44英国国家概况笔记

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英国国家概况笔记一

第一章英语国家概况精讲系列

Land and People

英国的国土与人民

I. Different Names for Britain and its Parts

英国的不同名称及其各组成部分

phical names: the British Isles, Great Britain and England.

地理名称：不列颠群岛，大不列颠和英格兰。

al name: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

官方正式名称：大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国。

British Isles are made up of two large islands-Great Britain (the larger one) and Ireland, and

hundreds of small ones.

不列颠群岛由两个大岛-大不列颠岛（较大的一个）和爱尔兰岛，及成千上万个小岛组成。

political divisions on the island of Great Britain: England, Scotland and Wales.

大不列颠岛上有三个政治区：英格兰、苏格兰和威尔士。

(1) England is in the southern part of Great Britain. It is the largest, most populous ction.

英格兰位于大不列颠岛南部，是最大，人口最稠密的地区。

(2) Scotland is in the north of Great Britain. It has three natural zones (the Highlands in the north;

the Central lowlands; the south Uplands) Capital: Edinburgh

苏格兰位于大不列颠的北部。它有三大自然区：北部高地，中部低地及南部山陵。首府：爱丁堡。

(3) Wales is in the west of Great Britain. Capital: Cardiff

威尔士位于大不列颠的西部。首府：加的夫

(4) Northern Ireland is the fourth region of the UK. Capital: Belfast.

北爱尔兰是英国第四个区域。首府：贝尔法斯特。

Commonwealth (of nations) is a free association of independent countries that were once

colonies of Britain. It was founded in 1931, and has 50 member countries until 1991.

英联邦是曾为英国殖民地的、但现已独立国家所构成的自由联合体。它成立于1931年，至1990年止已有50个成员国。

II. Geographical Features 英国的地理特征

phical position of Britain:

英国的地理位置：

Britain is an island country surrounded by the a. It lies in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north

coast of Europe. It is parated from the rest of Europe by the English Channel in the south and

the North Sea in the east.

英国是一个岛国。它位于大西洋北部，与欧洲大陆的北海岸隔海相望。南面的英吉利海峡和东面的北海将它与欧洲其它部分隔开。

north and west of Britain are mainly highlands; and the east and southeast are mostly

lowlands.

英国的西部和北部主要是高地，东部和东南部主要是低地。

III. Rivers and Lakes 河流与湖泊

Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in Britain (1,343m).

本尼维斯山为英国最高峰，海拔1,343米。

Severn River is the longest river in Britain (338km).

塞文河是英国最长的河流。全长338公里。

Thames River is the cond longest and most important river in Britain. (336km).

泰晤士河是英国第二大河，也是英国最重要的河。全长336公里。

Lough Neagh is the largest lake in Britain which is located in Northern Ireland. (396 square

kilometres).

讷湖（内伊湖）是英国最大的湖，位于北爱尔兰。面积为396平方公里。

River Clyde is the most important river in Scotland.

克莱德河是苏格兰最重要的河流。

Snowdonia is the highest mountain in Wales.（1,085m）

斯诺多尼亚是威尔士的最高点，海拔1,085米。

IV. Climate 气候

1. Britain's favorable climate 英国有利的气候条件：

Britain has a maritime climate-winters are not too cold and summers are not too hot. It has a

steady reliable rainfall throughout the whole year. The temperature varies within a small range.

英国属于海洋性气候：冬季不过于寒冷，夏季不过于炎热。全年有稳定可靠的降雨量，气温变化幅度小。

factors influence the climate in Britain:

影响英国气候的因素：

1）The surrounding waters tend to balance the asonal differences by heating up the land in winter

and cooling it off in summer;

环绕四周的海水。冬天，海水可使岛内气温升高，夏天则使气温降低，从而起到平衡季节温差的作用；

2）The prevailing south-west winds or the Westerlies blow over the country all the year round

bringing warm and wet air in winter and keeping the temperatures moderate;

一年四季盛行的西南风和西风在冬季从大西洋带来温暖、潮湿的空气，使气温适宜；

3）The North Atlantic Drift pass the western coast of the British Isles and warms them.

北大西洋暖流经不列颠群岛西海岸，使气候变暖。

ll 降雨量：

Britain has a steady reliable rainfall throughout the whole year. The average annual rainfall in

Britain is over 1,000mm. There is a water surplus in the north and west, and a water deficit in the

south and east.

英国全年降雨量稳定，平均降雨量超过1000毫米。 英国北部、西部雨量过多，但是南部、东部有所缺乏。

V. The People 人口

tion distribution 人口分布：

Britain has a population of about 57 millions and it is very unevenly distributed. 90% of the

population is urban and only 10% is rural. The population of Britain is made up mainly of the

English (81.5%), the Scottish (9.6%), the Welsh (1.9%), the Irish (2.4%), the Northern Irish (1.8%)

and other peoples (2.8%).

英国人口约570万，分布极不均匀，90%是城市人口，只有10%是农村人口。英国人口组成为：英格兰人（81.5%），苏格兰人（9.6%），威尔士人（1.9%），爱尔兰人、北爱尔兰人和其他民族居民。

difference between the ancestors of the English and Scots, Welsh and Irish:

英伦三岛民族的祖先：

The ancestors of the English are Anglo-Saxons, the Scots, Welsh and Irish are Celts.

英格兰人祖先属于盎格鲁-萨克逊人，而苏格兰、威尔士和爱尔兰人属于凯尔特人。

difference in character个性差别：

The Welsh are emotional and cheerful people. They are music lovers and are proud of their past.

威尔士人感情丰富，情绪高涨，热爱音乐，为过去感到自豪。

The Scots are said to be a rious, cautious and thrifty people, and they are also hospitable,

generous and friendly.

苏格兰人通常被认为严肃、谨慎而且节俭，但是他们同样也热情、大方且友好。

The Irish are charm and vivacity. 爱尔兰人充满魅力，生性活泼。

difference in speech between southern England and northern England:

英格兰南方人和北方人语言上的差别：

Southerners speak the type of English clo to BBC English; In northern England, regional speech

is usually "broader" than that of southern England.

南方人讲的英语接近BBC，北英格兰人的发音通常要比南英格兰人宽。

Welsh keep their language and culture in this way: 威尔士人以这样的方式使他们的语言及文化保持活力。

Throughout the year they have festivals of song and dance and poetry called Eisteddfodau. The

great event of the year is the National Eisteddfod. On the occasions competitions are held in

Welsh poetry, music, singing and art.

一年中他们有称之为“艺术年会”的唱歌、跳舞、诗歌节。一年中最重要的节日是全国诗歌音乐比赛会。在那里会举行威尔士诗歌、音乐、唱歌和艺术比赛。

main problem in Northern Ireland: 北爱尔兰存在的主要问题：

The fight between the Protestants who are the dominant group, and the Roman Catholics, who are

eking more social, political and economic opportunities.

作为统治者的新教徒和要求更多社会、政治及经济权利的罗马天主教徒之间的斗争。

ants: 移民：

About three million have come to Britain to live and find work since World War II.

自从二战以来约有三百万人来英国生活、工作。

Chapter 2

第二章

The Origins of a Nation (5000BC-1066)

英国的起源（公元前5000年-1066年）

Settlers （5000BC-55BC）

早期的居民（公元前5000年-公元前55年）

1．The first known ttlers of Britain were the Iberians.

人们所知的英国最早居民是伊比利来人。

2． At about 2000 BC the Beaker Folk arrived from the areas now know as Holland and

Rhineland.

约公元前2000年，从现在的荷兰和莱茵兰地区来了宽口陶器人。

3． The Celts began to arrive Britain about 700 BC.

约公元前700年，克尔特人来到不列颠岛。

4． The Celts came to Britain in three main waves.

克尔特人来到不列颠有三次高潮。

The first wave were the Gaels-came about 600 BC.

第一次高潮是约公元前600年盖尔人的来临。

The cond wave were the Brythons-came about 400 BC.

第二次高潮是约公元前400年布立吞（不列颠）人的抵达。

The third wave were the Belgae-came about 150 BC.

第三次是约公元前150年比利其人的到达。

II. Roman Britain (55BC-410AD)

罗马人统治时期的英国（公元前55年-410年）

h recorded history begins with the Roman invasion. In 55BC and 54BC, Julius Caesar, a

Roman general, invaded Britain twice. In AD 43, the Emperor Claudius invaded Britain

successfully. For nearly 400 years, Britain was under the Roman occupation, though it was never a

total occupation.

有记录的英国历史开始于罗马人的入侵。公元前55年和54年，罗马将军朱略斯·凯撒两次入侵英国，均未成功。直到公元43年，克劳锹才成功占领不列颠。将近四百年里，英国人处于罗马人的占领下，但这并非是完全的占领。

2. Roman’s influence on Britain.

The Roman built many towns, road, baths, temples and buildings. They make good u of

Britain’s natural resources. They also brought the new religion, Christianity, to Britain.

罗马人修建了许多城镇网，道路，澡堂，庙宇和其他建筑物。他们还很好地利用了英国的自然资源。罗马人还把基督教这门新宗教带到不列颠。

s for limited Roman influence on Britain.

罗马对不列颠的影响有限的原因。

First, the Romans always treated the Britons as a subject people of slave class. Second, never

during the 4 centuries did the Romans and Britons intermarry. Third, the Romans had no impact

on the language or culture of ordinary Britons.

首先，罗马人把不列颠人当作奴隶阶段的属民来对待。其次，在四世纪对罗马人和不列颠人通婚。最后，罗马人也未影响普通不列颠人的语言和文化。

Summary: This is the cond part of Chapter 2 (The Origins of a Nation). It introduced some

important events and important people in England from 446 to 1066. The most important events

are The Anglos-Saxons’ invasion; The Viking and Danish Invasions and The Norman Conquest.

(简要：这是第二章“国家的起源”的第二部分。在这一部分里，主要是介绍了英国从公元446年到1066年所发生的重要事件及人物。这些重要事件分别是盎格鲁-撒克逊人的入侵，北欧海盗和丹麦人的入侵及诺曼征服)。

III. The Anglo-Saxons (446-871)

盎格鲁-撒克逊人（公元446-871年）

1． Basis of Modern English race: the Anglo-Saxons.

盎格鲁-萨克逊时代（奠定了英国的基础）

In the mid-5th century a new wave of invaders, Jutes, Saxons, and Angles came to Britain. They

were three Teutonic tribes.

The Jutes, who fished and farmed in Jutland, came to Britain first. A Jutish chief became the King

of Kent in 449. Then the Saxons, urs of the short-sword from northern Germany, established

their kingdom in Esx, Susx and Wesx from the end of the 5th century to the beginning of the

6th century. In the cond half of the 6th century. In the cond half of the 6th century, the Angles,

who also came from northern Germany and were to give their name to the English people, ttled

in East Anglia, Mercia and Northumbria. The ven principal kingdoms of Kent, Esx, Susx,

Wesx, East Anglia, Mercia and Northumbria have been given the name of Heptarchy.

五世纪中叶，朱特人、撒克逊人和盎格鲁人不断入侵不列颠。这是三支日耳曼（条顿）部落。

居住在朱特兰岛（现丹麦南部）上从事打渔农耕的朱特人先抵不列颠。后来从德国北部来的使用短剑的撒克逊人在埃撒克斯、苏塞克斯和威塞克斯建立了王国，统治期从五世纪末至六世纪初。六世纪后半叶，同样来自德国北部的盎格鲁人，在东盎格利亚、麦西亚以及诺森伯利来定居，同时也他们也把名字给了英国人。这七个主要王国（肯特、埃塞克斯、苏塞克斯、威塞克斯、东盎格利亚、麦西亚和诺森伯利亚），合称为七王国。

2．The early Anglo-Saxons converted to Christianity.

最早的盎格鲁-撒克逊人改信基督教。

The Anglo-Saxons brought their own Teutonic religion to Britain. Christianity soon disappeared,

except among the Celts of Cornwall, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. In 597, Pope Gregory I nt St.

Augustine, the Prior of St. Andrew’s Monastery in Rome, to England to convert the heathen

English to Christianity. In 579 St. Augustine became the first Archbishop of Canterbury. He was

remarkably successful in converting the king and the nobility, but the conversion of the common

people was largely due to the missionary activities of the monks in the north.

盎格鲁-撒克逊人把日耳曼宗教带到了英国。除了康瓦尔、威尔士、苏格兰和爱尔兰中的克尔特人还信奉基督教外，基督教很快就消失了。公元597，教皇格里高一世把罗马圣安德鲁修道院的副院长圣奥古斯丁派遣到英格兰，其使命是使异教徒的英国人皈依基督教。公元579年圣奥古丁成为坎特伯雷大主教。在使国王和贵族皈依基督教方面，奥古斯丁特别成功。但是普通人的皈依很大程度上归功于北部修士们的传教活动。

3．The Early Anglo-Saxons make the contributions to the English state.

早期盎格鲁-撒克逊人为英国做出的贡献。

The Anglo-Saxons laid the foundations of the English state. Firstly, they divided the country into

shires, with shire courts and shire reeves, or sheriffs, responsible for administering law. Secondly,

they devid the narrow-strip, three-field farming system which continued to the 18th century.

Thirdly, they also established the manorial system. Finally, they created the Witan（council or

meeting of the wimen） to advi the king, the basis of the Privy Council which still exists

today.

盎格鲁-撒克逊人为英国国家的形成打下了基础。首先，他们把国家划分为郡，郡法庭和郡法官、或行政司法长官负责执法。其次，他们设计的窄条三圃田农耕制延用至18世纪。此外，他们还建立了领地制。最后，他们还创立了议会(贤人会议)，向国王提供建议，这就成为了今天仍存在的枢密院的基础。

IV．Viking and Danish invasions

北欧海盗和丹麦人的入侵

1．The invaders were the Norwegians and the Danes. They attacked various parts of England from

the end of the 8th century. They became a rious problem in the 9th century, especially between

835 and 878. They even managed to capture York, an important center of Christianity in 867. By

the middle of 9th century, the Viking and the Danes were posing a threat to the Saxon kingdom of

Wesx.

入侵者是挪威人和丹麦人，从8世纪末开始，他们不断袭击英格兰的各个地方。9世纪，尤其是公元835-878年间已成为严重问题。他们甚至占领了约克郡，公元867年时的基督教中心。到9世纪中叶，北欧海盗和丹麦人威胁到撒克逊人的威撒克斯王国的安全。

2．King Alfred (849-899) and his contributions

艾尔弗雷德国王（849-899）和他所做出的贡献

Alfred was a king of Wesx. He defeated the Danes and reached a friendly agreement with them

in 879. The Danes gained control of the north and east, while he ruled the rest. He also converted

some leading Danes into Christians.

He founded a strong fleet and is known as “ the father of the British navy”. He reorganized the

Saxon army, making it more efficient. He translated a Latin book into English. He also established

schools and formulated a legal system. All this earns him the title “Alfred the Great.”

阿尔弗雷德是威塞克斯的国王。他打败了丹麦人，并于公元879年与他们达成了友好协议。协议规定丹麦人控制英格兰北部和西部（丹麦法区），而他统治其他地区。他还劝服一些丹麦首领成为基督教徒。

他因为建立了强大舰队，而以“英国海军之父”闻名于世。他改组了“弗立德”（撒克逊军队），使之更为高效。他将一本拉丁语的书翻译成英语。同时他还建立了学校，并且阐明了法律制度。所有这一切使他当之无愧于“阿尔弗雷德大王。”的称号。

V．The Norman Conquest (1066)

诺曼征服（公元1066年）

1．Reasons for William’s invasion of England after Edward’s death.

威廉在爱德华死后入侵英国的原因。

It was said that king Edward had promid the English throne to William, but the Witan cho

Harold as king. So William led his army to invade England. In October 1066, during the important

battle of Hastings, William defeated Harold and killed him. One Christmas Day, William was

crowned king of England, thus beginning the Norman Conquest of England.

据说，爱德华国王曾答应把英格兰王位传给诺曼底公爵威廉，但是贤人会议挑选了哈罗德为国王。公元1066年10月，在哈斯丁斯附近的激烈交锋中，威廉打败了哈罗德军队，同时哈罗德也在此战争中战死。

2．The Norman Conquest and its conquences

诺曼征服及其产生的影响。

The Norman Conquest of 1066 is perhaps the best-known event in English history. William the

Conqueror confiscated almost all the land and gave it to his Norman followers. He replaced the

weak Saxon rule with a strong Norman government. He replaced the weak Saxon rule with a

strong Norman government. So the feudal system was completely established in England.

Relations with the Continent were opened, and the civilization and commerce were extended.

Norman-French culture, language, manners and architecture were introduced. The Church was

brought into clor connection with Rome, and the church courts were parated from the civil

courts.

1066年的诺曼征服也许是英国历史上的最著名事件。征服者威廉几乎没收了所有土地，将其分发给他的诺曼追随者。他用强有力的诺曼政府代替了软弱的萨克逊政府。于是，封建制度在英国完全建立。开放了与欧洲大陆的关系，文明和商业得到发展，引进了诺曼-法国文化、语言、举止和建筑。教会与罗马的联系更为密切，教会法庭与世俗法庭分离。

3．The English is a mixture of nationalities of different origins. The ancestors of many English

people were the ancient Angles and Saxons. Some English people are of the Norman-French

origin.

英国是一个集不同民族于一体的国家。许多英国人的祖先是古盎格鲁和撒克逊人。而还有一些英国人的是诺曼血统。

This is one of the most difficult parts. In this part, I will introduce some Kings in English history

and their reformations. Though we have to remember a lot of things in this part, we also learn

more about English history.

Chapter 3

第三章

The Shaping of the Nation (1066-1381)

英国的形成（公元1066-1381）

I. Norman Rule (1066-1381)

诺曼统治（公元1066-1381）

1. William's Rule （1066-1087）

威廉一世的统治（公元1066-1087）

England's feudalism under the rule of William the Conqueror

在威廉统治下的英国封建制度

①Under William, the feudal system in England was completely established. ②According to this

system, the King owned all the land personally. ③William gave his barons large estates in

England in return for a promi of military rvice and a proportion of the land's produce. ④The estates were scattered far and wide over the country, so that tho who held them could not

easily combine to rebel the king. ⑤The barons, who had become William's tenants-in-chief,

parceled out land to the lesr nobles, knights and freemen, also in return for goods and rvices.

⑥At the bottom of the feudal scale were the villeins or rfs. ⑦One peculiar feature of the feudal

system of England was that all landowners must take the oath of allegiance，not only to their

immediate lord, but also to the king.

①在威廉统治下，英国的封建制度得到完全确立。②根据此制度，国王拥有全国所有土地。③威廉把英国的大片土地分给贵族，条件是换取对方服役和收租。④这些地产分散于各处，这样土地拥有者就不易联合起来反叛国王。⑤已成为国王土地承租人的贵族又把土地分配给小贵族、骑士和自由民，同样换取货物和服役。⑥在封建等级底层的是农奴。⑦英国封建制独有的特色就是，无论是土地承租人还是二佃户，都必须要宣誓效忠于直接领主，而且要效忠于国王。

2. King Henry II and his reforms

亨利二世国王和他的改革

The ways King Henry II consolidate the monarchy.

亨利二世巩固君主制的途径。

Henry II took some measures to consolidate the monarchy. He forced the Flemish mercenaries to

leave England; recalled grants of Royal lands made by his previous king Stephen; demolished

many castles built in Stephen’s time; strengthened and widened the powers of his sheriffs and

relied for armed support upon a militia compod of English freemen.

亨利二世采取了一些措施巩固君主制。他迫使弗兰德斯雇佣军离开英国，收回史蒂芬森赠出皇室土地；拆除几十座史蒂芬森时造德城堡，加强并扩大了他的行政长官们的权力，依靠由英国自由民组成的民兵获取军事支持。

The ways Henry II reform the courts and the law.

亨利二世对法院及法律进行改革的方式。

King Henry II greatly strengthened the Court and extended its judicial work. He divided the whole

country into six circuits and appointed justices to each. Cas were therefore heard before the

intermittent justices who applied the law impartially. During his reign, a common law was

gradually established in place of the previous laws of the local barons. He also introduced a new

jury system to replace the old ordeal-bad trial system. Besides, he shifted the trial of clergymen

charged with criminal offens from the Bishop's court to the King's court.

亨利二世大大加强了王家法院，扩展了其司法工作的职权范围。他将全国分为六个审制区。案件更多地由巡回法官审理，并不偏不倚地使用法律。在他统治时期，逐渐建立起超越地方领主法律的普遍法。另外，他用陪审员制度代替了旧的残酷的审判制度。他坚持被控犯有刑事罪的神职人员应由国王法庭审判，而不由主教法庭审判。

II．Contents and the significance of the Great Charter

《大宪章》的内容及意义

Great Charter was signed by King John in 1215 under the press of the barons. It consists of

sixty-three claus. Its important provisions are as follows: (1) no tax should be made without the

approval of the Grand Council; (2) no freemen should be arrested, imprisoned or deprived of their

property; (3) the Church should posss all its rights, together with freedom of elections; (4)

London and other towns should retain their traditional rights and privileges, and (5) there should

be the same weights and measures throughout the country. Although The Great Charter has long

been popularly regarded as the foundation of English liberties, it was a statement of the feudal and

legal relationships between the Crown and the barons, a guarantee of the freedom of the Church

and a limitation of the powers of the king. The spirit of the Great Charter was the limitation of the

powers of the king, keeping them within the bounds of the feudal law of the land.

《大宪章》是约翰国王1215年在封建贵族压力下签定的。《大宪章》总共63条，其中最重要的内容是：(1) 未经大议会同意，不得征税；(2) 只有根据国家有关法律才能逮捕、监禁自由人以及剥夺他们的财产；(3)教会应享受其所有权利且有选举自由；（4） 伦敦和其它城镇应保留其古时的权力和特权；(5) 全国要使用统一的重量和长度度量衡。尽管人们普遍认为《大宪章》为英国的自由奠定了基础，但该宪章只是规定国王和贵族之间封建关系和法律关系的文件，保证了教会的自由，限制了国王权利。《大宪章》的精神是限制国王权力，使其在英国封建法律允许的范围内活动。

origins of the English Parliament

英国议会的起源

The Great Council is known to be the prototype of the current British Parliament. In 1265, Simon

de Montfort summoned the Great Council, together with two knights from each county and two

citizens from each town. It later developed into the Hou of Lords and the Hou of Commons.

Its main role was to offer advice. There were no elections or parties. And the most important part

of Parliament was the Hou of Lords.

大议会是当今英国议会的原型。1265年，西门德孟福尔召开大议会，各县有两名骑士，各镇有两名市民参加。大议会发展到后来演变成议会，分为上议院和下议院。其作用是咨询而非决定；也没有选举和政党。议会的最重要的部分是上议院。