III.The Cabinet and Ministry

　　內閣和內閣部長

　　1. The Prime Minister presides over the Cabinet， is responsible for the allocation of functions among ministers and informs the Queen at regular meetings of general business of the Government. Cabinet members hold meetings under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister for a few hours each week to decide Government policy on major issues.

　　首相主持內閣，負責分配大臣們的職能，在定期會見女王時向女王報告政府事務。內閣在 首相的主持下，每周開會幾小時，以決定在重大問題上政府的。

　　2. Ministers are responsible collectively to Parliament for all Cabinet decisions； inspanidual Ministers are responsible to Parliament for the work of their department.

　　內閣的所有決定由大臣集體向議會負責，各大臣又為各自部門的工作向議會負責。

　　IV.The Privy Council.

　　樞密院.

　　1. The Privy Council was formerly the chief source of executive power in the state and give private advice to the King. So the Privy Council was also called the King‘s Council in history. Today its role is largely formal， advising the sovereign to approve certain government decrees.

　　樞密院原來是政府行政權力的源泉，給君主提供“私人”建議。它在歷史上也稱為國王議會。今天它的主要作用是禮節性的，如建議君主批準政府的法令。

　　2. Its membership is about 400， and includes all Cabinet ministers， the speaker of the House of Common and senior British and Commonwealth statement.

　　它的主要成員有400人左右，包括內閣閣員，下議院院長及英國，英聯邦的高級政治家等。

　　V.Government Department and the Civil Service

　　政府各部和公務員部

　　1. The principal Government department main includes： the Treasury， the House of office， the Foreign and Commonwealth office， the Ministry of Defense…

　　主要的政府部門包括：財務部，內務部，外交部，國防部等。

　　2. Members of the Civil Service are called Civil Services. They staff government departments. Civil Servants are recruited mainly by competitive examination. Civil servants do not belong to any political party. Changes of Governme