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AlthoughAmericaninformality1iswellknown,manynewvisitorsthinkthatitindicates2a“lackofrespect”.Thisisespeciallytrueinthebusinessworld.Americansoftenusenamesuponmeetingastrangeranddonotalwaysshakehands.Theyoftenjustsmileandsay“Hi”or“Hello”,ratherthanusingamoreformal3handshake.ItisgoodtorememberthattoanAmericansuchaninformal4greetingreallymeansthesamethingasamoreformalhandshakesomeplaceelse.Similarly5,Americansdonotusuallygiveaspecial“farewell”orhandshaketoeachpersonwhenthe… 相似文献
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《英语辅导》2003,(4)
Weddings in the United States vary as much as the people do.There are church weddings with a great deal of fanfare;there are weddings on mountain-tops with guests barefooted; and there have been weddings on the ocean floor with oxygen tanks for the guests. But many weddings,no matter where or how they are performed, include certain traditional customs. 相似文献
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Mannersineverycountryaredifferent.Whatispolite(礼貌的)inChinamaynotbepoliteintheUnitedStates.Know鄄ingthiswillhelpyouenjoywesternfoodwithyourAmericanfriends.InAmericaeveryonebeginstoeatatthesametime.Duringthemeal,sometimesthehostess(女主人)asksyoutohelpyourself.Whensheoffers(提供)youfood,giveheradirect(直接)answer.Ifyourefuse(拒绝)thefirsttime,shemightnotaskyouagain.Whenyoueatsomethinginabowl(碗),youdon'tleavethespoon(匙)inthebowl.Youshouldputitontheplate.Don't… 相似文献
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The last month and a half of the semester is the time when students make their biggest--and most costly--academic mistakes. So, in the spirit of an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, here are our 10 best tips on what to avoid as the semester slowly winds down: 相似文献
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Everycountryhasitsownpeculiar1diningcustoms.Americansfeelthatthefirstruleofbeingapoliteguestistobeontime.Ifapersonisinvitedtodinneratsix-thirtythehostess2expectshimtobethereatsixthirtyornotmorethanafewminutesafter.Becausesheusuallydoesthecookingshetimesthemealsothatthehotrolls3andthecoffeeandmeatwillbeattheirbestatthetimetheguestscome.Dependingonthesituationguestssometimesbringaboxofcandyorsomeflowerstogivethehostessasasignofappreciation4.ThereisadifferencebetweenAmericanandEuropeancustomsin… 相似文献
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"I do." To Americans those two words carry great meaning. They can even change your life. Especially if you say them at your own wedding. Making wedding vows(婚礼上的誓言) is like signing a contract(合同). Now Americans don't really think marriage is a business deal. But marriage is serious business. 相似文献
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《海外英语》2008,(3):50-50
Henry Ward Beecher 曾经是美国最著名的大臣(immensely famous minister) 、废奴主义者(abolitionist) 和公共智囊(public intellectual),他的地位被所谓的通奸罪名所动摇(allegations of adultery),并上了全国头条(nationwide headlines) 。 Beecher的催眠术演讲(mesmerizing oratory)和炙热的新闻专栏(fierynewspaper columns)令他成为最初的大众媒体的名人之一,他也被称为美国最著名的人。下面这段文字摘自该书的开头,故事从Henry的童年讲起。 相似文献
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郭贇 《内蒙古师范大学学报(哲学社会科学版)》2007,(Z1)
美国是一个移民国家,在其历史上共有两次持续时间较长的移民运动,来自欧洲、亚洲、非洲和美洲的移民不仅带来他们的技术,而且也将其文化带入美国社会,这对美国人价值观和世界观的形成起了很大的影响作用。追求平等自由独立和自我是美国人价值观的核心组成部分,这些价值观的渊源既可上溯到清教文化,同时,独立战争中发表的美国《独立宣言》对其形成也产生了深远的影响。 相似文献
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In the summer holiday, I went out of town and spent some days at my grandmoth-er’s home. There I enjoyed the holiday away from my normal(正常的) routines(日常生活). 相似文献
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麻哲 《中学英语园地(高三版)》2005,(10)
The Sm ithsonian Institution s N a-tional A ir and Space M useum m aintainsthe largest collection of historic air andspacecraft in the world. It is also a vitalcenter for research into the history,sci-ence, and technology of aviation andspace flight,as well as planetary scienceand terrestrial geology and geophysics.The M useum has two display facili-ties. The N ational M all Building inW ashington,D .C.has hundreds of arti-facts on display including the originalW right 1903 Flyer, the Sp… 相似文献
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《课堂内外(高中版)》2003,(Z1)
Independence Day is all an-nual holiday commemorating(纪念)the formal adoption by the Continental Congress of the Declaration of Independence(美国大陆国会正式接受独立宣言)on July 4.1776.Although the signing of the Declaration was 相似文献
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《课堂内外(高中版)》2009,(2)
由于历史和文化截然不同,中国与西方国家的公众节日也各具特色。随着世界的融合与发展,越来越多西方国家的节日被同学们所熟知,比如圣诞节、情人节、感恩节、万圣节等。但除此之外,还有一些特别的节日大家知之甚少,在这难得的寒假之时,我们为同学们整理出了一些西方节日,供大家在闲暇之余阅读。 相似文献
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唐浩 《Reading and Writing(初中版)》2005,(12)
Mr Read lived in a town by the sea.He has a few shops in the centerthere.He managed(管理)them carefully and got a lot of money.He was veryrich but he didn’t think he was the richest in the town.So he tried to get moremoney.Once Mr Read was asked to dinner.He heard there was a circustrope(马戏团)in the town which had nothing strange except a five–legged(五条腿的)cow.But people were interested in it and most of them went to see it.On his way home,Mr Read heard an old woman saying there liv… 相似文献
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美国饮食文化是美国文化的重要组成部分,美国饮食讲究精细,追求快捷方便,也不奢华,比较大众化,一日三餐都比较随便。随着美国文化输出的发展,美国饮食文化输入中国,并对中国饮食文化产生了一定的影响和挑战。面对美国饮食文化的冲击,中国饮食文化载体—餐饮业,必须采取应对措施增强自己的竞争力,从而将中国传统饮食文化发扬光大。 相似文献