how_america_lives翻译
9AUnit6课文翻译
9A Unit 6 TV programmes 课文翻译星期六的电视节目《体育世界》阳光电视台上午十点至十一点半一个关于体育界正在发生的事情的每周摘要，有最新消息。
本节目包括不同的体育运动，如游泳、篮球和足球。
如果你是一名足球迷，你将不会想要错过这周的节目。
它全是关于足球的，有一些对著名运动员的采访。
它也将包括一个即将到来的世界杯的报道。
《北京音乐颁奖礼》阳光电视台晚上八点至十点本年度北京音乐颁奖礼将在这个星期六现场直播。
许多亚洲的流行明星将参加。
大约30万名粉丝已经在网上投票选出他们最喜欢的歌曲、歌星和音乐视频，并且结果将在节目进行期间宣布。
接着是一些提问。
当你观看节目时，写下你们的答案并发送短信至1396，你将有机会赢得两张免费的音乐会门票。
《乡宅凶杀案》黄金电视台晚上七点至九点半《乡宅凶杀案》是一部由一名新导演辛迪.克拉克执导的恐怖片。
在影片中，一名富有的医生被发现死在他的家中。
谁是凶手？直到最后你才会知道答案。
这部杰出的影片充满了恐怖和神秘。
如果你喜欢解密，你也许会喜欢这部电影。
但是，如果你很容易害怕，就不要观看它！《关注老虎》黄金电视台晚上十点半至十一点半这部一小时的纪录片近距离地观察了老虎在印度的生活。
看完这个节目后，你将会意识到这些老虎面临着多少危险。
这个形势将会继续，除非人们停止为获取它们的毛皮和骨头而猎杀它们。
如果你是一个动物爱好者，你可能会为此感到难过。
在这部纪录片中，你能看到来自印度的风光，这是老虎仍然生活在野外的少数地方之一。
《关注老虎》因其令人惊奇的摄影而赢得了一个奖项。
how american lives
Writing career
Michener‘s writing career began during World War II, when as a lieutenant(海 军上尉) in the U.S. Navy, he was assigned to the South Pacific Ocean as a naval historian;. He later turned his notes and impressions into Tales of the South Pacific, his first book, published in 1947 when he was 40. Tales of the South Pacific won the Pulitzer Prize普利策奖 for fiction in 1948. Michener tried his hand at television writing as well, but found no success in that medium.
How many books did he write?
In addition to novels, Michener was very involved with non-fiction, movies, TV show series and radio. This is only a major part of what is listed in the Library of Congress files.
Puritanism
• Puritanism, in the 16th and 17th century, a movement for reform in the Church of England that had a profound influence the social, political, ethical, and theological ideas of England and America.
走遍美国原文语翻译
走遍美国原文语翻译走遍美国1A little further to the right, Tom. 再往右一点,Tom。
Is this OK? 这样可以吗?Good. What do you think, Richard? 好。
你看呢?I like it there. 摆在那儿很好。
It's the first thing people will see when they come in. 这是人们走进来所看到的第一件东西。
It sets the tone for the whole show. 它决定了整个展览的气氛。
The next thing they'll see is 他们接着看到的this enlargement with the words Family Album, U.S.A. Family Album, U.S.A. 这几个放大的字。
I can't believe this is really happening! 我不敢相信这一切真的发生了！You've earned it. 这是你应得的报偿。
Years of work went into these pictures. 多年心血换来这些照片。
I know, but it's still a dream come true. 我知道，但这终究是一个梦想实现了。
Well, remember, 嗯，记住，we're not sure 我们还不能肯定what the critics are going to write about your show yet. 评论家们会对你的展览写些什么。
And you never know 而你永远也不知道what the man from the New York Times is going to say about it. 纽约时报的那个人会说些什么。
how america lives翻译
美国人依然遵循许多旧的方式,在一个快速变化的时代里,我们有必要记住还有多少旧的方式我们还在坚持,年轻人依然会结婚,当然,很多离了婚,但他们还会以惊人的速度再婚,他们有了孩子,但比以前要少他们属于教会,虽然他们不太经常参加,却想要自己的孩子接受宗教教育,他们愿意缴纳的税收用于教育,他们慷慨的支持如医院,图书馆和博物馆等机构,事实上,当你将今天的美国与1950年时相比较,两者相似性远远高于差异。
美国人变得越来越保守,1980年选举,特别是参众两院选举,表明选名的政治和社会态度开始明确右倾,这就好像我国在60年代和70年代小心翼翼的打破了旧的束缚,现在却希望刹住车,就像警醒的人们在狂欢后经常做的那样,我们期望看到传统家庭价值观得到重申,强烈限制色情文化,回归宗教和拒绝某些种类的社会立法。
恋爱和婚姻的模式有了根本的改变,就性而言,我在充斥着猜疑,压抑,和清教主义的氛围中成长,尽管强状的孩子可以承担任何事,我们这代人仍有很多人受了很多苦,我毫无保留的赞扬今天的自由模式,虽然我认为对一些家庭来说,应付这些变化还很吃力。
美国妇女正在改变规则,三十年前,我无法想象一群女性为了数百万美元的工资起诉公司,她们声称,就因为性别歧视,公司没有给予她们应得的工资,我也无法想像妇女在大学里和男子一起参加运动项目,同时要求分享体育预算,妇女们在工作,娱乐等生活的各个层面中提出新的规则。
美国人担心学校问题,如果我有孩子,为安全,规范,和学业起见,我会把她或他送到私立学校,但是我怀疑,现在私立学校的教育能否比我当年再好的公立学校获得的教育来得更好,问题是,现在好的公立学校也变得非常罕见,我不想冒险送我的孩子去那些差强人意的学校。
一些美国人必须依靠福利生活,因为很明显,我们的国家可以只用一部分现有的工作力量生产所有的需要,因此一些社会福利援助必须提供给那些无法找到工作的人,当我想到一个典型的接受福利救济者的时候,我想起一个年轻的邻居女子,她的丈夫死于一场悲惨的事故,给她留下了三个年幼的孩子,如果是在过去,她可能已经饱尝艰辛,但家庭援助让她有能力来抚养三个孩子,并培养出三个善良的纳税公民,美国基本上就是一个富有同情心的国家。
Unit 6 How America Lives 练习答案
Unit 6How America LivesConsolidation ActivitiesI. Text Comprehension1. Which of the following is NOT a major aspect of the American life discussed by the author?A. Agriculture and transportation.B. Marriage and women's social status.C. Social welfare and education.D. Family value and housing.Key: [ A ]2. Judge, according to the text, whether the following statements are true or false.1). Young people still get married, but the divorce rate is higher than the remarriage rate because many don't want to raise children. [ F ]2). The author welcomes the freer patterns of today's courtship and marriage because many young kids of his time suffered bitterly. [ T ]3). Today still very few women in universities are going up to the athletic programs and demanding a just share of the physical education budget. [ F ]4). American public schools today are inferior to those decades ago. [ T ]5). Builders seem not willing to erect small homes for young married couples because it is not very profitable. [ T ]II. Writing StrategiesThis text is an essay of exposition, for it presents solid facts and major problems about American social life, though the writer inserts his own ideas at times. The whole article is clearly organized, concentrating on the major changes and problems in current American society. The paragraphs are developed by the deductive method. Each paragraph contains a topic sentence, which is proved, explained, or illustrated. For example, each of the first three paragraphs begins with a topic sentence. Can you point out the topic sentences of paragraphs 4-8?It is easy to see that each paragraph starts with a topic sentence:Paragraph 4: "American women are changing the rules."Paragraph 5: "America is worried about its schools."Paragraph 6: "Some Americans must live on welfare."Paragraph 7: "America cannot find housing for its young families."Paragraph 8: "Our prospects are still good."In order to impressively illustrate, prove, or support the topic statements, the author employs various writing strategies, such as comparison and contrast that are used to show the similarities and differences concerning the issues under discussion. For instance, the beginning paragraph contains five sentences that tell us the relevant similarities and differences by means of comparison and contrast. Can you pick out some sentences in other paragraphs that show a relevant contrast?In Paragraph 2: "The 1980 election, especially for the Senate and House of Representatives, signaled a decided turn to the right insofar as political and social attitudes were concerned. It is as if our country spent the 1960s and 1970s jealously breaking out of old restraints and now wishes to put the brakes on, as cautious people often do after a binge."In Paragraph 4: "Thirty years ago I could not have imagined a group of women employees suing a major corporation for millions of dollars of salary which, they alleged, had been denied them because they had been discriminated against. Nor could I imagine women in universities going up to the men who ran the athletic programs and demanding a just share of the physical education budget. But they are doing this —and with the support of many men who recognize the justice of their claims."In Paragraph 5: "If I had a child today, I would send her or him to a private school for the sake of safety, for the discipline that would be enforced and for the rigorous academic requirements. But I would doubt that the child would get any better education that I did in my good public school. The problem is that good public schools are becoming pitifully rare, and I would not want to take the chance that the one I sent my children to was inadequate."In Paragraph 6: "In the bad old days she might have known destitution, but with family assistance she was able to hold her children together and produced three fine, tax-paying citizens." (This sentence implies a contrast: it is not the case nowadays.) In Paragraph 9: "I think of America as having the oldest form of government on earth, because since we started our present democracy in 1789, every other nation has suffered either parliamentary change or revolutionary change."As can be seen in the text, the tone is mainly objective, and it is definite and resolute when the writer expresses obligations as well as his attitudes or opinions. For example, inParagraph 6, we find two sentences: "Some Americans must live on welfare." and "…some kind of social welfare assistance must be doled out to those who cannot find jobs." These two sentences resolutely express the moral obligation to those Americans who cannot find jobs and make the writer's attitude absolutely clear. Now list some other examples in the text to show that the tone is definite or resolute when the writer expresses obligations and his attitudes or opinions.The following examples show the definite or resolute tone of the writer.In Paragraph 1: "In a time of rapid change it is essential that we remember how much of the old we cling to."In Paragraph 2: "We should expect to see a reaffirmation of traditional family values, sharp restraints on pornography, a return to religion and a rejection of certain kinds of social legislation. "In Paragraph 3: "Without reservation, I applaud the freer patterns of today, although I believe that it's been difficult for some families to handle the changes."In Paragraph 5: "The problem is that good public schools are becoming pitifully rare, and I would not want to take the chance that the one I sent my children to was inadequate."In Paragraph 7: "America cannot find housing for its young families. I consider this the most serious danger confronting family life in America, and I am appalled that the condition has been allowed to develop? For a major nation to show itself impotent to house its young people is admitting a failure that must be corrected."III. Language Work1. Explain the underlined part in each sentence in your own words.1). They belong to churches, even though they attend somewhat less frequently.→ believe in Christianity and are members of the Christian churches2). The 1980 election signaled a decided turn to the right insofar as political and social attitudes were concerned.→ insofar as: to the extent that; were concerned: were involved3). Without reservation, I applaud the freer patterns of today.→ With whole-hearted support4). For a major nation to show itself impotent to house its young people is admitting a failure that must be corrected.→ to display its inability5. We have a physical setting of remarkable integrity.→an extraordinarily unspoilt physical environment2. Fill in each blank with one of the two words from each pair in their appropriate forms and note the difference of meaning between them.restraint constraint1. Options are offered subject to staff availability and timetable constraints.2. Reminding all concerned that violence breeds violence, they repeat their appeal for calm and restraint.3. The appalled chief warned his violent officers to show restraint.4. We have just been looking at the number of coal mine accidents, and they can certainly be a big constraint on what China is striving for.expect hope1. We are expecting rain again late this afternoon according to the weather report.2. A draw seems to be the best they can hope for.3. I can't manage that by myself, and I don't see why it should be expected of me either.4. Diplomats hope the meetings will help build mutual trust.rejection refusal1. The rejection of the plan by the Congress three weeks ago led to a major protest by the administration.2. Their refusal to compromise will inevitably invite more criticism from the UN.3. His refusal to talk was sheer stubbornness.4. The rejection of such initiatives indicates that the voters are unconcerned about environmentalallege assert1. Mr. Helm planned to assert that the bill violated the First Amendment.2. She has strong feelings about the alleged growth of violence against female officers.3. The Nordic countries have been quick to assert their interest in the development of the Baltic countries.4. The enquirer dug deeper into the alleged financial misdeeds of his government.3. Fill in the blank in each sentence with a word or phrase taken from the box, using its appropriate form.allege prospect ponder recipient discriminated compassionate destitution grievously reaffirmation dreadful binge dole1). When his prospective employers learned that he smoked, they said they wouldn't hire him.2). In him the polarities of life are resolved and balanced, male and female, strength and compassion, severity and mercy.3). Inarticulate and rather shy, he had always dreaded speaking in public.4). Allegations of brutality and theft have been leveled at the army.5). Our government cannot keep doling out money to those who are fastidious about the jobs offered to them.6). He was deeply grieved by the sufferings of the common people.7). Many studies have shown that "restrained eaters" will eventually binge and relapse.8). He reaffirmed his commitment to the country's economic reform program.4. Make a sentence of your own for each of the given words with meanings other than those used in the text. You may change the part of speech of these words.1). couple→ Over-use of those drugs, coupled with poor diet, leads to physical degeneration.2). tax→Overcrowding has taxed the city's ability to deal with waste.3). turn→ She announced that she was going to turn professional.4). just→ It's not just a financial matter.5). sharp→ In the hot sun the rain-washed herbs smelled sharp, spicy, and sweet all at once.6). husky→ His voice was husky with grief.5. Fill in each blank with a conjunct, selected from those supplied in the parenthesis, which provides the most natural development of thought.Thank you very much for lending me this book. (1) Actually (Furthermore/So/Actually) I'm afraid I didn't understand much of it. (2) Consequently (Consequently/On the other hand/However) I read less than half of it! (3) Nevertheless (Thus/Besides/Nevertheless) it's a subject that interests me. (4) Moreover (Therefore/Moreover/Consequently) it's one that I need to know more about for my work.(5) Besides (In fact/Thus/Besides), this isn't the first time that I've tried to find out something about it, as you may remember. (6) Therefore (Therefore/In fact/And yet) you can see I'm not giving up! (7) However (Furthermore/However/Thus) I haven't got a lot of time to spend on it. (8) So (So/Nevertheless/On the other hand) perhaps you'd be good enough to send me that simpler book you mentioned.6. Put a word in each blank that is appropriate for the context.Most Americans have great vigor and enthusiasm. They prefer to discipline themselves (1) rather than be disciplined by others. They pride themselves on their independence, their right to make up their own minds. They are prepared to (2) take the initiative, even when there is a risk in doing so. They have courage and do not give in easily. They will take any sort of job (3) anywhere rather than be unemployed. They do not care to be looked after by the government. The (4) average American changes his or her job nine or ten times during his or her working life.Americans have a warmth and friendliness which is (5) less superficial than any foreigners think. They are considered sentimental. When on ceremonial (6) occasions they see a flag, or attend parades celebrating America's glorious past, tears may come to their eyes. Reunions with family and friends (7) tend to be emotional, too. They like to dress correctly, even if "correctly" means flamboyantly. They love to boast, (8) though often with tongue in cheek. They can laugh at themselves and their country, and they can be very self-critical, while remaining always intensely patriotic.The U. S. A. is reputed to be a classless society. There is certainly not much social snobbery or job snobbery. The manual worker is usually quite at (9) ease in any company. This is partly explained by the fact that people of all (10) income groups go together to the same schools. Americans are far more race-conscious than they are class-conscious.IV. Translation1. Translating SentencesTranslate the following into English.1). 假如你要去英国度假，那么你在与天气打赌。
综合英语教程第五册 课后答案 课件Unit-06 How America Lives
综合教程5(第2版)电子教案
Text Introduction | Culture Notes | Author | Structure Puritanism (Paragraph 3) the practices and doctrines of the Puritans who were members of a group of Protestants in 16th- and 17thcentury England and 17th-century America who believed in strict religious discipline and called for the simplification of acts of worship. The movement was an attempt to remove Roman Catholic influences from the Church of England.
综合教程5(第2版)电子教案
Text Introduction | Culture Notes | Author | Structure His other works include Sayonara (1954); Hawaii (1959); Chesapeake (1978); The Covenant (1980); Poland (1982); Texas (1985); and Alaska (1988); The Novel (1991); Recessional (1994); A Miracle in Seville (1995); The Bridge at Andau (1957); Iberia: Spanish Travels and Reflections (1968); A Michener Miscellany: 1950-1970 (1973); Michener's memoir, The World Is My Home (1992).
托福口语过关：美国生活英语(2)
智课网TOEFL备考资料托福口语过关：美国生活英语(2)托福口语是大陆考生的弱项，归根结底是因为没有合适的语言环境，日常生活中很难接触到原汁原味的英语。
下面，新东方网为您整理美国人生活中常用的英语句式，希望能够充实你的托福口语。
1. How are you doing?你好吗?美国人见面时候最常用的打招呼方式就是, "Hey! How are you doing?" 或是 "How are you?" 不然 "How's going?" 也很常见. 我觉得这种每天跟别人打招呼的习惯, 就是跟美国友人建立良好关系的开始. 很多人都觉得美国人很冷漠, 不跟自己打招呼, 但自己又何尝不是对美国友人很冷漠呢? 关于更多打招呼之间的应对, 请参照笔记本专题篇.2. What's up? 什么事?"What's up?" 也是很常用的一种打招呼方式. 比方说 Bob 在路上看到我跟我说 "Hey! Kun-Lin!" 那我通常就会答说 "Hi! Bob. What's up?" 这就是问对方近来怎样, 有什么事吗? 通常如果没什么事人家就会说 "Not much." 不过还有一种情况也很常见, 你先跟人家说 "Hey! What's up?" 那别人也不说 "Not much", 反而反问一句, "What's up?" 所以 "What's up?" 已经变成有点 Hello! 的味道在里面了."What's up?" 也常被用来问人家有什么事? 例如有人登门拜访, 你就会说 "What's up?" 到底有何贵干啊? 总之 "What's up?" 在美国应用的很广, 各位一定要熟记才是.我有一个从南非来的朋友 David, 他对于我的笔记本提供了很多的帮忙和建议.他说在南非的打招呼方式是 "How zit?" 这是从 "How's it?" 衍生变化而来. 所以同样是讲英文的国家, 打招呼的方式也有很大的不同.3. Could you do me a favor? 能不能帮我一个忙?人是不能独自一个人活的, 需要别人帮忙的地方总是很多, 所以我就会常讲, "Could you do me a favor?" 或是 "Could you give me a hand?" 这算是比较正式而礼貌的讲法. 有时候要请别人帮忙还不太好意思说, 我就会说 Could you do me a little favor? 能不能帮我一个小忙? 其实也许是帮大忙但也要先讲成小忙, 先让对方点头才是. (注意一下这里用 could you 会比 can you 来的客气一点.)另外, "Can you help me?" 也很常见, 通常比如说我们去买东西, 可是店员自己在聊天, 我就会说, "Can you help me?" (其实正常来说, 应该是他们主动会问 "Can I help you?" 或是 "May I help you?" 才对, 但有时实在等不急了, 就直接先问了 "Can you help me?"4. What are you studying? 你主修什么的?通常老美一听我是学生, 都会很自然地问, "What are you studying?" 其实这样的问法就是问你"What's your major?" 但他们比较喜欢说 "What are you studying?" 如果说你遇见一个人, 你也不确定他是不是学生, 我们通常会问, "What do you do for living?" 你是作什么工作的? 或是简单地问, "What do you do?" 一般不会说成 "What's your job?5. Where are you going? 你要去哪啊?通常走在路上遇到好朋友, 除了打招呼之外, 我都还会问 "Where are you going?" 虽然刚来美国时我只听得懂自己的问题, 却听不懂对方的回答, 但是我还是喜欢问. 原因无它, 听久了自然就会了. 另外老美也很喜欢用 heading 这个字来代替 going. 所以你也可以问 "Where are you heading?" 同样都是你上哪去的意思.6. What's your favorite ice cream? 你最喜欢的冰淇淋是什么?这句话通常是当我遇到陌生人时, 又想不到其它话题的时候会最先想到的一句话. 试想二个人如果有共同的兴趣和嗜好是不是就很容易成为好朋友呢? 所以我就常问人家, "What's yourfavorite movie? Who's your favorite movie star?" 总之 favorite 之后可以接任何你有兴趣的话题.Favorite 这个字很好用, 如果这句话你不用 favorite 的话, 就会变成 "What kind of ice cream do you like the most?" 听来是不是很冗长? 还有一点值得一提, 比如我要回答, 我最喜欢香草冰淇淋, 再来是巧克力要怎么说? 那就是 "Vanilla is my favorite flavor and chocolate is my second favorite.7. What color is your car? What's the color of your car? 你的车子是什么颜色.个人觉得 What 后面接一个名词这样的问句好用的很, 可是不知道为什么刚来美国的人似乎对这样的问法都不太熟悉.同样的句子我就曾说过, "What kind of color does your car have?" 听来是没错, 但我跟你保证老美绝不会这样问的啦! 他们就是 "What color is your car?" 有时候就干脆只说 "What color?" 就完事了.让我们再来练习几句, "What year is your car?" 问你的车是几年份的? "What area do you live?" 问你是住哪一区的. 同样的 How 后接一个形容词也很常用, 例如 "How big is your dog?" 你的狗有多大?8. What's going on? 发生了什么事?比如说你要用计算机, 可是不知为什么无法开机, 你就可以说. "Hey, What's going on?" 虽然这句就完全等于 "What happened?" 或是 "What's up with that?" 但是老美还是比较比喜欢说"What's going on?" , 又比如人家问你说, "Why is our oven broken?" 你就可以推的一干二净地说. "I don't know what's going on." (我不知发生了什么事)9. How come? 为什么? (怎么会这样?)How come 的用法大部份就等于 why 但是它的用法没有像 why 那么广, 它通常是用在你觉得奇怪, 而问为什么的时候, 比如说有人早上一大早要去 supermarket 你就会问他. "How come?"另外, 当别人问你一个问题, 而你不想回答时可以说 "How come?" 相当于, "Why do you ask that?" 也就是说 "It's none of your business! "虽然 how come 跟 why 的用法上差不多, 但二者的问法不同, 例如上句, "Why is our oven broken?" 换成 how come 的话, 要说成, "How come our oven is broken?" 注意一下, 这二句的 be 动词位置是不一样的.10. You want to go to see a movie? 你要去看电影吗?这样的句子看似不合文法, 但却是老美天天在用的句子.他们有时候要说一个问句, 就直接把肯定句的尾音提高就成了疑问句. 其实正确的说法应该是, "Do you want to go to see a movie?" 但可能是太冗长了点, 所以老美才会直接说 "You want to go to see a movie?"另外, 更口语的说法应该是 "You wanna go to see a movie?" 因为在口语中他们常会把 want to 省略成 wanna. 或是把 going to 省略成 gonna. 所以这句话也可以讲成 "Are you gonna see a movie?"11. Anybody needs a fork?有没有人要叉子的啊?以前老师都教说英文中的问句只有 W-H 问句. 其实不然, 我发觉还有很多种问句, 例如这个我自己称它是 anybody 问句.例如有一次我们出去玩, 一下车, 有一个老美就问说有没有人要去上卫生间, 我记得很清楚她是怎么说的, "Anybody has to pee?" 是不是简单易懂?也有很多的问句是用 Any 开头的, 例如 "Any volunteer?" 有没有志愿的啊? 或是 "Any luck today?" 今天运气好不好啊?以上是美国人日常生活中经常会用到的英语口语，大家可以在托福口语中运用这些句子，为自己的托福口语增加“美国味”。
综合英语教程第五册 课后答案 课件Unit-06 How America Lives
综合教程5(第2版)电子教案
Text Introduction | Culture Notes | Author | Structure balanced system of government (Paragraph 8) The concept refers to the three branches of the United States government — the legislative, the executive, and the judicial — that restrain and stabilize one another through their separated functions. The legislative branch, represented by the Congress, must pass bills before they can become law. The executive branch — namely, the president — can veto bills passed by the Congress, thus preventing them from becoming law. In turn, by a two-thirds vote, the Congress can override the president's veto. The Supreme Court may invalidate acts of the Congress by declaring them contrary to the Constitution of the United States, but the Congress can change the Constitution through the amendment process.
how-america-lives翻译
美国人依然遵循许多旧的方式,在一个快速变化的时代里,我们有必要记住还有多少旧的方式我们还在坚持,年轻人依然会结婚,当然,很多离了婚,但他们还会以惊人的速度再婚,他们有了孩子,但比以前要少他们属于教会,虽然他们不太经常参加,却想要自己的孩子接受宗教教育,他们愿意缴纳的税收用于教育,他们慷慨的支持如医院,图书馆和博物馆等机构,事实上,当你将今天的美国与1950年时相比较,两者相似性远远高于差异。
美国人变得越来越保守,1980年选举,特别是参众两院选举,表明选名的政治和社会态度开始明确右倾,这就好像我国在60年代和70年代小心翼翼的打破了旧的束缚,现在却希望刹住车,就像警醒的人们在狂欢后经常做的那样,我们期望看到传统家庭价值观得到重申,强烈限制色情文化,回归宗教和拒绝某些种类的社会立法。
恋爱和婚姻的模式有了根本的改变,就性而言,我在充斥着猜疑,压抑,和清教主义的氛围中成长,尽管强状的孩子可以承担任何事,我们这代人仍有很多人受了很多苦,我毫无保留的赞扬今天的自由模式,虽然我认为对一些家庭来说,应付这些变化还很吃力。
美国妇女正在改变规则,三十年前,我无法想象一群女性为了数百万美元的工资起诉公司,她们声称,就因为性别歧视,公司没有给予她们应得的工资,我也无法想像妇女在大学里和男子一起参加运动项目,同时要求分享体育预算,妇女们在工作,娱乐等生活的各个层面中提出新的规则。
美国人担心学校问题,如果我有孩子,为安全,规范,和学业起见,我会把她或他送到私立学校,但是我怀疑,现在私立学校的教育能否比我当年再好的公立学校获得的教育来得更好,问题是,现在好的公立学校也变得非常罕见,我不想冒险送我的孩子去那些差强人意的学校。
一些美国人必须依靠福利生活,因为很明显,我们的国家可以只用一部分现有的工作力量生产所有的需要,因此一些社会福利援助必须提供给那些无法找到工作的人,当我想到一个典型的接受福利救济者的时候,我想起一个年轻的邻居女子,她的丈夫死于一场悲惨的事故,给她留下了三个年幼的孩子,如果是在过去,她可能已经饱尝艰辛,但家庭援助让她有能力来抚养三个孩子,并培养出三个善良的纳税公民,美国基本上就是一个富有同情心的国家。
美国很生活的英语
你曾经因为一字之差而闹笑话吗？有哪些字是你刻骨铭心的惨痛经验？你觉得有哪些关键字汇让你顿足捶胸，或茅塞顿开？当考路的考官说“pull over”时，你是否会不知所措？有人邀请你参加“Potluck Party”时，你会不会空手赴宴？在速食店里，店员问“for here or to go?”你是否会丈二金刚摸不着头脑，莫名其妙？“Give me a ring!”可不是用来求婚的。
“Drop me a line!”更非要你排队站好。
老美说“Hi! What’s up!”你可别说“I am fine!”你曾经闹过这些笑话吗？让我们来看看，这些字，你怎麽说？Potluck Party：一种聚餐方式，主人准备场地和餐具，参加的人必须带一道菜或准备饮料，最好事先问问主人的意思。
Pull over！把车子开到旁边。
Drop me a line！写封信给我。
Give me a ring = Call me！来个电话吧！For here or to go？堂食或外卖。
Cool：That’s cool! 等於台湾年轻人常用的囗语“酷！”，表示不赖嘛！用于人或事均可。
What’s up? = What’s happening?=What’s new? 见面时随囗问候的话“最近在忙什么？有什么新鲜事吗？”一般的回答是“Nothing much!”或“Nothing new!”Cut it out! = Knock it out！= Stop it! 少来这一套！同学之间开玩笑的话。
Don’t give me a hard time! 别跟我过不去好不好！Get yourself together! 振作点行不行！Do you have "the" time? 现在几点钟？可别误以为人家要约你出去。
Hang in there. = Don’t give up. = Keep trying. 再撑一下。
unit 7 how-america-lives
Pre-reading questions
• American lifestyle • Others first: • ☆ it is regarded curteous to open the door for others; • ☆ more important to do so for ladies • ☆ not necessary when you are waiting for your turn
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Pre-reading questions
• American lifestyle • Going for a walk: • ☆ walk during morning hours and after dinner; • ☆ walk in parks or other proper places; • ☆ keep body fit in gym, Gold’s Gym is a national chain
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Section 2: Pre-reading activities
Text Explanations Despite these problems, the writer feels confident that America has good prospects.
He feels proud of his motherland, of the great American people, and of the unique American democratic system. Separation of
Supplementary material:
How China lives(中国的演变 大学生英语作文原创)
How China lives030117423 许沁园Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the productivity has developed rapidly and people's consumption needs have become increasingly diversified. All aspects of social life have undergone tremendous changes. I would like to briefly talk about the changes in China from the perspectives of people's clothing, food and housing.In clothing, people still retained the color of the republic of China and the color of revolution when new China was founded. There were also big differences between rural and urban areas. In cities, qipao and MAO suits became popular during the republic of China period. In the countryside, the cloth of clothes were mostly coarse cotton and linen, and the color were also relatively monotonous. Today, people are no longer satisfied with simple clothing designs and colors. On the basis of quality, people begin to pursue personalized clothing needs. Clothing also begin to have a variety of collocation style. On different occasions, there will be different types of clothing .Behind the changes of clothing is the liberation and development of social productive forces. The change of clothing also shows the continuous improvement of people's quality of life in the past 70 years.The change of food culture can also reflect the change of social life. At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the food was mainly plain and simple in the 70 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China. Agricultural production had been greatly hit, and vegetable production was reduced on a large scale. Malnutrition was widespread. But now, the variety of food began to enrich,quality began to improve. Chinese people's scientific and health concept has made great progress, people begin to pay attention to eat more vegetables and fruits. Opening up to the outside world makes a variety of foreign food begin to enter the country. People's nutrition problems have been solved. At this time, people's attention to food issues began to shift towards variety, nutrition and taste.Lastly, choices of housing is a big change in china. In the 1950s, housing shortage appeared, which was mainly caused by historical reasons. War destroyed countless private houses in cities, and made people in wartime have little willingness to invest in housing. In the 21st century, with the continuous development of commercial housing and the continuous improvement of China's real estate industry. People have more and more choices to live in. In the pursuit of spacious housing, but also in the pursuit of beauty and comfort.In the 70 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, our motherland has developed from poverty and backwardness to happiness, stability and harmony. Each of us should be proud of the prosperity and strength of the motherland, and be happy for the well-being and happiness of the people. Let us pay tribute to the motherland, to the people, and to the achievements made in the 60 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China.。
How America Lives
In China Parents usually prepare everything for us What we should do is to accept without any doubt Which means respect
How To React If Children Are Wrong ?
a low decibel level
a high decibel level
In the US
children are more independent They know what to be at an early age And plan carefully to achieve the goals
How America Lives
The third part
American schools :
Good public schools are becoming pitifully rare; private schools do not provide a highquality education as they did in the past. Americans who can not find jobs and do not enjoy enough welfare.
When queuing
American people do will in obeying the order, but Chinese do not.
In a party
Several people stand together
Stand in a circle
The decibel in restaurant
○Discuss enthusiastically
howtamerican live 课文
howtamerican live 课文美国人生活：自由、多元与独立美国是一个多元、开放而丰富多彩的国家，其人们的生活方式和价值观也同样具有多样性。
本文将从自由、多元和独立三个方面来探讨美国人的生活方式。
自由是美国国家的核心价值观之一，也是美国人生活的重要组成部分。
美国人享有基本人权，例如言论自由和宗教自由。
他们有权选择自己的信仰和表达自己的观点，这使得美国成为一个多元化的社会。
此外，美国人也拥有思想自由，他们鼓励个人独立思考和创造力的发展。
这种自由的精神塑造了美国人民的个性和思想方式，使他们更加勇敢地追求自己的梦想和理想。
多元是美国人生活的显著特点之一。
美国是一个国家由各种不同族裔、文化、宗教和语言背景的人构成。
这种多元化使得美国成为一个融洽和谐的社会，同时也注入了丰富的文化氛围和创新的活力。
在美国人的生活中，你可以看到来自世界各地的餐馆、音乐、艺术和宗教活动。
美国人的饮食、着装和生活方式也受到不同文化的影响。
这种多元化的社会背景丰富了美国人的视野，培养了他们的宽容和包容心。
独立也是美国人生活方式的一个显著特征。
在美国社会中，人们被鼓励独立自主地面对生活和工作。
独立的意味着个人拥有自己的选择权和决策权。
美国人被教育和培养成独立的个体，他们被鼓励为自己的未来负责并追求个人的成功。
大部分美国人在成年后都会离开家庭，独立生活并追求自己的事业。
这种独立精神使得美国成为一个个体主义的社会，也赋予了美国人独立思考和创新的能力。
除了自由、多元和独立，美国人还注重平等和友善。
美国社会鼓励人们平等对待和尊重他人，无论他们的种族、性别、年龄或身份背景如何。
友好和善良是美国人的普遍品质，他们乐于助人并在困难时互相支持。
这种友善的氛围使得美国成为一个温暖和融洽的社会。
总而言之，美国人的生活方式可以概括为自由、多元、独立、平等和友好。
这些价值观和文化特点塑造了美国人的个性和行为方式，也为美国社会的繁荣做出了贡献。
无论是在社会、经济还是科技领域，美国人都在不断创新和推动社会进步。
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她始终抱著一个希望, 就是他仍活著.
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3 [I, Ipr] ~ (to sth) become attached to sth; stick to sth 附著於某物:
* The smell of smoke clings (to one's clothes) for a long time. 烟味长久附著（在衣服上）不散.
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1 [Ipr, Ip] ~ (on) to sb/sth; ~ on; ~ together hold on tightly to sb/sth * survivors clinging to a raft 紧抓住木筏的生还者 * Cling on tight! 抓紧!
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Globle Comprehension
Questions for Globle Comprehension:
What maojor changes have taken place or are taking place in American society?
What serious problems exist in America according to the writer?
感情上依靠某人; 太接近某人; 依恋:
* Small children cling to their mothers. 小孩子都缠著母亲.
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as opposed to in contrast to
* I am here on business as opposed to a holiday.
how_america_lives翻译(word文档良心出品)
美国人依然遵循许多旧的方式,在一个快速变化的时代里,我们有必要记住还有多少旧的方式我们还在坚持,年轻人依然会结婚,当然,很多离了婚,但他们还会以惊人的速度再婚,他们有了孩子,但比以前要少他们属于教会,虽然他们不太经常参加,却想要自己的孩子接受宗教教育,他们愿意缴纳的税收用于教育,他们慷慨的支持如医院,图书馆和博物馆等机构,事实上,当你将今天的美国与1950年时相比较,两者相似性远远高于差异。
美国人变得越来越保守,1980年选举,特别是参众两院选举,表明选名的政治和社会态度开始明确右倾,这就好像我国在60年代和70年代小心翼翼的打破了旧的束缚,现在却希望刹住车,就像警醒的人们在狂欢后经常做的那样,我们期望看到传统家庭价值观得到重申,强烈限制色情文化,回归宗教和拒绝某些种类的社会立法。
恋爱和婚姻的模式有了根本的改变,就性而言,我在充斥着猜疑,压抑,和清教主义的氛围中成长,尽管强状的孩子可以承担任何事,我们这代人仍有很多人受了很多苦,我毫无保留的赞扬今天的自由模式,虽然我认为对一些家庭来说,应付这些变化还很吃力。
美国妇女正在改变规则,三十年前,我无法想象一群女性为了数百万美元的工资起诉公司,她们声称,就因为性别歧视,公司没有给予她们应得的工资,我也无法想像妇女在大学里和男子一起参加运动项目,同时要求分享体育预算,妇女们在工作,娱乐等生活的各个层面中提出新的规则。
美国人担心学校问题,如果我有孩子,为安全,规范,和学业起见,我会把她或他送到私立学校,但是我怀疑,现在私立学校的教育能否比我当年再好的公立学校获得的教育来得更好,问题是,现在好的公立学校也变得非常罕见,我不想冒险送我的孩子去那些差强人意的学校。
一些美国人必须依靠福利生活,因为很明显,我们的国家可以只用一部分现有的工作力量生产所有的需要,因此一些社会福利援助必须提供给那些无法找到工作的人,当我想到一个典型的接受福利救济者的时候,我想起一个年轻的邻居女子,她的丈夫死于一场悲惨的事故,给她留下了三个年幼的孩子,如果是在过去,她可能已经饱尝艰辛,但家庭援助让她有能力来抚养三个孩子,并培养出三个善良的纳税公民,美国基本上就是一个富有同情心的国家。
unit6-How America Lives
Pre—reading questions1. Americans are said to be open, free，and frank。
What is your opinion？2. How would you compare Americans with Chinese?1 Americans still follow many of the old ways。
In a time of rapid change it is essential that we remember how much of the old we cling to。
Young people still get married (2。
41 million couples last year as opposed to only 1.52 million in 1960）。
Of course，many do get divorced，but they remarry at astonishing rates. They have children，but fewer than before。
They belong to churches，even though they attend somewhat less frequently，and they want their children to have religious instruction. They are willing to pay taxes for education，and they generously support institutions like hospitals，museums and libraries. In fact, when you compare the America of today with that of 1950, the similarities are far greater than the differences.2 Americans seem to be growing conservative。
how-america-lives演示文稿PPT课件
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vocabulary
unsurpassed adj. 非常卓越的；未被超越的 not capable of being improved on
...a man whom they believe possesses unsurpassed wisdom and power.
...一个据信拥有无比智慧和权力的人。
How America lives paragraph 8
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Why is the writer so optimistic about America’s future?
prospects
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physical environment
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the magnificent mixture of people
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roads for transportation.
We enjoy a wonderful undivided land, the
world’s best agriculture, a great variety of
valuable minerals, great rivers for
irrigation and a most effective,
I have always regarded him as a man of integrity.
unit6howamericalives练习答案
Unit 6How AmericaLivesConsolidationActivitiesI. Text Comprehension1. Which of the following is NOT a major aspect of the American lifediscussed bythe authorA. Agriculture andtransportation.B. Marriage and women's social status.C. Social welfare andeducation.D. Family value and housing.Key:[ A ]2. Judge, according to the text, whether the following statements are true or false. 1). Young people still get married, but the divorce rate is higher than the remarriage rate because many don't want to raise children.[ F ]2). The author welcomes the freer patterns of today's courtship and marriage because many young kids of his time suffered bitterly.[ T ]3). Today still very few womenin universities are going up to the athletic programs and demanding a just share of the physical education budget.[ F ]4). American public schools today are inferior to those decades ago.[ T ]5). Builders seem not willing to erect small homes for young married couples becauseit is not very profitable.[ T ]II. WritingStrategiesThis text is an essay of exposition, for it presents solid factsand majorproblems about American social life, though the writer inserts his own ideas at times. The whole article is clearly organized, concentrating on the major changesandproblems in current American society. The paragraphs are developed by the deductive method. Each paragraph contains a topic sentence, which is proved, explained,orillustrated. For example, each of the first three paragraphs begins witha topicsentence. Can you point out the topic sentences of paragraphs 4-8It is easy to see that each paragraph starts with a topicsentence:Paragraph 4: "American women are changing the rules."Paragraph 5: "America is worried about its schools."Paragraph 6: "Some Americans must live on welfare."Paragraph 7: "America cannot find housing for its young families."Paragraph 8: "Our prospects are still good."In order to impressively illustrate, prove, or support the topic statements, the author employs various writing strategies, such as comparison and contrast that are used to show the similarities and differences concerning the issues under discussion. For instance, the beginning paragraph contains five sentences that tell us the relevant similarities and differences by means of comparison and contrast.Can you pick out some sentences in other paragraphs that show a relevant contrastIn Paragraph 2: "The 1980 election, especially for the Senate and House ofRepresentatives, signaled a decided turn to the right insofar as political and social attitudes were concerned. It is as if our country spent the 1960s and 1970s jealously breaking out of old restraints and now wishes to put the brakes on, as cautious people often do after a binge."In Paragraph 4: "Thirty years ago I could not have imagined a group of women employees suing a major corporation for millions of dollars of salary which, they alleged, had been denied them because they had been discriminated against. Nor couldI imagine women in universities going up to the men who ran the athletic programs and demandinga just share of the physical education budget. But they are doing this—and with the support of many men who recognize the justice of their claims."In Paragraph 5: "If I had a child today, I would send her or him to a privateschool for the sake of safety, for the discipline that would be enforced and forthe rigorous academic requirements. But I would doubt that the child would get anybetter education that I did in my good public school. The problem is that good public schools are becoming pitifully rare, and I would not want to take the chance thatthe one I sent my children to was inadequate."In Paragraph 6: "In the bad old days she might have known destitution, family assistance she was able to hold her children together and produced but withthree fine, tax-paying citizens." (This sentence implies a contrast: it is not the casenowadays.)In Paragraph 9: "I think of America as having the oldest form of government onearth, because since we started our present democracy in 1789, every other nationhas suffered either parliamentary change or revolutionary change."As can be seen in the text, the tone is mainly objective, and it is definiteand resolute when the writer expresses obligations as well as his attitudes orthat the con diti on has bee n allowed to deve lop For a major n ati on to show itselfIII. Lan guage Work1. Explain the un derl ined part in each sentence in your own words.1) . They belong to churches, even though they atte nd somewhat less freque ntly.believe in Christia nity and are members of the Christia n churches2) . The 1980 electi on sig naled a decided turn to the rightsocial attitudes were concerned.in sofar as: to the exte nt that; were concern ed: were involved3) . Without reservation, I applaud the freer patterns of today.With whole-hearted support4) . For a major nation to show itself impotent to house its afailure that must be corrected. to dis play its in ability 5. We have a physical sett ing of remarkable in tegrity.an extraord inarily unspoilt physical environment opinions. For exa mple, in P aragra ph 6, we find two senten ces: "Some America ns must live on welfare." and " …some ki nd of social welfare assista nee must be doled out to those who cannot find jobs." These two sentences resolutely exp ress the moralobligati on to those America ns who cannot find jobs and make the writer's attitudeabsolutely clear. Now list some other exa mples in the text to show that the toneis definite or resolute when the writer expresses obligationsand his attitudes oropinions. The follow ing exa mples show the defi nite or resolute tone of the writer.In Paragraph 1: "In a time of rapid change it is essentialthat we remember how much of the old we cli ng to."In Paragraph 2: "We should expect to see a reaffirmation of traditional family values, shar p restra ints on pornograp hy, a retur n to religi on and a reject ion of certa in kinds of social legislati on. ”In Paragra ph 3: "Without reservati on, I app laud the freer p atter ns of today,although I believe that it's been difficult for some families to handle the cha nges."In Paragraph 5: "The problem is that good public schools are becomingpitifully rare, and I would not want to take the cha nee that the one I sent my childre n towas in adequate."In Paragraph 7: "America cannot find housing for its young families.I consider this the most serious dan ger confronting family life in America, and I am app alledimpotent to house its young people is admitt inga failure that must be corrected." insofar as political andyoung people is admitting2. Fill in each blank with one of the two words from each pair in their appropriate forms and note the differe nee of mea ning betwee n them.restrai nt con stra int1.Op ti ons are offered subject to staff availability and timetable con stra ints.2.Reminding all concerned that viole nee breeds viole nee, they rep eat their appealfor calm and restrai nt.3.The app alled chief warned his viole nt officers to show restra int.4.We have just bee n look ing at the nu mber of coal mine accide nts, and they cancerta inly be a big con straint on what Ch ina is strivi ng for.expect hope1.Weare expecting rain aga in late this after noon accord ing to the weather report.2.A draw seems to be the best they can hope for.3.I can't man age that by myself, and I don't see why it should be exp ected of me either.4.DipIomats hope the meetings will help build mutual trust.rejecti on refusal1. The rejection of the plan by the Congress three weeks ago led to a major protest by the admi nistratio n.2.Their refusal to com promise will in evitably in vite more criticism from the UN.3.His refusal to talk was sheer stubbor nn ess.4.The rejection of such initiatives indicates that the voters are unconcerned about en viro nmentalallege assert1.Mr. Helm planned to assert that the bill violated the First Amendment.2.She has strong feeli ngs about the alleged growth of viole nee aga inst female officers.3.The Nordic countries have been quick to assert their interest in the development of the Baltic coun tries.4.The enqu irer dug dee per into the alleged financial misdeeds of his gover nment.3.Fill in the bla nk in each sentence with a word or p hrase take n from the box,using its approp riate form.allege prospect pon der recipient discrim in atedcomp assi on ate destituti on grievously reaffirmati on dreadful bingedole1) . Whe n his prosp ective empio yers lear ned that he smoked, they said they would n't hire him.2). In him the polarities of life are resolved and balaneed, male and female, strength and comp assi on, severity and mercy.3) . I narticulate and rather shy, he had always dreaded sp eak ing in p ublic.4) . Allegati ons of brutality and theft have bee n leveled at the army.5) . Our gover nment cannot kee p doli ng out money to those who are fastidious about the jobs offered to them.6) . He was dee ply grievedbythe sufferi ngs of the com mon people.7) . Many studies have show n that "restrai ned eaters" will even tually binge and rela pse.8) . He reaffirmedhiscommitme nt to the coun try's econo mic reform p rogram.4. Make a sentence of your own for each of the given words with meanings other than those used in the text. You may cha nge the part of sp eech of these words.1). coupleOver-use of those drugs, coup led with poor diet, leads to p hysical dege nerati on.2) . taxOvercrowdi ng has taxed the city's ability to deal with waste.3) . turnShe announced that she was going to turn pro fessi on al.4) . justIt's not just a finan cial matter.5) . shar pIn the hot sun the rain-washed herbs smelled sharp, spicy, and sweet all6) . huskyHis voice was husky with grief. paren thesis, which p rovides the most n atural devel opment of thought. rm afraid I did n't un dersta nd much of it. (2) Con segue ntly (Con seque ntly/0 n the other han d/However) I read less tha n half of it!for my work. (5) Besides (In fact/Thus/Besides), this isn't the first time that 「ve tried to find out something about it, as you may remember. (6) Thereforeat once.5. Fill in each blank with a conjunct,selected from those supp lied in theThank you very much for lending me this book.(1) Actually (Furthermore/So/Actually) (3) Nevertheless (Thus/Besides/Nevertheless) it's a subject that interests me. (4) Moreover (Therefore/Moreover/C on seque ntly)it's one that I need to know more about(Therefore/I n fact/And yet) you can see rm not givi ng up! (7) (Furthermore/However/Thus) I have n't got a lot of time to spend on it. (8) So(So/Nevertheless/On the other hand) p erha ps you'd be good eno ugh to send me that simpler book you men tio ned.6. Put a word in each bla nk that is approp riate for the con text.Most America ns have great vigor and en thusiasm. They p refer to disci pli neYou take the cha nee on the weather if you holiday in the UK.2).只要超级大国减少核战争的危险，我们便将进入一个较为安全的时代。
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美国人依然遵循许多旧的方式,在一个快速变化的时代里,我们有必要记住还有多少旧的方式我们还在坚持,年轻人依然会结婚,当然,很多离了婚,但他们还会以惊人的速度再婚,他们有了孩子,但比以前要少他们属于教会,虽然他们不太经常参加,却想要自己的孩子接受宗教教育,他们愿意缴纳的税收用于教育,他们慷慨的支持如医院,图书馆和博物馆等机构,事实上,当你将今天的美国与1950年时相比较,两者相似性远远高于差异。
美国人变得越来越保守,1980年选举,特别是参众两院选举,表明选名的政治和社会态度开始明确右倾,这就好像我国在60年代和70年代小心翼翼的打破了旧的束缚,现在却希望刹住车,就像警醒的人们在狂欢后经常做的那样,我们期望看到传统家庭价值观得到重申,强烈限制色情文化,回归宗教和拒绝某些种类的社会立法。
恋爱和婚姻的模式有了根本的改变,就性而言,我在充斥着猜疑,压抑,和清教主义的氛围中成长,尽管强状的孩子可以承担任何事,我们这代人仍有很多人受了很多苦,我毫无保留的赞扬今天的自由模式,虽然我认为对一些家庭来说,应付这些变化还很吃力。
美国妇女正在改变规则,三十年前,我无法想象一群女性为了数百万美元的工资起诉公司,她们声称,就因为性别歧视,公司没有给予她们应得的工资,我也无法想像妇女在大学里和男子一起参加运动项目,同时要求分享体育预算,妇女们在工作,娱乐等生活的各个层面中提出新的规则。
美国人担心学校问题,如果我有孩子,为安全,规范,和学业起见,
我会把她或他送到私立学校,但是我怀疑,现在私立学校的教育能否比我当年再好的公立学校获得的教育来得更好,问题是,现在好的公立学校也变得非常罕见,我不想冒险送我的孩子去那些差强人意的学校。
一些美国人必须依靠福利生活,因为很明显,我们的国家可以只用一部分现有的工作力量生产所有的需要,因此一些社会福利援助必须提供给那些无法找到工作的人,当我想到一个典型的接受福利救济者的时候,我想起一个年轻的邻居女子,她的丈夫死于一场悲惨的事故,给她留下了三个年幼的孩子,如果是在过去,她可能已经饱尝艰辛,但家庭援助让她有能力来抚养三个孩子,并培养出三个善良的纳税公民,美国基本上就是一个富有同情心的国家。
美国无法为年轻家庭提供住房,我认为这是美国家庭生活面临的最严重的威胁,而让我感到震惊的是条件已经允许发展,十多年来,像我一样的旅行者已意识到,有些国家如瑞典,丹麦,俄罗斯和印度的年轻人发现几乎不可能得到住房,在瑞典,结个婚通常要等待11年,我们常常会问,“怎么了”似乎对我们来说,提供住房给年轻人让他们开始建立一个自己的家庭。
是任何一个国家要承担的一个重大的责任,然而,由于同样的原因,这个可怕的社会问题已经严重影响了美国,我们社会的建设者们认为建造一个有三卫的抵押19%售价为22万的美元房子来说是有利可图的,但是我们却认为为年轻的新婚夫妇建造小型的住宅是不可能的,对于一个大国来说,表现出自己无力解决住房问题就是承认失败必须予以纠正。
我们的前景仍然很好,我觉得至少,我们的机会和其他国家一样
好可能还会更好,我们拥有一个具有显著完整性的自然背景,世界上最好的农业,灿烂丰富的矿产,大河灌溉和一套无与伦比的道路交通系统,我们也拥有大量的混合了所有的大陆不同的传统和优势的人民,但是最重要的是,我们有一个独特的平衡的政府体制。
我认为美国具有世界上最古老的政府形式,因为自从1789年我们开始目前的民主,其他国家也遭受了议会变革或革命性变化,正是我们的这幸存下来的而且理应幸存的体系,给了多数人最大的去获得幸福的机会.。