英美文化复习
Unit 1
1.National flower---ro
Flag—the Union flag or the Union Jack
Anthem---God Save the Queen
2。
| Welsh | Irish | Scottish | English |
Ancestor | Celts | Celts | Picts 再见理想歌词Celts | Angles Saxons Jutes | 退会申请
National Language | Welsh | Er | Gaelic | English |
Character北京居住证办理条件 | Emotional reticent | Charming vivacious | Serious Cautious thrifty inventive mystical | hard—working thorough 大身open-hearted hospitable generous |
Religion | Protestant | Protestant | Presbyterian | Protestant |
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2.Component parts of the country-——Northern Ireland 、Scotland、England、Wales
Unit 2
1.National flower ：ro
Bird ：The Bald Eagle
Flag ：The Stars and Stripes
anthem ：The Stars and Stripes Forever
Great al : 美国国徽美国风光欣赏(20张）外围为两个同心圆，内有一只白头海雕（秃鹰）雄踞中央，双翼展开,其右爪握一束橄榄枝，左爪握13支利箭,尖嘴中叼着一条飘带，上用拉丁文写着“合众为一"
Uncle Sam ：“山姆大叔”是美国的绰号，被用来代指“美国”或“美国政府”，主要在美国、英国,尤其是在新闻界中使用较多。 I need you 用于征兵
2。 Ethnic group：
White： 65％
Latin American descent:16。5% 纯溪小镇
Black： 12。9％
Asian: 4.6%
Native American (American Indians and Inuit) :1。2％.
3.History:
Westward movement： 1789—1859
Independence War: 1775-1789
Civil War： 1860-1865
Great Depression: 1929-1933
Civil rights movement: 1955–1968
4.补充
Civil War
Time： From April,1861 to April， 1865
Two sides of the war: The Northern States ＆ the Southern States
Caus of the war： The South wanted to keep black slaves while the north was against slavery.
The South wanted to t up a country of their own but the north said it was wrong.
Results of the war: The North won and the two sides joined up again。
The slaves were t free
Unit 3
女王的地位和作用，也可用作王权象征吧
1.the queen is the head of states，the Queen undertakes constitutional and reprentational duties which have developed over thousand years of history.
2.As ”Head of Nation”，the Queen providing a focus for national identity，unity excellence and supporting rvice of stability and continuty,recognising success，achievement and voluntary ctor.
君主立宪制的含义（政府的构成未找到)陈雁浩
3.Constitutional monarchy is a form of government in which a King or Queen acts as Head of State。The ability to make and pass legislation resides with an elected Parliament,not with the Monarch
议会两院
4.The Hou of Lords is the upper hou of the Parliament of the bership of the Hou of Lords is not attained by election but is instead made up of the Lords Spirtual and the Lords Temporal。
5。The hou of commons is the lower hou of the Parliament of the United Kingdom。The Commons is democratically elected body，consisting of 650 members，who are known as "Members of parliament”.
Unit 4
1.The Federal government gets its structure and power from the U.S. Constitution （宪法）
The Constitution was written and adopted by the “Founding Fathers” in 1787
The Constitution ts up a federal system of government by dividing powers between the national ，state and local governments
2。民主党，the Democratic Party， （liberal自由党）.Donkey ，smart brave.
共 和党，the Republican Party,(conrvative保守党）.Elephant ，strong dignified
3。1Declare as candidate
看电影日记
a. Announce intentions ,start Campaign
b. Rai money ，hire a stuff
c. Create a gross roots force of volunteers in key states
3。2Enter primaries Caucus and state conventions
Win delegates committed to vote for you in the Summer National Party Convention
3.3The National Party Convention
3.4The Fall Campaign
3。5The Election Day 11月第一个星期一过后的星期二
3.6The Election College 12周第二个星期三
3.7Counting the Ballots 计票日 一月六号
3.8 Inauguration Day January 20th
Electoral College 选举团 Page62
4。1 Legislative Branch；executive Branch;Judicial Branch
4.2 The distribution of power and authority among the legislative ，executive and judicial branches of government.
4。3 A system of limits impod by the Constitution of the United States on all branches of a government by vesting in each branch the right to amend or void tho acts of another that all within its jurisdiction （权限)
5.Congress is the legislative branch
There are 2 parts to Congress: The Hou of Reprentatives and the Senate
Unit 5 Education
1.Features（特征) of American education， what national basic values do the system reflect and what functions（功能) of the education in US？
P65页倒数第二行起，
From elementary school through college, Americans believe that everyone derves an equal opportunity to get a good education。
schools open to all class of Americans， and financing the schools with tax money collected from all citizens
American public education has a strong practical content that include the teaching of vocation skills and the duties of citizens。
2.The basic structure of American Education with some details.（美国教育的结构的一些细节）
P78页首行起
Americans view their public school system as an educational ladder， rising from elementary school to high school and finally college undergraduate programs。
