美國(guó)社會(huì)主流價(jià)值觀課件

TraditionalMainstreamValuesofUSA--thespiritofAmericanpeople

--LarryLiuTraditionalMainstreamValues1Igrowupinsuchasocialenvironment:U.S.imperialismisournumberoneenemy.Frommychildhood,Americaismysterioustome.Intheprocessofmygrowingup,IwascuriousaboutAmericanpeopleandtheirstoriesandhadafeelingthatmydreamcametruewhenmyforeignaffairsworkledmetoAmericaandgavemechancetounderstandAmericanculture.

Igrowupinsuchasocialenv2

Human’snaturemakespeoplecuriousabouteachother.Whentheymeetpeoplefromdifferentcountries,besidessomesimplequestionslike“Whatislifelikeintheircountry?”“Whatkindoffooddotheyeat?”“Whataretheircustoms?”,theyhavemorequestionsabouttheculture:Human’snaturemakespeoplec3Whatdothepeoplebelievein?Whatdotheyvaluemostinlife?Whatmotivatesthem?Whydotheybehavethewaytheydo?

Whatdothepeoplebelievein?4Today,IchoosetotakeanAmericancultureapproachtoourdiscussion,focusingonthetraditionalmainstreamvalues(美國(guó)社會(huì)主流價(jià)值觀)thathaveattractedimmigrantstotheUnitedStatesforover200years.Afterexplaininghowthesetraditionalvaluesdeveloped,wewilltracehowtheyaffectvariousaspectsofAmericanlife.ThisinformationwillhelpusgetacompositepictureofAmericanbeliefsandpracticesastheyrelatetoeducation,business,government,sports,recreation,andsoon.

Today,IchoosetotakeanAme5Ihopetheintroductioncanhelpusbecomemoresensitivetoculturaldifferences.However,myintroductionisnottopersuadeChinesepeopletoacceptAmericanway，butrathertohelpunderstanditmorefullyandcomparewithours.Andseewhatwecanlearnfromeachother.

Ihopetheintroductioncanhe6TherearesixmainstreamvaluesofAmericansociety:1.IndividualFreedom（個(gè)人自由）;2.Self-Reliance（自力更生）;3.EqualityofOpportunity

（機(jī)會(huì)平等）;4.Competition（競(jìng)爭(zhēng)）;5.MaterialWealth（物質(zhì)財(cái)富）;6.HardWork（辛勤工作）

Therearesixmainstreamvalue7Thesevaluesoriginatedfrom“TheDeclarationofIndependence”(獨(dú)立宣言),peoplewillneverforgetitssaying:Weholdthesetruthstobeself-evident,thatallmenarecreatedequal,thattheyareendowedbytheirCreatorwithcertaininalienable（不能剝奪的）rights,thatamongtheseareLife,LibertyandthepursuitofHappiness.Thesevaluesoriginatedfrom“8Let’shaveafurtherlookintothesesixvalues.Historically,theUnitedStateshasbeenviewedas“thelandofopportunity”,attractingimmigrantsfromallovertheworld.TheimmigrantsbelievedthattheywouldfindopportunitiesinAmericawiththissetofvalues.

Let’shaveafurtherlookinto9Threeofthem--IndividualFreedom,EqualityofOpportunity,andMaterialWealth–representtraditionalreasonswhyimmigrantshavebeendrawntoAmerica.Inordertoachievethesebenefits,however,therewerepricestobepaid:Self-Reliance,Competition,andHardWork.Byandby,thesesixbasicvaluesbecometraditionalvaluesystem.

Threeofthem--IndividualFr10IndividualFreedomandSelf-RelianceTheearliestsettlerscametotheNorthAmericancontinenttoestablishcoloniesthatwerefreefromthecontrolsthatexistedinEuropeansocieties.Theywantedtoescapetocontrolsplacedontheirlivesbykingsandgovernments,priests（牧師）andchurches,noblemenandaristocrats(貴族).

IndividualFreedomandSelf-Re11Toagreatextent,theysucceeded.In1789,whentheywrotetheConstitutionfortheirnewnation,theyseparatedthose“privilegedclass”(特權(quán)階層)mentionedabovefromthegovernmenttoensurethatanaristocraticsocietywouldnotdevelop.Therewouldbenorulingclassofnobilityinthenewnation.

Toagreatextent,theysuccee12ThewordfreedomisoneofthemostrespectedpopularwordsintheUnitedStatestoday.Byfreedom,Americansmeanthedesireandtheabilityofallindividualstocontroltheirowndestiny(命運(yùn))withoutoutsideinterferencefromthegovernment,arulingnobleclass,thechurch,oranyotherorganizedauthority.Thewordfreedomisoneofthe13Thereis,however,apricetobepaidforthisindividualfreedom:self-reliance.Individualsmustlearntorelyonthemselvesorrisklosingfreedom.Thismeansachievingbothfinancialandemotionalindependencefromtheirparentsasearlyaspossible,usuallybyage18or21.ItmeansthatAmericansbelievetheyshouldtakecareofthemselves,solvetheirownproblems,and“standontheirowntwofeet”.Thereis,however,apriceto14Thisstrongbeliefinself-reliancecontinuestodayasatraditionalbasicAmericanvalue.MostAmericansbelievethattheymustbeself-reliantinordertokeeptheirfreedom.Iftheyrelytoomuchonthesupportoftheirfamiliesorthegovernmentoranyorganization,theymaylosesomeoftheirfreedomtodowhattheywant.

Thisstrongbeliefinself-rel15EqualityofOpportunityandCompetitionBecauseofthebeliefthateveryonehasachancetosucceedinAmerica,generationsofimmigrants,fromtheearliestsettlerstothepresentday,havecometotheUnitedStateswiththisexpectation.BecausetitlesofnobilitywereforbiddenintheConstitution,noformalclasssystemdevelopedintheUnitedStates.

EqualityofOpportunityandCo16Thehopesanddreamsofmanyoftheimmigrantswerefulfilledintheirnewcountry.Thelowersocialclassintowhichmanywereborndidnotpreventthemfromtryingtorisetoahighersocialposition.Americansseemuchoflifeasarace(比賽)forsuccess.Forthem,equalitymeansthateveryoneshouldhaveanequalchancetoentertheraceandwin.Thehopesanddreamsofmanyo17Ithelpsensurethattheraceforsuccessisafaironeandthatapersondoesnotwinjustbecauseheorshewasbornintoawealthyfamily,orlosebecauseofreligion.ThisAmericanconceptof“fairplay”isanimportantaspectofthebeliefinequalityofopportunity.

Ithelpsensurethattherace18

Thereis,however,apricetobepaidfortheequalityofopportunity:competition.Ifmuchoflifeisseenasarace,thenapersonmustruntheraceinordertosucceed;apersonmustcompetewithothers.IfeverypersonhasanequalchancetosucceedintheUnitedStates,thenitiseveryperson’sdutytotryAmericansmatchtheirenergyandintelligenceagainstthatofothersinacompetitivecontestforsuccess.

Thereis,however,apr19Peoplewholiketocompeteandaremoresuccessfulthanothersarehonoredbybeingcalledwinners.Ontheotherhand,thosewhodonotliketocompeteandarenotsuccessfulwhentheytryareoftendishonoredbybeingcalledlosers.

Peoplewholiketocompeteand20ThepressuresofcompetitioninthelifeofanAmericanbegininchildhoodandcontinueuntilretirementfromwork,andlearningtocompetesuccessfullyispartofgrowingupintheUnitedStates.ThoughcompetitioncausesAmericanstobeenergetic,butitalsoplacesafeelingofuselessandunwantedonthosewhoarenotveryenergeticsuchasoldpeoplewhogenerallydidnotcompetewell.

Thepressuresofcompetitioni21ThethirdreasonforimmigrantstocometotheUnitedStatesisveryimportant–forabetterlife.Thatis,toraisetheirstandardofliving.Ofcourse,mostimmigrantsdidnot“getrichovernight”,andmanyofthemsufferedterribly,butthemajorityofthemwereeventuallyabletoimproveupontheirformerstandardofliving.Thethirdreasonforimmigrant22Eveniftheywerenotabletoachievetheeconomicsuccesstheywanted,theycouldbefairlycertainthattheirchildrenwouldhavetheopportunityforabetterlife.InAmerica,mostAmericansdohaveothervaluesandideals,butacquiringandmaintainingalargenumberofmaterialpossessionsisofgreatimportance.

Eveniftheywerenotableto23ThemainreasonisthatmaterialwealthhastraditionallybeenawidelyacceptedmeasureofsocialstatusintheUnitedStates.BecauseAmericansrejectedtheEuropeansystemofhereditaryaristocracy(世襲貴族)andtitlesofnobility(貴族頭銜),theyhadtofindasubstituteforjudgingsocialstatus.

Themainreasonisthatmateri24

Thequalityandquantityofanindividual’smaterialpossessionsbecameanacceptedmeasureofsuccessandsocialstatus.Americanshavepaidaprice,however,fortheirmaterialwealth:hardwork.Americansseematerialpossessionsasthenaturalrewardfortheirhardwork.

Thequalityandquantityofa25Insomeways,materialpossessionswereseennotonlyastangible(有形資產(chǎn))evidenceofpeople’swork,butalsooftheirabilities.Theybelievethatpeopleshouldholdjobsandnotliveoffwelfarepaymentsfromthegovernment.

Insomeways,materialpossess26Thesixbasicvaluespresentedabove--IndividualFreedom,Self-Reliance,EqualityofOpportunity,Competition,MaterialWealth,andHardWork--donottellthewholestoryoftheAmericanpicture.Inreality,somepeoplehaveabetterchanceforsuccessthanothers.Thosewhoarebornintorichhavemoreopportunitiesthanthosewhoarebornintopoorerfamilies.

Thesixbasicvaluespresented27Inheriting(繼承)moneydoesgiveapersonadecidedadvantage.ManyblackAmericanshavefeweropportunitiesthantheaveragewhiteAmerican,andmanywomenhavefeweropportunitiesthanmen,inspiteoflawsdesignedtopromoteequalityofopportunityforallindividuals.

Inheriting(繼承)moneydoesgive28AstheUnitedStateshasshiftedfromanindustry-basedeconomytoonethatisserviceorinformation-based,therehasbeenadeclineinhigh-payingjob.AstheUnitedStatescompetesinaglobaleconomy,manyworkersofmanufactureindustryarelosingtheiroldjobsandfindingthattheyandtheirfamilymembersmustnowworklongerhoursforlessmoneyandfewerbenefits.

AstheUnitedStateshasshift29Butallofthesedonotdiminishtheimportanceofthesixbasicvalues.Americanpeoplebelieveinthemandarestronglyaffectedbythemintheireverydaylives.

Butallofthesedonotdimini30ItiseasiertounderstandwhatAmericansarethinkingandfeelingifwecanunderstandwhatthesebasictraditionalAmericanvaluesareandhowtheyhaveinfluencedalmosteveryfacetsoflifeintheUnitedStates.Itiseasiertounderstandwha31Myopinion:Firstly,whyshouldwestudyAmericanculture?PeopleinChinanowwouldliketotalkaboutlastthirtyyears’reformandopeningtooutsideworldwhenChinahashadgreatchanges.Thebiggestchange,Ibelieve,istheculture.

Myopinion:32China‘straditionalculturewhichhaslastedseveralthousandyearshasmetchallenge.Thesocietyisfullofuncertainty,alotofpeoplejustfeelataloss.ForthousandsofyearsChinafocusonimperialpower(皇權(quán)),peoplegotusedtolisteningtothewordsofking'sandtheirsuperiors’,butnowordinaryChinesepeoplehavetolearntobetheirowndecisionmaker.China‘straditionalculturewh33PeoplerealizethatChinashouldbemodernized,justlikewest,buttheydonotknowhow.Culturalconflictsometimesishard.Inthiscase,drawlessonsfromwesterncountryespeciallyAmericaiswise,“Thestoneofotherhillcanpolishthejadeofours”(他山之石可以攻玉),justasoneoftheoldsayinggoes.

PeoplerealizethatChinashou34Secondly,wecannotavoidonefactwhenwelearnforeignlanguages--wearelearningdifferentculturewhichismuchmoreimportantthanthelanguageitself.Secondly,wecannotavoidone35Whatdowereallylearnwhenwestudyaboutothercultures?Firstandforemost,welearnaboutourown.Untilweareconfrontedbyadifferentwayofdoingthings,weassumethateveryonedoesthingsthesamewaythatwedo,andthusourownculture–ourvalues,attitudes,behavior--islargelyhiddenfromourview.

Whatdowereallylearnwhenw36Whenwespendsometimeanalyzinganotherculture,however,webegintoseeourownmoreclearlyandtounderstandsomeofthesubtleties（微妙）thatmotivateourbehaviorandouropinions.Therefore,youcannothelpbutbegintounderstandyourselfandyourownculturesbetterasaresult.

Whenwespendsometimeanalyz37Forexample,Mr.LuXun(魯迅)，China’sgreatmodernwriterandthinker,wrotealotofessaysandnovelsaboutthenatureofChinesepeople,afterstudyinginJapanandcomparedthedifferentculturesbetweenChinaandwest.Someofhisworkssuchas“MadMan’sDiary”(狂人日記),“AhQ’sStory”（阿Q正傳）,and“NewYear’sDescription”（祥林嫂）haveinspiredseveralgenerationsofChinesepeople,andhavealsobeenthegoodhelpforwesternpeopletounderstandours.Forexample,Mr.LuXun(魯迅)，Ch38Thirdlyandlast,inthiseraofglobalization,therearealwaysopportunitiesforexploitingone’s“foreignness”,especiallywhenitbecomesarealchallengeofourlife.Thebestwayistoacceptthechallengeofsocialchangebravely,regardlessof“l(fā)ike”or“dislike”ofanotherculture.

Thirdlyandlast,inthisera39ForourChinesepeople’s“foreignness”,nothingismorethanMarxismwhichhasaprofoundimpactonmodernChinaandhasmergedintoourculture.ThisiswhatIwasremindedsittinginfrontofthepicturesofMarxandEngelswhenIwasvisitingthehomeofMarxinGermany.ForourChinesepeople’s“fore40AlthoughwherewilloursocialistmotherlandgoandwhatourmodernChina’svaluewillbearestillconfusedme,IhavefullconfidenceinChina'sfuture!

---ENDAlthoughwherewilloursocial41演講完畢，謝謝觀看！演講完畢，謝謝觀看！42

TraditionalMainstreamValuesofUSA--thespiritofAmericanpeople

--LarryLiuTraditionalMainstreamValues43Igrowupinsuchasocialenvironment:U.S.imperialismisournumberoneenemy.Frommychildhood,Americaismysterioustome.Intheprocessofmygrowingup,IwascuriousaboutAmericanpeopleandtheirstoriesandhadafeelingthatmydreamcametruewhenmyforeignaffairsworkledmetoAmericaandgavemechancetounderstandAmericanculture.

Igrowupinsuchasocialenv44

Human’snaturemakespeoplecuriousabouteachother.Whentheymeetpeoplefromdifferentcountries,besidessomesimplequestionslike“Whatislifelikeintheircountry?”“Whatkindoffooddotheyeat?”“Whataretheircustoms?”,theyhavemorequestionsabouttheculture:Human’snaturemakespeoplec45Whatdothepeoplebelievein?Whatdotheyvaluemostinlife?Whatmotivatesthem?Whydotheybehavethewaytheydo?

Whatdothepeoplebelievein?46Today,IchoosetotakeanAmericancultureapproachtoourdiscussion,focusingonthetraditionalmainstreamvalues(美國(guó)社會(huì)主流價(jià)值觀)thathaveattractedimmigrantstotheUnitedStatesforover200years.Afterexplaininghowthesetraditionalvaluesdeveloped,wewilltracehowtheyaffectvariousaspectsofAmericanlife.ThisinformationwillhelpusgetacompositepictureofAmericanbeliefsandpracticesastheyrelatetoeducation,business,government,sports,recreation,andsoon.

Today,IchoosetotakeanAme47Ihopetheintroductioncanhelpusbecomemoresensitivetoculturaldifferences.However,myintroductionisnottopersuadeChinesepeopletoacceptAmericanway，butrathertohelpunderstanditmorefullyandcomparewithours.Andseewhatwecanlearnfromeachother.

Ihopetheintroductioncanhe48TherearesixmainstreamvaluesofAmericansociety:1.IndividualFreedom（個(gè)人自由）;2.Self-Reliance（自力更生）;3.EqualityofOpportunity

（機(jī)會(huì)平等）;4.Competition（競(jìng)爭(zhēng)）;5.MaterialWealth（物質(zhì)財(cái)富）;6.HardWork（辛勤工作）

Therearesixmainstreamvalue49Thesevaluesoriginatedfrom“TheDeclarationofIndependence”(獨(dú)立宣言),peoplewillneverforgetitssaying:Weholdthesetruthstobeself-evident,thatallmenarecreatedequal,thattheyareendowedbytheirCreatorwithcertaininalienable（不能剝奪的）rights,thatamongtheseareLife,LibertyandthepursuitofHappiness.Thesevaluesoriginatedfrom“50Let’shaveafurtherlookintothesesixvalues.Historically,theUnitedStateshasbeenviewedas“thelandofopportunity”,attractingimmigrantsfromallovertheworld.TheimmigrantsbelievedthattheywouldfindopportunitiesinAmericawiththissetofvalues.

Let’shaveafurtherlookinto51Threeofthem--IndividualFreedom,EqualityofOpportunity,andMaterialWealth–representtraditionalreasonswhyimmigrantshavebeendrawntoAmerica.Inordertoachievethesebenefits,however,therewerepricestobepaid:Self-Reliance,Competition,andHardWork.Byandby,thesesixbasicvaluesbecometraditionalvaluesystem.

Threeofthem--IndividualFr52IndividualFreedomandSelf-RelianceTheearliestsettlerscametotheNorthAmericancontinenttoestablishcoloniesthatwerefreefromthecontrolsthatexistedinEuropeansocieties.Theywantedtoescapetocontrolsplacedontheirlivesbykingsandgovernments,priests（牧師）andchurches,noblemenandaristocrats(貴族).

IndividualFreedomandSelf-Re53Toagreatextent,theysucceeded.In1789,whentheywrotetheConstitutionfortheirnewnation,theyseparatedthose“privilegedclass”(特權(quán)階層)mentionedabovefromthegovernmenttoensurethatanaristocraticsocietywouldnotdevelop.Therewouldbenorulingclassofnobilityinthenewnation.

Toagreatextent,theysuccee54ThewordfreedomisoneofthemostrespectedpopularwordsintheUnitedStatestoday.Byfreedom,Americansmeanthedesireandtheabilityofallindividualstocontroltheirowndestiny(命運(yùn))withoutoutsideinterferencefromthegovernment,arulingnobleclass,thechurch,oranyotherorganizedauthority.Thewordfreedomisoneofthe55Thereis,however,apricetobepaidforthisindividualfreedom:self-reliance.Individualsmustlearntorelyonthemselvesorrisklosingfreedom.Thismeansachievingbothfinancialandemotionalindependencefromtheirparentsasearlyaspossible,usuallybyage18or21.ItmeansthatAmericansbelievetheyshouldtakecareofthemselves,solvetheirownproblems,and“standontheirowntwofeet”.Thereis,however,apriceto56Thisstrongbeliefinself-reliancecontinuestodayasatraditionalbasicAmericanvalue.MostAmericansbelievethattheymustbeself-reliantinordertokeeptheirfreedom.Iftheyrelytoomuchonthesupportoftheirfamiliesorthegovernmentoranyorganization,theymaylosesomeoftheirfreedomtodowhattheywant.

Thisstrongbeliefinself-rel57EqualityofOpportunityandCompetitionBecauseofthebeliefthateveryonehasachancetosucceedinAmerica,generationsofimmigrants,fromtheearliestsettlerstothepresentday,havecometotheUnitedStateswiththisexpectation.BecausetitlesofnobilitywereforbiddenintheConstitution,noformalclasssystemdevelopedintheUnitedStates.

EqualityofOpportunityandCo58Thehopesanddreamsofmanyoftheimmigrantswerefulfilledintheirnewcountry.Thelowersocialclassintowhichmanywereborndidnotpreventthemfromtryingtorisetoahighersocialposition.Americansseemuchoflifeasarace(比賽)forsuccess.Forthem,equalitymeansthateveryoneshouldhaveanequalchancetoentertheraceandwin.Thehopesanddreamsofmanyo59Ithelpsensurethattheraceforsuccessisafaironeandthatapersondoesnotwinjustbecauseheorshewasbornintoawealthyfamily,orlosebecauseofreligion.ThisAmericanconceptof“fairplay”isanimportantaspectofthebeliefinequalityofopportunity.

Ithelpsensurethattherace60

Thereis,however,apricetobepaidfortheequalityofopportunity:competition.Ifmuchoflifeisseenasarace,thenapersonmustruntheraceinordertosucceed;apersonmustcompetewithothers.IfeverypersonhasanequalchancetosucceedintheUnitedStates,thenitiseveryperson’sdutytotryAmericansmatchtheirenergyandintelligenceagainstthatofothersinacompetitivecontestforsuccess.

Thereis,however,apr61Peoplewholiketocompeteandaremoresuccessfulthanothersarehonoredbybeingcalledwinners.Ontheotherhand,thosewhodonotliketocompeteandarenotsuccessfulwhentheytryareoftendishonoredbybeingcalledlosers.

Peoplewholiketocompeteand62ThepressuresofcompetitioninthelifeofanAmericanbegininchildhoodandcontinueuntilretirementfromwork,andlearningtocompetesuccessfullyispartofgrowingupintheUnitedStates.ThoughcompetitioncausesAmericanstobeenergetic,butitalsoplacesafeelingofuselessandunwantedonthosewhoarenotveryenergeticsuchasoldpeoplewhogenerallydidnotcompetewell.

Thepressuresofcompetitioni63ThethirdreasonforimmigrantstocometotheUnitedStatesisveryimportant–forabetterlife.Thatis,toraisetheirstandardofliving.Ofcourse,mostimmigrantsdidnot“getrichovernight”,andmanyofthemsufferedterribly,butthemajorityofthemwereeventuallyabletoimproveupontheirformerstandardofliving.Thethirdreasonforimmigrant64Eveniftheywerenotabletoachievetheeconomicsuccesstheywanted,theycouldbefairlycertainthattheirchildrenwouldhavetheopportunityforabetterlife.InAmerica,mostAmericansdohaveothervaluesandideals,butacquiringandmaintainingalargenumberofmaterialpossessionsisofgreatimportance.

Eveniftheywerenotableto65ThemainreasonisthatmaterialwealthhastraditionallybeenawidelyacceptedmeasureofsocialstatusintheUnitedStates.BecauseAmericansrejectedtheEuropeansystemofhereditaryaristocracy(世襲貴族)andtitlesofnobility(貴族頭銜),theyhadtofindasubstituteforjudgingsocialstatus.

Themainreasonisthatmateri66

Thequalityandquantityofanindividual’smaterialpossessionsbecameanacceptedmeasureofsuccessandsocialstatus.Americanshavepaidaprice,however,fortheirmaterialwealth:hardwork.Americansseematerialpossessionsasthenaturalrewardfortheirhardwork.

Thequalityandquantityofa67Insomeways,materialpossessionswereseennotonlyastangible(有形資產(chǎn))evidenceofpeople’swork,butalsooftheirabilities.Theybelievethatpeopleshouldholdjobsandnotliveoffwelfarepaymentsfromthegovernment.

Insomeways,materialpossess68Thesixbasicvaluespresentedabove--IndividualFreedom,Self-Reliance,EqualityofOpportunity,Competition,MaterialWealth,andHardWork--donottellthewholestoryoftheAmericanpicture.Inreality,somepeoplehaveabetterchanceforsuccessthanothers.Thosewhoarebornintorichhavemoreopportunitiesthanthosewhoarebornintopoorerfamilies.

Thesixbasicvaluespresented69Inheriting(繼承)moneydoesgiveapersonadecidedadvantage.ManyblackAmericanshavefeweropportunitiesthantheaveragewhiteAmerican,andmanywomenhavefeweropportunitiesthanmen,inspiteoflawsdesignedtopromoteequalityofopportunityforallindividuals.

Inheriting(繼承)moneydoesgive70AstheUnitedStateshasshiftedfromanindustry-basedeconomytoonethatisserviceorinformation-based,therehasbeenadeclineinhigh-payingjob.AstheUnitedStatescompetesinaglobaleconomy,manyworkersofmanufactureindustryarelosingtheiroldjobsandfindingthattheyandtheirfamilymembersmustnowworklongerhoursforlessmoneyandfewerbenefits.

AstheUnitedStateshasshift71Butallofthesedonotdiminishtheimportanceofthesixbasicvalues.Americanpeoplebelieveinthemandarestronglyaffectedbythemintheireverydaylives.

Butallofthesedonotdimini72ItiseasiertounderstandwhatAmericansarethinkingandfeelingifwecanunderstandwhatthesebasictraditionalAmericanvaluesareandhowtheyhaveinfluencedalmosteveryfacetsoflifeintheUnitedStates.Itiseasiertounderstandwha73Myopinion:Firstly,whyshouldwestudyAmericanculture?PeopleinChinanowwouldliketotalkaboutlastthirtyyears’reformandopeningtooutsideworldwhenChinahashadgreatchanges.Thebiggestchange,Ibelieve,istheculture.

Myopinion:74China‘straditionalculturewhichhaslastedseveralthousandyearshasmetchallenge.Thesocietyisfullofuncertainty,alotofpeoplejustfeelataloss.ForthousandsofyearsChinafocusonimperialpower(皇權(quán)),peoplegotusedtolisteningtothewordsofking'sandtheirsuperiors’,butnowordinaryChinesepeoplehavetolearntobetheirowndecision