Land and People
1 b7 s* r4 e/ f! O 英国的国土与人民
) M; M7 W1 [0 [( D$ J Different Names for Britain and its Parts- H" L! d; B$ O5 E! [8 H
英国的不同名称及其各组成部分
; A, V3 ^0 g. B5 } 1.Geographical names: the British Isles, Great Britain and England.
' w# Y. r/ _, D 地理名称:不列颠群岛,大不列颠和英格兰。' R& Z' H8 ^% x& I& P0 ~) j( }- | {
2.Official name: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.' {! j3 N, x: B1 _
官方正式名称:大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国。
8 a3 A# {8 G4 t7 H6 g+ @7 l. g 3.The British Isles are made up of two large islands-Great Britain (the larger one) and Ireland, and hundreds of small ones.5 X& W2 C% O& R b" p# y! L& S
不列颠群岛由两个大岛-大不列颠岛(较大的一个)和爱尔兰岛,及成千上万个小岛组成。
! h# r6 m; O6 u& K 4.Three political divisions on the island of Great Britain: England, Scotland and Wales.4 b0 V; s- u* Y% r5 F
大不列颠岛上有三个政治区:英格兰、苏格兰和威尔士。' ^" N F ^( A. B4 M
(1) England is in the southern part of Great Britain. It is the largest, most populous section.; W( W, ^* U* J; B7 |2 g
英格兰位于大不列颠岛南部,是最大,人口最稠密的地区。/ D- y4 N* `' ` [
(2) 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: Edinburgh
. f0 r7 ~" `$ x# L: I& u v+ [ 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。
4 k8 V2 w; p: k/ w: \# ^ (3) Wales is in the west of Great Britain. Capital: Cardiff7 |6 K4 H9 W, {
威尔士位于大不列颠的西部。首府:加的夫4 f" C% e" L4 b' u; @
(4) Northern Ireland is the fourth region of the UK. Capital: Belfast.
% N% C- F5 E6 @' {9 t1 i 北爱尔兰是英国第四个区域。首府:贝尔法斯特。
5 u7 g4 D6 t2 E8 Z } 5.The Commonwealth (of nations) is a free association of independent countries that were once colonies of Britain. It was founded in 1931, and has 50 member countries until 1991.6 _8 K9 |6 R$ f2 g# T, v8 x4 T; o
英联邦是曾为英国殖民地的、但现已独立国家所构成的自由联合体。它成立于1931年,至1990年止已有50个成员国。 |