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所学专业名称

英语师

指导教师

金艳

2014年12月10日

美国人的性格特点及其成因分析

学院外国语学院

二〇一四年十二月十日

AnalysisoftheAmericanCharactersandFormingReasons

By

TaoYuqing

Underthesupervisionof

AssociateProfessorJinYan

AThesis

SubmittedtotheSchoolofForeignLanguages

InPartialFulfillmentoftheRequirement

FortheDegreeofBachelorofArtsinEnglish

AtChuzhouUniversity

December10,2014

Acknowledgements

Iwouldliketotakethisopportunitytoexpressmyheartfeltgratitudetoallthesewhohelpedmeinonewayoranotherinthepletionofthisthesis.

Firstofall,Iowegreatindebtednesstomysupervisor,AssociateProfessorJinYanwhosestrictdemandsandinsightfulsuggestionsareindispensablethroughallthestagesofdevelopmentandrevisionofthethesis.Hehasmadelotsofcorrectionsandsuggestionswhilereadingmydraftsofthethesis.Withouthispatienceandwisdomthepresentthesiswouldbeunthinkable.

SpecialthanksshouldalsobeextendedtoalloftheteacherswhotaughtmeduringmyfouryearsofstudyinChuzhouUniversity,inparticular,associateprofessorsJinYanfortheirenlighteninginstructions.

Atlast,Iwouldliketoextendmysinceregratitudetomyfamilyanddearfriends.Withtheirconsistentsupportandencouragement,Iwouldbeabletocarryonmystudyandpletethisthesis.

Abstract

WhenitestotheAmericanculture,moreissuesaretalkedaboutAmericangeography,politics,andeconomy,insteadofitspeople.Asamatteroffact,Americanpeopleisalsoasignificantpartofitsnationalculture.ThispapermainlytalksaboutcharactersofAmericanpeopleandmanyformingreasons.Differentnationalitieshavedifferentcharactersduetovariouslyculturalbackgrounds,suchas,Chinesemodesty,Frenchromance,Germanstrictnessandsoon.CertainlyAmericanpeoplehasitsownuniquecharacters:

openness,directness,independence,self-reliance,hardwork,etc.AlthoughAmericanpeopleareamiable,theyresistthefate.However,Allthesecharactersarenothaphazard,theyareformedfromavarietyoffactors,includinghistory,geography,culture,religion,andeatinghabits.

Keywords:

Americanpeople;

Americancharacters;

formingreasons.

摘要

提到美国文化，人们谈论更多的是美国的地理，政治，经济，而非她的人民。

事实上，美国的人民也是其文化的重要组成部分，本文就将讨论美国人的性格特点及其诸多形成的原因。

不同的民族有着不同的性格特征。

人们常常谈及中国人的含蓄，法国人的浪漫，德国人的严谨等等。

当然，美国人也拥有其鲜明的性格特征。

美国人奔放，随和，坦率和独立进取，自立，自动，抗拒命运。

所有的这些特点不是偶然的，是受其历史，地理，文化，及饮食习惯等各种因素共同形成的结果。

关键词：

美国人；

美国人的性格特点；

形成原因。

TableofContents

Acknowledgements………………………………………………....…I

Abstract................................................................................................II

摘要…………………………………………….…….…………………III

Tableofcontents…………………………………………...…………IV

1.Introduction…………….……………………………………………1

2.Americancharacters…………….....…………………1

2.1Openness…..…………………….....…………….……….……….1

2.2Informality.............………..………...…………..............................2

2.3Successasagoal…..……………….....…………….……….…....2

2.4Independenceandself-reliance…………….....…...…....................2

2.5Spiritofresistingthefate………….....…………….……….…......2

3.ReasonsforformingAmericancharacters……….....…...……...3

3.1Historicalfactor……………………………….....…..…….….…...3

3.2Geographicalfactor.……….…………………………………........3

3.3Climaticfactor…..………………………...……………..…...........4

3.4Culturalfactor……………………………………………...............5

3.5Religiousfactor…………………………………............................6

4.Conclusion...........................................................................................7

5.Bibliography…………………………………….…………………8

1.Introduction

Everynationhasitsownuniquepersonality.PeopleoftentalkaboutChinesemodesty,Frenchromance,andGermanstrictnessetc.TheAmericancharacterequallyhasitsowndistinctivefeatures.Americansaregenerallycheerful,sociable,andtheyhaveinformaletiquette.Thefirstmeetingisnotnecessarytoshakehands.Sometimes,theyjustsmile,andsay”Hi”or“Hello”,whichtheyconsideredispolite.Americansgenerallyshakehandswithwomengently.Infarewell,theyjustwavetoyouandsay“Goodbye”or“Seeyoutomorrow”.Butifothersbowtothem,theyalsousetheappropriateetiquettetoexpresstheirrespect,suchasshakinghands,nodding,huggingandsoon.WhenyoufirstmakeaAmericanfriend,hemaytalkwithyouallthetime.Whenyouwalkinthestreet,glancingtostrangerswithnointention,hemaysmileornodtoyou,orsay“Hello”.Ifyourcarbreaksdownontheroad,enthusiasticAmericanpeoplewillhelpyoutorepair.Ifyougetlostinthestreet,theywillbeeagertohelpyou.

Americansdonotliketobesubordinatedtootherswhendealingwitheachother.Theyeitherdonotlikethosewhoaretoopolitetoplimentthemselves.Therefore,Americansmakefriendsandhopetogivepeopleagoodimpression,butoftenlackthekindofheart-familiar.Besides,theyareindependentandenterprising.Theydonotliketodependontheirparentsandothers.Onthestreet,everymorningyouwillseeaboydeliveringmorningnewspapersdoortodoorregardlessofthewindandrain.Theywillgettheirreturnbytheireffort.TomostAmericanstudents,theyearntheirtuitionbydoingpark-timejobandstrugglingforscholarships.Theyhavetoleavetheirparentstoliveontheirownwhentheyareinadulthood.

Everythingintheworldhasitsorigin.Thereisnoexception.Certainlyculturealsohasithistory,letalonetheAmericancharacters.Americancharactersarenothaphazard,andtheyhavetheirorigin.Theyareformedfromavarietyoffactors,includinghistory,geography,culture,religion,andeatinghabits.

2.Americancharacters

2.1openness

Americansareopenandoutgoing.Theyareeasiertoapproach.Americanpeopleliketotalkwitheachotherbothacquaintancesandstrangers.However,theydislikekeepingsilence,andtheyarenotgoodathidingtheiropinions.WhenyouseeafewAmericanswhoaretalkingactivelyinthestreet,actuallymaybetheyjustknoweachotheronehourago.PeoplewhohaveevercontactwithAmericanswillhavethesamefeelingthatAmericansinthewesternpeoplearethemostoutgoing,andthemostamiable.CertainlyitisalsotheAmericanloveliness.

2.2informality

Americansarewell-knownfortheirinformalityintheworld.Wecanfindthischaracterfromtheirdressandtheirwayofgreetingwhentheymeet.Americansdressverycasually.Intheireyes,fortisthemostimportantandtheyconsideritunnecessarytodothoseflashyandsuperficialitems.Intheofficebuilding,youwillfindthosewhite-collarworkerswithoutacoatandatieworkintheiroffices.Inaddition,inuniversitycampus,youwillseeAmericanprofessorswhooftenwearjeansandNikeshoesintheirclasses.TheirdressisverynormalinAmericancampus.Lastbutnotleast,inthename,whethersubordinatesseetheirbosses,orstudentsmeettheirteachers,Americansgenerallyjustneedtosmile,orsay“Hi”and“Hello”.Itisnotnecessarytoaddtoanytitles.

2.3Successasagoal

IntheeyesofAmericans,whatisthemostimportantisnotthefamilybackgroundofoneperson,buthisowntalentandability.Evenachild,healsowantstoperformveryprominentlyintheschooltowinhisparentsfavor.Theyalsoseemtounderstandthatloveoftheirparentsisnottheirbirthright,buttheirspoilsthroughtheirefforts.ThatAmericansplaceaveryhighvaluationuponsuccessisagreedonbyalmosteveryAmericans.Successforthemdoesnotnecessarilymeanmaterialrewards,butrecognitionofsomesortwhichispreferablymeasurable.Iftheboyturnsouttobeapreacherinsteadofabusinessman.Thatisallright.Butifthebiggerhischurchandcongregationare,themoresuccessfulhewillbe.

2.4Independenceandself-reliance

Americansdonotlikerelyonothers,equallytheyeitherdislikeothersrelyingonthemselves.Everymorningyouwillseeaeleven-year-oldboywhowilldelivermorningnewspapersdoortodoor,andsomegirlsatthesameagewillgototheneighborstohelplookingafterlittlechildren.Theirparentsconsiderthatindependencefortheirchildrenfromchildhoodwillhavegreatbenefitsontheirfuturesociallife.Besides,Americansareparticularabout“DOITYOUSELF”.InAmerica,theygenerallydotheirowncooking,theirownwashing,theirownmarketingandothertaskswhoevertheymaybeadoctor,professor,lawyer,businessmanandsoon.Theyhaveacertainofsocialstatus,buttheydonotthinkthatdoingchoreswillreducetheirdecentidentity.Theyhaveenougheconomicpowertoemployahousekeeper,buttheydonotthinkthattheyneedtodothis.

2.5Spiritofresistingthefate

Americansdonotbelievethepowerofthefate.Theythinkthosewhobelievethefatearebackward,naiveandbarbaric.Thefatalismistherepresentativeofsuperstition,lazinessandunwillingnessoftakingactiveaction.Americansareveryactive.Thereisanarticlecalled“Americanonthemove”,whichtalksaboutAmericanhistory,actuallyAmericanhistoryofimmigration.InAmerica,40millionfamilieswillmoveeveryyear,andaverageonefamilyinfivefamilieswillmoveonceeverythreeyears.Thisfrequentimmigrationinacertainreflectthattheyarenotusedtoliveordinarydailylife,andtheyareeagertofindanewplace,lookingfornewjobopportunities,andgainanewcharacter.

3.ReasonsforformingAmericancharacters

3.1Historicalfactor

Thedevelopmentandchangeofeverythingaretheproductofacertainhistoricalperiod.TheformingofAmericancharacterhasaprofoundlysocialandhistoricalorigin.Americansdonotexperiencethefeudalsociety.Beforetheinvasion,Americaisaprimitivesociety