英语国家概况复习笔记Chapter 1 Land and People 英国的国土与人民Different Names for Britain and its Parts 英国的不一样名称及其各构成部分1.Geographical names: the British Isles, Great Britain and England. 地理名称:不列颠群岛,大不列颠和英格兰.2.Official name: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 官方正式名称:大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国.3.The British Isles are made up of two large islands—Great Britain (the larger one) and Ireland, and hundreds of small ones.不列颠群岛由两个大岛［大不列颠岛（较大的一种）和爱尔兰岛］及成千上万个小岛构成.4.Three political divisions on the island of Great Britain: England, Scotland and Wales.大不列颠岛上有三个政区:英格兰,苏格兰和威尔士.England is in the southern part of Great Britain.It is the largest, most populous section. ①位于大不列颠岛南部,是最大,人口最稠密的地区.Scotland is in the north of Great Britain. It has three natural zones (the Highlands in the north; the Central lowlands; the south Uplands) Capital:② Edinburgh. 苏格兰位于大不列颠的北部.它有三大自然区：北部高地,中部低地及南部山陵.首府：爱丁堡.Wales is in the west of Great Britain. Capital: Cardiff ③威尔士位于大不列颠的西部.首府：加的夫Northern Ireland is the fourth region of the UK. Capital: Belfast. ④北爱尔兰是英国第四个区域.首府：贝尔法斯特5.The Commonwealth (of nations) is a free association of independent countries that were once colonies of Britain.Member nations are joined together economically and have certain trading agreements.The Commonwealth has no special powers.The decision to become a member of the Commonwealth is left to each nation. It was founded in 1931, and has 50 member countries until 1991.英联邦是一种自由联合体,由曾是英国殖民地而目前已经独立的国家构成.组员国之间实行经济合作,有一定的贸易协议.英联邦没有尤其的权利,与否参与英联邦由各组员国自己决定.它成...
