美国游记英语作文（优秀19篇）

Music美国人的音乐爱好

James Fenimore Cooper, an early American writer, once said, "The Americans are almost ignorant of the art of music." If that was once true, you would never know it today. Most Americans——even those without a musical bone in their bodies——have a favorite style of music. Many people enjoy classical and folk music from around the world. But other popular music styles in America were "made in the U.S.A."

一位美国早期的作家柯柏(James Fenimore Cooper)曾说：「美国人对音乐艺术几乎可以说是相当的无知。」如果这话曾经是事实，今日你绝不会这么认为了。大部份的美国人，甚至包括那些没有音乐细胞的人，都有自己喜爱的音乐型态。许多人喜欢世界各国的古典音乐和民俗音乐，然而美国其它的流行音乐则是「在美国制造」的。

Country and western music lies close to the heart of many Americans. This style originated among country folks in the southern and western United States. Country music tells down-to-earth stories about love and lifes hardships. Guitars, banjos and violins——also known as fiddles——give country music its characteristic sound. The home of country music is Nashville, Tennessee——Music City U.S.A. Country music even has its own theme park called "Opryland" where you can enjoy music shows and fun rides. "The Grand Ole Opry," the oldest radio show in the United States, broadcasts country music live from Opryland every weekend.

乡村和西部音乐深得很多美国人的人心，这种型态的音乐起源于美国南部和西部的乡村小民们。乡村音乐传述着真实不加渲染的爱情故事和生活中的艰难。吉他、五弦琴和小提琴(violin又名fiddle)可弹奏出乡村音乐的特殊音色。乡村音乐的发源地是田纳西州的纳许维尔市——美国的音乐城市。而乡村音乐甚至还有它自己的主题乐园——Opryland呢!在那儿你可以享受音乐表演以及好玩的游乐设施。美国最老牌的广播节目「The Grand Ole Opry」每个周末都实况播放Opryland的音乐。

Jazz music, developed by African-Americans in the late 1800s, allows performers to freely express their emotions and musical skill. Instead of just playing the melody, jazz musicians improvise different tunes using the same chords. The peak of jazz music came in the 1920s, known as "The Jazz Era." This period produced musicians like Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington. These musicians later created the "big band" sounds of the 1930s. Different styles of jazz developed in different cities, such as New Orleans, Chicago, New York and Kansas City. Composer George Gershwin brought jazz into the world of classical music with pieces like "Rhapsody in Blue."

爵士乐是十九世纪末期由非裔的美国人发展出来的。它让表演者自由地表现他们的情感和音乐技巧。不仅演奏旋律，爵士音乐大师用同样的和弦即兴演奏出不同的曲调。爵士乐的高峰期出现于二○年代，该时期被称为「爵士年代」。这个时期创造出来的乐手有阿姆斯特朗(Louise Armstrong)，古德曼(Benny goodman)和埃林顿(Duke Ellington)。这些乐手稍后都创造了三○年代的「大乐团」之音。在不同的城市也孕育出不同的爵士风格，像是纽奥尔良、芝加哥、纽约和坎萨斯市。作曲家盖希文(George Gershwin)更以像「蓝色狂想曲」这样的作品，将爵士乐带入古典音乐的世界里。

James Fenimore Cooper, an early American writer, once said, "The Americans are almost ignorant of the art of music." If that was once true, you would never know it today. Most Americans——even those without a musical bone in their bodies——have a favorite style of music. Many people enjoy classical and folk music from around the world. But other popular music styles in America were "made in the U.S.A."

一位美国早期的作家柯柏(James Fenimore Cooper)曾说：「美国人对音乐艺术几乎可以说是相当的无知。」如果这话曾经是事实，今日你绝不会这么认为了。大部份的美国人，甚至包括那些没有音乐细胞的人，都有自己喜爱的音乐型态。许多人喜欢世界各国的古典音乐和民俗音乐，然而美国其它的流行音乐则是「在美国制造」的。

Country and western music lies close to the heart of many Americans. This style originated among country folks in the southern and western United States. Country music tells down-to-earth stories about love and lifes hardships. Guitars, banjos and violins——also known as fiddles——give country music its characteristic sound. The home of country music is Nashville, Tennessee——Music City U.S.A. Country music even has its own theme park called "Opryland" where you can enjoy music shows and fun rides. "The Grand Ole Opry," the oldest radio show in the United States, broadcasts country music live from Opryland every weekend.

乡村和西部音乐深得很多美国人的人心，这种型态的音乐起源于美国南部和西部的乡村小民们。乡村音乐传述着真实不加渲染的爱情故事和生活中的艰难。吉他、五弦琴和小提琴(violin又名fiddle)可弹奏出乡村音乐的特殊音色。乡村音乐的发源地是田纳西州的纳许维尔市——美国的音乐城市。而乡村音乐甚至还有它自己的主题乐园——Opryland呢!在那儿你可以享受音乐表演以及好玩的游乐设施。美国最老牌的广播节目「The Grand Ole Opry」每个周末都实况播放Opryland的音乐。

Jazz music, developed by African-Americans in the late 1800s, allows performers to freely express their emotions and musical skill. Instead of just playing the melody, jazz musicians improvise different tunes using the same chords. The peak of jazz music came in the 1920s, known as "The Jazz Era." This period produced musicians like Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington. These musicians later created the "big band" sounds of the 1930s. Different styles of jazz developed in different cities, such as New Orleans, Chicago, New York and Kansas City. Composer George Gershwin brought jazz into the world of classical music with pieces like "Rhapsody in Blue."

爵士乐是十九世纪末期由非裔的美国人发展出来的。它让表演者自由地表现他们的情感和音乐技巧。不仅演奏旋律，爵士音乐大师用同样的和弦即兴演奏出不同的曲调。爵士乐的高峰期出现于二○年代，该时期被称为「爵士年代」。这个时期创造出来的乐手有阿姆斯特朗(Louise Armstrong)，古德曼(Benny goodman)和埃林顿(Duke Ellington)。这些乐手稍后都创造了三○年代的「大乐团」之音。在不同的城市也孕育出不同的爵士风格，像是纽奥尔良、芝加哥、纽约和坎萨斯市。作曲家盖希文(George Gershwin)更以像「蓝色狂想曲」这样的作品，将爵士乐带入古典音乐的世界里。

[描述美国的英语作文

My exciting summer holiday，How time flies. This summer is over. I had an exciting summer holiday.

I went to Japan with my mother. I visited Tokyo and some other cities. Tokyo was very beautiful. The most interesting place was Disney Land. I took photos with Mickey mouse. We stayed in Japan for a week, I will not forget this week.

I not only played but also studied during summer holidays. I had Math and English lessons. I did homework everyday because I want to improve my English. I took the three star test in August and I passed it. My family was very excited.

I had a holiday in the summer but I didn’t really rest. I was busy, but I still feel exciting about these two months.

7月12日一大早，我们就驱车赶往了世界七大奇景之一的美国大峡谷国家公园。一路上，我看到了著名的沙漠植物骆驼刺和蜡树。骆驼刺的根长可以达到它整个植物的十到十五倍，这样它就可以方便地吸收到地下水，从而存活下来;蜡树树枝的末端有一层白色的蜡，所以人们叫它蜡树，听导游说，只有在拉斯维加斯的这种沙漠环境中才能看到它。

到了那儿后，我们坐着大峡谷的专用观光车，参观了老鹰岩。老鹰岩是经过亿万年的风雨磨练而形成的巨大的、像老鹰的岩石，它的中间部分凹了下去，而凹槽中又有一个棱状的岩石突起，仿佛就像一只老鹰正张开它那硕大无比的翅膀，正向我们飞来。我们在老鹰岩下了车，随后走上了一座巨大的玻璃桥。它以马蹄形横越大峡谷上方，我和妈妈走上去以后，妈妈一直在喊：“姚泽程，你赶快往旁边靠，我不敢往下面看!”一开始，我也有点害怕，因为玻璃桥是透明的，从中间往下看，仿佛就像是一个无底洞，随时要把我们吸进去，而且桥体还在微微颤抖着，所以我不敢往下看。直到后来，一位和我们同行的大姐姐告诉我说：“不要害怕，这座玻璃桥很坚固的，你试着往玻璃上面走走看，很快就会恢复自信的。”我听了她的话后，试探地往前走了一步，我惊讶地发现，自己竟然没有摔下去，于是我迈出了第二步、第三步……之后我们还在玻璃桥上拍照留念呢!

下了玻璃桥后，我觉得这真是一次有趣的冒险。太high了!

接下来，我们又来到了大峡谷里的印地安保护区。我看到了许多印地安人穿着现代服装，在一个由巨石和木头搭起来的棚子里表演，我还看到一个印地安小朋友和老爷爷说了几句我听不懂的语言后，那个小朋友就高高兴兴地拿着棒棒糖跑开了。

路上我们又看到了貌似一只大蝙蝠的蝙蝠岩，它也是经过亿万年的风雨磨练而形成的。夕阳西下，我们带着依依不舍的心情离开了这美丽又宏伟的大峡谷。

再见!大峡谷!

Most people, when given an opportunity to aid someone in need, are eager to do whatever they can to be of service. Those of us who have chosen to make healing the world a vocation are grateful for any occasion to send light and love to people in our immediate spheres of influence and beyond. As we apply our passion and our principles to this altruistic endeavor, we often forget to send ourselves the same bountiful gifts of wellness, though we ourselves may be in dire need of it. We overlook ourselves, not because we forget, but because we fear that focusing on the self is an indicator of selfishness. It is moreover much more difficult to heal oneself than to heal others because the seeds of uncertainty are more easily banished when we act on anothers behalf. When we send healing light to ourselves, it is important that our intentions and our self-trust be stronger than ever to counteract doubt. As we bless ourselves in this way, we serve as both an active channel and a passive destination. This should not change the way we interact with the valuable energy we wish to receive, however. Though we may be tempted to consciously direct or influence the manner in which light impacts our lives because we know ourselves most intimately, we should not try to control its path. When we draw the white light of protection and purity to our bodies, taking it into ourselves with each inhalation, our belief in the fact that it will naturally move toward areas of dysfunction will ensure that it flows through every muscle and organ. And when we fill our spaces with this light, our environments are cleared of all the negative energy that can sap our strength and our spirit. Surrounded inside and out with healing light, we feel safe and protected, healthy, relaxed, and content just as those who regularly receive such loving gifts from us do. If you sincerely believe that there is a part of yourself that exists independently of upset and illness, the love and light you send yourself will help you connect with it. You will see the affirmative impact of this connection almost immediately when you include yourself in the recipients of your healing gifts, as lifes frustrations become more tolerable and your bliss becomes ever more palpable.

There really is no place like New York City.As says,it has diversity,energy,and attitude -- available 24 hours a day. Youll never be bored here.This is an international fashion capital with the hottest dining scene in the country and some of the best theater options you could ever find.Plus,nearly the entire city is covered in some of the most recognizable icons in the country,including the lights of Times Square and the unmistakable Empire State Building.If you live in a major East Coast city,chances are youll be able to get to New York for relatively cheap by bus -- BoltBus and Megabus are just a couple companies that transfer visitors to NYC for cheap.The buzzing Big Apple allures people today just as it always has.See,not only is NYC the most populous city in the U.S.-- filled with everyone from bohemian artists to investment bankers -- its also at the forefront of food,fashion,the arts and nightlife (it is,after all,the city that never sleeps).But perhaps youre turned off by images of clogged streets and cacophonous cabs,the chaotic (at best) Times Square and the claustrophobic feeling of walking amongst soaring skyscrapers.You might also object to the many must-see attractions -- the Empire State Building,the Statue of Liberty,the Brooklyn Bridge and more.

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真的是没有像纽约这样的地方。说，它的多样性、能源和态度——一天24小时可用。你永远不会感到无聊。这是一个国际时尚之都最热门的美食国家和一些最好的剧院选项你能找到。另外，几乎整个城市都是在这个国家的一些最知名的图标，包括时代广场的灯光和帝国大厦。如果你住在东海岸的一个主要城市，那么你就可以乘公共汽车去纽约相对便宜——BoltBus公司和Megabus只是几个游客转移到纽约对廉价的公司。嗡嗡作响的大苹果今天一样总是吸引人。看到的，不仅是在美国纽约人口最多的城市——充满了每个人从放荡不羁的艺术家到投资银行家——这也是食物的最前沿，时尚，艺术和夜生活(毕竟，不夜城)。但也许你关掉的图像堵塞众声喧哗的街道和出租车，混乱的(最好的)时代广场和幽闭的感觉行走在高耸的摩天大楼。您可能还反对许多必看景点——帝国大厦、自由女神像、布鲁克林大桥等等。

People who go to a formal Western dinner party for the first time may be surprised by table manners in Western culture.Knowing them will help you make a good impression.Having good table manners means knowing,for example,how to use knives and forks,when to drink a toast and how to behave at the table.Beside your napkin you will find a small bread roll and three glasses—one for white wine,one for the red wine,and one for water.There are two pairs of knives and forks on the table,forks on the left and knives in the right of the plate.When you see two spoons,the big one id for the suop and the samll one for the dessert.The knife and fork that are closest to your plate are a litte bit bigger than the ones beside them.When you sit down at the table, you can take your napkin, unfold it and put it on your lap.In Chinese you sometime get a hot,damp cloth to clean your face and face and hands,whinch,however,is nat the custom in Western countries.

Dinner start with a small dish, which is often called a starter.Sime people pray before they start eating , and other people may keep silent for a moment. Then you can say"Enjoy your meal"to each other and everybody start eating.For the starter,which you eat with the smaller pair,you keep the knife in your right hand and the fork in your left.After the starter you will get a bowl of soup—but only one boel of soup and never ask for a seconf serving.

The next dish is the main course.Many Westerners think the chicken breast with its tender white flesh is the best part of the bird. Some people can use their fingers when they eating chicken or other birds,but never touch beef or other meat in bones.It is polite to finish eating everthing on your plate,so dont take more food than you need.

At table ,you should try to speak quietly and smile a lot,but do not laugh all the time.

Most Westerners like soft drink if they will drive home.Many of them drink white or red wine with the food.When drinking to someones health,you raise your glasses,but the glasses should not touch. The custom of toasting in some parts of China is to finish the drink at once,but Westerners usually take only a sip.For drinking during a dinner,the best advic is never to drink too much.

Table manners change over time.They follow the fashion of the day .Beside,table manners are only important at formal dinner parties.If youre not sure what to do ,you can always follow your hosts.Although good manners always make you look good,you do not need to worry about all these rules while having dinner with your friends or family

Mary is an American girl. She has a round face. She has golden hair and blue eyes. She looks very beautiful. Mary is very good at English and always helps us practise English. She has a good sense of humour. She is generous and always willing to share things with us and makes us very happy. She is very interested in Chinese. But she can’t speak it well. We’ll try our best to help her with her Chinese. For example, We often talk with her in Chinese after class and teach her to say correct Chinese words.

玛丽是美国女孩。她有一个圆圆的脸。她有金色的头发和蓝色的眼睛。她看起来很漂亮。玛丽英语很好，经常帮助我们练习英语。她有很好的幽默感。她是慷慨的，总是愿意与我们分享的东西，使我们非常高兴。她对中文很感兴趣。但她不能说得很好。我们会尽我们最大的努力去帮助她和她的中文。例如，我们经常和她在中文课，教她说正确的中文。

美国文化的主要内容是强调个人价值,追求民主和自由,小编收集了关于美国文化的作文，欢迎阅读。

第一篇：美国文化

This Thursday is Thanksgiving Day. The writer O’Henry called it the one day that is purely American. Thanksgiving is not a religious holiday. But it has ritual meaning. Some Americans attend religious services on the day before Thanksgiving or on Thanksgiving morning. Others travel long distances to be with their families. They have a large dinner which is the main part of the celebration. For many Americans, Thanksgiving is the only time when all members of the family gather. The holiday is a time of family reunion. Thanksgiving week is generally one of the busiest travel times of the year. However, experts say this year probably will be different. On September 11th, thousands of people died when terrorists hijacked airplanes that struck buildings in Washington D.C. and New York City. Many people now say they are worried about flying on a plane. Travel experts say almost 6 percent fewer people will make long trips this Thanksgiving compared with last year. Many Americans who usually visit family and friends by plane are driving shorter distances instead this week. Some mental health experts say the attacks have frightened people. They say people feel safer and happier close to home. More than any other holiday, Thanksgiving is a celebration of family and home. Many people say that this year they are especially thankful for their families and friends and the good things in their lives. On Thanksgiving, people enjoy a long day of cooking, eating and talking. The traditional meal almost always includes the turkey with a bread mixture cooked inside. Other traditional Thanksgiving food served with turkey are sweet potatoes, cranberries and pumpkin pie. Stores are said to sell more food at Thanksgiving than at any other time of the year, and many people eat more food at Thanksgiving than at any other time of the year. Over the years, Americans have added new traditions to their Thanksgiving celebration. For example, a number off professional and university football games are played on Thanksgiving Day. Some of the games are broadcast on national television.

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本周四是感恩节。作者O Henry称之为纯粹是美国的一天。感恩节不是一个宗教节日。但它有仪式的意义。一些美国人参加宗教仪式在感恩节的前一天或是感恩节的早上。还有的长途跋涉和他们的家人团聚。他们有一个大型晚宴庆祝活动的主要部分。对许多美国人来说,感恩节是唯一一次当所有家族成员。这个节日是家人团聚的时间。感恩节这一周通常是交通最繁忙的时期。然而,专家说,今年可能会不同。9月11日,成千上万的人死于恐怖分子劫持飞机袭击的建筑物在华盛顿特区和纽约市。现在很多人说,他们担心飞机上飞行。旅游专家表示,近6%更少的人将使长途旅行这个感恩节与去年相比。许多美国人通常拜访家人和朋友乘飞机本周将改为短途驾车。一些心理健康专家认为,袭击令人们感到恐慌。他们说人们感到更安全、更快乐。比其他任何节日,感恩节是一个庆祝和家人回家。很多人说,今年他们特别感谢家人和朋友,好东西在他们的生活中。在感恩节,人们享受着一整天的烹调、饮食和说话。传统的感恩节大餐都包括火鸡内填满面包和火鸡一起做熟。其他传统的感恩节食物与土耳其是红薯,越橘和南瓜派。据说商店出售更多的食物在感恩节比其他任何时候,在感恩节,许多人吃更多的食物比其他任何时候。多年来,美国人增加了新传统感恩节的庆祝活动。例如,许多专业和大学足球比赛是在感恩节。一些游戏是在国家电视台播出。

第二篇：美国文化

The main content of American culture is the emphasize on individuals value, the pursue of democracy and freedom, the promotion of deploitation(开拓, 经营) and competition and the need of realistic and practicality. Its core is individualism: self first, personal need first, pursue of individual benefit and enjoyment, emphasize on achieving individual value by self-strive and self-design. This type of intentionally build up of personality and pursue customized individualism has its pros and cons, it gives incentives to people and make them exert on their potential and wisdom and as a result accelerate the development of the entire race and nation; on the other hand it is difficult to keep good relationship among people if everyone is egocentric thus make the entire society lack of unity.

American citizens emphasize on achievements and respect heroes. They have great sense in their hearts to praise succeand heroes. Personal achievements are one of those with the highest value in Americans mind. Americans have very strong senses of success. Succeis the pursuit of most Americans, it is their attractive future and the incentives for moving forward. They believe that ones personal value is equivalent to his achievements in his career. Some high achievers in their career such as entrepreneurs, scientists, artists and all kinds of super starts became modern heroes. The proceand result of how they strived have become the frame of reference of social culture value and the real life text book for parents to educate their children.

American society has great movements within itself. These movements are shown in two aspects: movements amongst locations and movements inside the society. The United States are relatively more open and have more freedom. Developed transport and the tradition of adventure and sporty makes a lot of American migrate from countryside to cities, from downtown to uptown; and from north to the southern sunny land, from one city to another. Unlike European countries, the social classes in America is not so stable. Further more, with the advocation of public education, movements upwards along the social ladder have become possible. Many people living in the states, no matter whether they are Native American or immigrants from overseas, have the same dream of changing their social claand make their lifetime dream come true through their own efforts. This is what they often called "American dream".

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美国文化的主要内容是强调个人价值,追求民主和自由,促进开拓(开拓,经营)和竞争和现实的需要和实用性。其核心是个人主义:自我第一,个人需要首先,追求个人利益和享受,强调实现个人价值self-strive和自行设计。个性与追求这种类型的有意建立定制的个人主义有其优点和缺点,它给激励人们,让他们发挥他们的潜力和智慧,因此加快整个种族和民族的发展;另一方面很难如果每个人都以自我为中心的人保持良好的关系从而使整个社会缺乏团结。

美国公民强调成就和尊重英雄。他们有很大的感觉在心里称赞succeand英雄。个人成就是其中一个最高的价值在美国人心中。美国人有很强的成功的感觉。Succeis大多数美国人的追求,这是他们吸引力的未来,前进的动力。他们认为一个人的个人价值相当于他的成就在他的职业生涯。一些成功人士在他们的职业生涯如企业家、科学家、艺术家和各类超级开始成为现代英雄。的proceand结果如何努力已经成为社会文化价值的参照系和现实生活教科书,父母教育他们的孩子。

美国社会中很有运动本身。这些运动是体现在两个方面:运动中位置和运动在社会。美国相对的开放更多的自由。发达的交通和冒险好动的传统使许多美国人从乡村流到城市,又从市中心流向郊区;从北方流到南方阳光地带,从一个城市到另一个地方。美国社会阶级不像欧洲国家并不是那么稳定。此外,公共教育的普及,使沿着社会阶梯向上流动成为可能。许多人生活在美国,无论他们是印第安人还是移民海外,有相同的梦想改变他们一生社会claand使梦想成真通过他们自己的努力。这就是他们通常被称为“美国梦”。

第三篇：美国文化

American culture, in a sense, is an extension of European culture, because the language of the Americans, demographic composition and her spirit of the foundation are from Europe. On the other hand, American culture with Europe, because European immigrants in the North American continent to drive away after taking the Indians, in a barren wilderness land to create a stunning is the splendid civilization. Therefore, in the United States talk about cultural practices and social propriety, it is necessary to take account of the same culture of Europe and the United States, but also pay attention to both of the opposite sex. Cultural practices is a wide scope and complexity of the topic, people involved in social life and relations In all aspects.

Of tolerance.

The United States is a country of immigrants, the ancestors from around the world. People emigrated to the United States, not only in the location to move on, but also in their country and customs of the council to a new place of residence. As miscellaneous, people their differences very obvious because the differences are very common, people do not particularly pay attention to unity. In time, the cultural practices of the Americans formed a higher level of tolerance (tolerance), the different cultures and different appraisals on tolerance, an acceptable attitude. At this point, the U.S. society feasible than the custom of other countries in the world more broadly.

From a political perspective, this tolerance of performance in the pursuit of freedom and the right to freedom of maintenance. From the religious that it reflected in the harmonious coexistence of different faiths. From the viewpoint of life, and it appeared in different communities, different ethnic communities live in peace. In a nutshell, in the United States, each person can basically arbitrary choice of different ideas, beliefs, traditions and customs and way of life; people can also keep a considerable extent, their customs and instrument. For example, Jews can celebrate their religious festivals, and Christians are to their Christmas and Easter. For example, again, the United States by Chinese in Chinatown Chinese live and work; the same token, the Vietnamese immigrants in their "little Saigon" according to Vietnams way of doing business and engaged in various activities.

Americans of tolerance, in addition to the above United States is a country that factors other than immigration, and the frequent movement of the Americans. As everyone knows, the history of the United States in the development of an important part of her history of the development of the western region. At that time, the United States Blazers or hiking, horseback or car, from east to west, from north to south, wherever there are opportunities, there Jiuwang resettlement. The frequent migration and continuous replacement of the Habitat so that people will always be in the "mobile", and the occasional different facing the phenomenon of tolerance and more easily accepted. Moreover, the current migration also can help people expand the field of vision, known more widely know, the different practices with sympathy, understanding, and gradually formed diversity rather than uniformity of the openness of the concept.

As the Americans tolerant of stronger, so very few Americans to impose its will on other people, with China Confucius "by the others do not want to, not to impose on" the very Guxun like. For example, a husband may be a Republican, but he must not support the Democratic Party forced his wife to change political stance. Similarly, perhaps the mother is a Catholic, but she must not have forced her into a Muslim convert son to change religion. In their daily lives and habits of business in normal times, this spirit of tolerance is a common occurrence, commonplace.

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美国文化,从某种意义上说,是欧洲文化的延伸,因为美国人的语言、人口构成和她来自欧洲的精神基础。另一方面,美国文化与欧洲,因为欧洲移民在北美大陆印第安人赶走后,在一个贫瘠的荒野地创建一个惊人的是灿烂的文明。因此,在美国谈论文化习俗和社会规范,有必要考虑相同的欧洲和美国的文化,但也注意到这两个异性。文化习俗是一个广泛的范围和复杂性的话题,人们参与社会生活,在各方面的关系。

的宽容。

美国是一个移民国家,来自世界各地的祖先。人移民到美国,不仅在位置移动,而且在他们的国家和风俗理事会的新居住地。杂,人们分歧非常明显,因为差异是非常普遍的,人们并不特别关注团结。随着时间的推移,美国人的文化习俗形成了一个更高层次的公差(公差),宽容不同文化和不同的评估,一个可接受的态度。在这一点上,美国社会可行的比世界上其他国家的习俗。

从政治角度看,这种宽容的性能追求自由和维护自由的权利。从宗教,它体现在不同信仰的和谐共存。从生活的角度,它出现在不同的社区,不同的民族生活在和平。简而言之,在美国,每个人基本上可以任意选择不同的观念、信仰、传统、习俗和生活方式,人们也可以保持相当大的程度上,他们的习俗和乐器。例如,犹太人可以庆祝他们的宗教节日,而基督教徒,他们的圣诞节和复活节。例如,美国,中国在唐人街中国生活和工作,同样,越南移民在他们的“小西贡”按越南的方式经营和从事各种活动。

美国人的宽容,除了上面的美国是一个非移民因素的国家,和经常运动的美国人。众所周知,美国历史发展的一个重要组成部分的西部地区的发展的历史。当时,美国开拓者或徒步旅行、骑马或汽车,从东到西,从南到北,哪里有机遇,Jiuwang安置。频繁的迁移和不断更换栖息地,这样人们将永远是“移动”,以及偶尔的现象所面临的不同更容易宽容和接受。此外,经常迁移还能够帮助人们扩大视野,了解更广泛的知道,不同的实践同情、理解,并逐渐形成多样性而非均匀性开放的概念。

强大的美国人宽容,所以很少有美国人将自己的意志强加于他人,与中国孔子“别人不想,不要对“Guxun像。例如,丈夫可能是个共和党人,但他必须不支持民主党迫使他的妻子改变政治立场。同样,也许妈妈是天主教徒,但她决不能强迫她进入一个穆斯林把儿子改变宗教信仰。在日常生活和习惯的业务在正常情况下,这种宽容精神是一种常见的发生,司空见惯。

Have you ever been Changbai MountainIt is a marvelous place and known by people all over the word. My parents like traveling very much.So, in summer vacation, our family choose Changbai Mountain to visit.

Owing to the remote location, we spent one night to go there by train. When we reached the gate of Changbai Mountain, we felt very lucky. Because the weather was so good and full of sunshine that we can see Heaven Pool clearly. In the tour, we saw the virgin forest. Changbai Mountain is a natural big Museum and one of most famous forest of China, being honored as “Temperate biological free gene pool”. There are kinds of tree, such as Korean pine, fir, birch and so on. There is the “millennium snow is the year pine, on straight world first peak” fine reputation. Also, I saw many squirrels. They are very cute. I took many photos of them. I really wanted to take them to my home, but it is impossible.

The bus took us to the foot of the mountain. Our board is to look at heaven pool in Changbai Mountain, but would like to see the heaven pool is not easy. The jeep bumped along the rough mountain road, and we must climb over 1,200-tread of the staircase. I felt very tired after that. It acquires fame because of its prominent peak old age mountain multi- white pumice and the snow. The sun was shining on the foot of mountain

but the wind around the mountains become fog. There is really cold, so we all put on our coat. From what the guide said, we know that Heaven pool is a high mountain summer resort some 1, 980 meters above sea level. And I want to say:” Heaven pool is so beautiful and an earthly paradise.”

Changbai Mountain is a dormant volcano, as a result of Changbai Mountain unique geography structure. Nearby the heaven pool, we saw the crater. It is too grand to keep on going. As if I go ahead, I will fall to the bottom.

There are many hot springs.Changbai mountain is famous for the most abundant hot springs and mineral spring sources ,but it is a little expensive. The most famous food of Changbai Mountain is over eggs. The eggs are boiled in hot spring. Everyone who visits Changbai Mountain must eat them. It is a symbol of Changbai Mountain.

Changbai Mountains is one of the state AAAA level scenic spots. It is the best choice to be the first spot to visit China. Don’t miss it, or you must be regretful.

Going abroad for Studies

The other day I announced that I would go abroad for further studies right after my college education. My decision evoked the immediate objection of my family： Why? Why should I borrow a huge sum of money for overseas studies while I might receive the same education at home at relatively low cost? My answer is： in addition to knowledge， I can gain experience that those who stay at home will never have.

First， experience is the opportunity for the real-life use of foreign languages. While a person can study a foreign language at home， the effect can never be compared with constant use of the language in academic and everyday life. There is no better opportunity to improve second-language skills than living in the country in which it is spoken. Living in English-speaking countries such as America and Australia for several years， for example， my English will be as perfect as native speakers.

Second， living and studying abroad offers me a different perspective of the world. On a university campus， foreign students are likely to encounter their counterparts from different countries and areas and are exposed to different ideas and values. This helps me to have a meaningful understanding of different societies and inevitably sees my own country in a new light.

Third， overseas experience， frustrating and painful as it may be， is helpful. A person going abroad for study often experiences much more difficulty——difficulty in adapting to a new culture and in dealing with all problems alone. Yet， the difficulty， coupled with the frustration brought on by culture shock， is a rewarding experience for ones future life and development of personality.

Although going abroad is expensive and perhaps painful， the payoff is worthwhile. For the benefit is not merely knowledge gained， but the experience desirable in ones personal life.

TINY ghost—like dolls hang from trees， big plastic spiders sit on rooftops and bloody plastic hands reach out from gravestones…Are you ready for the scariest night of the year？

October 31 is Halloween， one of the most popular festivals in the US， Canada and Britain。 The festival began as a day to remember the dead。 But nowadays its all about the carnival atmosphere when people can enjoy dressing up and scaring each other。

Halloween is one of childrens favourite nights of the year。 They dress up as monsters and go to their neighbourshouses。 Knocking on the door they shout： "Trick or treat！" Of course， usually people give them "treats" － a like sweets and chocolates。 But， if you dont， you can expect a prank such as having your car windows soaped or your garbage cans turned over。

Halloween is also a time for masquerade parties。 Witches fly in on broomsticks， while ghosts and skeletons chat on the dance floor。

You can even dress up as a famous monster like Dracula！ The motto is： "The scarier， the better。" 。”

Even making Halloween food should be like casting a spell or mixing a magic drink。 In Britain， people drink "Witchs Mix"， made with apple， orange， grape and berry juice。 Children also enjoy "Halloween Worms，" made from egg noodles。 And how do you like the sound of "Eye—Balls"？ Dont worry， theyre made with scoops of chocolate and vanilla ice cream， shaped like human eyes。 Skeleton—shaped cookies are equally popular。

A well—known Halloween tradition is to make lanterns from pumpkins， called "Jack—o—lanterns"。 First， the inside of the pumpkin is removed。 Then， a face is cut into the pumpkin， traditionally a smiling， devil face。 Finally a candle is placed inside， and the lantern is put at the front of the house to keep evil spirits away。

Besides pumpkin cutting， "apple—bobbing" is another popular game。 Several apples are put floating in water in a big bucket。 Children have their hands tied behind their backs。 They have to try to pick the apples out of the water using only their mouths。 Of course， people get very wet and it is very funny to watch。

[美国万圣节英语作文

today, even-increasing people think studying abroad is a good approach to students. i think its main advantage is that students can learn foreign languages better because of the good language environment. it helps them to improve the level of foreign languages. outstanding language level can enhance their core competition when finding jobs in the future. secondly, studying abroad provides people golden opportunities to expand their horizon and learn advance foregin technology. moreover, it is useful to spread and exchange different culture. however, there exist numbers of disadvantages. first, those who go to abroad for studying usually are much young. generally specking, they lack of experience of life and cannot take good care of themselves. second, students will feel lonely and miss their hometowns, especially on Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn festival. furthermore, living and tuition generally are too high that people cannt afford it. so, if you want to study abroad, you should consider the above points carefully.

今天一大早，我们就驱车赶往了世界七大奇景之一的美国大峡谷国家公园。

一路上，我看到了著名的沙漠植物骆驼刺和蜡树，。

骆驼刺的根长可以达到它整个植物的十到十五倍，这样它就可以方便地吸收到地下水，从而存活下来;蜡树树枝的末端有一层白色的蜡，所以人们叫它蜡树，听导游说，只有在拉斯维加斯的这种沙漠环境中才能看到它。

到了那儿后，我们坐着大峡谷的专用观光车，参观了老鹰岩。老鹰岩是经过亿万年的风雨磨练而形成的巨大的、像老鹰的岩石，它的中间部分凹了下去，而凹槽中又有一个棱状的岩石突起，仿佛就像一只老鹰正张开它那硕大无比的翅膀，正向我们飞来。我们在老鹰岩下了车，随后走上了一座巨大的玻璃桥。它以马蹄形横越大峡谷上方，我和妈妈走上去以后，妈妈一直在喊：“姚泽程，你赶快往旁边靠，我不敢往下面看!”一开始，我也有点害怕，因为玻璃桥是透明的，从中间往下看，仿佛就像是一个无底洞，随时要把我们吸进去，而且桥体还在微微颤抖着，所以我不敢往下看。

直到后来，一位和我们同行的大姐姐告诉我说：“不要害怕，这座玻璃桥很坚固的，你试着往玻璃上面走走看，很快就会恢复自信的。”我听了她的话后，试探地往前走了一步，我惊讶地发现，自己竟然没有摔下去，于是我迈出了第二步、第三步……之后我们还在玻璃桥上拍照留念呢!

下了玻璃桥后，我觉得这真是一次有趣的冒险。太high了!

接下来，我们又来到了大峡谷里的印地安保护区。我看到了许多印地安人穿着现代服装，在一个由巨石和木头搭起来的棚子里表演，我还看到一个印地安小朋友和老爷爷说了几句我听不懂的语言后，那个小朋友就高高兴兴地拿着棒棒糖跑开了。

路上我们又看到了貌似一只大蝙蝠的蝙蝠岩，它也是经过亿万年的风雨磨练而形成的。夕阳西下，我们带着依依不舍的心情离开了这美丽又宏伟的大峡谷。

再见!大峡谷!

This is a report in an English newspaper about city life in the United States. In many cities in the USA hundreds of people ride bikes to work every day. Some of these people have even formed a group called “Bike for a Better City”. They ask people to ride bikes instead of driving cars so that the city may have cleaner air.

For several years ,this group has tried hard to get the city council to make life easier for bike riders. For example,they want the city council streets.The council has not yet decided what to do . It wants to keep everyone happy.But,so far the only cycle paths that have been built are in parks. To this day the safest place to ride a bike may still be in the parks.

这是在英文报一篇关于美国城市生活的报道。在美国许多城市数以百计的人每天骑自行车上班。其中一些人甚至成立了一个名为“自行车城”的组织。他们让人们骑自行车代替开车,这样城市才会拥有清洁的空气。

这几年来,这个组织努力通过市委会使骑自行车的人们的生活变得更容易。例如,他们想要市议会的绿色通道。委员会还没有决定该做什么。它想让每个人都满意。但是,到目前为止唯一的循环路径,已建成公园。至今最安全的地方骑自行车应该还是在公园。

The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., and America, is a country in North America that shares land borders with Canada and Mexico, and a sea border with Russia. Extending from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, the United States is a federal republic, with its capital in Washington, D.C.

The present-day continental United States has been inhabited for at least 15,000 years by indigenous tribes.[1] After European exploration and settlement in the 16th century, the English established their own colonies—and gained control of others that had been begun by other European nations—in the eastern portion of the continent in the 17th and early 18th centuries. On 4 July 1776, at war with Britain over fair governance, thirteen of these colonies declared their independence. In 1783, the war ended in British acceptance of the new nation. Since then, the country has more than quadrupled in size: it now consists of 50 states and one federal district; it also has numerous overseas territories.

At over 3.7 million square miles (over 9.5 million km²), the U.S. is the third or fourth largest country by total area, depending on whether the disputed areas of China are included. It is the worlds third most populous nation, with nearly 300 million people.

The United States has maintained a liberal democratic political system since it adopted its Articles of Confederation on 1 March 1781 and the Constitution, the Articles replacement, on 17 September 1787. American military, economic, cultural, and political influence increased throughout the 20th century; with the collapse of the Soviet Union at the end of the Cold War, the nation emerged as the worlds sole remaining superpower.[2] Today, it plays a major role in world affairs.

The earliest known use of the name America is from 1507, when a globe and a large map created by the German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller in Saint-Die-des-Vosges described the combined continents of North and South America. Although the origin of the name is uncertain[3], the most widely held belief is that expressed in an accompanying book, Cosmographiae Introductio, which explains it as a feminized version of the Latin name of Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci (Americus Vespucius); in Latin, the other continents names were all feminine. Vespucci theorized, correctly, that Christopher Columbus, on reaching islands in the Caribbean Sea in 1492, had come not to India but to a "New World".

The Americas were also known as Columbia, after Columbus, prompting the name District of Columbia for the land set aside as the U.S. capital. Columbia remained a popular name for the United States until the early 20th century, when it fell into relative disuse; but it is still used poetically and appears in various names and titles. A female personification of the country is also called Columbia; she is similar to Britannia.[4][5][6][7] Columbus Day, a holiday in the U.S. and other countries in the Americas commemorating Columbus October 1492 landing.

The term "united States of America" was first used officially in the Declaration of Independence, adopted on 4 July 1776. On 15 November 1777, the Second Continental Congreadopted the Articles of Confederation, the first of which stated "The Stile of this Confederacy shall be The United States of America."

The adjectival and demonymic forms for the United States are American, a point of controversy among some.

美利坚合众国,也被称为美国,美国,美国美国,是一个在北美国家,陆地边界与加拿大和墨西哥,和一个与俄罗斯的海上边界。从大西洋到太平洋,美国是一个联邦共和国,为首都的华盛顿特区

当今美国大陆已经居住了至少15000年的土著部落。[1]在16世纪欧洲的探索和殖民之后,英国建立了自己的殖民地和控制他人所开始较之其他欧洲大陆的东部地区在17和18世纪早期。1776年7月4日,在战争与英国公平治理,十三个殖民地宣布独立。在1783年战争结束后在英国接受的新国家。自那以来,中国已超过四倍大小:现在由50个州和一个联邦地区;它还有众多的海外领土。

²超过370万平方英里(370万多公里),美国是第三或第四大的国家,面积,取决于中国的争议地区。它是世界上第三人口最多的国家,有近3亿人。

美国一直保持着自由民主政治体系的文章,因为它采用了联盟1781年3月1日,宪法,文章的更换,1787年9月17日。美国的军事、经济、文化和政治影响力增加贯穿整个20世纪,随着苏联解体,冷战结束,美国成为这个世界剩下的唯一超级大国。今天[2],它在世界事务中扮演着重要的角色。

最早使用的名称美国从1507年开始,当一个截止阀和一个大地图创建的瓦尔德泽米勒所绘制德国地理学家马丁在Saint-Die-des-Vosges描述了北美和南美大陆。虽然名字的起源是不确定的[3],最普遍的信仰是表示在一本书,Cosmographiae Introductio,这也解释了它作为一个女性化版本的拉丁名字的意大利探险家阿美利哥韦斯普奇(绒毛Vespucius);在拉丁语中,其他大陆的名字都是女性。韦斯普奇的理论正确,克里斯托弗·哥伦布到达1492年在加勒比海岛屿,已经不是印度,而是一个“新的世界”。

美洲也被称为哥伦比亚,在哥伦布,促使土地的名字特区留出随着美国资本。美国哥伦比亚大学仍然是一个受欢迎的名字,直到20世纪初,当它落入相对废弃;但它仍然是用诗意和出现在不同的名字和头衔。国家也被称为哥伦比亚的女性化身,她是类似于不列颠。哥伦布日,假期在美国和其他国家在美洲纪念哥伦布1492年10月着陆。

“美利坚合众国”这个词第一次被使用在《独立宣言》正式通过1776年7月4日。1777年11月15日,第二届大陆Congreadopted联盟的文章,第一个表示“本联盟的阶梯美利坚合众国。”

形容词的和demonymic形式对美国是美国人,在一些争议。

一个烈日炎炎的下午，我们到达了纽约。刚走出机场，就感觉一股热气滚滚而来，我们脱掉了外套，任凭汗水自由的流淌着……

一个小时后，我们到达了酒店，把行李放下，便呼呼大睡(时差问题)。

一觉睡到天亮，爸爸妈妈把我喊起来，上了车，开往港口。我们去了自由女神像，大约坐了半个小时的船，听到有人兴奋地喊叫：“看到了!我看到了!”似的，远远望去，一尊庄严的雕像矗立在海边的一座小岛上。这座岛的名字叫自由岛。

自由女神像高约九十三米，头戴着象征着自由的皇冠，手举着大约十米的自由火炬。它是法国送给美国纪念一百周年的礼物。它象征着美国人的自由。她的眼神目视着前方，庄严而又慈祥。

第二天，我们早早的就起床了，驾驶着我们租的车前往华尔街铜牛。到了铜牛，我等啊等，好不容易有了时间，我冲了进去，而老爸，则拿起照相机，“啪啪啪”地连拍了好多照片。看完了华尔街铜牛，我们就直接前往华尔街了。我最盼望去华尔街，因为我的梦想就是成为世界首富。在去华尔街的路上，我的心都要激动地跳了出来，爸爸假装摇摇头，然后悲哀的说：“真是拜金主义啊!”

华尔街是一条街道，旁边都是一些很古老的建筑。一直往里走，会看见一个证劵交易所。上面插着一个美国国旗，漂亮极了。

回到酒店，我们刷了牙爬上床，便进入了梦乡。早晨妈妈把我叫起来，连牙都还没有好好刷，就去了大都会博物馆。

大都会博物馆好像不像一个建筑，就好像是一个雕刻家，雕刻的东西被放大了一样，十分精致。第一层是埃及馆，许多用石头做的东西保存得好好的，有的上面还有泥土，让别人觉得是刚刚挖出来的一样。好不容易看完了埃及馆我们迫不及待的上了二楼，知道为什么吗?因为是中国馆!上完最后一节台阶时，我们累得气喘嘘嘘，一扭头，我们便眼前一亮顿时力量百增跑了过去，那是一个盘子，上面绣满了漂亮的花纹，仔细看，是一条龙和一条凤盘绕在盘子里。大家都看得目瞪口呆，充满期待的往下看，大约看了一个小时，大家看完了中国馆，不无赞叹。其中，我最喜欢的物品是一个张方形的东西，里面雕刻着一个大佛，外面全是小佛，大家惊讶地看着那件物品，心想：本来以为自己的时代有多好，可古代的也不比自己差!

时间过得飞快，转眼间天就黑了下来，大家只好恋恋不舍得离开了大都会博物馆。好像过了很久很久，我醒来了，看了一下表，不看不知道，一看吓一跳!现在是九点!我赶紧将爸爸妈妈叫醒，爸爸妈妈笑着告诉我：“今天可以起得晚一点，不用着急。”在过了半个小时以后，大家不慌不忙的吃了早餐，踏上了去波士顿的路程。

五月份我们一行十人一起开车来到了美国著名的国家公园—黄石公园，在公园里，我们沿着宽阔的公路行驶，突然看见了一群北美牦牛在悠闲地散步、有的小牦牛跟着妈妈在吃草，有头大牦牛大摇大摆得走到了公路上，大家都停下来等他过去，我们也开始跟他们合影留念。

我们沿着公路继续游玩，看见最多的是温泉。我们看见了最著名的老忠实泉，它很忠实，它每隔一个小时会准时喷发一次，能喷40—50米高。我们到的时候是11点20分，它刚刚喷发完，我们等了一个小时，果然看见了它精彩的表演：先是浓烟、慢慢地有了小水柱，过了不一会儿，小水柱变成了大水柱，它非常高，感觉有六层楼那么高，非常壮观。空气里弥漫着一股臭鸡蛋的味道，大人们说是因为泉水含酸才是这样。

在黄石里面还有很多很多的泉，泥泉、蓝色的温泉，数不胜数、美不胜收。

黄石公园里还有一个很大很大的湖，就叫黄石公园湖。我们到的时候，就住在湖边的旅馆，从大堂看出去，湖水很蓝很蓝。我们到了湖边，发现湖里有的地方下面也是温泉，咕嘟咕嘟地冒着热气，但在不远处，我看见了湖面结着很厚的冰，这个地方真的是很奇怪。

晚上，我们在附近听到了熊叫和狼叫，我很害怕，不敢出去看。

第三天，我们沿着公路走出美丽的黄石公园，远远的看着大提顿雪山，我们踏上了回去的路。

american culture, in a sense, is an extension of european culture, because the language of the americans, demographic composition and her spirit of the foundation are from europe. on the other hand, american culture with europe, because european immigrants in the north american continent to drive away after taking the indians, in a barren wilderness land to create a stunning is the splendid civilization. therefore, in the united states talk about cultural practices and social propriety, it is necessary to take account of the same culture of europe and the united states, but also pay attention to both of the opposite sex. cultural practices is a wide scope and complexity of the topic, people involved in social life and relations in all aspects.

of tolerance the united states is a country of immigrants, the ancestors from around the world. people emigrated to the united states, not only in the location to move on, but also in their country and customs of the council to a new place of residence. as miscellaneous, people their differences very obvious because the differences are very common, people do not particularly pay attention to unity. in time, the cultural practices of the americans formed a higher level of tolerance (tolerance), the different cultures and different appraisals on tolerance, an acceptable attitude. at this point, the u.s. society feasible than the custom of other countries in the world more broadly.

from a political perspective, this tolerance of performance in the pursuit of freedom and the right to freedom of maintenance. from the religious that it reflected in the harmonious coexistence of different faiths. from the viewpoint of life, and it appeared in different communities, different ethnic communities live in peace. in a nutshell, in the united states, each person can basically arbitrary choice of different ideas, beliefs, traditions and customs and way of life; people can also keep a considerable extent, their customs and instrument. for example, jews can celebrate their religious festivals, and christians are to their christmas and easter. for example, again, the united states by chinese in chinatown chinese live and work; the same token, the vietnamese immigrants in their "little saigon" according to vietnams way of doing business and engaged in various activities.

americans of tolerance, in addition to the above united states is a country that factors other than immigration, and the frequent movement of the americans. as everyone knows, the history of the united states in the development of an important part of her history of the development of the western region. at that time, the united states blazers or hiking, horseback or car, from east to west, from north to south, wherever there are opportunities, there jiuwang resettlement. the frequent migration and continuous replacement of the habitat so that people will always be in the "mobile", and the occasional different facing the phenomenon of tolerance and more easily accepted. moreover, the current migration also can help people expand the field of vision, known more widely know, the different practices with sympathy, understanding, and gradually formed diversity rather than uniformity of the openness of the concept.

as the americans tolerant of stronger, so very few americans to impose its will on other people, with china confucius "by the others do not want to, not to impose on" the very guxun like. for example, a husband may be a republican, but he must not support the democratic party forced his wife to change political stance. similarly, perhaps the mother is a catholic, but she must not have forced her into a muslim convert son to change religion. in their daily lives and habits of business in normal times, this spirit of tolerance is a common occurrence, commonplace.

8月2日—— 8月12日，爸爸妈妈带我去美国东海岸游玩。

我们去了许多有趣的景点，其中最让我记忆犹新的有两个，一个是自由女神像，还有一个是尼亚加拉大瀑布。

自由女神头顶皇冠，穿着一条漂亮的裙子，一只手举着火炬，另一只手拿着自由宣言。这是法国送给美国纪念美国独立100周年的礼物。它是全美国的象征，也是全美国最重要的旅游景点!

尼亚加拉大瀑布非常壮观，它位于美国与加拿大的边界。在尼亚加拉大瀑布的底部，我们还看见了一种非常罕见的情况——彩虹!我们乘船瀑布下，那儿水花四溅，清凉的水珠喷到我的身体上，让我感到凉爽无比，舒服极了!

我真喜欢美国!

(American Students in Countryside )

eleven students from world college, west of the united states, kissed their newly-made chinese fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters “zaijian”(goodbye), tears in eyes, when leaving jiangwan township, in shanghai suburbs. these students, who are studying on a program of international relations, are believed to be the first hatch① of foreign students to live with chinese village families.

the students stayed in the village for two months. at daytime, they were given chinese language and history courses in the village classroom and took part in agricultural practice in the fields. they spent the rest of their time with the peasants, carrying water from wells, making a fire for cooking, even feeding babies.mr. carlos liked to take little children for a ride in bicycle whereas mr. david often played cards with his young chinese friends. miss tracy, a pretty l9-year-old girl, concentrated her enthusiasm on giving english lessons to pupils at jiangwan primary school. mr. richard with his video camera② finished a tv documentary③ about chinese village life.“we like the life here. its so quiet, so plain, yet so interesting,”said miss sandra, one of the students.

lunch time was the most enjoyable for both guest and host. they talked about everything that interested them. the villagers regarded these students as their own sons, daughters, brothers, or sisters.“this new form is also beneficial④ to ourselves,”said u hongming, deputy director ⑤ of jiangwan township. “we are looking forward to welcoming more foreign students to come here.”

indeed, the students not only learned chinese, but also knew more deeply about china within the two months. “weve learned a lot which we couldnt just at chinese colleges,” said miss nona from canada. when asked about the purpose of going to china and staying with chinese villagers, tracy showed her several articles published in an american newspaper:“living, studying and learning to accept and work within another entirely different culture is an important aspect⑥ of every society. communication, understanding, and above all, love are imperative⑦ for world peace.”

【词语解释】

①hatch [h$tm] n. (小鸡等)一窝;(喻)一群，一组(年轻人)

②video camera [vidi u k$m r ] n. 电视摄像机

③documentary[?d&kjument ri] n. 纪录影片

④beneficial [benifim l] a. 有利的;有益的

⑤deputy director[depjuti direkt ] 副乡(镇)长

⑥aspect[$spekt] n. (问题、事物的)方面

⑦ imperative [imper tiv] a. 绝对必要的