American Traveling Fashion

It＇s summertime, and the living is easy. For many Americans, this is the season to travel. Why？ Because school is out. Because the weather is great. And most of all, because we all deserve a break. When Americans take a break, they often head for their favorite vacation spot.     

文化漫步：Travel in Amenica

大多数美国人都喜欢旅游，但是萝卜青菜，各有所爱，来看看美国人的旅游风尚吧！ It＇s summer time and life is easy.For many Americans.This is the season to travel because school is out, the weather is great. and most of all prople all need a rest. When Americans take a rest.they often go to their favorite vacation places.     

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Some 16 million Americans have diabetes mellitus, a serious, chronic disease that impairs the body' s ability to convert blood sugar, or glucose, into energy. Persons with diabetes cannot either produce or respond to insulin, a hormone instrumental in glucose metabolism. Because all human body tissues     

An analysis of African American Vernacular English in Music

AAVE is a form of American English spoken primarily by African Americans. Although an AAVE speaker’s dialect may exhibit regional variation,there are still many salient features. The relationship between Black Music and Standard American English is a reflection of the special situation of the mutual influence and infiltration of the African-American sub-culture and the main-stream American culture. African-American sub-culture is shaped under pressure from the main-stream culture,and affected the latter to so great an extent that African-American sub-culture has been identified as one of the most important feature of American culture. The origin and development of Black Music are closely related to the cultural life of the Blacks. Because of its innate cultural connotation and the musical feature such as lively rhythm,fast talking,omission of pronunciation,full of obscene language and rhyme,all the features mentioned above help to have a great effect on the development of the AAVE.     

Analysis and Reflections on American Values Revealed in American Reality Shows

The reality show is gaining its popularity all across America as well as the world.It’s more than a TV show and commercial activity;because it reveals American values that embody individualism,which is what the analysis is mainly about and there is a conclusion that it is strongly embraced by the Americans nowadays,along with the evident traces of edgy personality,teamwork,and innovation.     

The Relation Between Language Variation and the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language

Language is a means of communication.Without language,it would beimpossible for people to communicate,and the society would break down.However,language is not a simple,single code used in the same manner byall people in all situations, It is a very complicated social phenomenon. It isthe most characteristically human of all human activities. It enters naturallyand essentially into virtually everything we do, from greeting an acquaintanceto making a trip on the moon.Therefore, a careful study of the languagevariation might help us to understand the relationship betweem language andsociety better.     

Why Do We Really Get Tattoos?

A theory. It is the first morning of our vacation.I wake up bright and early and trot down to the 0cean where I make a shocking and bone-chilling discovery:I am the only personae on the beach whose epidermis is unadorned with tattoos.Everyone is inked up except moi.According to the FDA,more than 45 million Americans are now tatted up.This past weekend,they all hit     

让我们谈谈文化差异之Ways of Address(称呼方式)(英文)

In recent years,the trend of many English-speaking people has been to addressothers by using the first name——Tom,Michael,Linda,Jane,etc.——rather thancalling the person Mr.Summers,Mrs.Howard or Miss Jones.This is especiallycommon among Americans,even when people meet for the first time.This applies notonly to people of roughly the same age,but also of different ages.It is not a sign ofdisrespect.It is not at all uncommon to hear a child calling a much older person——Joe,Ben,May,Hele…     

Time

What is time? Is it a thing to be saved or spent or wasted, like money? Or is it something we have no control over, like the weather? Is time the same all over the world? That's an easy question, you say. Wherever you go, a minute is 60 seconds, an hour is 60 minutes, a day is 24 hours, and so forth. Well, maybe. But in America, time is more than that. Americans see time as a valuable resource. Maybe that's why they are fond of the expression, "Time is money."时间是什么?是一种像金钱一样可以…     

A Dream in Myth: Existential Conditions of Second Generation of Chinese Americans

David Wong Louie, a Chinese American writer whose first collection of short stories Pangs of Love is highly valued.After the publication, critics are interested in the conflicts faced by the second generation Chinese Americans. By analyzing three kinds of conflicts in namesake story"Pangs of Love"in it, it is argued in this paper that the hope of the second generation of Chinese Americans to be assimilated into the mainstream of the White world is but a dream in myth. Focusing on reasons of these conflicts, this paper illuminates the way that Chinese Americans need to transform and establish their own cultural identity.     

The Consciousness of Cross-cultural Communication Applied in the English Translation of Chinese Tourist Material

Tourism has become a hot topic in people’ s daily life.In recent years,tourist industry in China has developed rapidly and has shown great business opportunities.Tourism English is the most widely used language in the world.It bears the task to exchange eastern and western cultures to the tourists from all around the world.Because tourism translation is a kind of cross-cul tural communication,tourism material is a main channel to introduce China.The quality of the translation will directly affect the development of our tourist industry and the process of the globalization of tourism.     

校园幽默(英文)

Going to the Sun Teacher:Today is the commemoration day( 纪念日 )of human going to the moon for the first time.Student:Why don't they go to the sun?Teacher:Because the sun is too hot.It can cremate( 烧成灰 )all the things.Student:They can go there at night. Circles Xiao Mao likes drawing circles in the exercise-books.When the Chinese teacher criticizes( 批评 )him,he says,"It is a period( 句号 )."When the maths teacher criticizes him,he says,"It is a zero.…     

A Modern Dairy

George Taylor owns a large dairy just outside a big city.The dairy supplies milkto the big city and to the suburbs that surround it.Because Mr.Taylor's dairy issuch a large one,he must hire many employees.These employees,over a hundredin all,are assigned to a number of different jobs in various parts of the dairy.Some of the employees work on the farm where feed is grown for the cows andcalves.In the fields that surround the dairy,the farmers raise grain and hay duringthe summer months.The main grain crop grown on Mr.Taylor's farm is wheat.Oth-     

思乡成灾(英文)

Homesickness is an increasingly common malady,as more and more Americans move farther away from home．Whether it’S a student going off to college,a soldier serving our country or a family separated by their vocation,all have one thing in common:homesickness． Homesickness is simply a feeling of disconnection．The trick to over- coming the homesick blues is to retain that connection to the home you left behind．There are several ways to stay connected,no matter how far from home．     

The Analysis of the Characteristics of Business English Translation

Timeliness is spoken-language translation of the most prominent features. Foreign Affairs is a high quality translation work. Foreign Affairs translators must have a solid basic knowledge of foreign languages, master the wealth of expertise, to be qualified for this job. The language is a communication tool, the most fundamental cause of language is aimed at communication between man and man. Because of the history, the role of racial differences and geographical environment, among other factors, countries around the world, the various different national customs, all have their own features and language and culture. The language does not make sense to each other, mutual communication process, always without a medium, such is reduced without increasing exchanges between the two sides not intent media is the translation.     

Death of a Salesman and American Dream

American Dream refers to the belief of the majority of Americans.Through hard work,thrift,and determination,they can surely achieve a better life and live a comfortable life.Such an American Dream has a profound influence on several generations of Americans.American Dream has a close relationship with people’ s working life and cultural activities.Death of a Salesman is a typical play about the pursuit and the illusionary of the Dream follower.In Death of a Salesman,the American Dream is the main hero as well as Willy Loman’ s spiritual pillar.The pursuit,the realization,and the disillusionment of the American Dream develop with Willy and his family.     

American Thanks giving Day

In the United States, the fourth Thursday in November is called Thanksgiving. On this day, Americans give thanks for the blessings they have enjoyed during the year. Thanksgiving is usually a family day, celebrated with a big dinner and happy reunions.     

A Comparative Study of the Origin and Structural Features of Chinese and English Idioms

Idiom is an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either grammatically or in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements(Merriam-Webster).Idioms are the sediment of their societies and culture.Concise is the main characteristic of idioms.Because of the loan of culture,idioms can express a large amount of meanings by a few words.Idioms come from all aspects of human life.The delicate and compact structure gives birth to the idioms which express the meaning beyond the literal one.Different types of life produce different types of cul-ture;in return,different cultures produce different idi-oms.     

短文改错

一 It is a joke that Americans were soon going To lose the use of his legs. But it is true that A few Americans will walk anywhere if they can Help it. You can do your banking from your Car without left the driving seat. You can put Yo…     

狂野大自然

At New York's Central Park Zoo, a lion, a zebra, a giraffe, and a hippo are best friends. One day the zebra goes missing, the other three break free to look for it. But all four are captured. They are put in boxes and shipped to Africa. On the way to Africa, they are stranded on the shore of Madagascar. How to live by themselves on the island is a big problem to them. But they eventually learn what life can be like in the wild and become super heroes of Madagascar.