英國背景知識拓展 英國為何沒有國慶日

1、英國背景知識拓展 英國為何沒有國慶日 英國為什么沒有國慶日 大不列顛及北愛爾蘭聯(lián)合王國是由四個曾經(jīng)獨(dú)立的國家聯(lián)合而成。 英國也從未有所謂的獨(dú)立之說。 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(愛爾蘭) 3月17 日 英國歷史簡介 england,scotland, wales an

2、d ireland 以前是四個國家 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投票同意離開大不列顛，但北愛爾蘭人想留，于是更新為 the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland 現(xiàn)在這四個地區(qū)都有自己的政府，管理各自

3、的醫(yī)療教育等，對重要的事情和國際政治，它們對外是一個國家，由中央政府管理。 參加奧運(yùn)會時，英國是一個隊(duì)，但在國際足球比賽時，它們是4個隊(duì)。 英國和丹麥的共同點(diǎn) 同屬于歐盟卻不以歐元做貨幣 都沒有國慶文章和參考譯文britain has no national day 英國沒有國慶日 name something that denmark and the united kingdom have in common. 說說丹麥和英國的相同點(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，這兩個歐盟國家都不把歐元作為國家貨幣。還有一項(xiàng)不太為人知的相同點(diǎn)是它們是唯二的兩個沒有國慶的國家。 all kinds of complications have impeded the idea of a national day in the united kingdom. 英國沒有國慶是因?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. 英國由多個半自治地區(qū)組成，它們各自至少有一個國宴日。真正慶祝這個節(jié)日的只有北愛爾蘭。實(shí)際上它們有兩個國慶日。 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宴日圣安德魯日和圣戴維日。人們可能會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. 許多英格蘭人對愛國主義的負(fù)面含義感到難堪，他們可能會在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. 長期以來因帝國而產(chǎn)生的愧疚可能是英國人對國慶節(jié)沒興趣的原因。 we should also remember that the united kingdom has never had to secure independence from itself. 我們還應(yīng)記得，英國從來沒有

8、獨(dú)立過。 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. 大量的國慶日都是慶祝自己從大英帝國中獨(dú)立出來，比如美國、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，這個沒有多少愛國情懷的國家可能會有所轉(zhuǎn)變。在英國公投脫歐后，已有脫歐派建議用獨(dú)立日來慶祝這個大事件。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)和他無話可聊，因?yàn)槲覀儧]有共同之處。 for starters: to say that something is the first thing in a list(常用于口語) 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.在演唱會上，她唱了許多自己的熱門歌曲，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，我并不去熱門的旅游景點(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.冗長的會議和討論阻礙了項(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.公司試著解決這個問題，但是財務(wù)問題阻礙了進(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.我做飯時并不在意菜譜。我用想象力就可以了。 lingering /lr/: adj. 持續(xù)的;長時間的 if something is lingering, its lasting a long time. she gave him a long lingering kiss.她給了他一個長長的吻。 the beautiful music is still lingering in my ears.美妙的音樂依然回蕩在我耳旁。 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趕上截止日期的原因。 staggering /str/: a