英國(guó)背景知識(shí)拓展 英國(guó)為何沒(méi)有國(guó)慶日

1、英國(guó)背景知識(shí)拓展 英國(guó)為何沒(méi)有國(guó)慶日 英國(guó)為什么沒(méi)有國(guó)慶日 大不列顛及北愛(ài)爾蘭聯(lián)合王國(guó)是由四個(gè)曾經(jīng)獨(dú)立的國(guó)家聯(lián)合而成。 英國(guó)也從未有所謂的獨(dú)立之說(shuō)。 a feast day: a light version, a soft version of a national day st. georges day. 圣喬治日(英格蘭)4月23日 st. andrews day圣安德魯日(蘇格蘭)11月30日 st. davids day 圣戴維日(威爾士) 3月1日 st. patricks day圣帕特里克日(愛(ài)爾蘭) 3月17 日 英國(guó)歷史簡(jiǎn)介 england,scotland, wales an

2、d ireland 以前是四個(gè)國(guó)家 1536年， england 和 wales 合并 1707年，scotland加入 england 和 wales，一起組成the kingdom of great britain 1801年，ireland投票同意加入大不列顛，組成the united kingdom of great britain and ireland. 1922年，ireland投票同意離開(kāi)大不列顛，但北愛(ài)爾蘭人想留，于是更新為 the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland 現(xiàn)在這四個(gè)地區(qū)都有自己的政府，管理各自

3、的醫(yī)療教育等，對(duì)重要的事情和國(guó)際政治，它們對(duì)外是一個(gè)國(guó)家，由中央政府管理。 參加奧運(yùn)會(huì)時(shí)，英國(guó)是一個(gè)隊(duì)，但在國(guó)際足球比賽時(shí)，它們是4個(gè)隊(duì)。 英國(guó)和丹麥的共同點(diǎn) 同屬于歐盟卻不以歐元做貨幣 都沒(méi)有國(guó)慶文章和參考譯文britain has no national day 英國(guó)沒(méi)有國(guó)慶日 name something that denmark and the united kingdom have in common. 說(shuō)說(shuō)丹麥和英國(guó)的相同點(diǎn) for starters, both these eu countries refused the euro as their national curren

4、cy. a lesser known fact is that these are the only two countries that dont celebrate a national day. 首先，這兩個(gè)歐盟國(guó)家都不把歐元作為國(guó)家貨幣。還有一項(xiàng)不太為人知的相同點(diǎn)是它們是唯二的兩個(gè)沒(méi)有國(guó)慶的國(guó)家。 all kinds of complications have impeded the idea of a national day in the united kingdom. 英國(guó)沒(méi)有國(guó)慶是因?yàn)槭艿礁鞣N因素的阻擾。 its a country made up of semi-autono

5、mous nations, each of which has at least one national feast day but the only one which really embraces this idea is northern ireland. they actually celebrate two national days. 英國(guó)由多個(gè)半自治地區(qū)組成，它們各自至少有一個(gè)國(guó)宴日。真正慶祝這個(gè)節(jié)日的只有北愛(ài)爾蘭。實(shí)際上它們有兩個(gè)國(guó)慶日。 the scots and the welsh dont bother much with their national feast d

6、ays st andrews day or st davids day. a glass may be raised but you still go to work or school. 蘇格蘭人和威爾士人不怎么在意它們的國(guó)宴日圣安德魯日和圣戴維日。人們可能會(huì)舉杯慶祝但你還得上班上學(xué)。 the english, many embarrassed about the negative implications of nationalism, are as likely to celebrate shakespeares birthday on april 23rd as st georges

7、day. 許多英格蘭人對(duì)愛(ài)國(guó)主義的負(fù)面含義感到難堪，他們可能會(huì)在4月23日圣喬治日這天慶祝莎士比亞的誕辰。 the lingering guilt about empire may account for the lack of interest in a united kingdom national day. 長(zhǎng)期以來(lái)因帝國(guó)而產(chǎn)生的愧疚可能是英國(guó)人對(duì)國(guó)慶節(jié)沒(méi)興趣的原因。 we should also remember that the united kingdom has never had to secure independence from itself. 我們還應(yīng)記得，英國(guó)從來(lái)沒(méi)有

8、獨(dú)立過(guò)。 a staggering number of national days celebrate the relevant states disengagement from the british empire. that is the case with the united states, india, pakistan and so on. 大量的國(guó)慶日都是慶祝自己從大英帝國(guó)中獨(dú)立出來(lái)，比如美國(guó)、印度和巴基斯坦等。 however, this unpatriotic nation may be on the turn. following the uks vote to leav

9、e the eu some brexiteers have suggested adopting an independence day to mark the occasion. 不過(guò)，這個(gè)沒(méi)有多少愛(ài)國(guó)情懷的國(guó)家可能會(huì)有所轉(zhuǎn)變。在英國(guó)公投脫歐后，已有脫歐派建議用獨(dú)立日來(lái)慶祝這個(gè)大事件。生詞好句have sth. in common:share the same interests, features, or have similar characteristics i find it difficult to talk to him because we have nothing in co

10、mmon.我發(fā)現(xiàn)和他無(wú)話可聊，因?yàn)槲覀儧](méi)有共同之處。 for starters: to say that something is the first thing in a list(常用于口語(yǔ)) to begin with, firstly lesser known: not well known, not popular, not famous he acted in many lesser known movies before he became famous as james bond.在出演詹姆斯邦德成名之前，他演過(guò)許多不太知名的電影。 in her concert, she pl

11、ayed many of her famous hits and some of her lesser known songs.在演唱會(huì)上，她唱了許多自己的熱門(mén)歌曲，也唱了一些不太知名的歌。 she introduced me to some of the lesser known wines of italy.她向我介紹了意大利一些不太知名的紅酒。 when i travel, i dont bother much with famous tourist spots. i prefer visiting lesser known places.旅游時(shí)，我并不去熱門(mén)的旅游景點(diǎn)。我寧愿去不太知名

12、的地方。 impede /mpid/: vt. 妨礙;阻礙 if you impede something, you make it more difficult for something to happen or more difficult for someone to do something. these long meetings and discussions just impede progress for this project.冗長(zhǎng)的會(huì)議和討論阻礙了項(xiàng)目的進(jìn)程。 the bad weather has impeded progress on the building pr

13、oject.糟糕的天氣阻礙了建設(shè)項(xiàng)目的進(jìn)程。 the company is trying to solve the problem, but financial problems are impeding progress.公司試著解決這個(gè)問(wèn)題，但是財(cái)務(wù)問(wèn)題阻礙了進(jìn)程。 autonomous /tnms, tnms/: adj. 自主的;自治的 free to rule yourself or govern yourself bother much with: pay attention to, think about when im cooking, i dont bother much w

14、ith recipes. i just use my imagination.我做飯時(shí)并不在意菜譜。我用想象力就可以了。 lingering /lr/: adj. 持續(xù)的;長(zhǎng)時(shí)間的 if something is lingering, its lasting a long time. she gave him a long lingering kiss.她給了他一個(gè)長(zhǎng)長(zhǎng)的吻。 the beautiful music is still lingering in my ears.美妙的音樂(lè)依然回蕩在我耳旁。 account for: explain the reason for something or the cause of something the teacher asked me to account for my bad test scores.老師讓我解釋為什么考得這么糟糕。 his boss called him to account for missing the deadline.他的老板叫他解釋沒(méi)趕上截止日期的原因。 staggering /str/: a