1、英语国家概况The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland英国的历史分四部分:1.The Origins of a Nation2.The Shaping of the Nation3.Transition to the Mordern Age4.The Rise and Fall of the British Empire1 取关键词Origins的字头O2 取关键词Shaping的字头S3 取关键词Mordern 的字头M4 取关键词Empire的字头E连起来就是OSME=O+S+ME=O(哦),S(是)ME(我)!接着每个
2、部分的标题串在一起,用一句话来记忆.要好好记住每句话里所包括的每个字母代表的是什么标题.可以看几遍这个情景对话,熟悉了之后可以不费吹灰之力就能记住整个英国历史的线索.有了这条线,你再把主要的记忆点,象珠子一样地穿起来,这样回忆就非常容易了.可谓既见树木,又见森林.一切尽在掌握.History of UK (-O.S.M.E-) 哦（O ） ，是（S）我（ME）O: Early settlers - Roman Britain - Anglo-Saxons - the Viking and Danish Invations - the Norman ConquestO（哦）：eravidan=e
3、ra( 时代 )+vida(维达,女名)+n(诺曼征服)句子：（老公看着一本英语国家概况在那里自言自语）哦，原来英国的新时代是伟大的维达小姐实现诺曼征服之后开始的。S: Norman Rule - the Great Charter - the Hundred Years War with France - the Blackdeath and the peasant uprisingS(是)：ng（拼音：ng= 嗯）+hb(hubby丈夫，的缩写)N+G+H+B句子：（老婆在看电视，漫不经心地说）是的，嗯, 老公。M: the English Reformation - Elizabeth
4、I - the English Renaissance - James I - Charles I - the Civil War - the commonwealth - the Glorius RevolutionM(我): reelrejam cha cw cw revolution = re+el+re+jam+cha+cw+cw+revolutionreel（卷轴）re（又）jam( 果酱) cha(茶)cw+cw (与wc厕所相反 )revolution(革命，旋转)句子：（老公一边看书一边倒着果酱，突然果酱洒了）不好了，我（ME的第一个字母M）的卷轴又洒满果酱了，赶快拿点茶去WC
5、洗洗，啊？怎么两个WC都写反了(CW+CW)，快旋转回来！E(我): Two parties (Whigs and Tories) - Agricultural changes - the Industrial Revolution - the Chartist Movement - Trade unions and the Labour Party - Colonial Expansion - in the two World WarsE：TAICHA TCW=T+A+I+CHA+T+C+W句子：（老婆赶紧跑过来说）我（ME的第二个字母E）的天啊，这什么厕所呀，简直太（TAI）差（CHA）了
6、嘛，我踢（T）这个该死的CW！Chapter 1 Land and People第一部分：Different Names for Britain and its Parts1. 选择题/ 简答题：The official name of the United Kingdom is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2.选择题/ 简答题：The British Isles are made up of two large islands-Great Britain (the larger one) and Irelan
7、d, and hundreds of small ones.不列颠群岛由两个大岛大不列颠岛（较大的一个）和爱尔兰岛，及成千上万个小岛组成。There are three political divisions on the island of Great Britain：England, Scotland and Wales3.简答题：Why do people tend to use “England“ and “English“ when they mean “Britain“ and “British“?England is the largest, most populous and
8、generally speaking the richest section. So people tend to use “England” and “English” when they mean “Britain” and “British”.4.名词解释：the Commonwealth of Nations 或 the British CommonwealthThe Commonwealth is a free association of independent countries that were once colonies of Britain. Member nations
9、 are joined together economically and have certain trading arrangements. The Commonwealth has no special powers.英联邦是一个由许多独立国家组成的自由组织，这些国家都是大不列颠国以前的殖民地，成员国都是出于经济原因结合在一起的并有固定的贸易往来。英联邦没有什么特权。(1931: British Empire was replaced by the British Common-wealth or the Commonwealth of Nations (1931: 二次世界大战削弱了英
10、国，帝国虽大，依旧散矣。 。 1931)第二部分：Geographical Features1.选择题/ 简答题：Britain is an island country. It is surrounded by the sea. It lies in the north Atlantic Ocean off the north coast of Europe.2. 选择题/ 简答题：Britain is separated from the rest of Europe by the English Channel in the south and North Sea in the east
11、.3.名词解释/ 简答题：The English Channel between England and France is quite narrow and the narrowest part is called the Straits of Dover, which is only 33 km across.非常狭窄的英吉利海峡位于英国和法国之间，最窄的部分只有33公里，叫做多佛海峡。(这么狭窄的海峡，鸽子 Dove扇扇 33 km 翅膀就飞过去了。 )4.名词解释：ChunnelChunnel stands for channel and tunnel which was cut un
12、der the Straits of Dover. With it England and France join together by road. The “Chunnel” was open to traffic in May 1994.(“Chunnel“: 英吉利海峡隧道 (铁路 ) May 1994 通车。 （英吉利海峡隧道通车的时候车上载了无数的五月May花，一 1路瓢香，久久 99不能消逝 4。 ）5. 选择题/ 简答题：The north and west of Britain are mainly highlands. The east and southeast are
13、mostly lowlands.(这种地理特点和我国基本一样，好记吧。西部北部高，东部东南低。 )6. 选择题/ 简答题：England: 130,000平方公里 （英格兰经常下雨，所以英格兰人经常站在雨伞 13下东张西望 万 ，哈哈。这样就记住了英格兰的面积了。 ）The Pennines are the principal mountain chain. 奔宁山脉是主要的山系The highest peak of England is Scafell , in the Lake District in north-west England.英格兰的最高峰是Scafell, 位于英格兰西北部
14、的大湖区。(Pennines(奔宁山脉 )是主要的山脉，英格兰最高峰 Scafell(978m)在 Lake District.(笨 奔宁 啊，爬那么高，不怕 Scare掉 fell进湖 Lake District里去啊，喝酒 9压惊，心里还是七上八下 78。 )7.识记要点：Ben Nevis (1343m), the highest mountain in Britain is located in Scotland.位于苏格兰的本尼威斯山是大不列颠的最高山。(书 苏格兰 本 Ben好高好大，像座山，拿 Ne在手里很费事 vis，读的时候要一想 13再想，使 4劲想3)8. 选择题/ 简答
15、题：There are three natural zones: the Highlands in the north, the central Lowlands , and the southern Uplands.苏格兰从地理上被分为三部分：北部的高地，中部低地和南部高原。9. 选择题：Snowdonia in the northwest is the highest mountain in Wales. The capital of Wales is Cardiff. 威尔士的最高的山是位于西北部的Snowdonia山脉，威尔士的首府是卡迪夫。(Wales: 以 pasture牧场为主，
16、所以叫 Wales，喂二食，就是喂草给两种动物吃，牛和羊。哈哈。最高峰是 Snowdonia (1085m)首府是 Cardiff(威尔士遍地牛羊，牧羊的时候是开着车 car满地 di乎乎 ff乱跑，远处白茫茫的羊群，乍一看还以为下雪 snow了 ,其实是逗你 donia玩儿呢。看这么多的羊群，要有十 10八 8般武 5艺才行啊。 )10. Northern Ireland: Belfast is the capital of Northern Ireland.第三部分：Rivers and Lakes1. Rivers in Britain do not freeze in winter.*
17、 East coast rivers: Tweed / Tyne / Tee / Thames (4 “T“ 谐音：退堂提堂 )West coast rivers: Clyde / Mersey / Severn (顺着西岸的河流直下， 7Severn 个客人来到 Clyde沙漠西部Mersey)2. The longest river is the Severn River which is only 338 km long 不列颠最长的河流是塞汾河，长338千米。(7Severn条河流里面最长的一条。河面上飘着两把雨伞， 33一只叭 8儿狗拼命游在雨伞的后面。 )3. The second
18、 largest and most important river in Britain is the Thames River (336km). 大不列颠的第二大长河是泰吾士河，长336公里，也是最重要的河(就因为比 Severn少 2米，所以排名第二。 )4. 识记要点：Oxford is also on the Thames. River Clyde is the most important river in Scotland.5. 选择题：The largest lake in Britain is the Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland.英国最大的湖
19、，不过却在北爱尔兰。 （ Lough Neagh 的缩写 LN,多像爱尔兰的 “LAN”啊）6. 选择题/简答题：The Lake District is one of the popular tourist attractions in Britain. It is well known for its wild and beautiful scenery and 15 lakes.the Lake District and the Lake Poets：湖区是 19世纪三个 Lake诗人的故乡， William Wordsworth / Samuel Taylor Coleridge /
20、Robert Southey (想象湖面上芦苇 William随风摇摆，虾苗 Samuel们在悠闲地啃着白色的大萝卜 Rober。真是如诗如画啊。 )第四部分：Climate1. 识记要点：Though it seems that people are always complaining about the weather in Britain because it is rainy and so changeable and unpredictable, the climate in Britain is in fact a favorable one.2. 简答题：请简要描述英国的气候状
21、况。It has a favourable maritime climate-winters are mild, not too cold and summers are cool, not too hot, and it has a steady reliable rainfall throughout the whole year.3. 简答题：影响英国气候的三个主要因素： 风水流（风水轮流转） (1) The surrounding waters 大不列颠岛周围的海域(2) The prevailing south-west winds 盛行的西南风(3) The North Atlan
22、tic Drift 北大西洋暖流4. 简答题：英国气候有那些特点？为什么会有这些特点？Since Britains climate is of the maritime type, it is characterised by cool temperatures, frequent cloudy days and rainstorms.5. 识记要点：Britain has a steady reliable rainfall throughout the whole year.6. 识记要点：The average annual rainfall in Britain: over 1000m
23、m.7. 识记要点：As a result of the rainfall distribution in Britain there is a water surplus in the north and west, and a water deficit in the south and east.7. 识记要点：Most cities in Britain have introduced “Clean air zones” , whereby factories and households are only allowed to burn smokeless fuel.英国的很多城市都
24、有“洁净空气区” ，在这些地区工厂和家庭只能燃烧无烟燃料。第五部分 The People 1. 识记要点：90% of the population is urban and only 10% is rural2. 识记要点：There is a great concentration of population in England.3. 选择题/简答题：The English are Anglo-Saxons, but the Scots, Welsh and Irish are Celts.4. 选择题：The Celts came to Britain after 700 BC. La
25、ter they were conquered by the Romans.5. 选择题/简答题：The Germanic conquerors give England its name “Angle” land.6. 选择题/ 简答题：It was from the union of Norman conquerors and the defeated Anglo-Saxons that the English people and English language were born.正是由于诺曼征服者与被击败的盎格鲁撒克逊人的结合，英国人和英语诞生了。7. 识记要点：The Engli
26、sh have many differences in regional speech. The chief division is between southern England and northern England. Generally speaking southerners speak the type of English closer to BBC English.8. 名词解释：Cockney (伦敦东区人 )A Cockney is a Londoner who is born within the sound of Bow Bells-the bells of the
27、church of St. Mary LeBow in east London.9. 选择题：Regional speech is usually “broader“ in northern England than that of southern England.10. 选择题：The ancestors of the Welsh were the ancient Britons.The Welsh are emotional and cheerful people. They are music lovers and proud of their past.11. 选择题/ 简答题：We
28、lsh is an ancient Celtic language. It was given equality with English for all official use in Wales in 1965.12. 名词解释: Eisteddfodau 或 The National Eisteddfod（想象和谐音：威尔士人 爱吃的食物 Eisteddfod是诗歌，音乐和唱歌。 ）The National Eisteddfod is the great event of the year in Welsh, on these occasions competitions are hel
29、d in Welsh poetry, music, singing and in this way they keep the Welsh language and Welsh culture alive.此节日是威尔士人一年中重大的节日，在这些时候威尔士人会用威尔士语举行诗歌，音乐，唱歌的各种比赛，以这种方式来保留威尔士语和威尔士文化。13.选择题：Scots are pround that the English never conqured them.14. 选择题：Many Scottish names begin with M, Mc or Mac, which means “son
30、 of“ in Gealic, the old Celtic language of the Scots.15. 识记要点/课后第十题答案：Hundreds of years ago Scots and English Protestants (新教徒) were sent to live in Northern Ireland. Since then there has been bitter fighting between the Protestants who are the dominant group, and the Roman Catholics (天主教徒) , who ar
31、e seeking more social, political and economic opportunities. The British Government and Government of Ireland are now working together to bring peace to Northern Ireland.本章重点课后题：1. What are the differences between Britain and the British Isles, Great Britain, England, the United Kingdom and the Brit
32、ish Commonwealth?-The British Isles, Great Britain and England are geographical names, not the official names of the country, while the official name is the United Kingdom, but the full name is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The British Commonwealth is a free association o
33、f independent countries that were once colonies of Britain.3. Whereabouts in Great Britain are mostly highland and lowland?-The north and west of Britain are mainly highland, while the east and south-east are mostly lowlands.4. Dose Britain have a favourable climate? Why?-Yes, it has a favourable cl
34、imate. Because it has a maritime type of climate-winter is mild, not too cold, and summer is cool, not too hot. It has a steady reliable rainfall throughout the whole year. It has a small range of temperature, too.7. What are the three natural zones in Scotland?-The three natural zones in Scotland a
35、re: the Highlands in the north, the central Lowlands and the southern Uplands.8. What is the difference between the ancestors of the English and Scots, Welsh and Irish?-The ancestors of the English are Anglo-Saxons, while the Scots, Welsh and Irish are Celts.Chapter 2 The Origins of a Nation (5000 B
36、C1066)本章概要：(1) 最早的不列颠居民 (5000BC-55BC) (2) 罗马人的入侵 (55BC-410AD)(3) 盎格鲁撒克逊人的入侵 (446-871)(4) 丹麦人的入侵(5) 1066 年的诺曼征服第一部分：Early Settlers (from 5000BC55BC)1. 选择题：The first known settlers of Britain were the Iberians (古代伊比利亚人).伊比利亚人是人们所知道的最早的英国的定居者。2.识记要点：At about 2000 BC the Beaker Folk arrived from the are
37、as now known as Holland and the Rhineland. These people took their name from their distinctive bell-shaped drinking vessels with which they were buried in crouching positions in individual graves. (beaker: 大口杯) Key words: pottery making / bronze tools / hill forts / custom of individual burial. (想象：
38、 2000 个人拿着大口杯，大口大口喝酒，喝醉了就冲到山上的堡垒 fort使劲地用青铜砸烂了许多陶器，满山都是哐哐巨响。 )3. 简答题：The Celts came to Britain in three main waves.The first wave were the Gaels （盖尔人）; the second wave were the Brythons（布立吞人）; third wave were the Belgae（比利其人） , the most industrious and vigorous of the Celtic tribes.想象：你打开（凯尔特）啤酒盖 （盖
39、尔人） ，把啤酒泼在一块巨大的布 （布立吞人） 上，这块布被（ Bel）一只鸡 (gae)从中间飞过去穿了好大一个窟窿。 4. 选择题：The Celts religion was Druidism. （其实这个单词的谐音是 “注意敌人 ”，凯尔特人就是注意敌人才取得胜利，凯旋而归。 ）凯尔特人的宗教为德鲁伊教。第二部分：Roman Britain (55BC 410AD)1. 选择题/简答题：British recorded history begins with the Roman invasion.英国有记录的历史开始于罗马人的入侵。2. Attention:在记 Roman Brita
40、in 这部分内容时，可以和诺曼征服 (Norman Conquest)相结合来理解，这两个事件都在英国历史上有划时代的意义， 英国有记录的历史开始于罗马人的入侵，而 1066 年的诺曼征服是英国历史上最有影响的事件(The Norman Conquest of 1066 is perhaps the best-known event in English history.)3. 简答题：Julius Caesar, the great Roman general, invaded Britain for the first time in 55BC, partly to gather info
41、rmation about the island and partly to punish the Belgae who had helped their fellow tribesmen in their fight against the conquering Romans in Gaul （高卢）, the land that is now France.伟大的罗马将军裘历斯恺撒，于公元前 55 年第一次入侵英国。部分原因是为了获取当时这个无名岛的信息，部分原因是为了惩罚比利其人。在高卢，即现在的法国，比利其人帮助同部落人抵抗入侵的罗马人。4. 选择题：The successful in
42、vasion did not take place until nearly a century later, in AD43, headed by the Emperor Claudius. (在一个多云的阴天里， cloudy Claudius 爬上了不列颠一个巨大的石山 43，敲着锣 罗马 大声宣布 “我占领不列颠了！ )直到一个世纪之后的公元 43 年，克劳狄大帝终于成功地占领了不列颠。 5. 课后第二题：Why was the Roman influence on Britain so limited?- For nearly 400 years Britain was under
43、the Roman occupation. But it was never a total occupation for two reasons.First, some parts of the country resistedSecondly， Roman troops were often withdrawn from Britain to fight in other parts of the Roman Empire.Thirdly, The Romans always treated the Britons as a subject people of slave class. N
44、ever during the 4 centuries did the Romans and Britons intermarry. The Romans had no impact on the language or culture of ordinary Britons.6. 识记要点：Picts - a tribe of Scotland，so called because of their “painted faces”. pict=picture-painted face7. 选择题/简答题：The Romans also brought the new religion, Chr
45、istianity, to Britain.8.Boadicea (or Boudicca): Queen of the Iceni of East Anglia, attempted to drive the Romans from Britain in AD61. She succeeded in destroying the capital of the Romans, Londinium, before being defeated. (谐音 +想象：卜阿姨 Boadicea爱稀泥 Iceni，六一 AD61儿童节那天，用稀泥消灭了几千头罗马人蓝色的牛Londinium=London)
46、9. the Hadrians Wall and Antonine Wall: The Romans built two great walls to keep the Picts. One was Hadrians Wall running from Carlisle to Newcastle, the other was Antonine Wall linking the estuaries of the Forth and the Clyde.第三部分：The Anglo-Saxons (446-871)1. 选择题/简答题：In the mid-5th century a new wa
47、ve of invaders, Jutes, Saxons, and Angles came to Britain. They were three Teutonic tribes. (5 世纪中期，日尔曼的猪 Jutes吹着萨克斯 Saxons扮成天使 Angles入侵不列颠 )5 世纪中叶，朱特人，撒克逊人和盎格鲁人不断入侵不列颠，这是三支日耳曼部落。2. 名词解释：The seven principal kingdoms of Kent, Essex, Sussex, Wessex, East Anglia, Mercia and Northumbria have been given
48、the name of Heptarchy. (Hepta=七。字头记忆： knee swim, I 象一顶皇冠，想象头戴 7 顶皇冠用膝盖游泳 )这七个主要王国: 肯特,埃塞克斯,苏塞克斯,威塞克斯,东盎格利亚,麦西亚,和诺森伯利亚被和称为七王国.3. 识记要点：When the Northumbrians submitted to him and took him for their master in 829, Egbert actually became an overlord of all the English. (想象：几千个北方人 Nor竖起大拇指 thumb, 几千只叭儿狗
49、829汪汪叫着，突然，一个巨大的鸟蛋 Eg里飞出一只大鸟 bird-bert，所有人欢呼，大王。 overlord, overlord.霸王 )- Father of Great Britain: Egbert4. 识记要点：The Anglo-Saxons brought their own Teutonic religion to Britain. The names of Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday derive from Teutonic gods.分别是战神，天神，风暴之神与和平之神。5. 简答题：In 597, Pope Gregory I sent St. Augustine, the Prior of St. Andrews Monastery in Rome, to England to convert the heathen English to Ch
