symbols-of-America-美国象征

Unit4SymbolsofAmericaJackKerouacOntheRoadisanovelbyAmericanwriterJackKerouac,basedonthetravelsofKerouacandhisfriendsacrossAmerica.ItisconsideredadefiningworkofthepostwarBeatandCounterculturegenerations,withitsprotagonistslivinglifeagainstabackdropofjazz,poetryanddruguse.TheTownandtheCityisessentiallyanautobiographicalnovel.TheTownandtheCitywaswrittenbeforeKerouachaddevelopedhisownstyle,anditisheavilyinfluencedbyThomasWolfe.JacksonPollockJacksonPollockwasaninfluentialAmericanpainterandamajorfigureintheabstractexpressionistmovement.Hewaswellknownforhisuniquestyleofdrippainting.LouisArmstrongwasanAmericanjazztrumpeter,singer,andaninfluentialfigureinjazzmusic.LouisArmstrongBackgroundinformationBornAugust4,1901NewOrleans,Louisiana,U.S.DiedJuly6,1971(aged69)Corona,Queens,NewYorkCity,U.S.GenresDixieland,jazz,swing,traditionalpopOccupationsMusicianInstrumentsTrumpet,cornet,vocalsYearsactivec.1914–1971AssociatedactsJoeKingOliverLouisArmstrongUncleSamBuffaloNickelAmericanGothicBarbieAmericanlandmark&naturalwondersAmericannaturalwondersAmericanlandmark&naturalwondersAmericanlandmark&naturalwondersUsefulExpressionsAreyousure…?Iamsure./Sure./Definitely.Areyoucertain…?Iamunsurewhether…/I’mnotsureIsitcertainthat…?Ican’tsayforcertain./.It’suncertainIsitpossiblethat…?Maybe./Possibly.Isitprobablethat…?It’spossible/probable.Isitlikelythat…?MusthavedoneIsthereanypossibilitythat…?Isthereanyprobabilitythat…?Isthereanychance/likelihood…?