实用的美国英语作文(6篇)

美国英语作文篇1

TheCultureoftheUnitedStatesisaWesternculture,andhasbeendevelopingsincelongbeforetheUnitedStatesbecameacountry.TodaytheUnitedStatesisadiverseandmulti-culturalnation.

Thetypesoffoodservedathomevarygreatlyanddependupontheregionofthecountryandthefamily'sownculturalheritage.Recentimmigrantstendtoeatfoodsimilartothatoftheircountryoforigin,andAmericanizedversionsoftheseculturalfoods,suchasAmericanChinesecuisineorItalian-Americancuisineofteneventuallyappear.GermancuisinealsohadaprofoundimpactonAmericancuisine,especiallythemid-westerncuisine,withpotatoesandmeatbeingthemosticonicingredientsinbothcuisines.Dishessuchasthehamburger,potroast,bakedhamandhotdogsareexamplesofAmericandishesderivedfromGermancuisine

Theprimary,althoughnotofficial,languageoftheUnitedStatesisAmericanEnglish.Accordingtothe20xxU.S.Census,morethan97%ofAmericanscanspeakEnglishwell,andfor81%itistheonlylanguagespokenathome.Nearly30millionnativespeakersofSpanishalsoresideintheUS.Therearemorethan300languagesbesidesEnglishwhichcanclaimnativespeakersintheUnitedStates—someofwhicharespokenbytheindigenouspeoples(about150livinglanguages)andotherswhichwereimportedbyimmigrants.AmericanSignLanguage,usedmainlybythedeaf,isalsonativetothecountry.HawaiianisalsoalanguagenativetotheUnitedStates,asitisindigenousnowhereelseexceptinthestateofHawaii.SpanishisthesecondmostcommonlanguageintheUnitedStates,andisoneoftheofficiallanguages,andthemostwidelyspoken,intheU.S.CommonwealthofPuertoRico.

TherearefourmajorregionaldialectsintheUnitedStates:northeastern,south,inlandnorth,andmidwestern.TheMidwesternaccent(consideredthe"standardaccent"intheUnitedStates,andanalogousinsomerespectstothereceivedpronunciationelsewhereintheEnglish-speakingworld)extendsfromwhatwereoncethe"MiddleColonies"acrosstheMidwesttothePacificstates.

美国英语作文篇2

Music美国人的音乐爱好

JamesFenimoreCooper,anearlyAmericanwriter,oncesaid,"TheAmericansarealmostignorantoftheartofmusic."Ifthatwasoncetrue,youwouldneverknowittoday.MostAmericans——eventhosewithoutamusicalboneintheirbodies——haveafavoritestyleofmusic.Manypeopleenjoyclassicalandfolkmusicfromaroundtheworld.ButotherpopularmusicstylesinAmericawere"madeintheU.S.A."

一位美国早期的作家柯柏(JamesFenimoreCooper)曾说：「美国人对音乐艺术几乎可以说是相当的无知。」如果这话曾经是事实，今日你绝不会这么认为了。大部份的美国人，甚至包括那些没有音乐细胞的人，都有自己喜爱的音乐型态。许多人喜欢世界各国的古典音乐和民俗音乐，然而美国其它的流行音乐则是「在美国制造」的。

CountryandwesternmusicliesclosetotheheartofmanyAmericans.ThisstyleoriginatedamongcountryfolksinthesouthernandwesternUnitedStates.Countrymusictellsdown-to-earthstoriesaboutloveandlife'shardships.Guitars,banjosandviolins——alsoknownasfiddles——givecountrymusicitscharacteristicsound.ThehomeofcountrymusicisNashville,Tennessee——MusicCityU.S.A.Countrymusicevenhasitsownthemeparkcalled"Opryland"whereyoucanenjoymusicshowsandfunrides."TheGrandOleOpry,"theoldestradioshowintheUnitedStates,broadcastscountrymusiclivefromOprylandeveryweekend.

乡村和西部音乐深得很多美国人的人心，这种型态的音乐起源于美国南部和西部的乡村小民们。乡村音乐传述着真实不加渲染的爱情故事和生活中的艰难。吉他、五弦琴和小提琴(violin又名fiddle)可弹奏出乡村音乐的特殊音色。乡村音乐的发源地是田纳西州的纳许维尔市——美国的音乐城市。而乡村音乐甚至还有它自己的主题乐园——Opryland呢!在那儿你可以享受音乐表演以及好玩的游乐设施。美国最老牌的广播节目「TheGrandOleOpry」每个周末都实况播放Opryland的音乐。

Jazzmusic,developedbyAfrican-Americansinthelate1800s,allowsperformerstofreelyexpresstheiremotionsandmusicalskill.Insteadofjustplayingthemelody,jazzmusiciansimprovisedifferenttunesusingthesamechords.Thepeakofjazzmusiccameinthe1920s,knownas"TheJazzEra."ThisperiodproducedmusicianslikeLouisArmstrong,BennyGoodmanandDukeEllington.Thesemusicianslatercreatedthe"bigband"soundsofthe1930s.Differentstylesofjazzdevelopedindifferentcities,suchasNewOrleans,Chicago,NewYorkandKansasCity.ComposerGeorgeGershwinbroughtjazzintotheworldofclassicalmusicwithpieceslike"RhapsodyinBlue."

爵士乐是十九世纪末期由非裔的美国人发展出来的。它让表演者自由地表现他们的情感和音乐技巧。不仅演奏旋律，爵士音乐大师用同样的和弦即兴演奏出不同的曲调。爵士乐的高峰期出现于二○年代，该时期被称为「爵士年代」。这个时期创造出来的乐手有阿姆斯特朗(LouiseArmstrong)，古德曼(Bennygoodman)和埃林顿(DukeEllington)。这些乐手稍后都创造了三○年代的「大乐团」之音。在不同的城市也孕育出不同的爵士风格，像是纽奥尔良、芝加哥、纽约和坎萨斯市。作曲家盖希文(GeorgeGershwin)更以像「蓝色狂想曲」这样的作品，将爵士乐带入古典音乐的世界里。

美国英语作文篇3

Highschoolisaveryimportantstageforstudentsaroundtheworld.Chinesestudentsspendalotoftimestudyingandtheythinkitisthehardeststageforthem.ButwhenwelookatthehighschoolinAmerica,studentsfeelmucheasier.PeoplebelievethatstudyinAmericaisaneasything.

高中对于世界各地的学生来说都是非常重要的阶段，中国学生花了很多时间在学习上，他们认为这是最困难的阶段。但我们看看美国的高中，那里的学生就轻松很多了。人们认为在美国学习是一件很容易的事情。

Whenwelookatthescreen,theschoolatmosphereissolively.Highschoolstudentsalwayshangoutwithfriendsandtakepartinallkindsofparties,whichseemsthattheydon’tneedtoworryabouttheirstudy.Whenweseethis,wefeelenvious.Howniceitwouldbeifourschoollifeislikethis?

我们看向屏幕里的校园，学校气氛很活泼，高中生总是与朋友出去玩，参加各种各样的聚会，似乎他们不需要担心学习。当我们看到这个的时候，就会感到嫉妒，如果我们的学校生活是这样那该有多好啊。

Actually,whatweknowabouttheAmericanteenagers’lifeisnottrueforall.Somehighschoolstudentsknowtheywillnotgotocollegeandchoosetoenjoytheschoollife.Whileforsomestudentswhowanttofightforthetopcollege,theyneedtostudyveryhard.Atthesametime,theyalsoneedtotakepartinsomeactivitiestocaterforthecollege’spermission.Sodon’tbemisledbythesuperficialphenomenon.

实际上，我们所了解的美国青少年的生活是不正确的。一些高中学生知道自己不会去上大学，所以选择享受学校生活。而对于一些想要争夺顶尖大学的学生，他们需要非常努力学习，同时，他们也需要参加一些活动来满足大学的录取条件。所以不要被表面现象所误导。

美国英语作文篇4

HigherEducationinAmerica

Thereisevidencethatevenincompleteuniversitystudygivesapersonbettercareerprospectsthannoneatall.So,itisacceptedthatthebenefitsofauniversitycareerareuseful.

AllthiseffortinAmerica’shighereducationisveryexpensive.Someofthecostscomefromfeesandbenefactions,particularlytowardsresearch,butmosthavetobepaidfrompublicfunds.Parentsfavorbigexpendituresonhighereducation;awiderpublicopinionfavorsthemforidealisticandculturalreasons,andbecauseofthesupposedvalueofeducationasaninvestmentbysociety.

Thefirstuniversitiesweredevelopedbyprivatecharitableorganizations.Theprivateuniversitiesarestillveryimportant,andmostofthebest-knowninstitutions,likeHarvard,YaleandPrinceton,areprivate.

Mostoftheprincipalstateuniversitieshavebetween10,000and30,000students,andsomehaveincreasedrapidlyinthepastfewyears.Privateuniversitiesandcollegesaregenerallysmaller,andalthoughtheyaremorenumerousthanpublicinstitutionstheyhaveasmallertotalnumberofstudentsthanthoseinpublicinstitutions.Theprivatecollegesvaryverymuchinstandardsandreputation,fromtheworld-famousandselecttothecrankyandtheobscure①.ThebestknownofallisHarvard.

Therearealsomanyjuniorcollegestowhichstudentsmaybeadmittedattheendoftheirhighschoolcareer,providingonlythefirsttwoyearsofuniversitywork.

ForthemostpartAmericansthinkthatthere’ssomeadvantageinattendingoneofthebetter-knownprivateinstitutions,inspiteofthehighercost,ratherthanastateuniversity.However,testateuniversitiesarebecomingincreasinglyimportant,andsomeofthem,particularlyintheMidwesthaveareputationpracticallyequaltothatoftheprivateones.Almosteverystatebynowhasseveraluniversityinstitutionsdirectlyundertheauthorityofthestategovernment.

美国英语作文篇5

Americanflagforarectangularshape,lengthandwidthratioof19:10fortheStarsandStripes(theStar-SpangledBanner),theupper-leftcornerflagforthebluestarssurfaceareaofthestarsafewprovisionsintherespectivedepartments,theUnitedStatesisthestateflagonthenumberofafewofthestars.Star13isoutsidetheredandwhitestripes,13stripesonbehalfoftheoriginal13coloniesinNorthAmerica.AccordingtoWashington,said:symboloftheUnitedKingdomwithredstripes,whitestripesandasymboloffreedomfromit.

Moregeneralargumentthattheredsymbolofstrengthandcourage,asymbolofpurityandinnocenceofwhite,blueisasymbolofvigilance,perseveranceandjustice.In1818theU.S.Congresspassthebill,redandwhiteflagonthefixedwidthforthe13,thenumberoffive-pointedstarshouldbeinlinewithseveralstatesofAmerica.

Eachadditionalstate,thenationalflagonastartoincrease,thegeneralinthenewstatestojointhesecondyearaftertheimplementationofJuly4.Sofarhasbeenthenationalflagto50stars,representingthe50U.S.states.June14eachyearas"thedevelopmentoftheanniversaryoftheAmericanflag."Onthisday,commemorativeactivitiesheldthroughouttheUnitedStatestoshowrespectfortheflagandloveofAmerica.

美国国旗为长方形，长宽之比为19：10，为星条旗(theStar-SpangledBanner)，旗面左上角为蓝色星区，区内的星数于有关部门规定，美国的州数就是国旗上的星数。星区以外是13道红白相间的条纹，13道条纹代表最初北美13块殖民地。据华盛顿说：红色条纹象征英国，白色条纹象征脱离它而获得自由。更普遍的说法认为，红色象征强大和勇气，白色象征纯洁和清白，蓝色则象征警惕，坚韧不拔和正义。

1818年美国国会通过法案，国旗上的红白宽条固定为13道，五角星数目应与合众国州数一致。每增加一个州，国旗上就增加一颗星，一般在新州加入后的第二年7月4日执行。至今国旗上已增至50颗星，代表美国的50个州。每年6月14日为“美国国旗制定纪念日”。在这一天，美国各地举行纪念活动，以示对国旗的敬重和对合众国的热爱。

美国英语作文篇6

ForthestudentwhowantstoimprovehisEnglishquicklyandlearnaboutAmericancustomsfirsthand,thereisoftenanopportunitytolivewithanAmericanfamily.Theremaybesomedisadvantagesinthisarrangement;however,Ibelievetherearefarmoreadvantages.

Firstofall,thedisadvantagesmayincludelackofprivacyandlittleopportunitytobeindependent.Theywilllosethechanceoflivingontheirown.AnotherdrawbacktolivinginanAmericanhomeinvolvesthepossibilitythatthefamilymaytreatthestudentlikeachild.Forexample,theparentsmaywanttodecidewhohisfriendsshouldbeandwhereheshouldgoduringhisleisuretime.

EventhoughtheremaybesomedisadvantagesinlivingwithanAmericanfamily,theadvantagefaroverweighsthem.Bytakingpartinahome-stayprogram,thestudenthasanexcellentopportunitytolearnaboutAmericancustoms.Also,hewilllearnaboutmanyotheraspectsaboutAmericanwayoflife,suchasthewayschoolsarerunintheUnitedStates.Andthefamilywillnodoubtmakecerlainthathebecomesacquaintedwiththisnewwayoflife,andsoonhewillfeelathome.