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1、Social and Cultural LifeWhatarethecharacteristicsofBritishHumor?SarcasmSelf-deprecationNo tabooRespectHistoryAttitude无禁忌讽刺自嘲HowcanyoudistinguishaBritishpeoplesclassstatus?TheUpperClassThe Middle ClassTheLowerorWorkingClassTheUnderClassTheUpperClassPeerages（贵族）;Gentries（绅士）;Hereditarylandowners（世袭地主）
2、TheUnderClassTheMiddleClassTheLowerMiddleClassTheMiddleMiddleClassTheUpperMiddleClassThelong-termunemployed;Elderlypensioners;Economicimmigrants;ThosedependentonbenefitsEmploymentHowmanyperiodscanthedevelopmentoftheEnglishlanguagebedividedintoandwhatarethey?Old EnglishMiddle English Modern EnglishOl
3、dEnglishisanearlyformofEnglishlanguagethatwasspokenandwrittenbytheAnglo-Saxonsandtheirdescendantsbetweenatleastthemid-5thcenturyandthemid-12thcentury.MiddleEnglishbeganwiththeNormanConquestin1066. FrenchreplacedEnglishastheofficiallanguageandwasspokenbyupperclass,whileEnglishbecamethelanguageoflower
4、class.ModernEnglishstartedfromtheendof15thcentury.Fromthenon,Englishlanguagebecamestandardized ingrammar,spelling,andpronunciation.WhatarethetraditionsofEaster?OriginDateActivitiesEasteristocommemoratetheresurrection（耶稣复活）ofJesusChristthreedaysafterhisCrucifixion（被钉死在十字架上）.Easterisbasedonlunarcalend
5、arratherthanthesolarone.ItalwaysfallsonthefirstSundayfollowingthefullmoonafterMarch21th,thespringequinox（春分）.WhatarethetraditionsofEaster?ActivitiesSunrise Service（日出祭拜）（日出祭拜）Easter Vigil（守夜礼）（守夜礼）Easter Eucharist（圣督（圣督礼）礼）WhatarethetraditionsofEaster?The Easter GiftEaster EggsWhatarethetwotypesofBr
6、itishnewspapers?“Quality” Serious-minded“Tabloids” More populist Qualitypapersaredirectedatreaderswhowantfullinformationonawiderangeofpublicmatters.The“tabloids”（通俗小报）presentedmoreconciselyappealtopeoplewantingnewsofamoreentertainingcharacter.SportsmanshipSportsmanship is the ability to practice a sport inobedience（遵守）to its rules, as well as showinggenerosity to ones opponent and good temper indefeat. It is a highly valued quality in the UK and isembodiedinaspectsoftheBritishcultureandsociety.The End!
