英语国家概况名词解释加拿大澳大利亚

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英语国家概况名词解释——加拿大澳大利
亚

加拿大部分

treaty
of
Paris
in
1763
---the
seven
years
’

war
ended
with
the
signing
of the
treaty of
Paris
in

the
treaty of
Paris,
new France with its 65,000settlers was ceded
割让
to Britain.

Constitutional
act
of
1791
---Britain
divided
the
old
province
of
Quebec
into
two
parts,
lower
Canada(modern
Canada)
and
upper
Canada(modern Ontario),each with its own legislature.
立法机
构。


Act
of
union
in
1840
---
联
合法
案

recommended
that
the
two
Canadas be united in one province.

FTA and NAFTA
---it stands for the Canada- united states free
trade agreement signed by the two countries, which came into
effect in 1989.

Canadian
Shield
加拿大地盾
---The
Canadian
Shield
covers
almost
half of Canada. It is a semicircular
半圆的
band of rocky
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highlands and plateaus around Hudson Bay from the northern
shores
of
Quebec
to
the
Arctic
shores
of
the
Northwest
Territories. It is a region of hills, lakes, and swamps.
沼泽


Mackenzie River

Mackenzie
River
is
one
of
two
principal
river
systems
in
Canada.
It flows between the Canadian Shield and the Rocky Mountains
in
west Canada.
It is
the second largest
river system
of
North
American.

Loyalist

The first British settlers in Canada were American refugees,
who refused to fight against the British Army in the American
War of Independence, because they felt they were more English
than
American.
They
called
themselves
Loyalists.
Their
settlements laid the base of English-speaking Canada.

Canadian Prairie

Canadian Prairie is the Canadian section of the Great Plains
of
North
America.
Great
stretches
of
level
and
fertile
grassland are found here. This region is the center of rich
wheat belt. Wheat farming and cattle and sheep grazing are
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important here.

British North America Act

The British North America Act is an act passed by the British
parliament in 1867 to set up the Dominion of Canada, uniting
Canada, New Bruck and Nova Scotia under a federal government.

Meech Lake Accord

In
1987
Canada
’
s
top
politicians
reached
an
argument,
offering
Quebec special status within the country and privileges to
unilaterally
promote
its
French
culture
and
language.
The
agreement was called Meech Lake Accord. It failed because of
the
strong
opposition
from
Canada
’
s
English-speaking
majority.

the Inuit

The Inuit, also called the Eskimo, is the native people of
Canada
who
came
from
Asia
in
prehistoric
times.
The
word
Inuit
means
“
the
people
”
in
their
own
language,
whereas
Eskimo
is
an Indian word meaning
“
eaters of raw flesh
”
.
吃生鱼的人


Group of Severn
七人画派

The Group of Severn was a group of Canadian painters. They
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appeared
in
the
early 20th
century.
The group
was the
first
to
express
a
pictorial
nationalism
and
a
Canadian
Impressionism.
表现了绘画的民族主义和加拿大的印象主义。


Les Jeunesses Musicals du Canada
加拿大青年音乐学会

JMC was founded in 1949 to spread musical culture and promote
the
musical
development
of
young
Canadians.
Today
JMC
has
over
100,000 members.

Australia
（澳大利亚）

the
land
down
under
---Australia
lies
in
the
southern
hemisphere.
it
is
almost
halfway
around
the
world
from
England.
that
’
s
why
from the European point of view Australia is down under.

outback
内地
---in
Australia
is
the
areas
that
are
far
away
from
towns
and
cities
are
called
the
outback,
especially
the
desert
areas in central Australia.(
考过一句话
)

muliticulturalism
多元文化主义
---it is a theory that it is
beneficial
to
a
society
to
maintain
more
than
one
culture
within
its
structure.
it
also
refers
to
the
policy
based
on
this
theory.