美国历史文化课件.ppt

The Map of U.S.A;自由女神像是1876年美国建国百周年时法国送的生日礼物，历时10年才完工。塑像总高93米，重225吨，矗立在纽约港的一个岛上。自由女神身披飘逸长袍，右手高举点燃的火炬，左手持一标有1776年7月4日美国《独立宣言》发表日的铭板。头冠上有七支像宝剑一样的突出物，代表着七个海洋和七块大陆。在女神像的基座上刻着俄国犹太移民女诗人埃玛·拉扎勒斯的动人诗句： 　　;1. Discovery ;The need for increased trade and an error in navigation led to another European encounter with America. Christopher Columbus, mistakenly believed that he could reach the Far East by sailing 4,000 miles west from Europe. He persuaded the king and queen of Spain to finance such a voyage. Columbus sailed west. Instead he landed on one of the Bahama Islands in the Caribbean Sea. ;Columbus eventually explored most of the Caribbean area. He never reached the Far East; but he did return home with some gold. The Spanish established some of the earliest settlements in North America.;The Europeans were initially drawn to the New World in search of wealth. Each European sovereign claimed as much territory as possible in the New World by establishing settlements of Europeans. This requirement-fueled the drive for the establishment of colonies. Sovereign [‘s?vrin] n. 元首,主权 ;The first successful English colony in the Americas was founded at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607; the settlement was financed by a London company which expected to make a profit from the settlement. Of the first 105 colonists, 73 died of hunger and disease. But the colony survived and eventually grew and became wealthy. The Virginians discovered a way to earn money by growing tobacco, which they began shipping to England in 1614. Jamestown：詹姆斯敦（佛吉尼亚州）;2. English Settlements; One group of Puritans, called the Pilgrims, took the ship Mayflower and settled at Plymouth in 1620. Plymouth [plim?θ] n. 普利茅斯 ; In 1621, the puritans gathered in a large crop and the settlers fixed a date to celebrate their harvest in order to express their thanks to God. This is the beginning of the holiday called Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving Day:(美国是11月的第四个星期四，加拿大是10月的第二个星