美国历史文化概况

章节摘录

插图：In the field of world policy, I would dedicate this Nation to the policy of the good neighbor: the neighbor who resolutely respects himself and, because he does so, respects the rights of others; the neighbor who respects his obligations and respects the sanctity of his agreements in and with a world of neighbors.If I read the temper of our people correctly, we now realize, as we have never realized before, our interdependence on each other; that we can not merely take, but we must give as well; that if we are to go forward, we must move as a trained and loyal army willing to sacrifice for the good of a common discipline, because without such discipline no progress can be made, no leadership becomes effective.We are, I know, ready and willing to submit our lives and our property to such discipline, because it makes possible a leadership which aims at the larger good. This, I propose to offer, pledging that the larger purposes will bind upon us, bind upon us all as a sacred obligation with a With this pledge taken, I assume unhesitatingly the leadership of this great army of our people dedicated to a disciplined attack upon our common problems.Action in this image, action to this end is feasible under the form of government which we have inherited from our ancestors. Our Constitution is so simple, so practical that it is possible always to meet extraordinary needs by changes in emphasis and arrangement without loss of essential form. That is why our constitutional system has proved itself the most superbly enduring political mechanism the modern world has ever seen.It has met every stress of vast expansion of territory, of foreign wars, of bitter internal strife, of world relations. And it is to be hoped that the normal balance of executive and legislative authority may be wholly equal, wholly adequate to meet the unprecedented task before us. But it may be that an unprecedented demand and need for undelayed action may call for temporary departure from that normal balance of public procedure.

前言

随着全球化时代的到来和改革开放的深入，国际间跨文化合作日益增多，同时，各行各业，对具有扎实的外语知识技能和广博的全球文化知识的人才的需求也日益迫切。2004年，国家教育部高等教育司公布的《大学英语课程教学要求》明确地把学生“文化意识”的培养列入到英语教学中，认为在英语教学中培养学生的文化意识与培养学生的语言意识、语言技能同等重要。语言教学不仅包括语言知识的教学，而且包括文化知识的教学。只有充分了解目标语言国的历史文化，学习者才能真正有效地掌握语言知识，提高语言能力，更加有效地将这门语言运用于实践。《美国历史文化概况（英文版）》将了解美国历史文化知识与学习英语语言技能结合在一起，是为高等学校英语专业学生和非英语专业本科学生、研究生编选的融文化与历史知识为一体的新型英语教材。本书遵循“以人为本”的理念，从中国学生实际出发，从不同方面向中国学生介绍美国的历史与文化现象。全书共分15个单元，既涵盖了美国历史上的重大事件，如：殖民与独立、西进运动、内战、世界大战、经济大萧条等，又涉及美国文化的方方面面，宏观方面涵盖了领土与环境、法律、节庆日、黑人奴隶、宗教与信仰等，微观方面则包含了文学、艺术、建筑、运动、音乐、电影、科技、城市等大量内容，可谓是美国历史文化的一部缩影。全书采用真实地道的语言材料，主要取材于国外报刊杂志以及相关历史文献资料，穿插图表、照片等真实的视觉材料，表现手段活泼，效果生动直观。无论对广大学生还是对美国历史文化感兴趣的其他学习者来说，本书都是一本了解美国、积累历史文化知识、开阔视野、启发思路的良好读物。通过本书的学习可以进一步增进中国学生对美国历史文化的了解，并透过历史的表象了解美国文化核心，拓宽文化视野，从而进一步提高跨文化交际的能力。本书可以作为英语专业知识基础课——美国文化、美国历史方向的专业课教材，也可以作为高等院校非英语专业本科学生和研究生公选课教材或课外泛读教材，也可供历史学专业美国史方向和对美国问题饶有兴趣的学生及希望通过对美国历史与文化的学习来提高英语技能的读者使用。

书籍目录

Unit 1  Colonization and Independence  Text A  British Colonization (1607-1776)  Text B  The Road to Independence (1763-1783)  Supplementary Reading  The Issue of RepresentationUnit 2  Territory and Environment  Text A  Introduction to Territory andEnvironment of theUnited States  Text B  Extremes and Natural Disasters in U.S.A  Supplementary Reading  The Mississippi RiverUnit 3  Westward Expansion  Text A  Territorial Expansion  Text B  Life on the Frontier  Supplementary Reading  The Underground RailroadUnit 4  Civil War and Abraham Lincoln  TextA  American Civil War  Text B  Abraham Lincoln and His Speech  Supplementary Reading  O Captain! My Captain!Unit 5  Two World Wars  Text A  America During and After World War I  Text B  America During and After World War II  Supplementary Reading  Speech on Hitler's Invasion of the U.S.S.R.Unit 6  The Great Depression and the New Deal  Text A  Introduction to the Great Depression  Text B  Franklin Delano Roosevelt's First'Inaugural Address  Supplementary Reading  Franklin DelanoRoosevelt's First Fireside Chat—"The Banking Crisis"Unit 7  Laws and Rules  Text A  The Law of theUnited States  Text B  Declaration of Independence  Supplementary Reading  Constitution of theUnited States of AmericaUnit 8  Sports and Figures  Text A  The National Basketball Association  Text B  Michael Jeffrey Jordan  Supplementary Reading  Sports in theUnited StatesUnit 9  Art, Literature, and Architecture  Text A  Visual Arts and Architecture of U.S.A.  Text B  Mark Twain  Supplementary Reading  Pearl S. BuckUnit 10  Music, Dance and Film  Text A  Michael Joseph Jackson: A Super Star  Text B  The Oscars  Supplementary Reading  "Take Me Home, Country Roads"Unit II  Science and Technology  Text A  Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center  Text B  Endeavour  Supplementary Reading  Unmanned Military Space Planes Usher in New Weaponry EraUnit 12  Holidays and Celebrations  Text A  Thanksgiving Day  Text B  Independence Day  Supplementary Reading  Christmas DayUnit 13  Famous Cities and Sightseeing  Text A  Washington, D.C.  Text B  NewYork City  Supplementary Reading  Crossing Brooklyn FerryUnit 14  American Black  Text A  African Americans  Text B  Martin Luther King, Jr  Supplementary Reading  Barack obamaUnit 15  Religions and Faith  Text A  Puritans in the North America  Text B  Nathaniel Hawthorne and The Scarlet Letter  Supplementary Reading  The Revelation of the Scarlet LetterReferences

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《美国历史文化概况(英文版)》是全国高等院校英语专业系列精品教材之一。

作者简介

《美国历史文化概况(英文版)》遵循“以人为本”的理念，从中国学生实际出发，从不同方面向中国学生介绍美国的历史与文化现象。全书共分15个单元，既涵盖了美国历史上的重大事件，如：殖民与独立、西进运动、内战、世界大战、经济大萧条等，又涉及美国文化的方方面面，宏观方面涵盖了领土与环境、法律、节庆日、黑人奴隶、宗教与信仰等，微观方面则包含了文学、艺术、建筑、运动、音乐、电影、科技、城市等大量内容，可谓是美国历史文化的一部缩影。全书采用真实地道的语言材料，主要取材于国外报刊杂志以及相关历史文献资料，穿插图表、照片等真实的视觉材料，表现手段活泼，效果生动直观。无论对广大学生还是对美国历史文化感兴趣的其他学习者来说，《美国历史文化概况(英文版)》都是一本了解美国、积累历史文化知识、开阔视野、启发思路的良好读物。

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