温洪瑞主编的《英语国家概况(修订第二版)》坚持马克思主义的辩证唯物主义和历史唯物主义原则，尽量客观、如实地反映英语国家的地理、历史、经济和政治概貌，尽量避免个人对这些国家的误读与偏见。全书共30章，每章都有英语课文，书后附有汉语参考译文，旨在帮助理解，提供翻译示例。文后有思考和练习题，便于学生课后反复练习，重点记忆，使其在学到文化知识的同时，提高中英文两种语言的阅读、互译和表达水平。

本书尽量做到精选、新颖、简明、条理、易懂，以减轻学习者的压力。为了提高学习兴趣，还附有地图、插图，以提高知识的直观性和趣味性。附录中有各章练习客观题的答案，以便查阅与核对。

The United Kingdom/1

 Chapter 1 The Land/2

 Chapter 2 The People/10

 Chapter 3 Economy/20

 Chapter 4 Parliament and Government/29

 Chapter 5 Party Politics and Judiciary/39

 Chapter 6 Early Man and the Feudal Society/48

 Chapter 7 Decline of Feudalism and the Bourgeois Revolution/57

 Chapter 8 The Industrial Revolution and the Chartist Movement/69

 Chapter 9 The British Empire and British Imperialism/77

The United States/87

 Chapter 10 The Land/88

 Chapter 11 The People/101

 Chapter 12 American Economy/110

 Chapter 13 Government System/121

 Chapter 14 State Government and Party Politics/130

 Chapter 15 The Early Colonization/139

 Chapter 16 American Revolution/148

 Chapter 17 American Civil War/159

 Chapter 18 US Imperialism/168

Canada/181

 Chapter 19 Geography/182

 Chapter 20 The Formation of the Nation/191

 Chapter 21 The Canadian Economy/198

 Chapter 22 Government and Politics/208

Australia/219

 Chapter 23 Geography and People/220

 Chapter 24 History/231

 Chapter 25 Economy/247

 Chapter 26 Government and Politics/258

New Zealand/269

 Chapter 27 Geography/270

 Chapter 28 Economy/281

 Chapter 29 History/290

 Chapter 30 Political System/300

KEY TO EXERCISES/307

REFERENCES/425