① 请用英语写篇关于美国风俗习惯的文章
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Life in the USA:
Customs and habits
Meeting someone
When meeting someone for the first time, it is customary to shake hands, both for men and for women. Hugs are only exchanged between close friends. Kissing is not common, and men never kiss other men.
Americans will usually introce themselves by their first name and last name (such as “Hello, I’m John Smith”), or, if the setting is very casual, by their first name only (“Hi, I’m John”). The common response when someone is introced to you is “Pleased to meet you.” Unless someone is introced to you with their title and last name (such as Mister Smith or Miss Johnson), you should address them by their first name. Americans normally address everyone they meet in a social or business setting by their first name. However, you should always address your college professors by their title and last name (such as Professor Jones), unless they ask you to do otherwise.
Speaking on the telephone
Americans normally answer the telephone by simply saying "Hello". If you are calling a business, the person answering the phone will give the name of the business and usually their own name as well. If the person you would like to speak to has answered the phone, you should say hello and state your name. If not, you should ask for that person politely: “May I please speak with Andrew Brown?”
The majority of Americans have answering machines in their homes. Also, the majority of businesses have voice mail accounts for their employees. When leaving a message, state your name clearly and leave a telephone number where you can be reached. Telephone messages should be brief and to the point.
Eating out
All restaurants in America accept cash for payment, and most (even some fast food restaurants) also accept credit cards. A few restaurants also accept ATM cards for payment. You will rarely find a restaurant that accepts checks.
It is common to have to wait for a table at a popular restaurant. There are many popular restaurants that do not accept reservations, or will only accept reservations for large parties (for example, six or more people). At these restaurants, the wait can be very long on a weekend night, sometimes up to 1 hour. However, almost all upscale, or more formal, restaurants will accept reservations.
Many restaurants in America (except for fast food restaurants) have a license to serve alcohol. Beer and wine are always available, and at some restaurants hard liquor (such as vodka or whisky) is also available. Restaurants that serve hard liquor are said to have “a full bar.” The drinking age in America is 21. If you look young, be prepared to show proof of your age when ordering alcohol.
Tipping
There are only a few situations where tipping is expected. The one you will encounter most often is at restaurants. American restaurants do not add a service charge to the bill. Therefore it is expected that the customer will leave a tip for the server. Common practice is to leave a tip that is equal to 15% of the total bill for acceptable service, and about 20% for superior service. If the service was unusually poor, then you could leave a smaller tip, about 10%.
Other professions where tipping is expected include hairdressers, taxi drivers, hotel porters, parking valets, and bartenders. The general rule is to tip approximately 15% of the bill. In situations where there is no bill (as with hotel porters and parking valets), the tip may range from $1 to $5, depending on the type of establishment and on how good the service was.
Smoking
Smoking is not as common in America as in many other countries. Generally, Americans smoke less than Europeans and much less than Asians. It is a practice that is becoming less and less socially acceptable.
Smoking is prohibited in many places. It is not allowed in any public buildings, on any public transportation (including airplane flights within the United States), in shops, movie theaters, schools, and office buildings. The general rule is if you are indoors, then you probably are not allowed to smoke. The exceptions are bars, nightclubs, and some restaurants. If a restaurant does allow smoking, it will only be in an area that is designated for smokers. If you are with someone, even outdoors, it is polite to ask if they mind before you start smoking.
The legal smoking age in America is 18. If you are buying cigarettes (or another tobacco proct) and you look young, the store clerk is required by law to ask you for proof of legal age. You should be prepared to provide identification.
中国人见面打招呼时，喜欢问“你吃了吗？”“你去哪呀？”而西方人对此都感到很怪异。
Greeting
An American studying in China had an appointment at noon. As he was getting on his bicycle a Chinese friend passed by. "吃了吗？" the young Chinese asked. This, of course, is a common Chinese greeting around meal time and the American merely nodded with a smile, waved goodbye and went off. He realized that his friend' s remark was nothing more than a Chinese way of saying Hello or Hi. If the greeting had been put literally into English "Have you eaten yet?" Or " Have you had your lunch? " It would have sounded rather unusual. To Americans, this greeting might mean this: "I haven't either. Come on, let' s go together and get something to eat." or "If you haven' t, I was just going to invite you to my place." In other words, it could indicate an invitation to a meal.
Actually , another foreign student who had not been long in China once complained in broken Chinese:" 你们为什么老问我吃了饭没有？我有钱。"To his way of thinking, people were concerned that he was not getting his meals properly because of lack of money. Clearly, he was offended. There is a similar Chinese greeting, such as ”上哪儿去啊？””到哪儿去啦？” which if translated literally, would be "Where are yon going?" Or "Where have you been?" The natural reaction of most English-speaking people to this greeting would most likely be "It' s none of your business!"
Fortunately, not all greetings sound strange or arouse displeasure. Many are similar , some are merely different. While greetings in many languages often indicate the time of day, there may be inconsistencies within a language. English has Good morning, Good afternoon and Good evening but not Good noon. And Good night is not a greeting at all, but an expression of farewell.
打招呼 一天中午，一个在中国学习的美国留学生有个约会。他刚要骑上自行车，一位中国朋友从旁边走过，问他：“吃了吗？”这是中国人在吃饭前后打招呼的常用语。美国留学生笑着点点头，挥挥手表示告别，就走了。他知道，中国朋友的话等于英语中的Hello或Hi，但如果照字面译成Have you eaten yet？或Have you had yourlunch？外国人听起来就很怪。 美国人会以为，这种打招呼似乎是说：“我也没有吃。走吧，我们一起去吃点东西吧。”或者说：“如果没有吃的话，我正要请你到我家去呢。”；总之，这样打招呼有时意味着邀请对方去吃饭 。
发生过这样的事。有一次，一个刚到中国不久的外国留学生结结巴巴地用汉语说：“你们为什么老问我吃了饭没有？我有钱。”他以为人们总问他“吃饭了吗”是因为怕他没钱吃饭。他显然对这种问法感到生气。 再如，汉语中的“上哪儿去啊？”和“到哪儿去啦？”这样打招呼的话直译成英语就是Where are you going？和Where have you been？用这两句英语来打招呼，大部分讲英语的人听了会不高兴，他们的反应很可能是：It' s none of your business! 你管得着吗！
幸而，打招呼的话并不都令人感到奇怪或者引起对方反感。有许多打招呼的话是相似的，有些只是说法不同。在许多语言里，打招呼的话往往是相似的，有些只是说法不同。在许多语言里，打招呼的话往往与时间有关，但即使在一种语言中也有不一致的地方。英语中有Good morning, Good afternoon, Good evening 都相当于汉语中的“您好”，只是说的时间不同而已，但不说Good noon。而 Good night （晚安；明天见；再会）根本不是打招呼的话，这只是告别时说的话。
两个中国人初次见面时，没有什么特别的汉语说法，而多数讲英语的人初次见面总要说 I'm pleased to meet you (认识你很高兴）之类的客套话。分手时，他们还要说句 It's nice meeting you或It's nice to have met you（能认识你很高兴）之类的话。
人们分手时通常说Good-bye，Bye－bye，相当于中国人说“再见”。几乎所有语言中都有类似的说法。但在说 Good－bye或“再见”之前，还有些客套语很有意思，各种语言也不尽相同。如有贵客或不大熟的人来访或串门儿，客人离开时，按中国的习惯，主人要把客人送到房门口或大门口。客人对主人说“请留步”，主人最后要说“走好”、“慢走”、“慢点儿骑（自行车）之类的客套话。这些说法部不能直接译成英语。如果说Stay here,听起来十分别扭。如果说Go slowly, Walk slowly或Ride slowly，也很不自然。其实，微微一笑并作个表示再见的手势就可以了。
② 谁有关于外国风俗习惯的英语文章
Good basic table manners are important because they ensure that both guests and hosts are comfortable at the table. Table manners are mostly common sense. Following these will carry you through most common situations from Formal Dinners to a night of poker with the guys.
1. Sit up straight. Try not to slouch or lean back in your chair (even if you are playing cards and don't want you opponents to see your hand).
2. Don't speak with your mouth full of food. Sure, you've heard your mother say it a hundred times, but no one likes to see a ball of masticated meat in your mouth. If you feel you must speak immediately, if you have only a relatively small bite, tuck it into your cheek with your tongue and speak briefly.
3. Chew quietly, and try not to slurp. This is a corollary of rule number 2. Making noises is not only unappetizing, and distracting, but it can also interrupt the flow of conversation.
4. Keep bites small. In order to facilitate the above rules it is smart to keep bite sizes to a moderate forkful. Cut meat and salad so that it doesn't hang from your mouth after you shovel it in. Don't cut all of your meat at one time, this tends to remind people of feeding small children - and the messiness associated with this activity.
5. Eat at a leisurely pace. This rule, besides being good for the digestion, also shows your host that you want to enjoy the food and the company. Eating quickly and running is sign of disrespect for the host, as it shows that your focus is on the food and that you would rather be at home watching the grass grow than passing time with your host.
6. Don't wave utensils in the air, especially knives or if there is food on them. Besides the danger of knocking over glasses, piercing waiters or launching a pea into the eye of your date, this is a sign of over-excitedness that may be unappealing to those present. Earnestness is to be commended, but irrational exuberance goes beyond the limits of good table manners.
7. Keep your elbows off the table. You have also heard this one from your mother, ad infinitum, but in close dining situations it is a vital rule. Elbows take up table space and can be a danger in knocking plates or glasses. Elbows on the table give you something to lean on and tend to lull you into slouching. If you must lean on the table a good tactic is to take a roll or piece of bread into your free hand and rest part of your forearm on the table.
8. Don't Reach. You don't want to get in the way of people either eating or talking. Not only is it as impolite as standing in front of a TV with other people behind you, but there is always the possibility of upsetting glasses or running your sleeve through someone's mashed potatoes.
9. Don't forget please and thank you. These are handy words in most situations but especially vital at the table where common courtesies are noticed by everyone present.
10. Excuse yourself when leaving the table. You don't want people to think that you are tired of their company. If you must leave the table make your excuses somewhat obvious and appear to be pressing. You want to leave people with the impression that you would rather remain at the table talking with them than doing anything else, but the matter at hand is so pressing that it must be attended to at once.
11. Compliment the Cook. Even if the food is perfectly awful say something nice. You don't have to lie, simply find the positive side of the burnt leg of lamb..."Gee, the sauce was sure tasty." It is always pleasant to end a meal on a positive note.
12. Wipe your mouth before drinking. Ever notice that disgusting smudge on the edge of your wine glass? This can be avoided by first wiping your lips with your napkin. (Thanks to Lindy Hill for this contribution.)
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③ 介绍外国风俗的英语文章
英美文化-Driving 美国人的开车习惯
Meet Mitsuaki. He recently arrived in the United States to enter university. He wants to do well in his studies and adjust to the new culture. But Mitsuaki has a problem. It''s not his roommates. It''s not his school fees. It''s not even his English ability. Mitsuaki''s problem is that he doesn''t have a car. And in America, that really makes him a foreigner. Mitsuaki has already discovered a basic fact of American culture: Driving is a way of life.
介绍你认识三和木，他最近刚到美国上大学。他的目标是想把书读好并且让自己能够适应这个新的文化。但三和木却遇到了一个问题。问题不是室友，不是学费，甚至不是他的英文能力，三和木的问题是没有车。在美国，没有车真的会让他成了一个十足的外国人。三和木已经发现了美国文化中一个很基本的事实：开车是一种生活方式。
It''s not that there''s no public transportation in America. Many cities have taxis, buses and subways to help commuters get to and from work. Some large universities even have buses to take students to classes across campus. But most people find it much more convenient to drive, even if they do have to deal with traffic. Nowadays busy families often have more than one vehicle. Many people view their car as a status symbol. But no matter their social status, people without wheels feel tied down.
美国不是没有大众运输工具，很多都市都有出租车、公车和地下铁帮助通车族上下班。有些规模大的大学甚至有公车在校园里载送学生到各个教室上课。不过大部份的人还是觉得开车更方便，即使他们得面对交通拥挤的问题。现今忙碌的家庭通常拥有一辆以上的车。很多人把车子视为地位的象征，但是不管他们的社会地位如何，没有车的人往往觉得很受束缚。.
When Mitsuaki first arrived, he was amazed at how young many American drivers there were. Young people in America often get their driver''s license around age 16 by passing a written test and a driving test. In many cases, before they can get their license, they have to take a driver ecation course. This course gives students hands-on practice with driving. It also helps to rece the high cost of insurance. For teenagers, being able to drive--and in some cases, have their own car--is a big deal. It gives them a sense of power and freedom. Many young Americans consider a driver''s license a right, not a privilege. It''s rare to find an American teenager without one.
当三和木刚抵达美国时，他很惊讶美国许多开车的人年纪实在很轻。美国的年轻人通常在16岁左右就会通过笔试和路考，取得驾照。很多时候在他们取得驾照之前，他们必须上一个驾驶人教育课程，这个课程提供给学生们实际的驾驶练习，它也有助于降低高额的保险费。对青少年来说，能够开车，甚至拥有一辆自己的车是一件了不起的事，因为它带给他们一种权力与自由的感觉。很多美国的年轻人把驾照视为一种权利，而不是一项特权。在美国要找到一个没有驾照的青少年是很不容易的。
Mitsuaki finally decides that he needs a car. His host family helps him find a good used car to buy. But before he gets his license and starts driving, he has to understand that the American style of driving is defensive, not offensive. He also needs to learn some of the basic rules of the road that good drivers follow.
10 Commandments of Good Driving in America:
1. Yield to vehicles who have the right of way.
2. Don''t cut in front of other vehicles.
3. Drive within the speed limit.
4. Obey all road signs and police officers.
5. Pull over to the side of the road when you hear a siren.
6. Stop completely at red lights and stop signs.
7. Yield to pedestrians in crosswalks.
8. Park only in a designated parking space.
9. Use your turn signals when turning or changing lanes.
10. Don''t drink and drive.
三和木最后终于决定他需要一辆车，他的寄宿家庭帮助他找到了一辆好的二手车。但是在他拿到驾照并且开始开车之前，他必须先了解，美国人的开车方式是属于防守型，而不是进攻型。他也需要学习一些好的驾驶人应该遵守的基本道路规则。
在美国优良驾驶的十大诫命：
1. 礼让有先行权的车子。
2. 不超车。
3. 行车不超速。
4. 遵守所有的路标和交通警察的指挥。
5. 听到警笛声时，立即靠边停车。
6. 遇到红灯和停止标志时要完全停下来。
7. 在行人穿越道上要礼让行人。
8. 只能在指定的停车地区内停车。
9. 转弯或换车道时要打方向灯。
10. 不要酒后驾车。
As a car owner, Mitsuaki has the responsibility of maintaining his car. He knows that regular maintenance checkups can help to prevent many serious problems. But no matter how careful the maintenance, all vehicles need to be repaired sometimes. Many Americans take their cars to a garage for maintenance and repairs. Others like to work on their own vehicles. Not Mitsuaki. He decides that being a student is enough work for him.
身为一个车主，三和木必须负责维修他的车子，他知道定期作保养检查可以预防许多严重的问题发生。不过，不管多么小心地保养，所有的车子有时候都必须修理。很多美国人把他们的车子送到车厂保养和修理；有些人则喜欢自己动手修车。但三和木可不这么做。他觉得当一个学生已经够他忙的了。
Driving is to Americans what flying is to birds. It''s almost part of their nature. For many Americans, being behind the wheel is like their natural habitat. But if they don''t drive carefully, they can become an endangered species.
开车对美国人的必要性，就像鸟儿需要飞翔一样，几乎就是他们天性的一部份。对许多美国人而言，「坐在方向盘后面」就像是他们自然栖息之处。不过，如果他们不小心开车的话，他们可就会变成濒临危险的动物了。
去书店买一本配套的阅读练习书，每天保证最少做两篇。。慢慢的就会好起来的建议你直接买真题或着华研出的专块训练 星火英语出的 《大学英语四级
⑤ 高分求介绍关于美国文化的英文作文~1000字左右~不胜感激~
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⑥ 关于美国风俗习惯的英语作文
圣诞节吃火鸡!情人节送自己心爱的人巧克力!万圣节开PRETY,大家可以穿上各种恐怖怪异的服装!在美国一般不能问女人的年龄!
⑦ 求一篇美国风俗习惯的英语短文（100字左右）
America is said to be a country on the wheel, which means almost one in four is driving on the road. As we all know that America is a big melting port. It proves that the life there is different from other country in many aspects , such as language , religons, culture and customs, and there are many holidays in America , local or not. Independent day is a local traditional festival in America, which is a aniversary of the independent of American in the history, it is on 4th July, the day when the war was end and then came the foundation of the united states of Amercan.
⑧ 求一篇关于美国文化的英语作文
As we know,America is a young country,however,its culture is quite splendid,which is admitted by people all over the world,especially its fastfood culture.
In 1948,the Richards opened up the first fastfood restaurant,named Mcdonald's,beside a highway.In order to attract people passing by,they lifted up the golden neon signs,mainly selling out the hamburgers,milkshake,soda water and so on which are packed with paper bags.Due to it's convenient to carry with,those people that on the car can find the solution to eating,therefore,it's very popular with the Americans.Based on the instrial pipeline,a new kind of the fastfood came into being.With its appearance,a new lifestyle started to spread to the whole America,even affected the whole world later on.
In my opinion,the reason why the American fastfood is so popular owes to people's fast rhythm of life,and Americans are always seeking for the high efficiency no matter in their work or life.
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⑨ 美国的风俗文化、英汉互译的
父亲节(Father's Day)，让我们由衷的说一声：爸爸，我爱你！父亲节快乐！
世界上的第一个父亲节，1910 年诞生在美国。
人们在庆祝母亲节的同时，并没有忘记父亲的功绩。1909年就开始有入建议确定父亲节。据说第一个提出这种建议的是华盛顿的约翰?布鲁斯?多德夫人。多德夫人的母亲早亡，其父独自一人承担起抚养教育孩子的重任，把他们全部培养成人。1909年，多德夫人感念父亲养育之恩，准备为他举行庆祝活动，同时，想到所有的父亲对家庭和社会的贡献，于是给当地一家教士协会写信，建议把6月的第三个星期日定为父亲节。该协会将建议提交会员讨论，获得了通过。1910年6月，人们便在此庆祝了第一个父亲节。
当时，凡是父亲已故的人都佩戴一朵白玫瑰，父亲在世的人则佩戴红玫瑰。这种习俗一直流传至今。但是开始时父亲节的日期各不相同，而且有的地方用蒲公英作为父亲节的象征，有的地方则用衬有一片绿叶的白丁香作为父亲节的象征。直到1934年6月，美国国会才统一规定6月的第三个星期日为父亲节。
后来，全世界有二十多个国家通过教堂仪式、送卡和礼物来纪念父亲节。每年全美国要在五千六百万令人尊敬的父亲们身上花去十多亿美元礼品费，但在礼品的种类上除了领带和雪茄烟外其它东西很少。很多人认为给父亲买礼物最难。其实有很多有趣的、合适的礼物是会令父亲们开心的。
Father's Day
(Third Sunday in June)
The United States is one of the few countries in the world that has an official day on which fathers are honored by their children. On the third Sunday in June, fathers all across the United States are given presents, treated to dinner or otherwise made to feel special. .
The origin of Father’s Day is not clear. Some say that it began with a church service in West Virginia in 1908. Others say the first Father’s Day ceremony was held in Vancouver, Washington.
The president of the Chicago branch of the Lions’ Club, Harry Meek, is said to have celebrated the first Father’s Day with his organization in 1915; and the day that they chose was the third Sunday in June, the closest date to Meek’s own birthday!
Regardless of when the first true Father’s Day occurred, the strongest promoter of the holiday was Mrs. Bruce John Dodd of Spokane, Washington. Mrs. Dodd felt that she had an outstanding father. He was a veteran of the Civil War. His wife had died young, and he had raised six children without their mother.
In 1909, Mrs. Dodd approached her own minister and others in Spokane about having a church service dedicated to fathers on June 5, her father’s birthday. That date was too soon for her minister to prepare the service, so he spoke a few weeks later on June 19th. From then on, the state of Washington celebrated the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day. Children made special desserts, or visited their fathers if they lived apart.
States and organizations began lobbying Congress to declare an annual Father’s Day. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson approved of this idea, but it was not until 1924 when President Calvin Coolidge made it a national event to "establish more intimate relations between fathers and their children and to impress upon fathers the full measure of their obligations." Since then, fathers had been honored and recognized by their families throughout the country on the third Sunday in June.
When children can’t visit their fathers or take them out to dinner, they send a greeting card. Traditionally, fathers prefer greeting cards that are not too sentimental. Most greeting cards are whimsical so fathers laugh when they open them. Some give heartfelt thanks for being there whenever the child needed Dad.
随便与约束
欧洲人比较死板，喜欢拘泥于细节，德国人和英国人在这方面表现得特别突出。美国人则不然，待人处事上表现得灵活随便。几乎每个英国绅士都知道他们应该怎样做才不失绅士风度；而美国人，尽管有关礼仪的书充斥于市，却很少在礼节和习俗上统一起来。除了在上层社交场合，美国的普通民众在社会交往中大多摆脱了种种不利于人们接近的等级性清规戒律。
美国人的这种待人接物态度反映了他们的思想观念。在美国人看来，礼貌规范是由人制订出来的，它们不应该成为限制人的僵硬模式。因此，在美国，没有法庭制订社会礼节，也没有上层阶级强行规定执行这类礼节。各种社会礼节主要按照人们的生性习惯去落实在行动上。
由于美国人在行为举止上较少约束自己，他们在许多方面都表现得很随便。他们说话随便，衣着随便，吃东西随便，对人的态度也随便。不了解他们的人以为美国人放纵粗鲁，不成体统，上，这是美国人的随便习性。反映在英语语言使用上，美国人对它的“为我所用”态度，常地些墨守成规的老派文人痛心疾首；而那些广泛地浒于民间的不规则表达法，更使不少语法学家徒叹无奈。至于语言中含蓄地表现社会等级观念的词语，美国人常常不屑一顾，置之不理。
也可能由于美国人对清规戒律缺乏重视，他们的纪律观念比较淡薄，这常使行政官员和执行纪律的人感到头痛。有一种说法，说是英国人认为遵守规章是种乐趣，而美国人则把强硬要求他遵守某种规定看作是对他的不敬、甚至侮辱。美国党校里，学生纪律松散；美国家庭里，父母管教孩子不严；美国军队里，士兵自由散漫更是远近闻名。
令人惊讶的是，美国的教育还算成功，美国的孩子长大后大多成为好父母、好公民，美国的军队也偶尔能打些胜仗。这种看似矛盾的现象也许可以这样解释：美国人热爱自由，不愿被人强行控制，然而在真正行使自由权利时，他们仍受法律观念约束，有分寸地在自己的权限范围内“自由潇洒”。
事实上，尽管美国人表面上办事满不在乎，不尊重法律，但实际上，美国人是极其崇尚法治的。世界上没有哪一个国家象美国那样下功夫研究法律，也没有哪一个国家的律师象美国那样在政治和日常生活中起如此重要的作用。美国人可以无所顾忌地用粗话批评总统和国会，但对最高法院却以敬畏的精神相待。这也许是美国人在随便与约束上保持平衡、弛张相宜的最好例证。
个人主义与合作精神
说起个人主义，人们很容易想到利欲薰心、唯利是图的资产阶级伦理价值观，尤其是像美国这种典型的资本主义国爱。其实，英文里的个人主义（indivialism）在美国有两层意思。第一层是它的积极意义，指的是个人自我独立、自我奋斗、自己掌握自己命运的执著精神。这层意义上的个人主义常与这样的美国人形象相联系：他是一个勇敢坚强的拓荒者，向荒野迁移，与蛮夷作伴，用自己的智慧和力量独辟蹊径，铺设成功之路，他所做的一切充满着创业精神和独特活力。第二层是它的消极意义，指的是个人为了追求自己的利益，置他人利益和公共利益于不顾，疯狂索取，贪得无厌。这层意义上的个人主义常与这样的美国人形象相联系：他是一个自私自利的投机分子，为了满足个人的种种欲望，不择手段、不顾一切地从社会和大自然中攫取有用之物，对社会福利和自然环境冷谈麻木，漠不关心。可以这么讲，个人主义的这两层意思是该词内涵所不可分割的一个整体，如同一枚硬币有其正反两面一样。
从好的角度说，个人主义有利于创业精神的弘扬，它给人以机会，赋予自由，鼓励多样性，从而推动和促进了美国的工业、农业、科技、教育、娱乐和体育的发展。从坏的角度来讲，个人主义的无节制膨胀给大自然造成了很大的破坏，也给社会中的人际关系抹上了一层厚厚的冷霜。许多人在冷酷的个人主义的竞争、挤压下，或生活潦倒、心灰意懒，或人性扭曲、愤世嫉俗。因此，从个人主义的积极、消极两方面因素来看，问题的关键是如何抑恶扬善，而这也是美国文化中始终没有妥善解决的“难结”。
不过，令人值得我味的是，美国人虽然个人主义强盛，但他们也很愿意合作。可以这么讲，除英国之外，西文国家中没有哪个国家象美国人那样愿意为某种共同的目的而自愿联合起来；没有哪个国家私人的联合会有美国那样多和那样卓有成效。
在欧洲大陆，建立一个教会、一所学院、一座医院、一个慈善机关，往往费时费劲，困难重重。但在美国，只要个人或团体有兴趣就可以轻易地建立这类机构。于是，各种各样的纷纷成立――乐施行善的、繁荣商业的组织、影响政治的组织、收集历史资料的组织、规划未来的组织、研究文化的组织、拥有枪支的组织等等，不一而足。几乎社会上的每个人都有自己的组织：学校里的男女孩子，商人和学者，朋友和领居，老移民和新移民，素食者和戒酒者，集邮爱好者，心脏病患者等，统统都有自己的组织。这种现象说明，人们在追求个性发展的同时，仍注重团体组织的建设，以保证社会能有秩序和稳定，使个人利益和集体利益之间达到一定程度的平衡。
Casual and Constraints
Europeans relatively rigid, like dwell on details, the Germans and the British in this regard was particularly prominent. Americans are not, treat people behave flexibly dealing with such matters lightly. Almost every English gentleman knows how to do it they should not lose gentleman; while the Americans, even though the etiquette books filled in the city, but rarely in the etiquette and custom unified. In addition to the upper social occasions, the United States, ordinary people are mostly in social interaction is not concive to people from various levels of rules and prohibitions in close proximity.
This interpersonal attitude of the Americans reflects their ideas. The Americans, the polite norms are worked out by people, they should not be restrictions on people's rigid model. Thus, in the United States without a court the formulation of social etiquette, nor to dictate the implementation of such upper-class etiquette. All kinds of social etiquette primarily used in accordance with people's natural disposition to implement the action.
As the Americans on the lower bound by their own behavior, they have performed in many ways, very casually. They talk casually, dress casually and to eat lightly on the people's casual attitude. People think that Americans do not understand that their inlgence rude, Buchengtitong,, this is casual habits of Americans. Is reflected in the English language use, the Americans it's "for our own use" attitude, often in some old-fashioned literary bitter legalistic; while those wide irregular Hu Yu folk expressions, but also quite a number of grammarians and regretful helpless. As for the language, implicitly, the performance of the social hierarchy of the words, Americans are often dismissive of
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Americans may also be e to the lack of attention to the rules and prohibitions, and their discipline is rather weak, which often allow the executive officials and discipline were a headache. There is a saying that the British believe that compliance with regulations is a species of pleasure, while Americans put the firm asked him to comply with certain requirements as to his disrespectful, even insulting. The United States Party, the loose discipline of students; U.S. families, the parents raise the children loose; U.S. army soldiers, it is well known for lax.
Surprisingly, the U.S. ecation successfully, the United States, most children grow up to be good parents, good citizens, the U.S. military forces can play some occasional victories. This seemingly contradictory phenomenon may be interpreted in this way: Americans love freedom, unwilling to be forcibly took control, but a genuine exercise of the rights and freedoms, they are still bound by legal concepts, there are measured in their own within the purview of "freedom natural and unrestrained. "
In fact, while Americans, on the surface of things not care and does not respect the law, but in fact, Americans are extremely upholding the rule of law. No country in the world like the United States, as efforts to study law, there is no a single country like the United States attorney, as in politics and everyday life from such an important role. Americans can not bashful about criticizing the president and Congress to use foul language, but the Supreme Court was to treat the spirit of awe. This may be casual and constraints on the Americans to maintain a balance, the best example of affordable relaxation.
Indivialism and the spirit of cooperation
Speaking of indivialism, it is easy to think of acquisitiveness Xunxin, mercenary bourgeois ethical values, particularly as the United States love this classic capitalist country. In fact, the English language of indivialism (indivialism) in the United States has two meanings. The first layer is its positive meaning, refers to an indivial self-contained, self-struggle, their dedication to master their own destiny. This sense of indivialism often associated with images such as the Americans tied: he is a strong courageous pioneer migration to the wilderness, and barbarians companion, with their own wisdom and strength of its way to laying the road to success,
Everything he did was full of entrepreneurial spirit and a unique vitality. The second is its negative meaning, refers to an indivial in order to pursue their own interests, and placing the interests of others and public interest expense, crazy obtained from greed. This sense of indivialism often associated with images such as the Americans tied: he is a selfish opportunists, in order to meet the various desires of indivials, unscrupulous, desperate to grab from the society and the nature of the materials useful for social welfare and the natural environment frigid numbness, indifference. So to say that these two meanings of indivialism is the connotation of the word an integral whole, as a coin has its pros and cons of the same.
The good point of view, indivialism is concive to entrepreneurship promotion, which gives the opportunity to give freedom, encourage diversity, so as to promote and facilitate the U.S. instry, agriculture, science and technology, ecation, entertainment and sports development. From a negative perspective, the indivialistic nature of the unrestrained expansion to cause a great deal of damage, but also to interpersonal relationships in society has cast a thick layer of cold cream. Many people in the cold indivialistic competition, squeezed, or living down and out, discouraged, or human distortions, cynical. Therefore, from the indivialism of the active and passive, two factors point of view,
The key question is how to promote good or evil, which is also the American culture has not properly resolve the "difficult to knot."
However, it is worthy of my taste, the Americans although the indivialism strong, but they are also willing to cooperate. , So to speak, in addition to English, the Western countries, no country like the United States, as a common goal and are willing to voluntarily join together; no country is a federation of private sector as much as the United States, and so fruitful.
In continental Europe, the establishment of a church, a college, a hospital, a charitable body, often time-consuming and laborious and difficult. However, in the United States, as long as indivials or groups who are interested can easily create such institutions. As a result, have set up a variety of - the implementation of good fun, the prosperity of business organization, to influence political organization, to collect historical data organization, planning for the future of the organization, research culture of the organization, with gun organizations, etc., not an adequate one. Almost everyone in society has its own organization: the school's boys and girls, businessmen and academics, friends, and collar ranks, the old immigrants and new immigrants,
Vegetarians and alcohol who philatelists, heart disease, etc. As such, all have their own organization. This phenomenon indicates that people in the pursuit of personal development and still pay attention to the building society organizations to ensure that the community can have order and stability, so that between the indivial interests and collective interests to achieve a certain degree of balance.
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⑩ 给我一篇关于美国风情的英语短文
Weddings in the United States vary as much as the people do. There are church weddings with a great deal of fanfare; there are weddings on mountain-tops with guests barefooted; and there have been weddings on the ocean floor with oxygen tanks for the guests. But many weddings, no matter where or how they are performed, include certain traditional customs.
Before a couple is married, they become engaged. And then invitations are sent to those who live nearby, their close friends and their relatives who live far away. When everything is ready, then comes the most exciting moment.
The wedding itself usually lasts between 20 and 40 minutes. The wedding party enters the church while the wedding march[1] is played. The bride carrying a bouquet enters last with her father who will "give her away".The groom enters the church from a side door. When the wedding party is gathered by the altar, the bride and groom exchange vows. It is traditional to use the words "To have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part[3]". Following the vows, the couple exchange rings. Wearing the wedding ring on the fourth finger of the left hand is an old custom.
After the ceremony there is often a party, called a "reception" which gives the wedding guests an opportunity to congratulate the newlyweds.
The car in which the couple leaves the church is decorated with balloons, streamers and shaving cream. The words "Just Married" are painted on the trunk or back window. The bride and groom run to the car under a shower of rice[4] thrown by the wedding guests. When the couple drives away from the church, friends often chase them in cars, honking and drawing attention to them. And then the couple go on their honeymoon.
第二篇（关于American Dinning Customs ）
Every country has its peculiar customs(习惯）. Americans feel that the first rule of being a polite guest is to be prompt(准时的）. If a person is invited to dinner at 6:30, he should not be there too early. He should be there on time or at most a few minutes after. When the guests cannot come on time, he should call the host or hostess(女主人）on the telephone, give the reason and tell what time he can come.
As guests continue(继续）to arrive, the men in the group should stand when a woman goes into the room and continue to stand until she sits. When the guests sit down at a table, the men should help the ladies by pushing their chairs under them.
Americans drink soup from the side of the soup spoon instead of the tip(尖）. It's not a good manner to leave a spoon in a soup bowl or coffee cup or any food plate. It is put on the saucer where it belongs. If for any reason a guest has to leave the table ring a meal, he should ask the hostess, “Will you excuse me for a minute?” Following the meal, guests usually stay for two hours or so, but the thoughtful person is careful not to overstay his welcome. As the guests, they should thank the hostess for a very pleasant evening. After two or three days, the guests should ring up or write to the hostess to express(表达）their thanks again.
第三篇
America is well-known for its equality, liberty, fraternity. Everyone is very friendly and informal. Children often call their parents by their first names and at work. Subordinates do not normally use "Mister" when addressing their supervisors. To those visitors who come from a more rigid and stratified society, such casualness can be confusing, leading to egregious（严重的）blunders. Conversely, many worldly, sophisticated Americans appear mortified because they feel America is not "civilized," with a capital "C." However, we know of terribly embarrassing incidents from mistakes which only an innocent foreigner would have made.
Public displays of affection between the sexes are very common, unlike perhaps where you have come from. In many cities, especially San Francisco, homosexuality is an accepted way of life. You may therefore see men being affectionate with men and women with women. If you disapprove of homosexuals because of your religious or cultural beliefs, please keep it to yourself. You might even find yourself a guest in a gay person's home-and might become shocked to realize that your host is a normal human being like any other and that you are actually enjoying his hospitality. Many couples also live together without being married-and may never marry. But you must realize their bond is probably as strong as the bond of marriage. So don't think one of them is available for a "date."
America is a notoriously "open" society, and to most foreigners Americans often appear exceptionally and "instantly" friendly. But sometimes such openness can lead to serious misunderstanding, especially between men and women. A casual invitation to have drinks and/or dinner does not mean that your American host also wants to become "intimate" with you afterwards. So be careful not to read too much into a friendly invitation
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所以从美国婚礼、美国饮食、美国总体的风俗习惯贴了三篇。
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