读懂美国.一本就够了 本书特色
本书旨在提高中小学英语教师对英语国家文化与国情的了解，也适合一般英语及英语文化爱好者阅读。主要包括几个主要的英语国家的社会、历史、地理、政治、经济、文化等的概况，配以精美的插图。语言地道简单。这是一本用英语介绍英语母语国家文化概况的书，在阅读的同时，你不仅了解了英语国家的概况，也无形之中提高了英语水平。是一套不可多得的好书。
读懂美国.一本就够了 内容简介
本书旨在提高中小学英语教师对英语国家文化与国情的了解。主要包括几个主要的英语国家的社会、历史、地理、政治、经济、文化等的概况，通过学习进一步提高在岗教师的对所教语言国家的了解，从而可以进一步提高教学质量。
读懂美国.一本就够了 目录
i. geography and people
1.1 the land
1.2 the people
1.2.1 the "melting pot"
1.2.2 population and settlement
1.2.3 religion
ii. history
2.1 america in the colonial era
2.2 the war of independence
2.3 the civil war
2.4 america in the 20th century
2.5 america in the 21st century
iii. government, congress and legal system
3.1 constitution
3.2 government
3.2.1 the legislature
3.2.2 the executive
3.2.3 political parties
3.2.4 election
3.3 the legal system
3.3.1 the court structure
3.3.2 criminal law, civil law, and court proceedings
iv. society and economy
4.1 society
4.1.1 social security
4.1.2 welfare program
4.1.3 voluntary services
4.1.4 health care services
4.1.5 housing
4.1.6 religion
4.2 economy
4.2.1 a historical perspective
4.2.2 agriculture industry and service agriculture
4.2.3 industry and manufacturing
4.2.4 service industries
4.2.5 labor and labor union
v. culture and education
5.1 culture
5.2 forces that shaped american culture
5.2.1 imported traditions
5.2.2 the emergence of an american voice
5.2.3 immigration and diversity
5.2.4 development of mass media
5.2.5 the impact of consumerism
5.3 ways of life
5.3.1 living patterns
5.3.2 food and cuisine
5.3.3 dress
5.3.4 sports and recreation
5.3.5 arts
5.3.6 literature
5.3.7 music
5.4 libraries and museums
5.4.1 libraries
5.4.2 museums
5.5 education
5.5.1 elementary and secondary education
5.5.2 higher education
5.5.3 goals and purposes of education
vi. characteristics of its english
6.1 phonology
6.2 vocabulary
6.3 morphology
6.4 english words that survived in the united states
6.5 regional differences of american english
vii. customs and holidays
7.1 customs
7.1.1 meeting someone
7.1.2 speaking on the telephone
7.1.3 eating out
7.1.4 tipping
7.1.5 smoking
7.1.6 alcohol laws
7.1.7 illicit drugs
7.1.8 pets
7.1.9 sexuality
7.1.10 things toavoid (general)
7.2 holidays and special days
7.2.1 new year's day
7.2.2 epiphany
7.2.3 martin luther king day
7.2.4 groundhog day-- 2nd february
7.2.5 lincoln's birthday-- 12th february
7.2.6 shrove tuesday
7.2.7 ash wednesday
7.2.8 valentine's day -- february 14
7.2.9 washington's birthday / presidents' day
7.2.10 eid al-adha (feast of sacrifice) -- february
7.2.11 saint patrick's day-- march 17
7.2.12 easter
7.2.13 palm sunday
7.2.14 good friday -- the friday before easter
7.2.15 secretaries day
7.2.16 mother's day
7.2.17 memorial day
7.2.18 father's day
7.2.19 independence day
7.2.20 labor day
7.2.21 halloween
7.2.22 veteran's day
7.2.23 thanksgiving
7.2.24 christmas
references
postscript
读懂美国.一本就够了 作者简介
黄建滨，男，57岁，浙江大学外语学院英语教授，曾任教育部高等学校大学外语教学指导委员会秘书长、委员，浙江大学外语学院党委副书记，现任浙江大学人文学部中国文化传播中心主任。在高等教育出版社、浙江大学出版社、外语教学与研究出版社、上海外语教育出版社、上海译文出版社等出版英语教材、教辅、词典合计100余本。在国内外学术期刊如现代外语、外语界、学位与研究生教育、Polyglossia等发表论文102余篇。
