本書以美國的傳統(tǒng)核心價值觀為主線,涵蓋美國的主義與問題兩大方面的內(nèi)容。前幾個章節(jié)為美國的主義,如清教主義、個人主義等,這些主義為美國社會與文化的基礎(chǔ),后幾個章節(jié)挖掘美國社會的幾大問題。因此,教材的安排為先基礎(chǔ),后細(xì)節(jié):先對社會與文化有較為全面的了解,再具體、深入地思索其主要的社會問題。
UNIT 1 Protestantism ..............................................1
Part I Background Knowledge ..................................... 1
Part II Reading Passage (Text A) ................................. 4
Part III Supplementary Reading Passage (Text B)....... 14
UNIT 2 Individualism ............................................. 19
Part I Background Knowledge .................................. 19
Part II Reading Passage (Text A) ............................... 22
Part III Supplementary Reading Passage (Text B)....... 31
UNIT 3 Egalitarianism ............................................ 38
Part I Background Knowledge .................................. 38
Part II Reading Passage (Text A) ............................... 43
Part III Supplementary Reading Passage (Text B)....... 49
UNIT 4 Materialism ............................................... 52
Part I Background Knowledge .................................. 52
Part II Reading Passage (Text A) ............................... 55
Part III Supplementary Reading Passage (Text B)....... 62
UNIT 5 Exceptionalism ........................................... 66
Part I Background Knowledge .................................. 66
Part II Reading Passage (Text A) ............................... 68
Part III Supplementary Reading Passage (Text B)....... 74
UNIT 6 Racial Problems ......................................... 78
Part I Background Knowledge .................................. 78
Part II Reading Passage (Text A) ............................... 84
Part III Supplementary Reading Passage (Text B)....... 90
CONTENTS
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美國文化
AMERICAN CULTURE
UNIT 7 Gun Problems ............................................ 93
Part I Background Knowledge .................................. 93
Part II Reading Passage (Text A) ............................... 96
Part III Supplementary Reading Passage (Text B)..... 102
UNIT 8 LGBT Issues .............................................105
Part I Background Knowledge ................................ 105
Part II Reading Passage (Text A) ............................. 110
Part III Supplementary Reading Passage (Text B)..... 117
Appendix I List of Famous American Presidents ................................. 120
Appendix II List of Important Historical Events in American History (in
Chronological Order) ......................................................... 127