英美報刊Lecture-10課件

UnitFiveBritainLessonSeventeen

MrsWindsor,Anyone?Para1-3Anti–monarchycampaignersofRepublicinthequeen’sdiamondjubilee“Don’tjubilee’veit!”

Don’ttakepartinanycelebrationfortheQueen’sdiamondJubilee2.“9500nursesor1Queen?”ItmeansthattheexpensesoftheQueenareequaltothoseof9500snurses.Itsuggeststhattheroyalfamily’slifeisextravagantandsopeoplechoosetohavemorenursesinsteadofaqueen.Para4-8Republic’ssupportershasgainsomesuccess,butthemajorityofBritonssupportmonarchy99.9996percent

ofBritainisnotonthemailinglist(Para5)turnaround:goldenjubileeof2002(Para6)apoll-commissionedbytheleftishandrepublican-leaningGuardian:69percentsupportmonarchy(Para6)Para4-8Vocabulary:InstitutionAlargeestablishmentororganizationthathasaparticularkindofworkorpurpose:afinancialinstitution機構Anestablishedsystemorcustominsociety:theinstitutionofmarriage習俗、制度Para5:aninstitutionwhichhasheldfirm…Para11:theinstitutionrecoveredquickly….Para4-8The

BritishRoyalFamily

Itisthe

family

groupofclose

relatives

ofthe

monarchoftheUnitedKingdom,regardedasrepresentingthehighestaristocraticpresenceintheland,witheachmemberattractingmuchpopularinterestandconstantattentionofthemedia.Para9-13ThefightbetweenmonarchyandRepublicanisminhistoryThecivilwar:executionofCharlesⅠEarly19thcentury:abadtimeforthemonarchyMonarchyrecovered:accessionofVictoriain1837Para9-13The

EnglishCivilWar

(1642–1651)wasaseriesofarmedconflictsandpoliticalmachinationsbetweenParliamentarians(議會黨人)

and

Royalists(保皇黨人)

inthe

KingdomofEngland

over,principally,themannerofitsgovernment.

ThewarendedwiththeParliamentarianvictoryatthe

BattleofWorcester

(伍斯特戰(zhàn)役）on3September1651.EnglishCivilWarPara14-18Para14:Betweentheflag-waversandtheplacard-wavers,thereisagreatdealofcynicisminBritain–peopleturnedoffbytheflummery,theexcesses,theexpenseandthesugar-coatedcoverage.Para15:theAmericanlog-cabin-to-presidenttraditionPara14-18The

BishopsgateInstitute

aculturalinstitutein

London,locatedon

Bishopsgate,near

LiverpoolStreetstation.TheInstitutewasestablishedin1895,anddescribesitselfasa"homeforideasanddebate,learningandenquiryandasaplacewhereindependentthoughtischerished".

Itoffersaculturaleventsprogramme,coursesforadults,historiclibraryandarchivecollectionsandcommunityprogramme.The

BishopsgateInstitutePara17:Thespeechesfromthefloorbroughtforth…wearread,whiteandbluetoschoolthisweek.fromthefloor:fromthoselisteningbringforth:giverisetoright-wing:personorgrouphasconservativeorcapitalistviewsPara14-18Para19-20Theauthor’sopinionexpressedPara19:ButIsuspectthatsinglequestionerspokefo