英国的风土人情英语作文
【篇一:英国 英语作文】
my impression of the uk
when people talk about the uk, the first impression may be the old gentleman, traditional, prosperous and strong, or beckham, elizabeth and mr. bean. everyone has different impressions of britain, and i would like to talk about my impression of the britain.
britain is a wealthy country, the worlds leading power since the first industrial revolution. in the 18th century, britain is the worlds biggest country, while in the early 20th century the situation is different. though britain was influenced by the war and a series of factors, the superpower position was replaced by the united states, it is still an influential power in the world. with its developed economy, british people attach great importance to the quality of their life. the britains working hours is abou
t 22 hours a week. they have few working hours, so they have much more free time to do whatever they like, for example doing the housework by themselves, doing sports, traveling, reading, writing, listening to music and so on. what’s more british people love pets very much.
english afternoon tea is famous all over the world. british have a 300-years-old history of drinking black tea. afternoon tea was introduced in england by anna, the seventh duchess of bedford, in the year 1840. they will add sugar and milk in the
black tea, and it is necessary to drink after a meal for british. the uk is the largest
consumption country of black tea. in other words, there is no country that is professional than britain in tasting black tea. the traditional afternoon tea time is four oclock in the afternoon, it is commonly known as low tea. traditional afternoon tea consists of a selection of dainty sandwiches, scones served with clotted cream. cakes and pastries are also served. tea grown in india or ceylon is poured from silver tea pots into delicate bone china cups.
the climate of britain is very comfortable. it is neither hot in summer, nor cold in winter in uk, it is warm and humid. it often rains in britain, in my impression british always need to take an umbrella wherever they go. also they will often talk about weather when they meet each other just like we talk about whether the other has had dinner. for british people the sunshine is very precious because there is too much rain all the year round. as long as it is a sunny weekend or holiday, there will be a lot of people lying on the grass in the park or on the beach. the government sets up a special place in every residence community, it can be a park or a piece of green area. in this region, people can take a rest or go for a walk, besides it also offers a place for the children to have fun.
the building of britain also impressed me very much. the british building is old and very beautiful, it’s the typical classical architecture of britain. the building has a long history but well preserved, some people say that many british sewers have a history of several hundred years. there are many world famous buildings in britain, such as st.pauls cathedral, tower bridge of london, british museum, big ben and so on. now t
he british building is a symbol of british culture and their spirit.
britain is a very beautiful and prosperous country, and i hope one day i can walk in the street of britain and enjoy the beautiful scenery there.
【篇二:英国风土人情】
英国风土人情
beckham british people have a good sense of humor and sometimes they ridicule, may seem very serious. they have the ability to laugh at themselves, but never to molest the misfortune of others
隐私对于英国人来说十分重要。个人问题,例如婚姻、恋爱关系、财政、健康等话题应当避免。
谈正事时,喜欢直接切入主题,表达意见也不愿拐弯抹角。英国人说“no”的时候,他们要说的正是这个意思,并非要讨价还价。英国不同地区的人可能有不同的口音。某些口音可能很重,让在家乡听惯了标准英语的中国学生难以听懂。一些学生可能会觉得在电话上交流比当面交谈更难。达到有效交流的办法是:有疑问的时候,不要害怕打断对方并提问。必要的时候询问拼写,尤其是人名和地名。
privacy for english people is very important. personal problems, such as marriage, love relationship, finance, health etc. topic should be avoided.
talking business, like straight to the theme, expresses the opinion is not willing to beat around the bush. british people say no, they say is this meaning, not to bargain. british different regions of the people may have different accents. some may be very heavy, let accent in his hometown of standard english - chinese students not understand. some students may feel on the telephone communication than speak face to face more difficult. achieve the effective communication method is: when in doubt, dont be afraid to interrupt and asking questions. when necessary, ask spelling, especially people and places.
人们在日常对话中可能会用俗语。中国学生对这些俗语不熟悉,甚至不明白。例如, loo指厕所(wc),tube指地铁(metro),tea在某些情况下指正餐, pants 指内衣裤。人们说flat而不是apartment。to let的意思是供出租。在非正式的场合,常用cheers代替thank you。当人们说
lovely、 brilliant、 magnificent的时候,他们的意思是yes。
people in daily conversations may use this proverb. chinese students to these expressions is not familiar, dont even understand. for example, loo means the toilet (wc), tube refers to the subway (metro), which do you prefer in some cases refers to dinner, pants means underwear. people say shade instead of apartment. to means for rent. at informal occasions, commonly used cheers instead of yes. when people say the, brilliant, magnificent, they mean yes.
英国人很自觉地遵守公共秩序。需要等待时会自觉排队。在自动提款机旁,人们会有意识地与正在使用机器的人保持合理的距离。在拥挤的地方,人们习惯尽量保持距离,避免碰撞。
在自动扶梯上会自觉靠右站好,以便急于通行的人从左侧通过。
the british are conscientiously observe public order. when need wait queue up. in atm near, people will consciously with are using machine men keep reasonable distance. in a crowded place, people used to try to keep your distance, to avoid a collision.
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