英語專業(yè)八級閱讀知識輔導(dǎo)：英國國土概況

1、2017年英語專業(yè)八級閱讀知識輔導(dǎo)： 英國國土概況Land and People英國的國土與人民Different Names for Britain and its Parts英國的不同名稱及其各組成部分1 .Geographical names: the British Isles, Great Britain and England.地理名稱：不列顛群島，大不列顛和英格蘭。2.Official name: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and NorthernIreland.官方正式名稱：大不列顛及北愛爾蘭聯(lián)合王國。3 .The British

2、Isles are made up of two large islands-Great Britain (the larger one) and Ireland, andhundreds of small ones.不列顛群島由兩個大島-大不列顛島(較大的一個)和愛爾蘭島，及 成千上萬個小島組成。4 .Three political divisions on the island of Great Britain:England, Scotland and Wales.大不列顛島上有三個政治區(qū)：英格蘭、蘇格蘭和威爾士。(1) England is in the southern part o

3、f Great Britain. It is the largest, most populous section.英格蘭位于大不列顛島南部，是，人口最稠密的地區(qū)。(2) Scotland is in the north of Great Britain. It has three natural zones (the Highlands in the north; theCentral lowlands;the south Uplands) Capital: Edinburgh蘇格蘭位于大不列顛的北部。它有三大自然區(qū)：北部高地，中部 低地及南部山陵。首府：愛丁堡。(3) Wales is i

4、n the west of Great Britain. Capital: Cardiff威爾士位于大不列顛的西部。首府：加的夫(4) Northern Ireland is the fourth region of the UK. Capital: Belfast.北愛爾蘭是英國第四個區(qū)域。首府：貝爾法斯特。5 .The Commonwealth (of nations) is a free association of independent countries that were once coloniesof Britain. It was founded in 1931, and has 50 member countries until