西电英美文化课后题总结.pdf

− CH1 I ． − People in different parts of Britain like to use the name England(British) to refer to their country. − 英国人们习惯用British 来称呼他们的国家。 − The Severn River is the longest river of Britain, which originates in Wales and flows through western England. − Severn River 是英国最长的河，发源于Wales ，流经英格兰西部。 − Today more than half of(20%) the people in Wales still speak the ancient Welsh language. − 现在超过20% 的威尔士人口依然说着古威尔士语言。 − In terms of population and area, Scotland is the second largest part of Britain. − 苏格兰在英国人口，面积第二。 − Although the climate in Britain is generally mild, the temperature in northern Scotland often (seldom) falls below -10°in January. − 英国气候比较温和，北苏格兰在一月份温度（很少）会降到-10° − The majority of the people in Britain are descendants of the Anglo-Saxons. − 英国大部分人口是Anglo-Saxon 人的后代。 − The Celtic people were the earliest known inhabitants of Britain. − 凯尔特人是已知最早的英国居民。 th − English evolved into what is now described as Modern English from the late 16 (15th) century. − 英语在15 世纪末期逐渐演变为现在所说的现代英语。 II ． − The two main islands of the British Isles are Great Britain and Ireland. − 英国领土上主要的两个岛是大不列颠和爱尔兰。 − Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland. − 爱丁堡是苏格兰的首都。 − Among the four parts of the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland is the smallest. − 在英国的四个部分中，北爱尔兰是最小的。 − English belongs to the Germanic group of the Indo-European family of languages. − 英语属于印欧语系中的德语部分。 − The introduction of Christianity to Britain added the first element of Latin and Greek. − 基督教引入英国增加了拉丁语和希腊语的第一要素。 − The evolution of Middle English was reinforced by the Norman influence. − 诺曼征服推动了中古英语的演变。 − Samuel Johnson’s dictionary was influential in establishing a standard form of spelling. − Samuel Johnson 的字典对建立标准英文拼写起到作用。 − At present, nearly one-third of the world’s population communicate in English. − 现在，接近1/3 的