“世界不是大国的,但是没有大国,世界绝不精彩。新世纪之光已经照亮,世界的和平与进步,痛苦与欢乐,发展与繁荣,无不与大国的作为休戚相关。关注大国——它们过去是,今天是,将来也是历史星空中的最亮点。”英国理应被归于大国的范围。虽然古代、中世纪时期,它不过是大西洋中的蕞尔小岛,从未受到人们的重视,总是被置于古人绘制的世界地图的边缘。但到了近代,英国一跃成为在欧洲举足轻重的强国。在 “The world is not a big one, but there is no great power, the world is by no means brilliant. The light of the new century has been lightened, peace and progress in the world, pain and joy, development and prosperity are all related to the actions of the great powers. They are, in the past, today and in the future the brightest spot in the historical sky. ”The United Kingdom deserved to be attributed to the great powers. Although ancient and medieval times, it was nothing more than the Isle Minor in the Atlantic Ocean. It had never been valued by people and was always placed on the edge of the world map drawn by the ancients. But in modern times, Britain has become the dominant power in Europe. in