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英语国家概况(上)

隋铭才 著;

2009-05-26

高等教育出版社

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  • 高等教育出版社
  • 9787040265293
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  • 187910
  • 0040186879-9
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  • 16开
  • 2009-05-26
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  • 文学
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内容简介:

“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。

本教材分为上、下两册,上册是美国和英国概况,下册是加拿大、澳大利亚、新西兰和印度概况。每册十八章,英语专业学生每周平均学两学时,可供两个学期使用;也可以用作非英语专业或业余学习,每周平均用二至三学时学习一章。由于每章的内容多少不尽相同,教师可根据情况酌情处理。

目录

 前辅文
 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-Yourself”
  4.3 Thanksgiving
  4.4 The Self-Made Man
  4.5 John Bull
  4.6 Talking About the Weather
  4.7 Three Royal Traditions
  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 Stars and Stripes
  6.4 Union Jack
 CHAPTER 7 AMERICAN AND BRITISH FOREIGN RELATIONS
  7.1 American Foreign Relations
  7.2 British Foreign Relations
 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 Locations
  11.2 The American Geography
  11.3 The American Rivers and Mountains
  11.4 The British Geography
  11.5 The British Rivers and Mountains
 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 ll
 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 Elections in the USA
  17.4 The Elections 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 OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
 APPENDIX VI MAJOR EVENTS IN BRITISH HISTORY
 APPENDIX VII REFERENCES
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