英美报刊PPTLecture 10

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monarchy – Monarchy recovered: accession of Victoria in
1837
Para 9-13
• The English Civil War (1642–1651) was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians (议会党人) and Royalists (保皇党人) in the Kingdom of England over, principally, the manner of its government. The war ended with the Parliamentarian victory at the Battle of Worcester (伍斯特战役)on 3 September 1651.
• Para 5: an institution which has held firm… • Para11: the institution recovered quickly….
Para 4-8
• The British Royal Family
– It is the family group of close relatives of the monarch of the United Kingdom, regarded as representing the highest aristocratic presence in the land, with each member attracting much popular interest and constant attention of the media.
Para 9-13
• The fight between monarchy and Republicanism in history
– The civil war : execution of Charles Ⅰ – Early 19th century: a bad time for the
Para 4- 8
• Republic’s supporters has gain some success, but the majority of Britons support monarchy – 99.9996 percent of Britain is not on the mailing list (Para 5) – turnaround: golden jubilee of 2002 (Para6) – a poll-commissioned by the leftish and republican-leaning Guardian: 69 percent support monarchy (Para6)
Don’t take part in any celebration for the Queen’s
diamond Jubilee
2. “9500 nurses or 1 Queen?”
It means that the expenses of the Queen are equal to those of 9500s nurses. It suggests that the royal family’s life is extravagant and so people choose to have more nurses instead of a queen.
English Civil War
Para14-18
Para 14: • Between the flag-wavers and the placard-
wavers, there is a great deal of cynicism in Britain – people turned off by the flummery, the excesses, the expense and the sugarcoated coverage. Para 15: • the American log-cabin-to-president tradition
Para 14-18
• The Bishopsgate Institute
– a cultural institute in London, located on Bishopsgate, near Liverpool Street station. The Institute was established in 1895, and describes itself as a "home for ideas and debate, learning and enquiry and as a place where independent thought is cherished". It offers a cultural events programme, courses for adults, historic library and archive collections and community programme.
Unit Five Britain
Lesson Seventeen Mrs Windsor, Anyone?
wk.baidu.com
Para 1-3
• Anti – monarchy campaigners of Republic in the queen’s diamond jubilee
1.“Don’t jubilee’ve it!”
Para 4-8
Vocabulary : Institution
1. A large establishment or organization that has a particular kind of work or purpose: a financial institution 机构
2. An established system or custom in society: the institution of marriage 习俗、制度
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