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The American Character 美国人的特征 365页 一、regional character区域特征 1、The US population人口 is 212 million and the area is about 3,615,123 square平方 miles, the fourth largest in the world. 365页 2、With its borders边界, there are vast regional区域 defferences in climate气候,geography地理, and historical experience经历.Each section部分 of the United States is often thought to have its own custons习俗 and attitudes态度 and stereotypes模式化思想. 365页 For example, the New Englander is described形容 as stern苛刻 and self-reliant自力更生, the Southerners as gracious 仁慈and leisurly不慌不忙, and the Westerner as casual休闲的 and friendly. 在美国的一些地区的城市角落，经常可以看到国中之国的现象，比如，在洛杉矶有完全像墨西哥城市的地方，数十万墨西哥人聚居在这里，说的是墨西哥话，着的是墨西哥服饰，人们按墨西哥的方式生活着。同样，也有波兰人、德国人、意大利人的聚居区等等。最值得一提的是遍布美国各地的唐人街。华人居住的唐人街始终保留着浓郁的中华文化风格，并没有因为种族的融合，使其华人特征消失。在这里，人们仿佛忘记是置身于美国，满眼看到的是中国文字，听到的是中国话，街上卖的是中国的南北特产。在旧金山、纽约等地的中国城最为著名，规模最大，聚居的华人也最多。唐人街不但是当地华人的中心，而且还是有名的浏览地，以其特有的东方魅力吸引着千千万万的游人。 365页 3、But most regional distinctions 差别have been erased消除 by modern transportation交通, communication交流 and mass production大生产.From east to west, we find the same kinds of shopping centers, supermarkets, motels汽车旅馆, suburban市中心 apartments公寓, home furnishings家具, cars, and clothing through out the nation. 365——366页 二、 Pioneering spirit开拓精神 1、Pioneering spirit of the immigrant移民 is still an important part of the American character特征. Execpt for the slaves奴隶 brought from Africa, immigrants came to America voluntarily自发地, eagerly急切地,in search of greater prosperity财富 and freedom自由. 366页 2、In the mid-nineteenth century世纪, the pioneering spirit开拓精神 led American settlers to travel westward by the thousands in search of land and gold. This westward movement has never ceased停止. 366页 3、Today, Northerners and Midwesterners are attracted吸引 to the West because of good business opportunities机会 and a mild 温和的climate. From 1950 to 1970, Los Angeles洛杉矶 grew 43 percent in population, while Tucson图桑市 and Phoenix菲尼克斯( Arizona’s亚利桑那州 two major cities) grew more than 400 percent. 366页 三、Movement移动 1、The desire