从美国汽车看美国文化

范文编号:YY194   字数:5358,页数:18

Abstract

      Sino-US relationship is one of the most important bilateral relations in the world. It connects the world’s most populous country with the only Superpower. The mutual understanding is related to the quality of two countries’ relation. Therefore, it is urgent to increase the understanding of the United States. Understanding the United States includes the understanding of American culture. Automobile is an important traffic tool and an essential element in Americans’ life. It is also an American culture carrier. It is an aspect for Chinese people to understand the United States.
This thesis introduces the definition of culture and the significance of studying American culture, and then analyses, in American culture, the individualism, humor, materialism and Americans’ pursuit of change in their life. At last the author draws a conclusion that from the perspective of automobile, Americans are individualistic, humorous, and good at pursuit of materials and change in their life.

Key Words

American Automobile; the United States; Culture

 摘  要

     中美关系是全球最重要的双边关系之一，它联系着中国这一个世界上人口最多的国家和世界上唯一的超级大国。两国的相互理解直接影响着两国的关系。因此，增加对美国的了解已经迫在眉睫。了解美国包括了了解美国文化。汽车是重要的交通工具，也是美国人生活的基本要素，同时也是美国文化的一种载体。它是中国人了解美国文化的一个方面。
本文首先介绍文化的定义和研究美国文化的意义，然后再从汽车这个角度，对美国文化中的个人主义，美国人的幽默感，物质主义和美国人追求变化方面进行分析。从而得出了这样一个结论：从美国汽车方面可以知道美国人富有个性，幽默感，追求物质财富和生活变化。

关键词
美国汽车； 美国；文化

Contents

Abstract..........................................................I
Key Words.........................................................I
摘要..............................................................II
关键词............................................................II
Introduction .....................................................1
I. The Importance of Studying American Culture....................2
A. The Definition of Culture......................................2
B. The Significance of Studying Culture...........................2
C. The Reason of Studying American Culture........................3
II. Study American Culture from American Automobile...............5
A. The Individualism .............................................5
B. Pursuit of Change..............................................8
C. Humor of Americans.............................................9
D. Materialism....................................................10
Conclusion........................................................11
Acknowledgements..................................................12
Bibliography......................................................13

 《从美国汽车看美国文化》WORD格式全文下载链接