Unit1TheEnglishCharacter英国人的性格特征.pptVIP

* * Hedonism Hedonism is a school of thought that argues that pleasure is the only intrinsic good. In very simple terms, a hedonist strives to maximize net pleasure (pleasure minus pain). Ethical hedonism is the idea that all people have the right to do everything in their power to achieve the greatest amount of pleasure possible to them. It is also the idea that every persons pleasure should far surpass their amount of pain. Ethical hedonism is said to have been started by a student of Socrates, Aristippus of Cyrene. He held the idea that pleasure is the highest good Mugs of Bromide长篇累牍的陈词滥调 Most of the British have the cold and silent character. They are not likely to shown anyone their hearts, when they happy ,not exclaimed, when they sad, not impressed . this is a very obvious character in the upper society. Moderation somewhat equals to cold and silent. Cracking off-color jokes Crack some mean and vulgar jokes cut the mustard “取得成功，做到最好” mustard 有一种比较特殊的用法，它在俚语中表示 that which adds zest（激情添加剂）或 the best of anything（世上最好的东西）。这种用法显然是那些极其喜爱吃芥末的人发明的。不过，这样一来，cut the mustard 就可以与 to match the best in any situation 联系起来，用它来表示“取得成功，做到最好”也就更合乎情理了。 Self-doubt British Empire British Empire About 100 years ago, as a result of its imperialist expansion, Britain ruled an empire that had 1/4 of the world’s people and 1/4 of the world’s land area. It had colonies in North America, Asia, Africa and Australia. As a result, its political, legal, linguistic and cultural legacy is widespread. At the peak of its power, it was often said that the sun never sets on the British Empire. Keep in Mind Common wealth The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organization of free and independent member states. Except Mozambique and Rwanda, the rest were once colonies of Britain. Member nations are joined together economically and have certain trading arrangements. The Commonwealth has no spe