Part One 3
Ⅰ.Holidays and Festivals 3
1 Mid-Autumn Festival in China and Thanksgiving in America 中国中秋节与美国感恩节 3
2 Chinese New Year and American Christmas 中国新年与美国圣诞节 17
Ⅱ.Food and Eating Habits 31
3 Fast-food Chains and Tradi-tional Restaurants 快餐连锁店与传统饭馆 31
4 Chinese Cuisine and Ameri-can Food 中式菜肴与美国食物 46
Ⅲ.Shopping 58
5 Retail Giants and Conve-nience Stores 大型售货商店与便利店 58
6 Supermarkets and Free Food Markets 超级市场与自由市场 72
Ⅳ.Clothing Styles 85
7 Changing Clothing Styles 不断变化的衣着款式 85
8 Clothing of Different Na-tionalities in China and America 中美民族服装 99
9 Soccer and American Foot-ball 足球与美式橄榄球 115
Ⅴ.Sports and Music 115
Part Two 115
10 Classical Music and Popu-lar Music 古典音乐与流行音乐 128
Ⅵ.Family 141
11 One-Child Families and Families with Two or More Children 独生子女家庭与多子女家庭 141
12 The Three-Generation House-hold and Three Genera-tions That Live Separately 三代一户与三代分居 155
Ⅶ.Transportation 168
13 Air Transport and Travel by Train 乘坐飞机与火车 168
14 Transportby Road—Auto-mobiles and Public Buses 陆上交通—汽车与公交车 182
Ⅷ.Media and Communication 195
15 Television and the Internet 电视与因特网 195
16 The Telephone and Email 电话与电子邮件 210
Appendix 225
Ⅰ Answer Key 答案 225
Ⅱ Glossary 词汇表 255