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ThecorevalueofAmerican－Individualismthevalueofmoneythenotionofloveandmarriagetheoutlookonlife......WhyDoAmericansActLikeThat?WhydoAmericansactdifferently?ThecorevalueofAmericanIndividualismWhatdoestheindividualismmean?thebeliefthattherightsandfreedomofindividualpeoplearethemostimportantrightinasociety.（强调个人的权利和自由在社会中的重要性）thebehaviourorattitudeofsomeonewhodoesthingsintheirownwaywithoutbeinginfluencedbyotherpeople.（强调个性）Whatdoestheindividualismmean?Allmanarecreatedequal,thattheyareendowedbytheirCreatorwithcertainunalienablerights,thattheyareamongthesearelife,libertyandthepursuitofhappiness.--《TheDeclarationofIndependence》IndividualismiswidelyembodiedinAmericandailylife...Evidence...Ⅰ.Independence（独立自主）Americansviewthemselvesashighlyindividualisticintheirthoughtsandactions.ⅠⅠ.Independence（独立自主）Theyresistbeingthoughtofasrepresentativesofanyhomogeneousgroup.Whentheydojoingroups,theybelievetheyarespecial-Justalittledifferentfromothermembersofthesamegroup.Ⅰ.Independence（独立自主）•IntheU.S.youwillfindpeoplefreelyexpressingavarietyofopinionsanywhereandanything.Americangirls:expresstheirloveetraightly.Chinesegirls:expresstheirlovesubtly.Ⅱ.privacy（隐私）•Individualismleadstoprivacy,whichAmericansseeasdesirable.ItisnotuncommonforAmericanstosay,andalmosttobelieve:IfIdon'thaveanhouradaytomyself,Igostark-raringmad.Ⅱ.privacy（隐私）Goodfencesmakegoodneighbors.好篱笆铸就好邻居。Aperson'shomeiscastle.一个人的家庭就是他的城堡。Ⅲ.Self-helpInitiative(自立进取）•Americanstakecreditonlyforwhattheyaccomplishasindividuals.Theygetnocreditforhavingbeenbornintoarichfamilybutpridethemselvesinhavingclimbedtheladderofsuccess,towhateverlevel,allbythemselves.Ⅲ.Self-helpInitiative(自立进取）•InanEnglish-languagedictionary,therearemorethan100compositewordsthathavethewordselfasaprefix.Theequivalentofthesewordscannotbefoundinmostotherlanguages.ItisanindicatorofhowhighlyAmericansregardtheself-mademanorwoman.Ⅲ.Self-helpInitiative(自立进取）•Americansdonotbelieveinthepoweroffate.Theythinkthateveryoneshouldhavecontroloverwhateverintheenvironmentmightpotentiallyaffecthimorher.Theproblemsofone'slifearenotseenashavingresultedfrombadluckasmuchashavingcomefromone'slazinessandunwillingnesstotakeresponsibilityinpursuingabetterlife.Ⅳ.Equality（平等/公平）•EqualityissocherishedintheU.S.thatitisseenashavingareligiousbasis.Americansbelievethatallpeoplearecreatedequalandthatallshouldhaveanequalopportunitytosucceed.Thisconceptofequalityisstrangetoseveneighthsoftheworldwhichviewsstatusandauthorityasdesirable,eveniftheyhappentonearthebottomofthesocialorder.•Godhelpsthemthathelpthemselves.•天助自助者。•Everymanisthearchitectofhisownfortune.•每人都是自己命运的设计师。•Everymanforhimself,andGodforusall.•人人为自己，上帝为大家。•Everymanisnearesthimself.•每个人都最亲近自己。Whatthelifecreedtheygenerallyacceptedis...WhyDoAmericansActLikeThat?•Chinese:Youlookpale.What'sthematter?•American:I'mfeelingsick.Acold,maybe.•Chinese:Goandseethedoctor.Drinkmorewater.Didyoutakeanypill?Putonmoreclothes.Haveagoodrest.•American:Youarenotmymother,areyou?Thankyouforyourattention!