英语国家概况知识点总结

U.K.&Ireland 1.What is the full name of the United Kingdom?the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国 its short term :UK: the United Kingdom (大不列颠)联合王国 2.What are the other names?Great Britain (大不列颠，英国）its short term: G.B. GB Britain(不列颠, 英国) England英格兰(the main part of Britain)英国 the British Empire大英帝国(a historical term)the British Commonwealth英联邦 3.What are the two large islands that make up the British Isles? The British Isles（不列颠群岛 ）：are made up of two large islands-Great Britain (the larger one) and Ireland, and hundreds of small ones. Great Britain and Ireland 4.What are the four political divisions of the United Kingdom? Three political divisions on the island of Great Britain: England, Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland 5.Whats its respective capital（首府）?England: London Scotland: EdinburghWales： Cardiff Northern Ireland:. Belfast6.Whats the national anthem? God Save the Queen/King7. Whats its national flower? RoseWhats its national flag? the Union Jack9. Whats its nickname? John Bull. A personification of the British nation or a typical British man10. What kind of country is Britain in terms of its geographical feature? An island country11.Which river is important in Britain?The Thames River12.Can you tell me something about the location of Britain?It lies in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north coast of Europe. It is separated from the rest of Europe by the English Channel in the south and the North Sea in the east.13.Whats the climate like in Britain? Why do British people talk about weather very often?Britain has a maritime climate-winters are not too cold and summers are not too hot. It has a steady reliable rainfall throughout the whole year. The temperature varies within a smallrange. Thats why British people talk about weather a lot. 14.What are the symbols of England?The royal policeman, Royal Coat of Arms(皇家徽章), Black Taxi, Foot Guard,Life Guard, Double Decker Bus ,Union Flag , Big Ben 15.Can you list some landmarks of London? Tower of London, London Eye, the Buckingham Palace, St Pauls Cathedral, Tower Bridge 16.What are the symbols of Scotland?Edinburgh, Edinburgh International Arts Festival, Tartan, Whiskey, Bagpipe, golf17.The earliest known settlers on the British Isles were Iberians18.Christianity was first brought to England by The Romans The United States1. How do you know about the different names of USA?the United States of America; US; U.S. USA; U.S.A2. Whats its national flag?The Stars and Stripes, Old Glory, The Starry Banner3.How do you know the meaning of its national flag?The stripes symbolize the 13 colonies that originally constituted the United States of America. The stars represent the 50 states of the Union. White signifies Purity and Innocence; Red, Hardiness and Valor; and Blue, Vigilance, Perseverance and Justice. 4. Whats the nickname of American people?Uncle Sam5. Whats its national anthem(国歌)?The Star-Spangled Banner 星条旗永不落6. There are many things that symbolize American culture, could you say some of them? No less than 10 itemsMany things that symbolize American culture. The list runs as follows:1) Statue of Liberty2)White House3) President Hill4)Lincoln Memorial Hall5)Empire State Building6)Times Square 7)Broadway Theater DistrictWhere is the US? Could you tell me its boundary ?How large is it? Whats its rank respectively all over t