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英语专业国家概况期末复习总结

第一篇：英语专业国家概况期末复习总结英语国家概况名词解释1.Thecivilrightsmovement(1955–1968)referstothereformmovementsintheUnitedStatesaimedatabolishingracialdiscriminationagainstAfricanAmericansandrestoringsuffrageinSouthernstates.2.AfederalsystemAfederalsystemisoneinwhichpowerissharedbetweenacentralauthorityanditsconstituentpartswithsomerightsreservedtoeach.3.KingArthurItissaidthathewastheKingofEnglandinthe5thcenturyandunitedtheBritishanddrovetheSaxonsbackwithhismagicalsword,Excalibur.Hisrealexistenceisindoubt.Heisthecentralfigureofmanylegends.4.TheAnglo-SaxonsTheyweretwogroupsofGermanicpeopleswhosettleddowninEnglandfromthe5thcentury.TheywereregardedastheancestorsoftheEnglishandthefoundersofEngland.5.RiverdanceRiverdanceisaverypopularformofdancingbasedonIreland’sintricatefolkdanceswhicharerearrangedandmodernizedandadaptedontocurrentstageperformance.DancingistraditionallypartofIrishculture.ItisusuallyaccompaniedbytheIrishpipeandfiddle.Themusicusuallysoundsfastandfurious.Mostoftheactionisfromthewaistdown,withthearmsheldrigidlyatthesides.6.TheHouseofCommonsTheHouseofCommonsistherealcentreofBritishpoliticallifebecauseitistheplacewhereabout650electedrepresentatives(MembersofParliament)makeanddebatepolicy.TheseMPsareelectedintheGeneralElectionsandshouldrepresenttheinterestsofpeoplewhovoteforthem.7.TheCommonwealthItisavoluntaryassociationofstateswhichismadeupofBritainandmostlyofformerBritishcolonies.Thereare54membersoftheCommonwealthincludingonecurrentlysuspendedmember:manyofthesearedevelopingcountrieslikeIndiaandCyprus;othersaredevelopednationslikeAustralia,CanadaandNewZealand.TheCommonwealthwassetupasaforumforcontinuedcooperationandasasortofsupportnetwork.8.MaoritangaMaoritangameans―Maoriculture‖.ItreferstoalltheelementsoftherichculturalheritageoftheindigenouspeopleinNewZealand,includingtheirlanguage,customsandtraditions.9.The“Washminster”formpolityThe―Washminster‖formofpolityisadoptedbytheAustraliangovernment.ItisamixtureoftheUSWashingtonsystemofgovernmentandtheBritishWestminsters