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雅文化 The second longcontinuing immigration 第二次人口遷移運(yùn)動(dòng) Time: from 16th century on, with the Expansion of Europe 從 16世紀(jì)歐洲擴(kuò)張運(yùn)動(dòng)開(kāi)始 People: Europeans and Africans 歐洲人和非洲人 (notably Christopher Columbus) (特別是克里斯朵夫 .哥倫布) * Why did Europeans came to the New Land? 為什么歐洲人要來(lái)新大陸? Christopher Columbus, an Italian sailor, believed that by sailing west from Europe he could reach the far .哥倫布是一個(gè)意大利航海家,他相信從歐洲一直向西航行他就可以到達(dá)遠(yuǎn)東地區(qū)。 he must therefore entertain new ideas, and form new opinions.” 美國(guó)人是一種新型的人,他們按新的原則辦事,他們因此必然吸取新的思想,形成新的見(jiàn)解。 “ Here individuals of all nations are melted into a new race of men, whose labors and posterity will one day cause great changes in the world.” 來(lái)自各個(gè)種族的人,在此熔化為一個(gè)新的民族,他們的勞動(dòng)及他們的后代必將給世界帶來(lái)巨大的變化。 13個(gè)前英殖民地聯(lián)合一致反抗當(dāng)時(shí)的大英帝國(guó),通過(guò)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)贏得了他們的獨(dú)立。 fact, the American continent was first discovered by an Italian sailor called Christopher Columbus in 1492. 事實(shí)上,美洲大陸是 1942年由意大利航海家克里斯朵夫 .哥倫布首先發(fā)現(xiàn)的。每個(gè)州在其自己范圍內(nèi)具有管轄當(dāng)?shù)厥聞?wù)的基本權(quán)利。在國(guó)旗上,每顆星代表一 個(gè)州。The United States of America 1. The full name of America is the United States of America. 美國(guó)的全稱是美利堅(jiān)合眾國(guó)。 2. Now it has 50 states and some other territories. All these 50 states,with each represented by a star on the national flag, “united” under the Federal Government which is the central government. With the exception of Alaska and Hawaii, all the other 48 states are on the mainland and border on each other. 現(xiàn)在,它已有 50個(gè)州及其他一些地區(qū),是在中央政 府 ——聯(lián)邦政府下聯(lián)合起來(lái)的。 3. A state is the largest administrative unit in the country. It is something like a province in some other countries. Each state keeps the basic powers of government for itself within its own ,就像一些國(guó)家的省一 樣。 is a new nation and the product of the Western Civilization. 美國(guó)是一個(gè)新民族,是西方文明化的產(chǎn)物。 . was not officially founded until 1776 when 13 former British colonies rose up against the British Empire and fought a war for their independence. 1776年美國(guó)成立。 J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur (settled in Pennsylvania in the 18th century) 赫克托 .圣約翰 .德克雷夫科爾( 18世紀(jì)移居賓西法尼亞地區(qū)) Letters from an American Farmer《 美國(guó)農(nóng)人書(shū)簡(jiǎn) 》 “He is an American, who leaving behind him all his ancient prejudices and manners, receives new ones from the new mode of life he has embraced, the new government he obeys, and the new rank he