英国社会与文化

出版时间：2003-11  出版社：武汉大学出版社  作者：吴斐  页数：343  

内容概要

本书用理性的思辨追寻英国社会与文化的脉络，坦诚而透彻地审视西方现代文明的精神实质．全书分为十三章，汇聚英国的湖泊山川、人文景观、政治制度、国民经济、教育体制、文学艺术、新闻传媒、历史事件、城市风情、多元文化、体育娱乐等方面的知识，逐本溯源，透视英国社会与文化的精神和物质成果，认识文化奉献给英国社会的知识和智慧。本书采用英汉双语写作，使读者能够潜心品味精美的英语语言，通过轻松愉悦、节奏舒缓的阅读来开阔视野、提高语言修养，以成熟与自信的步伐抵达英语语言的殿堂。

书籍目录

Chapter One Panoramic View of Britain
　1. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
　2. The National Anthem
　3. The National Flag
　4. The National Flower
　5. England
　6. Scotland
　7. Wales
　8. Northern Ireland
　9. The British Coast
　10. The British Country
　11. Rivers and Lakes
　12. The British Weather
第一章　英国概览
　1．大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国
　2．英国国歌
　3．英国国旗
　4．英国国花
　5．英格兰
　6．苏格兰
　7．威尔士
　8．北爱尔兰
　9．英国海岸
　10．英国乡村
　11．河流与湖泊
　12．英国的天气
第二章　君主立宪制
第三章　英国王室掠影
第四章　英国历史事件
第五章　英国主要城市
第六章　伦敦览胜
第七章　英国经济
第八章　英国教育
第九章　文学与艺术
第十章　大众传媒
第十一章　体育与娱乐
第十二章　英国名人
第十三章　人民与社会
　　

章节摘录

during the Crusades the saint's apparition rescued the English from the fury of their Moslem foes. His sudden appearance on the battlefield threw the Mohammedans into confusion and fight. Thus the English recognized and acknowledged him as their patron. King Edward m adopted his name as a battle cry， and his emblem became the English flag.St. Andrew was one of the 12 apostles. A simple fisherman， he， too， suffered martyrdom. The story is toat that because he had converted a Roman Consul's wife to Christianity， her husband had him flogged and afterwards crucified. The cross-used for the execution was shaped like the letter X， which explains how this became the saint's symbol and is still called St Andrew's cross.His association with Scotland dates back to the tradition that in 368 A. D.　a monk transferred some of his relics from Constantinople to Scotland， to be buried there on the east coast， on the very spot where the city and cathedral of St. Andrew's now stand.The story is further told that when the Saxons attacked the Picts and Scots， they called on St. Andrew for help. Looking upward， they noticed a strange formation of clouds. It seemed as if their white vapor had formed itself into the shape of a cross， backed by the blue sky.　This appeared to the anxious watchers as an assurance of victory and a manifestation of the saint.　Spurred on， they joined in battle and defeated the foe. After their victory， they adopted St. Andrew's cross as their emblem， with the specific colors of cloud and sky. It was the birth of the Scottish flag.When James Stuart came from Scotland in 1603 to ascend the English throne as James I， the two kingdoms were united. The immediate problem was which flag to hoist on the king's' ships.　English sailors resented the Scottish colors and the Scots scorned the cross of St. George.A compromise was the answer and it led to the creation of the first Union Flag. In 1606， a royal decree declared that the ships of the Kingdom of Great Britain "shall bear on their maintops the red cross， commonly called St. George's cross， and the white cross， commonly called St. Andrew's cross". In 1707， after the Act of Union of England an，d Scotlan，d， Queen Anne sanctioned this combination.……

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