英美文化概况美国篇

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美国文化概况 Chapter 1 Population, race and ethnic groups

第一章 人口和种族 1) Introduction

①American is the third most populous country in the world, with 255.5 million people. It is a nation of immigrants. Immigration accounts for a major source of population growth. There are many racial and ethnic groups. Between 80% and 90% of immigration in the United States now is from Asian and Hispanic counties. The first immigrants in American history came

Unit1.

1)American National Flag

? “Stars and Stripes” ? “Star-Spangled Banner” ? 50 stars and 13 stripes

? Meaning: 50 present states, and the 13 earliest state ? 星条旗 2)American Geography

? The Fourth Largest Country ? Western Hemisphere ? North: Canada

? South: Mexico and Gulf of Mexico ? West: Pacific Ocean ? East: Atlantic Ocean

? Climate: Northern Temperate Zone 3)One River: Mississippi River

3rd longest river in the world “father of waters” “Old Man river” dividing line of “East” and “West” 4)Two M

名词解释

1：The Dreaming

The Drenming is the belief system from ancient times that has bound indigenous groups together .The central principle of the dreaming is that the people who live on the continent have special responsibilities to the land .The people don’t own the land ,instead the land own the people .The stories of the dreaming provide principles of how people should live and interact with each other .They also provide knowledge of the land so that the indigenous people can survive in the life—threatening environment .

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In 1782, the french who settled in pennsy first asked the question " what is an American" in his book Letters from An American Farmer.

The New world of america was peopled as a result of two long-continuing immigration movements, the first one from Asia and the second from Europe and Africa.

American indians had developed three brilliant civilizations before the Europeans arrived. These three civilizations were the Aztecs, the Incas and the Mayas. Columbus discovered the new world in the year of 1492

The English

英美国家概况之饮食文化

英美国家概况之饮食文化

综述中国有一则谚语：民以食为天。西方也有一则谚语：We eat to live,not live to eat. 饮食对全世界的人来说都是很重要的。不仅 体现在物质层面，也体现在精神层面。通过对不同国家饮食文化 的考察，可以发现不同的民族特点。

随着全球化的深入，国家之间的融合趋势加大。西方的饮食以及饮食文化随之遍布中国各个角落。

英美两国是其中极具代表性的两个国家。

英美国家概况之饮食文化

目录 Part 1 饮食状况综述 Part 2 一日三餐 Part 3 特色菜品

Part 4 饮食文化现象 Part 5 用餐礼仪 Part 6 饮食词汇 Part 7 参考资料

英美国家概况之饮食文化

英国饮食状况综述 英国人一般较喜爱的烹饪方式有：烩、烧烤、煎和油炸。对肉类、 海鲜、野味的烹调均有独到的方式；然而，他们对牛肉类方面又 有特别的偏好，如烧烤牛肉，在食用时不仅附上时令的蔬菜、烤 洋芋，还会在牛排上加上少许的芥茉酱；在佐料的使用上则喜好 奶油及酒类；在香料上则喜好肉寇、肉桂等新鲜香料。

Part 1

以英、法式西餐为主，常吃的副食品有牛肉、羊肉、鸡、鸭、鸡 蛋、野味、黄瓜、生菜和水果等。英国人喜欢

Unit1.

1)American National Flag

? “Stars and Stripes” ? “Star-Spangled Banner” ? 50 stars and 13 stripes

? Meaning: 50 present states, and the 13 earliest state ? 星条旗 2)American Geography

? The Fourth Largest Country ? Western Hemisphere ? North: Canada

? South: Mexico and Gulf of Mexico ? West: Pacific Ocean ? East: Atlantic Ocean

? Climate: Northern Temperate Zone 3)One River: Mississippi River

3rd longest river in the world “father of waters” “Old Man river” dividing line of “East” and “West” 4)Two M

一、翻译题分

constitutional monarchy 君主立宪制 the Monarch 君主 Parliament 议会 House of Commons 平民院/下议院 The Government Party执政党 Royal Assent御准（女王批准）

Shadow Cabinet 影子内阁 jury system 陪审团制 the Conservative Party 保守党

the Labour Party 工党 common law 习惯法 Crown Courts 王室法院 The Celts 凯尔特人

Anglo-Saxons 盎格鲁萨克逊人 Norman Conquest 诺曼征服 The Great Charter 大宪章

The Hundred Years’ War 百年大战 The Black Death黑死病 Renaissance 文艺复兴

Humanists 人文主义者 the Great Lakes大湖区

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“British history has been a history of invasions”what’s your idea about it? British history has been a history of invasions.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern ireland. Northwestern Europe Island, land on the island of Great Britain from England, Scotland, Welsh and the island of Ireland Northern Ireland 4 sections and numerous small islands.

British used to be invaded by the Roman Empire. Germanic people, the Vikings and Normans. Before the first century AD Britain was made up of many tribal kingdoms

1、 The plot in an ad of HSBC is the Chinese boss invite British colleague to the restaurant , the boss order a bowl of eel noodles. Although

the British colleagues think it has substandard appetite, but in order to show politeness, he quickly eat them up; But in the boss/ s opinion, this express that British colleagues did not have enough and to some extent he suspected his stingy performance, so the boss has ordered a larger eel noodles, who knows the British colleague eat them up again , finaliy the boss ordered the la

“British history has been a history of invasions”what’s your idea about it? British history has been a history of invasions.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern ireland. Northwestern Europe Island, land on the island of Great Britain from England, Scotland, Welsh and the island of Ireland Northern Ireland 4 sections and numerous small islands.

British used to be invaded by the Roman Empire. Germanic people, the Vikings and Normans. Before the first century AD Britain was made up of many tribal kingdoms