[正版新书] 英国社会与文化 方妍、周玲、徐鸿、周欣迓、唐加宁 清华大学出版社英国社会与文化

《英国社会与文化》分为10章，重点介绍了英国的文学巨匠、历史事件、交际礼仪、新闻媒体、地理特点、文娱活动、政治制度、国民特征、教育体系、女性运动等经典的社会文化现象，选材考究、导向清晰、层次递进，横向介绍英国社会的方方面面，纵向追溯其发展历程和因果渊源。为满足多群体、多维度、多层面的不同需要，本教材兼容并蓄，具有较高的可读性、可教性和可参考性，方便教师开展形式多样的教学活动，有助于学习者拓宽国际视野，树立跨文化交际意识，增强英语综合运用能力、自主学习能力和批判性思维能力。

《英国社会与文化》既可作为英语专业本科教材，又可用于高校英语文化类选修课，也可供英国文化爱好者阅读参考；本教材还有配套慕课资源，教师可开展线上线下相结合的混合式教学实践。

方妍，女，安徽黄山人，博士。从事大学英语教学工作近20年，指导多名学生获得演讲、阅读和写作比赛的全国性奖项。发表学术论文多篇；参编了7本教材和著作，2012年专著《高等教育强国背景下政府与大学关系重构研究》由武汉大学出版社出版。曾参与国家社科基金重点课题和青年基金项目，2018年荣获武汉大学本科教学优秀业绩奖。

随着国家推进“一带一路”建设，社会对大学生英语能力和跨文化交际能力的要求越来越高。了解西方社会与文化、开拓国际视野、去除文化交流障碍已成为英语学习者的基本需求。鉴于此，《英国社会与文化》以任务教学法和产出导向法为理论指导，倡导研究型学习，旨在深度解读英国独特的文明画卷和文化符号。

《英国社会与文化》依托学习者密切关注的英国社会文化内容，在扩大阅读输入、提高文本难度的同时，侧重于口语和写作的输出，组织学习者进行语言交际活动，既训练了语言技能，也丰富了跨文化知识，可谓一箭双雕、事半功倍。此外，教材还将价值塑造、知识传授和能力培养融为一体，可有效拓宽学习的广度和深度。

Contents

Chapter 1 Literature—Literary Giants and Their Masterpieces………………………1

Unit 1 Shakespeare, The Greatest Dramatist: Appreciation of His Comedies and Tragedies…………………………2

Text l Why Study Shakespeare?……………………………………3

Text ll On Shakespeare…………………………………………………9

Unit 2 Great Authors and Their Novels of the Victorian Period……………13

Text l Gender Roles in the 19th Century………………………………13

Text ll Charles Dickens Gift of Giving………………………………20

Unit 3 Notable Poets of Romanticism—Byron, Shelley and Keats…24

Text l Famous Last Words……………………………………………25

Text ll The Later Romantics: Shelley, Keats, and Byron……………30

Chapter2 History—Figures and Events of Significance …………………………………33

Unit 1King Arthur and William of Normandy:

Early History of Britain and the French influence……………………34

Text 1 King Arthur………………………………………………35

Text ll The Emergence of the British State………………………41

Unit 2 King John and King Charles t ls King's Right Divine?44

Text l King John…45

Text ll Charles …………………………………………….50

Unit 3 Spanish Armada and the Two World Wars:

The Empire on Which the Sun Never Sets…………………………54

Text 1 Rivalry Between Britain and France………………………55

Text ll The Battle of Britain…………………………………………62

Chapter 3 Communication—Etiquette Here and There…………………………………………67

Unit 1English Weather-Speak:

How to Talk About the Weather with the English……………………68

Text I ls the British Weather Unique in the World?…………………68

Text ll Rules of English Weather-Speak…73

Unit 2 Greetings and Goodbyes: How to Greet and Say Goodbye…………76

Text1 A Short Primer on British Social Etiquette…………………76

Text ll English Etiquette…………………………………………8

Unit 3 English Pubs—How to Engage in Non-verbal and Verbal

Communication……………………………………………………84

Text l Seven Differences Between American and British Pubs……84

Text ll What is Britain Without the Pub?……………………….88

Chapter 4 British Media—Broadcasting,Newspapers and Television ………………93

Unit 1The Broadcasting History of BBC……94

Text l The Growth of Alternative Media……………………………95

Text ll Swashbuckling Sounds: The History of Pirate Radio Stations…99

Unit 2 Britain's Big Three: Quality or Popular Papers………………………104

Text I A History of the Broadsheet Newspaper…105

Text ll The Era of the Press Barons……110

Unit 3 Television: An Idiotic Thing?…4

Text l The Age of Show Business…………………………………115

Text ll The Medium Is the Message…………………………120

Chapter 5 A Country of Countries—Geography and Tourist Attractions…………………………125

Unit 1Geographical Divisions of United Kingdom …126

Text I The Differences Among the UK, Britain, Great Britain and England…………………………………126

Text ll People and Language………………………………………131

Unit 2 Historical Heritage and Landscape………………………………134

Text I Stonehenge-Era Pig Roasts United Ancient Britain, Scientists Say……………………………………………135

Text ll The White Cliffs of Dover—Things to See and Do…………139

Unit 3 A Tour to Major Cities: Landmarks and Spectaculars………………143

Text l Six of London's Best Small Museums and Why You Should Visit Them Now………………………………………144

Text ll How to Experience Belfast's Cultural Scene like a Local…148

Chapter 6 Entertainment—Sports, Movies and TV Series…………………………………………153

Unit 1 Sports: Widespread Participation……………………………………154

Text I Sports in the UK……………………………155

Text l Association Football or Soccer………………………………160

Unit 2 Whats So Fascinating of British Films?…………………………164

Text I The Highest-Grossing British Films of All Time……………165

Text Il British Film History……………………………………………171

Unit 3 Charms of Popular TV Series—Sherlock, Downton Abbey and Doctor Who…………………………………………………………175

Text I Best Films and TV Shows Based on the British Royal Family …176

Text ll Do You Love British TV Series? Showmax Got You Covered…182

Unit 4 One City, Three Olympic Games…………………………………186

Text l London Olympic Games Then and Now: 1908 &.2012……187

Text ll Legacies of Past Olympic Games……………………………192

Chapter 7 Politics—Constitutional Monarchy…197

Unit 1Constitution and Monarch:How to Justify Britain's Support for Monarchy………………………198

Text l Elizabeth …………………………………………………199

Text ll Harry's Departure Could Do Britain's Royal Family a Favor….203

Unit 2 General Election: Who Would Become the Winner of First-Past-the-Post……………………………………207

Text l How Winston Churchill Lost the 1945British General Election …208

Text ll Some Arguments Surrounding the Debate over FPTP vs. PR………………………………………214

Unit 3 Separation of Powers:Would Early Election Do Wonders for Theresa May…………………218

Text l Theresa May's Election Announcement: Full Statement …219

Text Il British PM May Calls for Early Election to Strengthen Brexit Hand …………………………………………………225

Unit 4 Product of Ballot and Root of Trouble:Soft Brexit, Hard Brexit or No-Deal Brexit……………………………229

Text I Britain and the European Union……………………………230

Text ll Brexit: Pros and Cons…235

Chapter 8 People—Habit Is Second Nature………239

Unit 1 Queuing: Queuers and Queue-Jumpers………………………………240

Text l Queuing: ls lt Really the British Way?…240

Text ll Coronavirus Has Ruined the Great, Orderly British Queue …245

Unit 2 Moaning: Workplace Moans and Restaurant Moans………………249

Text l Top 50 Things British People Complain About………………249

Text ll Moaning ls Bad for Your Health………………………………255

Unit 3 Humour; Understatement and Self-deprecation…259

Text l British Humour. What Exactly Is It and How Does It Work?…259

Text ll The Differences Between American and British Humour…265

Unit 4 Sorry,… Sorry,… Sorry,…What Does It Say About Englishness?…269

Text l Why Do the British Say "Sorry" So Much?…………………269

Text ll Terribly Sorry—But Britain's Famed Politeness May Be a Myth….274

Chapter 9 Education—Distinct Educational System and Distinguished Schools…………279

Unit 1 Understanding the UK Education System……………………………280

Text I Academic Route vs,Vocational Route; Which Is Better?…280

Text Il Western Norms of Critical Argumentation……………………286

Unit 2 Public Schools and Independent Schools……………………………290

Text I British Education System—Grammar School………………291

Text Il Best of British as Elite Public Schools Tap up Chinese Pupils….295

Unit 3 How to Apply far a British University…………………………………300

Text l The Personal Statement that Got Me a Large

Scholarship to Cambridge…300

Text ll What ls a Collegiate University?………………………………306

Unit 4 Different Types of British Universities and Their Strengths309

Text I Differences Between Oxford and Cambridge………………309

Text ll Why Should You Study at a Russell Group University?……314

Chapter l0 Feminine Culture in Britain……………319

Unit 1Women's Movement in Britain…320

Text l The Lives of the Suffragettes……321

Text ll Woman as Other…………………………………………326

Unit 2 Great Women Leaders in British History…………………………330

Text I Twilight of Splendor: The Court of Queen Victoria During Her Diamond Jubilee………………………………331

Text ll Slums in Late-Victorian London……………………………337

Unit 3 The Crazy Hat…342

Text I Margaret Thatcher: Fashion Rebel?…………………………343

Text ll History of Women Wearing Men's Clothing………349

Unit 4 Weddings:The Carrier of British Culture…356

Text l Miss Brooke………………………………357

Text ll Marriage Therapy in the 1960s:Marriage as a Platform for Personal Growth…………………………362