英语国家主要国情上册7Britishcultureandcustoms
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British culture and customs
2008/2012 奥运会开幕式和闭幕式上的伦敦 伦敦巴士、看报纸的市民……
Popular pastime in Britain :
• watching telly, • reading newspaper • listening to the radio P132
• The functions of the media:
1.For entertainment 2.To provide information about political and
social issues, weather reports, advertising 3.For educational purposes 4.For people to express views or seek advice 5.Vital to the British political system 6. To engender a national culture
• The rise of Protestantism(新教,耶稣教) coincided with Henry VIII's argument with Rome. In Scotland a particularly stern form of Protestantism gained control (John Knox, Calvinism). In Ireland the settlement of Protestant English and Scots in the North imported a religious difference.
• Today in the UK we have a multi-faith society including Baptists（浸信会教徒）, the Society of Friends (Quakers，教友派 教徒), Jews, Muslims, Hindus, and Sikh[si:k] (印度锡克教徒)
In Britain there are 10 national daily newspapers and most people read one of them every day.
There are two kinds of newspaper. One is large in size and has many detailed articles about national and international events. These newspapers are called the serious papers or the quality papers.
The other kind， called the tabloids (['tæblɔid] ), smaller in size， have more pictures， often in colour， and shorter articles， often about less important
Most national newspapers in Britain express a political opinion and people choose the newspaper that they read according to their own political beliefs.
events or about the private lives of wellknow people. The Sun， for example， which is a tabloid， is the biggest-selling
newspaper in Britain.
British newspaper culture is unusual in the extent to which class and educational differences are reflected in the newspaper people read.
Hale Waihona Puke Baidu Superstition
1.打喷嚏 在英国如果有人打喷嚏，旁边的人会说”God bless you!”。欧洲14世纪时“黑死病”流行，死人无数，得 病的征候之一就是打喷嚏，谁要打喷嚏，就有可能染上 此病。因此打喷嚏的人会说“上帝保佑我”，别人会说 “上帝保佑你”。 2、碰碰木头 英国人（以及许多西方人）在说了一句得意的话之后会 摸摸木头，碰一下木桌或木椅，嘴里念念有辞“touch wood”或“knock on wood”。如“我五年没生过病 了”，“我这次考试一定成功”，说完碰碰木头，要不 然他会得病，或考试失败。“碰木头的起因是耶被钉在 木十字架上，所以木头代表了十字架或耶本人。摸摸木 头表示向耶感恩、求他保佑。
• During the Industrial Revolution reforming Protestant movements such as Methodism(卫理公会派 ) took particular hold among the poor, in the north and in Wales.
Religion and Beliefs
• Britain's Christian tradition is a varied one. Roman Catholicism(天主教)was the official religion until Henry VIII's dispute with the Pope over his wish to divorce Catherine of Aragon. Henry broke with Rome and declared himself the Head of the Church of England.
2008/2012 奥运会开幕式和闭幕式上的伦敦 伦敦巴士、看报纸的市民……
Popular pastime in Britain :
• watching telly, • reading newspaper • listening to the radio P132
• The functions of the media:
1.For entertainment 2.To provide information about political and
social issues, weather reports, advertising 3.For educational purposes 4.For people to express views or seek advice 5.Vital to the British political system 6. To engender a national culture
• The rise of Protestantism(新教,耶稣教) coincided with Henry VIII's argument with Rome. In Scotland a particularly stern form of Protestantism gained control (John Knox, Calvinism). In Ireland the settlement of Protestant English and Scots in the North imported a religious difference.
• Today in the UK we have a multi-faith society including Baptists（浸信会教徒）, the Society of Friends (Quakers，教友派 教徒), Jews, Muslims, Hindus, and Sikh[si:k] (印度锡克教徒)
In Britain there are 10 national daily newspapers and most people read one of them every day.
There are two kinds of newspaper. One is large in size and has many detailed articles about national and international events. These newspapers are called the serious papers or the quality papers.
The other kind， called the tabloids (['tæblɔid] ), smaller in size， have more pictures， often in colour， and shorter articles， often about less important
Most national newspapers in Britain express a political opinion and people choose the newspaper that they read according to their own political beliefs.
events or about the private lives of wellknow people. The Sun， for example， which is a tabloid， is the biggest-selling
newspaper in Britain.
British newspaper culture is unusual in the extent to which class and educational differences are reflected in the newspaper people read.
Hale Waihona Puke Baidu Superstition
1.打喷嚏 在英国如果有人打喷嚏，旁边的人会说”God bless you!”。欧洲14世纪时“黑死病”流行，死人无数，得 病的征候之一就是打喷嚏，谁要打喷嚏，就有可能染上 此病。因此打喷嚏的人会说“上帝保佑我”，别人会说 “上帝保佑你”。 2、碰碰木头 英国人（以及许多西方人）在说了一句得意的话之后会 摸摸木头，碰一下木桌或木椅，嘴里念念有辞“touch wood”或“knock on wood”。如“我五年没生过病 了”，“我这次考试一定成功”，说完碰碰木头，要不 然他会得病，或考试失败。“碰木头的起因是耶被钉在 木十字架上，所以木头代表了十字架或耶本人。摸摸木 头表示向耶感恩、求他保佑。
• During the Industrial Revolution reforming Protestant movements such as Methodism(卫理公会派 ) took particular hold among the poor, in the north and in Wales.
Religion and Beliefs
• Britain's Christian tradition is a varied one. Roman Catholicism(天主教)was the official religion until Henry VIII's dispute with the Pope over his wish to divorce Catherine of Aragon. Henry broke with Rome and declared himself the Head of the Church of England.