英美概况课件PPT测试题及课后练习答案PDF 刘白玉封丽丽主编 978 7 81134 751 7 英国部分Chapter 1.ppt

CHAPTER ONE Brief Introduction to the United Kingdom 1. Famous Quotation Histories make men wise; poems witty; the mathematics subtle; natural philosophy deep; moral grave; logic and rhetoric able to contend. — Francis Bacon British Philosopher 2. New words sovereign: adj. independent of outside authority (国家) 有主权的；完全独立的 —When did it become a sovereign country? 这个国家是什么时候成为主权国的？ complicated: adj. made up of intricate parts or aspects that are difficult to understand or analyze 复杂的 —Why does he have to wrap it all up in such complicated language? 他为什么非得用这么艰深的语言说话呢? subdivision: n. a portion that is the result of subdividing 细分，一部分，分支 —A large citizens’ organization based on kinship, constituting the largest political subdivision of an ancient Greek city-state. 宗族一种基于亲戚关系的巨大的市民组织, 它组成了古希腊城邦的最大的政治分支 entity: n. that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) 实体；存在；本质 —With bees one always talks about the colony as a single entity. 总是将蜜蜂这个群体作为一个单独的整体来谈论。 jurisdiction: n. (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law 司法权，审判权，管辖权，控制权 —The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对居住在本国的外交官无裁判权。 distinction: n. a discrimination between things as different and distinct差别，不同 —We should make a distinction between right and wrong. 我们应该分清是非。 navigable: adj. able to be sailed on or through safely可航行的，可通船的，适于航行的 —With its engine broken, this great ship was not navigable. 这条大船的马达坏了，无法再航行了。 temperate: adj. (of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate温和的，适度的，有节制的 —Ninety per cent of the country lies in the temperate zone. 这个国家百分之九十的地方都是温带。 sheltered: adj. provide shelter for（动词shelter的过去式和过去分词形式）受保护的；受庇护的 —These plants must be sheltered from direct sunlight.这种植物必须遮起来，免受阳光直射。 plausible: adj. apparently reasonable and valid, and truthful 似真实合理的，似可信的 —He