英美国家文化.ppt

Sports ,Holidays and Festivalsin Britain
Sports
Football
Tennis
Cricket
Gulf
Horse Racing
Equestrianism
Hunt Meet
Football
Time (in winter and early spring)
Origin (release energies ,play rough )
Considered (Violence but a national sport )
Legends (warriors victory kicking enemy’s heads)
FA (major pete in for FAcup)
Tennis
Time (summer)
Origin (*invented in Britain and from church
*from using hands to racquet )
Wimbledon (world’s best players gather pete on grass courts)
Cricket
First team sports (organized rules and some rules nationally)
Financial one
Classes (before the Victorian era &modern Britain )
Connected with idioms (four expressions)
Usually things (obscure rules ,last long time )
Gulf
Invented by Scottish
Gathering at ST Andrews
Taken seriously by Scottish
(example of Archbishop and Marry Queen)
Horse Racing, Equestrianism and Hunt meet
Snobbish or aristocratic sports (value of horse , classes)
Two kinds (flat racing steeple chasing →the grand national → controversial →shot hurt horses)
Royal Ascot
“blood sport”
Hunt meet (eptable ↔enjoy Mps ,Lords)
Religious Holidays
Christmas
*time :December 25th
* biggest and best loved in Britain
*commemorate: the birth of Jesus Christ
*”Christian” traditions decorating
*customs (gifts ,cards ,food and decorating )
*three traditions (particular British)
Three traditions
●Christmas Pantomime(童话剧)
● Hear Queen’s Christmas message to her realm
●Boxing Day (the day after Christmas )
.custom :give gifts or money
shopping a low price
visiting , eating ,and relaxing
Easter
Time :spring
Commemorate : the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ
Symbol :the Easter egg
now give chocolate or candy Easter eggs