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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!