英美概況

內(nèi)容概要

　   本書介紹了英國、美國的地理概貌、歷史背景、政治制度、經(jīng)濟(jì)概況、科學(xué)技術(shù)、文化傳統(tǒng)、體育娛樂、宗教信仰、風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣及社會生活等方面的基本知識，有助于學(xué)習(xí)者了解英美的思維方式、價(jià)值觀念及生活方式，更好地掌握和運(yùn)用英語語言，加深對語言和文化的理解，增強(qiáng)對文化差異的敏感性，提高分析和評價(jià)能力，達(dá)到擴(kuò)大知識面、鞏固和提高英語水平之目的。    本書受教育部師范司委托，由高等教育出版社組織編寫和出版。1999年在武漢華中師范大學(xué)召開的全國師范“專升本”英語教材編寫會議上，與會代表對《英美概況》一書提出了很好的編寫原則，概括起來有兩點(diǎn)：一是以比較的視角來編寫《英美概況》。這樣學(xué)員可以在學(xué)習(xí)過程中有比較地掌握知識、內(nèi)容。二是強(qiáng)調(diào)知識的規(guī)范性和準(zhǔn)確性。根據(jù)上述原則，本書在編寫過程中力圖符合中學(xué)英語教師及其他考生的實(shí)際需要和實(shí)際水平，做到語言通俗易懂、內(nèi)容新穎、趣味性強(qiáng)。考慮到學(xué)生已學(xué)過?？朴⒄Z課程，具備一定的英語基礎(chǔ)，因此，注釋用英語。為讓學(xué)生能在課堂教學(xué)中更好地理解、消化所學(xué)內(nèi)容，每章節(jié)后面還附有討論題和術(shù)語解釋。另外，考慮到一般師范院校已開設(shè)英美文學(xué)課程，故未把英美文學(xué)的內(nèi)容列入本書。

書籍目錄

Chapter 1  General Introduction to Physiographical Features　1.1  The Locations of the UK and the USA　1.2  The Physiographical Features of the UK　1.3  The Physiographical Features of the USA　1.4  Rivers and MountainsChapter 2  The Beginnings of the UK and the USA　2.1  The Beginnings of the UK　2.2  The Beginnings of the USAChapter 3  Significant Events Before the End of the Second World War　3.1  Significant Events in the UK Before the First World War　3.2  Significant Events in the USA Before the First World War　3.3  The UK and the USA in the Two World WarsChapter 4  The Postwar UK and USA　4.1  The Postwar UK　4.2  The Postwar USAChapter 5  Population and Major Cities　5.1  The Composition of Population in the UK　5.2  The Composition of Population in the USA　5.3  The Major CitiesChapter 6  British and American Political Systems　6.1  The Political System　6.2  The Legislative Body　6.3  The Executive Body　6.4  The Judicial BodyChapter 7  British and American Political Parties and Elections　7.1  British Political Parties　7.2  American Political Parties　7.3  British Elections　7.4  American ElectionsChapter 8  British and American Economy　8.1  Features of the British and American Economy　8.2  British and American Industry　8.3  British and American Agriculture　8.4  British and American Trade and FinanceChapter 9  British and American Science　9.1  British Science　9.2  American ScienceChapter 10  British and American Education　10.1  Introduction to British and American Education　10.2  Elementary and Secondary Education　10.3  Higher EducationChapter 11  British and American Religion　11.1  A General Introduction　11.2  The British Worship　11.3  The American WorshipChapter 12  British and American Media　12.1  The Press and the News Agencies　12.2  The BroadcastingChapter 13  British and American Traditions and Customs　13.1  Three Royal Traditions　13.2  Three "Don'ts"　13.3  Talking About the Weather　13.4  The American Spirit of "Do-It-Yourself"　　……Chapter 14  British and American Holidays and SightseeingChapter 15  British and American SportsChapter 16  National Anthems amd National FlagsChapter 17  British and American Foreing RelationsChapter 18  British and American Social LifeAppendix 1  The Counties of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern lrelandAppendix 2  The Fifty States of the United States of AmericaAppendix 3  The Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern lrelandAppendix 4  The Presidents of the United States of AmericaReferences

章節(jié)摘錄

　　History will always remember two names: Christopher Columbus and Amerigo Vespucci. It was they who discovered and identified the new continents.　　Columbus was born in 1451 in Genoa, a beautiful city on the seashore of the Mediterranean in Italy. He became interested in sailing the sea early in his childhood. He was a brave man, believing the idea that the earth was round.　　He made a plan for his journey to India and China by sailing west into the Atlantic Ocean, which was then called the "Sea of Darkness". He had tried for seven years to get support from the rulers of Portugal, England, France and other countries, but he was turned down and his idea was laughed at. Finally King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain agreed to help him and provided ships and sailors.　　Columbuss party set out on August 3rd, 1492, in three small ships named the "Pinta", "Nina", and the "Santa Mafia".　　Columbus and his men overcame countless difficulties and at last on October 12th they reached a group of islands that are now called the Bahamas. Columbus named the island he landed on San Salvador, meaning "Holy Savior". Columbus, however, mistook these islands for part of India and so called the people there Indians. Columbus made three more voyages between 1493 and 1504 and in his third voyage in 1498 he discovered the mainland of South America. The great discoverer died in 1506, never realizing that he had discovered a new continent.　　Another important figure in the process of the discovery of the New World was Amerigo Vespucci. He was not the discoverer of the new continents, but it was he who first confirmed the fact that a new continent rather than Asia had been discovered.　　Vespucci made his first voyage in 1499 and the second in 1500. He also made two more unimportant voyages later. He was for a time regarded as the discoverer of the new land because he wrote many letters in which the new continents were described in great detail and the letters were most quickly published and widely spread. Thus a false impression was created that it was Vespucci rather than Columbus who first discovered the New World, and so in 1507 the New World was named after him, the Latin form of his Christian name, Amerigo.　　The discovery of the New World was of great importance. Not only did it widen peoples horizon, but it also opened up fresh ground for the rising bourgeoisie. It promoted the development of commerce, sea navigation and industry, and provided the way for the rapid development of early capitalism.

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