新编大学英语跨文化交际教程 课件 Unit 2-B American Chararter

新编大学英语跨文化交际教程Unit2PassageBAmericanCharacterGuessthenationalitiesofpeopleinthepictureAmericanChineseEnglishWhoarethey,AmericansorEnglishmen?AmericanSimonCowell(English)

ToknowthegeneralcharacterofAmericans.Tounderstandtherootsoftheirmaincharacters.pioneeringspiritfreedomequalitysocialmobility

theDeclarationofIndependenceAmericanDreamrags-to-richesrougharoundtheedgesKeyConceptsObjectives目录CATALOG02RootsofAmerican

character03Sentenceunderstanding04Caseanalysis01Americancharacter

第一部分Americancharacter01Questions1.CanyousummarizethecharacterofAmericans?2.InwhatsenseisthepoineeringspiritstillanimportantpartoftheAericancharacter?3.WhatisAmericanDream?WhatisitsimpactonAmericancharacter?

4.WhatarethebasicrootsofAmericancharacter?5.WhyareAmericanaccusedofbeing“rough

aroundtheedges”?outgoingcheerfulefficientself-reliantfriendlypracticalinnovativecasualInyourmind,whatisanAmericanlike?Questions1.CanyousummarizethecharacterofAmericans?2.InwhatsenseisthepoineeringspiritstillanimportantpartoftheAericancharacter?3.WhatisAmericanDream?WhatisitsimpactonAmericancharacter?

4.WhatarethebasicrootsofAmericancharacter?5.WhyareAmericanaccusedofbeing“rough

aroundtheedges”?stern(坚定的),self-reliantcasual,friendlygracious,leisurely

第二部分RootsofAmericancharacter02RootsofAmericanCharacterthespiritofpioneeringthespiritoflibertythebeliefinequality1.thepioneeringspiritThepioneeringspiritresultedingoldrushwestwardmovementinsearchoflandandgoldbetweentheearly17thandlate19thcenturies.

Thepioneeringspiritis

stillanimportantpartofAmericancharacter.thepioneeringspiritinsearchof

greaterprosperityandfreedomThefrontier,unlimitedresourcesandopportunity,isolation,sparsepopulation,distancefromEurope.thepioneeringspiritEmbodimentsofpioneeringspirit

WestwardmovementThenewisbetter.Abetterwaycanalwaysbefound;thingscanalwaysbeimprovedupon.Justbecausewe’vealwaysdoneitthatwaydoesn’tmakeitright.Changemeansmovingforward.Tomorrowwillbebetterthantodayjustastodayisbetterthanyesterday.Beingoptimismaboutthefuture.AttitudestowardsChangewastemovinghardworkinginnovativecreativeadventurousoptimistic

rootlessnessisolationindifferenceshallowrelationship2.thespiritoflibertyOnSep.16,1620,theMayflower,afamousshiptransportedthefirstgenerationimmigrants,knownasthePilgrimsfromEnglandtoPlymouth,Massachusettstopursuereligiousfreedom.Duringitstrans-AtlanticvoyageofSeptember6–November9,1620,themajorityofthembecomingthesettlersofPlymouthColonyinwhatisnowMassachusetts.Ofthepassengers,37weremembersoftheseparatistLeidencongregation(莱顿会)seekingtocreateafoundationofChristianityaccordingtotheirowntheologyintheNewWorld.TheMayflowerlaunchedwith102passengers,abouthalfoftheseemigrantsdiedinthefirstwinter.ManyAmericanscantracetheirancestrybacktooneormoreoftheseindividualswho,'Saints'and'Strangers'together,wouldbecomeknownasthePilgrims(清教徒).

thespiritoflibertythespiritoflibertyFormanyimmigrants,theStatueofLiberty,or,LibertyEnlighteningtheWorldwastheirfirstviewoftheUnitedStates,signifyingfreedomandpersonalliberty.

theStatueofLiberty

happy,optimistic,hardworking,self-dependent,materialism

Theconceptoffateanddestiny

Youcanbewhateveryouwanttobe.Wherethere’sawillthere’saway.TheAmericandreamisrags-to-riches.self-centered...AmericanView—Theconceptofself-determination

negatesmuchoftheinfluenceoffateanddestiny.Parentstelltheirchildrentheycanbewhatevertheywanttobewhentheygrowup.Therearefewgivensinlife,andpeoplehavelittlesenseofexternallimits.Lackofsuccessistheirownfault.

Theconceptoffateanddestiny2.beliefinequalityWeholdthesetruthstobeself-evident,thatallmenarecreatedequal,…Thesentencehasbeencalled“oneofthebest-knownsentencesintheEnglishlanguage”and“themostpotentandconsequentialwordsinAmericanhistory”.beliefinequalityTheAmericanbeliefinequalityisillustratedbytheAmericanDream.beliefinequalityWhatistheAmericanDream?What’sitsimpactonAmericancharacter?

It’sthebeliefthatanyindividual,nomatterhowpoor,canachievewealthandfamethroughdiligenceandvirtue.(Para.10)beliefinequalityoptimistic,hardworking,self-dependentItsimpactTranslationAnswer

人人都希望有一天能出人头地。Everyonewantstobesomebodysomeday..beliefinequalityTHECONCEPTOFEQUALITYPeopletrytotreateveryonethesame.Whilejogging,thePresidentstopsatMcDonald’sformorningcoffee.Puttingonairsisfrownedupon.InastrongreactiontotherepressiveclassstructureinEurope,Americanscreatedaculturevirtuallybuiltaroundegalitarianism:thenotionthatnooneissuperiortoanyoneelsebecauseofbirth,power,fame,orwealth.Wearenotallthesame,butweareallofequalvalue.beliefinequalityTellingsomeonetohelpthemselvestowhat’sintherefrigeratoriscommon.Usingfirstnameswithpeopleyou’vejustmetisfine.Usingtitleslike“Dr.”forsomeonewithaPh.D.ispresumptuous（冒昧的）.Becauseofthestrongegalitarianethos,Americanstendtobecasualandinformalinsocialandprofessionalinteractions.Informalityisalsomorenecessaryinamobilesocietywherepeoplearealwaysmeetingnewpeople.Wedon’tstandonceremony（礼仪）,norusetitlesorrankinaddressingeachother.beliefinequalitythespiritofpioneeringthespiritoflibertythe

beliefinequalityAmericanDreamAmericanCharacterIngroups,discussthequestionbelow.(1)PleasesummarizethegeneralcharacterofAmericans,(2)then

givethepossiblereasonsforthesecharacters.

CharacterofAmericans1.casual2.friendly3.outgoing4.optimistic5.creative6.adventurous7.self-reliance8.hardworking9.freedom10.beingequal11.youngandhappy

12.energetic13.moving14.materialistic15.rootless16.isolated17.indifferent18.shallowrelationship19.wasteful20.rougharoundtheedges...……

第三部分SentenceUnderstanding031.“Nowthatmostofthenation'swildernessissettled,thefrontierofouterspacehasbecomethelastchallenge.”（Para.2.p.7)ApolloastronautsNasa(美国宇航局）SentenceUnderstanding

ChinesespacelabTiangong-2kicksoffin-orbittests,waitingfordockingwithShenzhou-11./12394/2016/09/16/3621s940446.htm9月17日中秋之夜，我国首个真正意义上的太空实室——天宫二号成功发射。发射“天宫二号”是我国发展多模块空间站必要步骤。Socialmobility--movementfromclasstoclass--hasalwaysbeencharacteristicoftheUnitedStates（Para.4.p.8)SentenceUnderstanding

However,althoughsociologiststalkofthecountry'sclassstructure,mostAmericansdonotthinkintheseterms.Theydon'tseethemselvesasstrugglingtomovefromthelowermiddleclasstotheuppermiddleclass.Instead,theythinkintermsofhigherincometopayforabiggerhouse,atriptoEurope,summerc