American dream and Chinese dream

AmericanDream&ChineseDreamContents:1.IntroductionofAmericandream2.American’sgreatpride3.Americansdreams4.DifferentAmericanDreamsatdifferenttimes5.Culturelink6.Chinesedreams7.Conclusion1.AmericanDream1.美国幻梦，美国梦(用此流行语以强调民主、平等和自由等美国的立国理想)2.一种强调平等，特别是物质繁荣的美国式(社会)理想(指追求富庶、人人自由和机会均等等)3.美国生活方式；美国文化(或社会)ThetermAmericandreamwasfirstposedbyJamesTruslowAdamsinhisbookTheEpicofAmericanwhichwaswrittenin1931.美国梦一词最早是由詹姆斯.特拉斯洛·亚当斯在他1931年的著作《美国史诗》中提出的。2.American’sGreatPrideHavingrisentobethenumberoneworldsuperpowersince1776,Americansareveryconfident:Putmenonthemoonseventimesandbroughtallmenbacksafely.Noothercountriesintheworldcandothat.Inventedmostofthetechnologythatismodernizingtheworld,suchasshippingcontainers,massfactoryproduction,computerhardwareandsoftware,internethardwareandsoftware,commercialjetairplanes,radio,television,ATMsinbanks.Thelistisendless•The4internationalinstitutionstostabilizetheworld,includingUN,IMF,WorldBank,andGATT/WTO.(GeneralAgreementonTariffsandTrade)•Mostofthetime,thegeneralsandadmirals（海军上将）broughtAMERIANSvictoriesinwartocreateandexpandtheUnitedStates.•Ninety-ninepercentofthefailurescomefrompeoplewhohavethehabitofmakingexcuses.----byGeorgeWashington•Nothingcanstopthemanwiththerightmentalattitudefromachievinghisgoal;nothingonearthcanhelpthemanwiththewrongmentalattitude.----ThomasJefferson•Youcanhaveanythingyouwantifyouwantitbadlyenough.Youcanbeanythingyouwanttobe,doanythingyousetouttoaccomplishifyouholdtothatdesirewithsinglenessofpurpose.----AbrahamLincoln•Farbetteritistodaremightythings,towinglorioustriumphs,eventhoughcheckered（成功与失败并存）byfailure,thantotakerankwiththosepoorspiritswhoneitherenjoynorsuffermuch,becausetheyliveinthegraytwilight（灰暗的光线）thatknowsneithervictorynordefeat.----TheodreRoosevelt3.Americandreams•Thebig/ambitiousdreams•Acityuponhill(山巅之城）–anidealcommunity,viewthecountryasagreatexperiment,aworthymodelforothernations•Democracy（民主）,liberty（自由）,equality（平等）,PursuitofHappiness（追求幸福）Theindividual’sdreams•ThebeliefofAmericansthattheircountryoffersopportunitiesforagoodandsuccessfullife.•Forminoritiesandimmigrants,thedreamalsoincludesfreedomandequalrights.4.DifferentAmericanDreamsatdifferenttimes•Americangoldendream•In1848,JamesW.MarshallfoundgoldinCaliforniaandpeoplebeganhavinggoldendreams.That19thcenturyAmericanDreammotivatedtheGoldRushandgaveCaliforniaitsnicknameoftheGoldenState.DuringWorldWarII,inthefoxholes(战壕)andgunturrets(回转炮塔),theAmericanDreamwasarose-coveredcottagewithawhitepicketfence（篱笆）,afrontporch（院子）withasqueakyswing（秋千）,ashadystreet,brightandobedientchildren,campingtrips,fishing,thecornersodafountain,andseeingyourchildrentakingpartinschoolchurchplays.----depictedbyNormanRockwellModernpeople’sAmericanDreamsTodowhattheywant•Toownahomeorriseoutofpoverty.•ToserveGod,country,orcommunity.•Towanttolearntoreadorruntheirownbusiness.•ToexercisefundamentalAmericanrights:toopenlypracticetheirreligionandtospeakwhatisintheirmindsandhearts.•Weholdthesetruthstobeself-evident（显而易见）,thatallmenarecreatedequal,thattheyareendowed（赋予）byCreatorwithcertainunalienable（不可剥夺的）Rights,thatamongtheseareLife,LibertyandthePursuitofHappiness.•Thattosecuretheserights,Governmentsareinstituted（建立）amongMen,derivingtheirjust（正义）powerfromtheconsent（赞同）ofthegoverned（被统治者）5.CulturelinkDeclarationofIndependence•Thatwheneveranyformofgovernmentbecomesdestructive（毁灭性的）oftheseends,itistherightofthepeopletoalter（改变）ortoabolish（废除）it,andtoinstitutenewgovernment,---ConstitutionoftheUS•Itwentintoeffectin1788•Since1789,27amendmentshavebeenaddedtoit•BillofrightswereratifiedDec.15,1791AmericanAnthem美国国歌星条旗永不落ThesuccessfulexamplesofAmericanDreamBenjaminFranklin–thefounderofAmerica,theforefatherAbrahamLincoln–the16thPresidentRockFeller--thepetroltycoonCarnage–thesteeltycoonTheyareself-mademen•TheGovernorofCalifornia,ArnoldSchwarzenegger（施瓦新格）,themodelofthenewAmericanDream.Afteryearsofhardwork,hegrewfromapooryoungmanfromAustriaintoamoviesuperstarandthengovernor.•BillClinton–the42ndUSpresident•BarrackObama–thefirstUSblackpresident•ForrestGump阿甘正传•SisterCarrier嘉里妹妹(literature)Americandreamsaredrivingpeopletogoforwardtoachievetheirgoals.IsTheAmericanDreamdisappearing?•Nowwehavelittlecondos(乐观的精神）,boomboxes(喇叭)blaringrap(指责)androck(摇滚乐),hotrods(改装成的高速汽车）,drugs,alcohol,cheapsex,abortion（人工流产）,guns,hateandviolence.Nearlyeverysinisapplaudedontelevisiontalkshows.•Istherestillan“AmericanDream”?----RobertKieckhefer6.Chinesedreams•ButattheothersiteofPacificOcean,ahistoricalcountryisraisingagain–China.ChinesepeopleusedtopursuetheirdreamsinUSyearsago,ofcourse,itisstillgoingon–travelacrossPacificOcean,cometoUS.•Butnow,mostpeoplefromothercountriesbegintopursuetheirdreamsinChina.ThecommonChinesepeople’sChinesedreams•Abighouse•Anexpensivecar•Abigfortune•Ahappymarriage•Aharmoniousfamily•TravelingaroundtheworldBigChinesedreams•Superpower•Aharmonioussociety•Stabledevelopmentineconomy----•TheAmericandreamistheidea(oftenassociatedwiththeProtestantworkethic)heldbymanyintheUnitedStatesofAmericathatthroughhardwork,courageanddeterminationonecanachievepr