英国概况(包括历史和文化).ppt

Boxing Day is a holiday celebrated in Britain, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. a typical British tradition celebrated on the day after Christmas. It falls on December 26th. * Sow the wind and reap the whirlwind. Parties 1. Britain has a number of parties, but there are only two major parties. These two parties are the Conservative Party and the Labour Party. 2. The Prime Minister presides over the Cabinet, is responsible for the allocation of functions among ministers and informs the Queen at regular meetings of general business of the Government. The Current UK Economy National economies can be divided into three main areas: Primary industries: agriculture, fishing, and mining. Secondary industries: manufacture complex goods from primary products Tertiary industries: banking, insurance, tourism and selling of goods (often described as services ). Energy production is an important part of the UK economy, accounting for 5% of The national wealth. Great Britain has abundant supplies of coal, oil, and natural gas. The country is self-sufficient in petroleum. Agricultural sector: Britain’s agricultural sector is small (producing 1.4% of the national wealth) but efficient, Producing 58% of the UK’s food needs with only 2% of its workforce. The best agricultural land is in the south-east of England. 1.Ford, GM, Peugeot, Nissan, Toyota: 福特（美国），通用（General Motors美国）， 标致（法国），尼桑（日本），丰田（日本） 2。英国最后议价独立的（指英国独资的）大汽车公司Rover（罗孚）公司， 最近被德国的BMW（宝马）公司买下了. Secondary sector: In the secondary sector of the economy, manufacturing industry remains important, producing 22% of national wealth. Britain has a big electronics industry (the fourth largest in the world) but like the car industry (which includes Ford, GM, Peugeot, Nissan, Toyota) this is in many cases foreign-owned. Britain’s last major independent car company, Rover, was recently bought by the Germa