英美概况名词解释

名词解释：

1. Great Britain: shortened as Britain ,it can be a geographical term ,referring to the island on

which England ,Wales and Scotland are situated ,together with numerous smaller islands .

2. The Union Flag :also known as the Union Jack ,it is the national flag of the United Kingdom .

3. God Save the King /Queen : the national anthem of the United Kingdom.

4. Lake Poets: English poets at the turn of the 19th century who lived in the Lake District of

England and were inspired by it to create romantic works .

5. Domesday Book(土地财产清册)：The written record of a census and survey of English

landowners and their property made by order of William the Conqueror in 1085-1086 .

6. Black Death (黑死病)：also known as the Black Plague ,it was a devastating pandemic(流行的) that first struck European in the mid-14th century .

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源-于-网-络-收-集 III. Explain the following terms.

1. the Hardian’s Wall:

It was one of the two great walls built by the Romans to keep the Picts out of the area they had

conquered.

2. Alfred the Great

Alfred was a strong king of the wisemen. It was created by the Anglo-Saxons to advise the king. It’s

the basis of the Privy Council which still exists today.

3. William the Conqueror

William was Duke of Normandy. He landed his army in Oct, 1066 and defeated king Harold. Then he

was crowned king of England on Christams Day the same year. He established a strong Norman

government and the feudal system in England.

4. the battle of Hastings

In 1066, King Edward died with no heir, the Witan chose Harold as king. William, Duke of Normandy,

invaded England. On October 14, the two armies met near Hasting. After a day’s battle, Harold was

The black Death

It was the deadly bubonic plague who spread through Europe in

the 14th century . It swept through England without warning and

any cure , and spring no victims . It killed between half and one

–third of the population of England . Thus , much land was left

untended and labour was short . It caused far-reaching economic

consequences .

Thatcher

The election of 1979 returned the conservative party to power

and Margaret Thatcher became the first woman prime minister

in Britain . Her policies are popularly referred to as state-owned

industries , the use of monetarist policies to control inflation ,

the weaking of trade forces unions , the strengthening of the role

of market forces in the economy , and an emphasis on low and

order . so , she gained her reputation as the “ iron lady ”

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1 1.Allegory (寓言)

A tale in verse or prose in which characters, actions, or settings represent abstract ideas or moral

qualities.

寓言，讽喻：一种文学、戏剧或绘画的艺术手法，其中人物和事件代表抽象的观点、原则或支配力。

2.Alliteration (头韵)

Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound within a line or a group of words.

头韵：在一组词的开头或重读音节中对相同辅音或不同元音的重复。

3.Allusion (典故)

A reference to a person, a place, an event, or a literary work that a writer expects the reader to

recognize and respond to.

典故：作者对某些读者熟悉并能够作出反映的特定人物，地点，事件，文学作品的引用。

4.Analogy (类比)

A comparison made between two things to show the similarities between them.

类比：为了在两个事物之间找出差别而进行的比较。

5. Antagonist (反面主角)

The principal character in opposition to the protagonist or hero or heroine of a narrative or drama.

反面主角：叙事文学或戏剧中与男女主人公或英雄相对立的主要人物。

6. Antithesis (对仗)

The balancing of two contrasting ideas, words, or sentences.