英美文化presentation课件

• The Joy Luck Club • The Kitchen God's Wife • The Hundred Secret Senses • The Bonesetter's Daughter • Saving Fish From Drowning • The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings (Non-fiction) • The Moon Lady (1992) • Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat (1994)
Recent History
• How can you say luck and chance are the same thing. Chance is the first step you take, and luck is what comes afterwards
• ——Amy Tan
• The Kitchen God's Wife
The book explores the difficult relationship between Ruth, a Chinese-American woman, and LuLing, her Chinese mother. Tan brilliantly combines the small details of everyday life with the larger issues of displacement, culture and language and the importance of shared family histories.
• Chinese American literature written of the 20th century is written almost exclusively in English.

Chapter I American Beginnings
What is American?
A mixture of nationality Melting pot Salad bowl
How and why did the immigrants come to North America
• Immigrants • Immigration movements
The first colonies in America
• The Settlement in Virginia • Puritans in New England • Catholic Maryland • Quakers in Pennsylvania
Puritanism
• God and Man • Predestination • Work Ethics • Education
people natural rights natural law human law
“All men are naturally free and equal in the state of nature.” “Men living together according to reason without a common superior on earth, with no authority to judge between them, is properly the stated of nature.”
“The state of nature has a law of nature to govern it, which obliges everyone , and reason which is that law, teaches all mankind who will but consult it, that being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions.”

American English
pants gas store candy fall
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2.1 American education
From the educational philosophy of the
education system in the United States,there a
1.1 Pronunciation
British English is conservative and rigorous. In many cases, there is no correspondence between the pronunciation and spelling, and British are willing to follow the rule in this way to show their kind of recognition and respect for their language. However, Americans have another concept. They do everything under the precondition of convenience, and they tend to follow the regular pronunciation rather than irregular pronunciation in British English. Americans change the irregular pronunciations in British English into regular ones.
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EDUCATION
Both of country pay attention to the education. America go after freedom and equal. So they may put the diversity and openness as their education idea. British people are more strict to everything. So this country can show the world the complete education.
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LANGUAGE
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ENTERPRISE CULTURE
America company think the creative is the most important, while British pay more attention to the sense of hierarchy. And American likes competing, while British people hate it These may cause different cultures.
DIFFERENCE S
Between British and America
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1.PEOPLE
BRITISH
Implicit, indifference, guard, preciseness.
AMERICA
Kind, outgoing, creative, straight forward.
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Water
The first thing that happens when you sit down in an American restaurant is that you’re asked if you’d like bottled or tap water. If you choose bottled, you’ll then be asked whether you’d prefer still or sparkling. A moment later your water of choice appears on the table. In Britain, water must be apologetically requested from your server.

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Golden Gate Bridge
(金门大桥）
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Yellow Stone National Park
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The Niagara Falls
• It lies on the Niagara River.
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• 1、美国的绰号是______， • 英国的绰号是______. • A. Aunt Sam， Uncle John • B. New Continent， Great Britain • C. Washington，Elizabeth • D. Uncle Sam， John Bull
4、What is yours ,but is used by others more than by yourself?
Your name
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5、What’s the Chinese for “six of one and half a dozen of the other?”
A. 六分之一 B. 人云亦云 CC..半半斤斤八八两两 D.见一面分一半
Royal Observatory Greenwich
格林威20治21 天文台
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Tower Br20i2d1 ge 塔桥
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Stonehen202g1 e 巨石阵
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London Eye
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The River Thames 泰晤士河
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Some cities in the United Kingdom Oxford
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Northern Ireland北爱尔兰
Capital: Belfast贝尔法斯特
Area: -10%
History: Ireland was conquered by England in the 17th C
Scotland苏格兰
Capital: Edinburgh爱丁堡
Area: - 30%
3. Rivers and Lakes
Rivers: River Clyde克莱德 , the most important in Scotland River Severn 塞文河 (355 km), the longest in the UK River Thames 泰晤士河(336km), the second longest but the most
beautiful rock scenery
Lake Poets 湖畔诗人- William Wordsworth 华兹华斯 in the 19th Century, a passive romantic poet消极浪漫主义诗人
经营者提供商品或者服务有欺诈行为 的，应 当按照 消费者 的要求 增加赔 偿其受 到的损 失，增 加赔偿 的金额 为消费 者购买 商品的 价款或 接受服 务的费 用
“Ireland” = the Republic of Ireland+ Northern Ireland
爱尔兰岛 =爱尔兰共和国+北爱尔兰
Full name: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国 (Britain / Great Britain / UK for short)

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Contents
01. Language 02. Education 03. Clothing 04. Food
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Although, American and Eng land are all English speaking countries, they all have its own kind of English after a long time, and we call them British English and American English.
Americans have been in pursuit, the freedom
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2.2 British education
British education has a rigorous style of study and impeccable the education system. The UK has a strict quality control system, the teaching quality evaluation and the research Assessment from all the school in England are announced to the world, higher education institutions in the UK will be checked in a regular routine. This rigorous attitude is also reflected in the assessment of the student. Many students can’t get a degree if they fail in passing the assessment. Ethics and professionalism of English teachers ensure the quality of its education. British education also reflects British conservative and rigorous character.

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美国文化发展
殖民地时期文化
欧洲移民
文化交融
17世纪初，英国和其他欧洲国家的移 民开始在美国的13个殖民地建立家园， 带来了各自的文化和生活方式。
不同国家和地区的移民带来了各自独 特的语言、风俗和传统，形成了多元 化的文化交融。
宗教信仰
殖民地时期的美国文化深受基督教影 响，许多移民都是为了逃避宗教迫害 而来到美国的。
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结论
研究总结
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英美文化在历史进程中不断演变，受到多种因素的影响，包括宗教、 政治、经济和社会变革等。
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英美文化的特点包括重视个人自由、独立和竞争，以及强调传统和秩 序。
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英美文化在文学、艺术、音乐和电影等领域取得了巨大成就，对世界 文化产生了深远影响。
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尽管英美文化有许多共同点，但也存在一些差异，如英国的保守和矜 持与美国的开放和自由。
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现代多元文化
移民影响
来自世界各地的移民为美国带来了丰富的多元文 化，使得美国文化更加丰富多彩。
消费文化
随着经济的发展和消费水平的提高，美国消费文 化逐渐形成，成为美国文化的重要组成部分。
科技创新
美国的科技创新一直处于世界领先地位，这也为 美国文化的发展注入了新的活力。
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英美文化的异同
语言与文学
化。
工业革命与现代文化
工业革命
18世纪的工业革命改变了英国社会的面貌，城市化、工业化和人口流动带来了新的文化 现象和社会问题。
文学与艺术
工业革命时期的英国文学和艺术取得了巨大的发展，出现了许多杰出的作家、艺术家和思 想家，如查尔斯·狄更斯、威廉·莎士比亚等。
现代价值观

有重要地位。其文学作品涵盖了各个时期和流派，反映了英国社会的变
迁。
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美国文学
美国文学从殖民地时期的清教徒文学到独立战争时期的民族主义文学，
再到现代文学，形成了独特的风格和主题。美国文学强调个人主义、自
由和独立。
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对比
英国文学和美国文学在风ቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱ、主题和表达方式上存在差异。英国文学更
注重社会批判和人性的探索，而美国文学则强调个人自由和自我实现。
英国风俗
下午茶
英国传统的下午茶文化，包括精 致的茶具、三明治和蛋糕等。
赛马
英国赛马文化盛行，每年举办多场 赛马比赛。
板球
英国流行的运动项目之一，尤其在 英格兰和威尔士地区广受欢迎。
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CATALOGUE
美国文化
美国历史
早期文明
包括美洲原住民文化、 西班牙探险者和法国殖
民地的建立。
独立战争
美国独立宣言的签署和 美国独立战争的胜利。
艺术则更加前卫和创新。
风俗对比
英国风俗
英国拥有丰富的传统节日和风俗习惯，如圣诞节、复活节和英式 茶文化等。这些风俗反映了英国的历史和文化传统。
美国风俗
美国风俗也具有独特的特点，如感恩节、万圣节和美式快餐文化等 。这些风俗体现了美国人的生活方式和价值观。
对比
英国和美国的风俗习惯在某些方面相似，但在其他方面存在显著差 异。这些差异反映了两个国家的历史、文化和传统。
狄更斯
维多利亚时代的小说家， 代表作品有《雾都孤儿》 、《双城记》等。
英国艺术
油画
英国艺术家如约翰·康斯太 勃尔、约瑟夫·特纳等在油 画领域取得了卓越成就。
雕塑
亨利·摩尔等雕塑家为英国 雕塑艺术带来了国际声誉 。

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Active Romanticists
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• George Gordon Byron (1788-1824): Don Juan
• Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822):
Prometheus Unbound
“A
Defence of Poetry”
hero • Central character –
the knight • Theme – loyalty to king
and lord • Three cycles • Sir Gawain and the
Green Knight
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Medieval English Literature
An Irish playwright Much concerned about the social problems Founder of the Fabian Society Widowers’ Houses Mrs. Warren’s Profession Major Barbars
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Early and Medieval English Literature
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• Old English Literature • Medieval English Literature
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Romance
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• The most prevailing kind of literature in feudal England • A long composition describing the life and adventures of a noble