History join the army/club 参军；参加俱乐部,add to添加，增加, 此处用be+added to为被动形式,add A to B 把A加到B上；add up 相加；add up to 合计为,在16世纪，附近的威尔士被并入英格兰王国之后，在18世纪，为了创建大不列颠王国，苏格兰也被并入在19世纪，爱尔兰王国被合并，创建了大不列颠及爱尔兰王国,Finally, in the 20th century, the southern part of Ireland broke away from the UK, which resulted in the full name we have today: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Most people just use the shortened name: “the United Kingdom“ or “the UK”. People from the UK are called “British”, which means the UK is also often referred to as Britain or Great Britain,从中脱离/逃脱；背叛,Which引导定从，修饰前面the southern part.the UK这件事; full name后的we have为定从,导致；结果是,Adj.缩短的，shorten v. 缩短；减少,Which引导定从，修饰前面peopleBritish这件事,refer to指的是涉及；参考,最后，在20世纪，南爱尔兰脱离英国，就此形成了我们今天使用的英国全称：大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国。
大多数人只使用简称：“the United Kingdom”或“the UK”英国人也被大家称为“British(英国人)”，这就意味着the UK (大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国) 经常也指代“Britain(不列颠)”或“Great Britain(大不列颠,The four countries that belong to the United Kingdom work together in some areas. They use the same flag, known as the Union Jack, as well as share the same currency and military defence. However, they also have some differences. For example, England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland all have different education systems and legal systems They also have their own traditions, like their own national days and national dishes. And they even have their own football teams for competitions like the World Cup,that引导定从，在从句中做主语，修饰先行词countries，belong to 属于,英国国旗,货币 current adj. 现在的；流通的,军事防御,ones own 某人自己的,教育体系,法律体系,过去分词做后置定,这四个属于联合王国的国家在某些领域通力合作着。
除了拥有相同的货币和国防，他们还使用同一面国旗，也就是大家所了解的英国国旗然而他们之间还是有区别的比如，英格兰、威尔士、苏格兰和北爱尔兰都有不同的教育体系和法律体系他们还拥有着各自的传统，比如他们自己的国家节日和民族菜肴为了参与像世界杯这种赛事，他们甚至还拥有各自的足球队,The United Kingdom has a long and interesting history to explore, which can help you understand much more about the country and its traditions. Almost everywhere you go in the UK, you will be surrounded by evidence of four different groups of people who took over at different times throughout history. The first group, the Romans, came in the first century. Some of their great achievements included building towns and roads. Next, the Anglo-Saxons arrived in the fifth century. They introduced the beginnings of the English language, and changed the way people built houses,to do不定式做后置定语,被包围,Which引导定从，在句中做主，修饰先行词history,who引导定从，在句中做主，修饰先行词people,省略that/in which的定从，修饰先行词the way,take over 接管,联合王国有着很长很有趣的历史可以探索，这些历史可以帮你更多的理解这个国家和它的传统。
在英国几乎无论走到任何地方，周围都有迹象表明，在整个历史进程中，有四组不同的人在不同时期统治着英国第一组，罗马人，在第1世纪进入他们其中的一些伟大功绩包括修建城镇和道路紧接着，第5世纪到来的是盎格鲁-撒克逊人，他们引进了英语的起源，并改变了人们建造房屋的方式,The Vikings came in the eighth century, left behind lots of new vocabulary, and also the names of many locations across the UK. The last group were the Normans. They conquered England after the well-known Battle of Hastings in the 11th century. They had castles built all around England, and made changes to the legal system. The Normans were French, so many French words slowly entered into the English language,北欧海盗,遗留，留下,占领；征服；控制,著名的黑斯廷斯战役,法律体系,have sth. done 使/让/请别人做,北欧海盗在第8世纪侵占了英国，留下了大量的新词汇，和英国境内的地名。
最后一组入侵的是诺曼人他们在11世纪著名的黑斯廷斯战役（诺曼第的威廉击败英王哈罗德二世的一战）之后占领了英国他们在英国各地建筑了城堡，并且改变了法律体系诺曼人是法国人，因此许多法语词汇渐渐地融入到英语里,There is so much more to learn about the interesting history and culture of the United Kingdom. Studying the history of the country will make your visit much more enjoyable. The caplital city London is a great place to start, as it is an ancient port city that has a history dating all the way back to Roman times. There are countless historic sites to explore, and lots of museums with ancient relics from all over the UK. The UK is a fascinating mix of history and modern culture, with both new and old traditions. If you keep your eyes open, you will be surprised to find that you can see both its past and its present,As引导原因状语从句，因为,to do不定式做后置定语,make+宾+宾补，使旅行更愉快,动名词短语做主语,to do不定式做后置定语,that引导宾从，做find的宾语,that引导定从，修饰先行词city, 从句中做主语,睁大眼睛；留心观察,历史古迹,date back to追溯到,港口城市,古老文物,对于英国有趣的历史和文化，有太多可以学习的地方。
学习一个国家的历史可以让你的旅行变得更有趣首都伦敦是一个可以作为旅行起点的好地方，因为它是一个古老的港口城市，拥有着能够追溯到罗马时期的悠久历史在英国各地，有着数不尽的等待人们去探索的历史遗址，还有很多收藏着古老文物的博物馆英国融合了传统历史和现代文化，有着新旧结合的传统如果你留心观察，你会惊奇地发现你可以同时看到它的过去和现在。