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TheAuthor:BillBryson（1951-）Awell-knownAmericantravelwriterandhumoristBillBrysoncantdecidewheretolive--England,Australia,Iowa,NewHampshire--itsreallyatoughdecision.But,ashepointsoutinhisbook,ImAStrangerHereMyself,nomatterwhereBillis,Billsastranger.——MichaelFeldman2/91

abouttheauthorBillBrysonwasborninIowain1951.Heisabest-sellingAmericanauthorofhumorousbooksontravel.Abackpackingexpeditionin1973broughthimtoEngland,wherehemethiswifeanddecidedtosettle.HewrotefortheEnglishnewspapersThetimesandTheindependentformanyyears,writingtravelarticlestosupplementhisincome.3/91

HelivedwithhisfamilyinNorthYorkshirebeforemovingbacktothestatesin1995,toHanover,NewHampshire,withhiswifeandfourchildren.In,heandhisfamilymovedbacktoEngland,wheretheycurrentlyreside.4/91

Culturalnote-theU.S.area;ideallivingenvironment;time-consciousness;travel1)USA,acountryofvastterritory:9,375,720sq.kmover314millionpeople5/91

2)IdeallivingenvironmentformanyAmericans:toescapebothisolationandcrowds.Peoplehaveflockedtothesuburbs.Thereisnothingbutcarthatcanmakeitpossibleforthemtomovearoundeasilylivinginsuburbs.6/91

3).Foracountrythatmovesgenerallyaccordingtoschedules,beingpunctualishighlyvalued.7/91

4)peopleregardtravelasanindispensablepartoftheirlife;peoplevaluefreedommorethananythingelse.8/91

“IfyouareanAmerican,youtravelasmuchasyoucan;ifyouareanAmerican,youtravelinyourowncar.”ItisnotuncommonatallforAmericanpeopletodrivefor5ormorehourstohavelunchordinnerwithafriendandthendrivebackfortheirfavoriteNBAgamesathome.——ZhouPingfromherpersonalexperience9/91

“Ihaven’ttakenthetrainfornearly20years.NoreasonwhyIshouldnow.”Iusedtohearpeoplesay.Indeed,