lesson four 美国简介.pptVIP

National Flag ? Population 298million(the year of 2006) The largest ethnic group is White people , which includes people of European, North African, and Middle Eastern descent, make up 81.7% of the population. Others include African American (12.9%), Asian American (4.2%). American holidays New Year‘s Day January 1 President‘s Day 华盛顿诞辰日 Third Monday in February Memorial Day 阵亡将士纪念日（纪念日）Last Monday in May Independence Day 独立日（国庆节）： July 4 Labor Day 劳动日 First Monday in September Thanksgiving 感恩节 Fourth Thursday in November Christmas Day 圣诞节 December 25 Other holidays Valentine Day 2月14日 Saint Patricks Day 3月17日 Fools Day 4月1日 Mothers Day 五月的第二个星期日 Fathers Day 六月的第三个星期日 Columbus Day 10月12日 Sports Football（11 players each team） 1. the seasons ---preseason (during the late summer)前赛季（夏末） ---regular season (during fall)　正规赛季（秋季） ---post-season/play off time (during the winter until late in January)　后赛季或超级锦标赛（冬季至一月） 2. Super bowl (美国超级职业橄榄球赛) ---is the name of final match of American Football, which decides the champion team for the year. 3. 24 teams divided into two conferences, the American Football Conference (AFC) (美国橄榄球协会) and the National Football Conference (NFC) (全国橄榄球协会) Baseball 1. still be the great American game, even though many other countries are deeply involved with the game 2. the largest baseball stadium is the home field of the California Angels (加州天使队), Anaheim Stadium(阿纳海姆体育场) 3. leagues ?? ?two major ones: the National League (全国联盟) the American League(美国联盟)　 ? A third one: the Negro League (黑人联盟) attended by African Americans Education College and University Famous universities 1 Harvard Univ. U.S.A. 美国哈佛大学 2 Stanford Univ. U.S.A. 美国斯坦福大学 3 Univ. California - Berkeley 美国加州大学伯克利分校 4 Massachusetts Inst. Tech. (MIT) U.S.A. 美国麻省理工学院 5 California Inst. Tech. U.S.A. 美国加州理工学院 6 Princeton Univ. U.S.A. 美国普林斯顿大学 7 Columb