1、Gentleman Culture of Britain（英国绅士文化）Gentleman Culture of BritainGentleman?Being a true English gentleman is not,of course,simply a matter of behavior.Anyone can learn how to pick the right color of handkerchief or the correct way to address a bishop.To be worthy of the title of“gentleman”,you need t
2、o have been in training since birth.The term gentleman(from Latin gentilis,belonging to a race or gens,and man,cognate with the French word gentilhomme and the Italian gentil uomo or gentiluomo),in its original and strict signification,denoted a man of good family,analogous to the Latin generous(its
3、 invariable translation in English-Latin documents).In this sense the word equates with the French gentilhomme(nobleman),which latter term was in Great Britain long confined to the peerage.The term gentry(from the Old French genterise for gentelise)has much of the social class significance of the Fr
4、ench noblesse or of the German Adel,but without the strict technical requirements of those traditions(such as quarters of nobility).This was what the rebels under John Ball in the 14th century meant when they repeated：When Adam delved and Eve span,Who was then the Gentleman?John Selden in Titles of
5、Honor(1614),discussing the title gentleman,speaks of our English use of it as convertible with Nobilis(an ambiguous word,like noble meaning elevated either by rank or by personal qualities)and describes in connection with it the forms of ennobling in various European countries.What do they attention
6、s at school Eton college(伊顿公学)How was a gentleman get along with people?With other peopleSome famous words:For honor,I will never shoot him in back.In the moviestitanic No woman shall be left aboard this ship because I was a coward.As time goes by,gentleman had more and more new definitions.But it will never change that gentleman culture has a major impact on this word.Now I will play a radio which is a TV clips.Some of the pieces to show the British gentleman dress culture and the contemporary customs.Now,lets watch it.Sherlock
