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1、关于美国文化的英语作文美国的礼仪英语作文 - 初中生作文 关于美国文化的英语作文美国的礼仪英语作文美国文化英语作文American cultureThe main content of American culture is the emphasize on individuals value, the pursue of democracy and freedom, the promotion of deploitation(开拓, 经营) and competition and the need of realistic and practicality. Its core is indi
2、vidualism: self first, personal need first, pursue of individual benefit and enjoyment, emphasize on achieving individual value by self-strive and self-design. This type of intentionally build up of personality and pursue customized individualism has its pros and cons, it gives incentives to people
3、and make them exert on their potential and wisdom and as a result accelerate the development of the entire race and nation; on the other hand it is difficult to keep good relationship among people if everyone is egocentric thus make the entire society lack of unity.American citizens emphasize on ach
4、ievements and respect heroes. They have great sense in their hearts to praise succeand heroes. Personal achievements are one of those with the highest value in Americans mind. Americans have very strong senses of success. Succeis the pursuit of most Americans, it is their attractive future and the i
5、ncentives for moving forward. They believe that ones personal value is equivalent to his achievements in his career. Some high achievers in their career such as entrepreneurs, scientists, artists and all kinds of super starts became modern heroes. The proceand result of how they strived have become
6、the frame of reference of social culture value and the real life text book for parents to educate their children.American society has great movements within itself. These movements are shown in two aspects: movements amongst locations and movements inside the society. The United States are relativel
7、y more open and have more freedom. Developed transport and the tradition of adventure and sporty makes a lot of American migrate from countryside to cities, from downtown to uptown; and from north to the southern sunny land, from one city to another. Unlike European countries, the social classes in
8、America is not so stable. Further more, with the advocation of public education, movements upwards along the social ladder have become possible. Many people living in the states, no matter whether they are Native American or immigrants from overseas, have the same dream of changing their social claa
9、nd make their lifetime dream come true through their own efforts. This is what they often called American dream.American beer, with very few exceptions, varies from the mediocre(普通的) to the terrible. There are not many types of beer in the USlight and dark are two terms commonly used.It is therefore
10、 normal to order beer simply by brand name. In a restaurant, in fact, it is quite all right to order a beer, and they will tell youwhat they have.Some beer comes in bottles with tops that look as if they need an opener, but you can, in fact, screw(拧开) them off by handthough you have to be very caref
11、ul not to hurt yourself. It is possible, in some stores and bars,to find a wide selection of beer from all over the world, especially Western Europe and Australia, and it is good fun to experiment with these.CocktailsCocktails and mixed drinks are much more popular and rather stronger in the USA tha
12、n in Europe, and visitors may not be familiar with some of the terminology(术语). On the rocks, as you probably know, means with ice, while straight up or up means neat and without ice.There are hundreds of different cocktails, and there is no space here to list all the different names.The Hard StuffI
13、n America whiskey means bourbon(一种烈性威士忌酒，最初为美国肯塔基州Bourbon地区所产) unless otherwise indicated. Bourbon is a rather oily spiritmade from maize(玉米). Rye(黑麦威士忌酒) whiskey is called rye and Scotchwhiskey Scotch.WineIn bars wine can often be bought by the glass. Dont be misled by names such as Chablis is used
14、 to refer to white wine, and Burgundy to redAmericans seem never to have heard of white Burgundy.美国人的待客礼仪An American friend has invited you to visit his family. Youve never been to an Americans home before, and youre not sure what to do. Should you take a gift? How should you dress? What time should
15、 you arrive? What should you do when you get there? Glad you asked. When youre the guest, you should just make yourself at home. Thats what hospitality is all about: making people feel at home when theyre not. 一位美国朋友邀请你去他家。你以前从未去过美国人的家，你不确定该怎么做。该带一个礼物吗?该怎么穿?该几点到?到了那里该做什么?很快乐你发问。你假设是客人，只要使自己感到自在就好了。待
16、客之道就是这样：虽然不是在家里，却使客人有实至如归之感。The question of whether or not to bring a gift often makes guests squirm. Giving your host a gift is not just a social nicety in some cultures-its expected. But in American culture, a guest is not obligated to bring a present. Of course, some people do bring a small token of appreciation to their host. Appropriate gifts for general occasions might be flowers, cand
