文档介绍：AMERICAN AS A COLLAGE
Do you know the five symbols about American culture?
Statue of Liberty
Since the statue of liberty stand on New York bay in 1886, it has always been up to new arrivals immigration American dream ,它一直是对新到达的移民美国梦的许诺。
2 America Gothic
"American Gothic" ,Maybe not so famous, but in the portrait of clearing, especially the farmer's solemn expressions,the gothic windows, and the long neck wife make painter overnight in 1930 . This painting represents the American farmers grave of pride.
《美国哥特式》也许不那么出名,但画像中老屋上的哥特式窗户,尤其是那个农夫庄重的表情,还有那个长脖子的妻子使画家于1930年一夜成名。该幅画表现了美国农民庄重的自豪感。
3 Barbie doll
Queen Barbie doll is almost all girl, even adult women the right dolls.
玩偶王后芭比娃娃几乎是所有女孩,甚至成年女性心仪的玩偶。
4 Uncle Sam
Americans put “uncle Sam” honest and reliable, hard-working and patriotic spirit as their national pride mon quality. Since then the nickname and mouth.
美国人把“山姆大叔”诚实可靠、吃苦耐劳以及爱国主义的精神视为自己民族的骄傲和共有的品质。由此这个绰号便不胫而走。
5 Buffalo nickel
In 1911, the famous american artist James earl Frazier began to design, in 1913 to 1938 years into a coin. The American west is the artist victim of buffalo and Indians in the memorial.
1911年,由美国著名艺术家詹姆斯厄尔弗雷泽开始设计,1913-1938年间盛产的一种硬币。也是艺术家对美国西部开发的牺牲品- 野牛和印第安人的纪念。
American Pluralist
Individualism
Independent and cooperation
Candor and tactful
Money and spirit
Many national fusion and racial discrimination
The mere fact that American still attracts millions of people is evidence that it is not in decline. People aren’t attracted to place of decline. Sign of decline are sure to be found in a place as example as America: debt, crime, the homeless, drugs, dropouts. But the main characteristic of America, the first and most enduring impression, is dynamism, energy, aggressiveness, forward movement.
decline /on the decline 衰退中,衰落中,在减少中
eg: The working population is in decline/on the decline.
从业人口正在减少。
,典型的,特有的
eg: the characteristic flavor of apples
苹果所特