royal Britain英国皇室介绍英文PPT.ppt

 CONTENTS Constitutional monarchy The Glorious [‘gl?:ri?s] Revolution(光荣革命) in Britain created a constitutional [,kɑnst?’tju??nl] monarchy[‘m?n?ki] (君主立宪) which aimed at limiting the arbitrary[’ɑ:bitr?ri ] (专断的) actions and increasing the power of Parliament [‘pɑ:l?m?nt] (议会，国会). In Britain, the Queen is the head of state(国家，政府). But she has very little power and plays no active part in politic. Her role is largely ceremonial [,seri‘m?unj?l] (仪式的). Trooping the Color(皇室军队庆典游行) The Queen has two birthdays . One is her real birthday which she celebrates with her family. The other is her official birthday, June 14. The Queen’s official birthday parade [p?reid] (游行) is----Trooping [tru:p] the Color. Elizabeth II Elizabeth II ,full name Elizabeth Alexandra Mary(1926-),queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland(1952-),daughter of King George VI, born in London. Elizabeth II married Prince Philip in 1947,and gave birth to 3 sons and a daughter. Elizabeth II Elizabeth succeeded(继承) to the throne [θr?un] (君主) on the death of her father in February 1952. Elizabeth’s reign [rein] (统治) has been marked by vast [vɑ:st] (巨大的) changes and in the power and prestige [presti:?] (声望) of her nation. Elizabeth II The royal [‘r?i?l] (皇室的)family has also some changes during Elizabeth’s reign. Since the 1980s the public has become much more informed(见多识广的) about the lives of the royal. Two of Queen Elizabeth’s sons, Prince Charles and Prince Andrew, separated from their wives in 1992. These separations damaged the reputation(名声) of the royal family. Various hats . Prince Philip Prince Philip Prince Philip was born on June 10,1921,on the Greek island of Corfu(科孚岛). Philip married the then Princess Elizabeth in 1947, and as an active advocate [‘?dv?kit] (倡导者) of sports, science, and education, he has made many goodwill(n.y友好) trips throughout the world, both as representative [repri’zent?tiv] (代表性的) of, and in company with, Queen Elizabeth. Windsor Castle Windsor Castle W