考研英语复习阅读长知识：贝德格勒特文化背景
<p> <span word="Beddgelert">Beddgelert</span> <span word="CULTURAL">CULTURAL</span> <span word="BACKGROUNDBeddgelert">BACKGROUNDBeddgelert</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Welsh">Welsh</span> <span word="folktale">folktale</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="faithful">faithful</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="sacrifices">sacrifices</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="master">master</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Wales">Wales</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Beddgelert">Beddgelert</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="heroic">heroic</span> <span word="deed">deed</span>. <span word="Welsh">Welsh</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="steeped">steeped</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="myth">myth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="legend">legend</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countrys">countrys</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dragon">dragon</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mythical">mythical</span> <span word="beast">beast</span>. <span word="True">True</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Welsh">Welsh</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="narrative">narrative</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span>, <span word="river">river</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lake">lake</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="farms">farms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="villages">villages</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legend">legend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fairies">fairies</span>, <span word="magical">magical</span> <span word="properties">properties</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="fearful">fearful</span> <span word="beasts">beasts</span>.</p><p> <span word="Wales">Wales</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poets">poets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="singers">singers</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="traditions">traditions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Welsh">Welsh</span> <span word="literature">literature</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oldest">oldest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1,000 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bards">bards</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="Ages">Ages</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="legendary">legendary</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="hero">hero</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="Authur">Authur</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="famed">famed</span> <span word="magician">magician</span> <span word="Merlin">Merlin</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Welsh">Welsh</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="characters">characters</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="collection">collection</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="medieval">medieval</span> <span word="Welsh">Welsh</span> <span word="tales">tales</span> <span word="entitled">entitled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mabinogion">Mabinogion</span>. <span word="Traditional">Traditional</span> <span word="Welsh">Welsh</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="laid">laid</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="stress">stress</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spoken">spoken</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="poetry">poetry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prose">prose</span>. <span word="Vocal">Vocal</span> <span word="music">music</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="choral">choral</span> <span word="singing">singing</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="heritage">heritage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Welsh">Welsh</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="pride">pride</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="heritage">heritage</span>. <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="united">united</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 400 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="alive">alive</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="language">language</span>, <span word="literature">literature</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="traditions">traditions</span>.</p><p> <span word="Wales">Wales</span> <span word="occupies">occupies</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="portion">portion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Kingdom">Kingdom</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Welsh">Welsh</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Wales">Wales</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Cymru">Cymru</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="countryman">countryman</span>. <span word="Cardiff">Cardiff</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Wales">Wales</span>.</p>
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