1、The class of British First:The new words Individual 英 ndvdul 美 ndvdul adj.个人的;个别的;独特的n.个人;个体 A childs awareness of being an individual grows in stages during the pre-schoolyears.孩子的个体意识在入学前的几年中逐渐增强。Statistically 英 sttstkl 美 sttstkl adv.统计上地，统计地 Statistically our chances of being the victims of viole
2、nt crime are remote.从统计数据来看，我们成为暴力犯罪受害者的可能性微乎其微。Hereditary 英 hredtri adj.遗传性;世袭的;（生物学中）遗传的 British Prime Ministers are traditionally offered hereditary peerages.英国首相传统上会被授予可世袭的贵族爵位。Scattering 英 sktr 美 sktr n.物散射;散乱，分散;在媒介质中的散播adj.散乱的;分散在不同范围的;广泛扩散的;（选票）数量分散的v.散布;散射(scatter的ing形式);驱散 She was rummagin
3、g through the letters,scattering them about the table in herheedless haste.她在信件里乱翻，匆忙冒失之下将它们扔得满桌都是。Distinguish 英 dstgw 美 dstw vi.区分，辨别，分清;辨别是非 vt.区分，辨别，分清;辨别出，识别;引人注目，有别于;使杰出，使著名 There is something about music that distinguishes it from all other art forms 音乐的某种特质使其有别于所有其他艺术形式 Entrepreneur英 ntrprn:(
4、r)美:ntrprn:(r)n.企业家;主办人;承包人 An entrepreneur is more than just a risk taker.He is a visionary.企业家不仅要能承担风险，还应富于远见Second:The origin of the English class 早在1688年，乔治王朝就把英国社会分为26种等级。后来，这种社会等级逐渐发展成上层（Upper Class）、中层（Middle Class）和下层（Lower Class）三种等级。另一种说法，这三个阶层也可以为称为贵族绅士阶层（Gentry Class）、市民阶层（Burghers Class
5、）和劳动人民阶层（Working Class）。不同阶层的人去不同的学校，受不同的教育，从事不同的行业，他们之间的界限非常明晰。The particularly complex and confusing class system is simply made up of the upper,middle and lower class.The influence of the British class system on the British economyA manifestation of the economic aspect of the British class system
6、 is that people are divided according to the amount of annual salary they earn.For example,blue collar is known as the working class,the white collar is known as the middle class.The influence of the British class system on peoples daily lifeOne of the manifestations of the influence of the British
7、class system on peoples daily lives is that a car-worker(working-class)reads The Sun in the morning,while a lawyer or doctor(middle-class)reads The Guardian in the morning.1.ltisdifficulttoavoidsocialclasswhendis cussingBritishsociety.TheBritishpeoplegeneralacceptthesocialclasssystem.2.Socialclasssy
8、stemistheproductofsocialdevelopmentintheUK.WhatisdistinctiveabouttheBritishclass system,andwhichmarksitasdifferentfromtheAmericanorChinesesocialstructure,Isthatithasalsoretainedahereditaryaristocracy.3.Thesignificanceofhereditaryaristocracyshouldnotbeover-stated.Theirpositionhaschangedwiththecentury
9、.thoughstillinfluentialtheydontdominantUKsociety.ThosewhohavebeenmadelifepeersoutofrecognitionforachievementinUKsocietycouldberegardedasaristocrats.4.RealpowerinparliamentrestsintheelectedHouseofCommons.British TitlesBritish TitlesHereditary Peers:世袭贵族世袭贵族 Royal Orders（皇族勋位皇族勋位）Noble or family Order
10、s （贵族勋位贵族勋位）Orders of Merits（功功绩勋位绩勋位）Life Peers:终身贵族 Hereditary Peers(Hierarchy 等级制度)Duck 公爵 Marquis 侯爵 Earl 伯爵 Viscount 子爵 Baron 男爵Life Peers(Orders of Merits)Knight Commander of the Order of the Gaeter（K.G）嘉德勋位嘉德勋位 Knight Commander of the Order of the Thistle（K.T）花勋位花勋位 Knight Commander of the Or
11、der of the Bath（C.B）巴斯勋位巴斯勋位 Knight Commander of the Order of the Merit（O.M）功勋勋位功勋勋位 Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India（S.I）印度之心勋位印度之心勋位 Knight Commander of the Order of the St.Migheal and st.George(M.C)圣迷伽勒及圣乔治勋位圣迷伽勒及圣乔治勋位 Knight Commander of the Order of the India Empir(S.I)印度帝国勋位印度帝国勋位 Knight Commander of the Order of the Royal Victorian Order（V.O）维多利亚勋位维多利亚勋位 Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire（B.E）大英帝国勋位大英帝国勋位 Knight Commander of the Order of the Honor（C.H)荣誉友伴勋位爵位荣誉友伴勋位爵位 Thank You
