美国文化演讲稿,英文版5篇

第一篇：美国文化演讲稿,英文版

Presentation

I’m glad to show you mine presentation today.And now let’s see some pictures.What are they? Maybe you’ll say “ads”.But do you see the slogans on them? Just as this one “Obey your thirst”.With the development of material prosperity, advertisements have become more and more important in our daily life.Advertisements give latest information about products.But some people think that advertisements don’t give much information but only try to persuade customers to buy.May be what mentioned above is the citizens’ view about advertisement.So, what I want to say is that we can pay more attention on advertising slogans, and some of them give us some inspiration.We might as well take a look.First I want to share my favorite slogan with you.It’s the slogan of the Hennessy.“To me, the past is black and white, but the future is always color.” Just as the slogan said, I hold the view that a person can’t be always lost in the past, and no matter how happy or terrible the past is, the future is worthy to be expected.This slogan gives a clear picture of the life that every successful person who want to realize the dream.Besides, there’s another slogan, “Start Ahead”.I believe that most of us are familiar with its Chinese meaning “成功之路，从头开始”.I

argue that wherever we go and whatever we meet, this sentence is full of power and wisdom.The other one is the slogan of Canon.As it said, “impossible made possible.” When we are in case of emergency or we meet difficulties at the critical stage of our life, it’s a good choice for us to use the slogan for encouragement.There’re also many slogans which deserve to be thought about.For example, “intelligence everywhere,” “the relentless pursuit of perfection,” and the most famous one “just do it”.Maybe we’ll forget them after the first time we heard them or maybe we could seldom remember them unless in a special situation.In my opinion, since we have so many excellent advertising slogans, we have every reason to make full use of the social resources.In other words, after we enjoy the happiness and know about the introduction of the products, we should take in the wisdom and the truth which behind them.Thank you, it’s all my presentation.

第二篇：介绍美国英文演讲稿

篇一：美国文化之节日介绍演讲稿(英文版)the american heritage festival 1.united states is a cultural powers.short but rich history and unique it makes for an ethnic melting pot, and bring together the worlds culture.if the thought of this huge social and human treasures of get in, we may wish to take a short cut, that is, on his holiday to be a general understanding of the culture, because it is a microcosm of the festival.2.day(情人节 情人节)(february valentines day(情人节)(february 14)3.november 1, halloween is the traditional festival of the west.halloween, namely 31 october night, children enjoy a good time to play.as night fell, the children put on colorful costume, and wore a mask of all sorts, put on a pumpkin lampran out to play.packed with parity, the demons were dressed up as children of mobile pumpkin lamp, ran to a neighbors door, intimidation, like shouting: to trick or treat and give money or to eat.if the adults do not have to change for the hospitality they candy, and those naughty boy just talk the talk: well, youre not playing entertaining, i you.4.november 4th thursday is thanksgiving.on thanksgiving day, the united states the whole fun, people follow the customs of the prayer of thanksgiving to the church, and rural towns are nearby, theatrical performances or sporting events, etc.continues for another year of relatives will return from many, one family luck, taste the delicious thanksgiving turkey.christmas is the most typical christmas tree decorations, people in a small fir or pine filled with gifts and lantern, the top of the tree with a big star.篇二：美国文化演讲稿,英文版 presentation i’m glad to show you mine presentation today.and now let’s see some pictures.what are they? maybe you’ll say “ads”.but do you see the slogans on them? just as this one “obey your thirst”.advertisements give latest information about products.but some people think that advertisements don’t give much information but only try to persuade customers to buy.may be what mentioned above is the citizens’ view about advertisement.so, what i want to say is that we can pay more attention on advertising slogans, and some of them give us some inspiration.we might as well take a look.first i want to share my favorite slogan with you.it’s the slogan of the hennessy.“to me, the past is black and white, but the future is always color.” just as the slogan said, i hold the view that a person can’t be always lost in the past, and no matter how happy or terrible the past is, the future is worthy to be expected.this slogan gives a clear picture of the life that every successful person who want to realize the dream.besides, there’s another slogan, “start ahead”.i believe that most of us are familiar with its chinese meaning “成功之路，从头开始”.iargue that wherever we go and whatever we meet, this sentence is full of power and wisdom.the other one is the slogan of canon.as it said, “impossible made possible.” when we are in case of emergency or we meet difficulties at the critical stage of our life, it’s a good choice for us to use the slogan for encouragement.there’re also many slogans which deserve to be thought about.for example, “intelligence everywhere,” “the relentless pursuit of perfection,” and the most famous one “just do it”.maybe we’ll forget them after the first time we heard them or maybe we could seldom remember them unless in a special situation.in my opinion, since we have so many excellent advertising slogans, we have every reason to make full use of the social resources.in other words, after we enjoy the happiness and know about the introduction of the products, we should take in the wisdom and the truth which behind them.thank you, it’s all my presentation.篇三：美国经典英文演讲100篇

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美国经典英文演讲100篇：oklahoma bombing memorial address2013-04-04 thank you very much, governor keating and mrs.keating, reverend graham, to the families of those who have been lost and wounded, to the people of oklahoma city, who have endured so much, and the people of this wonderful state, to all of you who are here as our fellow americans.美国经典英文演讲100篇：brandenburg gate address2013-04-03 美国经典英文演讲100篇：message to the grass roots2013-04-03 so we are all black people, so-called negroes, second-class citizens, ex-slaves.you are nothing but a [sic] ex-slave.you dont like to be told that.but what else are you? you are ex-slaves.美国经典英文演讲100篇：address on taking the oath of office2013-04-02 the oath that i have taken is the same oath that was taken by george washington and by every president under the constitution.but i assume the presidency under extraordinary circumstances never before experienced by americans.this is an hour of history that troubles our minds and hurts our hearts.美国经典英文演讲100篇：a crisis of confidence2013-04-02 this a special night for me.exactly three years ago, on july 15, 1976, i accepted the nomination of my party to run for president of the united states.i promised you a president who is not isolated from the people, who feels your pain, and who shares your dreams, and who draws his strength and his wisdom from you.美国经典英文演讲100篇：on vietnam and not seeking re-election2013-04-01 tonight i want to speak to you of peace in vietnam and southeast asia.no other question so preoccupies our people.no other dream so absorbs the 250 million human beings who live in that part of the world.no other goal motivates american policy in southeast asia.美国经典英文演讲100篇：statement to the senate judiciary...2013-04-01 my name is anita f.hill, and i am a professor of law at the university of oklahoma.i was born on a farm in okmulgee county, oklahoma, in 1956.i am the youngest of 13 children.i had my earlyeducation in okmulgee county.my father, albert hill, is a farmer in that area.my mothers name is irma hill.she is also a farmer and a housewife.美国经典英文演讲100篇：television and the public interest2013-03-31 governor collins, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen.governor collins youre much too kind, as all of you have been to me the last few days.its been a great pleasure and an honor for me to meet so many of you.and i want to thank you for this opportunity to meet with you today.美国经典英文演讲100篇：eulogy for robert francis kennedy2013-03-31 on behalf of mrs.kennedy, her children, the parents and sisters of robert kennedy, i want to express what we feel to those who mourn with us today in this cathedral and around the world.美国经典英文演讲100篇：black power2013-03-30 thank you very much.it’s a privilege and an honor to be in the white intellectual ghetto of the west.we wanted to do a couple of things before we started.美国经典英文演讲100篇：chappaquiddick2013-03-30 on the weekend of july 18, i was on marthas vineyard island 美国经典英文演讲100篇：religious belief and public morality2013-03-29 the catholic churchs actions with respect to the interplay of religious values and public policy make clear that there is no inflexible moral principle which determines what our political conduct should be.美国经典英文演讲100篇：presidential nomination acceptance..2013-03-29 i have not sought the honor you have done me.i could not seek it, because i aspired to another office, which was the full measure of my ambition, and one does not treat the highest office within the gift of the people of illinois as an alternative or as a consolation prize.《美国经典英文演讲100篇》音频打包下载2013-03-28 美国经典英文演讲100篇：vice-presidential nomination...2013-03-28 my heart is filled with pride.my fellow citizens, i proudly accept your nomination for vice president of the united states.美国经典英文演讲100篇：the marshall plan2013-03-28 美国经典英文演讲100篇：the great society2013-03-27 how do i document that case? seven years later, the richest 1 percent of our society pays 20 percent less in taxes.the poorest 10 percent pay 20 percent more: reaganomics.美国经典英文演讲100篇：1988 dnc address(上)2013-03-26 tonight, we pause and give praise and honor to god for being good enough to allow us to be at this place at this time.when i look out at this convention, i see the face of america: red, yellow, brown, black and white.we are all precious in gods sight--the real rainbow coalition.美国经典英文演讲100篇：a whisper of aids2013-03-25 incidentally, that he spent weeks in the preparation of--his words and policies were subjected to instant analysis and querulous criticism.美国经典英文演讲100篇：civil rights address2013-03-24 upon receiving the first preliminary hard information of this nature last tuesday morning at 9 a.m., i directed that our thank you very, very much, president keohane.mrs.gorbachev, trustees, faculty, parents, and i should say, julia porter, class president, and certainly my new best friend, christine bicknell--and, of course, the class of 1990.i am really thrilled to be here today, and very excited, as i know all of you must be, that mrs.gorbachev could join us.

第三篇：100篇美国经典英文演讲稿

美国经典英文演讲100篇:Brandenburg Gate Address

Ronald Reagan

Remarks at the Brandenburg Gate delivered 12 June 1987, West Berlin

[AUTHENTICITY CERTIFIED: Text version below transcribed directly from audio.(2)]

Thank you.Thank you, very much.Chancellor Kohl, Governing Mayor Diepgen, ladies and gentlemen: Twenty four years ago, President John F.Kennedy visited Berlin, and speaking to the people of this city and the world at the city hall.Well since then two other presidents have come, each in his turn to Berlin.And today, I, myself, make my second visit to your city.We come to Berlin, we American Presidents, because it's our duty to speak in this place of freedom.But I must confess, we’re drawn here by other things as well;by the feeling of history in this city--more than 500 years older than our own nation;by the beauty of the Grunewald and the Tiergarten;most of all, by your courage and determination.Perhaps the composer, Paul Linke, understood something about American Presidents.You see, like so many Presidents before me, I come here today because wherever I go, whatever I do: “Ich hab noch einen Koffer in Berlin” [I still have a suitcase in Berlin.] Our gathering today is being broadcast throughout Western Europe and North America.I understand that it is being seen and heard as well in the East.To those listening throughout Eastern Europe, I extend my warmest greetings and the good will of the American people.To those listening in East Berlin, a special word: Although I cannot be with you, I address my remarks to you just as surely as to those standing here before me.For I join you, as I join your fellow countrymen in the West, in this firm, this unalterable belief: Es gibt nur ein Berlin.[There is only one Berlin.] Behind me stands a wall that encircles the free sectors of this city, part of a vast system of barriers that divides the entire continent of Europe.From the Baltic South, those barriers cut across Germany in a gash of barbed wire, concrete, dog runs, and guard towers.Farther south, there may be no visible, no obvious wall.But there remain armed guards and checkpoints all the same--still a restriction on the right to travel, still an instrument to impose upon ordinary men and women the will of a totalitarian state.Yet, it is here in Berlin where the wall emerges most clearly;here, cutting across your city, where the news photo and the television screen have imprinted this brutal division of a continent upon the mind of the world.Standing before the Brandenburg Gate, every man is a German separated from his fellow men.Every man is a Berliner, forced to look upon a scar.President Von Weizsäcker has said, “The German question is open as long as the Brandenburg Gate is closed.” Well today--today I say: As long as this gate is closed, as long as this scar of a wall is permitted to stand, it is not the German question alone that remains open, but the question of freedom for all mankind.Yet, I do not come here to lament.For I find in Berlin a message of hope, even in the shadow of this wall, a message of triumph.In this season of spring in 1945, the people of Berlin emerged from their air-raid shelters to find devastation.Thousands of miles away, the people of the United States reached out to help.And in 1947 Secretary of State--as you've been told--George Marshall announced the creation of what would become known as the Marshall Plan.Speaking precisely 40 years ago this month, he said: “Our policy is directed not against any country or doctrine, but against hunger, poverty, desperation, and chaos.” In the Reichstag a few moments ago, I saw a display commemorating this 40th anniversary of the Marshall Plan.I was struck by a sign--the sign on a burnt-out, gutted structure that was being rebuilt.I understand that Berliners of my own generation can remember seeing signs like it dotted throughout the western sectors of the city.The sign read simply: “The Marshall Plan is helping here to strengthen the free world.” A strong, free world in the West--that dream became real.Japan rose from ruin to become an economic giant.Italy, France, Belgium--virtually every nation in Western Europe saw political and economic rebirth;the European Community was founded.In West Germany and here in Berlin, there took place an economic miracle, the Wirtschaftswunder.Adenauer, Erhard, Reuter, and other leaders understood the practical importance of liberty--that just as truth can flourish only when the journalist is given freedom of speech, so prosperity can come about only when the farmer and businessman enjoy economic freedom.The German leaders--the German leaders reduced tariffs, expanded free trade, lowered taxes.From 1950 to 1960 alone, the standard of living in West Germany and Berlin doubled.Where four decades ago there was rubble, today in West Berlin there is the greatest industrial output of any city in Germany: busy office blocks, fine homes and apartments, proud avenues, and the spreading lawns of parkland.Where a city's culture seemed to have been destroyed, today there are two great universities, orchestras and an opera, countless theaters, and museums.Where there was want, today there's abundance--food, clothing, automobiles--the wonderful goods of the Kudamm.¹ From devastation, from utter ruin, you Berliners have, in freedom, rebuilt a city that once again ranks as one of the greatest on earth.Now the Soviets may have had other plans.But my friends, there were a few things the Soviets didn't count on: Berliner Herz, Berliner Humor, ja, und Berliner Schnauze.[Berliner heart, Berliner humor, yes, and a Berliner Schnauze.²] In the 1950s--In the 1950s Khrushchev predicted: “We will bury you.” But in the West today, we see a free world that has achieved a level of prosperity and well-being unprecedented in all human history.In the Communist world, we see failure, technological backwardness, declining standards of health, even want of the most basic kind--too little food.Even today, the Soviet Union still cannot feed itself.After these four decades, then, there stands before the entire world one great and inescapable conclusion: Freedom leads to prosperity.Freedom replaces the ancient hatreds among the nations with comity and peace.Freedom is the victor.And now--now the Soviets themselves may, in a limited way, be coming to understand the importance of freedom.We hear much from Moscow about a new policy of reform and openness.Some political prisoners have been released.Certain foreign news broadcasts are no longer being jammed.Some economic enterprises have been permitted to operate with greater freedom from state control.Are these the beginnings of profound changes in the Soviet state? Or are they token gestures intended to raise false hopes in the West, or to strengthen the Soviet system without changing it? We welcome change and openness;for we believe that freedom and security go together, that the advance of human liberty--the advance of human liberty can only strengthen the cause of world peace.There is one sign the Soviets can make that would be unmistakable, that would advance dramatically the cause of freedom and peace.General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization: Come here to this gate.Mr.Gorbachev, open this gate.Mr.Gorbachev--Mr.Gorbachev, tear down this wall!I understand the fear of war and the pain of division that afflict this continent, and I pledge to you my country's efforts to help overcome these burdens.To be sure, we in the West must resist Soviet expansion.So, we must maintain defenses of unassailable strength.Yet we seek peace;so we must strive to reduce arms on both sides.Beginning 10 years ago, the Soviets challenged the Western alliance with a grave new threat, hundreds of new and more deadly SS-20 nuclear missiles capable of striking every capital in Europe.The Western alliance responded by committing itself to a counter-deployment(unless the Soviets agreed to negotiate a better solution)--namely, the elimination of such weapons on both sides.For many months, the Soviets refused to bargain in earnestness.As the alliance, in turn, prepared to go forward with its counter-deployment, there were difficult days, days of protests like those during my 1982 visit to this city;and the Soviets later walked away from the table.But through it all, the alliance held firm.And I invite those who protested then--I invite those who protest today--to mark this fact: Because we remained strong, the Soviets came back to the table.Because we remained strong, today we have within reach the possibility, not merely of limiting the growth of arms, but of eliminating, for the first time, an entire class of nuclear weapons from the face of the earth.As I speak, NATO ministers are meeting in Iceland to review the progress of our proposals for eliminating these weapons.At the talks in Geneva, we have also proposed deep cuts in strategic offensive weapons.And the Western allies have likewise made far-reaching proposals to reduce the danger of conventional war and to place a total ban on chemical weapons.While we pursue these arms reductions, I pledge to you that we will maintain the capacity to deter Soviet aggression at any level at which it might occur.And in cooperation with many of our allies, the United States is pursuing the Strategic Defense Initiative--research to base deterrence not on the threat of offensive retaliation, but on defenses that truly defend;on systems, in short, that will not target populations, but shield them.By these means we seek to increase the safety of Europe and all the world.But we must remember a crucial fact: East and West do not mistrust each other because we are armed;we are armed because we mistrust each other.And our differences are not about weapons but about liberty.When President Kennedy spoke at the City Hall those 24 years ago, freedom was encircled;Berlin was under siege.And today, despite all the pressures upon this city, Berlin stands secure in its liberty.And freedom itself is transforming the globe.In the Philippines, in South and Central America, democracy has been given a rebirth.Throughout the Pacific, free markets are working miracle after miracle of economic growth.In the industrialized nations, a technological revolution is taking place, a revolution marked by rapid, dramatic advances in computers and telecommunications.In Europe, only one nation and those it controls refuse to join the community of freedom.Yet in this age of redoubled economic growth, of information and innovation, the Soviet Union faces a choice: It must make fundamental changes, or it will become obsolete.Today, thus, represents a moment of hope.We in the West stand ready to cooperate with the East to promote true openness, to break down barriers that separate people, to create a safer, freer world.And surely there is no better place than Berlin, the meeting place of East and West, to make a start.Free people of Berlin: Today, as in the past, the United States stands for the strict observance and full implementation of all parts of the Four Power Agreement of 1971.Let us use this occasion, the 750th anniversary of this city, to usher in a new era, to seek a still fuller, richer life for the Berlin of the future.Together, let us maintain and develop the ties between the Federal Republic and the Western sectors of Berlin, which is permitted by the 1971 agreement.And I invite Mr.Gorbachev: Let us work to bring the Eastern and Western parts of the city closer together, so that all the inhabitants of all Berlin can enjoy the benefits that come with life in one of the great cities of the world.To open Berlin still further to all Europe, East and West, let us expand the vital air access to this city, finding ways of making commercial air service to Berlin more convenient, more comfortable, and more economical.We look to the day when West Berlin can become one of the chief aviation hubs in all central Europe.With--With our French--With our French and British partners, the United States is prepared to help bring international meetings to Berlin.It would be only fitting for Berlin to serve as the site of United Nations meetings, or world conferences on human rights and arms control, or other issues that call for international cooperation.There is no better way to establish hope for the future than to enlighten young minds, and we would be honored to sponsor summer youth exchanges, cultural events, and other programs for young Berliners from the East.Our French and British friends, I'm certain, will do the same.And it's my hope that an authority can be found in East Berlin to sponsor visits from young people of the Western sectors.One final proposal, one close to my heart: Sport represents a source of enjoyment and ennoblement, and you may have noted that the Republic of Korea--South Korea--has offered to permit certain events of the 1988 Olympics to take place in the North.International sports competitions of all kinds could take place in both parts of this city.And what better way to demonstrate to the world the openness of this city than to offer in some future year to hold the Olympic games here in Berlin, East and West.In these four decades, as I have said, you Berliners have built a great city.You've done so in spite of threats--the Soviet attempts to impose the East-mark, the blockade.Today the city thrives in spite of the challenges implicit in the very presence of this wall.What keeps you here? Certainly there's a great deal to be said for your fortitude, for your defiant courage.But I believe there's something deeper, something that involves Berlin's whole look and feel and way of life--not mere sentiment.No one could live long in Berlin without being completely disabused of illusions.Something, instead, that has seen the difficulties of life in Berlin but chose to accept them, that continues to build this good and proud city in contrast to a surrounding totalitarian presence, that refuses to release human energies or aspirations, something that speaks with a powerful voice of affirmation, that says “yes” to this city, yes to the future, yes to freedom.In a word, I would submit that what keeps you in Berlin--is “love.” Love both profound and abiding.Perhaps this gets to the root of the matter, to the most fundamental distinction of all between East and West.The totalitarian world produces backwardness because it does such violence to the spirit, thwarting the human impulse to create, to enjoy, to worship.The totalitarian world finds even symbols of love and of worship an affront.Years ago, before the East Germans began rebuilding their churches, they erected a secular structure: the television tower at Alexander Platz.Virtually ever since, the authorities have been working to correct what they view as the tower's one major flaw: treating the glass sphere at the top with paints and chemicals of every kind.Yet even today when the sun strikes that sphere, that sphere that towers over all Berlin, the light makes the sign of the cross.There in Berlin, like the city itself, symbols of love, symbols of worship, cannot be suppressed.As I looked out a moment ago from the Reichstag, that embodiment of German unity, I noticed words crudely spray-painted upon the wall, perhaps by a young Berliner(quote): “This wall will fall.Beliefs become reality.” Yes, across Europe, this wall will fall, for it cannot withstand faith;it cannot withstand truth.The wall cannot withstand freedom.And I would like, before I close, to say one word.I have read, and I have been questioned since I've been here about certain demonstrations against my coming.And I would like to say just one thing, and to those who demonstrate so.I wonder if they have ever asked themselves that if they should have the kind of government they apparently seek, no one would ever be able to do what they're doing again.Thank you and God bless you all.Thank you.

第四篇：美国文化

美国大学生暑假干什么

图文：心路独舞

美国大学一般在五月的第一、二周就开始放假，一直要到了八月的最后一个星期、甚至九月初才开学，在这接近四个月的暑假期间里美国的大学生都在干什么了呢？在刚开学的这段时间里，我得以有机会和手下的二十几个学生助理交谈并了解了他（她）们的暑假生活，写下来作为美国大学生整体暑期生活的一个缩影吧。

少数学生选择在五到六月期间选课。

美国大学多设有夏季学期，一般八到十个星期长，在此期间学校会开设一些在春秋学期里比较热门的课程，给转换专业或希望提前毕业的学生趁暑期时选修。有些学生或者选择留校选课，或者选择回家在就近的学校选相当的课程然后把学分转回自己所在的大学。而不管是否选课，美国大学生在暑期都会打工的，而打工性质也因他们个人的年级、专业、和将来的打算而有所不同。

刚读完一年级的学生打工的性质多种多样。

学生中有打定主意本科毕业后进医学院的，于是年初早早就开始申请医生诊所、救护车队、和医院等的夏季实习生位置，这样的位置竞争很厉害，有些是有报酬的，而有些纯粹是义工，主要是为了将来申请医学院时个人简历里能有相关的工作经历和业界的推荐人。美国医学院录取要求很高，竞争激烈，相关的工作经验和执业人员的推荐信是录取时一个重要的参考因素。同样的情况也出现在法律界，丫丫爸爸只有一个夏季实习生的位置，却有接近七十个打算考法学院的在校生申请。

学生中有打算将来进美国国家机构的，他们多把目标锁定在申请政府专设的夏季实习生位置上，我的学生助理中就有一个被录用在五角大楼做夏季实习生的，据她说报酬还好，除了支付自己整个夏季的消费之外，还到海边玩了一个星期。她特别和我强调，钱还不是最重要的，重要的是确认了这是自己将来要做的职业、锻炼了自己的能力、并建立了必要的人脉关系，这对将来找工作是十分重要的。

除了为自己将来升学和就业的考虑之外，也有人暑假打工纯粹是为了挣钱的，有个学生每天打两个工，白天在游泳馆做救生员，晚上在一家酒吧当服务生，据他说晚上的工作小费很多，虽然很辛苦，但存下了一些钱，这样一方面可以少借上学的贷款，也可以减轻父母的负担，他的父母虽然不富裕，却是尽其所能帮助孩子支付部分上学消费的家长，而穷人的孩子早当家，这个学生也是我所有的学生助理中最负责和懂事的一个，尤其是懂得未雨绸缪，属于那种你告诉他一步、他会考虑到第二步、甚至第三步的学生。

读完二、三年级的学生多选择做一段时间的科研。

读完二年级、尤其是三年级后多数人对将来的打算已经有谱，不准备进研究生院的人打工和以前一样，面向准备毕业寻职的人脉建立或者单纯赚钱，而准备进研究生院的人则已经开始考虑做些科研好出篇文章，为能被研究生院录取甚至拿到奖学金而增加砝码了。

美国大学本科的暑期阶段常有政府资助的本科生科研项目，其中最著名的是“本科生科研经验”、英文简称为REU（ResearchExperience for Undergraduates）的项目。这个项目由本人提出申请，申请人可以是跨校，也不必是在读的本科生，关键是对项目中的课题有自己独到的想法。REU由专门的评选委员会讨论录取，一经录用，一般会支付八到十个星期的科研奖学金，数目较高，可以保证专心研究，若能出来一篇会议或者刊物文章的话，对申请研究生院是很重要的砝码，对马上升四年级即将面临申请的学生来说，这机会尤其重要。

除了美国的大学之外，美国政府和军队的研究部门也有类似以研究为主的夏季实习生位置，还有些大公司也有，比如我以前供职过的杜邦公司研发部就有这样的位置。可以设想如果夏季能得到这样的位置并表现突出的话，将来毕业进入这些单位工作或深造的几率会增加很多。

当然这些项目都进不去的话，有些学生也出于兴趣或需要选择一个导师做义工科研，当然他们还得另外打工支付自己的消费，但也不排除表现好导师后来决定支付一些工资的可能，正如美国俗话说的：“最重要的是能踏进去一只脚，这样才会有走进门的机会”。

休假旅游

夏季休假和旅游对很多学生来说是一种奢侈，因为美国大学生都是成年人了，绝大多数不会再跟父母一起出游，所以要出去玩的话或者父母作为礼物为孩子们支付，或者自己打工赚足了钱约几个朋友一起出去玩。我的学生助理们在暑假都出去玩了一趟，有去海边住酒店吃饭馆的，也有去山里野炊野营的，钱多钱少量力而行，但绝对不输心情。

现在开学了，这些学生们返回到学校，一边学习一边合理安排时间继续在我部门打工做各门课程的助理工作，既挣了生活消费又积累了工作经验，写在简历里对将来求职和申请研究生院都是有影响的砝码，读到这里你完全可以想象，到了毕业时这些孩子的自理和自立能力多数已经非常成熟，对申请工作的程序已经颇有经验，对自己的兴趣和目标更是心中有数，简历厚重了，有了一些自己的人脉关系，到了这时候不论是工作还是进研究生院，他们的综合后劲便开始显现出来了。

现如今，越来越多的华裔大学生开始走进美国大学的校门，他们多数成绩优异，一心读书，希望将来能找到一份好工作。但现实却是，这些华裔大学生常被美国同学称为“书呆子”，他们从小只管读书，不够独立，没有参加社会实践的意识，生怕浪费学习时间，因此表现出没有团队精神，更不关心现实和政治。但是，在美国就业时光成绩好是不够的，招人单位更注重的是综合能力和多方面的素质，比如人际关系、服务意识、语言和形象等，做到这一点的关键是要了解美国社会，而暑假打工就是很重要的一个途径，融入美国社会和成绩优秀是同样重要的。

当弱势不再弱势

心路独舞

最近听说了一个案例，让我想起了去年写的《当法规让人自危》（见后）。

事情的起因是某系上学期雇来一位只教几门课的半时雇员做实验课的老师，女性，中东移民，在美国曾获得硕士学位。课程的是“1xx”数量级的，属于基础课，原本很容易“对付”，但因为授课方式的原因，也因为为人处世的能力，渐渐和学生搞僵。过程不表了，只说矛盾激化到最后，某学生用iPhone将其在课堂上的表现录了下来，上传到了youtube上面，并抗议到系里、学院、乃至学校。鉴于事情比较棘手，加上情节的确有些恶劣，于是该教师被马上解职，几个人只好紧急“救场”替课到学期末。

如果事情到此为止也就罢了，但此教师却没有罢休。她首先抗议到学院的院长，说系里的解职决定是对学生的纵容，对她是不公平的。于是该系不得不花时间去写报告、罗列所有的证据以证明决定是基于她的表现而不是学生的一面之词。

她没有停手，而是又根据学校教师手册某项条款，继续上诉到学校，于是从系里到学院又一次不得不重复前一次操作，写报告到学校，直到校长亲自回复，谁都以为事情到此就该结束了，可惜没有。

事实是，她又根据美国关于雇佣时种族平等、性别平等的条例将此事抗议到劳动仲裁部门，抗议对她的解雇决定是种族和性别歧视，造成了新一轮的调查。虽然调查结果证实了上述指控不成立，但是事情连续折腾了几个月，大家都耗费了很多的时间和精力。

写到这里，我突然想起了我在公司工作的一件事情，那时候我是公司一个部门的主管，下面有个非裔技工表现不好，每次批评她时，她特别喜欢打“种族”牌，这让我之前的主管都很头痛，因为在美国这毕竟是很敏感的问题。到了某次我实在忍不下去了，于是和她正面交锋：“你必须马上改观，否则我们可以中止你的合同。论少数民族我也是，论女性我也是，某些王牌到了我这里会失效的，你想好。”恶法恶治，最后事情马上改观。当现行法律让某些弱势找到利用的漏洞，变得不再弱势，你会怎么办呢？

请参看我以前的文章《当法律让人自危》，虽然彭宇的情节已经不再正确，但是事实本身的意义还在。

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当法规让人自危

前几天下班的时候，天突然下起了暴雨，一瞬间地流成河，车过的时候，明显地感觉到有点水上漂的倾向，以致后来我无法前行，停在了路边等待最猛烈的风暴过了再开，不过这是后话。当时我正往校门外开去，大雨倾泻而下，四五米以外，我看不见任何人和物，雨刷拼命地刷，却对能见度丝毫没有帮助，我甚至将车的控制调整到了“weather control”（天气控制键，作者译），但是我依旧感觉得到轮子有水上漂的感觉，我在竭力控制着车的平稳，试图寻找一个安全的地方停下来等待这一阵风暴袭击的过去。就在这时，隐约中我看见一个年轻男子的模糊身影在雨中拼命地奔跑，似乎在寻找一个地方躲避这突来的暴雨，仔细辨认下我发现这是我手下的一个学生助理，我本能的反应是打开车门让他进来，然后我的手突然停了下来，把欲吐出来的呼喊咽了回去。

其实给公立大学工作的人都知道，州公立大学的工资水平是远远无法与公司和企业比的，但是州雇员除了福利很好之外，有一条突出的好处就是工作的稳定性，如果没有违法、没有极其不称职的工作表现，一般来说拿到州立大学的正式位置想干到退休的话，都是可以如愿的。违法的事情比较好解释，在美国一般

指 criminal conviction（判决犯罪，注意这里不是被指控违法，美国在被判决违法之前都认为你是无辜的，作者注），民事纠纷如果不影响 work ethnics（职业道德）的话，一般不影响工作。工作极度不称职的情形也可以想象，但是有一条基本上只要触犯了，很容易被开除，就是和学生有任何 romantic involvement（浪漫的关系，作者译）。原本这是一个很好证明的事情，但是几年前另外一个州的一个男教授和一个女学生在教授车里，行驶的时候被其他人看见了，用手机拍了照片，而这个女学生恰恰在教授所教的课程里得了A，看见他们的人或许出于个人的目的将教授控告到学校，说他 take advantage of disadvantaged（利用处于不利位置的学生，作者译），惹起了一场调查，花了不少律师费，耗费了将近一年的时间，教授几乎失去终身教职，最后千辛万苦才将自己的清白夺回来（感谢美国的司法系统）。这件事情发生以后，大家做事情开始三思起来，随意给需要的异性学生搭车的事情，只要是一对一，一般都会找个理由推掉。说到这里，你就可以理解了我最后时分的放弃，看着自己的学生在雨中挣扎，却不能伸出援助的手，我的感觉真的有些很悲凉。

所有对学生有“生杀”权力的教学位置在雇用的时候，都和学校签了合同，明白地申明了不能和学生有任何的romantic involvement（浪漫的卷入，一般泛指谈恋爱、性关系、或者说桃色的关系，作者译注），但问题是，学生、尤其是漂亮的女学生很会利用自己的资本，取悦于男老师，以得到好一些的分数，如果分寸得当，无伤大雅，别人也没什么可说的，但有的时候美国女孩子也很“生猛”主动的，这个时候究竟谁是 disadvantaged（不利位置的，作者译）位置的人，还真难说。若是有的男教授不买情，再被反咬一口，会不会有嘴说不清呢？于是，多数的大学教师在和学生交往的时候很注意分寸，Office Hour（公开办公时间，一般是所教的课程公开答疑的时间，作者译注）的时候，办公室门大开（一般大学教师都是一个人一个办公室），有的时候学生想关上门说要谈一些不想别人听见的事情，很多时候我会告诉他们：既然是这么重要，需要私下讲，是不是回去专门写个邮件，也让我有一个文字版本。这样就可以避免关起门来谈事情，以给别人想象的借口。更复杂的是，你要是以为以上的担忧只限于异性之间，那你就大错特错了，在今天同性恋见怪不怪的美国，哪怕一个同性搭车或者关起门来在办公室里，都可能成了某种猜测的借口，最好的办法就是彻底透明了。在这样一种明确的规定中，老师手中的这一点小小的权力，成了学生面前可怜的优势，反而让我们学会了自危，采取各种可能的办法保护自己的清白了。你或许会说，美国不是法律很健全的国家吗？大不了打官司还个清白。没错，是的，美国的法律的确很健全，法律体系也很公正，但是你得有时间、金钱和精力去打官司，我们这样的小城市一个好律师也要三百多美元一小

时，一个案子下来成千上万的说不准，还有一般从备案到上庭到最后判决拖个一两年是常事，中间的过程是很折磨人的。我曾亲眼见过一对夫妻手携手开始打官司，中间经受不起精神压力分道扬镳，两年后案子虽然赢了，却百感交加，当初要奋争的目标已经不在了。美国法律是很公正，但是不是每个人都有这个实力经历这一切。写到这里，本来可以结束了。我突然想起了南京青年彭宇和徐老太那一场闹剧和最后的判决，这个恩将仇报的事件曾经轰动了南京、轰动了全国、继而传到了海外。相传有个网友炮制了一个“救助宝典”，大致精神是：看见徐老太太倒下后，先去找个相机或者摄像机把当时的情形拍下来，然后再找当时在场的人写下目击证明，然后再起草一份《救助协议书》，说清楚是徐老太自己倒下的，让她签字画押。做完这一系列工作之后，才能考虑开始救助行动，如果这时候徐老太还活着的话。

当法律和现实让人在做好事的时候要首先自危、考虑怎么保护自己，难道这不够悲哀吗?

第五篇：美国总统布什关于美国金融危机英文演讲稿

布什关于美国经济前景的演讲(世界名人英语演讲

稿)

US President's speech on American economic future(August 6,2005)To grow the economy and help American families, we acted by passing the largest tax relief in a generation.And today, thanks to the tax relief and the efforts of America's workers and entrepreneurs, our economy is strong and growing stronger.This past week, we learned that America added over 200,000 new jobs in July.Since May of 2003, we've added nearly 4 million new jobs.The unemployment rate is down to 5 percent, below the average of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.And more Americans are working today than ever before in our nation's history.Recent economic reports show that our economy is growing faster than any other major industrialized nation.Small businesses are flourishing.Workers are taking home more of what they earn.Real disposable personal income has grown by over 12 percent since the end of 2000.Inflation is low and mortgage rates are low.And over the past year, the home ownership rate in America has reached record levels.The tax relief stimulated economic vitality and growth and it has helped

increase revenues to the Treasury.The increased revenues and our spending restraint have led to good progress in reducing the federal deficit.Last month we learned that the deficit is now projected to be $94 billion less than previously expected.I set a goal of cutting the deficit in half by 2009, and we are ahead of pace to meet that goal.To continue creating jobs and to ensure that our prosperity reaches every

corner of America, we're opening markets abroad for our goods and services.This past week, I was proud to sign the Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement.This historic agreement will level the playing field for America's workers and farmers, and open up a market of 44 million customers for products made in the United States.To keep our economy growing we also need affordable, reliable supplies of energy.Next week in New Mexico, I'll sign a bipartisan energy bill that

encourages conservation, expands domestic production in environmentally sensitive ways, diversifies our energy supply, modernizes our electricity grid and makes America less dependent on foreign sources of energy.And next Wednesday in Illinois, I'll sign a highway bill that will improve the safety of our roads, strengthen our transportation infrastructure and create good jobs.Our economy is strong, yet I will not be satisfied until every American who wants to work can find a job.So this coming Tuesday I will meet with my

economic team in Texas to discuss our agenda to keep the economy moving forward.As Congress considers appropriations bills this fall, we will work with the House and the Senate to ensure that taxpayer dollars are spent wisely, or not at all.We need to make the tax relief permanent, end the death tax forever, and make our tax code simpler, fairer and more pro-growth.We'll continue working on Social Security reform.Social Security is sound for today's seniors, but there's a hole in the safety net for our younger workers, so I'll work with the Congress to strengthen Social Security for our children and grandchildren.I'll continue to press for legal reform to protect small businesses, doctors and hospitals from junk lawsuits.And we will work to make health care more affordable and accessible for all Americans.The American economy is the envy of the world and we will keep it that way.We will continue to unleash the entrepreneurial spirit of America, so more of our citizens can realize the American Dream.Thank you for listening.THE PRESIDENT: Good morning.As families across the country enjoy the summer, Americans can be optimistic about our economic future.In the past four years, our economy has been through a lot: we faced a stock market

decline, a recession, corporate scandals, an attack on our homeland, and the demands of an ongoing war on terror.