美国人的价值观(英文版)

AmericanValues——组员：毛美娟左孝梅周福萍杨秀兰Americanvalues一．Originandcauses二．Contents三．Spreadandeffects一、Origin•美国的建立与基督教尤其是新教息息相关。•ThefoundationofAmericaisrelatedtobothChristianityandProtestantism.ThefoundationoftheNewWorldbyColumbusBuildarelationshipwithEuropeTheCatholiccametoAmericaThespreadofChristianityThedevelopmentofEuropeUKbecameametropolitanstateofNorthAmerica•Americaisahighlymodernsociety,anditisareligiouscountryaswell.ThreefourthsofAmericansareChristians.Itisoneofthecountrieswhoseprincipleofseparationofchurchandstateiscarriedoutthoroughly,buttherearesomepoliticfactorsdiscoveredintheirpoliticallifeandsociallife.Americanvaluesexistsinthisbackground.•WiththedevelopmentofAmericahistory,itskeyvaluecombinedanddevelopedwithsociety,anditgraduallyformedthemainstreamofsocialistcorevalues,whichbasedonsubstance,Individualismandsoon.CausesAmericanvalueshasacloselyconnectionwiththeconstructionofAmerica.Mostofthepeopleareimmigrants,nomatterwhereareyoucomefrom,onlywithpersistentstruggle,canyousurviveonthecontinent.二、Content1.Individualism(个人主义)2.Strongsenseoftime3.Futureorientation(未来至上)4.Workorientation（工作至上）5.Practical6.Moneyorientation（金钱至上）7.TakeanactivepartincharityIamtheSaviour（救世主）•Americansthinkthattheyarethemasterofnature,theycancontroltheenvironmentaroundthem.Whentheygetintotrouble,thefirstthoughtcomeintotheirmindisthattheycanconqueritwithoutother’shelp.1.Individualism(个人主义)Americanscitizens•Americanscitizensemphasizeonachievementsandrespectheroes.Theybelievethatone’spersonalvalueisequivalenttohisachievementinhiscareer.Personalrightscannotviolate（侵犯）Allmenarecreatedequal;thattheyareendowedbytheirCreatorwithcertainunalienablerights;thatamongthesearelife,libertyandthepursuitofhappiness.——《theDeclarationofIndependence》人人生而平等；造物主赋予他们若干不可剥夺的权利，其中有生命权，自由权，追求幸福的权利。——《独立宣言》EqualityAmericansbelievethatallpeoplearecreatedequalandthatallshouldhaveanequalopportunitytosucceed.Parentsandchildrenarefriends.Americanshatetotreatthepersonwhohasahighersocialstatewithgreatrespect.IndividualcompetitionAmericaisacountrythattheweakarethepreyofthestrong（弱肉强食）.Inordertochangetheirsocialclassandmaketheirlifetimedreamcometrue,theyhavetocompetewithothers,andcompetitionhasalreadybecameonepopularattitudeinthesociety.PersonalthinkingPeoplewerenurturedtolearnautocriticism(自我反省)、self-management、self-affirmation(自我肯定)，notfollowtheherd,especiallydoasother’sinstruction.So,Americansgoodatthinking,nottrustotherpeopleeasily,especiallythegovernment.Directness(直接)andopenness（坦率）Americansarelikelytobecompletelyhonestindeliveringtheirnegativeevaluations.Ifyoudidsomethingwrong,they’lltellyoudirectly,notlikepeopleinothercountriestoexpresstheiropinionsinapoliteway.2.StrongsenseoftimeTimeisofutmostimportancetomostAmericans.Theirlivesseemcontrolledbythelittlemachinestheywearontheirnextappointmentontime.So,intheUS,“makeanappointment（预约）”and“arrivalontime（准时到达）”areveryimportant.≈3.Futureorientation(未来至上)Americansdevaluethepast.Theyarehopefulthatthefuturewillbringevengreaterhappiness.Theycanfaceuptovarietiesoffrustrationsintheirlivessincetheylookingforwardtothefuture.4.Workorientation（工作至上）Americansextremelydespise（鄙视）thedeadbeatpeople（游手好闲者）.Intheirview,workisthemattermustbetreatedseriously.Sinceyouliveintheworld,youhavethe“vocation（天职）”towork.Sucha“no-nonsence（绝不胡闹）”attitudetowardlifehascreatedaclassofpeopleknownas“workaholics（工作狂）”.5.PracticalWillitmakemoney?WhatcanIgainfromit?ThesearethekindsofquestionsAmericansarelikelytoask,ratherthan:Willitbeenjoyable?Willitenrichmyknowledge?6.Moneyorientation（金钱至上）TheacquisitionofmoneyisveryimportanttotheAmericanpeople,becauseit’stheclearestproofofsuccess-----thoughthereareotheracceptableproofs.Whenyoushowyoursuccess,thereisnobetterwaythanmakingotherpeopleknowyourabilityofenjoythematerialgoods.7.Takeanactivepartincharity三SpreadofAmericanValuesMoviesFastfoodTransnationalcorporation…moviesCaptainAmericaIronManIndividualism;praiseheroes：futureorientationConclusion:thereareoftenmanydilemmas,butthosedifficultiescanfinallybesolvedbythemaincharacters.Acceptunconsciously.FastfoodCherishtimeTransnationalcorporation•Americanofficalssupportthetransnationalcorporationtodevelopallovertheworld.Inthisprocess,Americanvaluesgetsspread.Andinfluenceallovertheworld.EffectsHighdivorcerate（高离婚率）Homosexuality（同性恋）intheUSislegalandbroughtintothepublicAmericanshavethegunfreedom.SinceAbrahamLincolnwasassassinated（遇刺）,in1865,therewere6presidentsassassinated,fourofthemdied.Asfortheotheraspectsofshootingdeaths,morethanonemilliononeyear,about80peoplediedeveryday.