大学英语外报阅读复习lesson 9

the importance ——entrepreneurial spirit （创业精神）
It also glorifies a generation of self-made（白手起家） men and women in post-reform（后改革时代） China. collective consciousness (集体意识）.
Contemporary:

To do what they want

To own a home or rise out of poverty.
To serve God, country, or community. To want to learn to read or run their own business. To exercise fundamental American rights: to openly practice their religion and to speak what is in their minds and hearts.
美国梦一词最早是由詹姆斯.特拉斯洛·亚当斯在他1931年的著 作《美国史诗》中提出的.
The idea of American Dream is rooted in the United States Declaration of Independence.
Definition:

Democracy（民主）, liberty（自由）equality（平 等）
Leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience King received the Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through nonviolence one of the greatest orators in American history—— "I Have a Dream" speech



I Have A Dream
Obama---From slave to president

Black American Defeated Republican nominee John McCain in the general election, and was inaugurated as president on January 20, 2009 Obama was named the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize laureate He was re-elected president in November 2012, defeating Republican nominee Mitt Romney Obama was rated as the most respected world leader, as well as the most powerful.

The aftermath（后果） of World War II exacerbated（加重，使恶化） the ethical shift as a consumer culture blossomed and Americans became preoccupied with（沉迷于） material goods.
Five Myths about the American Dream
Lesson Nine
Word supplement

periodical n．期刊 pipeline n．匿名消息来源 popular paper 大众化报纸；通俗报纸 press n．报界；新闻界 press conference 新闻发布会;记者招待会 press law 新闻法 press release 新闻公告;新闻简报 PR man 公关先生 profile n. 人物专访；人物特写 proofreader n．校对员 pseudo event 假新闻
Six Basic Beliefs:

individual freedom
self-reliance
equality of opportunity competition material wealth hard work
Causes of Formation:
The Discovery of North America
Background Information
American Dream
Do you have a dream?
Do you think you can realize it? How?
Origin :
The term American dream was first set by James Truslow Adams in his book The Epic of America which was written in 1931.
when at 21 years old, he and friend Steve Wozniak founded Apple Computer Inc. in the Jobs family garage in 1976. Mr. Jobs chose the name, in part, because he was a Beatles fan and admired the group's Apple records label, according to the book "Apple: The Inside Story of Intrigue, Egomania, and Business Blunders" by Wall Street Journal reporter Jim Carlton.




Steve Jobs

Mr. Jobs, the adopted son of a family in Palo Alto, Calif.

,A college dropout, he established his reputation early on as a tech innovator
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Late Industrialization:

Work values changed dramatically when the assembly line（流水线） production and machine driven atmosphere of industrial America swallowed up skilled workers .

Pursuit of fortune and wealth
a central part of American Dream : If you work hard ,you can make a lot of money

people have to work through their own hard work, courage, creativity and determination to move towards prosperity, rather than rely on specific social classes and other assistance.


American Dreams in Literature

Forrest Gump 《阿甘正传》

Sister Carrier 《嘉里妹妹》

The Death of a Salesman《一个推销员之死》

Great Gatsby 《了不起的盖茨比》
From American Dreams to Chinese Dreams
Early Industrialization:

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The ubiquitous(普遍存在的) “rags to riches” legend became a cornerstone（基础，基 石） of American society;

Anyone could succeed and achieve wealth if they worked hard .

abolishing slavery

the American Civil War—preserving the Union
strengthening the national government


modernizing the economy
Martin Luther King, Jr.

Benjamin Franklin
he was a major figure in the American Enlightenment The declaration of independence Constitution of the United States
Abraham Lincoln

Golden Age(19th century) Early Industrialization


Late Industrialization
Contemporary
Golden Age(19th century)

In 1848, James W. Marshall found gold in California and people began having golden dreams. That 19th century "American Dream" motivated the Gold Rush and gave California its nickname of the "Golden State".
New land
Settlers & Immigrants
Puritans
History & Development:
The meaning of the "American Dream" has changed over the course of history, and includes both personal components (such as home ownership and upward mobility) and a global vision. Historically the Dream originated in the mystique regarding frontier life.

quality paper 高级报纸；严肃报纸 quarterly n．季刊

readability n．可读性 reader‘s interest 读者兴趣 reject vt．退弃(稿件) remuneration n. 稿费;稿酬 reporter n．记者 rewrite vt. 改写(稿件)，改稿 round-up n．综合消息
Put forward the Chinese Dream
•People's Republic of China • the aspiration of individual self-improvemenin Chinese society
Chinese Dream

similar to the idea of "American Dream".



Representatives of different times
1.Benjamin Franklin – the founder of America, the forefather 2.Abraham Lincoln – the 16th President 3.Marin Luther King-I Have A Dream 4.Obama – the first US black president 5.Steve Jobs----self-made man