王恩铭编写的这本《英语国家概况》学习手册修订版，为该教材使用者提供学习便利，帮助他／她们更确切、更完整地理解和掌握教材中涉及的相关知识难点。有鉴于此，设计编写这本参考书时，我们根据《英语国家概况》的编写排列，就教材中涉及的5个英语国家，对应地编写了5个章节。每单元时，我们均从5个环节入手，即“学习目标，“导读”，“术语”，“课本问题参考答案”和“测验”。然后，在每章节末提供“测试参考答案”。

Part 1: The United Kingdom

 Unit 1 The Country

 Unit 2 The People

 Unit 3 History

 Unit 4 Government and Politics

 Unit 5 Judiciary

 Unit 6 Economy

 Unit 7 Social Services

 Unit 8 Religion

 Unit 9 Education

 Unit 10 Way of Life

Part 2: The United States of America

 Unit 1 The Country

 Unit 2 History

 Unit 3 The American Identity

 Unit 4 Political Institutions

 Unit 5 Economy

 Unit 0 Social Services

 Unit 7 The Legal System

 Unit 8 Education

 Unit 9 Religions in American Life

 Unit 10 Private Life in America

Part 3: Canada

 Unit 1 The Land and the People

 Unit 2 History

 Unit 3 Economy

 Unit 4 Political Institutions

　Unit 5 Social and Cultural Life

Part 4: Australia

　Unlt 1 The Land and the People

　Unit 2 History

　Unit 3 Economy

　Unit 4 Government and Politics

　Unit 5 Social and Cultural Life

Part 5: New Zealand

　Unit 1 The Land and the People

　Unit 2 History and the Presenl

　Unit 3 Political System and Economy