英国菲奇厄姆老年大学
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简介
英国国家文化简介
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Introduction of the United Kingdom culture
The Culture of the United Kingdom is influenced by its history as a developed island country, a liberal democracy and a great power. Its mainly Christian religious life is being replaced by secularism and the four countries of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland each have distinct cultures. Literature, music, cinema, art, theatre, comedy, media, television, philosophy, architecture and education are important aspects of British culture. The UK is prominent in science and technology producing world-leading scientists such as Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Peter Higgs and Stephen Hawking. Sport is an important part of British culture and numerous sports originated in the country, including football. The Industrial Revolution started in the UK and spread to Germany, America and Japan and most notably for the modern world to China. As a result of the maritime British Empire, significant British influence can be observed in the language, law, culture and institutions of many countries.
Wikipedia can give a good impression of a country but local variation of geography and culture is important in the UK. The geology of the country is also very varied and in the South East the chalk hills within 30km of London form a green belt of protected countryside. My own U3A in Fetcham has access to the culture of London which can be enjoyably explored on foot. We also walk in the countryside and visit many of the sites associated with famous events; Runnymede where the Magna Carta was signed in 1215, Windsor where the Royal Family has had a home for 900 years, Brooklands where the world’s first motor racing circuit was built in 1907, Occam where the philosopher was born in 1287, and Horsley where Ada Lovelace lived in 1843 when she was first to recognise the full potential of a computing machine such as Charles Babbage was developing. Fetcham U3A has 520 members in a village with a population of 8000. We have 82 interest groups of which 70% have a cultural/academic focus and the rest are split equally between physical or social activities.


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英国的文化深受其作为发达岛国、自由民主、强大帝国的历史影响。其主流的基督教宗教生活被世俗主义所取代,英格兰、威尔士、苏格兰和北爱尔兰四个国家的文化各有不同。文学、音乐、电影、艺术、戏剧、喜剧、媒体、电视、哲学、建筑和教育是英国文化的重要组成部分。英国在科学技术方面拥有世界顶级科学家,如艾萨克·牛顿、查尔斯·达尔文、彼得·希格斯和斯蒂芬·霍金。体育是英国文化重要的一部分,包括足球在内的许多体育项目也起源于英国。工业革命始于英国,并蔓延于德国、美国和日本,尤其是在现代社会传到了中国。大英帝国的存在对许多国家的语言、法律、文化和制度方面都有深刻的影响。

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维基百科能使人对英国有个好的印象,不过英国当地的地域和文化差异也非常显著。这个国家的地质状况也非常复杂,在距伦敦30公里以外的东南部白垩丘陵形成了一个受保护的乡村绿带。我所在的菲奇厄姆老年大学可以通过徒步行走的方式就接触到伦敦文化。我们经常在乡间行走,访问许多与著名事件相关的地点。1215年在伦尼米德签署的《大宪章》;有900年历史的温莎城堡;1907年世界上最早的摩托车赛道-布鲁克兰赛道;1287年阿达·洛夫莱斯出生于奥坎,1843年,她生活在霍斯利并最早认识到了查尔斯·巴贝奇正在研发的计算机的巨大潜力。菲奇厄姆老年大学坐落在一个人口数量为8000人的乡村里,拥有520名学员。我们有82个兴趣小组,其中70%的人关注文化和学术,其余的人平分两部分分别关注体育和社会活动。
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