作者：来得安
页数：629
出版社：大象出版社
出版日期：2004
ISBN：9787534718922
电子书格式：pdf/epub/txt
内容简介
片断：
Itwasthis,inpart,that
madesomepeoplesaythatEnglishsocietywasfilledwithsuffo-
catinghypocrisy.AfoerigndiplomatsaidthathelivedinLondon
for15consecutiveyearsbuthefailedtolearnhowtobehavelike
anEnglishman.Thisisanexampleofculturaldifference,not
justthewayofdoingthings.Buttheyounggenerationwhode-
mandsmoreopennessislessboundbythetraditionalvalues.
Theytendtoshowtheirfeelingsmorefreely.
Englishpeoplearecarefulwiththeirmanners.Well-bred
personsmustbeappropriatelydressedfordinnerandinterviews.
Theyaresupposedtokeepquietandtakegoodcareofthetable
ware.Politetable-talkisnecessary,butloudvoicesandwild
laughsareconsideredasill-breeding.AccordingtotheEnglish
rule,peopleshouldputtheirforksandspoonsinplacebefore
leavingthetable.Theydon’tshakehandsoften,buttheysay
“Thankyouverymuch”insteadof”Manythanks”.
ProblemsConfrontingTraditionalValues
Therulingpositionoftraditionalvaluesmetwithchallenge
aftertheSecondWorldWar.InfluencedbyAmericanrock’n’
roll,theEnglishBeatlesbegantogivetheirperformanceinpublic
placesintheearly1960s.LessreservedthantheirparentS,the
Beatlesfoundaventfortheirfeelingsinnoisymusicandpop
songs.Boyscopiedgirlsbywearinglonghairandbright-
colouredclothes.Someoftheboys,knownaspunks,wentso
farastowearbrassiere.Girls,inreturn,copiedboysbywear-
ingplainclothesandclose-fittingjeans.Mini-dressesbecamethe
fashionbecauseyoungpeoplewantedtobescantilyclad.They
askedfora”permissivesociety”inwhicheveryonewasallowed
toseekhishappinesssolongasherefrainedfromactipnsharm-
fultothepublic.Theirrebellionagainsttraditionalvalues
causedageneraldeclineofparentalauthorityandresultedinthe
so-called”generationgap”.
Thenewvaluesadvocatedbyyoungpeoplealsofoundtheir
reflectioninfamilylife.Theaverageincomeforpersonalexpen-
ditureincreased,buttheaverageageforfirstmarriagewitnessed
aslowincrease.Thoughitislawfulforanyoneovertheageof
16togetmarried,yetfewmenbelowtheageof25andfew
womenbelow23wanttomarry.Aftercohabitationbecameram-
pant,thegovernmentlegalizedartificialabortiontoeasethe
pressureofillegitimatebirths.
Anotherthornyproblemwascausedbydomesticviolence
andthehighdivorcerate.Traditionally,Englishmenwere
breoghtuptobecempetitrve,powerfulandaggressive.But
manhood,ifabusedeasilyledtodomesticvoilence.Astudyby
Londonpolicein1992foundthatalmosttwomeninthreebe-
lievedtheywouldbeviolenttotheirwifeorpartnerincertainsit-
uations.ItwasreportedthatinLondon100000womenayear
receivedtreatmentforviolentinjuriessufferedinthehome.Lon-
donwomenhavelaunchedZeroTolerance–acampaigntopro-
tectwomenagainstdomesticviolencebyshoutingtheslogan”e-
noughisenough”.Domesticviolenceisoneofthecontributing
factorsforthehighdivorcerate.Accordingtoofficialestimates,
morethanoneinthreemarriagesendedindivorceinBritainin
本书特色
说明
这是一本用英文介绍英美两国各方面情况的书，原为
河南大学外语系概况课教材。在1984年10月召开的审稿
会上，来自复旦大学、南京大学、武汉大学、华中师范学院、
西南师范学院、洛阳解放军外语学院等20所大专院校的代
表对原稿进行了审议。会后经作者不断认真修改，现予以再
版，以供需要。
目录
Contents
VolumeOneGreatBritain
ChapterOnePanoramicView
SectionOneTheCountryandthePeople
SectionTwoTheBritishGovernment
SectionThreePoliticsandLaw
SectionFourNationalEconomyandCities
SectionFiveCulturalandSociolLife
chapterTwoEnglishHistory
SectionOneOriginoftheEnglishNation
SectionTwoGreatCharterandBeginningofParlia-
ment
SectionThreeDeclineofFeudalisminEngland
SectionFour
Bourgeoisie
SectionFive
SectionSix
TheTudorMonarchyandtheRising
ReformationinEngland
TheEnglishBourgeoisRevolution
SectionSevenTheIndustrialRevolutionandthe
ChartistMovement
SectionEightTheRiseandFalloftheBritishEmpire
VolumeTwoAmerica
ChapterOnePanoramicView
SectionOneTheUnitedStatesanditsNaturalCondi-
tions
SectionTwoAmericanPeople
SectionThreeGoverrimentandPolitics(1)
SectionFourGovernmentandPolitics(1)
SectionFiveNationalEconomy(1)
SectionSixNationalEconomy(1)
SectionSevenFamilyandSocialLife
ChapterTwoAmericanHistory
SectionOneTheThirteenEnglish-American
Colonies
SectionTwoTheWarofIndependence
SectionThreeAppearanceoftheAmericanConstitut-
ionandtheWashingtonAdministration
SectionFourAmericaDuringtheFirstHalfofthe
19thCentury-EraofExpansion
SectionFiveTheCivilWar
SectionSixAmericaAfterCivilWar-Development
andForeignAggression
SectionSevcnAmericaduringandafterWorldWar1
SectionEightAmericaduringandaftertheSecond
WorldWar
SupplementaryMaterialforReference
SectiononeAnOutlineIntroductiontoAmerican
Literature(1600-1985)
SupplementaryMaterialsPapersRadioandTelevision
SecrionTwoTheAncientMediterraneanWorldand
theOriginofEuropeanCivilization
SectionThreeAppearanceandDevelopmentofChristi-
anity
SectionFourTheU.S.PassportandImmigration
SectionFive
Investment:ABasicGlossary
KingsandQueensofEnglandandGreatBritain
FrimeMinistersofGr-eatBritain
PresidentsoftheU.S
前言
再版前言
《英美概况》这本书出版后，我先后收到很多读者和将本书
用作教材者的来信。有的谈对全书的看法，有的谈对某些章节的
看法，有的要我帮助解答某些具体问题，由于时间关系，未能够
一一回信，我向他们致歉并表示谢意。这些来信，还有本书这几
年在使用中反映出来的情况，都是我这次修改增订本书时的重
要参考。
这次增订，变动较大，新内容增加较多，时间一直写到20世
纪80年代后期，材料处理更重视客观性和完整性。由于目前还
不能根据不同水平和不同的需要，马上编著出几种不同版本的
《英美概况》，这本书修改时还是尽量兼容并蓄，在尽量控制篇幅
的前提下，加大内容含量，提高其可教性、可读性和参考性，以满
足多层次、多方位的不同需要。
这次修改增订，进一步完善了副标题的体系，使用本书时只
要查到目录副标题就能很容易地找到所需内容。用作教材时，也
可把副标题视作讲课大纲参考，可以组织学生进行讨论，不需要
过多受限于原文字句。
这次增订准备时间较长，但具体实施是在两次印刷之间进
行的，时间仓促，难免有错，欢迎读者及有关专家学者批评指正。
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