美国人的性格特点及成因Word文档格式.docx
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所学专业名称
英语师
指导教师
金艳
2014年12月10日
美国人的性格特点及其成因分析
学院外国语学院
二〇一四年十二月十日
AnalysisoftheAmericanCharactersandFormingReasons
By
TaoYuqing
Underthesupervisionof
AssociateProfessorJinYan
AThesis
SubmittedtotheSchoolofForeignLanguages
InPartialFulfillmentoftheRequirement
FortheDegreeofBachelorofArtsinEnglish
AtChuzhouUniversity
December10,2014
Acknowledgements
Iwouldliketotakethisopportunitytoexpressmyheartfeltgratitudetoallthesewhohelpedmeinonewayoranotherinthepletionofthisthesis.
Firstofall,Iowegreatindebtednesstomysupervisor,AssociateProfessorJinYanwhosestrictdemandsandinsightfulsuggestionsareindispensablethroughallthestagesofdevelopmentandrevisionofthethesis.Hehasmadelotsofcorrectionsandsuggestionswhilereadingmydraftsofthethesis.Withouthispatienceandwisdomthepresentthesiswouldbeunthinkable.
SpecialthanksshouldalsobeextendedtoalloftheteacherswhotaughtmeduringmyfouryearsofstudyinChuzhouUniversity,inparticular,associateprofessorsJinYanfortheirenlighteninginstructions.
Atlast,Iwouldliketoextendmysinceregratitudetomyfamilyanddearfriends.Withtheirconsistentsupportandencouragement,Iwouldbeabletocarryonmystudyandpletethisthesis.
Abstract
WhenitestotheAmericanculture,moreissuesaretalkedaboutAmericangeography,politics,andeconomy,insteadofitspeople.Asamatteroffact,Americanpeopleisalsoasignificantpartofitsnationalculture.ThispapermainlytalksaboutcharactersofAmericanpeopleandmanyformingreasons.Differentnationalitieshavedifferentcharactersduetovariouslyculturalbackgrounds,suchas,Chinesemodesty,Frenchromance,Germanstrictnessandsoon.CertainlyAmericanpeoplehasitsownuniquecharacters:
openness,directness,independence,self-reliance,hardwork,etc.AlthoughAmericanpeopleareamiable,theyresistthefate.However,Allthesecharactersarenothaphazard,theyareformedfromavarietyoffactors,includinghistory,geography,culture,religion,andeatinghabits.
Keywords:
Americanpeople;
Americancharacters;
formingreasons.
摘要
提到美国文化,人们谈论更多的是美国的地理,政治,经济,而非她的人民。
事实上,美国的人民也是其文化的重要组成部分,本文就将讨论美国人的性格特点及其诸多形成的原因。
不同的民族有着不同的性格特征。
人们常常谈及中国人的含蓄,法国人的浪漫,德国人的严谨等等。
当然,美国人也拥有其鲜明的性格特征。
美国人奔放,随和,坦率和独立进取,自立,自动,抗拒命运。
所有的这些特点不是偶然的,是受其历史,地理,文化,及饮食习惯等各种因素共同形成的结果。
关键词:
美国人;
美国人的性格特点;
形成原因。
TableofContents
Acknowledgements………………………………………………....…I
Abstract................................................................................................II
摘要…………………………………………….…….…………………III
Tableofcontents…………………………………………...…………IV
1.Introduction…………….……………………………………………1
2.Americancharacters…………….....…………………1
2.1Openness…..…………………….....…………….……….……….1
2.2Informality.............………..………...…………..............................2
2.3Successasagoal…..……………….....…………….……….…....2
2.4Independenceandself-reliance…………….....…...…....................2
2.5Spiritofresistingthefate………….....…………….……….…......2
3.ReasonsforformingAmericancharacters……….....…...……...3
3.1Historicalfactor……………………………….....…..…….….…...3
3.2Geographicalfactor.……….…………………………………........3
3.3Climaticfactor…..………………………...……………..…...........4
3.4Culturalfactor……………………………………………...............5
3.5Religiousfactor…………………………………............................6
4.Conclusion...........................................................................................7
5.Bibliography…………………………………….…………………8
1.Introduction
Everynationhasitsownuniquepersonality.PeopleoftentalkaboutChinesemodesty,Frenchromance,andGermanstrictnessetc.TheAmericancharacterequallyhasitsowndistinctivefeatures.Americansaregenerallycheerful,sociable,andtheyhaveinformaletiquette.Thefirstmeetingisnotnecessarytoshakehands.Sometimes,theyjustsmile,andsay”Hi”or“Hello”,whichtheyconsideredispolite.Americansgenerallyshakehandswithwomengently.Infarewell,theyjustwavetoyouandsay“Goodbye”or“Seeyoutomorrow”.Butifothersbowtothem,theyalsousetheappropriateetiquettetoexpresstheirrespect,suchasshakinghands,nodding,huggingandsoon.WhenyoufirstmakeaAmericanfriend,hemaytalkwithyouallthetime.Whenyouwalkinthestreet,glancingtostrangerswithnointention,hemaysmileornodtoyou,orsay“Hello”.Ifyourcarbreaksdownontheroad,enthusiasticAmericanpeoplewillhelpyoutorepair.Ifyougetlostinthestreet,theywillbeeagertohelpyou.
Americansdonotliketobesubordinatedtootherswhendealingwitheachother.Theyeitherdonotlikethosewhoaretoopolitetoplimentthemselves.Therefore,Americansmakefriendsandhopetogivepeopleagoodimpression,butoftenlackthekindofheart-familiar.Besides,theyareindependentandenterprising.Theydonotliketodependontheirparentsandothers.Onthestreet,everymorningyouwillseeaboydeliveringmorningnewspapersdoortodoorregardlessofthewindandrain.Theywillgettheirreturnbytheireffort.TomostAmericanstudents,theyearntheirtuitionbydoingpark-timejobandstrugglingforscholarships.Theyhavetoleavetheirparentstoliveontheirownwhentheyareinadulthood.
Everythingintheworldhasitsorigin.Thereisnoexception.Certainlyculturealsohasithistory,letalonetheAmericancharacters.Americancharactersarenothaphazard,andtheyhavetheirorigin.Theyareformedfromavarietyoffactors,includinghistory,geography,culture,religion,andeatinghabits.
2.Americancharacters
2.1openness
Americansareopenandoutgoing.Theyareeasiertoapproach.Americanpeopleliketotalkwitheachotherbothacquaintancesandstrangers.However,theydislikekeepingsilence,andtheyarenotgoodathidingtheiropinions.WhenyouseeafewAmericanswhoaretalkingactivelyinthestreet,actuallymaybetheyjustknoweachotheronehourago.PeoplewhohaveevercontactwithAmericanswillhavethesamefeelingthatAmericansinthewesternpeoplearethemostoutgoing,andthemostamiable.CertainlyitisalsotheAmericanloveliness.
2.2informality
Americansarewell-knownfortheirinformalityintheworld.Wecanfindthischaracterfromtheirdressandtheirwayofgreetingwhentheymeet.Americansdressverycasually.Intheireyes,fortisthemostimportantandtheyconsideritunnecessarytodothoseflashyandsuperficialitems.Intheofficebuilding,youwillfindthosewhite-collarworkerswithoutacoatandatieworkintheiroffices.Inaddition,inuniversitycampus,youwillseeAmericanprofessorswhooftenwearjeansandNikeshoesintheirclasses.TheirdressisverynormalinAmericancampus.Lastbutnotleast,inthename,whethersubordinatesseetheirbosses,orstudentsmeettheirteachers,Americansgenerallyjustneedtosmile,orsay“Hi”and“Hello”.Itisnotnecessarytoaddtoanytitles.
2.3Successasagoal
IntheeyesofAmericans,whatisthemostimportantisnotthefamilybackgroundofoneperson,buthisowntalentandability.Evenachild,healsowantstoperformveryprominentlyintheschooltowinhisparentsfavor.Theyalsoseemtounderstandthatloveoftheirparentsisnottheirbirthright,buttheirspoilsthroughtheirefforts.ThatAmericansplaceaveryhighvaluationuponsuccessisagreedonbyalmosteveryAmericans.Successforthemdoesnotnecessarilymeanmaterialrewards,butrecognitionofsomesortwhichispreferablymeasurable.Iftheboyturnsouttobeapreacherinsteadofabusinessman.Thatisallright.Butifthebiggerhischurchandcongregationare,themoresuccessfulhewillbe.
2.4Independenceandself-reliance
Americansdonotlikerelyonothers,equallytheyeitherdislikeothersrelyingonthemselves.Everymorningyouwillseeaeleven-year-oldboywhowilldelivermorningnewspapersdoortodoor,andsomegirlsatthesameagewillgototheneighborstohelplookingafterlittlechildren.Theirparentsconsiderthatindependencefortheirchildrenfromchildhoodwillhavegreatbenefitsontheirfuturesociallife.Besides,Americansareparticularabout“DOITYOUSELF”.InAmerica,theygenerallydotheirowncooking,theirownwashing,theirownmarketingandothertaskswhoevertheymaybeadoctor,professor,lawyer,businessmanandsoon.Theyhaveacertainofsocialstatus,buttheydonotthinkthatdoingchoreswillreducetheirdecentidentity.Theyhaveenougheconomicpowertoemployahousekeeper,buttheydonotthinkthattheyneedtodothis.
2.5Spiritofresistingthefate
Americansdonotbelievethepowerofthefate.Theythinkthosewhobelievethefatearebackward,naiveandbarbaric.Thefatalismistherepresentativeofsuperstition,lazinessandunwillingnessoftakingactiveaction.Americansareveryactive.Thereisanarticlecalled“Americanonthemove”,whichtalksaboutAmericanhistory,actuallyAmericanhistoryofimmigration.InAmerica,40millionfamilieswillmoveeveryyear,andaverageonefamilyinfivefamilieswillmoveonceeverythreeyears.Thisfrequentimmigrationinacertainreflectthattheyarenotusedtoliveordinarydailylife,andtheyareeagertofindanewplace,lookingfornewjobopportunities,andgainanewcharacter.
3.ReasonsforformingAmericancharacters
3.1Historicalfactor
Thedevelopmentandchangeofeverythingaretheproductofacertainhistoricalperiod.TheformingofAmericancharacterhasaprofoundlysocialandhistoricalorigin.Americansdonotexperiencethefeudalsociety.Beforetheinvasion,Americaisaprimitivesociety
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