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1、AppreciationofWorldFamousTouristAttractionsEUROPE-THESWISSCONFEDERATIONEurope-theSwissConfederationnI.GeographicalfeaturesoftheSwissConfederationnII.Politics,economyandculturenIII.TouristattractionsnIV.ExercisesI.GeographicalFeaturesofSwitzerlandn1.GeographyOfficialname:SwissConfederationLocation:Ce
2、ntralEurope,eastofFrance,northofItalyArea:total-41,290sqkm;land-39,770sqkm;water-1,520sqkmClimate: temperate, but varies with altitude; cold,cloudy, rainy/snowy winters; cool to warm, cloudy,humidsummerswithoccasionalshowersLandboundaries:total:1,852km,bordercountriesare Austria,France,Italy,Liechte
3、nstein,GermanyCoastline:landlockedTerrain:mostlymountainswithacentralplateauofrollinghills,plains,andlargelakesDemographics:7,252,000(95th)Currency:euroorEURReligion:CatholicandProtestantNationalflowerOfficiallanguage:German,French,Italian,RomanshII.Politics,EconomyandCulturen1.Politics:directdemocr
4、acy,neutralityn2.Economy:aprosperousandstablemodernmarketeconomy,withapercapitaGDPthatishigherthanthoseofthebigwesternEuropeaneconomies.n3.Culture:influencedbyitsneighbours,butdistinctivehasnocountry-widestatereligionn4.etiquetteandtabooofSwitzerlandsocialinteraction:elegant behavior; be very polite
5、; cultured;respectwomen;ontime/punctual;they like to talk about sports, tourism andpolitics;itsimpolitetoshowoffwealth;valuecleanenvironmenthighly11meansluckytheylikethecolourofred,yellow,blue,orange,greenandpurple.TheyliketoeatonionTaboos:13andFridaymeanunlucky;owlmeansunlucky;theydontliketotalkabo
6、utdietandpersonalthings;itsimpolitetomakecutlerychinkedwhendinneratrestaurant;champingorchewingnoisilyisimpolite.III.touristAttractionsn1.Genevan2.Matterhornn3.LakeLucernen4. ZurichGeneva: City in southwestern Switzerland, lying on the western end of Lake Geneva, where the Rhone River leaves the lak
7、e. Geneva provides an impartial meeting ground for representatives of other nations. it is a picturesque city joined by numerous bridges. Geneva,thecityofpeaceGeneva,withalittlemorethantown-sizedscale,appearsinourimpressionasaninternationalmetropolitanwhichbearsalotofsignificanteventsintheworldhisto
8、ry.Anditsknownasthecityofpeace.TheweatherinGenevaisverycomfortable,whichmakesitagoodplacetoliveandvisit.GenevaLakeisabodyoffreshwaterinsoutheasternWisconsin.Thelakecoversanareaofapproximately8.14squaremiles,hasamaximumlengthos7.5milesandamaximumdepthof144feet.TheMatterhornisperhapsthemostfamiliarmou
9、ntainintheEuropeanAlps.OntheborderbetweenSwitzerlandandItaly,itsgracefulpyramidtowersovertheSwisstownofZermattandtheItaliantownBreuil-Cervinia.AminiatureimitationoftheMatterhornfeaturingabobsledrideisoneoftheattractionsatDisneylandinAnaheim,California.Lake Lucerne卢赛恩湖卢赛恩湖 is a lake in central Switze
10、rland, the fourth-largest in the country. The lake is a complicated shape, with bends and arms reaching from the city of Lucerne into the mountains. Many of the oldest communities of Switzerland are along the shore. Zurich,situatedinthenorthernpartofthecountry,isthelargestcityinSwitzerland.Asthecoun
11、tryscommercialhubandtheintellectualcenteroftheGerman-speakingpartofSwitzerland,Zurichisknownasaworldbankingcenter.TheSwissNationalMuseumisoneofthemostimportantartmuseumsofculturalhistoryinEuropeandtheworld.ItislocatedinthecityofZurich.Themuseumbuildingof1898inthehistoriciststylewasbuiltbyGustavGullintheformoftheFrenchRenaissancecitychateaus.IV.Questionsn1.HaveageneralintroductionofSwitzerland?n2.HowisthepoliticsandeconomyofSwitzerland?n3.WhataretheculturefeaturesofSwitzerland?n4.HaveasketchoftheetiquetteandtaboosofSwitzerland.n5.ListthehotattractionsoftheSwitzerland?