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文化美国家庭是怎样的？AmericanfamilyIntheUnitedStates,mostfamilieshavetwoorthreechildren,andtherearealsoevenlargerfamilies.Certainly,childrenlivetogetherwiththeirparents.Butwhenthechildrenhavefamilies,theywillmoveoutandhavetheirownhouses.Parentsusuallykeepintouchwiththeirgrownchildrenandtakegreatinterestintheirgrandchildren.Onholidays,membersofthelargerfamily-grandparents,aunts,uncles,andcousins-oftenhavemealstogether.BothMotherandFathercanhaveavoiceinthefamily,butnotallfamiliesarerunthisway.ManyfamiliesstilllivebytheoldrulethatFather'swordislaw.Now,somemothersdonotstayathomeanylonger.Theyalsogoouttowork.Today,about10millionAmericanmotherswithchildrenundereighteenhavejobs.Insomefamilies,mothershavetoworkbecausethefathercanneitherfindjobsnormakeenoughmoney.Inotherfamilies,themothermayworktomakemoremoneysootherfamilycanenjoyabetterliving.Manyworkingmothershavetolookforacleaningwomanonedayormoredaysaweektohelpwithhouseworkandlookafterthechildren.美国的房车文化ThevancultureintheUSAmericanswithsmallfamiliesownasmallcaroralargerone.Ifbothparentsareworking,theyusuallyhavetwocars.Ifthefamilyislarge,theywillbuyavan(住房汽车).Asmallcarcanholdfourpeople.Alargecarcanholdsixpeoplebutitisverycrowded(拥挤).Avancanholdsevenpeopleeasily.Americanscallvansmotorhomes.Amotorhomeisalwaysusedforholidays.Soifafamilyhasavan,thegrandparentsareoftenaskedtogoonatraveltogether.Mr.Bushandhiswifehadathirdchildlastyear.Sotheyhavetoselltheoldcarandbuyavan.Thesixthandseventhseatareusedtoputotherthings,sinceafamilyoffivehavetocarrymanysuitcases(衣箱)whentheytravel.Andwhentheyarriveattheirgrandparents’home,theycanalsocarrytheirgrandparents.Duringthetravel,theycanliveintheirvanforafewdaysorweeks.Allthefamilymemberscanenjoyahappiertimewhentravellingtogether.Somepeopleareevencrazyaboutit.Thatiswhyvanshavebecomeverypopularandtherearemanyparksformotorhomes.冬季奥运会邮票。StampsofWhiteOlympicsTheWinterOlympicsisalsocalledtheWhiteOlympics.Atthistime,manycolorfulstampsarepublishedtomarkthegreatGames.Thefirststampsmarking(标志)theopeningcameoutonJanuary25th,1932intheUnitedStatesforthe3rdWhiteOlympics.Fromthenon,publishingstampsduringtheWhiteOlympicsbecamearule.Duringthe4thWinterOlympicGames,agroupofstampswerepublishedinGermanyinNovemberl936.ThefiveOlympicsringsweredrawnonthefrontofthesportswear.ItwasthefirsttimethattheringsappearedonthestampsoftheWhiteOlympics.Inthe1950s,thestampsofthiskindbecamemorecolorful.WhentheWhiteOlympicscame,allcountriesintheeventpublishedstampstomarkthoseGames.ChinaalsopublishedfourstampsinFebruary1980whentheChinesesportsmenbegantotakepartintheWhiteOlympics.JapanistheonlyAsiancountrythathaseverheldtheWhiteOlympics.14,500millionstampsweresoldtoraise(筹集)moneyforthissportsmeeting.Differentkindsofsportsweredrawnonthesesmallstamps.Peoplecanenjoythebeautyofthewonderfulmovementsofsomesportsmen.美国的DIY文化DoityourselfWhentheAmericansareathome,theyusuallyenjoyspendingtheirfreetimeonallkindsofDIYs(doityourself).MaybethisisalittledifferentfromourChinesepeople.WhenweChineseareathome，wewouldliketoenjoyourselvesbywatchingTVorreceivingourfriends.ButAmericanpeoplelikespendingtheirtimeindoingsomekindofworkontheirown.Theybelieveittobehelpfulandinteresting.Intheireyes，DIYswillnotonlyhelpthemtodeveloptheirbrainsbutalsosavethemmuchtime.Foraverylittlejob，theywillneedtothinktwicebeforecarryingitoutwell.Thiswillcertainlydomuchgoodtotheirbrainsandmakethembrighterandbrighter.SomeAmericanslivefarawayfromtheservicecentre（服务中心）.Whensomethinggoeswrong，theywillhavetowaitforalongtimebeforefindingtherightservice.Inthesecases，theywouldalsolovetomanagebythemselves.SoinAmerican，DIYsareverypopular.Therearealotofnewspapersonthem，evenbooksandwebsites世界各地典型的茶文化。TheteaculturearoundtheworldAllaroundtheworld,peopledrinktea.Butdifferentcultureshavetheirownwaysofdrinkingtea.InChina,untiltheMingdynasty(朝代),teawasmadefromteabricks(茶砖)ratherthanleaves.Peoplealwaysdrinkteawhentheyaregettingtogether.Theydrinkitatanytimeofthedayathomesorintheteahouses.Anothertea-drinkingcountryisEngland.Britonsdrinkover120,000,000cupsofteaeveryday.InEngland,thelateafternoonis“teatime”.Almosteveryonehasacupofteathen.TheEnglishusuallydrinkitwithmilkandsugar.Theyalsoeatcakes,cookiesandafewsandwichesatteatime.Afternoonteaissometimescalled“low”tea,asitisservedatlowercoffeetables.TeaisalsoimportantinJapan.TheJapanesehaveaspecialwayofservingteacalledteaceremony(茶道).Ithasalonghistoryandisfullofmeaning.Thecomplete(完整的)ceremonylastsfourhours.ThereisevenaspecialroomforitinJapanesehomes.汉堡的起源。HamburgersItisknowntoallthatthehamburgerisAmericans’favoritefood.ManypeoplethinktheAmericansmadehamburgersfirst.However,theearliestburgerancestor(祖先)isinventedbyMongol(蒙古)horsemen.Inthe13thcentury,theMongoliansfromCentralAsiamovedintoRussiaandpartsofEurope.Theyatesomethinglikebeef,goatorhorsemeat.Butitwasraw(生的)andtheyputitunderthesaddlesoftheirhorses.SoontheRussiansstartedtoeatrawmeat,too.GermansfromHamburg(汉堡)andothernortherncitieslearnedtoeatthisfoodfromtheRussians.However,theyaddedsalt,pepper(胡椒),arawegg,andthencookedit.Between1830and1900,thousandso