美国英语作文篇1

TheAmericansaremuchinlovewithfood.ThisispartofbeingAmericantoo.BaseballisAmericans'nationalpastime1,butwhat'saballgamewithouthotdogs,peanuts2andCrackerJacks(sweetenedpopcorn3)?HollywoodisAmerica'ssymbolofglamour4andexcitementallovertheworld,butwhowouldwatchamovieinAmericawithoutaskingforanextralargebagofpopcorn?Andtheastronautstookinstantorangedrink[Tang]withthem.

Americansloveallkindsoffood,Italian,Chinese,Mexican,Greek,French,Japaneseandmanyothers.TheAmericansareinfact

“TheUNofFood.”

TogetfamiliarwiththeAmericaneatingcustom,onemustknowtwothings.First,onemustknowthesequence5ofservice.Thereissomethingspecialintermsofthesequence,ororder,ofdishserviceinAmericacomparedwithours.Hereistheorder:

1.Aperitif6—asmallcupofalcoholicdrinktoincreaseone'sappetite7.Thehostorhostesswillask:“Doyoulikeacupofaperitif?”

2.Horsd'oeuvre8—sometastyfoodofferedinsmallquantitiesatthebeginningofameal.

3.Appetizer—orcalledstarter,itisasmallservingofjuice,fruitorseafoodorsomethingelse,atthebeginningofameal,tostimulate9people'sappetite.

4.Nowthemaincourseisunderway:

a)Soup—itisusuallythefirstcourseinadinner.

b)Fish—itisusuallyservedafterthesoupandbeforetheentree10inaformalmeal.

c)Entree—thethirdcourseofameal,generallyitismadeupofahotmeat.

d)Savory11—thelastcourseinaformalmeal,itissomethingpleasanttoeatbutwithasaltyratherthansweettaste.

5.Dessert12—sweetfoodservedtowardtheendofameal,usuallyitisapudding,chocolatecake,orcheeseandbiscuitssometimes.

6.Coffee—that'sthelaststageinaformalpresent-dayEuropeanandAmericandinner.It'sservedeitherattableorinthelivingroom.

Inafamilytreatment,theabove-mentionedNo1-3stagemaybeomitted13,thoughNo4istheessentialpart.Andthemaincoursegenerallyincludesnomorethan5dishesofnutrient14food.Ostentation15isneverunderconsideration.

Anotherthingtomentionisthatservingoneselffromone'sownplateispopularinEuropeandAmerica,exceptforthesoupandbreadwhichistakenandenjoyedaccordingtoone'sneed.

ThesecondonewemustknowabouttheAmericaneatingcustomisthetaboosattable.

(1)Don'tcircleyourplatewithyourarm.Ifyoudoso,youwillbecomethefocus16ofthetable.Everyonewouldwonder:“Isthereanythingwrongwiththefood?”Thismaygiveafalsemessagethatyoudon'tlikethefoodorsomethinglikethat.

(2)Don'tpushtheplatebackwhenfinished.Leaveitwhereitwas.Doyoumeantoremind17thehostessthatyou'vejustcompletedalabor?

(3)Don'tlean18backandannouncethat“I'mthrough”or“I'mstuffed19.”Justputtheforkandknifequietlyacrosstheplate,that'sall.

(4)Don'tcutupeverythingbeforeyoustarttoeat.Cutonlyoneortwobites20atatime.

(5)Nevertakehugemouthfulsofanything.Doyoumeantoshowhowhungryyouare?Don'tdothat!Begentlemanlikeorladylike.

(6)Don'tcrook21yourfingerwhenpickingupacuporglass.Thatlookstooaffected22,farfromladylike!

(7)Neverweartoomuchlipstick23tothetable.Itmaystainthenapkins24andlookgaudy25andembarrassingontherims26ofthecuporglass.

(8)It'sneveracceptabletoreachacrossthetableforanything(aservingdish,forexample).Iftheitemyouwantisnotathand,simplyaskforthenearestpersonforhelp,like“Mrs.Smith,wouldyoumindpassingmethebutter(oradish)?”

美国英语作文篇2

ThestoryaboutValentine‘sDay.

ThereisatouchingstoryaboutValentine‘sDayfromEurope.However,itisinhonorofthegreatbrotherValentine.

Longlongago,thetyrantClaudiuswasinchareofRoman.Histyrannymadeallthepeopleangryandindignant.Notonlylostpeopletheirhome,butalsowarswerebrokeneverywhere.Whataworse,allthemenmustjoininthearmysothatincreasepower.Whenthenewswasspread,everycouplewasforcedtoseparate.Evenifloversmustdamagethemarriagecontract.Thiswasmorethanpeoplecouldbear.However,tyrannycouldnotstoplovingandlovemovedValentine.Inordertofinishedlovers’dream,hehelpedthemtoholdweddings.Unluckily,ClaudiushearditandhedecidedtosentenceValentinetodeadonFeb.14th.

美国英语作文篇3

Differentsocialattitudes:Thebritishare,insomeways,lessconservativethanAmericans-thedrinkingageis18,not21,homosexualcivilunionsarelegal,andabortionhasn'tbeenaseriouspoliticalissueinyears.MixingreligionandpoliticsisextremelyrareintheUK.Ontheotherhand,therearestrictercontrolsonsomethings-it'smuchhardertogetadrivinglicence,andtheagerequirementishigherthaninmoststates,therearespeedcameraseverwhere,CCTVcamerasinmanypublicplaces(althoughtheymayormaynotbeworking),andcarryingweaponsorotherobjectsfor"selfdefence"isillegal(inparticular,notethatpeppersprayisillegal).

Gettingintoadebateabouttherighttobeararmswillbeverytimeconsuming,andmayalsoleadpeopletothinkthatyou'reagun-nutbeforethey'vegottoknowyouproperly.

Smokinginenclosedpublicplacesisillegal-thatincludespubs,theunderground,trainstations...moreorlessanynon-residentialbuildingactually...(similartoNewYork,sonotsomuchofaculturaldifferencethere).

美国英语作文篇4

Recently,themovieAmericanCaptainisveryhot,thethirdepisodehasbeenbroughtintothescreen.

SinceIseethefirstepisode,thisgreatherocatchesmyattentionallthetime.

heissohandsomeandbrave,what’smore,hefightsforthejustice,whichmakeshimacharmingperson.

Iwillsupportthismovie,AmericanCaptainismyhero.

最近,《美国队长》这部电影很热,第三部也已经搬上了屏幕。

自从我看到了第一部,这个伟大的英雄就一直吸引着我的注意力。

他是如此的英俊和勇敢,更为重要的是,他为正义而战,这使得他成为一个充满魅力的人。

我会支持这部电影,美国队长是我的英雄。

美国英语作文篇5

ToLiveinanAmericanFamily

提纲

1.留美学生与当地家庭生活在一起既有优点也有不足。

2.不足之处。

3.与当地家庭生活在一起的优点远超过其不足。

forthestudentwhowantstoimprovehisenglishquicklyandlearnaboutamericancustomsfirsthand,thereisoftenanopportunitytolivewithanamericanfamily.theremaybesomedisadvantagesinthisarrangement;however,ibelievetherearefarmoreadvantages.

firstofall,thedisadvantagesmayincludelackofprivacyandlittleopportunitytobeindependent.theywilllosethechanceoflivingontheirown.anotherdrawbacktolivinginanamericanhomeinvolvesthepossibilitythatthefamilymaytreatthestudentlikeachild.foreample,theparentsmaywanttodecidewhohisfriendsshouldbeandwhereheshouldgoduringhisleisuretime.

eventhoughtheremaybesomedisadvantagesinlivingwithanamericanfamily,theadvantagefaroverweighsthem.bytakingpartinahome-stayprogram,thestudenthasanecellentopportunitytolearnaboutamericancustoms.also,hewilllearnaboutmanyotheraspectsaboutamericanwayoflife,suchasthewayschoolsarerunintheunitedstates.andthefamilywillnodoubtmakecerlainthathebecomesacquaintedwiththisnewwayoflife,andsoonhewillfeelathome.

美国英语作文篇6

GoingabroadforStudies

TheotherdayIannouncedthatIwouldgoabroadforfurtherstudiesrightaftermycollegeeducation.Mydecisionevokedtheimmediateobjectionofmyfamily：Why?WhyshouldIborrowahugesumofmoneyforoverseasstudieswhileImightreceivethesameeducationathomeatrelativelylowcost?Myansweris：inadditiontoknowledge，Icangainexperiencethatthosewhostayathomewillneverhave.

First，experienceistheopportunityforthereal-lifeuseofforeignlanguages.Whileapersoncanstudyaforeignlanguageathome，theeffectcanneverbecomparedwithconstantuseofthelanguageinacademicandeverydaylife.Thereisnobetteropportunitytoimprovesecond-languageskillsthanlivinginthecountryinwhichitisspoken.LivinginEnglish-speakingcountriessuchasAmericaandAustraliaforseveralyears，forexample，myEnglishwillbeasperfectasnativespeakers.

Second，livingandstudyingabroadoffersmeadifferentperspectiveoftheworld.Onauniversitycampus，foreignstudentsarelikelytoencountertheircounterpartsfromdifferentcountriesandareasandareexposedtodifferentideasandvalues.Thishelpsmetohaveameaningfulunderstandingofdifferentsocietiesandinevitablyseesmyowncountryinanewlight.

Third，overseasexperience，frustratingandpainfulasitmaybe，ishelpful.Apersongoingabroadforstudyoftenexperiencesmuchmoredifficulty——difficultyinadaptingtoanewcultureandindealingwithallproblemsalone.Yet，thedifficulty，coupledwiththefrustrationbroughtonbycultureshock，isarewardingexperienceforone'sfuturelifeanddevelopmentofpersonality.

Althoughgoingabroadisexpensiveandperhapspainful，thepayoffisworthwhile.Forthebenefitisnotmerelyknowledgegained，buttheexperiencedesirableinone'spersonallife.