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《英語國傢文化與生活》係列圖書，以英文原版形式齣版，書中以大量圖片的形式較深入地介紹瞭英國的人文地理、旅遊、經濟、文化、教育等，並對日常生活做瞭詳細介紹。通過這本書你將對英國有全新的認識，是國內英語學習者很好的閱讀素材。對準備齣國留學的學生備考英語水平考試大有幫助。

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《英語國傢文化與生活》係列圖書由以英語為母語的作者，為中國學生和英語學習者專門編寫，尤其是將來準備齣國留學的學生。

　　本書以英國這一英語國傢的曆史和文化為背景，對該國的人文地理、旅遊、經濟、文化、教育及日常生活做瞭詳細介紹，通過這本書你將對英國有全新的認識。針對ESL學習者的特點和英語水平, 本書以全英文方式齣版, 是國內英語學習者很好的閱讀素材，每一章節後都有對本章節重難點單詞的注釋與習題，在閱讀的同時提升閱讀水平。對準備齣國留學的學生備考英語水平考試也大有幫助。

　　This series of books allows readers to strengthen their vocabulary while learning important information about the history and culture of different English speaking countries. In This Is Great Britain, you will learn all about the people and history of the United Kingdom. This book will help you get to know the real Britain and it contains many travel tips for visitors. Following the flights of birds across Great Britain, the book keeps the reader entertained while sharing information about the literature, geography and history of the country.

　　This is the perfect book for students who are interested in completing a work or study term in Great Britain. It is also ideal for travellers who are considering Great Britain as a destination. The book comes complete with practice questions to test your new knowledge and vocabulary lists for review, so you can sharpen your English language skills while reading. Enjoy this book and the others in this essential series!

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目錄

Chapter 1 Who, Where, What Is the United Kingdom? ......................................001

Chapter 2 Sherlock Holmes Investigates…The History of the United Kingdom....053

Chapter 3 So Who Are the Brits? ..........................................................................081

Chapter 4 Sir Francis Drake Explores the Geography of Great Britain ................088

Chapter 5 A Land of Contrasts .........................................................................095

Chapter 6 Great British Institutions (I) .................................................................. 102

Chapter 7 Great British Institutions (II) .................................................................109

Chapter 8 Home Sweet Home ............................................................................. 117

Chapter 9 “I Beg Your Pardon?” ...........................................................................124

Chapter 10 British Eccentrics ...............................................................................131

Chapter 11 Modern Brits .......................................................................................138

Chapter 12 Education in the UK ............................................................................144

Chapter 13 Let’s Get Cultured ..............................................................................151

Chapter 14 Let’s Play: Sport in Great Britain .........................................................158

Chapter 15 Let us Pray, Let us Celebrate: Religion, Festivals and Holidays in Great Britain ....165

Chapter 16 What to Expect: Information for the Visitor .........................................172

精彩書摘

Sherlock Holmes Investigates…

　　The History of the United Kingdom

　　Thought you’d learned enough history from the Bird’s Eye Tour? Think again! This is the United Kingdom; you can never have too much history…

　　To help us see back into the past, the famous (but fictional…) detective Sherlock Holmes will be bringing his special magnifying glass. Sherlock Holmes is known for his use of evidence at a crime scene, and this quality may help us make some sense of Great Britain’s long and complex past.

　　So, what can you remember from the Bird’s Eye Tour? Write down some places, names or events that we have already looked at. You might be surprised at how much you know already.

　　Stone Age Britain

　　The first people came to Great Britain around 700,000 B.C. They came from Europe by land—at this time the UK was joined by land to Europe. Our magnifying glass shows that the first people left behind burial chambers and tools made of stone and that mammoths and giant beavers lived in Britain. The Stone Age is also called the Neolithic period and you will already have read about the many Neolithic monuments around the country. Can you remember the name of any of them?

　　Remains of mammoths have also been found in Great Britain and many museums have tusks and bones on display. They are huge!

　　Britain became an island around 6000 B.C. as the ice age ended and the sea level rose. The end of the ice created a warmer climate with the growth of forests. Humans could now grow crops and keep animals for food. Around 3000 B.C., the first stone circles were built. I bet you know the most famous one of those!

　　What do you think the stone circles were for? Our magnifying glass tells us that there are lots of secrets still buried under the earth in Great Britain.

　　Bronze Age Britain

　　The Bronze Age began around 2100 B.C. and was called the Bronze Age because… well, what do you think is the answer?

　　Here’s a clue straight from Sherlock Holmes himself. If the Stone Age is called the Stone Age because people used stone tools, then why is the Bronze Age called the Bronze Age? Because man had discovered how to make tools from the metal BRONZE!

　　Trade routes began to form and groups of people lived together in small villages but Great Britain was still a backwater on the world stage, for example in Egypt the Pharaohs (Kings) were building pyramids and burying their fabulous treasures and the Zhou Dynasty in China produced decorated bronze objects.

　　Iron Age Britain

　　The Iron Age in Britain began around 750 B.C. The population was around 150,000—the present day population of Oxford. Around 500 B.C., the Celtic people arrived. They were farmers who lived in tribes and most of what we know about them comes from their art and what the Romans—who invaded Celtic Britain—wrote about them.

　　The Celts had no central government and were warriors, living for the glory of battle. One of the most famous Celts in British history is Queen Boudica. She led her tribe, the Iceni, in battle against the Romans. The fact that a woman could also be a warrior tells us something else about Celtic Britain—that women were equal to men; they could own property and land, lead tribes and choose their own husbands. No wonder she is a heroine to many British women!

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