The flag of the United States has 13 stripes(条形) and 50 stars.The 13 stripes stand for the original 13 colonies(殖民地) in North America.And the 50 stars on the flag represent the 50 states(州).
Broad way(百老汇) is the main street of Manhattan(曼哈顿)。It is the birth place of the drama and music play in America.
New York Nickname:
(纽约) The Big Apple(大苹果)
The City Never Sleeps(不夜城)
The capital of world(世界之都)
The statue of liberty 自由女神像is the symbol of the United States.
Empire State Building
（帝国大厦）
Built：1930
Floor ：102
Height：443meters
United Nations Headquarters (联合国总部)
The Pentagon(五角大楼)is another name for the Department of Defense(国防部). Seen from the surface of the Pentagon, it is like a spider net(蜘蛛网).
American Yellowstone national park(黄石国家公园)is very beautiful, everywhere is full of natural breath .
美国总统府：白宫
The White House
Hollywood（好莱坞）is famous for the classic movies.
Universal Studios Hollywood
环球影城
总统山 :Mount Rushmore
This epic sculpture features the faces of four exalted American presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore
Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. 4位总统的头像从左至右共分四排，左起第一位是华盛顿，在第一排；第二位是杰斐逊，在第二排，位于华盛顿之后；右起第一位是林肯，在第三排；右起第二位是罗斯福，在第四排. NBA National Basketball Association. 全美篮球协会
Golden Gate Bridge (金门桥) is one of the world-famous bridge, known as a miracle (奇迹)of modern engineering.
There are many basketball stars in the NBA, like Michael Jordan, Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian.
Chinese love, pride of the Chinese people, Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian represent the highest level of Chinese basketball. 中国人的最爱，中国人的骄傲，姚明和易建联代表中国篮球的最高水准。
Easter is usually on Sunday in late March or late April. Easter is also a symbol of rebirth and hope.
复活节通常是3月末4月初的一个星期日。复活节也是重生和希望的象征。
The Fourth of July is a very important holiday in the U.S, “American National Day”(美国国家日). This holiday is considered the birthday of the United States of America.
Jack-o-lantern
杰克南瓜灯
In the United States, the fourth Thursday in November is called Thanksgiving Day. On that day, Americans give thanks for the blessings they have enjoyed during the year.
在美国，每年11月的最后一个周四称为感恩节，在那天，美国人为每年得到的上天赐福表示感激.
Christmas day(圣诞节) is on the December 25th.
Trick or Treat
不给糖就捣蛋
October 31st is Halloween.Traditions of Halloween includes costuming, trick-or-treating,pinata, pumpkin carving. 万圣节的习俗，包括变装打扮，不给糖就捣蛋的游戏，打彩罐的游戏，刻南瓜灯笼等习俗.
A famous University：
Harvard (哈佛)
Hollywood Bowl
好莱坞露天剧场
Harvard motto (哈佛校训)
This moment will nap, you will have a dream; But this moment study,you will interpret a dream.
此刻打盹，你将做梦；而此刻学习，你将圆梦.
Today does not walk , will have to run tomorrow .
今日不走,明天要跑。
介绍美国文化的英语演讲稿篇一：介绍美国文化的英语演讲稿 the american heritage festival 1. united states is a cultural powers. short but rich history and unique it makes for an ethnic melting pot, and bring together the worlds culture. if the thought of this huge social and human treasures of get in, we may wish to take a short cut, that is, on his holiday to be a general understanding of the culture, because it is a microcosm of the festival. 2. day(情人节情人节)(february valentines day(情人节)(february 14)(the first sunday after the first full moon following 1, halloween is the traditional festival of the west. halloween, namely 31 october night, children enjoy a good time to play. as night fell, the children put on colorful costume, and wore a mask of all sorts, put on a pumpkin lamp ran out to with parity, the demons were
美国文化的英语作文 本文是关于美国的话题作文，仅供大家参考！ 美国文化的主要内容是强调个人价值,追求民主和自由,小编收集了关于美国文化的作文，欢迎阅读。 第一篇：美国文化 This Thursday is Thanksgiving Day. The writer O’Henry called it the one day that is purely American. Thanksgiving is not a religious holiday. But it has ritual meaning. Some Americans attend religious services on the day before Thanksgiving or on Thanksgiving morning. Others travel long distances to be with their families. They have a large dinner which is the main part of the celebration. For many Americans, Thanksgiving is the only time when all members of the family gather. The holiday is a time of family reunion. Thanksgiving week is generally one of the busiest travel times of the year. However, experts say this year probably will be different. On September 11th, thousands of people died when terrorists hijacked airplanes that struck buildings in Washington D.C. and New York City. Many people now say they are worried about flying on a plane. Travel experts say almost 6 percent fewer people will make long trips this Thanksgiving compared
American culture Literature Review Like the Hollywood coverage of the American culture,the culture over …the Holl ywood culture”exhibiton highlighted the gap between scholarly trends and pop ular understandings of history.But rather than make this a cause for lamentatio n or the occasion for propagating a correct view,we should decide to study Am erican culture in Hollywood film further more. For a century, Hollywood, …a district of Los Angeles, California. The principal Centre of the American film industry, plays an important role in the circulation of American culture. It serves as the nation's preeminent instrument of cultural expression. It?s well known for its representation of modern American culture, and attracts thousands of movie fans and visitors every year. Movies offer a wi ndow into American cultural and social history, it provide a host of insights into Americans' shifting ideals, fantasies, and preoccupations.America?s Culture A daptation and adoption from one culture to the next is prevalent within any cult ure and country. When examining the effects of this, finding its original root is key. Oftentimes a country will adapt an aspect of another culture; however it w on?t be preserved and practiced identically given only a few years to be foster ed in its new civilization. America culture in Hollywood is a prime example. Du ring the American germination ,we were known as the melting pot of every her itage—each immigrant internally packed his or her previously known culture. A lthough that was over two-hundred years ago, the American culture really cha nged too much in relation to mixing a little of this and a little of that. Even if Am ericans tried to avoid dabbling in the cultures of countries abroad or even right next door, it couldn?t be possible to preserve any type of American Culture. The most significant of reasons preventing this is due to the foundation Ameri can culture was settled upon, that being of a melting pot. This concept of an A merican culture or way of life is created only because each one of the Europe ancestors arrived with their own religious practices, holiday traditions, and eve n recipes to European Favorite dishes that make the American culture so commonly deem as it in Ho llywood film. Relating this on a more contemporary level beyond the original in habitants arriving from places abroad on boats, the American culture is still as dynamic as ever. With modern technology enabling travel, communication, an d information from one place to the next, Hollywood films create an accessible means to share ideas, beliefs, and values between places on opposite ends of the earth. On an even broader perspective, due to the economic structure o f international trading and developing, each country is exposed to products an d practices of another. Although this concept of sharing cultural components is widespread, the American culture in Hollywood films adaptation patterns are li mited by that very same economic structure. That?s the reason why we should research about the American culture in Holly wood films.
美国文化背景简介 【熔炉】(The Melting Pot) 美国的别称。因为美国是一个由来自世界各地不同民族的移民融合组成的国度。这些移民说的英语不像英国人的英语那样具有较强的阶层性与地域多样性。他们形成了相似的生活习惯与礼节；城乡居民的差别也不像其他国家的那样明显。美国社会虽然竞争性强，且存在着种族歧视，但它在同化来自不同民族的移民方面又表现出相当大的弹性与包容性。因而，形成了全新的整体文化与共同的民族意识，使美国成为“一个多民族组成的国家”。美国人的人生观是基于个人奋斗、自我管束与竞争精神之上的。 【雅皮士与雅非士】(Yuppies and Yuffies) 雅皮士是美国人根据嬉皮士(Hippies)仿造的一个新词，意思是“年轻的都市专业工作者”。雅皮士从事那些需要受过高等教育才能胜任的职业，如律师、医生、建筑师、计算机程序员、工商管理人员等。他们的年薪很高。雅皮士们事业上十分成功，踌躇满志，恃才傲物，过着奢侈豪华的生活。与嬉皮士们不同，雅皮士们没有颓废情绪，不关心政治与社会问题，只关心赚钱，追求舒适的生活。雅非士意为“都市中失败的年轻人”。他们虽然觉得自己的生活无法与雅皮士的生活相比，但又不愿意有失落感，并发誓要找到自己的归宿。 【山姆大叔】(Uncle Sam) 它是美国的绰号与象征。山姆大叔的英文为Uncle Sam，缩写是U.S.，正好与美国的英文缩写相同。但它怎样成为美国的绰号和象征的呢?普遍的说法是：1812年，美英战争期间，美国特罗城有一个专门供应军用牛肉的商人(也有的说是军事订货的官员)名叫山姆尔〃威尔逊(Samuel Wilson,1776—1854)，人们平时都叫他山姆大叔(Uncle Sam)。美国政府收购他的牛肉箱上都盖U.S.字样。人们遂开玩笑说这些盖有U.S.字样的箱子都是山姆大叔的。后来“山姆大叔”便成了美国的绰号。19世纪30年代，美国画家又将“山姆大叔”画成一个留有山 羊胡子的瘦长老人，帽子和裤子都有星条旗的标志。 【黑色星期五】(Black Friday) “黑色”这一词，源出耶稣殉难日(Good Friday)。1987年10月19日，纽约股票市场的股票价格暴跌，因这天是星期五，故称股票市场的“黑色星期五”。10月19日纽约股市的股票指数普遍大幅度下降，超过了1929年10月28日引发经济大萧条的股票暴跌纪录。这天开市不久，即出现抛售股票的狂潮，纽约股市创下了破纪录的股市交易6043亿股，使得美国几家大公司损失惨重，上市的5000家公司的整个股票价值，一天中就折损了5000亿美元。股值暴跌迅速度卷世界各地大金融市场，引起了西方的极大恐慌，这次股票暴跌，是第一次世界大战以来股市最糟的一次，也是华尔街有史以来下跌幅度最剧烈的一次。 【汽车旅馆】(Motel=Motor+Hotel) 汽车旅馆起源于公路两旁独立经营带有停车场的小旅馆。60年代初随着汽车逐渐成为美国、英国、欧洲、加勒比海地区和日本的主要交通工具，这些旅馆的规模也不断扩大。一般汽车旅馆有游泳池，大多数房间配有电视。进入70年代后，一些国家政府允许个人以联营汽车旅馆的名义，从事独自经营。这样，只需较少的投资，即可为联营企业获取较大的利润，从而加快了汽车旅馆业的发展。尤其是北美的汽车旅馆比任何地方都多。 【美国主要报刊】(Major Newspapers and Journals in the U.S.)
The flag of the United States has 13 stripes(条形) and 50 stars.The 13 stripes stand for the original 13 colonies(殖民地) in North America.And the 50 stars on the flag represent the 50 states(州). Broad way(百老汇) is the main street of Manhattan(曼哈顿)。It is the birth place of the drama and music play in America. New York Nickname: (纽约) The Big Apple(大苹果) The City Never Sleeps(不夜城) The capital of world(世界之都)
The statue of liberty 自由女神像is the symbol of the United States. Empire State Building （帝国大厦） Built：1930 Floor ：102 Height：443meters United Nations Headquarters (联合国总部) The Pentagon(五角大楼)is another name for the Department of Defense(国防部). Seen from the surface of the Pentagon, it is like a spider net(蜘蛛网).
论美国文化的英语演讲稿 篇一：介绍美国文化的英语演讲稿 the american heritage festival 1. united states is a cultural powers. short but rich history and unique it makes for an ethnic melting pot, and bring together the worlds culture. if the thought of this huge social and human treasures of get in, we may wish to take a short cut, that is, on his holiday to be a general understanding of the culture, because it is a microcosm of the festival. 2. day(情人节情人节)(february valentines day(情人节)(february 14)(the first sunday after the first full moon following 3.november 1, halloween is the traditional festival of the west. halloween, namely 31 october night, children enjoy a good time to play. as night fell, the children put on colorful costume, and wore a mask of all sorts, put on a pumpkin lamp ran out to play.packed with parity, the demons
The culture reflected from American love movie Love is the eternal topic of the film. No matter what the film is, it has more or less the shadow of love. In American movie the topic of love and family is the irreplaceable and important part. America as the representative of western culture, his love movies occupy an important position. In the golden of Hollywood, it born to a lot of love movies. Such as Roman Holiday, Waterloo Bridge, Casablanca and so on. Many classics such as Titanic, The Pursuit of Happiness fully reveal the eternal and great love. Especially after the 911 incident, the Americans changed life idea, they believed that love is the most important part of life and the family is the warmest place. So, about love and family movies have magic power .It can close distance of people. This kind of film is more cordial. (http://cart,tong https://www.doczj.com/doc/a2125865.html,) Because of the factors of economic, politic, culture and others, the style of American movie is special. And the idea of love conveys to audience is profound. Americans are more tolerant in dealing with atypical love, such as homosexuality. In the film Shelter told us a love story between two men. At first, They opposed by their parents. But finally they get the recognition from family with their dedication to love. In America, the concept of equality get support from people. Born and equal ideas also win support among the people, regardless of wealth, color, position, and even sexual orientation. Americans enjoy life with the same dignity, rights and protection. (https://www.doczj.com/doc/a2125865.html,)
介绍美国文化英语作文 导语：每一个国家都有自己的文化，都值得人们去了解与品位。以下是小编 收集整理的介绍美国文化英语作文 ，供各位参考。 介绍美国文化英语作文 1 American citizens emphasize on achievements and respect heroes.They have great sense in their hearts to praise success and heroes.Personal achievements are one of those with the highest value in Americans mind.Americans have very strong senses of success.Success is the pursuit of most Americans,it is their attractive future and the incentives for moving forward.They believe that one's personal value is equivalent to his achievements in his career.Some high achievers in their career such as entrepreneurs,scientists,artists and all kinds of super starts became modern heroes.The process and result of how they strived have become the frame of reference of social culture value and the real life text book for parents to educate their children. 介绍美国文化英语作文 2 The main content of American culture is the emphasize on individuals' value,the pursue of democracy and freedom,the promotion of deploitation and competition and the need of realistic and practicality.Its core is individualism:self first,personal need first,pursue of individual benefit and enjoyment,emphasize on achieving individual value by self-strive and self-design.This type of intentionally build up of personality and pursue customized individualism has its pros and cons,it gives incentives to people and make them exert on their potential and wisdom and as a result accelerate the development of the entire race and nation; on the other hand it is difficult to keep good relationship among people if everyone is egocentric thus make the entire society lack of unity. 介绍美国文化英语作文 3 American eating is funny. They eat almost everything with a fork, and it appears that holding a knife in one's right hand longer than a few seconds is considered to be against good table manners.
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美国文化，从某种意义上说，是欧洲文化的延伸，因为美国人的语言、她的人口构成，以及她的立国精神都源于欧洲。另一方面，美国文化又与欧洲不同，因为欧洲移民在北美大陆上驱赶走印第安人后，在一片荒芜旷野之地创造了令人赞叹不已的灿烂文明。所以，在谈论美国文化习俗与社交礼义时，既要顾及欧美文化的相同性，又要注意两者的相异性。 文化习俗是个范围广泛、内容复杂的题目，涉及人在社会生活和交往中的方方面面。笔者拟定以杂谈的形式，就美国人的文化习俗作一粗浅概述。 宽容性 美国是个移民之国，它的祖先来自于全球各地。人们移居美国时，不仅仅在地理位置上挪动一下，而且还把他们所在国的评议和风俗习惯带到了新的居住地。因为杂，人们各自的差异十分突出；因为差异十分普遍，人们就不特别注重统一性。久而久之，美国人的文化习俗中形成了较高程度的宽容性（tolerance），对异质文化和不同评议持容忍、可接受的态度。在这一点上，美国社会里可行的习俗要比世界上其他国家来得宽泛。 从政治上讲，这种宽容性表现在对自由的追求和对自由权利的维护。从宗教上说，它体现在不同信仰的和谐共存。从生活范围上看，它显现在不同和族、不同族裔社区的平安相处。一言以蔽之，在美国，每个人基本上可以任意选择不同的观念、信仰、生活方式和传统习惯；人们也可以在相当程度上保持自己的习俗和仪。譬如，犹太人可以庆祝他们的宗教节日，而基督教徒则能够他们的圣诞节和复活节。再譬如，美国华人可以在唐人街用华语生活和工作；同样
的道理，越南移民能够在他们的“小西贡”按越南的方式经营业务，从事各种活动。 美国人的容忍性，除了上面的美国是个移民国这个因素以外，还与美国人的频繁迁徙有关。众所周知，美国历史发展中的一个重要部分是她的西部开发史。那时，美国拓荒者或徒步跋涉，或骑马坐车，从东到西，从南到北，哪里有机遇，就往那里移居。频繁的迁移和不断地更换居处使人们始终处于“流动”状态，对暂面临的种种不同现象更易于宽容和接受。此外，经常迁移还能够帮助人们扩大眼界，知多识广，对不同的习俗持同情、理解的，并逐渐形成多样性胜于单一性的开放性观念。 由于美国人的宽容性较强，所以美国人很少把自己的意志强加在其他人身上，它与中国孔夫子“己所不欲，勿施于人”的古训十分酷似。譬如说，丈夫可能是个共和党人，但他决不能逼迫他那拥护民主党的妻子改变政治立场。同理，母亲也许是个天主教徒，但她决不能强迫她那已皈依成穆斯林教徒的儿子改变宗教信仰。在日常生活习惯和平时事务处理中，这种宽容精神更是屡见不鲜，司空见惯。 不拘礼节 美国人以不拘礼节著称于世。在写字楼里，人们常常发现“白领工人”不穿外套、不系领带地坐在自己的办公室里工作。有电话交谈时，他们会朝椅背一靠，把双足往桌子上搁，悠哉悠哉地在电话里“侃”上个半天。在大学校园里，美国教授身穿牛仔裤、足蹬耐克鞋进教育上课的例子数不胜数。更有甚者，美国教授讲到来劲之处，会一屁股往讲台上一坐，神采飞扬地滔滔不绝一番，不
Why American Culture is Unique American culture is unique because it is nurtured, formed and developed under certain conditions, which are characteristically(特性)American. The major factors contributing to the making of this new nation and the forming of a new culture are the hard environment, ethnic diversity(多民族) and plural religion, which is quite different from other nations in the world. What is more, these elements are still influencing the American culture. 1. Rough Environment The early immigrants who were English Puritans settled down in northeast part of American. The environment there was very rough but they believed the poor land could purify their mind so they chose the place along the coast. From 1607 to 1892, frontiers were pushed further west. The American frontier consisted of the relatively unsettled regions of the United States, usually found in the western part of the country. The frontiersmen looked for a land of rich resources and a land of promise, opportunity and freedom. Actually they looked for a better life. So individualism, self-reliance, and equality of opportunity have perhaps been the values most closely associated with the frontier heritage(遗产) of American. 2. Ethnic Diversity The population of the United States includes a large variety of ethnic groups coming from many races, nationalities, and religions. People refer to the United States as "melting pot "and the dominant people are British. American is made up of WASP+MM, that is, White, Anglo Saxon, Protestants plus Middle Class and Male. In history, people from different countries in the world rushed to American three times. They brought their own culture to American and later on different cultures were mixed together. Thus the unique American culture is formed, a common cultural life with commonly shared values. 3. Plural religion The fundamental American belief in individual freedom and the right of individuals to practice their own religion is at the center of religious experience in the United States. The great diversity of ethnic backgrounds has produced religious pluralism; almost all of the religions of the world are now practiced in the United States. Christianity(基督教) is the dominant religion in American and Protestant (新教)is predominate(主导). Any individuals are equal before God and they believe they can communicate directly to God so they can share the same idea. Under the protestant, many new ones are formed and different explanations produce different sect of religion. Churches are independent and American religion is no longer religion seculars. The institution permits the practice of religion and the political power is separate form religion. So there are more religions in American than in other countries. 4. Current influence: Nowadays, we can see the continual influence of the three elements in the current
American automobile culture Nowadays, there is no country in the world like America which has the same car culture. Americans have always cherished personal freedom and mobility, rugged individualism and masculine force. The advent of the horseless carriage combined all these qualities and more. The automobile traveled faster than the speed of reason; it promised to make everyone a pathfinder to a better life. It was the vehicle of personal democracy, acting as a social leveling force, granting more and more people a wide range of personal choices -- where to travel, where to work and live, where to seek personal pleasure and social recreation. To many Americans, cars are the status symbol, and the display of wealth and success. Most wealthy Americans drive luxury cars. In general, the middle class people drive the car which about 10,000 or 20,000 dollars. People who drive cars with rust spots and scars are the poor and the students. Yet despite congested traffic, polluted air, and rising gas prices, Americans have not changed their driving or car ownership patterns. America’s love affair with the car has matured into a marriage -- and an addiction.
关于描写美国文化的英语作文 关于描写美国文化的英语范文 The main content of American culture is the emphasize on individuals＇value, the pursue of democracy and freedom, the promotion of deploitation(开拓, 经营) and competition and the need of realistic and practicality. Its core is individualism: self first, personal need first, pursue of individual benefit and enjoyment, emphasize on achieving individual value by self-strive and self-design. This type of intentionally build up of personality and pursue customized individualism has its pros and cons, it gives incentives to people and make them exert on their potential and wisdom and as a result accelerate the development of the entire race and nation; on the other hand it is difficult to keep good relationship among people if everyone is egocentric thus make the entire society lack of unity. American citizens emphasize on achievements and respect heroes. They have great sense in their hearts to praise succeand heroes. Personal achievements are one of those with the highest value in Americans mind. Americans have very strong senses of success. Succeis the pursuit of most Americans, it is their attractive
Cotton Facts Before 1793, it was impossible to make much money on cotton because the seeds had to be picked out by hand. So not many people grew it. But in 1793, just after the American Revolution, Eli Whitney invented a new machine called a cotton gin that could get the seeds out of cotton. Soon everybody in Georgia was growing cotton and using the new cotton gin to get the seeds out cheaply. Tens of thousands of African people were captured and brought to the United States to work in the cotton fields to grow more and more cotton. Most of the people who came to the United States as slaves came around 1800, and they came to pick cotton. “Cotton Fields" is a song written by Huddie Ledbetter (better known as Lead Belly), an American folk and blues musician. He was born in 1888 and died in December, 1949. Texarkana - When surveyors first surveyed the land they thought that the city would be on the border of Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana, so they named it TEX ARK ANA. The song mentions that the fields are "down in Louisiana, just about a mile from Texarkana". As it turned out, this is impossible because Texarkana ended up begin about 20 miles north of the Louisiana border. The issue of slavery was also greatly impacted by the invention of the cotton gin. Prior to this invention, slavery had become less favorable with Americans. Because of the huge numbers of new immigrants to the United States, labor had become cheap enough that many farmers found it necessary to pay. Suddenly, as the gin made dramatically improved ways to produce cotton, the need for labor was made more imperative to the livelihood of those who grew the crop. Larger and larger fields of cotton were needed to keep up with demand; along with the increased production of the crop was the need for laborers to glean it. The influx of immigrants to America had produced many