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NewHorizonCollegeEnglishBookⅢ陈超1Unit4SectionAFiveFamousSymbolsofAmericanCulturePartOne:Objectives1.TolearnandtalkaboutfivesymbolsoftheUnitedStates;2.Todevelopastorybytimesequence;3.ToholdapressconferenceontheStatueofliberty;4.ToexplorethefamoussymbolsinChineseculturePartTwo:Warmingup1.Thesesymbolsstandfor…TheEiffelTowelFranceThePyramidsEgyptTheOperaHouseAustraliaPantheonGreeceBigBenEnglandRedSquareRussiaTheLeaningTowerItalyBeijingOperaChina2.OtherAmericanSymbolsTheWhiteHouseHollywoodMovieThestatueofLibertyMcDonalds,KFCBarbieCountryMusicUncleSamCoca-colaNBA…3.ChineseSymbolsChineseMusicalInstrumentsKongfuConfuciusDragonPotteryQi-paoChineseSilkChineseMedicineTheTerracottaWarriors(兵马俑)CalligraphyTheImperialPalace4.Whichcanbeatributetoaneventofhistoricalsignificance?1)TheStatueofLibertywasdesignedtocelebrateUSvictoryinthewarofindependence,asatributetothedesireofUSpeopleforlibertyandfreedom.NewHorizonCollegeEnglishBookⅢ陈超22)TheMonumentofthePeople’sHeroeswasdedicatedtothelivesgivenforthefoundingofNewChina,asatokenoftheChinesepeople’sresolvetoabolishtheexploitingsystem.3)PekingOpera,thoughcharacteristicofChinesepeople’squestforexcellenceinmusicandart,itdoesnotmeetourgivencriterionforculturalsymbols.4)NBA(shortfortheNationalBasketballAssociation)isnotinlinewithourcriterionheredespitethefactthatithasalreadybeendescriptiveoftheAmericancultureandpopularallovertheworld.5.Whichcanbedescriptiveofpeople’sinspiration?AmericanGothic,Compass,andBarbieDollallshinewithpeople’sinspiration.AmericanGothicisapaintingofinspirationfromtheGothicwindowofanoldfarmhouse,butthefacesinitmakeitpeculiartoAmericanspirits.Thecompassisaninstrumentofinspirationfromearthinduction,whichinturnglowswiththeChinesewisdom.AndBarbieDollistheoutcomeofinspirationfromaGermandoll,butnowtherefashioneddollhasbecomethequeenofalldolls.TheWhiteHouseandtheImperialPalaceinBeijingmaybedescriptiveofarchitecturalstylespeculiartoAmericanandChineseculturesrespectively,butitistheirspecialresidentsthatmakethemtypicalofbothcultures.TheWhiteHouseisabuildingwhereeveryAmericanpresidentinofficelives,naturallyitstandsfortheAmericangovernment,similarlyTheForbiddenCitywasonceaplacewhereeveryemperorofQingDynastylived.6.Whatcanserveasatypicalwitnesstotragediesinhistoryofoneculture?Someculturalsymbolsservetoremindanationofhertragediesinhistory.WhenitcomestoYuanmingYuan,forinstance,wetendtothinkofEight-PowerAlliedForcesandthescarstheymadeonChina.BuffaloNickelbearswitnesstotwotragediesinUShistory—thedestructionofthebuffaloherdsandthedestructionoftheAmericanIndians.AsfortheGreatWall,mostofusbelieveitreflectstheinspirationandindustriousnessofourancestors,butinviewofitspurpose,somealsoregarditasawitnesstoournation’sself-seclusionandvulnerability.7.Whichofthefollowingcanbeseenasaproductoftimes?Itissaidthattimesproducetheirheroes.Ifso,thegreatnessofAbrahamLincolnliesinhisepochthatgavefullplaytohistalentsinabolishingslaveryandbringingstatesintoaunity,whichinturnprovedhimtobeasymbolofjusticeanddemocracy.UncleSamwasbornintotheeraofAmericanRevolutiontoliberateAmericafromBritain,thusturninghimintoafigureoftrust,strength,andpatriotism.LeiFengisaherooftimesinourculture.Ineffect,LeiFengwasamirroroftheagewhentheChinesepeoplewerefullofenthusiasmforsocialistconstructionaswellasgratitudefortheirliberty.ButtheconceptoftimesandheroeshasnobearingonthebirthofConfucius.Instead,hewassuchagreatphilosopherthathisschoolofthoughthashadgreateffectonourpatternofseeingthings.8.WhydoestheguideinthevideoseetheStatueofLibertyasthemostenduringsymboloftheAmericanculture?“It’sasAmericanasbaseball,hotdogsandapplepie”iscommonlyusedtoexpressthatsomethingowesitsinventiontotheUnitedStates.But,whileveryfewwoulddisputebaseball’sorigin,theclaimtohotdogsandapplepiecanbearguedatlength.HerearefivemoreinventionsandsymbolsthataredefinitelyAmerican:theStatueofLiberty,which,thoughgivenasagiftfromtheFrench,hasalwayssymbolizedtheconceptoffreedom;theBarbiedoll,whichhasbecomethequeenofalltoys;AmericanGothic,aportraitshowingafarmerandhiswife;theBuffalonickel,aNewHorizonCollegeEnglishBookⅢ陈超3tributetothebuffaloandtheNativeAmericanpeoplewhowerekilledanddisplacedtomakeroomforEuropeanexpansion;andfinally,theimageofUncleSam,whichrepresentsAmericanresolve,strength,andpatriotism.TheStatueofLibertystandsnotonlyforthemostimportanteventintheUShistory,theWarofIndependence,butalsoforthenation’squestforthespiritofliberty,astheDeclarationofIndependencegoes,“Weholdthesetruthstobeself-evident,thatallmenarecreatedequal,thattheyareendowedbytheirCreatorwithcertainunalienableRights,thatamongtheseareLife,LibertyandthepursuitofHappiness”.ThatiswhythestatueisrankedasthefirstsymboloftheAmericanculture.9.Isitnecessarytoconductthepatrioticeducationamongtheyouthoftoday?Muchtoourdistress,theseyearshaveseenagrossneglectofpatrioticeducationinoursociety,asaresultofmoreandmoreweightbeingattachedtotheeconomiceffectsorthematerialgains.Accordingtosomeofficialreports,manyofthenationalheroesintheChinesehistoryhavegivenwaytopopstarsinyoungpeople’sminds.Inviewoftheabove,therei