英语国家概况USA讲述.ppt

Contents Ⅰ. Brief Introduction Official name: The United States of America, (U.S.A.) National Flag ? 1. Geography 2.Landscape 3.Climate 4. Population 298million(the year of 2006) The largest ethnic group is White people , which includes people of European, North African, and Middle Eastern descent, make up 81.7% of the population. Others include African American (12.9%), Asian American (4.2%). 5. Language The Legislative Branch The Executive Branch The Judicial Branch b. The new central government might weaken or take away the power of the state governments or to run their own affairs. c. Issue regulations and directives. He also is the commander in chief of the armed forces. V. The?major?American?religions There?are?three?major?religions in America. 2. Catholicism : 25% Roman?Catholicism?is?the?largest?unified?religious body. Catholic?funds?have?built?thousands?of ?elementary and secondary schools and?many?fine?colleges? and? universities. 3. Judaism[ d?u:deiiz?m ] ?西格蒙德·弗洛伊德（1856—1939） 奥地利医生兼心理学家，精神分析学派的创始人。弗洛伊德终生从事著作和临床治疗。他的思想极为深刻，探讨问题中，往往引述历代文学、历史、医学、哲学、宗教等材料。他思考敏锐、分析精细、推断循回递进、构思步步趋入，揭示出人们心灵的底层，这就是精神分析的内容极其丰富的根源。 VI. Literature 美国文学流派 重农派 (Agrarians)  迷惘的一代 (The Lost Generation)  黑山派诗歌 (Black Mountain Poems)  垮掉的一代 (the Beat Generation)  黑色幽默 (Black humor) 海明威(Ernest Miller Hemingway，1899—1961) Ernest Miller Hemingway : American novelist, born in Oak Park. Hornor 第一次世界大战期间被授予银制勇敢勋章 (Silver Medal of Military Valor) 1953年凭《老人与海》The Old Man and Sea荣获普立兹奖 (Pulitzer Prize) 1954年凭《老人与海》荣获诺贝尔文学奖 (Nobel Prize) 马克·吐温（Mark Twain, 1835-1910) Name: Samuel Langhorne Clemens(塞谬尔·朗赫恩·克莱门斯) Pen name: Mark Twain America’s first and foremost realist and humorist, usually wrote about his own personal experiences and things he? knew about from firsthand experience. Works The?Million?Pound Bank-Note The Adventures