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“英语国家概况”是教育部规定的一门英语专业必修课程,目的是帮助英语专业学生、非英语专业学生、自学考试学生和英语爱好者了解英语国家的基本情况。本教材主要介绍美国、英国、加拿大、澳大利亚、新西兰和印度的社会生活、科学技术、经济概况、文化教育、地理概貌、历史背景、政治制度、外交关系、假日旅游等方面的基本知识,使学生了解一些主要的讲英语国家的生活方式、价值观念和思维方式,更好地掌握和使用英语语言,加深对语言、文化和文学的理解,增强对文化差异的敏感性,提高分析和评介能力,达到巩固英语水平、扩大知识面、训练英语技能、提高认知能力之目的。
CHAPTER 1 AMERICAN AND BRITISH SOCIAL LIFE
1.1 American Social Life
1.2 British Social Life
CHAPTER 2 AMERICAN AND BRITISH EDUCATION
2.1 A Brief Outline of American and British Educational Systems
2.2 Primary and Secondary Education
2.3 Higher Education
CHAPTER 3 AMERICAN AND BRITISH MEDIA
3.1 The American Press and News Agencies
3.2 The British Press and News Agencies
3.3 American Broadcasting
3.4 British Broadcasting
CHAPTER 4 AMERICAN AND BRITISH TRADITIONS AND CUSTOMS
4.1 Uncle Sam
4.2 The American Spirit of "Do-It-Youelf"
4.3 Thanksgiving
4.4 The Self-Made Man
4.5 John Bull
4.6 Talking About the Weather
4.7 Three Royal Traditio
4.8 Three "Don''ts"
4.9 Love of Privacy
4.10 Halloween
CHAPTER 5 AMERICAN AND BRITISH SPORTS
5.1 American Sports
5.2 British Sports
CHAPTER 6 AMERICAN AND BRITISH ANTHEMS AND FLAGS
6.1 The Star-Spangled Banner
6.2 God Save the Queen or King
6.3 The Sta and Stripes
6.4 Union Jack
CHAPTER 7 AMERICAN AND BRITISH FOREIGN RELATIONS
7.1 American Foreign Relatio
7.2 British Foreign Relatio
CHAPTER 8 AMERICAN AND BRITISH RELIGION
8.1 American Religion
8.2 British Religion
CHAPTER 9 AMERICAN AND BRITISH ECONOMY
9.1 Features of the American Economy
9.2 Features of the British Economy
9.3 American Industry
9.4 British Industry
9.5 American Agriculture
9.6 British Agriculture
9.7 American Trade and Finance
9.8 British Trade and Finance
CHAPTER 10 AMERICAN AND BRITISH SCIENCE ANDTECHNOLOGY
10.1 American Science and Technology
10.2 British Science and Technology
CHAPTER 11 AMERICAN AND BRITISH GEOGRAPHY
11.1 American and British Locatio
11.2 The American Geography
11.3 The American Rive and Mountai
11.4 The British Geography
11.5 The British Rive and Mountai
CHAPTER 12 AMERICAN AND BRITISH POPULATIONAND MAJOR CITIES
12.1 American Population
12.2 British Population
12.3 American and British Major Cities
CHAPTER 13 EARLY AMERICAN AND BRITISH HISTORY
13.1 Early American History
13.2 Early British History
CHAPTER 14 AMERICAN AND BRITISH SIGNIFICANT EVENTS BEFORE THE END
OF WORLD WAR Ⅱ
14.1 The American Significant Events Before World War Ⅰ
14.2 The British Significant Events Before World War Ⅰ
14.3 The USA and the UK in World War Ⅰ
14.4 The Great Depression and Roosevelt''s "New Deal"
14.5 The USA and the UK in World War Ⅱ
CHAPTER 15 CONTEMPORARY USA AND UK
15.1 Contemporary American History
15.2 Contemporary British History
CHAPTER 16 AMERICAN AND BRITISH POLITICAL SYSTEMS
16.1 American Federal System
16.2 British Political System
16.3 The American Congress
16.4 The British Parliament
16.5 The Federal Administration
16.6 The Royal Government
16.7 The American Supreme Court
16.8 The British Judicial Body
CHAPTER 17 AMERICAN AND BRITISH POLITICAL PARTIES AND ELECTIONS
17.1 The Political Parties in the USA
17.2 The Political Parties in the UK
17.3 The Electio in the USA
17.4 The Electio in the UK
CHAPTER 18 AMERICAN AND BRITISH HOLIDAYS AND TOURISM
18.1 American Holidays
18.2 British Holidays
18.3 American Tourism
18.4 British Tourism
APPENDIX Ⅰ THE FIFTY STATES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
APPENDIX Ⅱ THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
APPENDIX Ⅲ MAJOR EVENTS IN AMERICAN HISTORY
APPENDIX Ⅳ THE COUNTIES OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND
NORTHERN IRELAND
APPENDIX Ⅴ THE PRIME MINISTERS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OFGREAT
BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
APPENDIX Ⅵ MAJOR EVENTS IN BRITISH HISTORY
APPENDIX Ⅶ REFERENCES