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1—12单元名词解释

Unit 1

London is the largest city located in the south of the country.

It is dominant in Britain in all sorts of ways. It is the cultural and

business centre and the headquarters of the vast majority of

Britain’s big companies. It is not only the financial centre of the

nation, but also one of the three major international financial

centres in the world.

Hood

Robin Hood was a Saxon nobleman. As he could no longer

put up with oppressions from the Normans, he became an outlaw

and hid himself with his band of “merry man” in the forest.

From this secret place, he went out to rob from the rich to give

the poor.

Anglo-Saxons

They were two groups of Germanic peoples who settled

down in England from the 5th century. They were regarded as the

ancestors of the English and the founders of England.

Arthur

It is said that he was the King of England in the 5th century

and united the British and drove the Saxons back with his magical

sword, Excalibur. His real existence is in doubt. He is the central

figure of many legends.

Harold

He was the Saxon King whose army was defeated in the

Battle of Hasting in 1066, when William the Conqueror invaded

England from France.

Unit 2

Easter Rising

In order to gain independence, different Irish groups had

been fighting against the British institutions and the British

military forces. One such activity was the Easter Rising which took

place in 1916. the rebels occupied Dublin’s Post Office and

forced the British to take it back by military force. The leaders of

the rebellion were executed by the British authorities.

Provisional IRA

In 1919, a group calling itself the IRA expanded fighting for

Irish freedom and independence. The Provisional IRA is the

radical faction of the IRA. They prefer the use of force and believe

that armed force is the only way to get the British out and to have

a unified Ireland.

Fein

Sinn Fein is a legal political party in Northern Ireland which

supports the IRA to fight for the union of Ireland. The leaders of

Sinn Fein prefer union with Ireland by a twin campaign, both

military and political which they call the policy of “the Bullet and

the Ballot Box”. It believes that without the participation of Sinn

Fein the political problem of Northern Ireland cannot be

thoroughly solved.

Rule

Ireland had long been dominated by Britain, but Irish desire

for an independent Irish state was never lost. “Home Rule”

refers to a campaign for Irish control of Irish affairs. The Home

Rule Bill was finally passed in 1914, but the process was

overtaken by the First World War and was suspended for the

duration of the war.

Good Friday Agreement

As a result of multi-party negotiations, the Good Friday