(精选)英语国家文化 第1章：英国课件.ppt

b. Everyday dress is all right for most occasions. Yet, you are advised to dress more formally when attending a holiday dinner or a cultural event such as a concert or a play, a wedding, the commencement (毕业典礼), etc. 【日常着便装在多数场合都是适宜的。但参加节假聚餐、婚礼、毕业典礼或观看演出、听音乐会等要着正装。】 c. It is important to learn how to introduce and greet people in social communication. It is proper to shake hands with everyone you are introduced, both men women. A proper response to an introduction is “pleased to meet you”. If you want to introduce yourself to someone, extend your hand for a handshake and say “Hello, I am …”. Hugging is only for friends. 【学会在社交场合介绍和问候人是很重要的。无论男女，被介绍后 相互握手是适宜之举，得体的回应语是 “pleased to meet you” (很高兴见到你)。如果你要向某人作自我介绍，伸出手与对方握 手的同时说“你好！我是某某”即可。拥抱只用于朋友之间。】 Some tips concerning dining in UK: (英国用餐小贴士) Please define the following terms in either E or C: (请用英语或汉语定义下列术语) a. family style (家庭式) b. buffet style (自助餐式) c. serving style (分餐式) (Before you define the above terms, please read carefully the last two paragraphs from the bottom on p10 of the textbook.——在定义上列术语之前，请仔细阅读课本 第10页倒数最后两段。) Part B Broadening My Horizon 开 阔 视 野 Education in the United Kingdom 英国教育情况简介 BMH A Generalization (概述) Education in the UK is compulsory (强制性的) for all children between ages of 5 and 16 during the periods of primary education and secondary education. 【在英国初级和中级教育阶段，对所有5-16岁的青少年实行义务教育。) 】 Education in the UK is divided into 4 stages: primary, secondary, further education and higher education. 【英国教育体系分为四个阶段：初级教育、中级教育、继续教育 和 高等教育。】 Primary Secondary Education (初级和中级教育) Kids in the UK go to school at the age of 5. There are 6 grades in primary school 5 grades in secondary school. Then there are 2 or 3 (in some secondary schools) more years for their further studies (which is called “The Sixth Form”——第六学级). In these 2 or 3 years students ta