The British Isles is a geographical term. It consists of three parts: two big islands and about 5000 small islands.1. Great Britain: (Scotland , England,Wales)2. Ireland3 about 5000 smaller adjacent islandsIn the British Isles , there are two independent states:( The UK and The Republic of Ireland) 1. The idea that English stands for Fish & Chips, the Speakers Corner, Big Ben and the Tower of London is past.2. The fact that the mainland of Great Britain is made up of three kingdom is still unknown to many. 用炸鱼土豆条，讲演角，大本钟楼和伦敦塔象征英国的时代已经过去了。 大不列颠岛是由三个小国组成的，这一事实许多人都不知道以上两个句子 that 引导的从句都是同位语从句，它一般跟在某些名词如 belief, fact, hope, idea, news, problem, possibility… 的后面，用以说明或解释前面的名词。引导同位语从句的词最常见的是连词 that, 此外还有连接副词 how, when, where, why 等。 eg: 1 The possibility that people would have to share rooms was not mentioned. 2 I have no idea when Jake will be back. 3 He can’t answer the question how he got the money. 同位语从句与定语从句的区别：1. We expressed the hope ( that ) they had expressed.2. We expressed the hope that they would come to visit China again. 同位语从句定语从句引导词 that 只起连接的作用不充当句子成分引导词 that 除了引导句子外还充当一定的句子成分同位语从句与前面的名词是同位关系表示这个名词的内容定语从句对先行词起修饰作用，表示“…的”。同位语从句的 that 一般不能省而定语从句中的关系代词 that ，当其在从句中做宾语时，常常可以省略 2. The largest island is called Britain, which is separated from France by the English Channel, which at one point is only 20 miles wide.最大的岛叫不列颠岛， 被英吉利海峡与法国隔开，海峡最窄处只有 20 英里宽。3. Between Britain and Ireland in the Irish sea, lies the small Isle of Man=The small Isle of...
