TheUnitedKingdomBriefintroduction(简介)Maincities(主要城市)Britisheducation(英国教育)Famouslandmarks(著名地标)Foodanddrink(饮食)TheUnitedKingdomTheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland(UK)wascreatedbyagroupofislandslyingoffthenorth-westcoastofmainlandEurope.Fourdifferentnations(England,Scotland,walesandNorthernIreland)madeuponestate,TheUnitedKingdom.ThecentralgovernmentisinLondon,butScotland,WalesandNorthernIrelandeachhavetheirseparateassembliesforinternalaffairs.MapNationalEmblem(国徽)NationalFlower(国花):RoseCurrency(货币):PoundEnglandScotlandLondon,thecapitaloftheUnitedKingdom,Europe’slargestcity,oneoftheworld’stwomajorcentercity,isoneofthemostprosperous(繁荣的)globalcity.Manchesterisacitywithmulticulturalbackground(多元文化背景)andhasinternationalairport.ItlocatedinnorthwestEngland,isthethirdlargestcityinEngland.Liverpool,alovelyportcity,whichhasalonghistory,isafamousBritishcommercial(商业的)center.OxfordUniversityOxfordUniversityistheoldestuniversityinBritainandoneoftheworld'smostfamousinstitutionsofhigherlearning.OxfordUniversitywasestablishedduringthe1100's.ItislocatedinOxford,England,about80kilometersnorthwestofLondon.ThemissionofOxfordistoaimatachievingandmaintainingexcellenceineveryareaofitsteachingandresearch,maintaininganddevelopingitshistoricalpositionasaworld-classuniversity,andenrichingtheinternational,national,andregionalcommunitiesthroughthefruitsofitsresearchandtheskillsofitsgraduates.TheUniversityofCambridgeisoneoftheoldestuniversitiesintheworld,andoneofthelargestintheUnitedKingdom.Ithasaworld-widereputationforoutstandingacademicachievementandthehighqualityofresearchundertakeninawiderangeofscienceandartssubjects.TheUniversitypioneersworkintheunderstandingofdisease,thecreationofnewmaterials,advancesintelecommunicationsandresearchintotheoriginsoftheuniverse.Ittrainsdoctors,vets,architects,engineersandteachers.AtalllevelsabouthalfofthestudentsatCambridgestudyartsandhumanitiessubjects,manyofwhomhavegoneontobecomeprominentfiguresinthearts,printandbroadcastmedia.TheUniversity'sachievementsinthesciencescanbemeasuredbythesixtyormoreNobelPrizesawardedtoitsmembersovertheyears.UniversityofEdinburgh,wasfoundedin1583,isoneofthesixoldestandlargestuniversityintheUK,butalsoinavarietyglobaluniversityrankingsonseveraltimesintheworld’stopfamousuniversities.TheLondonEyeislocatedonthesouthbankoftheThamesRiver.ItisalsoknownastheMillenniumWheel(千禧之轮).ItIstheforthlargestferrieswheelintheworld.LondonBridge,locatedinThamesRiver,wasfoundedin1886.ItisthesymbolofLondon.BuckinghamPalaceisthemainbedroomandofficeoftheBritishmonarchinLondon.LocatedinWestminster,itisoneofthevenuesforthenationalcelebrationandtheroyalsalute,InthehistoryofBritaincelebrateorcrisis,BuckinghamPalaceisalsoanimportantmeetingplace.TheBritishMuseuminLondonNewOxfordStreet,northoftheGreatRussellSquare,wasestablishedin1753,istheworld’oldestandlargestgrandcomprehensive(综合)museumStPaul‘sCathedralisoneofthemostfamousandlandmarkbuildingofLondon.Itisfamousforitsenormousdome(圆顶),ithasthesecondlargestdomeintheworld.ThemostcommonandtypicalfoodseateninBritishincludethesandwich,fishandchips,piesliketheCornishpasty(康沃尔馅饼),trifle(蛋糕)androastsdinners.