10美国梦不再.ppt

Founding Fathers American Power 300 years ago,when England immigrants acrossed the Atlantic Ocean to Maryland by Mayflower to find a pure landwhere Puritan can live,American Dream has begun to sprouting quietly--the United States offered everyone an equal chance to achieve his dream as long as working hard. 300年前，当英格兰移民乘坐着五月花号横穿大西洋来到马里兰，寻找一块清教徒能居住的“净土”时，“美国梦”已开始悄然萌芽——美国给了全世界每一个人均等的机会，只要努力奋斗，都可以实现自己的梦想。 What is the real force behind the American Dream ? The fading and souring dream However,its just the excessive pursuit of wealth,American Dream is also souring,and lossing its appeal to people aroud the world gradully.Woxiao Er observed the changes over the decades in his article Who wants to be a millionaire--concept of the changing American Dream. 然而，“恰恰是对财富的过度追逐，使‘美国梦’也在变味，逐步丧失了对世界各地人们的吸引力。”沃肖尔在他的文章《谁想成为百万富翁——变化中的“美国梦”概念》中敏锐地观察到美国社会风气这几十年的变化。 Entering into the 21st centry information age, Microsofts Bill Gates,Yahoos Jerry Yang and three founders of Google are the new idols of American Dream.They accumulate huge assets of billions of dollars through their wisdom.Their stories seem to indicate that you can achieve success as long as you own wisdom and genius. 到了21世纪的信息时代，微软的比尔·盖茨、雅虎的杨致远以及Google的三个创立者变成了“美国梦”的新偶像。他们凭借自己的智慧，年纪轻轻就积累了数百亿美元的庞大资产。他们的故事似乎表明，只要有智慧，有天才，在美国就可以成功。 An American Family A Melting Pot The big / ambitious dreams A city upon hill(山巅之城）–　an ideal 　 　　community, view the country as a great experiment, a worthy model for other nations Democracy（民主）, liberty（自由）, equality（平等）, Pursuit of Happiness 　（追求幸福） 在《新约》“马太福音”中,耶稣“登山训众”教导门徒时说:“你们好比世上的光。城造在山巅,是不能隐藏的。”这是“山巅之城”的最早出处。 经文的大意是希望基督教圣徒不仅自己要有好的行为,还要为世人做榜样,把好行为发扬光大,要建造山巅上的城———榜样之城。 “the city upon a hill”这个来源于宗教的词,如今最主要的使用是在政治领域。在美国,总统以其政治价值观和政治理想来引导整个国家运行的方向。美国历史上的许多总统,尽管他们的政见各异,但都曾借用过 “the city upon a hill”来表达自己的观点。 The individual’s dreams The belief of Americans that their country offers opportunities for a good and successful life. For minorities and immigrants, t