美国文化概况unit+1 copy课件.ppt

American Society and Culture ;The Map of U.S.A;;星条旗中13条红白相间的横纹代表独立前的13个殖民地区；左上角的蓝底代表联邦，五十个星星象征美国现今的50个州，每当州数增加时，星星数目就须变动。; American National Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner 《星条旗之歌》/《星条旗永不落》 ; National AnthemThe Star-Spangled Banner ;American Paper Money;;;;George Washington乔治·华盛顿;;Declaration of Independence ;托马斯·杰弗逊 ;Introduction to American Society and Culture ;睡袒魄枉悯汹演搀纲娱峪垄练忠漫鹿最恨阶旅唐专驭寻疡军惯盆酸铱恋挛美国文化概况unit+1 copy课件美国文化概况unit+1 copy课件;Unit 1 Understanding American Society and Culture ; Test your knowledge about American culture ;Contents;The Map of U.S.A;1 General Geographic Characteristics of America;;States ; As we all know, America is composed of many racial and ethnic groups. It is a nation of immigrants. In the last four centuries, 55 million people have immigrated to this country, representing the largest movement of human beings to any one place in the history of mankind. In the late1990s, for example, it was estimated that about 1 million legal immigrants, plus additional 500,000 illegal immigrants, arrived in the United States every year. Without an adequate understanding of population make-up in the United States, it is virtually impossible to grasp the complexity and subtlety of its national character;Nation of Immigrants;Asian immigrants—Chinese ;;The Nobel Prize Winners of Chinese Descendent;3 American Cultural Values;Cultural Differences;;;;;The Cluture of Its Own; Related to this respect for individuality are American traits of independence and self-reliance. From an early age, children are taught to “stand on their own two feet”, an idiom meaning to be independent. Honesty and frankness are two more aspects of American individuality, and they are more important to Americans than personal honor or “saving face”. ; Americans place a high value on achievement and this leads them to constantly compete against each other. You will find friendly, and not-so-friendly, comeptition everywhere. Americans can also be obsess