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文化教育1我的英文 1 Millions of words have been written about young people in the United States. There are reasons for this great interest in the ideas, feelings, and actions of youth. Today there are about seven million Americans in colleges and universities. Young persons under 25 make up nearly half of the American population. Many of these will soon be in charge of the nation. Naturally their ideas are important to everyone in the country, and it is necessary for older people to understand what they think and feel. College students today have strong opinions about right and wrong. They are deeply interested in making a better life for all people, especially for those who have not been given a fair chance before now. They see much that is wrong in the lives of their parents. It is hard for them to see what is trouble in American families. Your country may meet such problems, too. 2 The people in the United States speak the same language as the people in Great Britain. However American English is different from British English in many ways. There are a few differences in grammar. For example, speakers of British English say “in hospital” and “Have you a pen?” Americans say “in the hospital” and “Do you have a pen?” Pronunciation is sometimes different, American usually sounds the “r” in words like “bird” and “hurt”. Some speakers of British English do not sound the “r” in these words. Some spellings are different. People in Britain write “colour” and “centre”, but people in the United States write “color” and “center”. Some words are different. People in the United States use “gasoline” in their cars, but people in Britain use “petrol”. 3 In order to learn a foreign language well, it is necessary to overcome the fear of making mistakes. If the primary goal of language use is communication, then mistakes are secondary considerations that may be dealt with gradually as awareness of those mistakes increases. On the other hand, students should not ignore the