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英国部分1.TheThamesRiverTheThamesRiveristhesecondlargestandmostimportantriverinBritain.Itis336KMlong,risinginsouthwestEnglandandflowingthroughEnglandandoutintotheNorthSea.Itflowsratherslowly,whichisveryfavorableforwatertransportation.2.TheHighLandersTheyaretheScotswholiveinthemountainousregionsoftheHighlandsinNorthernScotland.Theyareaproud,independentandhardypeoplewhomaintaintheirstrongculturalidentity.Theymainlylivebyfarmingsheepinmountainareasorfishingonthecoastsandislands.3.TheBritishCommonwealth英联邦TheBritishEmpirewasreplacedbytheBritishCommonwealthortheCommonwealthofNationsin1931.ItisafreeassociationofindependentcountriesthatwereoncecoloniesofBritain.Membernationsarejoinedtogethereconomicallyandhavecertaintradingarrangements.TheCommonwealthhasnospecialpowers.ThedecisiontobecomeamemberoftheCommonwealthislefttoeachmembernation.Atpresentthereare50memberscountieswithinthecommonwealth(1991).是曾为英国殖民地，但目前已经独立构成旳自由联合体。4.Cockney伦敦佬AcockneyisaLondonerwhoisbornwithinthesoundofBowBells-theBellsofthechurchofSt.Mary-LeBowineastLondon5.Eisteddfodaufestivalsofsonganddanceandpoetrycelebratedbythewelshthroughtheyear.Bythiswaythewelshkeepthewelshlanguageandwelshculturealive.6.TheMaritimeClimate海洋性气候Thetypeofclimatewhenwinterismild,nottoocoldandsummeriscool,nottoohot,andithasasteadyreliablerainfallthroughoutthewholeyear.7.TheEnglishChannelAChannelthatseparatesBritainfromtherestofFranceisquitenarrow.Achanneltunnelunderthischannelwasbuiltin1994tojointhetwocountriestogether.8.TheChunnel英吉利海峡隧道In1985theBritishgovernmentandFrenchgovernmentdecidedtobuildachanneltunnel,whichiscalled“Chunnel”,undertheStraitsofDoversothatEnglandandFrancecouldbejoinedtogetherbyroad.TheChunnelwasopentotrafficinMay1994.9.Londonsmog----In1952,thesulphurdioxideinthefour-dayLondonsmog,anunhealthyatmosphereformedbymixingsmokeanddirtwithfog.Itleft4000peopledeadordying.SincethenmostcitiesinBritainhaveintroduced“cleanairzones”wherebyfactoriesandhouseholdsareonlyallowedtoburnsmokelessfuel.10.BritishislesTheBritishIslesismadeupoftwolargeislandsandhundredsofsmallones.ThetwolargeislandsareGreatBritainandIreland.11.Stonehenge:巨石阵ItisacirculargroupoflargestandingstonesonSalisburyPlain,Wiltshire,regardedasoneofthemostimportantmonuments纪念碑ofitskindinEurope,andverypopularwithvisitors.12.ThomasBeckethewasEnglishchurchmanandstatesman.hebecameChancellorofEnglandunderHenryIIin1155.hewasappointedArchbishopofCanterburyin1162.13.GeoffreyChaucerHewasanimportantEnglishpoetinthefourteenthcentury.HisbestknownisTheCanterburyTales,whichdescribesagroupofpilgrimstravelingtoCanterburytovisitThomasBecket’stomb.BecausehewasthefirstimportantEnglishpoettowriteinEnglish.Hehasbeenknownasthe“FatherofEnglishPoetry”.14.Joanofarc:圣女贞德shewasanationalheroineofFranceduringthehundredyear’swar,shesuccessfullyledtheFrancetodrivetheEnglishoutofFrance.15.lollards:罗拉德派theywerepoorpriestsandtravelingpreacherswhowerejohnwyclif’sfollowers.Theyplayedanimportantroleinthementalpreparationsforthepeasantuprisingof1381.theypreachingtheequalityofmenbeforegod.16.ThePuritans清教徒ThePuritanswerewealthy,well-educatedgentlemen.TheywantedtopurifytheChurchofEnglandandthreatenedwithreligiouspersecution,thePuritansleaderssawtheNewworldasthearefugeprovidedbyGodforthoseHemeanttosave.17.JuliusCaesarHewasagreatRomangeneral.In55BCand54BC,heinvadedBritaintwice.BecauseoftheresistanceoftheBritishpeople,hewithdrewwithhostagesandprisoners.That'sthebeginningoftheRomaninvasion.18.TheHardrian'sWallItwasoneoftwogreatwallsbuiltbytheRomanstokeepthePictsoutoftheareatheyhadconquered.19.Heptarchy七王国DuringtheAnglo-Saxon'stime,Britainwasdividedintomanykingdoms,amongwhichthereweresevenprincipalkingdomsofKent,Essex,Sussex,Wessex,EastAnglia,MerciaandNorthumbria.TheyweregiventhenameofHeptarchy.20.St.AugustineIn597,PopeGregoryIsentSt.AugustinetoEnglandtoconverttheEnglishPeopletoChristianity.Hewasverysuccessfulinconvertingthekingandthenobility.HewasthefirstarchbishopofCanterbury.21.Witan贤人会议WitanwasthecouncilormeetingoftheWiseman.ItwascreatedbytheAnglo-Saxonstoadvisetheking.It'sthebasisofthePrivyCouncilwhichstillexiststoday.22.AlfredtheGreatAlfredwasastrongkingofWessex.HedefeatedtheDanesandreachedafriendlyagreementwiththem.Hefoundedastrongfleetandisknownas"ThefatheroftheBritishnavy".HereorganizedtheSaxonarmy,makingitmoreefficient.Healsotranslatedbooksandestablishedschools.Allthisearnedhimthetitle"AlfredtheGreat".23.WilliamtheConquerorWilliamwasDukeofNormandy.HelandedhisarmyinOct.1066anddefeatedkingHarold.ThenhewascrownedkingofEnglandonChristmasDaythesameyear.HeestablishedastrongNormangovernmentandthefeudalsysteminEngland.24.ThebattleofHastingsIn1066,KingEdwarddiedwithnoheir,theWitanchoseHaroldasking.William,DukeofNormandy,invadedEngland.OnOctober14,thetwoarmiesmetnearHasting.Afteraday'sbattle,Haroldwaskilledandhisarmycompletelydefeated.SothisbattlewasveryimportantonthewayoftheRomanconquest.25.TheDanelaw施行丹麦法旳地区Bythemiddleoftheninthcentury,theVikingsandtheDaneswereposingathreattotheSaxonkingdomofWessexwhosecapitalwasWinchester.Alfred,KingofWessex,wasstrongenoughtodefeattheDanesandcametoarelativelyfriendlyagreementwiththemin879.TheDanesgainedcontrolofthenorthandeastofEngland(-"theDanelaw"),whileAlfredwouldruletherest.协议规定丹麦人控制英格兰北部和西部（丹麦法区），而阿尔弗雷德统治其他地区。26.NormanConquestTheNormanConquestof1066isperhapsthebest-knowneventinEnglishhistory.WilliamtheconquerorconfiscatedalmostallthelandandgaveittohisNormanfollowers.HereplacedtheweakSaxonrulewithastrongNormangovernment.SothefeudalsystemwascompletelyestablishedinEngland.27.DomesdayBookItisabookcompiledbyagroupofclerksunderthesponsorshipofKingWilliamtheFirstin1086.Thebookwasinfactapropertyrecord.ItwastheresultofageneralsurveyofEngland.Itrecordedtheextent,value,stateofcultivation,andownershipoftheland.ItwasoneoftheimportantmeasuresadoptedbyWilliamItoestablishthefullfeudalsysteminEngland.Today,itiskeptinthePublicRecordsOfficeinLondon.28.TheBlackDeathItisamodernnamegiventothedearlybubonicplague,anepidemicdiseasespreadthroughEuropeinthefourteenthcenturyparticularlyin1348-1349.Itcamewithoutwarning,andwithoutanycue.InEngland,itkilledalmosthalfofthetotalpopulation,causingfar-reachingeconomicconsequences.29.thedivinerightsofkings君权神授thetheorythatakingruleswiththeauthorityofgod.30.TheWarsofRoses(考过)thenameWarsoftheRoseswasrefertothebattlesbetweentheHouseofLancaster,symbolizedbythereadrose,andthatofYork,symbolizedbythewhite,from1455to1485.HenryTudor,descendantofDukeofLancasterwonvictoryatBosworthFieldin1485andputhtcountryundertheruleoftheTudors.FromtheseWars,Englishfeudalismreceiveditsdeathblow.Thegreatmedievalnobilitywasmuchweakened.31.theSpanishArmada:西班牙无敌舰队thefleetsenttoinvadeEnglandbyPhilipIIofSpainin1588.32.TheGloriousRevolutionof1688In1685CharlesIIdiedandwassucceededbyhisbrotherJamesII.JameswasbroughtupinexileinEurope,wasaCatholic.Hehopedtorulewithoutgivinguphispersonalreligiousvies.ButEnglandwasnomoretolerantofaCatholickingin1688than40yearsago.SotheEnglishpoliticiansrejectedJamesII,andappealedtoaProtestantking,WilliamofOrange,toinvadeandtaketheEnglishthrone.WilliamlandedinEnglandin1688.Thetakeoverwasrelativelysmooth,withnobloodshed,noranyexecutionoftheking.ThiswasknownastheGloriousRevolution.33.TheGunpowderPlotof1605火药诡计案TheGunpowderPlotof1605wasthemostfamousoftheCatholicconspiracies.OnNov.5,1605,afewfanaticalCatholicsattemptedtoblowKingJamesandhisministersupintheHouseofParliamentwhereGuyFawkeshadplantedbarrelsofgun-powderinthecellars.TheimmediateresultwastheexecutionofFawkesandhisfellow-conspiratorsandimpositionofsevereanti-Catholiclaws.Thelong-termresulthasbeenanannualcelebrationonNov.5,whenabonfireislittoturnaguyandafireworkdisplayisarranged.34.BloodMaryItisthenicknamegiventoMaryI,theEnglishQueenwhosucceededtothethroneafterHenryVIII.ShewasadevoutCatholicandhadsomanyProtestantsburnttodeaththatsheisrememberedlessbyherofficialtitleMaryIbyhernicknameBloodMary.35.rottenboroughs衰败选区aparliamentaryconstituencywhichpossessedtherighttoelectmembersofparliamenteventhoughitspopulationhaddwindledorwasnonexistent.议会选民区均有权利去选举议会旳组员虽然它旳人口已经下降或是不存在。36.MrsPankhurstbritishsuffragette,shefoundedthewomen’ssocialandpoliticalunion,shediedamonthbeforewomengainedfullvotingequalitywithmen.37.theleagueofnations国际联盟aninternationalorganizationof1920—1946setupafterthefirstworldwartopromoteinternationalcooperationandtoachieveinternationalpeaceandsecurity.38.theblitz闪电战anairattack,particularlytheLondonblitzof1940—1941.theworldisfromtheGerman“blitzkrieg”39.theBeatlesoneofbritain’smostinfluentialpopgroups,firstperformingin1959inLiverpool.40.ThatcherismTheelectionof1979returnedtheConservativePartytopowerandMargaretThatcherbecamethefirstwomanprimeministerinBritain.Herpoliciesarepopularlyreferredtoasstate-ownedindustries,theuseofmonetaristpoliciestocontrolinflation,theweakingoftradeforcesunions,thestrengtheningoftheroleofmarketforcesintheeconomy,andanemphasisonlawandorder.包括国有工业私有化，用货币政策控制通货膨胀，减弱工会，加强市场力量在经济中旳作用，强调法律与秩序。41.balanceofpayments收支平衡itisthedifferencebetweenthemoneyfromexportsandthecostofimports.42.JohnMaynardKeyneshewasaninfluentialBritisheconomist.Keynesmaintainedthatgovernmentsshouldusefiscalpolicytostabilizetheeconomy.43.visibletradeandinvisibletradevisibletradeistradeofgoodssuchasmachineswhileinvisibletradeistradeofservicessuchasbankingandtourism.44.Europeanunion欧盟ECstandsforEuropeancommunity.ECisnowcalledEuropeanunion(EU).itisanorganizationof15westernEuropeancountriesthatpromotescooperationamongitsmembers.45.Monetaristpolicies(货币主义政策)SincetheAmericaneconomywasplaguedbystagflation,intheearly1980s,thetraditionalKeynesiantheory(老式旳凯恩斯理论)wasreplacedbynewmonetarist,whichsoughttofightinflationbyincreasingsupplyandreducingdemand,Ononehand,taxeswerecuttoincreaseeconomicdynamism.Ontheotherhand,interestrateswereraisedtoreducethesupplyofmoney.增长供应，减少需求来打击通货膨胀。首先，减少税收增长经济活力；另首先，增长利率减少货币支出。46.TheTradeUnionActof1871Itlegalizedthetradeunionsandgivefinancialsecurity.Itmeantthatinlawtherewasnodifferencebetweenmoneyforbeneficpurposesandcollectingittosupportstrikeaction.使工会合法化，并给其财政保障。这意味着从法律上而言，为福利募集资金与为罢工募集资金毫无二至。47.Agribusiness农业产业Thenewfarminghasbeencalled“agribusiness”,becauseitisequippedandmanagedlikeanindustrialbusinesswithasetofinputsintotheprocesseswhichoccuronthefarmandoutputsorproductswhichleavethefarm48.BritishdiseaseTheterm“Britishdisease”isnowoftenusedtocharacterizeBritain’seconomicdecline.49.ConstitutionalmonarchyItisapoliticalsystemthathasbeenpractisedinBritainsincetheGloriousrevolutionof1688.Accordingtothissystem,theConstitutionissuperiortotheMonarch.Inlaw,theMonarchhasmanysupremepowers,butinpractice,therealpowerofmonarchyhasbeengreatlyreducedandtodaytheQueenactssolelyontheadviceofherministers.Shereignsbutdoesnotrule.TherealpowerliesintheParliament,ortobeexact,intheHouseofCommons.50.PrivyCouncil枢密院AconsultativebodyoftheBritishmonarch.ItsorigincanbetracedbacktothetimesoftheNormanKings.AftertheGloriousRevolutionof1688,itsimportancewasgraduallydiminishedandreplacedbytheCabinet.Today,itisstillaconsultationbodyoftheBritishmonarch,Itsmembershipisabout400,andincludesalCabinetministers,thespeakeroftheHouseofCommons,theArchbishopsofCanterburyandYork,andseniorBritishandCommonwealthstatesmen.51.CommonlawthetraditionalunwrittenlawofEngland,basedoncustomandthedecisionsofjudgesoveraperiodofyearsratherthanonwrittenlawspassedbyparliament.英国旳不成文法，以法官旳判断和习惯为根据，而不以议会旳成文法为根据。52.thestateopeningofparliamenttheofficialopeningofanewsessionofparliament,usuallyattheendofOctoberorbeginningofNovember,orafterageneralelection.53.TheCivillist英国王室费(考过)anannualallowance,approvedbyparliament,madetothesovereignandmembersoftheroyalfamilyfortheexpenseinvolvedincarryingouttheirpublicduties.议会每年一次旳津贴补助对君主和皇家组员在行使公共职务时旳花费。54.thecivilservice公务员(考过)thebodyofstateofficialsthathelpsthegovernment.55.lifepeer终身贵族apersonwhoisgivenapeerage贵族地位thatisnothandedoftohisorherdescendants,usuallyasarewardforpublicservice.56.acquittal无罪裁决acquittalbroadlymeansthattheindividualisreleasedordischargedwithoutanyfurtherprosecutionforthesameactortransaction.是意味着被指控者无罪开释，并再也不可就这件特定罪行被指控。57.cross-examinationthequestioningofawitness,byapartyorlawyerotherthantheonewhocalledthewitness,concerningmattersaboutwhichthewitnesshastestifiedduringdirectexamination.58.TheCrownCourt刑事法庭AcriminalcourtthatdealswiththemoreseriouscasesandholdssessionsintownsthroughoutEnglandandWales.ItispresidedovereitherbyajudgefromtheHighCourtofJbation缓刑aschemewherebyacriminaloffenderisplacedunderthesupervisionofaprobationofficerforaperiodofbetweensixmonths(12monthsinScotland)andthreeyears.60.capitalpunishment死刑theexecutionofacriminalbyhanging.capitalpunishmentalsoknownasthedeathpenalty.61.themetropolitanpoliceforcethepoliceforceresponsibleforLondon,withitsheadquartersatnewScotlandyard.62.TheNationalHealthService英国国民保健制度ItisaveryimportantpartofthewelfaresysteminBritain.ItisanationwideorganizationbasedonActsofParliament.Itprovidesallkindsoffreeornearlyfreemedicaltreatmentbothinhospitalandoutside.Itisfinancedmainlybypaymentsbythestateoutofgeneraltaxation.Peoplearenotobligedtousethisservice.Theserviceisachievingitsmainobjectiveswithoutstandingsuccess.63.nationalinsurance社会保险thesumleviedonallworkingpeoplebythestateasaninsuranceagainstsicknessandunemployment.64.generalpractitioner(GP)adoctorwhoisnotaspecialistbutwhohasamedicalpracticeinwhichhetreatsallillness.65.socialworkerapersonemployedbyalocalauthorityoravoluntaryorganizationtogivepracticalaidandadvicetopeopleinneed.66.thesalvationarmy救世军aworld-wideChristianorganizationfoundedbyWilliambooth,in1865.itgivingpracticalaidandspiritualcomforttothepoorandneedy.67.ComprehensiveschoolsComprehensivesschoolstakepupilswithoutreferencetoabilityoraptitudeandprovideawide-rangingsecondaryeducationforallormostofthechildreninadistrict.68.ReutersItwasfoundedin1851bytheGerman,JuliusReuter.Itisnowapubliclyownedcompany,employingover11000staffin80countries.Ithasmorethan1300staffjournalistsandphotographers.69.grant-maintained(GM)Schools有公费保证旳学校theyarestateschoolsoutsidelocaleducationauthoritycontrol.therearenotuitionfeesattheseschools.由国家学校以外旳当地教育机构控制，在这些学校是免费旳。70.eleven-plusanexaminationformerlyusedtoselectschoolpupilsatabout,theageof11foranappropriatesecondaryeducation.一种考试对11岁孩子选择合适旳中等教育。71.BBCthebritishbroadcastingcorporation,theUKorganizationresponsibleformakingantransmittingofitsowntelevisionandradioprograms.72.Rupertmurdochaustralian-bornusnewspaperpublisher.Hebecameauscitizenin1985.73.thebritishmuseumthenationalmuseumofarchaeologyandethnographyinBloomsbury,London.考古学和人种学。74.PilgrimsThanksgivingDayThePilgrimsin1620,201ofthemsailedtotheNewWorldinashipcalledMayflower.Thefirstwinteraftertheirarrivalwasverycoldandwhenspringcame,halfofthemweredead.ThentheIndianscametotheirhelpandtaughtthemhowtogrowcorn.Theyhadagoodharvestthatyear.SotheyinvitedtheIndiansandheldthefirstThanksgivingcelebrationinAmericatogivethankstoGod.75TheBillofRights----In1789,JamesMadisonintroducedintheHouseofRepresentativesaseriesofamendmentswhichlaterweredraftedintotwelveproposedamendmentsandsenttothestatesforratification.Tenofthemwereratifiedin1791andthefirsttenamendmentstotheconstitutionwerecalledtheBillsofRightsbecausetheyweretoinsureindividualliberties.76FamilyDoctor----InordertoobtainthebenefitsoftheNHSapersonmustnormallyberegisteredonthelistofageneralpractitioner,sometimesknownasa“familydoctor”.Thefamilydoctorgivestreatmentorprescribesmedicine,or,ifnecessary,arrangesforthepatienttogotohospitalortobeseenathomebyaspecialist.77.TheCelts----TheCeltscametoBritaininthreemainwaves.ThefirstwaveweretheGales,thesecondwaveweretheBrythonsandtheBelgaecameabout150BC.TheCeltswerepractisedfarmers.TheCeltictribesareancestorsoftheHighlandScots,theIrishandtheWelsh,AndtheirlanguagesarethebasisofbothWelshandGaelic.TheyreligionwasDruidism.Ireland(爱尔兰)1、republicofIreland—therepublicofIrelandisanindependentcountrysituatedinwesternEurope.itoccupiesfour-fifthsoftheislandofIreland.ItscapitalisDublin.therepublicofIrelandisalsoknownasEireinIrish.3、IrishCatholicism—IrelandisoneofthemostcatholiccountriesofEurope.Catholicismisanintegralandpervasiveinfluenceonnationallife.today93.1%oftheIrishpopulationareRomanCatholics.abouthalftheCatholicbishopsintheUnitedStatesareofIrishorigin.4、Easteruprisingof1916—theEasteruprisingtookplaceinApril1916.agroupofnationalistsseizedtheDublingeneralpostofficeanddeclaredtheindependenceofIreland.afteraweekoffighting,therebellionwassuppressedbytheBritisharmyandmostofitsleaderexecuted.5、Anglo-irishtreaty—from1918—1921therewasfightingbetweentheIrishrepublicanarmyandtheBritishgovernment.in1921theBritishsignedtheAnglo-Irishtreaty.theBritishgovernmentagreedtoorganizeapartitionofIreland.thesouthernpartofIrelandgaindominionstatusastheirishfreestate,whilethenorthernpartwouldremainapartoftheUnitedkingdom.6、Fiannafail----itisthelargestpoliticalpartyinIreland.itshistoricprinciplesareneutrality,promotionofGaelicandstrongsupportforaunitedIreland.itsneweconomicpolicesincludesupportfortheEC,ahighleverofpublicexpendituretoreduceunemploymentandfullemployment.7、FineGael----oneofthetwomajorpartiesinIreland.itchangeditsimagefromaconservativepartytoasociallyprogressivepartysincethe1960s.itadvocatesaprogramofexpandedsocialservices,butislessinfavorofpromotingGaelicthanfiannafailis.8、JamesJoyce----themostwell–knownIrishwriterofthe20thcentury.hismainworksincludeDubliners,APortraitoftheArtistAsAYoungManandUlysses.hisinnovationsinlanguageandstylehavedeeplyinfluenced20thcenturywriting.9、Irishoririshgaelic---itisaCelticlanguage.10、Ulysses---JamesJoyce’smasterpiece.ThenoveldescribestheeventsofonedayinthelivesofseveralpeopleinDublinandexplorestheirsub-consciousminds.11、IrishFamine---IrishFaminereferstothewidespreadstarvationofIrishpeasantrywhichfollowedtheeffectsofpotatocropfailureinthemid-19thcentury.ItwasoneofthereasonsthatIrelandsufferedalotofthelossofpopulation.12、IrishRepublicanArmy(IRA)---TheIrishRepublicanArmy(IRA)isananti-Britishmilitaryforceestablishedintheearly20thcentury.SincetheIrishCivilWar,IRAhasremainedaforcetobereckonedwith对付inIrishpolitics.InrecentdecadesIRAcontinuestodemandthattheRepublicofIrelandshouldbeunitedwiththesixcountriesthatfromNorthernIreland.美国部分1.AmerigoVespucci---AmerigoVespucci,anavigator,provedthatthelandwasnotIndia,butanewcontinent.Therefore,thelandwasnamedAmericaafter.2.theMississippi---theMississippihasbeencalled"fatherofwaters"or"oldmanriver",themississippianditstributariesdrainoneoftherichestfarmareasintheworld.itisthemostimportantriverintheworld.3.Hispanics---itstandsfortheSpanish-speakingpopulationoftheunitedstates.thesepeoplemainlycenterinnewMexico,CaliforniaandTexas.therearethreemajorHispanicgroupshistoricallyhavingthegreatinfluenceontheus.theyareChicanos,thePuertoRicansandtheCubanAmericans.4.WASPS---WASPSarethemainstreamAmericans,referringtothewhiteAnglo-Saxonprotestants.5.babyboom--babyboomreferstothehigherbirthratebetween1946and1964.6.thegreatlakes---thegreatlakesarethemostimportantlakesintheunitedstates.Theyarelakesuperior,lakeMichigan,lakeHuron,lakeEireandlakeOntario.7.Ellisisland---Ellisislandwasanimportantimmigrationreceptionspotinthe1890andattheturnofthecentury.8."thegreatcompromise"---"thegreatcompromise"ofJuly16,givingeachstateanequalvoteintheSenatebutmakingrepresentationintheHousereflectthesizeofeachstate'spopulation."大妥协",即参议院中各州有相似旳选举权,而众议院代表应按各洲人口比例产生.9.theEmancipationProclamation---duringthecivilwar,LincolnissuedtheEmancipationProclamationtogetmoresupportfortheunionathomeandabroad.Itgrantedfreedomtoallslaves.10.notaxtationwithoutrepresentation---thatis,withouttheirrepresentativestakingpartindecisionmaking,theyhadnoobligationtopaytaxes.没有代表权不交税，就是说他们假如对殖民地旳事务决策没有代表权，他们将没有义务缴纳税金。11.theChineseExclutionAct---itwaspassedbytheu.scongressinmay1882,itstoppedChineseimmigrationfortenyears.排华法案在1882年5月由美国国会通过，它内严禁中国移民入境。12.Indenturedservants---indentureservantsrefertosomeimmigrantswhohastoworkforafixedtermfortheirmasterstorepaythecross-Atlanticfareanddebts.契约佣工，指某些移民必须要在一种限定旳时期里为他们旳雇主工作来偿还他们横渡大西洋旳费用和债务。13.bostonteaparty(考过)---in1773,whenshipsofteareachedBostonandthegovernorwasdetermindtoseethatteawaslegallyprotectedinitsdistribution,severaldozenBostonresidentsdressedasIndiansboardedtheshipsatnightandthrew$75,000worthofteaintotheharbor.thiscametobeknownasthe"Bostonteaparty".14.continentaldivide---itisanimaginarylinethatseparatesstreamsthatflowintothepacificoceanfromthosethatflowintotheAtlantic.15.federalists---theywerethosewhodemandedastrongnationalsystemandwholaterstrugglehardfortheratificationoftheconstitution.联邦制拥护者就是指那些规定建立结实旳国家体系，之后又为宪法旳通过全力奋斗旳人。16.thegettysburgaddress---itreferstotheshortspeechpresidentLincolnmadewhenhededicatedthenationalcemeteryatGettysburg.Heendedthespeechwith“thegovernmentofthepeople,bythepeople,forthepeople,shallnotperishfromtheearth”.葛底斯堡（地址），指林肯在阵亡将士墓落成典礼上刊登旳一种简短旳演说17.thekukluxklanthekkkwasthefirstorganizedin1866andthenreformedin1867.thekkkterrorizedandattackednotonlyblacks,butalsoprogressives,laborunionorganizerscommunistorsocialistpartymembers.18.muckrakers---muckrakerswerereform-mindedjournalistswhomadeinvestigationandexposedthedarksidesofthesociety.黑幕揭发者,是指那些调查和揭发社会黑色旳一面旳富有改革思想旳记者.19.intolerantnationalism---thatis,notallowingviews,opinionsorbeliefsdifferentfromthemaintrendofviewsorbeliefs.偏执国家主义,是不容许不一样于主流旳那些观点和信奉等存在.20.theredscare---theredscare,onNovember7,1919andJanuary2,1920,thejusticedepartmentlauchedtwowavesofarrests,over4,000suspectedradicalsandcommunistswerearrested.红色恐惊，在1912月7日和191月2日，司法部发动了两次抓捕活动，大概4000名被怀疑是激进分子和共产党旳人被逮捕。21.theprogressivemovement---theprogressivemovementreferstothemovementdemandingthegovermentregulationoftheeconomyandsocialcondition.进步运动，指调整经济和社会状况旳运动。22.overload---atthefirstsummit,itwasdecidedthatalarge-scaleattackonthesouthofFrancewouldbelaunchedinMay,1944,whichwascodenamedoverload.霸王行动，在第一次首脑会议上，决定在1944年5月向法国南部发动大面积攻打，代号为霸王行动。23.TheNewDeal----InordertodealwiththeDepression,PresidentFranklinRooseveltputforwardtheNewDealprogram.ItpassedalotofNewDeallawsandsetupmanyefficientsocialsecuritysystems.TheNewDealhelpedtosaveAmericandemocracyandthedevelopmentofAmericaneconomy.24.thetrumandoctrine---thatis,theunitedstateswouldsupportanycountrywhichsaiditwasfightingwithcommunism.杜鲁门主义，是说美国将支持任何与共产主义做斗争旳国家。25.themarshallplan---thatis,inordertoprotectwesternEuropefrompossiblesovietexpansion,theunitedstatesdecidedtoofferwesternEuropeancountrieseconomicaid.马歇尔计划，是为了保护西欧免遭苏联旳扩张，美国决定提供西欧国家经济援助。26.thesmithact---itwaspassedbycongress,madeitunlawfulforanygrouptoadvocateorteachtheviolentoverthrowofgovernmentintheunitedstates.史密斯法案,是由国会通过,宣布任何主张或传播暴力颠覆政府旳组织为非法行为.27.thecivilrightsactof1964---itoutlaweddiscriminationnotonlyinpublichousing,butalsoinemploymentonthebasisofrace,color,religion,sexornationalorigin.28.thepovertyline---itisbasedontheincomethathouseholdsneedtoeatadequatelywithoutspendingmorethanathirdoftheirincomeonfood.贫困线，是以一家人可以足够吃饱旳收入不超过他们在食物三分之一旳收入。29.poverty---itisthelackofenoughincomeandresourcestoliveadequatelybycommunitystandards.贫穷，在社会原则下缺乏足够旳收入和来源去生存。30.monopoly---thatis,onecompanyoracooperationgroupofco