英国国情:英国社会与文化PDF电子书下载

Unit 1 The English Character 1

Text A The English Character（Ⅰ） 2

Text B The English Character（Ⅱ） 7

Text C The Understatement Rule 9

Unit 2 The Constitutional Monarchy 13

Text A The Constitutional Monarchy 14

Text B The Role of the Monarchy Today 17

Text C The Queen's Official Birthday 19

Text D Diana，the People's Princess 20

Unit 3 The British Parliament 25

Text A The British Government Today 26

Text B Political Parties in the U.K. 30

Text C Margaret Thatcher 32

Unit 4 Food and Drinks in the U.K. 35

Text A Food and Drinks in the U.K. 36

Text B British Meals 40

Text C Are You Foodies? 42

Text D Pub Etiquette 43

Unit 5 The British Ways＆Manners 47

Text A Politeness in Britain 48

Text B The Rules of Introduction 53

Text C What's Typically British 56

Text D Social Customs in Britain 57

Unit 6 Education System in the U.K. 61

Text A Going to School：British Style 62

Text B Boarding School 66

Text C On Liberal Education 68

Unit 7 The British Welfare System 72

Text A Welfare System in the U.K. 73

Text B The Welfare State 77

Text C The National Health Service 78

Text D Health and Illness 79

Unit 8 The British Media 82

Text A The British Press 83

Text B Contemporary British Television 87

Text C British Newspapers：A Ready Taxonomy of British Culture 89

Text D Drama and Documentary on British Television 92

Unit 9 The Law and Justice in Britain 97

Text A The British Legal System 98

Text B Origins of Common Law 102

Text C Jury System in the Dock 105

Text D The Police in Britain 106

Unit 10 Family Life in the U.K. 109

Text A Family Life in the U.K. 110

Text B Changing Values＆Norms of the U.K.Family 114

Text C One-Parent Family 115

Text D Marriage Customs 116

Unit 11 The British Sports＆Games 119

Text A The British Sports 120

Text B Cricket—A Very English Game 125

Text C The Highland Games 126

Text D Traditional Games in Scotland 127

Unit 12 Theatre＆Music in the U.K. 130

Text A Theatre＆Music in the U.K. 131

Text B Pantomimes 136

Text C Commercial Theatre and the Musical 137

Text D The Beatles 139

Unit 13 The British Holidays＆Festivals 142

Text A Holidays and Festivals in the U.K. 143

Text B Holiday Life in England 149

Text C Valentine Customs 150

Unit 14 The British Literature（Ⅰ） 152

Text A Overview of British Literature（Ⅰ） 153

Text B William Shakespeare 159

Text C To Be，or Not to Be 160

Text D Of Studies 161

Unit 15 The British Literature（Ⅱ） 164

Text A Overview of British Literature（Ⅱ） 165

Text B Pride and Prejudice 172

Text C Christmas Dinner 173

Text D Agatha Christie—Queen of Crime 175

Appendix 重点参考书目和网站 179