Chapter2 Section06 美国概况-American Culture复旦版《英美概况》 英语专业教材.pptVIP

Chapter2 Section06 美国概况-American Culture Review of Section 5 What are the Big Three in American automobile industry? What are the major output of American agriculture? Agriculture -p222 Plains make up ½ of the territory and cultivated farmland make up 19% total land Average size of a farm, 176 hectares(10,000m2) Corn belt in the Midwest Wheat. Winter wheat belt in the south. eg. Kansas “breadbasket of America” Cotton in the south, the Mississippi valley, Texas, and Central valley of CF. Soybean, sorghum, oat, citrus fruits, sugar cane, potatoes, peanuts and beet sugar. Beef and diary products, hog-raising vegetable American Culture or American Spirit American Culture, in its broadest sense, refers to everything related to American people and society—arts, literature, education, values concept, religion, mode of production, social system and the general way of life. ------P227. The Elect --p228 As an Elect, they advocate a new way of life characterized by sobriety, diligence, thrift and lack of ostentation(浮华 ) They regard laziness as a sin and poverty as punishment for sin. Protestantism advocates self-disciple, introspection, and readiness to endure the hardships involved in the struggle to gain the goal. They stressed individual responsibility and opposed blind obedience. Relationship between an elect people and God was based on the convenant. ----eg.Mayflower compact in 1620, to Declaration of Independence. Origin o American democracy and rule of law. Simplicity and casual attitude---p229 Quakers Principle of freedom and equality—p231 Knowledge right Empiricisms—p232 Deep love of nature and landscape—p233 Protection of privacy—p235 Preference for movement—p235 values of original ideas. Changes in American culture Humanity, Consumerism and materialism –p237 Thank you!