英语国家概况修订版.ppt

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 英语国家概况修订版 Knee-length skirtlike garment that is worn by men as a major element of the traditional national garb of Scotland. Highland dress is also the uniform of Scottish regiments in the British army, and kilts have been worn in battle as recently as World War II. In Braveheart, William Wallace, a Scottish freedom fighter, wears his kilt high on the thigh while riding. 英语国家概况修订版 Main characteristics: Temperate, with warm summers, cool winters and plentiful precipitation（降水） throughout the year Three major features: Winter fog Rainy days Instability/Changeability 英语国家概况修订版 The River Thames the capital of England and the United Kingdom the political, industrial, cultural and financial center of the country one of the world's leading banking and financial centers 英语国家概况修订版 The Palace of Westminster 英语国家概况修订版 Westminster Abbey Big Ben 英语国家概况修订版 Guildhall（市政厅） 英语国家概况修订版 Hyde Park Tower of London（伦敦塔） 英语国家概况修订版 Tower Bridge Buckingham Palace 英语国家概况修订版 London Eye 英语国家概况修订版 Capital of Scotland administrative, financial, legal, medical and insurance center of Scotland beautiful scenery renowned architecture 英语国家概况修订版 one of the most noted of Scotland's universities. It was founded in 1583 as “the Town's College”. Alumni: Charles Darwin, Sir Walter Scott, the novelist Robert Louis Stevenson, and the inventor Alexander Graham Bell. 英语国家概况修订版 Edinburgh Castle Palace of Holyrood（霍利鲁德） 英语国家概况修订版 the capital city of Wales for 58 years Europe’s youngest capital city home to an enormous amount of urban regeneration and restoration one of the most fashionable cities in the United Kingdom 英语国家概况修订版 Cardiff City Hall 英语国家概况修订版 Millennium Stadium（千年球场） Cardiff Castle 英语国家概况修订版 City Hall the largest city and the capital of Northern Ireland an important historic city Once the home of the I