CelticLanguages英语语言.ppt

TheCelticLanguages,Bygroup7,Celts,Celts,apeoplewhodominatedmuchofwesternandcentralEuropeinthe1stmillenniumBC,givingtheirlanguage,customs,andreligiontotheotherpeoplesofthatarea,Celts,TheearlyinhabitantsofEnglandwerebrythons,abranchofCelts,fromwhomtheislandgotitsnameofBritain.TheCeltswereaprimitivepeoplelivinginthetribalsociety,TheCelticlanguagesarepartofagroupcalledtheItalo-CelticbranchoftheIndo-Europeanfamilyoflanguages,whicharosesomewhereinEasternEurope.ThereisnoonealsooriginatinginEuropeandincludeGermanEnglish,Dutch,etc.Celticreferstoagroupofdozensoflanguagessixofwhicharespokentoday:Breton，Cornish，Irish，Gaelic，ManxScottish，Gaelic，Welsh,Celticlanguages,OfallthetraditionallanguagesspokenintheUKtoday,theearliestlanguage,theCeltic,fromwhichIrish,welshandScottishGaelichavedeveloped,ofthese,welshcloselytiedtotheculturalnationalismofWales,isthestrongest,today,aboutonefifthofthetotalpopulationofWales,especiallyinthenorthandwest,areabletospeakit.,CantheCelticlanguagessurvive?Atonetime,EnglishlawpreventedWelshbeingspokenatschoolsandifyouspokeWelshyouhadtowearasmallwoodenplankandtheonegottowearitlastoftheschooldaygotbeatenbyacane.Butsincethe80stheWelshLanguageisbeinglearnedatschools.SomejobsareadvertisedinWelshtoincreasetheWelshspeakingworkforce.,CharactersoftheEnglish,Hesecretlylooksdownonmoreexcitablenations,andlikestothinkofhimselfasmorereliablethanthem.Hedoesnttrustbigpromisesandopenshowsoffeelings.Tothosewhoarefondoffloweryexpressions,theEnglishmanmayappearuncomfortablycold.,WhatatypicalEnglishmanthink?,Inyourmind,whatisanEnglishlike?,TypicalEnglishcharacter,1threserved,reserved:adj.(ofapersonorhischaracter)slowtoshowfeelingsorexpressopinions,disposition,manner,etc.寡言的；矜持的；,reserved,QualityoftheBritish,andinparticularoftheEnglish,is“reserved.”Areservedpersonisonewhodoesnottalkverymuchtostrangers,doesnotshowmuchemotion,andseldomgetsexcited.Itisdifficulttogettoknowareservedperson:henevertellsyouanythingabouthimself,andyoumayworkwithhimforyearswithouteverknowingwherehelives,howmanychildrenhehas,andwhathisinterestsare.Englishpeopletendtobelikethat.,ReservedPerson,TheEnglishseemtobequietmostofthetime.,Whenmakingajourney,theymaytrytheirbesttofindanemptyseatorcompartment.,However,theyarereallyhumanandpleasedwhenotherpeoplesucceedinbreakingthesilence.,2thmodest,Modest：Adj.谦虚的，谦逊的，谦恭的,modesty,Ifapersonisverygoodattennisandsomeoneaskshimifheisagoodplayer,hewillseldomreply“Yes,”becausepeoplewillthinkhimconceited.Hewillprobablygiveananswerlike,“Imnotbad,”or“Well,Imverykeenontennis.”Evenifhehadmanagedtoreachthefinalsinlastyearslocalchampionships,hewouldsayitinsuchawayastosuggestthatitwasonlyduetoapieceofgoodluck.,“Imnotbad.”,“Well,Imveryfondofit.”,IknowthetroubleIamcausingyou,butwouldyoumind?,Idontreallyliketoaskyou,but。,Conservative:Adj.守旧的，保守的,3thconservative,TheconservativenessoftheEnglish,TheEnglishdoesnotusemetricsystemwhichworksasacommoncriterionintheworld,instead,theyusemile.Englandisoneofthefewcountrieswhostillkeepsthemonarchy.theEnglishrefusedtousecentralheating,theypreferfireplaceandelectricstove.,4thHumorous,Itsstarting-pointisself-dispraise,anditsgreatenemyisconceit.Itsobjectistheabilitytolaughatoneself-atonesownfaults,onesownfailure,evenatonesownideals.,Humor,ThefamousEnglishsenseofhumorissimilar.Itsstarting-pointisself-deprecation,anditsgreatenemyisconceit.Itsobjectistheabilitytolaughatoneself-atonesownfaults,onesownfailure,evenatonesowncriticism,“Hehasnosenseofhumor”isverycommonlyheardinBritain,wherehumorishighlyprized.Asenseofhumorisanattitudetoliferatherthanthemereabilitytolaughatjokes.Thisattitudeisnevercruelordisrespectfulormalicious.TheEnglishdonotlaughatacrippleofamadman,oratragedyoranhonorablefailure.,TheclassicBritishcomedy,Name:Mr.BeanMainActor:RowanAtkinson罗温艾金森,Englishhumor,Amanaskedforamealinarestaurant.Thewaiterbroughtthefoodandputitonthetable.Afteramoment,themancalledthewaiterandsaid:-Waiter!Waiter!Theresaflyinmysoup!-Pleasedontspeaksoloudly,sir,saidthewaiter,oreveryonewillwantone.,EnglishHumor,EnglishHumor,EnglishHumor,EnglishHumor,5thsportsmanship,Likeasenseofhumor,thisisanEnglishidealwhichnotallEnglishmenliveupto.,sportsmanship：n.运动精神,Boxing,rugby,soccer,hockey,tennisandcricketwereallfirstorganizedandgivenrulesinBritain.,“straightfromtheshoulder”isusedtodescribeawell-aimed,strongcriticism,“belowthebelt”isusedtodescribeanunfaircriticism,Oneofthemostelementaryrulesoflifeis“neverhitamanwhenhesdown”,Sportsmanship,sportsmanship,ItmustberealizedthatsportinthismodernformisalmostentirelyaBritishinvention.Rulesaretheessenceofsport,andsportsmanshipistheabilitytopracticeasportaccordingtoitsrules,whilealsoshowinggenerositytoonesopponentandgoodtemperindefeat.Thehighpressureofmoderninternationalsportmakestheseidealsdifficulttokeep,buttheyareatleasthighlyvaluedinBritainandarecertainlyachievedtheremorecommonlythanamongmoreexcitablepeoples.,CustomsofEnglish,Britishconservative,cold,humility,humor,donotliketoboast,butdonotliketheothersfindouttheirprivateaffairs.BritishmostabouttheweatheristheeternaltopicPeopledatingeachotheraboutaweekinadvance,usuallyagoodfirstcontactbyphone.TheBritishusedtohavetheirord