爱尔兰的英文介绍

爱尔兰的英文介绍
1.The two largest islands of the British Isles(不列颠群岛)are Great Britain and Ireland.Ireland is sometimes called the Emerald Isle because it is so green. The island has wide green plains and rolling green hills. Cool weather and lots of rain help keep the island green. Summers in Ireland are not very hot and winters are not very cold. The island is divided between two countries. The northern part is a province of the United Kingdom called Northern Ireland. Most of the island is the country called Ireland.
不列颠群岛的两个最大岛屿是大不列颠和爱尔兰。爱尔兰有时被称为绿宝石岛,因为它是如此的绿。岛上有大片绿色平原和连绵起伏的绿色山丘。凉爽的天气和大量的雨水使岛上绿色。爱尔兰的夏天不是很热,冬天不是很冷。爱尔兰分为两个国家。北部是北爱尔兰联合王国的一个省。大部分的岛屿是叫做爱尔兰的国家。
2. Hurling(爱尔兰式曲棍球)
This sport is the most natively Irish game is hurling. It is played by two teams of fifteen players(每队15人), with a ball like a hockey ball which is struck by wooden sticks with a curved, rounded end or boss.
爱尔兰式曲棍球是爱尔兰的本土运动。它由两队参与，每队15人， 球形与曲棍球hockey
的一样，球棍的头是弧形或圆形的。
3.Popular sports in Ireland（爱尔兰流行的体育运动）
Soccer or football, rugby, cricket and tennis owe their origins to Britain. The newest and most fashionable ball game in Ireland is golf.Other widely popular sports are sailing and running. But that nearest the Irish heart must be the sport of horse-racing because they can place a bet for the occasion. 英式足球、橄榄球、板球和网球都是起源 于英国的。爱尔兰 最新的和最流行的球类运动是高尔夫球。其它广泛流行的体育运动还有帆船运动和赛 跑 。但是爱尔兰人最喜欢的运动是赛马，因为他们可以在赛马会上赌马。
4.Irish music and dance(爱尔兰的音乐、舞蹈)
1) Riverdance (“ 河之舞 ”)
Riverdance is a very popular form of dancing based on Ireland's intricate folk dances which are rearranged and modernized and adapted onto current stage performance. Dancing is traditionally part of Irish culture. It is usually accompanied by the Irish pipe and fiddle. The music usually sounds fast and furious. Most of the action is from the waist down, with the arms held rigidly at the sides.
舞蹈是爱尔兰文化传统 的一部分。 河之舞是一种非常流行 于舞台的舞蹈，是由爱尔兰的极其复杂的民间舞蹈，经过重新编排和革新形成的。通常用爱尔兰风向和小 提琴来伴奏。音乐通常听起来又快又疯狂。舞蹈的大多数动作都是腰部以下来完成，而胳膊僵硬地放在两侧。
2).The Irish pipe（爱尔兰风笛）The Irish pipe is distinctive. Unlike the Scottish bagpipe(风笛), which is blown, the
Irish pipe is played by holding the airbag (安全气袋) under the arm and pumping(
抽吸) it with the elbow. In tone(音调), the Irish pipes are quieter and more
musical than those of the Scots, which are employed as war-pipes(战笛). The Irish
pipes are for private entertainment, and dancing.
爱尔兰风笛很独特，与苏格兰风笛不同，苏格兰风笛是用吹的，而爱尔兰风笛是表演者在胳膊肘下夹一个 气囊 , 靠胳膊挤压气囊来给风笛供气 . 从音调上来讲，爱尔兰风笛比苏格兰风笛更平和，更悦耳。苏格兰风 笛常被用做战笛，爱尔兰风笛用于私人娱乐和跳舞。

Ireland(我还有爱尔兰的地图你要吗？）
Facts About Ireland
Capital Dublin
Official language Irish, English
Population 4,060,000 people
Rank among countries in population 122nd
Major cities Dublin, Cork, Galway
Area 27,100 square miles
70,300 square kilometers
Rank among countries in area 117th
Highest point Carrauntoohil
3,415 feet/1,041 meters
Currency Euro

THE EMERALD ISLE

Ireland is sometimes called the Emerald Isle because it is so green. The island has wide green plains and rolling green hills. Cool weather and lots of rain help keep the island green. Summers in Ireland are not very hot and winters are not very cold.

Ireland is one of the two main islands in the British Isles off the northwest coast of Europe. The island is divided between two countries. The northern part is a province of the United Kingdom called Northern Ireland. Most of the island is the country called Ireland.

IRISH LEGENDS

The Irish are famous for their imagination, which shows up in their myths, legends, and writing. Have you ever heard of the “luck of the Irish?” This saying comes from a legend about little elves called leprechauns. Leprechauns will supposedly give their hidden treasure to anyone who is lucky enough to catch them.

A famous legend about St. Patrick tells how he drove all the snakes into the sea. That, so the story goes, is why there are no snakes in Ireland.

The great Irish writer and poet William Butler Yeats collected Irish folk stories in his book Irish Folk and Fairy Tales. The book contains stories about fairies, nymphs, and a female spirit called the banshee.

One of the most famous castles in Ireland, Blarney Castle, has a supposedly magical stone in one of its towers. According to legend, anyone who kisses the Blarney Stone receives the gift of clever speech.

IRISH MUSIC

The Irish people have long been noted for their music and dance. Irish dances, such as the jig, have become hits in such shows as Riverdance and Lord of the Dance. The Irish are also famous for rock and pop music. The groups U2, Hot House Flowers, the Cranberries, Sinéad O’Connor, and the Corrs all come from Ireland.

AN ANCIENT LAND

People have lived in Ireland for more than 10,000 years. Irish folklore tells of ancient tribes. A people called the Celts invaded Ireland around 350 bc and conquered the tribes. You can still see stone ruins left by these ancient people.

In the 1100s, nobles from the neighboring island of Britain began moving into Ireland and building castles. By the 1700s, Ireland was ruled by Britain.

“THE TROUBLES”

Most of the people in the central and southern parts of Ireland were Roman Catholic. Beginning in the 1800s, Irish Catholics began calling for “home rule.” They disliked harsh British rule and wanted to govern themselves. The people in the north were mostly Protestants. They wanted to be governed by Britain.

Fighting broke out between the British and the Irish and between Protestants and Catholics. The fighting went on for many years. The Irish people called the fighting “the troubles.”

Finally, Ireland was divided into two parts. The Irish Free State was set up in the south. It later became the Republic of Ireland. Northern Ireland remained under the rule of Great Britain. Fighting continued in Northern Ireland between Catholics and Protestants. A peace agreement was signed in the late 1990s. The Irish people hope the troubles are over.

爱尔兰
Ireland
A country occupying most of the island of Ireland. Established as the Irish Free State in 1922, Ireland officially became the sovereign state of Eire in 1937. The Republic of Ireland was proclaimed on Easter Monday (April 18), 1949. Dublin is the capital and the largest city. Population, 3,443,405.
爱尔兰，爱尔兰自由邦只有爱尔兰岛大部的国家。它于1922年被建为爱尔兰自由邦，在1937年正式成为爱尔兰主权国家。爱尔兰共和国于1949年复活节星期一(4月18日）宣告成立。都柏林是其首都和最大城市。人口3,443,405

As far as tourist appeal goes, the small island of Ireland punches far above its own weight.
The country is so packed with delights that visitors are often reduced to describing its
charms in hyperbolic cliché
s: it is the greenest country, full of the friendliest people, all of
whom would be geniuses if they weren't distracted by the lure of the pub.
Ireland is indeed a green country - so much rainfall must have its benefits - and the people
are justifiably renowned for their friendliness. As for the geniuses, well, the Irish will
proudly point to their four Nobel Laureates for Literature and declare that the success rate
is unmatched in any other country of its size, all the while ensuring that the sacred 'round'
system (where everyone buys a drink for everyone else in turn) is strictly adhered to.
Yet Ireland's charms run far deeper than the legendary craic of the pub or the
accomplishments of a bunch of (mostly) dead writers. It has a remarkable history that is
woven into virtually everything, from the prehistoric stone monuments of the Boyne Valley
to the monuments honouring its fallen patriots, men and women who dared challenge the
imperious might of its longtime occupier and contemporary friend, Britain.
It has a vibrant and dynamic capital, Dublin, which has spearheaded a stunning period of
economic growth that has seen the country transformed from rural backwater to the envy
of Europe. As a result, the Irish have grown in worldliness that continues to propel them to
greater heights of achievement. Even the thorniest issue of all - Northern Ireland - has
seen a kind of resolution and Ireland looks to the future with untrammelled confidence.
位于欧洲西部的爱尔兰岛南部。
西濒大西洋，
东北与英国的北爱尔兰接壤，
东隔爱尔兰海与
英国相望。
最长的河流香农河，
最大的湖泊为科里布湖。
属温带海洋性气候。
爱尔兰素有
“
翡
翠岛国
”
之称。

古老的爱尔兰已经拥有六千多年的历史，
山峰和峡谷见证了新石器时代农民在田地里耕种的
景象，
平原则见证了众多军队准备战斗的情景。
还有一些偏远的岛屿比如位于凯里沿岸的斯
凯林斯和布拉斯克特，一些将爱尔兰变成
“
圣徒和学者之岛
”
的人曾经就居住在这里，那里也
曾经是欧洲的基督教中心。此外，爱尔兰共有三处被列入联合国世界遗产名录的景点
.
爱尔兰分成尚属英国管辖的北爱尔兰
(Northern-Ireland)
和已独立管制的爱尔兰共和国
(Republic of Ireland)
。

前者就是在媒体上常看到的充满宗教政治矛盾纷争，
爆炸声处处，
蒙面恐怖组织成员出没
的地方
（目前的局势好像有了些变更）
。
而后者早已独立自治多时。
这里要介绍的是政局和
平，甚少火爆场面的爱尔兰共和国。

地处大不列颠群岛中西部，和美丽的威尔斯仅隔一片三小时水程的爱尔兰海
(Irish Sea)
的
爱尔兰共和国，其东北面与北爱尔兰相衔，总面积约
7
万
282
平方公里，以绿白橙三色旗
为国旗，分别代表爱尔兰天主教、新教及希望。