撑一叶扁舟驶向徐志摩不忍“再别”的康桥,于落日余晖中品一杯地道的下午茶,和彬彬有礼、温文尔雅的绅士谈论多变的天气,这就是那个曾经日不落的帝国吗?
这里生活着全世界*受瞩目的**家庭,在今天继续演绎着公主与王子的美丽传奇;这里曾经诞生过莎士比亚这样的伟大文豪,而今天继续讲述着哈利·波特的魔法故事……这就是古老而又崭新的英国。关于这个国度人们有着太多由来已久又根深蒂固的认知,而这些认知中到底又有多少是真、多少是假呢?
让这本小书带你踏上一段游历英伦的旅程吧!它将带你探知这个美丽的国度,带你领略这个**的历史、传统、经济、文化、价值观、风土人情,乃至于行政设置、宗教改革……读完它,你心中所有的疑问都将冰释,愿这次“文化之旅”带你看到英国人严肃外表下的诙谐与幽默。

Map of Britain
Introduction
Key Facts
1 彼国彼民
What Is "Britain"?
Climate
Who Are the British?
The Sounds of Britain
Historical Landmarks
Some Key Dates
2 苏格兰、威尔士和北爱尔兰
Introducing Scotland
The People
Historical Perspectives
The Scottish Economy
The Bagpipes
Clans and Tartans
Golf
Food and Home
Education
Gaelic
Introducing Wales
Geography
Some History
Coal and Iron
The Welsh Economy
The People and the Language
Introducing Northern Ireland
Glimpses of History
Today's Political Landscape
The Northern Irish Economy
3 价值观
A Sense of Irony
A Sense of Trust
A Sense of Fair Play
Keeping Order
A Sense of Identity
A Sense of Fairness and Compromise
Royalty, Class, and "Honours"
Religion
A Sense of Duty
High Culture or Low Culture?
Drink and the Work Ethic
Humour as Entertainment
4 政治体制
A Bird's-Eye View
The Queen's Role
Political Parties
Etiquette of the "House"
5 饮食
6 休闲时光
7 社交生活
8 商务导航

感受儒雅亲切的英伦文化,感知一个真实的英国:历史政治、价值观念、宗教建筑、文化渊源、风俗习惯、休闲时尚、商界经纬、社交礼仪……