1. the english channel: the channel is a narrow sea passage which separates england and france and connects the atlantic ocean and north sea.
英吉利海峽：英吉利海峽是一道狹長(zhǎng)的海峽，分割英法兩國(guó)，連接大西洋和北海。

2. the dee estuary: a small sea ( in irish sea) where the dee river enters.
迪河河口：是迪河流入的一個(gè)小海。

3. "the act of union of 1801": in 1801 the english parliament passed an act by which scotland, wales and the kingdom of england were constitutionally joined as the kingdom of great britain.
1801合并法：1801年英國(guó)議會(huì)通過法令，規(guī)定英格蘭、蘇格蘭和威爾士根據(jù)憲法合并成為大不列顛王國(guó)。

4. gaelic: it is one of the celtic language, and is spoken in parts of the highlands.
蓋爾語(yǔ)：是蓋爾特語(yǔ)言的一種，在高地地區(qū)仍有人說這種語(yǔ)言。

5. the "backbone of england": it refers to the pennies, the board ridge of hills.
英格蘭脊梁：指的是山脈的背脊。

6. lead ore: british lead ores have been worked since pre-roman times. it contains silver.
鉛礦：自前羅馬時(shí)代開始，英國(guó)的鉛礦就被開發(fā)了。內(nèi)含銀。

7. china clay: the deposits of china clay in cornwall are of great economic value.
瓷土：康沃爾的瓷土沉淀帶來了巨大的經(jīng)濟(jì)價(jià)值。