美国概况Chapter 1PPT.ppt

英美文化纵览 * * Part Two The United States of America Contents 1. American Geography 2. American Population and Ethnic Groups 3. American History I (1600-1900) 4. American History II (1900-1945) 5. American History III (Post WWII Era) 6. American Economy 7. American Government 8. American Education 9. American Cultural Life 10. American Social Life Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,? The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.? Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me.? I lift my lamp beside the golden door. USA’s Emblem 美国的国徽是由威廉·巴顿William Barton和查尔斯·汤姆逊Charles Thomson设计的，美国政府于1782年6月20日开始用这个国玺来鉴定重 要文件。 国徽的图案，正中是一只象征独立、自由精神的白头鹰，前面盾牌状的国旗，代表了1777年加入美国联邦的十三个州。白头鹰的右爪持着希望和平的橄榄枝，左爪握着决心自卫的利箭。白头鹰衔着一条用拉丁文写着“合众国” 字样的彩带，国徽顶端则是透过云雾，闪闪发光的十三颗金星。 The Great Seal shows a wide-spread eagle, faced front, having on his breast a shield with thirteen perpendicular red and white stripes, surmounted by a blue field with the same number of stars. In his right talon the eagle holds an olive branch, in his left a bundle of thirteen arrows, and in his beak he carries a scroll inscribed with the motto: E Pluribus Unum“, meaning out of many, one The Eagle appears in the Seals of many of our States, on most of our gold and silver coinage, and is used a great deal for decorative patriotic purposes. The eagle represents freedom. The Star-Spangled Banner made up of 13 alternating red and white stripes and 50 white stars on a blue field Stars are considered a symbol of the heavens and the divine goal the stripe is symbolic of the rays of light from the sun White: Signifies purity and innocence Red: Signifies valor and bravery Blue: Signifies Vigilance, perseverance, and justice National Floral Emblem - The Rose a symbol of love, beauty, war, and politics United States as other see it Land of promise and opportunity? No one can deny the attraction of this country to those in need, to those denied the means to show themselves and