首页
登录
职称英语
Someone once marked that the British and the Americans are two peoples sepa
Someone once marked that the British and the Americans are two peoples sepa
游客
2023-11-13
13
管理
问题
Someone once marked that the British and the Americans are two peoples separated by the same language. Most epigrams exaggerate for effect, and this one is no exception. But it is, nevertheless, undeniably true that some commonly used words mean different things in these two countries. Consider the seemingly simple term--"the government".
To parliamentarians trained in British terminology "the government" means the cabinet: a group of the legislature’s own members, chosen by it to devise public policies, to manage the legislature’s major activities, and to exercise executive powers. In theory, at least, the government continues in office only so long as it commands the support of the legislature. Losing that support, it may be turned out of power at almost any moment.
When Americans say "the government", they mean some thing quite different: It connotes the whole governmental structure-- executive, legislative and judicial. Americans assume a situation in which the branches of government are deliberately separated and in which the powers of each check and balance those of the other.
Another difference between the U. S. and parliamentary systems concerns the concept of "political party". In the British tradition, a political party connotes a group relatively cohesive in ideology and disciplined in action. Playwright William S. Gilbert’s satirical line that remembers of parliament "vote just as their leaders tell ’em to" is not as accurate as it once was, but it is still close enough to the mark.
In contrast, the two major U. S. political parties are vast, sprawling, decentralized conglomerations of varied ideological positions whose members do not feel obliged to vote the way the party leaders tell them to do. In fact, most members come to Congress as independent entrepreneurs, willing to go along with party policy only to the extent that it does not conflict with what they perceive to be the wishes and interests of their constituencies. [br] The author elaborates the term of "the government" ______.
选项
A、by numeration
B、by contrast
C、by illustration with examples
D、by giving details
答案
B
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3184899.html
相关试题推荐
Americansareeating______vegetablesperpersontodayastheydidin1910.A、mo
Thestudentsweremuchencouraged_____achancetotalkwiththeAmericansinEng
Thepressure______causesAmericanstobeenergetic,butitalsoputsthemunder
What’stherulingissuedbytheSupremeCourtontherightofAmericanstoowng
What’stherulingissuedbytheSupremeCourtontherightofAmericanstoowng
Inmostsocietiesadolescenceinmarkedbysocialaswellasbiologicchange
SomeoneoncemarkedthattheBritishandtheAmericansaretwopeoplessepa
SomeoneoncemarkedthattheBritishandtheAmericansaretwopeoplessepa
WhenAmericansneedadvice,theyusually______.[br][originaltext]MostA
WhenAmericansneedadvice,theyusually______.[br][originaltext]MostA
随机试题
Theabilitytolaughatyourownweaknessesandblunders(失误)haslongbeen
Waffles?Frenchtoast?Bacon?Bigbreakfastsmaybeathingofthepast.Acco
A.第一株中国人胚胎干细胞系建系成功,使中国人成为少数几个拥有人胚胎干细胞的国家
影响硬膜外阻滞麻醉平面的因素是A.导管的位置与方向 B.注药的速度 C.患者
对单位成果质量要求中的部分检查项进行的检查称为( )。A.全数检查 B.详查
A.盐酸普鲁卡因 B.盐酸利多卡因 C.氯烷 D.盐酸氯胺酮 E.盐酸氯
阿托品的结构类型是A.喹啉类 B.异喹啉类 C.莨菪烷类 D.苄基异喹啉类
地震安全性评价报告应当包括()。A.地震地质灾害评价 B.地震活动环境评
某工程项目施工采用《水利水电工程标准施工招标文件》(2009年版),招标文件工期
初产妇,32岁。宫口开全后2小时行会阴侧切位产钳术助产,娩出一体重4000g男婴
最新回复
(
0
)