where the elected members of Parliament meet. The words "Parliament" and "the House of Commons" indicate what its function was in the
past and what it is still today. It's a place for debates between, on the one hand, the government (used to be the king) and on the other hand, the representatives of the communities: the communes, the commons, into which the country was divided. They used to come together to have a dialogue. The king wanted their support and their taxes and they wanted the king to follow their policies and to correct any local mistreatments. That's what it was in the past, centuries ago and that's what it still is today: a place for debates.
building yet? 这座新建筑的位置你们定下来了 吗？
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represent: stand for or be a sign or symbol of
• The foreign minister represented the country at the conference.
United Kingdom
Click the flag to listen to the Anthem of the U.K. “The God Save the Queen”.
United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy in northwestern Europe, officially the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. England is the largest and most populous division of the island of Great Britain, making up the south and east. Wales is on the west and Scotland is to the north. Northern Ireland is located in the northeast corner of Ireland, the second largest island in the British Isles. The capital of the United Kingdom is the city of London, situated near the southeastern tip of England.
consist:.由...组成, 在于, 一致
• Eacபைடு நூலகம் dot on my map represents a town.
consist of: (no passive) be made up of
•The United Kingdom consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
• That area's future weather pattern might consist of long, dry periods.
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England
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London
Thames River, London
Big Ben, London
town. 这座大楼将建在市中心。 location • She devoted all her time to the location of the
missing money.她花掉所有时间去寻找失款。 • Have they decided on the location of the new
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England
Lands End, Cornwall
England is a political division of the island of Great Britain and the principal division of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It occupies all of the island east of Wales and south of Scotland, other divisions of the island of Great Britain.
The Homepage of Oxford
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locate
• I cannot locate the shop. 我找不到这家商店。 • The new building will be located in the center of
--maintaining and developing its historical position as a world-class university, and
--enriching the international, national, and regional communities through the fruits of its research and the skills of its graduates.
The Rhodes Scholarship
Rhodes scholarship (罗氏奖学金) is a scholarship for study at Oxford University, a sum of money awarded annually to students from the United States, South Africa, and several Commonwealth countries to help pay for studies in the United Kingdom at Oxford University
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Yale University
Privileged in 1701, Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut (康涅狄格), is one of the oldest and most highly acclaimed universities in the United States. It has a residential college system modeled after England's Cambridge and Oxford universities. The towering Harkness Hall, shown here, houses a 54-bell carillon, one of the largest in the world.
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Related Information
• United Kingdom • England • London • The Houses of Parliament (London) • The Rhodes Scholarship • Marshall Scholarships • Yale University • The Mission of Oxford University • The Homepage of Oxford University
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The Mission of Oxford
The mission of Oxford:
--achieving and maintaining excellence in every area of its teaching and research,
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The Houses of Parliament
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The Houses of Parliament by the river Thames in London. There are two Houses in the Parliament-the House of Lords and the House of Commons,
London is the capital of the United Kingdom. It is situated in southeastern England along the Thames River. With a population of about 7 million, this vast metropolis is by far the largest city in Europe, a distinction it has maintained since the 17th century.