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英语国家概况名词解释——加拿大澳大
利亚
加拿大部分
treaty of Paris in 1763---the seven years' war ended with the signing of the treaty of Paris in 1763.by the treaty of Paris, new France with its 65,000settlers was ceded割让 to Britain.
Constitutional act of 1791---Britain divided the old province of Quebec into two parts, lower Canada(modern Canada) and upper Canada(modern Ontario),each with its own legislature.立法机构。
Act of union in 1840---联合法案 recommended that the two Canadas be united in one province.
FTA and NAFTA---it stands for the Canada-united states free trade agreement signed by the two countries, which came into effect in 1989.
Canadian Shield加拿大地盾---The Canadian Shield covers almost
band of rocky
半圆的half of Canada. It is a semicircular
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highlands and plateaus around Hudson Bay from the northern shores of Quebec to the Arctic shores of the Northwest Territories. It is a region of hills, lakes, and swamps.沼泽
Mackenzie River
Mackenzie River is one of two principal river systems in Canada. It flows between the Canadian Shield and the Rocky Mountains in west Canada. It is the second largest river system of North American.
Loyalist
The first British settlers in Canada were American refugees, who refused to fight against the British Army in the American War of Independence, because they felt they were more English than American. They called themselves Loyalists. Their settlements laid the base of English-speaking Canada.
Canadian Prairie
Canadian Prairie is the Canadian section of the Great Plains of North America. Great stretches of level and fertile
grassland are found here. This region is the center of rich wheat belt. Wheat farming and cattle and sheep grazing are
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important here.
British North America Act
The British North America Act is an act passed by the British parliament in 1867 to set up the Dominion of Canada, uniting Canada, New Bruck and Nova Scotia under a federal government.
Meech Lake Accord
In 1987 Canada's top politicians reached an argument, offering Quebec special status within the country and privileges to unilaterally promote its French culture and language. The agreement was called Meech Lake Accord. It failed because of the strong opposition from Canada's English-speaking majority.
the Inuit
The Inuit, also called the Eskimo, is the native people of Canada who came from Asia in prehistoric times. The word Inuit means “the people ” in their own language, whereas Eskimo is an Indian word meaning “eaters of raw flesh”.吃生鱼的人
Group of Severn七人画派
The Group of Severn was a group of Canadian painters. They
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appeared in the early 20th century. The group was the first to express a pictorial nationalism and a Canadian Impressionism.表现了绘画的民族主义和加拿大的印象主义。
Les Jeunesses Musicals du Canada加拿大青年音乐学会
JMC was founded in 1949 to spread musical culture and promote the musical development of young Canadians. Today JMC has over 100,000 members.
Australia （澳大利亚）
the land down under---Australia lies in the southern hemisphere.
it is almost halfway around the world from England. that's why from the European point of view Australia is down under.
outback内地---in Australia is the areas that are far away from towns and cities are called the outback, especially the desert areas in central Australia.(考过一句话)
muliticulturalism多元文化主义---it is a theory that it is
beneficial to a society to maintain more than one culture within its structure. it also refers to the policy based on this theory.
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school of the air---it is an educational system in which lessons are transmitted by radio and children learn their lessons through a radio system.
built environmen t营造的环境---it was built by the people,and it was changed by the people.
dreaming梦幻时代---this is the mythical神话past of the Australian aborigines.it is also the basis of their religious beliefs and creation stories.
是一个表现想象力及创造力的时期。
convict system囚犯制度---it is the system of imprisoning convicts in a penal colony,especially in a penal labour settlement.
eureka stockade尤里卡围桩---a number of goldminers armed themselves behind a stockade of wooden slabs厚板and raised a
new Australian flag. this event is often referred to as the eureka stockade.
---it refers to an area of land covered
灌木丛Australian bush
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with natural bushes and trees which has never been farmed and where there are very few people.
the Anzacs---The Anzacs refers to Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. They joined British and French forces to fight the Turks at Gallipoli during WWⅡ. Although they later withdrew, the Gallipoli Campaign was seen as a noble defeat. The Anzacs Day (April 25) has remained Australia's most important holiday.
ACTU澳大利亚工会理事会---it stands for Australian council of trade unions, it is the main organizational body of the trade-union movement in Australia.
White Australian Policy---The White Australian Policy refers to the Immigration Restriction Act of 1901. According to the policy, only European, especially British and Irish, were
allowed to migrate to Australia. When they settled in Australia,
all migrants should assimilate 吸收themselves into white society.
1860s,
and 1850s in rush gold the ----After MelbourneMarvelous
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there was an important revolution in transport, especially with the network of tram and railway systems. This changed the pace of urban life and the appearance of the city and soon people were calling the city “Marvelous Melbourne”. But by the 1890s outsiders were calling the city “Marvelous Melbourne” because of the bad smell of the city.
Murray---Murray is Australia's longest river. It forms the major part of the boundary between the States of New South Wales and Victoria. It enters the sea in South Australia.
Tasmania---Tasmania is the smallest of the Australian States. It is an island lying south of the southeastern corner of the Australian mainland. It is often called the holiday Isle. It's capital is Hobart.
澳大利亚概况： 首都：堪培拉Canberra 第一大城：悉尼，2：墨尔本 世界最大羊毛出口国 国家元首：英女王，和加拿大一样有总督和总理，联邦制国家 政党：工党（最大党）australian labour party和自由党liberal party， 和英国不同，澳大利亚有成文宪法 议会参照英国，上议院senate（the upper house）和下议院house of representatives（the lower house） 新西兰概况 首都：惠灵顿Wellington
第一大城：奥克兰Auckland 世界最大羔羊肉，羊肉和奶制品出口国，称为the world’s biggest farm 国家元首：英女王 政体：议会制君主立宪制 爱尔兰概况（注意不是北爱尔兰哦，不是英国的一部分呢） 首都：都柏林dublin 英国概况 英格兰面积最大 苏格兰，爱丁堡为首府 威尔士，加的夫，Cardiff为首府 北爱尔兰，贝尔法斯特Belfast为首府
伦敦，UK首都，皇家法庭royal courts of justice 及圣保罗大教堂st paul’s cathedral在这里。威斯敏斯特westminster，伦敦市的一个行政区，也叫西敏寺，这里有议会houses of parliament，包含大钟楼big ben，白厅whitehall即英国政府，白金汉宫buckingham palace即英国皇宫，还有st james’ hall 圣詹姆斯宫。The great charter in 1215,1215年大宪章，亦称the great charter or Magna Charta,确保一些平民的政治权利与自由，保障教会不受国王的控制，改革了法律和司法，限制国王及王室官员的行为。 议会雏形，1265年，Simon de Montford 召集the Great Council在西敏寺开会，就是最早的议会，后来
《英语国家概况》课程习题集西南科技大学成人、网络教育学院版权所有 习题 【说明】：本课程《英语国家概况》（编号为12010）共有单选题,名词解释题,简答题,填空题2等多种试题类型，其中，本习题集中有[简答题]等试题类型未进入。 一、单选题 1. Celts were different groups of ancient people who came originally from________ A. France B. Denmark C. Ireland D. Germany 2. Who invaded and conquered Britain for the first time in 55 BC? A. Emperor Claudius B. Julius Caesar C. King Alfred D. King Ethelred 3. Who is the author of Murder in the Cathedral? A. Christopher Marlowe B. T. S. Eliot C. Ben Johnson D. Thomas Becket 4.When Oliver Cromwell died in 1658, and was succeeded by his son, ______, the regime began immediately to collapse. A. Henry B. Hamilton C. Richard D. Charles 5. The 18th century saw selective breeding of cattle, sheep and houses by _________. A. Jethro Tull B. Thomas Coke C. George III D. Robert Bakewell 6. Which of the following is not one of the members of the Lords Temporal? A. all hereditary peers and peeresses of the England, Scotland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom (but not peers of Ireland) B. lire peers created to assist the House in its judicial duties C. senior bishops of the Church of England D. all other life peers 7. Two years after the ending of the Hundred Years’ War with France, England was thrown into another series of civil wars, ________. A. the War of the Celts
在咨询过程当中，总会碰到学生问我：去澳洲好呢还是去加拿大好呢？本人搜集了一些信息将加拿大和澳洲留学对比： 两国概况 首先介绍一下两个国家的概况吧，还是能说明一些问题的。澳洲人口2000万，国土面积770万平方公里，2008国内生产总值1,015,217（millionsof USD，下同）总量排名世界14；人均生产总值47,498 USD，排名世界11；加拿大人口2700万，国土面积997.61万平方公里，2008年国内生产总值1,400,091 USD，排名世界11；人均生产总值42,031USD，排名世界17。数字上看加拿大都要略逊一筹，而且差距有进一步拉大趋势。 两国经济 从经济上看，两个国家制造业都不是很发达，重工业基本都没有，强项都是农业和类似矿石这样的出口加工业，两国都是世界上排名前列的农业出口国，但是作为发达国家，两国的70%以上gdp来自于服务业，也就是高附加值的第三产业。事实上，世界上只有很少的国家重视制造业，而且越来越少。刚刚过去的经济危机，对两国经济都有影响，但是显然加拿大受影响更大，因为加拿大大部分出口都是出口美国。澳大利亚则幸运的躲过了经济危机，是发达国家中唯一一个避免经济衰退（技术上讲连续两个季度gdp下降被定义为衰退），也是第一个开始退出经济刺激政策的发达国家。（这里要称赞一下澳大利亚的联邦储备银行应付得当，事实上很多金融学家都认为澳大利亚的金融体系才是世界上最好的） 两国政治 国际政治上看两国都是英联邦成员国，加拿大是七国集团的成员，虽然排最后，不过也很值得骄傲。但是在各自区域上来看，加拿大只能唯美国马首是瞻，澳洲在自己的区域则是无可争议的老大，在亚太范围有更强的影响力，东南亚国家高官一半以上出自澳大利亚的教育体系。 两国气候 气候上澳洲在南半球，加拿大在北半球，差异很大，至于哪里更好，自然是各有所好，就我个人感觉，澳洲比加拿大最好的一点就是气候了。温哥华的气候基本上和中国东北差不多，夏天要比哈尔滨凉快，冬天户外要冷一点，但是只要待在室内，你是不会感到冷的，但还是不适合大多数中国人生存。这还是加拿大工人气候最好的温哥华。澳大利亚就不用多说了，作为世界上久负盛名的旅游胜地，冬天有几天会冷，夏天有几天会热，剩下的330的多天简直就像是度假。两国自然环境都很好，很适合人类生存，澳大利亚更是平均寿命排名世界第二的国家，加拿大排名世界第五，第一是日本（其实澳洲很多人死于酗酒吸毒，如果减去这些人，应该可以超过日本。） 两国教育 教育上不太好比较，加拿大毕竟是在北美，应该要好一些，不过有两个资料可以参考，一个是泰晤士报的世界大学排名，澳洲有8个大学排名世界前100，加拿大只有4个。造成这种局面的原因很难说，不过个人感觉可能是因为澳洲学校的海外学生数量要强于加拿大，所以造成在国际声望好一些，另外加拿大不少优秀的学者都被
第三十章澳大利亚经济 Chapter 30 The Economy Ⅰ.工业 Manufacturing Industry 澳大利亚的制造业以制砖开始。86%的制造业为小企业。 Manufacturing in Australia began with the making of bricks. It is estimated that 86% of all manufacturing firms are small businesses. 在世界的总格局中，澳大利亚的制造业是独特的。它的特点包括下面几点: In a world context Australian manufacturing is unique. Its features include the following: 1)效率低Inefficiency 澳大利亚的市场有限，它在地理上与外界的隔绝以及很高的关税壁垒是影响澳大利亚工业效率的几个因素。 Australia's limited local market, its geographical isolation and high levels of tariff protection are the factors that affect the efficiency of Australian manufacturing. 效率最低并且最受保护的工业是汽车、纺织、服装和制鞋工业。 The industries that are most inefficient and most highly protected are automobile, textiles, clothing and footwear industries. 2)高度集中Concentration 在过去20年里，大的联合企业在澳大利亚经济中一直起中心作用。 Over the last 20 years large conglomerates have been given a central role in the Australian economy. 整个钢铁工业由一个公司控制，这就是布洛肯·希尔专卖有限公司。 The entire steel industry is in the hands of one company, the Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited (BHP). 3)外国投资Foreign investment 澳大利亚的制造业在很大程度上依靠外国投资。外资公司比他们的澳大利亚同行获利多。 Australian manufacturing relies heavily on foreign investment. Companies that are foreign-owned tend to be more profitable than their Australian counterparts. Ⅱ.农业 Agriculture 200年前，澳大利亚是一个没有农业的大陆。今天，农业却是这个国家的最大的和最多样化的行业。澳大利亚是世界上粮食和天然纤维的主要生产国之一。 200 years ago Australia was a land without agriculture. Today, agriculture is the nation's largest and most diverse industry. Australia is one of the world's leading
英语国家概况名词解释 1、The Constitution:Britain has no written Constitution.The foundations of the British state are laid out in statute law,which are laws passed by Parliament; the common laws, which are laws established through commom practice in courts;and conventions. 2、The house of Common: It’s the real center of British political life because it is the place where about 650 elected representatives(Members of Parliament) make and debate policy,These MPs are elected in the General Elections and should represent the interests of the people who vote for them. 3、The electoral campaign:Before a general election,the political parties would start their electoral campaigns in order to make their ideologies and policies known to the public.The campaign involves advertisements in newspapers, door-to-door campaigning,postal deliveries of leaflets and ‘party electoral broadcasts” on the television.The parties also try to attack and critisise the opponents’ policies.Therefore,these campaigns sometimes can be quite aggressive and critical. 4、Class system in British society:The class system does exist in British society.Most of British population would claim themselves to be either of middle-class or working-class,though some people would actually belong to the upper middle-class or lower middle-class.Class divisions are not simply economic,they are cultural as well.People of different classes may defferent may differ in the kind of newspaper they read,in the way they speak and in the kind of education they receive.One of the distinctive features about the British class system is that aristocratic titles can still be inherited. 5、Relative decline of the UK economy:The UK has experienced an economic decline since 1945.But this is a relative decline rather than an absolute one.Britain is wealthier and more productive than it was in 1945,but since other countries developed more rapidly,it has slid from being the second largest economy to being the six. 6、Comprehensive schools:are the most popular secondary schools in Britain today.Such schools admit children without reference to their academic abilities and provide a general education.Pupils can study everything from academic subjects like literature to more practical subjects like cooking 7、Grammar school s:it’s a type of secondary schools in Britain.Grammar schools select children at the age 11,through an examination called “the 11-plus”.Those children with the highest marks go to grammar schools.These schools lay emphasis on advanced academic subjects rather than the more general curriculum of the comprehensive schools and expect many of their pupils to go on to universities. 8、Independent schools:are commonly called public schools which are actually private schools that receive their funding through the private sector and tuition rates,with some government assitance.Independent schools are not part of national education system,but the quality of instruction and standards are maintained through visits from Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Schools.These schools are restricted to the students whose parents are comparatively rich. 9、the first English settle in North America:The first English permanent settlement was organized in 1607 by the London Company with a charter from the English King.The colonists settled in Virginia and survived by imposing strict discipline on themselves and by transplanting tobacco into the colony of Virginia.In 1619,the settlers elected their delegates and set up the House of Burgesses,and the same time they bought and enslaved black servants.These two events greatly influenced the political and social development of the United States later.
[原创]最适合中国人移民的国家，热门pk结果 [原创]最适合中国人移民的国家，热门pk结果 28225 次点击 51 个回复 wulinxiaoxia于2010-1-23 14:31:28 发布在凯迪社区>猫眼看人 我想目前中国人上广泛认为适合移民国家主要有四个：北美的美国和加拿大；大洋洲的澳大利亚和新西兰。其中美国和新西兰因为各自都有很严重的劣势（前者要求太高，后者经济不够发达）目前中国移民大多集中在澳大利亚和加拿大。本人拿了国内大学学士去了加拿大ubc读硕士，毕业后申请美国的学校未果，经过多方考虑移民去了悉尼，我想我还是有资格比较一下这两个国家的。 首先介绍一下两个国家的概况吧，还是能说明一些问题的。澳洲人口2000万，国土面积770万平方公里，2008国内生产总值1,015,217 （millions of USD，下同）总量排名世界14；人均生产总值47,498 USD，排名世界11；加拿大人口2700万，国土面积997.61万平方公里，2008
年国内生产总值1,400,091 USD，排名世界11；人均生产总值42,031USD，排名世界17。数字上看加拿大都要略逊一筹，而且差距有进一步拉大趋势，（更权威的世界银行资料, Data refer to the year 2008. [1], World Development Indicators database, World Bank, October 8, 2009. Note: Per capita values were obtained by dividing the Total GDP data by the Population data.）也可以去wiki百科查询，地址https://www.doczj.com/doc/c917706795.html,/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)_per_ capita。 从经济上看，两个国家制造业都不是很发达，重工业基本都没有，强项都是农业和类似矿石这样的出口加工业，两国都是世界上排名前列的农业出口国，但是作为发达国家，两国的70%以上gdp来自于服务业，也就是高附加值的第三产业。事实上，世界上只有很少的国家重视制造业，而且越来越少（补充，上次没有介绍失业率方面的数据。加拿大2008年12月失业率是8.6%,澳大利亚2008年12月失业率是5.5。不要小看这3%的差距，这在经济领域是非常大的差距，这也是为什么目前很多加拿大人来澳洲找工作的原因。关于失业率的数字，可以去google搜索。）刚刚过去的经济危机，对两国经济都有影响，但是显然加拿大受影响更大，因为加拿大大部分出口都是出口美国。澳大利亚则幸运的躲过了经济危机，是发达国家中唯一一个避免经济衰退（技术上讲连续两个季度gdp下降被定义为衰退），也是第一个开始退出经济刺激政策的发达国家。（这里要称赞一下澳大利
Sport Australia is a great sports country ,sports are widely popular. On the international sports arena, Australia cricket, hockey, Netball, Rugby and League football reach the first-class level; cycling, rowing, swimming, also ranked highest in the world. Other popular sports including Australian rules football, soccer, horse racing, motor racing, tennis, basketball, golf and track and field. Australia local hosted the summer Olympics twice, in 1956 Melbourne Olympics and the 2000 Sydney Olympics, respectively. Australia in the Olympic medal count higher ranked top five in the world for a long time, swimming and track and field events usually bring many medals. In addition, Australia is one of the tennis shrine, one of the four Grand Slam Australia open in Melbourne in January each year. Abel Park circuit in Melbourne is a formula one (F1), the first race of the year. Australia water sports so much that they long to get good grades in the Olympics, "water male lion," said. Football Australian rules football (AustralianRulesFootball) for the Australia-specific, Australia Australian Football League (AFL) game is extremely popular. Now soccer is also rapidly growing
1. The civil rights movement It is one of the most important of all social movements in the 1960s in America. Rosa Parks’ spontaneous action in 1955 was believed to the true beginning of the civil rights movement. The black students’ sit-in at a department lunch counter in North Carolina touched off the nationwide civil rights movement. During the first half of the decade, civil rights organizations like the SNCC,CORE,and SCLC struggled for racial intergration by providing leaderships,network and the people. In the latter half of the decade, some black organizations changed their nonviolent tactics, and emphasized on more radical means to end discrimination and raised the self-image of the blacks. The civil rights movement produced such great leaders as Martin Luther King. Jr, and Malcolm X, who inspired a generation of both blacks and whites to devote their lives to fighting for racial equality in th US. 2.A federal system【联邦制】 It is one in which power is shared between a central authority and its constiuent parts, with some rights reserved to each. 3.King Arthur It is said that he was the King of England in the 5th century and united the British and drove the Saxons back with his magica sword,Excalibur. His real existence is in doubt. He is the central figure of many legends. 4. The Anglo-Saxons They were two groups of Germanic peoples who settled down in England from the 5th century. They were regarded as the ancestors of the English and the founders of England. 5. Riverdance[大河舞] It is a very popular form of dancing based on Ireland’s intricate[错综复杂的]folk dances which are rearranged and modernized and adapted onto current stage performance. Dancing is traditionally part of Irish culture. It is usually accompanied by the Irish pipe and fiddle. The music usually sounds fast and furious. Most of the action
澳大利亚基本国情概况 澳大利亚联邦(The Commonwealth of Australia)，简称澳大利亚，其最早居民为土著人。1770年英国航海家詹姆斯·库克抵澳东海岸，宣布英国占有这片土地。1788年1月26日英国流放到澳大利亚的第一批犯人抵悉尼湾，英开始在澳建立殖民地，后来这一天被定为澳大利亚国庆日。1900年7月，英议会通过“澳大利亚联邦宪法”和“不列颠自治领条例”。 1901年1月1日，澳各殖民区改为州，成立澳大利亚联邦。1931年成为英联邦内的独立国家。 1986年，英议会通过“与澳大利亚关系法”，澳大利亚获得完全立法权和司法终审权。 一、基本国情 （一）自然状况 1、地理位置 澳大利亚位于南太平洋和印度洋之间，具体位置在南纬10度41'和43度39'之间。由澳大利亚大陆、塔斯马尼亚岛等岛屿和海外领土组成。东濒太平洋的珊瑚海和塔斯曼海，北、西、南三面临印度洋及其边缘海。海岸线长36,735公里。澳大利亚的国土面积为769.2万平方公里，居世界第六位，仅次于俄罗斯、加拿大、中国、美国和巴西。其陆地面积为768.24万平方公里，是世界上唯一独占一片大陆的国家，南北距离约3,700公里，东西约4,000公里。它东临南太平洋，西临印度洋，东南隔塔斯曼海与新西兰为邻，北部隔帝汶海和托雷斯海峡与东帝汶、印度尼西亚和巴布亚新几内亚相望。 澳大利亚虽四面临海，虽四面环水，但沙漠和半沙漠却占全国面积的35%。全国分为东部山地、中部平原和西部高原3个地区。全国最高峰科修斯科山海拨2230米，最长河流墨尔本河长3490里。中部的埃尔湖是澳大利亚的最低点，湖面低于海平面12米。在东部沿海有全世界最大的珊瑚礁──大堡礁。85%的澳大利亚人住在离海岸线50公里以内的地区，主要集中在首都堪培拉和澳洲的两大城市悉尼、墨尔本。城市集中在沿海，农村则在相对偏内陆一点。 2、气候特征 澳大利亚三分之一的地区处于南回归线以北，属于热带，而其余地区则属温带。澳大利亚春季为9月至11月，夏季为12月至2月，秋季为3月至5月，冬季为6月至8月。由于受亚热带高气压和东南信风的影响，加之全国35％的沙漠地带，澳气候比较干燥。北部年平均气温约摄氏27度，南部年平均气温约摄氏14度。澳西部和中部因沙漠气候，年平均降雨量不足250毫米；北部半岛和沿海地区属于热带草原气候，年平均降雨量为750—2,000
Unit1 A Brief Introduction to the United Kingdom 1.The flag of Britain : Union Jack （英国国旗中没有显示出Welsh旗） 2. The basic information of each country: Count ry Capital Area Memo Englan d London 最大 1.最不会把自己的 “英格兰文化区 别于其他文化” 2.一个高度城市化
3.The time joining the British parliament: However, in 1707 by agreement of the English and Scottish parliaments, Scotland joined the Union. 4.Difference between the British Isles ,UK, Great Britain , and England: British Isles: the island of Great Britain the island of Ireland
surrounding isles ●UK=Great Britain + Northern Ireland ●Great Britain =England +Scotland + Wales 5.The four major invasions in the history of Great Britain : At first, England was occupied by Celtic people. Then in 43AD Britain was invaded by the Roman Empire. Result: England and Wales became a part of the Roman Empire for nearly 400 years. the Angle-Saxon invaded. Result: The land they lived became" Angle-land", later changed into England, the language they spoken became English. PS：One of the best-known English legends derives from this time. In 5 century AD, King Author(亚瑟王) united the British, and with his magical sword, Excalibur（被称为“王者之剑”的圣剑）,
美国山脉： The Appalachians on the east stretch almost unbroken from Alabama to the Canadian border and beyond.The eastern United States is broad, flat coastal plain. The Great Plain lie west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains. To the west of the interior basin lies the mighty system of mountain Cordillera. 英国议会： The UK Parliament is one of the oldest representative assemblies in the world, having its origins in the mid-thirteenth-century great councils. Parliaments is the supreme legislative body and the assembly that Government is drawn from and answerable to. It comprise three elements: the Crown, the non-elected House of Commons, of which the latter is the source of real political power in the United Kingdom. In theory, the main function of Parliament is to legislate, that is, to create, abolish or amend new laws for the entire nation. But, in practice, it normally passes bills that are often proposed by the government. In addition, Parliament also votes the taxation and expenditures of the government; examines government policies and administration; and debates major political issues of the day. New England: New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states.It was one of the settlements by British colonists.it is a leader in innovative business methods,publishing,and the design and production of high-tech weaponry,aircraft,engines, tools and computers. Protestantism: One of the three major branches of Christianity,originating in the sixteenth-century reformation in Europe. The term applies to the belief of Christians who do not adhere to roman catholicism or eastern orthodoxy. The Renaissance The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned the period roughly from the 14th to the 17th century and profoundly affected European intellectual life in the early modern period. Beginning in Italy, and spreading to the rest of Europe by the 16th century, its influence was felt in literature, philosophy, art, music, politics, science, religion, and other aspects of intellectual inquiry. Renaissance scholars employed the
我想目前中国人上广泛认为适合移民国家主要有四个：北美的美国和加拿大；大洋洲的澳大利亚和新西兰。其中美国和新西兰因为各自都有很严重的劣势(前者要求太高，后者经济不够发达)目前中国移民大多集中在澳大利亚和加拿大。本人拿了国内大学学士去了加拿大ubc读硕士，毕业后申请美国的学校未果，经过多方考虑移民去了悉尼，我想我还是有资格比较一下这两个国家的。 首先介绍一下两个国家的概况吧，还是能说明一些问题的。澳洲人口2000万，国土面积770万平方公里，2004年人均收入21,650，世界排名19；加拿大人口2700万，国土面积997.61万平方公里，2004年人均收入23,930，排名世界18。数字上看加拿大都要略胜一筹，不过差距都很小，基本是一个档次。(2007年CIA数据，澳洲排世界16，43,798美元；加拿大排18，43,478美元，还是不分上下，但是澳洲已经超过加拿大。数据连接自美国中央情报局年鉴，The World Factbook, provided by theCentralIntelligence Agency, as of October 2, 2008.) 从经济上看，两个国家制造业都不是很发达，重工业基本都没有，强项都是农业和类似矿石这样的出口加工业，两国都是世界上排名前列的农业出口国，澳洲更是世界最大的羊肉出口国(但澳洲人很少吃羊肉)。(补充，上次没有介绍失业率方面的数据。加拿大2008年12月失业率是6.6%,澳大利亚2008年12月失业率是4.4%。不要小看这2%的差距，这在经济领域是非常大的差距，这也是为什么目前很多加拿大人来澳洲找工作的原因。关于失业率的数字，可以去google搜索。) 评价：加拿大略胜(现在可以改成澳大利亚大胜) 国际政治上看两国都是英联邦成员国，加拿大是七国集团的成员，虽然排最后，不过也很值得骄傲。但是在各自区域上来看，加拿大只能唯美国马首是瞻，澳洲在自己的区域则是无可争议的老大， 评价：打成平手。 气候上澳洲在南半球，加拿大在北半球，差异很大，至于哪里更好，自然是各有所好，就我个人感觉，澳洲比加拿大最好的一点就是气候了。我在温哥华呆了一年半，那里的气候基本上和中国东北差不多(我本科是在哈尔滨念的)，夏天要比哈尔滨凉快，冬天户外要冷一点，但是只要待在室内，你是不会感到冷的，但还是不适合大多数中国人生存。澳洲就不用多说了，冬天有几天会冷，夏天有几天会热，剩下的330的多天简直就像是度假。 评价：澳洲大胜 教育上不太好比较，我本来以为加拿大毕竟是在北美，应该要好一些(当初就是冲着北美去的)，不过有两个资料可以参考，一个是泰晤士报的世界大学排名，澳洲有7个大学排名前五十，加拿大只有3个。另外一个是香港人心中留学的选择地，第一就是澳洲，超过10%的香港人都选择去澳洲留学，英国排名第二，加拿大落后美国排第四。造成这种局面的原因很难说，不过个人感觉可能是因为澳洲学校的海外学生数量要强于加拿大，所以造成在