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To Live in an American Family

提纲

1. 留美学生与当地家庭生活在一起既有优点也有不足。

2. 不足之处。

3. 与当地家庭生活在一起的`优点远超过其不足。

for the student who wants to improve his english quickly and learn about american customs firsthand, there is often an opportunity to live with an american family. there may be some disadvantages in this arrangement; however, i believe there are far more advantages.

first of all, the disadvantages may include lack of privacy and little opportunity to be independent. they will lose the chance of living on their own. another drawback to living in an american home involves the possibility that the family may treat the student like a child. for eample, the parents may want to decide who his friends should be and where he should go during his leisure time.

even though there may be some disadvantages in living with an american family, the advantage far overweighs them. by taking part in a home-stay program, the student has an ecellent opportunity to learn about american customs. also, he will learn about many other aspects about american way of life, such as the way schools are run in the u nited states. and the family will no doubt make cerlain that he becomes acquainted with this new way of life, and soon he will feel at home.

The Americans are much in love with food. This is part of being American too. Baseball is Americans national pastime1, but whats a ball game without hot dogs, peanuts2 and Cracker Jacks (sweetened popcorn3)? Hollywood is Americas symbol of glamour4 and excitement all over the world, but who would watch a movie in America without asking for an extra large bag of popcorn? And the astronauts took instant orange drink [Tang] with them.

Americans love all kinds of food, Italian, Chinese, Mexican, Greek, French, Japanese and many others. The Americans are in fact

“The UN of Food.”

To get familiar with the American eating custom, one must know two things. First, one must know the sequence5 of service. There is something special in terms of the sequence, or order, of dish service in America compared with ours. Here is the order:

1. Aperitif6—a small cup of alcoholic drink to increase ones appetite7. The host or hostess will ask: “Do you like a cup of aperitif?”

2. Hors doeuvre8—some tasty food offered in small quantities at the beginning of a meal.

3. Appetizer —or called starter, it is a small serving of juice, fruit or seafood or something else, at the beginning of a meal, to stimulate9 peoples appetite.

4. Now the main course is under way:

a) Soup—it is usually the first course in a dinner.

b) Fish—it is usually served after the soup and before the entree10 in a formal meal.

c) Entree—the third course of a meal, generally it is made up of a hot meat.

d) Savory11—the last course in a formal meal, it is something pleasant to eat but with a salty rather than sweet taste.

5. Dessert12 —sweet food served toward the end of a meal, usually it is a pudding, chocolate cake, or cheese and biscuits sometimes.

6. Coffee—thats the last stage in a formal present-day European and American dinner. Its served either at table or in the living room.

In a family treatment, the above-mentioned No 1-3 stage may be omitted13, though No 4 is the essential part. And the main course generally includes no more than 5 dishes of nutrient14 food. Ostentation15 is never under consideration.

Another thing to mention is that serving oneself from ones own plate is popular in Europe and America, except for the soup and bread which is taken and enjoyed according to ones need.

The second one we must know about the American eating custom is the taboos at table.

(1) Dont circle your plate with your arm. If you do so, you will become the focus16 of the table. Everyone would wonder: “Is there anything wrong with the food?” This may give a false message that you dont like the food or something like that.

(2) Dont push the plate back when finished. Leave it where it was. Do you mean to remind17 the hostess that youve just completed a labor?

(3)Dont lean18 back and announce that “Im through” or “Im stuffed19.” Just put the fork and knife quietly across the plate, thats all.

(4) Dont cut up everything before you start to eat. Cut only one or two bites20 at a time.

(5) Never take huge mouthfuls of anything. Do you mean to show how hungry you are? Dont do that! Be gentlemanlike or ladylike.

(6) Dont crook21 your finger when picking up a cup or glass. That looks too affected22, far from ladylike!

(7) Never wear too much lipstick23 to the table. It may stain the napkins24 and look gaudy25 and embarrassing on the rims26 of the cup or glass.

(8) Its never acceptable to reach across the table for anything (a serving dish, for example). If the item you want is not at hand, simply ask for the nearest person for help, like “Mrs. Smith, would you mind passing me the butter (or a dish)?”

在美国碰到过两件小事，我记忆非常深刻。

一次是在华盛顿艺术博物馆前的开阔地上，一个穿大衣的男子猫腰在地上拾废纸。当风吹起一片废纸时，他就像捉蝴蝶一样跟着跑，抓住后放进垃圾筒内，直到把地上的废纸拾净，他才拍拍手上的土，走了。

另一次，在芝加哥的音乐厅。休息室的一角是可以抽烟的，摆着几个脸盆大小的落地式烟缸，为了不叫里边的烟灰显出难看，里面全是银色的细沙。但大烟缸里没有一个烟蒂。我用手一拂，几个烟蒂被指尖勾起来。原来，人们都把烟蒂埋在下面，是为了看上去不杂乱。值得深思的是，没有一个人不这样做。

有人说，美国人的文化很浅，但教育很好。我十分赞同这一见解。教育好，可以使文化浅的国家的人表现很文明;教育不好，却能使文化古老国家的人文明程度很低，素质很差。

Today, my mother and I went to New York.

In New York and New York, there are two tunnels: the Lincoln tunnel and the Holland tunnel. The Lincoln tunnel is a tunnel in New York that spans the Hudson River to link the state of New Jersey. Olay is on the design of Xinshi?. The total length is 2281 meters, and the width is 6 and 55 meters. A tunnel into the tunnel, feeling very long, very dark, only two of the common tunnel light faint light. The Holland tunnel, 2608 meters long, sank on the Hudson River bed.

On entering New York, a large sign reads: "upper, middle, lower city". The upper and lower cities are good areas. The buildings on the city are tall and majestic. The architecture of the city is old and simple. There are two different kinds of beauty in the upper and lower cities, but these two kinds of beauty are not available to each other.

The city is home to the worlds most famous Locke Philo center. There are old parks in the lower city. There are high-rise buildings on the city, one after another is very majestic, each high-rise buildings have different characteristics, some tall and clinking, and some like building blocks up the same. The buildings in the lower city, though small, are also interesting. The buildings are almost the same. They are very elegant.

There are three scenic spots: Times Square and Central Park, Fifth Avenue. Now if you go to Times Square, you will have two kind of feeling, a feeling is in progress is two times, feeling Chinese stood up, because there are Chinese ads below, many shopping malls and speak Chinese salesman.

Central Park is big and beautiful. Fifth Avenue thing is all shops have a superb collection of beautiful things.

Today were going to visit Stanford university, a very old university, and its recognized as one of the worlds most distinguished universities.

Our bus stopped at Stanford university, and I saw an antique building. All the way forward, the building that was built of stone, though made of stone, was built very fine, with different patterns engraved on it. It was then that I was attracted by a church building, whose metope was a beautiful picture of more than 20,000 pieces of Mosaic, which is the memorial church of Stanford university. At Stanford, there is no lack of sophistication, and even the flowers and plants are so finely manicured that, on a large lawn, the flowers and plants are pruned into a big Stanford university logo.

At Stanford, one hour at a time, we had to be reluctant to say goodbye to her. This famous university has given me so much hope that I can go to this university when I grow up.

今天，我们去人民体育馆举办的《美国巨虫公园》参观，我别提有多高兴了。

巨虫公园真是雄伟壮观。一进体育馆，我就看见了六个醒目的大字《美国巨虫公园》，进入了里面，一位解说员叔叔带我们进了铺着地毯的黑乎乎的“山洞”，我往里面一望吓了我一跳，因为各种各样的虫子都和人一样大。解说员叔叔给我们讲了许多虫子，有蝗虫、白蚁、蜜蜂等，但是我印象最深的还要数毒蜘蛛了，它是紫色的，身上布满了毒毛，来回来去的摆动着，显得十分厉害，解说员叔叔说：它在我们国家是不存在的。

我们通过录像机观看了蝴蝶的一生，还在大厅里看了许许多多的蝴蝶的标本，他们的种类不同，样子也不同，还使我懂得蝴蝶的一生分为四个阶段。

我在巨虫公园里买了一只蝗虫模型，留作纪念。

集合了，我们排好了队伍，依依不舍的离开了巨虫公园，在回去的路上，巨虫公园那放大五百倍的高科技声光模拟巨虫，梦幻神秘的风光和神奇、科幻、刺激的探险猎奇还在我的脑海里荡漾。

[小学生优秀作文：参观美国巨虫公园

经过了20个小时的长途跋涉来到美国之后，这个时候，我的头已经昏昏沉沉了，照理说，现在是北京时间午夜十二点整，可是美国1月24日才刚刚开始呢!这里的气候很温暖，差不多20度左右，我们也换上了单衣。在美国的大巴上，看看周围的同学与我一样，闭上了炯炯有神的眼睛，准备呼呼大睡了。疲劳的我们累得不成样子，四肢无力，手脚发麻。

大巴车行驶三十分钟以后，就到了旧金山斯坦福大学，哇，这里都是高级建筑耶!有玲珑剔透的亭台楼阁，有栩栩如生的精致铜像，还有让人心旷神怡的花花草草，真好啊!

还不知道斯坦福大学是怎样的吧?还是让我来告诉你吧!斯坦福大学简称斯坦福，是美国一所私立大学，被公认为世界上最杰出的大学之一。它位于加利福尼亚州的斯坦福市，临近旧金山。斯坦福大学拥有的资产属于世界大学中最大的之一。它占地35平方公里，是美国面积第二大的大学。

我们还参观了警察局和英特尔博物馆，参观了这么多景点，肯定有点累了，不久，我们就被安排到了友好家庭里。

哇，三层的西式洋房，走进前花园，环境优美，空气清新，一只狗，一只猫，在院中顽耍，增添不少乐趣。他们为了我们中国的小客人，专门做了面食给我们吃，但是口味与中国的面食有一定的区别，好像在比萨店吃的意大利面一样。在一楼还有一个150平方左右的后花园，在后花园里我们与国外的小朋友一起做烧烤，非常开心!饭后与他们一起交流中美文化，不过外国小朋友的中文水平也像我们的英语水平一样，不怎么好的，在他们家庭里孩子们很自由，不是那么的受家长的约束，这也是我们中西文化的差异吧，不知他们学校生活是不是这样呢?明天再告诉你们吧!

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.

带翻译：

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。

又见到了桑兰，许许多多美国人关爱和牵挂的桑兰，一个动人的故事。这次，她将随中国残疾人艺术团访美，并用英语朗诵《我的梦》，深情地向人们倾诉她的、也是所有残疾人的渴望——平等与友爱。

桑兰，着名体操运动员，被誉为中国的“跳马王”。?但，这是在1998年7月21日之前

那是在美国纽约，第四届友好运动会的体操赛场。只是一次赛前训练，只是一次偶然，桑兰的一个没有做完的手翻转体动作，结束了她的体操生涯，但她依然“着名”，甚至更为“着名”。?让桑兰“着名”的，是她的精神，她的毅力，是她永远灿烂的微笑。17岁的花季，即使受伤的花朵，也依然美丽。?

桑兰的伤势异常严重：第五—七颈椎呈开放性、粉碎性骨折，75%错位，中枢神经严重损伤，双手和胸以下失去知觉。美国的送护人员十分尽职：从长岛拿骚县医疗中心，到纽约市区最着名的蒙赛耐康复中心，医疗专家们拿出了最佳的治疗方案，使用了最好的药品。世人对桑兰极为关切：当地闻知此事的美国有关官员和普通百姓络绎不绝地前去探视，鲜花堆满了桑兰的病房;中国体操协会委托的监护人谢晓虹女士日夜守候，在桑兰最痛苦的时候紧握住她的手;祖国人民更倾注了无尽的亲情和关爱，十二亿份遥远的祝福飞越大洋彼岸……?但表现最出色的还是桑兰：从她苏醒过来以后，她就没有流过一滴眼泪;从她重新面对公众的目光那一刻起，她的面容就永远浮现着灿烂的微笑。17岁的小姑娘，17岁的纯真的让人慨叹的微笑，征服了美国，征服了中国，征服了世界……十个月后，伤情基本稳定的桑兰终于回到了日思夜想的祖国，在中国康复研究中心继续接受康复治疗。?

这是一个更为漫长而艰苦的历程。?

桑兰挺住了。她忍受着极大的痛苦与送护人员积极配合，由截瘫可能引起的泌尿系统和呼吸系统感染、压疮、脊柱侧变等并发症得到有效的控制和纠正，体位性低血压已经缓解，名个关节保持着良好的活动度，肌肉力量开始恢复，轮椅已能自己摇出很远;桑兰的生活自理能力大为提高，她可以自己穿脱衣服、袜子和鞋，可以独立进食、洗脸、刷牙、洗澡，正在学习英语，可以操作电脑，可以完成从轮椅到床的转换……?

当然，实际上她完成的是角色的转换。她不再是一个体操运动员，甚至她也不是一个一般意义上的高位截瘫的残疾人。她是一个19岁的永远微笑的姑娘，是一个与常人一样对新生活充满渴望和希冀的活力四溢的年青生命。?

她现在是中国最着名的学府清华大学附属中学的学生，数学、语文、英语……花季中的蓓蕾在迫不及待地接受着人类文化知识的灌溉;她有着人天性中的善良，将社会各界赠给她的价值百万元的各种康复器械和残疾人生活用品，又全部转赠给北京博爱医院和更需要、更困难的残疾患者;她是人道主义的慈善大使，以残疾之躯奔波于祖国各地，在上海点燃中国第五届残疾人运动会的火炬，在深圳与施瓦辛格先生一起为智残儿童募捐，她的事迹感染着人们，一个服刑人员给她来信，一位不务正业的青年到病床前看望她，她都热情回信和接待……

19岁的桑兰，人生的美丽画卷刚刚展开。她曾经跌倒过，她正在站起来。

中国的一位着名作家问过：永远有多远?19岁的桑兰用她的人生经历如此回答：生命永远，微笑永远……

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!

EVEN by the standards of the worst financial crisis for at least a generation, the events of Sunday Spetember14th and the day before were extraordinary. The weekend began with hopes that a deal could be struck, with or without government backing, to save Lehman Brothers, America’s fourth-largest investment bank. It ended with Lehman’s set for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and the bank preparing to wind itself up after those efforts failed. Other vulnerable financial giants scrambled to sell themselves or raise enough capital to stave off a similar fate. Merrill Lynch, the third-biggest investment bank, sold itself to Bank of America (BofA), an erstwhile Lehman suitor, in a $50 billion all-stock deal. American International Group (AIG) brought forward a potentially life-saving overhaul and went cap-in-hand to the Federal Reserve.

即使以至少一代人所经历的最坏的金融危机的标准来看，上周六及周日(9月14日)的事件仍是非同寻常的。那个周末开始于拯救美国第四大投行雷曼兄弟的交易有望达成，无论有或者没有政府的支持。然而却以雷曼兄弟的所有努力均告失败后，根据美国破产法案第11章申请破产保护而告终。其它脆弱的金融巨头同样努力地将自己卖出或是筹集足够的资金以避免与雷曼相同的命运。第三大投行美林以500亿美元全额换股交易将自己卖给了以前雷曼的收购者–美国银行。美国国际集团(AIG)正在提出一个潜在的挽救重整方案，并且毕恭毕敬地照美联储脸色行事。

On Sunday night the situation was still fluid, with bankers and regulators working to limit the fallout. They were girding themselves for a dreadful Monday in the markets. Australia’s stockmarket opened sharply lower on Monday (most other Asian bourses were closed). American stock futures were deep in the red too, and the dollar weaker. Spreads on risky credit, already elevated, widened further.

在周日晚上，形势仍然非常不明朗。银行家们和监管者都在努力减小这次事件的辐射影响。他们准备应付非常糟糕的”黑色星期一”。澳大利亚股市周一大幅低开(其它大多数亚洲股票交易所都停牌了)。美国股指期货下跌非常厉害，同时美元汇率也走低。已经很高的信贷风险的息差变得更高。

“哇塞!”“真是太好了!”这到底是怎么了?想不到吧，我们贝尔英语竟然来了一位外国朋友，快来跟我一起去看看吧。

当我们无精打采的上课的时候，门忽然开了，进来了两个老师，这当然是常见的了，可后面竟然进来了一位黑皮肤的小男孩!教室里的气氛立刻活跃了起来，我和裴笑宇、郑童方还有徐同小声地议论着：是非洲人?英国?一个一个问号在脑子里产生。这时候，只听老师说：“他是美国的人，小学一年级的一名学生。”

我们居然都猜错了，智商还不“低”呢。老师把他安置到一个空位置上后，就继续讲课。“咚咚咚!”下课了，我们仔细的观察他，发现他的头发和我们不一样。你瞧，他的头发是一块一块的，而且还是卷起来的，还真是一个地地道道的美国人啊!脸还是黑的，连手背也不例外，好像是黑木炭。

又上课了，读英语课文的时候，我们发现他好像没我们熟练，不过，他的发音还挺标准，几乎和录音里的一模一样，真是“家美必须外扬”呀!我们还教他了中国话，郑童方教他还勉强学会，我教他安阳话时，他就去玩了，谁知道他想的什么呢。

最后，我们一起和他合了一个影，才各自回家去了。

美国德州的太阳总是那么大，照得泥土和树木都反射出一股芬芳。沿路上，都可以看到大片的棉花田，白白的棉花在太阳下闪闪发光。几捆稻草堆在田边，牛和马尽情的在一望无际的草原上奔跑。成群的飞鸟，排成一把彷彿要射向天空的巨大弓弩。

夏末，我们参加了在美国布拉佐自然公园的野营活动。在棉花田和农场的末端，进入了一片森林，原本宽广的柏油路，变成蜿蜒的小路，这里就到了布拉佐自然公园。 穿过宁静的丛林，数十颗大树垂下如银铃般的叶子，林间小径偶而出现几只小鹿在吃草，看到人似乎也不畏惧。放眼望去，山间缀着几座小木屋，墙上还画着许多鳄鱼的图案，屋旁的沼泽地就是鳄鱼出没地方了。

水池上，野鸟在荷叶间踏着小脚漫步，水质清澈，都可以看见水底的小鱼。风轻 轻的拂过水面，掀起小小的涟漪也让上下的起伏的荷叶，像是鳄鱼开合的嘴巴。在水浅处，一只鳄鱼正趴着晒太阳，背上有着粗粗的表皮，和长着盔甲似的小点和方格。在水深处，有一只更大的鳄鱼慵懒赖皮似的做着日光浴，故事里的鳄鱼每次都是邪恶的，但是我却觉得真实的鳄鱼十分可爱。

这里的营区可能只有胆量大的人才敢来，因为鳄鱼随时都有可能爬上岸横扫营区。营区大部份都是搭帐棚的区域，有一些人开着自己改装的露营车，就住在车子里面。 葱绿的草地上，有一些野餐桌，还有一些生火的地方。常常可以看到许多人围着火焰烤着串在树枝上的巧克力棉花糖。太阳渐渐的落下了，芦苇像薄雾，枯木像雕像，整个场景看起来像是一幅画。

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。

近日有幸读了《36天，我的美国教育之旅》一书，作者李希贵是山东省淮坊市教育局局长，其人是从一线教师一步一步走上来的。正是因为如此，他很善于从一线的课堂和教师、学生等方面入手开展常态下的学校、课堂。应该说本书没有深奥的理论和枯燥的高调，有的只是作为一个教育的思考者每天日记式的真实感受，不掩饰、不做作、不奉承、不盖瑕，直抒胸臆，记录当时真实的感受和反思，对于我们老师就是真实的、可接受的。

本文是通过36天的研究，与美国哥伦比亚大学的教授和纽约的中小学教师一起，通过对常态课堂教学中的“关键教学事件”进行点评和分析，启发教师们自我反思，并以此构建一个教师培训的模式。在不同的文化背景下的课堂听课，自然天差地别。

“给学生一些犯错误的机会”一文指出“五花八门”的结论本身就是教学资源，错误的回答更应该成为师生共同解决问题的跳板，让学生更多地暴露一些他们原本就应该有的“美丽”的错误。值得我们老师深思，现在有多少公开课是追求完美无瑕，如同一个个模具，丝毫不会有错，也不给学生机会犯错，这样的课堂有何意义，师生折腾又折腾，上给谁看呢?

“说得实在，才能做得实在”一文指出，美国的课堂评估表虽然有二十几项内容，但大都是实实在在的具体要求，可操作性非常强，可以照着做。又如中小学生守则的要求对比，也是让人感到美国的更加实在，都是可以见诸行动的细节，要求非常具体明确。而我们的守则却是有点“好高骛远”境界高了点，超出了小学生应具有的思想水平和领悟能力，是需要好好思量一下了。到底什么该修，什么该继承值得深思。

科罗拉多大峡谷位于美国亚利桑那州西北部，全长466千米，平均宽度16千米，最深处有2133米，是世界自然界七大奇迹之一，据说在太空中的宇航员，就可以看到大峡谷。

今天我和爸爸妈妈一起来到了大峡谷游玩。因为大峡谷非常大，所以我们决定坐直升机来欣赏大峡谷。工作人员根据体重来安排座位，因为我最轻，所以幸运的坐到了驾驶员的旁边，是视线最好的位置。直升机是直接原地起飞，非常刺激，15分钟后，飞机逐渐平稳下来，原来我们已经到达大峡谷的上空了。视线所及，左右全是岩石，层层叠叠，形成非常高达雄伟的山峦，飞机上看峡谷，有种穿行的感觉。很快，飞机到达峡谷底部，我们坐上一艘小船开始水上看峡谷的旅程。

坐在船上，左边一块块岩石像金字塔一样有序的排列着，而峡谷的另一边则是不同的风景，岩石是一层一层叠起来，条纹非常好看，靠近水面的岩石被水腐蚀成一块一块的岩石块，但是仍整齐的排列着。船行两岸，风光雄伟壮丽，让人难忘！

短暂的航行结束了，我们返回出发点，又开始乘坐摆渡车，直接与大峡谷亲密接触。老鹰岩和蝙蝠洞各有各的看点，老鹰岩像一只展翅高飞的老鹰，是当地印第安人祈福祝祷的地方。

大峡谷的水陆空之旅结束了，美丽的时光虽然短暂，却会让我永葆记忆。

一下是我的邀请信(Cover letter)，供新人参考：

March X, 2008

United States Embassy of Beijing

3 Xiu Shui Bei Jie

Beijing, 100600

China

Dear Sir/Madam:

I am writing to confirm that I invited Dr. XXX (Father) and Dr. XXX (Mother) to participate my commencement ceremony at University of XXX in XXX 200X.

I came to the United States in August 200X to pursue my PhD in XXX at the University of XXX. My research is academic in nature and is focused on XXX, such as XXX, which are XXX. After X years research and writing, my dissertation committee approved my graduation plan in XXX 200X.

My parents have provided tremendous support to me in the past Xyears and I would like to share the joy of PhD graduation with them. Moreover, I have planned a vacation across the United States with my parents to celebrate the graduation. Their itinerary in the United States will be the following:

1. XXXXX

2. X

3. X

4. X

5. X

My parents will depart from XXX back to China. The duration of this trip would range from 3 to 6 months. In the meantime, I will be a legal F1 student in Optional Practical Training (OPT). I have monthly salary of US$ XXX for my research assistantship and I have bank deposit of over US$ XXX. My parents will bring US$ XXX for the trip and I will cover the rest expenses.

My father has served as a XXX for over 30 years and he plan to retire in two years. My mother has been a professor in XXX for over 20 years before she retired about X years ago. Furthermore, my parents own real estate, stocks, bank savings, and have developed extensive professional and social ties in China. Both of them are persons of excellent character,

financially stable, and completely trustworthy.

I have enclosed the following documents to assist my parents’ visa application interview:

1. An official invitation letter to my commencement ceremony from the

International Scholar and Student Services of University of XXX;

2. Automatic payroll deposit to XXX Bank by XXX payroll in the past 12

months and representative pay stubs in 2007 and 2008;

3. Bank statement and online transaction history of XXX Bank, over

US$ XXX in cash;

4. Photocopies of my passport, latest I-94, latest student visa, and I-20

form;

5. Photocopies of my social security card, medical insurance card, and

driver’s license;

6. My Curriculum Vitae.

I wish they could be issued visitors’ visa for this trip. Please contact me if you need further information. Thank you for your consideration of this request.

Sincerely,

XXX

Independence Day is a day of family celebrations with picnics and barbecues,showing a great deal of emphasis on the American tradition of political freedom.Activities associated with the day include watermelon or hotdog eating competitions and sporting events,such as baseball games,three-legged races,swimming activities and tug-of-war games.

Many people display the American flag outside their homes or buildings.Many communities arrange fireworks that are often accompanied by patriotic music.The most impressive fireworks are shown on television.Some employees use one or more of their vacation days to create a long weekend so that they can escape the heat at their favorite beach or vacation spot.

Independence Day is a patriotic holiday for celebrating the positive aspects of the United States.Many politicians appear at public events to show their support for the history,heritage and people of their country.Above all,people in the United States express and give thanks for the freedom and liberties fought by the first generation of many of todays Americans.The Statue of Liberty is a national monument that is associated with Independence Day.

The first description of how Independence Day would be celebrated was in a letter from John Adams to his wife Abigail on July 3,1776.He described "pomp and parade,with shows,games,sports,guns,bells,bonfires,and illuminations" throughout the United States.However,the term "Independence Day" was not used until 1791.

“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America,and to the Republic for which it stands.One nation under God,indivisible,with liberty and justice for all.”

Happy birthday,America.

林肯的一生充满了挫折，但是他从来没有放弃，而是坚强地，不顾一切地，艰辛地去度过一个又一个的难关，一步一个脚印地不断完善自己。他22岁逐角议员失败;23岁经商失败;26岁经商再次失败;27岁第二次逐角议员再度失败;30爱人去世;32岁精神崩溃;34岁第三次逐角议员又是失败;40岁逐角美国副总统失败;45岁第四次逐角议员，仍然失败了。经过百般努力，林肯在他52岁那年终于当上了美国总统。

在历尽沧桑和饱受无情打击的时候，林肯可以百折不回。他在竞选的时候，曾经失败六次，但是每次竞选失败之后，林肯都会激励自己：“这不过是滑了一跤而已，并不是死了怕不起来了。”他就是用这些词，这句话来克服困难的。

在当选美国总统的时候，他又遭到参议员们的羞辱和嘲笑，因为他出生卑微，所以他只是依靠自己出类拔萃的才华与高尚品质来感化这些轻蔑他的人。正是他的这些优势，使他赢得了那位傲慢的参议员的尊重，抵达了生命的辉煌，当选上了美国第16任总统。

每个人的人生道路总是有许多坎坷的，不会一路顺风。我们无论是在学习上，还是在生活上，遇到困难要像林肯那样，不畏艰险永不停止地前进，这样，最后的胜利才属于我们。

我在这篇文章中，学到了林肯坚强的精神，他不会被困难吓倒、宽容大度，谦虚诚恳，和仁义正义。有“卓越的演讲家”之誉。他领导了对南方奴隶制度的战争，颁发了《解放黑人奴隶的宣言》，维护了美利坚合众国的统一，为美国在19世纪跃居世界头号工业强国开辟了道路，使美国进入经济发展的时代，被称为“伟大的解放者”。林肯会得这些荣誉，是因为他坚强，我们也要学习他这种精神!

今天，我到网上去查找一些办手抄报的资料。无意中我发现一个网页上面写着：寻找美国白蛾等字样。我点击打开来看，哦!原来是动员大家来捉美国白蛾的蛹。上面写着一只美国白蛾能产一万多只卵，繁殖速度相当的快，并且用药物无法将它们消灭。于是我决定和姐姐一起去捉美国白蛾的卵。说干就干，网上说美国白蛾喜欢在树底下潮湿的环境中生活。我灵机一动，想起我们家附近就有一片树林，我们就去那儿找吧，我和姐姐一说，她马上同意了，带上工具我们就出发了。

来到树林我们先找到一棵大树在树底下挖起来，可一连挖了几棵树都没有发现一只白蛾卵，并且树的周围全是让我们翻过的土，我们有点想打退堂鼓了。我和姐姐商量再找一会儿如果还没有就回家。正当我们失望至极时，只听姐姐一声尖叫：“啊!”“姐姐有什么新发现吗?”我问，姐姐高兴地说∶“快看，一只白蛾蛹。”“太棒了!”我高兴地蹦了起来。赶快把我们第一只劳动成果小心翼翼的放到事先准备好的瓶子里，发现了一个蛹以后我们就更有信心了我和姐姐接着挖，一连挖了好多个，越挖越起劲……

最后我们带着胜利的成果，高兴地回家了。

在美国，有一个古怪的企业仪式，叫“带女儿上班日”。就是在一年中某个规定的日子，家长可以把女儿带去上班，让女儿看看大人们是怎样工作的，在一个什么样的环境下工作，不光是看，还可以享受大人们在工作时所能享受的一切待遇。

为什么只有“女儿”而没有“儿子”?这个意见提得好，于是，美国人把这种日子重新命名为“带我们的子女上班日”。有人又有意见了：难道需要帮助的孩子只有“我们的”吗?“他们的”孩子你管不管?结果那个日子又改名为“带子女上班日”。不是自家的孩子，也可以带来上班，只要当事人愿意。

这还没完，你把子女都领走了，留下老人们呆在家里也不人道呀!改“带老人孩子上班日”如何?

不行。老人孩子之外，还有不在本单位工作的其他人士。最终，那个特殊的日子被命名为“带朋友上班日”。孩子、老人、其他人都是朋友，一视同仁。

这是我读到的由美国人露西•凯拉韦写的文章，题目就叫《何不带父母去上班》。都说中国人的“关系学”世界第一，看了这篇文章，忽然发现我们只在家庭、家族、同学、同事之间讲关系，出了这个“微型社会”，在“大社会”里，大家彼此是没有关系的。这种讲关系的方式正好与西方世界讲关系的方式相反。西方人可能不那么注重小型生活圈里的关系，但人家更注重大社会，因为社会个性成员的心态和思维影响着整体社会特性的塑造。