从美国汽车看美国文化.doc

本科毕业论文 从美国汽车看美国文化 学生姓名： 学生学号： 5 院（系）： 外 国 语 学 院 年级专业： 2003级英语本科5班 指导教师： 二〇〇七年五月  American Culture—From the Perspective of Automobile Cai Hao Under the Supervision of Liu Shengming School of Foreign Languages and Cultures Panzhihua University May 2007 Contents Abstract………………………………………………………………………………..I Key Words…………………………………………………………………………….I 摘要………………………………………………………………………………………………..II 关键词……………………………………………………………………………………………..II Introduction …………………………………………........……………………….…..1 I. The Importance of Studying American Culture………………………….………….2 A. The Definition of Culture……………….…………………………...…………..2 B. The Significance of Studying Culture.……………………...…………………...2 C. The Reason of Studying American Culture…………………..……………………….3 II. Study American Culture from American Automobile………..……………….…....5 A. The Individualism ………………………………………………………..……...5 B. Pursuit of Change..….………….…...…...…………………….….………......…8 C. Humor of Americans.………………………...……………...…………..…....…9 D. Materialism……..…………………………………………………………….....10 Conclusion……….…………………………………………………………………....11 Acknowledgements..............................................................……………………….…12 Bibliography……...............................................................…………………………...13 Abstract Sino-US relationship is one of the most important bilateral relations in the world. It connects the world’s most populous country with the only Superpower. The mutual understanding is related to the quality of two countries’ relation. Therefore, it is urgent to increase the understanding of the United States. Understanding the United States includes the understanding of American culture. Automobile is an important traffic tool and an essential element in Americans’ life. It is also an American culture carrier. It is an aspect for Chinese people to understand the United States. This thesis in