Declaration of Independence: is a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain were now independent states, and thus no longer a part of the British Empire.3. George Washington: served as the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797 and as the commander of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War from 1775 to 1783. Because of his significant role in the revolution and in the formation of the United States, he is highly revered by Americans as the "Father of Our Country".4. WASP: stands for White Anglo-Saxon Protestant. It is an informal term used in the United States and Canada[1] in reference to an ethnic elite with high social status and presumed power.5. Three Faiths in the US: Americans were considered to come in 3 basic varieties : Protestant,Catholic and Jewish,the order reflecting the strength in numbers of each group.6. Religious liberty in the US: freedom of religion is a constitutionally guaranteed right provided in the religion clauses of the First Amendment. Freedom of religion is also closely associated with separation of church and state7. The “Lost Generation”: in the aftermath of ww1,many novelists produced a literature of disillusionment.Some lived abroad and known as the lost generation.8.Hemingway :one of the great US writers of the 20th century, who won the Nobel prize for literature in 1954. He wrote many novels and short stories in a simple and direct style, and his books are often about typically male activities like war and hunting. His novels include A Farewell to Arms, For Whom the Bell Tolls, and The Old Man and the Sea. He died by shooting himself.9. High education in the US :10 The civil rights movement: refers to the movements in the United States aimed at outlawing racial discrimination against African Americans and restoring Suffrage in Southern states.11. Martin Luther King.Jr. : United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968)12. The House of Lords and Commons in the UK : British Parliament has two parts: the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The House of Lords is made up of the Lords Spiritual and the Lords Temporal. the House of Commons, whose members are each elected to represent a particular official area of the country, or its members or the place where it meets13. Romanticism : a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization; "Romanticism valued imagination and emotion over rationality"representative persons include keats,byron and shelley.14. Shakespeare : English playwright and poet whose body of works is considered the greatest in English literature. His plays, include the famous four comedies and four tragedies.15. the British Commonwealth : is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states. All but two of these countries were formerly part of the British Empire.16. Terra Nullius : in Australia, the legal idea that when the first Europeans arrived in Australia the land was owned by no one and therefore they were free to live there.17. The “Washminster” form policy in Australia : washington and westminster as britain andamerican political system.based on a federation of states and has a three-tier system of government but the chief executive is a prime minister.18. The Bloc Quebecois: a coalition of MPs from the main French-speaking province of Quebec who were dedicated to the task of winning important concessions from the rest of Canada.19. the Cold War (1947–1991) was the continuing state of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition existing after World War II, primarily between the Soviet Union and its satellite states, and the powers of the Western world, particularly the United States.20. Unilateralism (the US) : Unilateralism is used to refer to a policy in which one country or group involved in a situation takes a decision or action on its own, without the agreement of the other countries or groups involved.20. London : the capital and largest city of England,the country’s governmental, financial and and cultural center.21. Percy Bysshe Shelley : was one of the major English Romantic poets and is critically regarded among the finest lyric poets in the English language. "Ode to the West Wind”22. the relationship between the UK and the US: close during and after ww2,and today agree on many issues…23. the Great Barrier Reef : is the world's largest reef system, stretching for over 2,000 kilometres along the coast of Queensland in north-east Australia.24. the Dreaming (Australia) : the most enduring religion in Australia ,is over 10,000 years old.25. James Joyce : Irish ,was one of the greatest writers in the twentieth century, whose works and“ stream of consciousness” had an important effect on the whole world.。
《英美概况》中文版完整版 (2)
英美概况一、引言英美是世界上最具影响力的两个国家之一。
它们在政治、经济、文化等方面都具有重要地位，对全球事务产生着巨大影响。
本文将介绍英美的概况，包括其地理、历史、政治体制、经济特征、文化传统等方面的内容。
二、地理特征英美地理上位于北美洲和欧洲西北部。
英国是由大不列颠岛、北爱尔兰和其他岛屿组成的岛国，而美国则横跨北美洲的中北部，拥有广袤的土地和多样的地貌。
两国均享有得天独厚的地理优势，拥有丰富的自然资源。
英国气候温和多雨，其著名的乡村风光和城市景观吸引了众多游客。
美国的气候多样，从亚热带到温带再到寒带都有覆盖，其自然景观包括大峡谷、黄石国家公园等世界级的自然奇观。
三、历史沿革英美的历史源远流长。
英国自古以来就是一个重要的国家，曾经统治过英帝国，将其文化和制度传播到全球各地。
美国则在17世纪开始建立，经过独立战争后成为一个独立自主的国家。
英国和美国在历史上有着密切的联系。
美国的政治制度和法律体系受到了英国的影响，英文也成为美国的官方语言之一。
两国之间的经济合作也非常紧密，互为重要的贸易伙伴。
四、政治体制英国是一个君主立宪制国家，现在的国家元首是女王伊丽莎白二世。
英国的政治制度相对稳定，民主成熟，议会制度是其核心。
议会分为两院，下议院成员由选举产生，上议院则由继承、任命和制度推举产生。
美国是一个联邦制共和国，政府采取三权分立的制度。
总统是国家元首和政府首脑，由选举产生。
国会由参议院和众议院构成，代表着各州和人民的利益。
美国政治体制注重权力平衡和制衡，保障了国家的稳定和民主。
五、经济特征英美在经济上都属于高收入国家，拥有发达的市场经济。
英国是全球最重要的金融中心之一，伦敦市是世界金融的核心。
英国的经济以金融、保险、制造业和创新科技为支柱。
美国是全球最大的经济体，拥有强大的经济实力和产业基础。
其经济结构多样化，包括工业、农业、服务业等多个领域。
美国的创新和科技水平世界领先，许多科技巨头诞生于美国。
六、文化传统英美文化有着广泛的影响力。
英美概况考前知识点总结
英美概况考前知识点总结一、英国1.概况英国，全称为大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国（The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland），是位于欧洲西部的一个岛屿国家，由英格兰、苏格兰、威尔士和北爱尔兰四个地区组成。
首都为伦敦，是英国最大的城市，也是英国的政治、经济和文化中心。
2. 地理英国位于欧洲大陆西北部，主要由大不列颠岛和北爱尔兰岛组成。
英国陆地面积约为24.2万平方公里，辖区范围包括英国本土以及北爱尔兰地区。
英国地势起伏，有平原、丘陵和山地，包括英格兰北部的湖区和苏格兰的高地。
英国气候多变，主要受大西洋气候影响，冬季寒冷，夏季温和多雨。
3. 政治英国是一个君主立宪制国家，国家元首为英国女王，目前由伊丽莎白二世担任。
英国议会由两院组成，包括由选举产生的下议院和由上议院成员组成的上议院。
英国政府由首相领导，议会制度是英国政治的核心。
4. 经济英国是一个发达国家，经济实力雄厚。
英国主要产业包括金融、保险、科技、汽车制造、机械制造、航空航天、医药等。
伦敦作为金融中心，对世界经济有着重要影响。
英国是欧盟成员国，但于2016年公投决定脱离欧盟。
5. 文化英国是文化底蕴深厚的国家，有着悠久的历史和传统。
英国文学、音乐、戏剧等领域拥有世界级的影响力，莎士比亚、狄更斯、爱默生等文学巨匠为世人所熟知。
英国还是摇滚乐的发源地之一，披头士乐队、皇后乐队等乐团享誉世界。
二、美国1.概况美利坚合众国（The United States of America），简称美国，是位于北美洲的一个联邦共和制国家，由50个州组成。
首都为华盛顿哥伦比亚特区，最大的城市是纽约。
美国是世界上最强大的国家之一，拥有世界上最大的经济、最强大的军事力量和最先进的科技。
2. 地理美国地处北美洲中部，东临大西洋，西临太平洋，北界加拿大，南濒墨西哥湾。
美国领土面积约为9.83万万平方公里，是世界第四大国家。
英美概况知识点总结
英美概况知识点总结英美概况是指英国和美国的综合概述，包括地理、历史、文化、经济等方面的内容。
以下将从不同角度对英美概况进行总结。
一、地理概况英国位于欧洲大陆西北部，包括大不列颠岛和北爱尔兰。
英格兰、苏格兰、威尔士和北爱尔兰是英国的四个组成部分。
英国是一个岛国，海洋对英国的经济和国际交流起着重要作用。
美国位于北美洲，东临大西洋，西靠太平洋，与加拿大和墨西哥为邻。
美国是世界第三大国家，拥有广袤的领土和多样的地理环境。
二、历史概况英国历史悠久，曾经是大不列颠帝国的核心。
英国是工业革命的发源地，对现代科技和工业发展做出了重要贡献。
美国的历史相对较短，于18世纪独立建国。
美国是一个移民国家，吸引了来自世界各地的移民，形成了多元文化的社会。
三、文化概况英国文化深厚，包括文学、音乐、戏剧等方面的成就。
莎士比亚、狄更斯、奥斯卡·王尔德等众多文化名人出自英国。
英国的摇滚乐、流行音乐也享誉世界。
美国文化的影响力也非常大，好莱坞电影、流行音乐、美式足球等都深受全球喜爱。
美国文学也有众多杰出作品，如马克·吐温的《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》和弗朗西斯·斯科特·菲茨杰拉德的《了不起的盖茨比》。
四、经济概况英国是世界上最发达的资本主义国家之一，金融业和服务业发达。
伦敦作为国际金融中心，具有重要的地位。
美国是全球最大的经济体，以市场经济为基础，拥有世界上最发达的科技和创新产业。
美国是世界上最大的农产品生产国和第二大制造业国。
总结起来，英美概况涵盖了地理、历史、文化和经济等方面的内容。
英国和美国都是世界上具有重要影响力的国家，对世界的发展有着重要的贡献。
两个国家在不同领域都有独特的优势和特色，值得我们进一步深入了解和学习。
英美概况知识点总结专升本
英美概况知识点总结专升本英美概况是指英国和美国的基本情况及相关知识的总结和概述。
英国和美国作为世界上最具影响力的两个国家之一，其政治、经济、文化等方面的情况对世界和全球化进程产生着重要的影响。
本文将从英国和美国的历史、政治、经济、文化、教育、社会等多个方面对这两个国家的概况进行总结。
一、英国概况1. 历史英国的历史悠久，可以追溯到几千年前。
公元前43年罗马帝国入侵英格兰，建立了罗马不列颠，标志着英国进入了历史时期。
在此后的几个世纪里，英国经历了盎格鲁-撒克逊、维京人和诺曼底入侵等一系列事件，形成了英国独特的历史文化传统。
2. 政治英国是一个君主立宪制国家，国家元首是英国女王。
英国议会由上议院和下议院组成，是英国的最高立法机构。
英国政府主要由首相和内阁组成，负责国家的日常管理和决策。
3. 经济英国是全球第六大经济体，其经济体系主要由资本主义制度组成。
英国的主要经济产业包括金融、制造业、科技、医疗保健和旅游业等。
伦敦是英国的金融中心，也是世界上最重要的金融中心之一。
4. 文化英国是全球文化的重要中心之一，拥有丰富的文化遗产和传统。
英国文学、音乐、戏剧和电影等领域都享有盛誉，许多作家、音乐家、演员和导演都在世界范围内备受尊敬。
5. 教育英国拥有世界上一些最著名的大学，如牛津大学、剑桥大学等。
英国的教育体系以高质量和多样化而著称，吸引着许多国际学生前来留学。
6. 社会英国的社会福利体系完善，保障了人民的基本权益。
英国是多元文化的社会，拥有来自世界各地的移民群体，形成了一个多元化和包容性的社会。
二、美国概况1. 历史美国的历史可以追溯到1492年克里斯托弗·哥伦布发现美洲大陆以来。
美国经历了移民潮、独立战争、内战、西部拓荒等一系列大事件，形成了美国独特的历史传统。
2. 政治美国是一个联邦制共和国，其政治体系基于宪法的原则。
美国总统是国家元首，由总统、参议院和众议院共同组成的三权分立制度是美国政治的核心特征。
英美概况课后名词解释
英美概况课后名词解释UNIT 5Eli Whitney is an American inventor who invented the cotton gin, which made removing the seeds from the bolls of cotton much easier. He also began manufacturing rifles with machinery, using interchangeable parts. This contributed to the American system of mass production.Samuel Slater: In 1793, Samuel Slater built the first factory in the United States-a cotton cloth factory in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. He built the factory from memory, because it was a crime to carry factory plan out if England. The success of his factory started a a process of change that turned the northeastern region of the United States into an important manufacturing center and helped the nation become a major cotton producer.Industrial Revolution in America: After independence, America was principally an agricultural country. The Industrial Revolution in England brought many changes to American industry between 1776 and 1860. One key development was the introduction of the factory system. A second development was the “American system”of mass production. A third development was the application of mew technologies to industrial tasks. A forth development was the emergence of new forms of business organization-the bank and the corporation.Corporation is a form of business organization. Compared with the sole proprietorship and the partnership, the corporation may survive the death of its founder or founders. Because it could draw on a pool of investors, it is a much more efficient tool for raising the large amounts of capital needed by expanding business. And it enjoys limited liability, so inventors only risk theamount of their investment and not their entire assets.Service Industries: they are industries that sell a service rather than make a product. Service industries range from banking to telecommunications to the provision of meals in restaurants. As more and more people are employed in service industries in the US, it is sometimes said the US has moved into a “post-industrial era”.Stock: When starting or expanding business, corporations need to borrow money. They may issue stocks for people to buy. When people buy stock, they become part owner of the company. If the company makes a profit, they receive a share of it. Likewise, if the company loses money, the stockholders will not make a profit or the value of their shares will drop—they lose money. Therefore buying stock is a risk.Agribusiness:Because American agriculture is big business, people coined the term “agribusiness” to reflect the large-scale nature of agricultural enterprises in the modern US economy. The term covers the entire complex of farm-related business, from the individual farmer to the multinational maker of farm chemicals. It also includes farmer cooperatives, rural banks, shippers of farm products, commodity dealers, firms that manufacture farm equipment, food-processing industries, grocery chains and many other businesses.Migrant Workers: Many big farms hire temporary workers only for a specific chore—such as picking crops. Many of these seasonal workers travel from farm to farm, staying only until the crops are picked. They are known as migrant workers.UNIT6Religious liberty in the US: The Declaration of Independence guarantee the basic right of religious freedom and this right wasa political necessity. The First Amendment to the US Constitution explicitly forbade the federal government to give special favors to any religion or to hinder the free practice, or exercise, of religion. When disputes about the relationship between governmentand religion arise, American courts must settle them. But American institutions presuppose a Supreme Being, therefore Christianity is often, in practice, more favored than other religions.The Baptists in the US: The Baptists are the largest Protestant denomination in America. They believe in adult baptism by immersion, symbolizing a mature and responsible conversion experience. They are concentrated particularly in the Southern Bible Belt. White Baptists and black Baptists go separately to their own churches.The Catholics in the US: The Catholic Church is the largest single religious group in the US. More than one-quarter of all Americans are now of the Roman Catholic faith. The majority of the Catholics are descendants of immigrants from Ireland, Italy, and Poland. They have their main strength in the East Coast. In American history, the Catholics were discriminated against. By 1960,J.F.Kenndy’s presidential election victory put to rest the Catholic religion as an issue in national politics. Today, the Catholics are active in running their own institutions, and have risento positions of leadership in business, politics and labor.Three faiths in the US: By the 1950s, the three faith model of American religion had developed. Americans were considered to come in three basic varieties: protestants, Catholic and Jewish. In terms of numbers, the Protestants are the strongest, the Catholics are next to the Protestants and the Jewish are the smallest amongthe three groups.Religious diversity: Frontier America made the United States a fertile ground for the growth of new religious movements. Many religious communities and secular utopias, experiments in new forms of social living, were founded in 18th and 19th America. Many small sects and cults appear in American society all the time. They have certain tendencies in common. They regard the larger society as hopelessly corrupt. Some of them never win a large following, but some others prosper and graduate into the rank of the respectable denominations. Some non-Western religions such as Buddhism, Hindus and Islam are also growing.UNIT 7Transcendentalists: In his book nature, Emerson claimed that by studying and responding to nature, individuals could reach a higher spiritual state without formal religion. A circle of intellectuals who were discontented with the New England establishment gathered around Emerson. They accepted Emerson’s theories about spiritual transcendence. They are known as Transcendentalists. The Scarlet Letter: A novel written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Set in the Puritan past, this masterpiece is the stark drama of a woman harshly cast out from her community for committing the sin of adultery. In this novel Hawthorn explored certain moral themes such as guilt, pride and emotional repression.Moby Dick: A novel written by Herman Melville. Moby Dick is the name of a big white whale. In this book, the author uses a story of a whaling voyage to explore profound themes such as fate, the nature of evil, and the individual’s struggle against the universe.Leaves of Grass: A collection of poems written by Walt Whitman. It is a ground-breaking book. Whitman used free-flowing structures and long irregular lines in his poetry. He ventured beyond traditional forms to meet his need for more space to express the American spirit. In o ne of the poems “Song of Myself” he dwelt on himself because he saw himself as a prototype of “The American.”Mark Twain: Mark Twain is the pen name of Samuel Clemens. He was one of the greatest American writers. He captured a peculiarly American sense of humor. He represented a new American voice. His major work was The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884) which has been called the greatest novel in American literature.The naturalist s: They were novelists who concentrated upon the grim aspects of reality and a deterministic view of life. They were linked with European naturalists such as French novelist Zola. The most representative naturalists in American literature were Stephen Crane, Theodore Dreiser, and Jack London.The Waste Land: This is a long poem published by T. S. Eliot in 1922. Using fragmented, haunting images and a dense structure of symbols, it revealed a pessimistic vision of post-World War I society. With the publication of “The Waste Land”, Eliot dominated the so-called “Modern” movement in poetry.The “Lost Generation”: In the aftermath of World War I, many novelists produced a literature of disillusionment. Some lived abroad. They were known as the “Lost Generation”. The two most representative writers of the “Lost Generation” were Hemingway and Fitzgerald.UNIT 8Elementary school: In the United States, elementary schoolusually means grades kindergarten (K) through 8. But some places, it includes only K-6. Many Americans refer to elementary grades as “grammar school”. Elementary school s teach mathematics, language, arts, social studies and some other subject.Boards of education refer to groups of people who make policies for schools at the state and/or district level. They also make decisions about the school curriculum, teacher standards and certification, and the overall measurement of student progress.Higher education: In American, higher education refers to education on the college level. American higher education includes four categories of institutions. They are the university, the four-year undergraduate institution (the college) the technical training institution and the two-year or community college. Some are supported by public funds and some by private funds. Many universities and college have won reputations for providing their students with a higher quality of education. The great majority are generally regarded as quite satisfactory.The Servicemen’s Readjustment Act was passed in 1944. It was soon popularly called the “GI Bill of Rights”. G1 was a nickname for the American soldier. The nickname came from the abbreviation for “Government Issue”—the uniforms and other articles “issued” to a soldier. The Act promised financial aid, including aid for higher education to members of the armed forces. Many veterans benefited from this Act and became successful later in life.Affirmative Action Programs were first advocated by some colleges in the 1960s. The purpose of the program was m equalize educational opportunities for all groups and to, makeup for past inequality by giving special reference to members of minorities seeking jobs or admission to college. The programs effectively helped some minority students. But some critics accused the programs of reverse discrimination.UNIT 9Greensboro sit-in: On February 1, 1960, 4 freshmen from a black college in Greensboro, North Carolina, sat down at a department store lunch counter and ordered coffee. When refused, they continued to sit at the counter, openly defying the segregation law prevailing in the state. The next day, more students joined them. Thus began the civil rights movement, which spread from the south to the north. Later, this quiet “sit-in” became the major nonviolent direct action tactics to be used by black civil rights activists.The Civil Rights Movement: It is one of the most important social movements in the 1960s. Rosa Parks’ spontaneous action in 1955 was believed to be the true beginning of the civil rights movement. The black students’ sit-in at a department lunch counter in North Carolina touched off the nationwide civil rights movement. During the first half of the decade, civil rights organizations like SNCC(the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee), CORE (the Congress of Racial Equality), and SCLC(the Southern Christian Leadership Conference) struggled for racial integration by providing leadership, tactics, network and the people. In the latter half of the decade, some black organizations changed their nonviolent tactics, and emphasized on more radical means to end discrimination and raised the self image of the blacks. The civil rights movement produced such great leaders as Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X, who inspired a generation of both blacks and whites to devote theirlives to fighting for racial equality in the U.S.Montgomery bus boycott: In December 1955, Rosa Parks, a NAACP member in Montgomery Alabama, refused to give up her seat to a white man on a public bus. Alabama law required that blacks sit at the back of the bus, and when asked, surrender their seats to whites. Mrs. Parks was arrested. Local black leaders decided to boycott the city’s bus system refusing to ride on public buses. In the year long Montgomery bus boycott, black young and old, walked to work. With the bus company near bankruptcy, and the aid of a 1956 Supreme Court decision, Montgomery blacks triumphed. In fact, the boycott was believed to be the beginning of the civil rights movement of the 1960s.Martin Luther King, Jr., a black Baptist minister, was the leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference during the civil rights movement of the 1960s. To promote his philosophy of nonviolent protest against segregation and other kinds of social injustice, King organized a series of “marches”, including the March on Washington of August, 1963, when King de livered his famous “I have a Dream” speech. As a civil rights leader, King worked not only to end racial discrimination and poverty, but also to raise the self image of the blacks. Due to his strong belief in nonviolent peaceful protest, King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. He was assassinated in the city of Memphis in April 1968.Counterculture: In the wake of the Free Speech Movement and the New Left, there appeared a phenomenon that historians called the “counter culture”. The Counter Culture rejected capitalism and other American principles. They had morals different from taught by their parents. Some groups of youth tried to construct different ways of life. Among them the mostfamous were the hippies. They sought new experience through dropping out, and drug taking. But it was music, rock music in particular, that became the chief vehicle for the counter cultural assault on traditional American society. The counterculture exerted a great influence upon peopl e’s attitudes toward social morals, marriage, career, and success.UNIT 10The black “underclass”: the majority of the blacks today have failed to share in the general gainsof progress made in the past decades. The urban ghettos now contain a permanently impoverished “underclass”of habitually unemployed or underemployed black people. Many of them are young and unskilled. They live in cities where the unemployment rate for teenage black workers runs as high as 50% or about 8 times the rate for the American work force as a whole. This “underclass” cou ld continue to persist, even in the absence of racial discrimination, in much the same way as other pockets of poverty persist—that is, for reasons of social-class inequality. Livingin an environment of poverty, decay, crime, drug addiction, joblessness, and hopelessness, this ghetto underclass offers an explosive potential for the future.Poverty as a social problem: The U.S is one of the wealthiest countries in the world. Yet over 24 million people or about 10% of the population are living at or below the official poverty line, on incomes that the federal government considers insufficient to meet basic requirement of food, clothing, and shelter. There are millions more, living slightly above the poverty line, whose plight is not much better. Also, the social services in the U.S compare unfavorably with those in most industrialized societies.Furthermore, the affluent majority seems indifferent to the problems of the poor. This raises some serious moral problems and inevitably creates fierce conflicts of interest and many political controversies. Therefore, poverty in the U.S becomes a social problem. Socially stratified American society: American society is a stratified one which power, wealth and prestige are unequally distributed. It is divided into social classes that have varying degrees of access to the reward the society offers. For example, the richest fifth of American individuals and families owns more than three-quarters of the wealth in the United States, whereas the lowest fifth owns only 0.2% of the wealth. The richest fifth of American families receives over 40% of the national income, whereas the poorest fifth receives only 5.2%.Drug abuse as a social problem: Drug abuse in the U.S. has come to be regarded as one of the most challenging social problems facing the nation. The drug issue always excites strong emotions of Americans because drug abuse is perceived as a major threat to American society, particularlyto its younger members. Drug abuse is a social problem because it has a wide range of social costs. For example, drug is closely related with crime, automobile accidents. It has serious effects on individuals physically and mentally, and the economic losses caused by drug abuse are great. White-collar crimes are those committed by higher income groups such as the crimes of fraud, false advertising, corporate price fixing, bribery, embezzlement, industrial pollution, tax evasion and so on. Yet the statistics provided by the FBI tend to overlook white-collar crimes. In fact, white-collar crimes are often ignored by law enforcement agencies. Some sociologists argue that the higher classes may actually have a higher rate of crime than the lower classes.The abuse of power by government: People believe that public organizations in the U.S. sometimes work in concert to advance their own interests rather than those of the people. Government in America is widely distrusted for the lack of answerability. Americans were convinced that the Johnson and Nixon administrations were deliberately and systematically lying to the people in the war against Vietnam and in the Watergate scandal. The FBI and the CIA are responsible for thousands of illegal acts. The above mentioned are examples showing the abuse of power by government.The abuse of power by corporations is shown in the fact that these corporations are concerned with their own profits than with social responsibility, the quality or price of their products, or the truth of their advertising. They have professional lobbyists in Washington to influence public officials behind the scenes. They argue for legislation to serve their own ends, influence the appointment of officials, block reforms they consider undesirable, and often seem to have more say in the councils of government than the ordina ry voter. Many Americans believe that “big business” has taken the reins of government away from Congress and the Administration”, and that “governme nt is run by a few big interest groups looking after themselves.”Richard Nixon was the former President of the United States. He won the election in 1968 and was reelected in 1972. While he was in office, he contributed to the establishment of diplomatic relations between the U.S. and China and visited China in 1972. Shortly after he was reelected, he was involved in the Watergate scandal, for which he was forced to resign from presidency.。
英美概况名词解释-史上最全哦
英国部分1.The Thames River2.The High Landers3.The British Commonwealth 英联邦4.Cockney伦敦佬5.Eisteddfodau6.The Maritime Climate 海洋性气候7.The English Channel8.The Chunnel英吉利海峡隧道9.“pea soup”fogs伦敦雾10.British isles11.Stonehenge: 巨石阵12.Thomas becket:托马斯13.Geoffrey Chaucer14.Joan of arc:圣女贞德15.lollards:罗拉德派16.The Puritans清教徒17.Julius Caesar18.The Hardrian's Wall 哈德连长城19.Heptarchy七王国21.Witan 贤人会议22.Alfred the Great 豆瓣23.William the Conqueror 威廉征服24.The battle of Hastings25.The Danelaw 施行丹麦法的地区26.Norman Conquest 诺曼征服27.Domesday Book 英国国王1806年颁的土地调查清册28.The Black Death黑死病29.the divine rights of kings君权神授30.The Wars of Roses玫瑰战争(考过)31.the Spanish Armada:西班牙无敌舰队32.The Glorious Revolution of 1688光荣革命33.The Gunpowder Plot of 1605火药阴谋案34.Blood Mary血腥玛丽35.rotten boroughs衰败选区36.Mrs Pankhurst潘克赫斯特太太是女权的主要倡导者之一。
37.the league of nations国际联盟38.the blitz闪电战39.the beatles甲克虫乐队40.Thatcherism撒切尔主义41.balance of payments收支平衡42.john Maynard Keynes43.visible trade and invisible trade44.European union欧盟45.Monetarist policies(货币主义政策)46.The Trade Union Act of 1871工会法47.Agribusiness农业产业48.British disease英国病49.Constitutional monarchy君主立宪制50.Privy Council枢密院mon law公共法52.the state opening of parliament53.The Civil list 英国王室费(考过)54.the civil service公务员(考过)55.life peer终身贵族56.acquittal无罪裁决57.cross-examination58.The Crown Court刑事法庭59.probation缓刑60.capital punishment死刑61.the metropolitan police force62.The National Health Service英国国民保健制度63.national insurance 社会保险64.general practitioner(GP)65.social worker66.the salvation armyprehensive schools68.Reuters 路透社69.grant-maintained(GM)Schools有公费保证的学校70.eleven-plus(升学考试)71.BBC72.Rupert murdoch73.the british museum74.Pilgrims Thanksgiving DayIreland(爱尔兰)美国部分1.Amerigo Vespucci2.the Mississippi3.Hispanics4.W ASPS5.baby boom6.the great lakes7.Ellis island8."the great compromise"9.the Emancipation Proclamation10.no taxtation without representation11.the Chinese Exclution Act12.Indentured servants13.boston tea party(考过)14.continental divide15.federalists16.the gettysburg address17.the ku klux klan18.muckrakers黑幕揭发者19.intolerant nationalism20.the red scare21.the progressive movement22.overload23.The New Deal24.the truman doctrine25.the marshall plan26.the smith act27.the civil rights act of 196428.the poverty line29.poverty30.monopoly31.oligopoly32 checks and balances33.winner-take-all34. the free enterprise system35. the federal system36.separation of powers37. private school38.school district39. global education40. poor richard's almanac41.transcendentalism42. jazz43.knickerbockers era44. father's day45.mother's day46. congressional medal of honor47.UNICEF48. Great Canyon49. New England50.Hispanic Americans51. Chicanos52.Puerto Ricans53.Federalist Papers54.The First Continental Congress55.Manifest Destiny56.The Black Thursday57.New Frontier58.Port Huron Statement59.NOW60.Counterculture61.American Corn Belt62。
英美概况中名词解释
Major TermsThe United States of America1.The Mississippi -----It is the most important and longest reiver in the US. It flows about 6400km from its northwestern source in the Rockies to the Gulf of Mexico. The Mississippi and its tributariies drain one of the richest farm areas in the world.2.The melting pot-----It means that the US is composed of immigrants from different nations allover the world.3.W ASPs-----It stands for White Anglo-Saxon Protestants. They are the mainstream ofAmericans who are the descentdents of the early English settlers.4.Jamestown-----The first permanent colony established by the English in 1607.5.Declaration of Independence-----The United States Declaration of Independence is astatement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies should be free and independent states. It was drafted by Thomas Jefferson.6.Bill of Rights-----The Bill of Rights is the collective name for the first ten amendments tothe United States Constitution. The Bill of Rights is a series of limitations on the power of the United States federal government, protecting the natural rights of liberty and property including freedom of religion, freedom of speech, a free press, free assembly, and free association, as well as the right to keep and bear arms. In federal criminal cases, it requires indictment by a grand jury for any capital or "infamous crime", guarantees a speedy, public trial with an impartial jury composed of members of the state or judicial district in which the crime occurred, and prohibits double jeopardy. In addition, the Bill of Rights reserves for the people any rights not specifically mentioned in the Constitution and reserves all powers not specifically granted to the federal government to the people or the States.7.The Louisiana Purchase-----The acquisition by the United States of America of 2,147,000km2France's claim to the territory of Louisiana in 1803. The U.S. paid $11,250,000 plus cancellation of debts worth $3,750,000, for a total sum of 15 million dollars for the Louisiana territory ($219 million in 2010 dollars).8.Gettysburg Address-----A speech by Lincoln on Nov. 19,1863 after the northern victory atGettysburg. The speech was considered unimportant at the time, but has come to be viewed by the Americans as one of the most significant expressions of American democracy.9.Emancipation Proclamation-----An executive order issued by United States PresidentAbraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, during the American Civil War under his war powers.It proclaimed the freedom of 3.1 million of the nation's 4 million slaves, and immediately freed 50,000 of them, with the rest freed as Union armies advanced.10.Ku Klux Klan-----Racist terrorist organization in the U.S. organized by veterans of theConfederate army, first as a social club and then as a secret means of resisting Reconstruction and restoring white domination over newly enfranchised blacks.11.The Gilded Age-----A term refering to substantial growth in population in the United Statesand extravagant displays of wealth and excess of America's upper-class during the post-CivilWar and post-Reconstruction era, in the late 19th century (1865-1901). Modern America’s formative period, when an agrarian society of small producers was transformed into an urban society dominated by industrial corporations.12.Open door policy-----It is a statement of U.S. foreign policy toward China. Issued by U.S.secretary of state John Hay (1899), the statement reaffirmed the principle that all imperialist powers should have equal access to any Chinese port open to trade.13.Big Stick Policy-----A form of hegemony and was the slogan describing U.S. PresidentTheodore Roosevelt’s corollary推论to the Monroe Doctrine. The term originated from the African proverb "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far." The idea of negotiating peacefully, simultaneously threatening with the "big stick", or the military.14.V eto power-----The power of the US President to unilaterally stop an official action,especially enactment of a piece of legislation.15.Party platform-----A party platform, also known as a manifesto, is a list of the actions whicha political party supports in order to appeal to the general public for the purpose of havingsaid party's candidates voted into office. This often takes the form of a list of support for, or opposition to, controversial topics. Individual topics are often called planks of the platform. 16.Federalism-----Federalism means the division of powers by a constitution between the centralgovernment and state government. It operates only on two levels, the national and the state.Units of government within a state enjoy no independent existence.17.The black death-----It was a disease or plague spread by rat fleas in 14th century. It spreadthrough Europe in the middle of the 14th century and reached England in the summer of 1348.Many people died and the population of England shrank. It caused labor shortage and other social problems.18.The Hundred Years’ War-----It refers to the war between France and England that lasted formore than 100 years (1337-1467). The causes were partly territorial and partly economic.After three stages of the war, the English were driven out of France with only Calais in hand.The ending of war is regarded as a blessing for both countries.19.Thanksgiving Day-----it is an annul one-day holiday to give thanks at the conclusion of theharvest season. The United States celebrates Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November.20.Townshend Acts of 1767-----The Townshend Acts were a series of acts passed beginning in1767 by the Parliament of Great Britain relating to the British colonies in North America. The acts are named for Charles Townshend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who proposed the program.The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland21.The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle-----The first official history of England started by Alfred theGreat.22.The Domesday Book-----A detailed record (1086) of all the wealth of England including allland and property, every mill and cottage, every cow and pig. It also records the rights and duties of every landowner and every court.23.The Westminster Abby-----An abby built by Edward the Confessor and later most of theBritish kings and queens have been crown here and many of them have been buries here.There is also a poets’ corner where many British men of letters are buried.mon Law-----(also known as case law or precedent), is law developed by judgesthrough decisions of courts and similar tribunals rather than through legislative statutes or executive branch action. A "common law system" is a legal system that gives great precedential weight to common law, on the principle that it is unfair to treat similar facts differently on different occasions.25.Magna Carta-----A feudal charter of liberties issued at Runnymede by King John underthe coercion of the barons and a group of church men under Langton. The charter attempted to protect the rights of the barony against encroachment by the royal prerogative.26.Utopia-----A political and philosophical treatise by Sir Thomas More, in the form of anaccount of an imaginary, newly discovered country.27.Renaissance-----The word was first used by Italian scholars in mid-16th C to express therediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek culture, which was now studied for its own sake and not used merely to enhance the authority of the Church.28.Puritan-----A member of a Protestant Movement in England in 16th and 17thCenturies, which sought to purify worship in the Church of England by excluding everything for which authority could not be found in the Bible.29.Glorious Revolution------also called the Revolution of 1688, was the overthrow of KingJames II of England by a union of Parliamentarians with an invading army led by William of Orange who, as a result, ascended the English throne as William III of England. The resultant Bill of Right (1689) marked the ascendancy of parliamentary authority over the divine right that had been claimed by the Stuarts. This marked the real beginning of the constitutional monarchy in England.30.Renaissance-----cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century,beginning in Florence in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. As a cultural movement, it encompassed a resurgence of learning based on classical sources, the development of linear perspective in painting, and gradual but widespread educational reform.Traditionally, this intellectual transformation has resulted in the Renaissance being viewed asa bridge between the Middle Ages and the Modern era.。
英美概况名词解释部分期末考重点
英美概况名词解释部分期末考重点Melting pot(大熔炉):It meant that as immigrants from different regions and cultures came to live in the United States,their old ways of life melt away and they became part of the American culture.CIA(中央情报局)：the Central Intelligence AgencyPilgrims(朝圣者)：It refers to the first Anglo-Saxon Protestants immigrated into North America.Beat Generation(垮掉一代)：A group of dissatisfied American writers of the 1950s,started to expressed their opposition,rejected the traditional mainstream thought based on Anglo-Saxon culture and started the counterculture.Vice president(副总统)：He is the second-highest executive officical of the government,he does not cast his ballot unless the vote is tired.Freedom of speech(言论自由)：you can say whatever you wantWTO（世界贸易组织）：world trade organization.The basis of American culture（美国文化基础）1.p ursuit of freedom and equality.2.p rinciple of democracy.3.t he emphsis on education.4.l ove of nature and landcapes.5.T he desire to possess land.6.d ash and darling in making experiment.and the American Ethnic Group(美国种族)The United States is a nation of over 100 ethnic groups.1.w hite people:The majority of Americans are white people who account for about 78% of the total US population.2.b lack people:about 35 millon in 2000,account for about 12% of the total US population.3.t he Hispanics:It is estimated that there are 28 million Hispanics who make up about 10% of the total population.4.t he Chinese-Americans:There are about 28million Chinese immigrants and their descendants living in the US today.5.J ewish-Americans:Today there are more than 6 million Jews in American,accounting for more that 2% the US population.. American Congress（美国国会）:Congress is composed of two chambers the senate and the House of representatives.The House（参议院）:It has 435 members.The House has some exclusive that it does not share with the senate.Thses include the impeachment power and the initiation of revenue bills.Congress men must be at least 25 years old and over.The Senate（众议院）:The Senate comprises 100 Senators,two from each of the fifty states.The term of office is six years.A senator must be at least thirty years of age and citizen of the US for 9 years.Political paries（政党）:Amerecan politics is based on two-party system two major political parties are the Democratic party andthe Republican party.The Democratic party:1.It was found in the 1790s.2.The symbol is donkey.3.It is more liberal.4.It is active in providing social services and economic help to be the disadvantaged,such as the poor,the unemployed andold.The Republican Party（共和党）:1.It was found in 1854.2.The symbol is an elephant.3.It is more conservative.4.Most believe in supply-side economics,and place emphasis on priate enterprise often accuse the Democrats of making the government too expensive and of creating too many lathews that harm individual initiative. 美国国会的职能Functions of congress1.to make law2.to levy and collect taxes3.to coin money and regulate its value4.to provide for common defense5.to promote the pursuit of libertyThe powers of president 美国总统的权利1．the propose legislation to the Congress 2．to vote any bill passed by Congress3．to appoint federal judges and senior officials of the government4．to issue regulations and directives简要论述美国经济迅速增长的几个因数：The fast growth of the American economy has been contributable to many factors:1>The geographical location of the U.S.provides very good conditions for the country to grow and become strong.2>the U.S has been by being a land rich in mineral resources and fertile farm soil, together with a moderate climate.3>American has been fortunate in having enough people to provide the labor necessary for a constantly expanding economy.4>The U.S has a skillful and willing labor force. TheAmerican labor force is not only hard-working ,but also willing to experiment, to change and tolearn new technology.Contribution Factors to Am EconomyMany factors have contributed to the development of American industries1.The vast territory and natural resources2.The endless streams of immigrants3.New ideas, news skills new cultures brought by immigrants4. The privilege of immunity from foreign aggression.5.The US foreign policy: protectionism isolationism6. The united states was never hampered by shackles of old conventions7. The influence of puritanism freedom of migration continuity of major policies.。
英美国家概况名词解释重点
1.The functions of ParliamentThe functions of Parliament are: to pass laws, to vote for taxation, to scrutinize government policy, administration and expenditure and to debate the major issues of the day.2.The House of Lords上议院The House of Lords consists of the Lord Spiritual, who are the Archbishops and most prominent bishops of the Church of England; and the Lords Temporal, which refers to those lords who either have inherited the seat from their forefathers or they have been appointed. The lords mainly represent themselves instead of the interests of the public.3.The House of CommonsThe House of Commons is the real center of British political life because it is the place where about 650 elected representatives (Members of Parliament) make and debate policy. These MPs are elected in the General Elections and should represent the interests of the people who vote for them.1.RomanticismRoughly the first third of the 19th century makes up English Literature’s romantic period. Writers of romantic literature are more concerned with imagination and feeling than withthe power of reason. A volume of poems called Lyrical Ballads written by William Words worth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge is regarded as the romantic poetry’s “Declaration of Independence.”Keats, Byron and Shelly, the three great poets, brought the Romantic Movement to its height. The spirit of Romanticism also occurred in the novel.Comprehensive schools are the most popular secondary schools in Britain today. Such schools admit children without reference to their academic abilities and provide a general education. Pupils can study everything from academic subjects like literature to more practical subjects like cooking.1.Quality paperThey belong to one of the categories of the national dailies. The quality papers carry more serious and in-depth articles of particular political and social importance. They also carry reviews, such as book reviews, and feature articles about high culture. These papers are also referred to as “the broadsheets” because they are printed on large size paper. The readers of such newspaper are generally a well-educated middle class audience.2.TabloidsA tabloid is a small format newspaper with color photos and catchy headlines. Tabloids are interested in scandals and gossip usually about famous people. They also carry lots of crime, sports and sensational human interest stories so as to attract readers. Stories are short, easy to read and often rely more on opinions than fact. They belong to a category of national papers different form qualities paper.1.The three traditions of Christmas in BritainThere are three Christmas traditions which are particularly British: one is the Christmas Pantomime, a comical musical play. The main male character is played by a young woman while the main female character, often ugly woman called “the Dame,” is played by a man. Another British Christmas tradition is to hear the Queen give her Christmas message to her realm over the television and radio. A third British tradition is Boxing Day, which falls on the day after Christmas. Traditionally, it was on Boxing Day that people gave Christmas gifts or money to their staff or servants. Now that most British people do not have servants, this custom is no longer observed. However, a new Boxing Day custom has emerged, in the cities: shopping. Shops open upto sell off all their Christmas stock decoration, food, cards and gift items at low prices.1.PuritanismPuritans were those who followed the doctrine 教义 of John Calvin and wanted to purify the Church of England. They believe that human beings were predestined by God before they were born. Some were God’s chosen people while others were damned to hell. No church nor good works could save people. The sign of being God’s elect was the success in his work or the prosperity in his calling. They also argued that everyone must read the Bible in order to find God’s will and establish a direct contact with God. These beliefs had great impact on American culture.2.The Declaration of IndependenceThe Declaration of Independence was mainly drafted by Thomas Jefferson and adopted by the Congress on July 4, 1776, when the people of 13 English colonies in North America were fighting for their freedom and independence from the British colonial rule. The document declared that all men were equal that they were entitled to have some unalienable rights such as life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,. It also explained the philosophy of government:the powers of governments came from the consent of the governed and the purpose of governments were to secure the rights mentioned above. The theory of politics and the guiding principles of the American Revolution mainly came from John Locke.3.George WashingtonGeorge Washington was one of the founding fathers of the America Republic. He was the Commander-in-chief of the Continental Army in the War of Independence against the British colonial rule and the first President of the United States.4.Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin was one of the founding fathers of the United States of America. He participated in writing the Declaration of independence and making the US Constitution.1.The Bill of RightsThe Bill of Rights consists of the first 10 amendments which were added to the Constitution in 1791. The Bill of Rights was passed to guarantee freedom and individual rights such as freedom of speech, the right to assemble in public places, the right to own weapons and so on.1.The “Lost Generation”In the aftermath of World War I, many novelists produced a literature of disillusionment. Some lived in Europe. They were known as the “Lost Generation”. Two of the most representative writers of the “Lost Generation”were Hemingway and Fitzgerald.1.The civil rights movementIt is one of the most important of all social movements in the 1960s in America. Rosa Parks’ spontaneous action in 1955 was believed to be the true beginning of the civil rights movement. The black students’ sit-in at a department lunch counter in North Carolina touched off the nationwide civil rights movement. During the first half of the decade, civil rights organizations like the SNCC, CORE, and SCLC struggled for racial integration by providing leadership, tactics, network and the people. In the latter half of the decade, some black organizations changed their nonviolent tactics, and emphasized on more radical means to end discrimination and raised the self-image of the blacks. The civil rights movement produced such great leaders as Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X, who inspired a generation of both blacks and whites to devote their lives to fighting for racial equality in the US.1.Ragtime musicRagtime music refers to a type of piano music of black US origin, popular in the 1920s. originally based on tunes for marching bands ragtime music is marked by a syncopated melodic line with a regular accented bass. Ragtime music has been popularized by such composers as Scott Joplin whose “Maple Leaf Rag” published in 1896 was hailed as the first popular ragtime繁音拍子tune, till listened to with pleasure by all jazz fans.。
英美概况知识点总结
英美概况1. 概述英美是指英国和美国，两个国家在历史、文化、经济等方面有着紧密的联系。
英国是位于欧洲的一个岛国，拥有悠久的历史和文化传统；美国是位于北美洲的一个大陆国家，是世界上最强大的经济体之一。
2. 历史背景2.1 英国历史英国的历史可以追溯到公元前1万年左右的旧石器时代。
公元43年，罗马帝国入侵不列颠岛，并建立了不列颠罗马省。
5世纪时，盎格鲁-撒克逊人开始从欧洲大陆迁徙至不列颠岛，建立了各个王国。
9世纪时，威塞克斯王朝统一了英格兰。
1066年，诺曼底公爵威廉一世在哈斯丁斯战役中击败了英格兰的哈罗德二世，并建立了诺曼底王朝。
14世纪后期，英法百年战争爆发，在这场战争中英格兰失去了大部分法国领土。
16世纪初，亨利八世发动宗教改革，英格兰成为新教国家。
17世纪中期，英国爆发了内战，最终奥利弗·克伦威尔夺取政权并建立了共和国。
1660年，英国恢复君主制。
18世纪后期至19世纪初期，工业革命在英国兴起，使其成为当时的工业中心。
19世纪时，英国成为世界上第一个工业化的国家，并在全球范围内建立了庞大的殖民帝国。
2.2 美国历史美洲大陆最早的居民是印第安人。
1492年，哥伦布发现了美洲大陆，并开启了欧洲人对美洲的探索和殖民活动。
17世纪初，英格兰开始向北美洲殖民，并建立了13个殖民地。
这些殖民地于1776年宣布独立，成立了美利坚合众国。
19世纪初至中期，美国经历了西部拓荒运动、南北战争等重要事件。
南北战争结束后，废除奴隶制度，美国逐渐工业化和现代化。
20世纪初至中期，美国崛起为世界上最强大的经济体之一。
两次世界大战后，美国成为超级大国，并在冷战时期与苏联展开了长达几十年的对抗。
3. 政治制度3.1 英国政治制度英国是一个君主立宪制国家，君主是英国的元首，但权力受到议会的限制。
议会分为上议院和下议院，下议院中的议员由选举产生。
英国政府由内阁和首相领导。
首相通常来自于执政党的领袖。
英国政治体系注重权力分立和民主原则。
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英美概况名词解释刘春艳
Glorious Revolution：After the Restoration of the Stuart, the King adopted some measures to protect the interests of the bourgeoisie, but took revenge on the revolutionaries. Under the reign of James Ⅱ, expansion of the king’s power soon clashed with the interests of the bourgeoisie and in 1688, the two bourgeois political parties, the Tories and the Whigs, united together and staged a bloodless coup d’état and put William of Orange on the throne. They formed an alliance with the landowners. This was spoken of by Englishmen as the “Glorious Revolution”.
Lake District: Lake District is a region in Northwest of England, which is very famous for its many beautiful lakes and Lake Poets who were once born and lived there. Redbrick: Redbrick is a name for a group of universities founded between 1850 and 1930, aimed at providing higher education for local inhabitants who could not afford the cost of going away from home for their studies.
Oxbridge:Oxbridge refers to the two must famous higher education institutions in England: Oxford and Cambridge. Included in this group are four other universities founded in Scotland in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Gold Rush: Gold Rush was one of the greatest mass movements in modern history, in which thousands of people came to California from all over the world to seek their fortunes in the rocks when gold was discovered in San Francisco in 1848. As a result of Gold Rush, the whole continent of North America was settled within 19th century.
Melting Pot：Melting Pot is metaphorically used to refer to the United States because it is a country of many ethnic groups from different parts of the world, who came to the New World to seek for freedom in politics or religion. They have been dissipating their different ethnic cultures toward some “standard” by living and working together in the “melting pot”of the United States and gradually forming a new nation.
WASP: The word “WASPs” is the abbreviation of White Anglo-Saxon Protestants. They were early settlers on North America from England, Northern and Western Europe. At present, they constitute the largest and dominant ethnic group in the United States. Yellow Dog:“Yellow dog” contracts. In the late of 19th century, along the development of workers’ unions, capitalists in America forced workers to sign contracts pledging not to join unions so as to sabotage the unions. Such contracts are called “yellow dog” contracts. The Renaissance: T he Renaissance was a cultural movement by progressive thinkers who represented the interests of the rising bourgeoisie and worked for freedom and enlightenment.
Higher Education:Higher education in America includes undergraduate study and graduate study. The former lasts for four years while the latter varies with different fields of study.
Blacklists: During the 1880s’, and 1890s’ workers in America began to form unions on a large scale. The capitalists tried to sabotage the unions by enlisting the union workers on “blacklist”, which would be sent to other companies in the industry with a warning not to hire them.。