希腊Greece介绍

1、旅游英语作业旅游英语作业希腊希腊新闻学院新闻学院 1201 徐丹丹徐丹丹 陈天行陈天行 季玲怡季玲怡 赵可嘉赵可嘉 吕丽吕丽 http:/ Greece Contents nGreece IntrudctionnGreece History and GeographynGreek Places of Interest nGreek MythologynGreek LiteraturenThe end Greece ItrudctionnGreece is the abbreviation of The Hellenic Republic The capital of Greece is Ath

2、ensThe Greek flagThe Greek National Emblem Greeces national flower is the olive oilGreece is the birthplace of the Olympic Games In 776 BC the greeks provisions every 4 years the first Games held in Olympia.During the games, all athletes and the Greek common people gather in the near Olympia in sout

3、hern Greece this scenic town.Greece Historynn 3000 BC,Greece develop a highly Aegean civilization. In 1200 BC, the Dorian destroyed it. The Greece who live in crete previously went to the Attioa and Minor Asia in order to avoid the attack of the Dorians.nAfter the death of Alexander, the Roman conqu

4、er the three big countries, Greece became one part of Rmoe. Then the the Roman empire was divided into west and east. Byzantine is the center of the east roman empire. In 1453, the Ottoman empire conquered the Constantinople and destroyed Byzantine empire. After that, the Ottoman empire ruled the Gr

5、eece. Until 1832, Greece declared the independence.Greece GeographyGreece GeographynGreece covers an area of 131,957 square kilometers, 15 percent of it are island. The north of it border on Bulgaria, Macedonia and Albania. The north-east border on European area of Turkey. nAegean sea is on the east

6、 of it. Mediterranean is at the middle of Greece and Africa. The coastline of Greece is about 15000 kilometers. The water of Greece is about 6 nautical mile. Greece is a mountainous country with plain close to the sea. Rivers are short but with many harbours. The biggest peninsula is Peloponnese and

7、 the biggest island is Crete.There is another famous spot is Aegean Sea(爱琴爱琴海海)like wine, romantic andmellow (醇厚醇厚).Actually, Aegean Sea 爱琴海爱琴海Greek places of interestAegean Sea is a part of the Mediterranean, but it was changed by people who preferred romantic.nThe acropolis is the most outstanding

8、 ancient architectural complexes, and Greece is a comprehensive line of public buildings, for religious and political centre. The acropolis is located in central Athens on the acropolis hill, was founded in 580 BC. The city of David, the earliest construction is the Athena temple and other religious

9、 buildings. The Parthenon帕特农神庙 Syntagma Square 宪法广场宪法广场 Temple of Athena Nike雅典娜胜利女神庙雅典娜胜利女神庙Greek Mythology is a group of traditional tales told by the ancient Greeks about the deeds of gods, heroes and their relations with human beings.Its great influence upon the English language and literature i

10、s beyond description. A great number of words and idioms in the English language come from the Greek mythology.Greek Mythology Zeus 宙斯Father of Gods and menthe god of sky and thunder However,he is known for his erotic escapades.These resulted in many godly and heroic offspring,including Athena,Apoll

11、o and so on. His symbols are the thunderbolt,eagle,bull,and oak.Apollo 阿波罗God of sun. God of healing who taught man medicine. God of truth , who can not speak a lie. One of Apollos most important daily tasks is to harness his chariot with four horses and drive the sun across the sky.Athena 雅典娜Daught

12、er of Zeus. Goddess of wisdom victory and war.She is fierce and brave in battle but, only wars to defined the state and home from outside enemies.She is the goddess of the city, handicrafts, and agriculture. She invented the bridle, the trumpet, the flute, the pot, the plow, the yoke, the ship, and

13、the chariot. She is the embodiment of wisdom, reason, and purity.Prometheus 普罗米修斯 He was a champion of mankind, known for his wily intelligence, who stole fire from Zeus and gave it to mortals His myth has been treated by a number of ancient sources, in which Prometheus is credited with or blamed fo

14、r playing a pivotal role in the early history of mankind.Greek LiteraturenGreek literature has continued a long tradition of nearly three years in the history of world literature . nonly Chinese literature and Indian literature can be comparedPOEMnAncient Greek literature is handed down from 8 centu

15、ry BC， Homer beginsnHomer is the raw material of many centuries of accumulated oral legends and heroic story, Is considered a model for epicPROSEnAfter the 7th century BC, the rise of prose log file beginsnonly a few fragments Geography leaves throught Early prose writings RHETORIC AND SPEECHESnRhetoric and speeches is an important aspect of ancient Greek literature.nThe rise of a democratic system allows for political speeches and speeches and rhetoric on the respondent court become an important academic.nSophists scholars are professors elocution.PHILOSOPHYn4th century