英语国家社会与文化(第2版)

Chapter One The United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern
Ireland 1
Unit 1 Location and Resources 3
Vocabulary 3
Geographical Location 3
Weather and Climate 5
Natural Resources 6
Exercises 7
Unit 2 History and Symbols 8
Vocabulary 8
Historical Periods 9
Historical Figures 12
National Symbols 12
Exercises 13
Unit 3 Education and Recreation 14
Vocabulary 14
School Education 15
Famous Universities 16
Cultural Life 17
Exercises 19
Unit 4 Politics and Economy 20
Vocabulary 21
Political System 21
Political Parties 23
Economy 24
Exercises 25
Unit 5 Culture and Customs 26
Vocabulary 27
Traditional Culture 27
Literature Works 27
Food Customs 29
Exercises 30
Unit 6 Intercultural Communication 31
Knowledge to Learn 31
Cases to Study 31
Translations on Traditional Chinese
Culture 33
Culture to Know 35
Further Reading 37
Chapter Two The United States of
America 39
Unit 1 Location and Resources 41
Vocabulary 41
Geographical Location 41
Weather and Climate 43
Natural Resources 43
Exercises 44
Unit 2 History and Symbols 46
Vocabulary 46
Historical Periods 46
Historical Figures 48
National Symbols 49
Exercises 50
Unit 3 Education and Recreation 51
Vocabulary 51
School Education 52
Famous Universities 53
Cultural Life 55
Exercises 56
Unit 4 Politics and Economy 58
Vocabulary 58
Political System 58
Political Parties 59
Economy 60
Exercises 62
Unit 5 Culture and Customs 64
Vocabulary 64
Traditional Culture 64
Literature Works 65
Food Customs 67
Exercises 67
Unit 6 Intercultural Communication 69
Knowledge to Learn 69
Cases to Study 69
Translations on Traditional Chinese
Culture 71
Culture to Know 73
Further Reading 74
Chapter Three Australia 77
Unit 1 Location and Resources 79
Vocabulary 79
Geographical Location 79
Weather and Climate 81
Natural Resources 82
Exercises 82
Unit 2 History and Symbols 83
Vocabulary 84
Historical Periods 84
Historical Figures 86
National Symbols 87
Exercises 88
Unit 3 Education and Recreation 89
Vocabulary 89
School Education 90
Famous Universities 92
Cultural Life 93
Exercises 95
Unit 4 Politics and Economy 96
Vocabulary 97
Political System 97
Political Parties 99
Economy 100
Exercises 102
Unit 5 Culture and Customs 103
Vocabulary 104
Traditional Culture 104
Literature Works 105
Food Customs 107
Exercises 108
Unit 6 Intercultural Communication 109
Knowledge to Learn 109
Cases to Study 109
Translations on Traditional Chinese
Culture 111
Culture to Know 114
Further Reading 115
Chapter Four Canada 117
Unit 1 Location and Resources 119
Vocabulary 119
Geographical Location 119
Weather and Climate 121
Natural Resources 122
Exercises 123
Unit 2 History and Symbols 124
Vocabulary 124
Historical Periods 125
Historical Figures 126
National Symbols 127
Exercises 128
Unit 3 Education and Recreation 130
Vocabulary 130
School Education 130
Famous Universities 132
Cultural Life 133
Exercises 134
Unit 4 Politics and Economy 135
Vocabulary 135
Political System 136
Political Parties 137
Economy 137
Exercises 139
Unit 5 Culture and Customs 141
Vocabulary 141
Traditional Culture 141
Literature Works 143
Food Customs 145
Exercises 145
Unit 6 Intercultural Communication 147
Knowledge to Learn 147
Cases to Study 147
Translations on Traditional Chinese
Culture 148
Culture to Know 151
Further Reading 152
Chapter Five New Zealand 155
Unit 1 Location and Resources 157
Vocabulary 157
Geographical Location 157
Weather and Climate 159
Natural Resources 159
Exercises 161
Unit 2 History and Symbol 162
Vocabulary 162
Historical Periods 163
Historical Figures 166
National Symbols 167
Exercises 167
Unit 3 Education and Recreation 169
Vocabulary 169
School Education 169
Famous Universities 172
Cultural Life 173
Exercises 175
Unit 4 Politics and Economy 176
Vocabulary 177
Political System 177
Political Parties 179
Economy 179
Exercises 181
Unit 5 Culture and Customs 182
Vocabulary 183
Traditional Culture 183
Literature Works 185
Food Customs 186
Exercises 186
Unit 6 Intercultural Communication 187
Knowledge to Learn 187
Cases to Study 188
Translations on Traditional Chinese
Culture 189
Culture to Know 192
Further Reading 193
Chapter Six The Republic of
Ireland 195
Unit 1 Location and Resources 197
Vocabulary 197
Geographical Location 197
Weather and Climate 199
Natural Resources 200
Exercises 200
Unit 2 History and Symbols 201
Vocabulary 202
Historical Periods 202
Historical Figures 203
National Symbols 204
Exercises 205
Unit 3 Education and Recreation 207
Vocabulary 207
School Education 207
Famous Universities 208
Cultural Life 209
Exercises 210
Unit 4 Politics and Economy 211
Vocabulary 211
Political System 212
Political Parties 212
Economy 213
Exercises 214
Unit 5 Culture and Customs 215
Vocabulary 216
Traditional Culture 216
Literature Works 217
Food Customs 217
Exercises 218
Unit 6 Intercultural Communication 219
Knowledge to Learn 219
Cases to Study 220
Translations on Traditional Chinese
Culture 221
Culture to Know 224
Further Reading 225
Reference 226