1、Britannia Rues the Waves,Andrew Neil,Born (1949-05-21) 21 May 1949 (age 63) Born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom BBC journalist, author and television presenter,Andrew Neil：,The Title “Britannia Rues the Waves“ : this is a parody(仿拟) of Britains proud boast,“Britannia Rules the Wa
2、ves“. “Rule,Britannia”:It is a famous naval song much sung and played in the British Navy,About the Title:,“Rule,Britannia”,It is generally recognized today as the official march of the Royal Navy. It was written by James Thomson and set to music by Dr.Thomas Arne.,“Rule,Britannia”,When Britain firs
3、t, at Heavns command ,Arose from out the azure main, This was the charter of the land, And guardian angels sang this strain: Rule, Britannia! Britannia, rule the waves! Britons never never never shall be slaves.,Background information of the text,How Britain gained naval supremacy The Declining of n
4、avy industry after WWII of Britain,How Britain gained naval supremacy,1.in mediaeval times, the trade of the world and the center of maritime power lay in the mediterranean sea,How Britain gained naval supremacy,How Britain gained naval supremacy,4.Henry VII(1485-1509) laid the foundation of the Bri
5、tish merchant navy. 5.Henry VIII(1491-1547) founded the British royal navy.,6.In 1588,Elizabeth I(1558-1603) defeated the Spanish Armada, a fleet of 130 great ships. This victory established England as a major sea power.,How Britain gained naval supremacy,How Britain gained naval supremacy,7.The bat
6、tle of Trafalgar (October 21,1805):between the British fleet and the combined French and Spanish fleet. Asmiral Nelson The victory established Britains naval supremacy.,The Declining of Navy industry after WWII of Britain,The North Sea OilThe Iron CurtainTwo Main Challenges to Britains Navy,The Nort
7、h Sea Oil,Oil produced from the British sector of the continental shelf under the North Sea.,Iron Curtain(铁幕):,refers to the political, military, and ideological barrier erected by the Soviet Union after World War,Iron Curtain,It was first used by Churchill in his speech at Fulton, Missouri, 5 march
8、 1946:“from stetting in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an iron curtain has descended across the continent “,Two Main Challenges to Britains Navy,First: From the Russians and the countries in Eastern Europe under Soviet influences.,some facts&figures about the recent naval expansion of the sov
9、iet union,.,1950: the total tonnage of the soviet maritime fleet was 2.1million tons, ranking 21in world tonnage.,1979:a total tonnage of over 32 million tons,accounting for 5.6 percent of world tonnage.,some facts&figures about the recent naval expansion of the soviet union,2.the total volume of Ru
10、ssian seaborne trade in 1976 was 214.5 million tons.In 1976 alone, the Soviet Union netted 600 million dollars of foreign exchange.,Two Main Challenges to Britains Navy,Second:From the merchant fleet of the developing countries,who are determined to take the largest share of the trade between Europe and Africa， Europe and Asia ， Europe and the far east.,Thank You!,
