美国制度与文化(引进版)

美国制度与文化(引进版)
作 者: 蒂尔基斯 蒂尔斯基 张卫平
出版社: 中国人民大学出版社
丛编项: 高级实用英语系列教材
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标 签: 文化背景
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《美国制度与文化(引进版)》一书专门为英语作为第二语言(ESL)的学习者编写,全面评介了美国文化和美国制度的各个方面,包括思想观念、生活方式、文化多样性、教育、娱乐、政治体制、公民权、经济、节日庆典等,客观地展示了美国社会文化的全貌。本书用地道的美国英语撰写,是一本资料翔实、文化韵味浓厚和语言难度适中的英语阅读教材。《美国制度与文化(引进版)》适合英语专业大专生、英语专业本科生、非英语专业高年级本科生以及同等程序的英语学习者使用。

图书目录

Preface

To the Teacher

To the Student

UNIT 1 Attitudes, Values, and Lifestyles

1 The American Character

2 Marriager: American Style

3 American Family Life

4 American Etiquette

5 What Americans Consume

UNIT 2 The Salad Bowl: Cultural Diversity in the U.S.

6 A Nation of Immigrants

7 The African-American

8 Religion in American Life

UNIT 3 Levels of Learning

9 American Education: The First 12 Years

10 Higher Education in the U.S.

UNIT 4 Fun and Games

11 Vacationing in the U.S.

12 Leisure-Time Activities

UNIT 5 Government and the American Citizen

13 The Constitution and the Federal System

14 Choosing the Nation's President

15 Citizenship: Its Obligations and Privileges

UNIT 6 The World of American Business

16 Capitalism and the American Economy

17 The American Worker

18 High-Tech Communications

UNIT 7 American Holidays: History and Customs

19 Christopher Columbus: A Controversial Hero

20 Halloween: A Time for Scary Fun

21 Thanksgiving and native Americans

22 The Winter Holiday Season

23 Two Presidents and Two Wars

24 Four Patriotic Holidays

Appendix A A Snapshot of More American Holidays

Appendix B Units of Measurement: U.S.and Metric

Appendix C The United States, U.S.Territories, and Outlying Areas

Appendix D The United States: Map with Time Zones

Appendix E The Thirteen Original Colonies

Appendix F U.S. Free and Slave States and Territories, 1860

Appendix G Answers to the Chapter Exercises