小莹catherine
People may wonder why different words are used to describe these four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.人们也许觉得奇怪，为什么用来描述英格兰、威尔士、苏格兰和北爱尔兰这四个国家的词语不太一样。You can clarify this question if you study British history.但如果你学过英国历史，就能弄清楚这个问题。First there was England. Wales was linked to it in the thirteenth century.首先是英格兰。威尔士于13世纪同英格兰联合了起来。Now when people refer to England you find Wales included as well.如今只要有人提起英格兰，你就会发现威尔士总是包括在内的。Next England and Wales were joined to Scotland in the seventeenth century and the name was changed to "Great Britain".接着，英格兰、威尔士同苏格兰于17世纪联合了起来，名字就改成了“大不列颠”。Happily this was accomplished without conflict when King James of Scotland became King of England and Wales as well.令人庆幸的是，当苏格兰的詹姆斯国王成为英格兰和威尔士的国王时，这三个国家和平地实现了联合。Finally the English government tried in the early twentieth century to form the United Kingdom by getting Ireland connected in the same peaceful way.最后，英国政府打算于20世纪初把爱尔兰也同另外三个国家和平联合起来以形成联合王国。However, the southern part of Ireland was unwilling and broke away to form its own government.然而，爱尔兰的南部却不愿意而分离出去了，并建立了自己的政府。So only Northern Ireland joined with England, Wales and Scotland to become the United Kingdom and this was shown to the world in a new flag called the Union Jack.因此，只有北爱尔兰同英格兰、威尔士、苏格兰联合起来，而组成了联合王国，这一点从新的联合王国国旗上就可以看得出来。To their credit the four countries do work together in some areas (eg, the currency and international relations), but they still have very different institutions.值得赞扬的是，虽然这四个国家的确在一些方面共同合作，例如在货币和国际关系方面；但是它们在制度上仍然存在很大的区别。For example, Northern Ireland, England and Scotland have different educational and legal systems as well as different football teams for competitions like the World Cup!例如，北爱尔兰、英格兰和苏格兰在教育体制和立法体制上都存在着差异。在参加像世界杯之类的比赛时，它们有着各自的足球队。England is the largest of the four countries, and for convenience it is divided roughly into three zones.在这四个国家中，英格兰是最大的。为了方便起见，它大致可以划分为三个地区。The zone nearest France is called the South of England, the middle zone is called the Midlands and the one nearest to Scotland is known as the North.最靠近法国的那个地区叫做英格兰南部，中部地区叫做英格兰中部，最靠近苏格兰的那个地区叫做英格兰北部。You find most of the population settled in the south, but most of the industrial cities in the Midlands and the North of England.你可以看到英国的大部分人口聚居在南部，而多数大工业城市都位于中部和北部。Although, nationwide, these cities are not as large as those in China, they have world-famous football teams and some of them even have two!尽管，英国任何一个城市都不像中国的城市那样大，但是他们都有着自己的享有威名的足球队，有的城市甚至还有两个队。It is a pity that the industrial cities built in the nineteenth century do not attract visitors.很遗憾，这些建于19世纪的工业城市对游客并没有吸引力。For historical architecture you have to go to older but smaller towns built by the Romans.要找历史性建筑你得去更古老的、比较小些的由古罗马人建造的城镇。There you will find out more about British history and culture.在那儿你才可能找到更多的有关英国历史和文化的东西。The greatest historical treasure of all is London with its museums, art collections, theatres, parks and buildings.最具历史意义的宝地是伦敦。那儿有博物馆，有艺术珍品、剧院、公园和各种建筑物。It is the centre of national government and its administration.它是全国的政治中心。It has the oldest port built by the Romans in the first century AD, the oldest building begun by the Anglo-Saxons in the 1060s and the oldest castle constructed by later Norman rulers in 1066.它有公元一世纪由罗马人建造的最古老的港口，有由盎格鲁——撒克逊人始建于11世纪60年代的最古老的建筑，还有公元1066年由后来的诺曼人统治者建造的最古老的城堡。There have been four sets of invaders of England.曾经有四批侵略者到过英国。The first invaders, the Romans, left their towns and roads.最早的入侵者是古罗马人，他们留下了他们的城镇和道路。The second, the Anglo-Saxons, left their language and their government.接着是盎格鲁——撒克逊人，留下了他们的语言和政体。The third, the Vikings, influenced the vocabulary and place-names of the North of England, and the fourth, the Normans, left castles and introduced new words for food.第三是斯堪的纳维亚人，他们对词汇和北部的地名造成了一定影响；第四是诺曼人，他们留下了城堡和新的食物名称的词语。If you look around the British countryside you will find evidence of all these invaders.如果你到英国乡间去看看，你就会找到所有这些入侵者的痕迹。You must keep your eyes open if you are going to make your trip to the United Kingdom enjoyable and worthwhile. 如果想使你的英国之旅不虚此行又有意义，你就必须留心观察。
松子红枣茶
学习外语并不难，学习外语就像交朋友一样，朋友是越交越熟的，天天见面，朋友之间就亲密无间了。下面给大家带来一些关于高中英语课文 经典 句子 及重点词组归纳，希望对大家有所帮助。 1. This is the first time that I have ever tasted this kind of food. (It is the first time that…) 2. Only in this way can you learn English well. (Only in this way can/will/…sb. do sth.倒装) 3. There is not much point in working on my PhD. (There is no point in doing…) 4. In this book, Hawking explains both what it means to be a scientist and how science works. 5. People who listen to Hawking’s lectures sometimes find it difficult to understand him. 6. Reading is to the mind what food is to the body. (A is to B what C is to D) 7. She thought I was talking about her daughter while I was talking about my daughter. (…while…) 8. These coins are of different sizes and shapes. (be of + n.) 9. No matter how well translated, something of the spirit of the original work is lost. (No matter…) 10. When he woke up , he found himself lost in the forest. (find oneself…) 11. Seen from the top, it looks as if the stadium is covered by a gray net of steel, and it looks just like a bird’s nest made of tree branches. 12. The great moment for European literature to come to China is between 1910 and late 1930s when famous writers such as Lu Xun and Guo Moruo translated both poetry and novels into Chinese. 13. It is only a matter of time before the police get/catch the thief. (It is a matter of …) 14. It was not until twelve o’clock that I went to bed last night. (It is not until … that …) 15. Can you tell me what your school is like? (What something is like …) 16. The news that our team has won the game is true. (同位语that-clause) 17. I love singing, while my brother likes playing computer games. (…while…) 18. Between Britain and Ireland, in the Irish Sea, lies the small Isle of Man. 19. The Internet also makes it easier for companies to keep in touch with customers and companies in other countries. (make/find/think/consider/feel it adj. for sb. to do sth.) 20. Should they have patience, they could do the work well. 21. It’s high time that they got down to doing the homework. 22. If you had followed my advice just now, you would be better now. (主从时间不一致) 23. If we were to panic, we would not be able to help. 24. A. She treats the boy as if he were her own son. B. He talks as if he had been to the moon. C. He talks as if he would go to the moon. 25. She is content with what the representatives from the world summarized at the Earth Summit. (be content with) 26. The United Nations held a meeting that society should be in harmony with nature. (in harmony with) 27. Upon/On arrival, the specialist advised the AIDS patient to calm down. (upon/on n./doing sth.; advise sb. to do sth.) 28. The specialist advised the AIDS patient to calm down immediately he arrived. (immediately/directly = as soon as 后接从句) 29. Hardly/No sooner had the specialist arrived when/than he advised the AIDS patient to calm down. (Hardly/No sooner had sb. done sth. when/than sb. did sth.) 30. Had I known that air conditioners cause so much pollution, I would never have bought one. 31. And poverty is less of a problem and people are better educated, there is a good chance that we will see less violence and fewer wars. (There is a chance that…; Chances are that…) 32. Her brilliant parents have had a great effect on her, so she has made many breakthroughs in the field of science. 33. It is believed that practice makes perfect. 34. Not all people can aim their guns at the targets. = All people can not aim their guns at the targets. 35. It is this fiction that reminds me of my childhood. 36. Whatever(No matter how) happens, we must keep calm. 37. In their efforts to survive, they find themselves on the surface of the monster itself, which turns out to be a submarine. 38. One of the mottos for the park----“Relying on science, technology, and knowledge to increase economic power”----makes it clear that science and business can and must work together to build the future. 39. Where was it that the road accident happened yesterday? 40. It will take a lot of courage to tell the truth. 41. There was a time when this village used to be very quiet. 42. Go and ask tom for whatever you need/want. 43. Even though the pure water is what gives sea water its main properties, the salinity of sea affects both its weight and freezing point. 44. What all these people have in common is that they ask to be treated with respect, share the right to work, good housing conditions and education, and be treated equally to other people, regardless of race, religion or sex. 45. There is no need for us to discuss the problem again since it has already been settled. 46. Should it rain(Were it to rain) tomorrow, we should have to put off the visit to the Great Wall. 47. I don’t mind her making fun of me. 48. While I don’t like biology, I find it interesting. 49. Take this opportunity please, and I guarantee (that) you won’t regret it. 50. I guarantee to pay off my debts/that I will pay off my debts. 51. They guarantee this machine to work for four years. 52. It takes many years for the ecosystem to recover. (=It takes somebody some time to do something.) 53. Young people are often compared to the rising sun at 8 or 9 o’clock in the morning. 54. The news of their secret wedding soon got around. = The news that they got married secretly soon got around. = The news soon got around that they got married secretly. 55. Now that you like the car so much, why not drive it back? 56. People like Xiao Wen and many other disabled people in our country have taught us the importance of giving everybody a chance to receive education. 57. We do cut and paste, but we don’t use scissors or glue. 58. We may as well have a try and see if it can be done. 59. In terms of money they are quite rich, but not in terms of happiness. 60. We sometimes tend to think that the ocean bottom is made up of smooth plains. 61. It’s useless/no use to pretend/pretending that you didn’t know the truth. 62. It was four o’clock in the afternoon when he and his grandpa reached the museum in Guanghan, where an official warmly received then. 63. I’d like to know more about life as it was two hundred years ago. 64. It is possible that the King of Stonehenge was linked to the stones: he may have had a hand in planning the monument, or in helping transport and pull up the stones. (might/could) 65. The elephant is about 14 times the weight of an adult. (A is/was … times the size/length/height/depth/width…of B) 66. What do you think has happened to him? 67. During holidays, some like staying at home while others like traveling. 68. He made it a rule to get up at 6:30 every day. 69. Only in this way can you solve the problem. Only then did I realize that I was wrong. 70. Impressive as the record is, it fades away next to the story of Armstrong’s struggle against diseases. 71. They had no idea what they were up against. 72. The X Games are like the Olympic Games for sports that are less familiar to us than sports like football and basketball. 73. He was more mad than excited. 74. We did what/all we could to help her. 75. The reason why we were late was that our car didn’t come. 76. Every/Each time I came to the city I always called on Mr. Smith. 77. The more I get to know him, the better I like him. 78. What kind of words do you think you would need to talk about advertising advertisements? 79. Lying around them were chains, guns, tools, bedding, clothing and many other articles. 80. Not only do they speak the same language (but) they also share a number of social customs. 81. I knew the news long before you told me. 82. Those who are diagnosed with lung cancer, as is the case with Wang Mingxiang, need operating on immediately. 83. He sat there as if he were reading a novel. 84. It wasn’t until he came here that I knew the truth. 85. To make matters/things worse, Wang also had a son in college who had taken a bank loan to pay for his studies. (even worse, worse still) 86. They can’t afford to consult a doctor or purchase medicines from a chemist when they got sick, nor can they make sure that their children keep a healthy diet. 87. We have no choice but to wait here. 88. The further we walked into the forest, the more excited we became. 89. We went without breakfast. 90. It will be long before your father comes back from the USA. 91. The instant/moment I did it I knew I had made a mistake. (minute, second) 92. After designing more experiments, they were able to clarify the procedure by which bees communicate information that they use to find and fetch food. 93. 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