Netherlands非常好的荷兰英文介绍

2021年1月25日发(作者：初亏)
Hello everybody, I am very glad to give you this presentation about Netherlands.

The Netherlands

is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located in
North-West
Europe.
It
is
a
parliamentary
democratic
constitutional
monarchy.
The
Netherlands
borders
the
North
Sea
to
the
north
and
west,
Belgium
to
the
south,
and
Germany to the east. The capital is Amsterdam and the seat of government is The Hague.

The
Netherlands
in
its
entirety
is
often referred
to as
Holland,
though
North
and
South
Holland
are
actually
only
two
of
its
twelve
provinces
(see
terminology
of

Netherlands
pertaining to the Netherlands. This lexical difference between the noun and the adjective
is
a
peculiarity of
the
English
language
and does not exist
in
the
Dutch
language. The
adjective 'Dutch' is derived from the language that was spoken in the area, called 'Diets',
which equals Middle Dutch.

Located on the

Western Europe , The Netherlands is a geographically low- lying country,
with about 20% of its area and 21% of its population located below sea level, with 50% of
its land lying less than one meter above sea level.


About Area, these are some statistics :

total: 41,526 sq km

land: 33,883 sq km

water: 7,643 sq km

slightly less than twice the size of New Jersey

Here you see are some famous brands headquartered in Holland, such as
Philips, Unilever, ABN-AMRO BANK(
荷兰银行
), ING
（荷兰国际集团）
, Thomas
National Transport
（
TNT
快递）
, KPMG
（毕马威会计师事务所）
, Heineken
（喜力啤酒）
,and some other brands.


Now, do you know the four treasures of Netherland ?
荷兰四大国宝

Let me tell you . they are windmill(
风车
), tulip(
郁金香
), cheese(
奶酪
) and
klompen(
木鞋
)

Here comes the WINDMILL
A windmill is a machine that is powered by the energy of the wind. It is designed to convert
the energy of the wind into more useful forms using rotating blades or sails. The term also
refers
to
the
structure
it
is
commonly
built
on.
In
much
of
Europe,
windmills
served
originally
to
grind
grain,
though
later
applications
included
pumping
water
and,
more
recently, generation of electricity. Recent electricity-generating versions are referred to as
wind turbines.

Holland is famous for its
windmills, so no one
will be surprised to learn that the world’s
tallest windmills are to be found here. Windmills have always played a great part in the life
of Holland and its inhabitants. While at first they served to grind corn, to remove excess
water from the low- lying districts, and to saw timber, thus making the country fit for human
habitation and adding to habitable area, they developed
- especially in the seventeenth
century
-
into
a
most
important
factor
in
the
social
structure
of
those
days.
It
is
with
increasing interest that one learns about this.

Although it can be said that windmills which can be compared with the Dutch windmills are
to
be
found
in
other
European
countries
as
well
(England,
Belgium,
France,
Denmark,
Germany, Finland), it has to be observed that their number is relatively small there. It is
only in Holland that so many windmills are present in so small an area. These windmills
moreover
are
in
very
reasonable,
many
of
them
even
in
excellent,
condition
and
a
considerable number of them are working regularly. There are windmills of the most varied
types: drainage mills, corn mills, and industrial mills for all sorts of purposes.

Windmills
form
an
important
element
in
the
Dutch
landscape
with
its
wide
horizons,
its
glittering
waters
and
big
clouds
floating
overhead;
without
them
we
can
hardly
imagine
this landscape, which is unique in the world.


The wind blows where it lies, and though hearest the sound thereof, but cannot not tell
where it comes,

and where it goes: so is every one that is born of the Wind.. And love is
just
like
the
wind.
We
cant
see
it,
but
we
can
feel
it.
Maybe
that
is
why
windmill
has
become the spirit of Holland


Next is the TULIP(
郁金香
)
一，
In 1593 tulips were brought from Turkey and introduced to the Dutch. The novelty of
the
new
flower
made
it
widely
sought
after
and
therefore
fairly
pricey
.
After
a time,
the
tulips contracted a non- fatal virus known as mosaic,
which didn't kill the tulip population
but altered them causing
came
in
a
wide
variety,
increasing
the
rarity
of
an
already
unique
flower.
Thus,
tulips,
which
were
already
selling
at a
premium,
began
to
rise
in
price
according
to
how
their
virus
alterations
were
valued,
or
desired.
Everyone
began
to
deal
in
bulbs, essentially
speculating on the tulip market, which was believed to have no limits.
是土耳其人最先把他们著名的郁金香介绍给荷兰人，继而引发了英国和荷兰的郁金香热 。
16
世纪从伊斯坦布尔运往维也纳的郁金香球茎极受欢迎，到了
1634
年 ，荷兰人把这称作
“郁金香狂潮”
。当时人们把钱投资到郁金香就好比现代人投资股票。在17
世纪的土耳其，
这是段充满高雅气息充满意趣的历史，被称作“郁金香时代”
。



二，
A spring trip to Amsterdam and the Netherlands is not complete without a visit to the
Dutch countryside to see the tulip fields in bloom. Touring Keukenhof Gardens, the worlds'
largest tulip gardens, is a wonderful shore excursion, but we were amazed at the amazing
cultivated gardens throughout the country. During a trip to the Netherlands in mid- April, we
saw
tulip
fields
in
Noord
Holland,
Zuid
Holland,
and
Friesland.
In
addition,
there
were
some beautiful tulip fields next to Keukenhof Gardens, near the large windmill.