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词条 英语6国概况
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基本信息

作者:赵起

ISBN:10位[7301129270] 13位[9787301129272]

出版社:北京大学出版社

出版日期:2008-1-1

定价:¥36.00 元

内容提要

本书为“21世纪全国高职高专英语类规划教材”之一,是为高等教育英语专业编写的新教材,是一门实用性强的百科性的文化知识课教材,内容包括:英国、爱尔兰、澳大利亚、新西兰、美国、加拿大这6个英语国家的地理、民族、历史、政治、司法、社会、经济、教育、军事、国际关系、对华关系、国情、文化、风俗等方面,对了解外部世界、知己知彼和扩大知识面,提供了重要信息,对扩大词汇量、提高口笔头表达能力和交际能力、学好有关专业课程都大有裨益。

本书可作为高职高专或本科相关英语专业的教材,也可以作为口笔译训练、外事、旅游、外贸等专业的学习用书和相关专业的从业人员的参考资料。

目录

Part I The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Chapter I British Geography

1.1 Terms about British Geography

1.2 British Physical Geography

1.3 The 9 Regions of Britain

1.4 British Rivers and Lakes

1.5 British Climate

Chapter 2 British People

2.1 British Population

2.2 The British People and the Europeans

2.3 The Character of the British People

2.4 The Origin of the British Isles

2.5 A History of Invasions and Conquests

2.6 The 4 Conquests of England

2.7 Roman Britain (55 BC--AD 410)

2.8 The Invasion by the Anglo-Saxons (446---871)

2.9 The Danish Invasions

2.10 The Norman Conquest (1066)

2.11 A Diagram of the History of Invasions and Conquests of Britain

Chapter 3 British Monarchs

3.1 Saxon Line

3.2 Danish Line

3.3 Saxon Line

3.4 House of Normandy

3.5 House of Plantagenet

3.6 House of Lancaster

3.7 House of York

3.8 House of Tudor

3.9 House of Stuart

3.10 Commonwealth

3.11 House of Stuart (restored)

3.12 House of Hanover

3.13 House of Windsor

Chapter 4 The Industrial Revolution

4.1 The Two Political Parties

4.2 The Industrial Revolution in Britain (1780---1830)

4.3 Some Social Consequences of Industrialization in Britain

4.4 The Chartist Movement (1836--1848)

4.5 Trade Unions and the Labour Party

Chapter 5 The British Empire

5.1 British Colonial Expansion

5.2 British Aggression against China

5.3 The British Empire

5.4 Britain in the 20th Century

5.5 Britain and the First World War

5.6 The Great Depression in Britain

5.7 Britain and the Second World War

5.8 Britain as a Member of European Union

5.9 The British Labour Party's New Achievements

Chapter 6 British Polities

6.1 British Political Features

6.2 The Constitutional Monarchy

6.3 British Parliament

6.4 The British Political Parties

6.5 The British Cabinet

6.6 Government Departments and the Civil Service

6.7 British Relations with China

6.8 British Military Affairs

Chapter 7 British Justice and Law

7.1 Features of British Laws

7.2 Criminal Proceedings

7.3 Criminal Courts

7.4 Civil Courts

7.5 The Judiciary

7.6 The UK Police

7.7 Treatment of Offenders

7.8 What Is Law?

Chapter 8 British Society

8.1 British Population and Ethnic Groups

8.2 British Languages

8.3 British Religions

8.4 The Welfare State

8.5 The National Health Service (NHS)

8.6 Festivals and Public Holidays

Chapter 9 British Economy

9.1 British Major Economic Statistics

9.2 British Economy in a Changed World

9.3 British Natural Resources

9.4 British Agriculture and Fishing

9.5 The Service Industry

9.6 Financial Services

9.7 Tourism and Leisure

9.8 Britain's Foreign Trade

9.9 Britain and the Euro

Chapter 10 British Education

10.1 An Introduction to British Education

10.2 Primary Education

10.3 Secondary Education

10.4 Higher Education

10.5 The Open University

10.6 Overseas Students

Part 2 The Republic of Ireland

Chapter 11 Ireland

11.1 The Republic of Ireland

11.2 Geography of Ireland

11.3 The Irish People

11.4 The Irish Government

11.5 Irish Economy

11.6 History, Politics and Culture of Ireland

11.7 The Northern Irish Problem

Part 3 Australia

Chapter 12 Australia

12.1 Australian Geography

12.2 The Australian People

12.3 The Australian Government

12.4 The Australian Economy

12.5 History, Politics and Culture of Australia

12.6 Australian Population Policies

12.7 The Australian Republican Movement

12.8 Australia: AYouthful State

Part 4 New Zealand

Chapter 13 New Zealand

13.1 New Zealand Geography

13.2 New Zealand People

13.3 New Zealand Government

13.4 New Zealand Economy

13.5 History and Culture of New Zealand

13.6 Comparison and Contrast between Australia and New Zealand

Part 5 The United States of America

Chapter 14 The US Geography

14.1 Location and Size

14.2 The Face of the Land of the US

14.3 The US Climate

14.4 The 8 Geographical Regions and Their Major Features

14.5 The Contrasts between Alaska and Hawaii

14.6 10 Typical Risky Areas in the USA

Chapter 15 The American Revolution ,

15.1 The Background to the American Revolution (1765-1788)

15.2 American Revolution: Chronology

15.3 The War of American Independence

15.4 The Significance oftheAmerican Revolution

15.5 America: A Land of Open Opportunity and of New Beginnings

15.6 The Last War Fought between the US and Britain

Chapter 16 The American Civil War and the Two World Wars

16.1 The American Civil War (1861-1865)

16.2 The US and World War I

16.3 The Great Depression in the USA

16.4 Washington Suppression of WWI Veterans

16.5 The USA and WWlI

Chapter 17 The US and the Cold War

17.1 The Cold War

17.2 The Berlin Blockade

17.3 The Korean War

17.4 The Cuban Missile Crisis

17.5 United States' Relations with China

Chapter 18 American Society

18.1 Social Security

18.2 Medicare

18.3 Headaches in American Society

18.4 Crimes in the USA

18.5 Changes in the Viewpoints of the Americans

18.6 American Holidays

18.7 Bad Manners in American Polite Society

Chapter 19 The American People

19.1 The American Population

19.2 The Population Growth in the USA

19.3 American Population by Age ( % )

19.4 American Population by Race

19.5 Immigration of the USA

19.6 The US Population Movement

19.7 The US Racial and Ethnic Minorities

19.8 Unemployment Rate of the US

19.9 The Character of the Americans

Chapter 20 The US Polities

20.1 The Constitution of the United States of America

20.2 The Executive Branch

20.3 lhe Legislative Branch

20.4 The Judicial Branch

20.5 The US Political Parties

20.6 The US Armed Forces

Chapter 21 The US Economy

21.1 The Basic Facts about the US Economy

21.2 The US Economic Status in the World

21.3 The US Domestic Economy

21.4 The 3 Economic Ages in the USA

21.5 The 10 Golden Rules for Attracting High-Tech Companies in the Information Society and Electronic Era

21.6 The US Economic Features

21.7 The US Economic System

21.8 The US Natural Resources

21.9 American Industry

21.10 American Agriculture

21.11 Wall Street

Chapter 22 The US and the Hot Wars

22.1 The Vietnam War

22.2 The Gulf War

22.3 The Kosovo War

22.4 The Afghanistan War

22.5 The lraq War

Chapter 23 The US Education

23.1 Education on the Land of Opportunity

23.2 Characteristics of the US Education

23.3 Elementary and Secondary Education

23.4 Higher Education

23.5 Adult Education

Part 6 Canada

Chapter 24 Canada

24.1 The Canadian Geography

24.2 The Canadian People

24.3 The Canadian Government

24.4 The Canadian Economy

24.5 Canada's History, Politics and Culture

24.6 The Quebec Question

24.7 Comparison and Contrast between Canada and the USA

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