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1、英语专八英美文学常识汇总776913专八人文知识:英国地理概况the english channel: the channel is a narrow sea passage which separates england and france and connects the atlantic ocean and north sea.英吉利海峡：英吉利海峡是一道狭长的海峡，分割英法两国，连接大西洋和北海。the dee estuary: a small sea ( in irish sea) where the dee river enters.迪河河口：是迪河流入的一个小海。the act

2、 of union of 1801: in 1801 the english parliament passed an act by which scotland, wales and the kingdom of england were constitutionally joined as the kingdom of great britain.1801合并法：1801年英国议会通过法令，规定英格兰、苏格兰和威尔士根据宪法合并成为大不列颠王国。gaelic: it is one of the celtic language, and is spoken in parts of the h

3、ighlands.盖尔语：是盖尔特语言的一种，在高地地区仍有人说这种语言。the backbone of england: it refers to the pennies, the board ridge of hills.英格兰脊梁：指的是山脉的背脊。lead ore: british lead ores have been worked since pre-roman times. it contains silver.铅矿：自前罗马时代开始，英国的铅矿就被开发了。内含银。china clay: the deposits of china clay in cornwall are of

4、great economic value.瓷土：康沃尔的瓷土沉淀带来了巨大的经济价值。4专八人文知识复习：美国地理概况本文针对英语专业八级考试的人文知识部分，总结了美国国家的主要地理概况，希望对同学们有所帮助。 The Fall Line瀑布线：A point where water-falls or rapids suddenly drop from a higher level to the lower one.瀑布线指的是瀑布急速地从高处向低处流泻的点。The Appalachian Range阿巴拉契亚山脉：1200 miles long，consists of the Piedmon

5、t Plateau, Appalachian Plateaus and Appalachian Range.阿巴拉契亚山脉全场1200英里，由皮德蒙特高原、阿巴拉契亚高原及阿巴拉契亚山脉组成。The Cordillera Range科迪勒拉山脉：Composed of the Coast Range, the Cascades and the Rocky Mountains.科迪勒拉山脉由海岸山脉、卡斯卡德山以及洛基山组成。The Great Basin大盆地：The Part between the Colorado and Columbia Plateaus.指的是科罗拉多和哥伦比亚高地之

6、间的部分。The Great Central Plain中部大平原：The land mass between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachians.指的是洛基山和阿巴拉伊亚山之间的平原。The Great Plain大平原：The western part of the central plain.大平原：指的是中部平原以西的部分。The Mississippi River密西西比河：The longest, the most important river in the U.S.A. . It has a drainage area of 322

7、5000 square kilometers.密西西比河是美国最长、最重要的河流。它的流域面积达3225000平方公里。The Five Great Lakes北美五大湖：Lake Michigan, Superior, Erie, Huron and Ontario.北美五太湖指的是密歇根湖、苏必利尔湖、伊利湖、休伦湖以及安大略湖。The Niagara Falls尼亚加拉瀑布：Famous falls in North America, 1240 meters wide, the drop averages 49 meters.尼亚加拉瀑布是北美最著名的瀑布，有1240米宽，平均落差为49

8、米。Yellow stone National Park黄石国家公园：Located in the northern part of Wyoming. It is the oldest national park in the world and the largest wildlife preserve in the U.S.A.黄石国家公园位于怀俄明州的北部地区。是世界上最古老的国家公园，是美国最大的野生保护区。Grand Canyon大峡谷：In northern Arizona, one of the great natural wonders of the world. It mea

9、sures about 277 miles long, up to 18 miles wide, and more than a mile deep. Its walls show layers that tell the story of the formation of the earth.大峡谷在亚利桑那州的北部，是世界上最伟大的自然奇迹之一。它约有277英里长，18英里宽，约1英里深。它的墙壁断层记录了地球形成的过程。Old Faithful老忠实喷泉：The most famous gayer in Yellowstone National Park, erupting more t

10、han l00 feet in the air about every 73 minutes.老忠实喷泉是黄石国家公园最著名的喷泉，每73分钟向空中喷水100英尺多高。Chinatown唐人街：An area in a city where many Chinese people live and where are Chinese shops, restaurants, clubs; two, important Chinatowns: New York City and San Francisco.唐人街是许多中国人生活、居住的地区，那里有许多中国店铺、饭店、夜总会。两条最重要的唐人街分别

11、在纽约和旧金山。Indian Reservation印第安保留地：It refers to the barren desert regions where only Indians live exclusively.印第安保留地指的是专门给印第安人居住的贫瘠的沙漠地区。New England新英格兰：It consists of six states: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. This region is featured with mountains, valley

12、s, rivers.新英格兰由六个州组成：缅因州、新罕布什尔州、佛蒙特州、马萨诸塞州、罗德岛州以及康涅狄格。这个地区主要以多山、多山谷、河流为特征。The Mountain States山地诸州：Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico.山地诸州指的是蒙大拿州、怀俄明州、科罗拉多州以及新墨西哥州。The Pacific Coast States太平洋沿岸诸州：Washington, Oregon and California.太平洋沿岸诸州包括华盛顿州、俄勒冈州以及加利弗尼亚州。Mount McKinley 麦金利山：6187 meters high

13、, on the middle of the Alaska, the highest peak on this continent.麦金利山高达6187米。在阿拉斯加的中部。是这片大陆上最高的山峰。Pearl Harbor 珍珠港：The base of the Pacific Fleet of the U.S.A. near the city of Honolulu in Hawaii.珍珠港是美国太平洋舰队的基地，在夏威夷的火奴鲁鲁市附近。5专八人文知识复习：加拿大地理概况Canada is the worlds second largest country after Russia. 6

14、0% of the population in Canada inhabit in the area between Quebec city and the western end of Lake Ontario.加拿大是世界上幅员第二大的国家，大约60%的人口集中在魁北克市与安大略省西端。Toronto多伦多：Toronto is Canadas largest city and the provincial Capital of Ontario.多伦多是安大略省的省会，加拿大经济中心，第一大城市。Ottawa渥太华：Ottawa is the capital of Canada and t

15、he countrys fourth largest city. It is located in the Ottawa Valley in the eastern part of the province of Ontario.加拿大首都，第四大城市，地处安大略省东部的安大略谷。Vancouver温哥华：Vancouver is British Columbias largest city and the third largest city in Canada. It is an important ice-free harbor and the major Canadian outlet

16、 to the Pacific Ocean and the largest cargo port on the Pacific.不列颠哥伦比亚省的最大城市，也是加拿大第三大城市。它是加拿大一个非常重要的不冻港，而且是加拿大通往太平洋的主要通道，太平洋最大的货运港口。Quebec魁北克省：Quebec is the largest province in Canada geographically, and the second most populous, after Ontario. It differs from the other provinces of Canada because

17、of its strong French culture. Montreal, the second largest city of Canada, is located in this province. The Quebec city is the center of the province.魁北克省是加拿大最大的省，人口仅次于安大略省。法国文化的强烈影响使它与其他省区不一样。加拿大第二大城市蒙特利尔位于该省。其中心是位于圣劳伦斯河上的魁北克城。The Canadian Shield加拿大地盾：The Canadian Shield is a semicircle band of roc

18、ky highlands and plateaus around the Hudson Bay from the northern shores of Quebec to the Arctic shores of the Northwest Territories. The Shield covers almost half of the Canadian territory.这是围绕哈得孙海湾的一块半圆形多石高低和高原，从魁北克省的北部海岸一直延伸到西北自治领的北极沿岸。几乎加拿大的一半面积在加拿大地盾一带。Mount Logan 洛跟峰：Mount Logan is the highest

19、 peak in Canada and is located in the Yukon Territory of northwest Canada.加拿大最高峰，位于加拿大西北部的育空地区。The Mackenzie River 马更些河：The Mackenzie River is the longest river in Canada, flowing between the Canadian Shield and the Rocky Mountains.马更些河是加拿大最长的河流，流经加拿大地盾与西部落基山脉之间，全长1600公里。英国文学(English Literature)450-

20、1066Old English (or Anglo-Saxon) Period 古英语（或盎格鲁撒克逊）时期1066-1500Middle English Period 中古英语时期1500-16601516-15781578-16251625-1660The Renaissance 文艺复兴 1) The beginning of the Renaissance 2) The flowering period 3) The epilogue of the Renaissance1660-1785The Neoclassical Period 新古典主义时期1785-1830The Roman

21、tic Period 浪漫主义时期1832-1901The Victorian Period 维多利亚时期1901-1914The Edwardian Period 爱德华时期1910-1936The Georgian Period 乔治五世时期1914 -The Modern Period 现代时期1945 - Postmodernism 后现代主义一、 Old and Medieval English Literature中古英语文学 (8世纪-14世纪)1) The Old English Period / The Anglo-Saxon Period古英语时期 (449-1066)a.

22、 pagan poetry(异教诗歌): Beowulf贝奥武甫- 最早的诗歌；长诗(3000行) heroism & fatalism & Christian qualitiesthe folk legends of the primitive northern tribes; a heroic Scandinavian epic legend; 善恶有报b. religious poetry: Caedmon(凯德蒙 610-680): the first known religious poet; the father of English songCynewulf(基涅武甫 9C):

23、The Christc. 8th C, Anglo-Saxon prose: Venerable Bede(673-735); Alfred the Great(848-901)2) The Medieval Period 中世纪 (1066-ca.1485 / 1500): a. Romance 中世纪传奇故事 (1200-1500): the Middle Ages; 英雄诗歌无名诗人 - Sir Gawain and the Green Knight高文爵士与绿色骑士: Celtic legend; verse-romance; 2530 lines 14th C, Age of Cha

24、ucer: * Geoffrey Chaucer(乔叟 1340-1400): 文风：vivid and exact language, his poetry is full of vigor and swiftnessthe father of English poetry; the father of English fiction; 首创“双韵体”; 首位用伦敦方言写作英国作家The Canterbury Tales: pilgrims stories 受Boccaccio(薄伽丘) - Decameron十日谈启发The House of Fame; Troilus and Crise

25、yde; The Romaunt of the Rose玫瑰罗曼史(译作) * William Langland(朗兰 1332-1400)：The Vision of Piers Plowman农夫皮尔斯之幻象: 普通人眼中的社会抗议b. 15th C, English ballads: Thomas Malory (1395-1471) : Morte dArthur亚瑟王之死- 圆桌骑士二、The Renaissance Period英国文艺复兴 (1500-1660): humanism 十四行诗，文艺复兴，无韵诗，伊丽莎白戏剧 1) 诗歌 Henry Howard(霍华德 1516-

26、1547)a. Thomas Wyatt (怀亚特1503-1542): the first to introduce the sonnet into English literatureb. Sir Philip Sidney(雪尼爵士 1554-1586)：代表了当时的理想 - “the complete man” Defense of Poetry为诗辩护 Astrophel and Stella; Arcadia阿卡狄亚: a prose romance filled with lyrics; a forerunner of the modern worldc.Edmund Spens

27、er(斯宾塞 1552-1599): the poets poet; non-dramatic poet of伊丽莎白时代 - long allegorical romance 文风：a perfect melody, a rare sense of beauty and a splendid imagination. The Shepherd Calendar The Faerie Queen仙后：long poem for Queen Elizabeth; Allegory - nine-line verse stanza/ the Spenserian StanzaSpenserian

28、Stanza(斯宾塞诗体): Nine lines, the first eight lines is in iambic(抑扬格) pentameter(五步诗), and the ninth line is an iambic hexameter(六步诗) line.2) Prose 散文a. Thomas More(莫尔 1478-1535): 欧洲早期空想社会主义创始人 Utopia乌托邦: More与海员的对话b. John Lyly (黎里 1553-160，剧作家&小说家)：Eupheus Euphuism(夸饰文体): Abundant use of balanced sent

29、ences, alliterations(头韵) and other artificial prosodic(韵律) means. The use of odd similes(明喻) and comparisonsc. Francis Bacon (培根 1561-1626)：英国首位散文家，中世纪至现代欧洲时期; 近代唯物主义哲学奠基人和近代实验科学先驱the trumpeter of a new age; Essays(论说文集)：Of Studies, Of Love, Of Beauty: the first true English prose classic3) 戏剧 a. Ch

30、ristopher Marlowe(马洛 1564-1593): University Wits 大学才子派 Edward II；The Jew of Malta马耳他的犹太人first made blank verse(无韵诗：不押韵的五步诗) the principle instrument of English dramaThe Tragical History of Doctor Faustus浮士德博士的悲剧：根据德国民间故事书写成; 完善了无韵体诗。Tamburlaine the Great帖木儿大帝：残酷而野心勃勃的帝王b. William Shakespeare(剧作家&诗人,

31、 1564-1616): 154 sonnets(十四行诗) + 37 plays + long poems; 现实主义创始人16 comedies : Merchant of Venice (Shylock; Antonio; Bassanio; Portia); The Taming of the Shrew驯悍记 A Mid-Summer Nights Dream; As You Like It皆大欢喜; The Twelfth Night; The Comedy of Errors;Much Ado About Nothing无事生非; The Winters Tale冬天的故事; All is Well that Ends Well终成眷属 11 tragedies: Romeo and Juliet; Hamlet; Macbeth麦克白; The Tempest暴风雨 Othello: a hero Othello vs. bad man Iago; Venice and Cyprus King Lear: British King; greatest achievement; most complex in plot and most painful 10 historical plays: Henry IV; Henry