美国文化探奇 风俗背后的故事PDF电子书下载

Chapter 1 Believe It or Not 信不信由你 1

Friday the 13th 星期五，13号 3

Black Cat 黑猫 5

Walking under a Ladder 梯下走 7

Opening an Umbrella Indoors 屋内打伞 8

Broken Mirrors 碎镜子 9

Spilling Salt 撒盐 11

Knocking on Wood 敲木头 14

Horseshoes 马掌 15

Saying"God Bless You"to a Sneezer“上帝保佑”打喷嚏的人 17

"Break a Leg" “祝你摔断腿” 19

Burning Ears 发烧的耳朵 21

Chapter 2 Behave Gentlemanly 绅士风度 24

Farewells 再见 26

Ladies First 女士优先 28

Bowing 鞠躬 30

Tipping One's Hat 脱帽礼 32

The Military Salute 军礼 34

The ManWalks on the Side of the Road 男女同行 36

Business Cards 名片 37

Elevator Behavior 电梯中 40

Chapter 3 Body Language 身体语言 43

Shaking Hands 握手 45

Crossing Your Fingers 交叉手指 47

The"V"Sign 手势“V” 49

Giving the Finger 中指的禁忌 52

Thumb Up/Thumb Down 拇指向上/拇指向下 54

Crossing Your Heart 胸前划十字 56

Shrugging Your Shoulders 耸肩 57

The OK Sign 手势“OK” 59

Chapter 4 Wedding and Funeral 婚礼与葬礼 63

June Weddings 六月新娘 65

The Marriage Proposal 求婚 66

Why the Groom Can't See the Bride 婚礼前 68

Wedding Attendants 傧相 70

Giving the Bride Away 交付新娘 73

All Dressed in White 白色的婚礼 75

Something Old,Something New... 旧与新 78

Flowers and Bouquets 婚礼鲜花 79

Kissing the Bride 亲吻新娘 80

Rice and Cakes 大米与蛋糕 83

The Bride's Family Paying for the Wedding 付帐 87

The Honeymoon 蜜月 88

Carrying the Bride over the Threshold 过门槛 90

Black for Mourning 黑色的葬礼 92

Flowers for the Dead 葬礼鲜花 94

Chapter 5 Fashion 时尚 97

High-heeled Shoes 高跟鞋 99

Blue Jeans 牛仔裤 102

Pocket Handkerchief 手帕 105

Women's Heads Covered in Church 面纱 107

Earrings 耳环 109

Caps and Gowns 学位帽与学位服 110

Male and Female Buttoning 钮扣 113

Last Button Undone 不系扣 116

Suntanning 日光浴 119

Chapter 6 Eating Affairs 餐饮 122

Three Meals a Day 一日三餐 124

The Business Lunch 商业午餐 125

TV Dinners 电视晚餐 128

Why Forks 叉子 130

Zigzag Eating 右叉右刀 133

Elbows off the Table 餐桌礼仪 135

Salad before the Entree 主菜前的色拉 137

Backyard Barbecue 后院烧烤 140

Men and Meat 男人与肉 143

Dutch Treat AA制 145

Tipping(Ⅰ) 小费(Ⅰ) 148

Tipping(Ⅱ) 小费(Ⅱ) 149

Dieting(Ⅰ) 节食(Ⅰ) 151

Dieting(Ⅱ) 节食(Ⅱ) 154

Why Don't Americans Eat Horsemeat 马肉 157

Chapter 7 American Food 美国食品 160

Bacon with Eggs—Traditional American Breakfast 咸肉和鸡蛋 162

Cornflakes for Breakfast 麦片粥 164

Hot Dogs 热狗 166

Fish on Friday 星期五的鱼 170

Potato Chips 薯条 172

Popcorn at the Movies 爆米花 175

Coca-cola(Coke) 可口可乐 178

"As American as Apple Pie" 苹果馅饼 182

Sandwich 三明治 184

Ice Cream(Ⅰ) 冰淇淋(Ⅰ) 187

Ice Cream(Ⅱ) 冰淇淋(Ⅱ) 189

White Bread and Black Bread 白面包与黑面包 191

Chewing Gum(Ⅰ) 口香糖(Ⅰ) 194

Chewing Gum(Ⅱ) 口香糖(Ⅱ) 197

Chapter 8 Drinking Affairs 酒文化 200

Red Wine with Red Meat 红酒配红肉 202

Sniffing the Cork 瓶塞 204

Letting the Wine Breathe 让酒透气 206

Wine Tasting 品酒 207

Drinking a Toast and Toast 祝酒与面包片 209

Clinking Glasses 碰杯 211

Drinking to Seal a Deal 干杯成交 214

Chapter 9 Family Affairs 家庭琐事 216

Kiss It to Make It Better 亲一下，好得快 218

Dogs and Cats as Pets 宠物 220

Sunday Drive 周日出游 223

Spring Cleaning 春季大扫除 224

Sibling Rivalry 手足之争 227

The Tooth Fairy 牙齿仙女 228

Tooth Brushing 刷牙 230

An Apple for the Teacher 献给老师的红苹果 232

Bedtime Stories 催眠故事 234

Coupons 购物赠券 236

The Weekly Allowance 零花钱 238

Ridgepole Trees 房梁上的常青树 241

Kitchen Witches 厨房女巫 243

Trimming Lawns 剪草坪 245

Chapter 10 Entertainment 娱乐与休闲 248

Baseball—the National Game 国球 250

The National Anthem at Ball Games 赛前国歌 253

Chain Letters 连环信 256

Red for Hunting 红色猎装 258

Spelling Bees 拼写游戏 261

Matches at Concerts 音乐会上的萤光 263

Dance Partners 舞伴 265

Drive-in Movies 汽车电影院 267

Demolition Derby 撞车比赛 270

Smoking 吸烟 272

Hitchhiking 搭便车 274

Chapter 11 Holidays 节庆日 277

The Grounddhog's Shadow 土拨鼠的影子 279

Washington's Birthday Sales 华盛顿日大甩卖 282

Easter Eggs 复活节彩蛋 285

The Easter Bunny 复活节的长耳兔 287

The Easter Lily 复活节的百合 289

April Fool's Day 愚人节 290

Mother's Day 母亲节 292

Father's Day 父亲节 295

Halloween Trick-or-treat “不招待，就捣蛋” 297

Jack-ó-lanterns 鬼节的南瓜灯 300

The Thanksgiving Turkey 感恩节火鸡 303

The Christmas Tree 圣诞树 306

Red and Green for Christmas 圣诞节的红与绿 308

Christmas Stockings 圣诞节的长筒袜 309

Kissing under the Mistletoe 槲寄生下的亲吻 312

Yule Log 圣诞柴 313

Chapter 12 Miscellaneous 什锦 316

Striped Barber Poles 理发店招牌 319

Mounting Horses from the Left 上马规矩 320

White Flag for Truce 求和的白旗 321

Baker's Dozen 面包师的“打” 322

Red-letter Days 红字日 322

Blue Ribbon 蓝色绶带 323

Driving on the Right 右行规则 324

Traffic Lights 红绿灯 325

Happy Birthday and Birthday Cakes 生日快乐 327

Hazing 新生的磨难 329

Ground-breaking 破土动工 330

The Tolling of Bells 鸣钟 331

Something about Ships 轮船轶事 332

Flags at Half-mast 降半旗 333