美国文化探奇

书籍目录

Contents

Chapter 1 Believe It or Not

Friday the 13th

Black Cat

Walking under a Ladder

Opening an Umbrella Indoors

Broken Mirrors

Spilling Salt

Knocking on Wood

Horseshoes

Saying "God Bless You" to a Sneezer

"Break a Leg"

Buming Ears

Chapter 2 Behave Gentlemanly

Farewells

Ladies First

Bowing

Tipping One' s Hat

The Military Salute

The Man Walks on the Side of the Road

Business Cards

Elevator Behavior

Chapter 3 Body Language

Shaking Hands

Crossing Your Fingers

The "V" Sign

Giving the Finger

Thumb Up / Thumb Down

Crossing Your Heart

Shrugging Your Shoulders

The OK Sign

Chapter 4 Wedding and Funeral

June Weddings

The Marriage Proposal

Why the Groom Can't See the Bride

Wedding Attendants

Giving the Bride Away

All Dressed in White

Something Old, Something New

Flowers and Bouquets

Kissing the Bride

Rice and Cakes

The Bride' s Family Paying for the Wedding

The Honeymoon

Carrying the Bride over the Threshold

Black for Mouming

Flowers for the Dead

Chapter 5 Fashion

High-heeled Shoes

Blue Jeans

Pocket Handkerchief

Women's Heads Covered in Church

Earrings

Caps and Gowns

Male and Female Buttoning

Last Button Undone

Suntanning

Chapter 6 Eating Affairs

Three Meals a Day

The Business Lunch

TV Dinners

Why Forks

Zigzag Eating

Elbows off the Table

Salad before the Entree

Backyard Barbecue

Men and Meat

Dutch Treat

Tipping (I )

Tipping ( II )

Dieting ( I )

Dieting ( II )

Why Don' t Americans Eat Horsemeat

Chapter 7 American Food

Bacon with Eggs - Traditional American Breakfast

Comflakes for Breakfast

Hot Dogs

Fish on Friday

Potato Chips

Popcom at the Movies

Coca-cola(Coke)

"As American as Apple Pie"

Sandwich

Ice Cream (I )

Ice Cream ( II )

White Bread and Black Bread

Chewing Gum ( I )

Chewing Gum ( II )

Chapter 8 Drinking Affairs

Red Wine with Red Meat

Sniffing the Cork

Letting the Wine Breathe

Wine Tasting

Drinking a Toast and Toast

Clinking Glasses

Drinking to Seal a Deal

Chapter 9 Family Affairs

Kiss It to Make It Better

Dogs and Cats as Pets

Sunday Drive

Spring Cleaning

Sibling Rivalry

The Tooth Fairy

Tooth Brushing

An Apple for the Teacher

Bedtime Stories

Coupons

The Weekly Allowance

Ridgepole Trees

Kitchen Witches

Trimming Lawns

Chapter 10 Entertainment

Baseball - the National Game

The National Anthem at Ball Games

Chain Letters

Red for Hunting

Spelling Bees

Matches at Concerts

Dance Partners

Drive-in Movies

Demolition Derby

Smoking

Hitchhiking

Chapter 11 Holidays

The Grounddhog's Shadow

Washington's Birthday Sales

Easter Eggs

The Easter Bunny

The Easter Lily

April Fool' s Day

Mother's Day

Father's Day

Halloween Trick-or-treat

Jack-o-lantems

The Thanksgiving Turkey

The Christmas Tree

Red and Green for Christmas

Christmas Stockings

Kissing under the Mistletoe

Yule Log

Chapter 12 Miscellaneous

Striped Barber Poles

Mounting Horses from the Left

White Flag for Truce

Baker's Dozen

Red-letter Days

Blue Ribbon

Driving on the Right

Traffic Lights

Happy Birthday and Birthday Cakes

Hazing

Ground-breaking

The Tolling of Bells

Something about Ships

Flags at Half-mast

作者简介

内容提要

本书收录了142篇关于美国社会风俗及渊源的短文，内容涉

及迷信禁忌、节庆礼仪、娱乐休闲、婚丧嫁娶、服饰饮食、家庭琐事

等诸多方面。本书内容丰富，语言风趣幽默，可使读者在轻松的阅

读中了解一些美国文化背景知识，提高英语学习的兴趣。本书的

读者对象是大学生、研究生以及对英语学习和西方文化背景感兴

趣的广大自学者。

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