英美文化-课件-第2单元-big-names(S).pptVIP

So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this and this gives life to thee. 只要人们能呼吸或眼睛看得清， 此诗将永存，并且赐给你生命。 Quotations All the worlds a stage,And all the men and women merely players. As You Like It (II, vii, 139-143) 3. What was the theatre in London that Shakespeare was associated with? A. The World B. The Britain C. The Circle D. The Globe √ Wooden O Globe Adventure on the sea English ships began to explore the world and trade with distant countries armada: a large group of things, esp. ships or boats ? Spanish 1588 Conflict with Spain Spanish ships had been sailing the seas for a hundred years Spaniards were Catholics and hated Protestantism King Philip claimed England Sea fights were frequent The decisive blow is English victory over the great Spanish fleet, the Armada Sir Francis Drake defeated the Armada which aimed to attack England Marked the beginning of an English Naval tradition The Gunpowder Plot The most famous Catholic conspiracies Aim to blow up King James I Parliament in 1605 Guy Fawkes A man was caught in the cellars (地窖) of the House of Parliament in the very act of preparing the explosives Guy Fawkes’ Night Celebrated on November 5th every year Effigies (肖像，模拟像) of Guy Fawkes are burnt amid brilliant fireworks Who is known as “ Grandmother of Europe”? Queen Victoria How many years did she reign? (r. 1837-1901) hemophilia [ .hi:m?fili? ] ? -- the royal disease. haemo = hemo = blood e.g. Hemorrhage 大出血 Hemoglobin 血红蛋白 Hemotology 血液病 血友病 husband? Albert -- (Crystal Palace) Great Exhibition of 1851 2010 Britain had a worldwide empire on which the sun never set. Victorianism The 19th Century An age of national development national optimism Victorianism Social reform Development in communications Stability Imperialism * Section 2 Big Names On Her / His Majesty’s Service Royal Coat of Arms Schedule for UK Section 1 1066 and all that Section 2 Big Names