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1、《精读5》学期论文ChineseDreamandAmericanDreamName:赵然Number:1112012013Class:11级英语2班31.IntroductionDreamisawordshowingthestrongestdesireofsomeone’sinnerheartwhileitsconnotativemeaningvariesindifferentcontext.ThedifferencesofChinesebetweenAmericandreamsaretobediscussedinthispassagefortheys
2、haremanydifferenceswhetherintheorigin,denotation,waysandmethodsofachievingthemorthesignificancesnotonlytoindividualbutalsotowholesociety.2.ConceptionWhatisAmericandream,Ithinkeveryonehashisownconception.Inmyopinion,AmericadreamisapopularbeliefthathardworkwillbringforthAmerica'sb
3、ountyintheformofmaterialwell-being.Whoeveryouareandwhereveryouwereborn,youonlyneedtodevoteyourselftocourseorbusiness,youwillfindthelife’sbounty.AmericanDreammains"Lifeshouldbebetter,richerandfuller,withopportunityforeachone",andwithsocietysteppingforwardandchangeshappeningallthe
4、time,peoplearelookingtowardanewAmericanDreamwithlessfocusonfinancialgainandmoreemphasisonlivingasimple,fulfillinglife.Tothecontrary,the"Chinesedream,"putforthbyChinesePresidentXiJinping,istobuildamoderatelyprosperoussocietyandrealizenationalrejuvenation.“Moreandbetter,endless……”
5、atfirstrepresentativeofthissimpleideaofAmericanDream.LaterintheDeclarationofIndependencewillbeturnedintoasolemnstatement:Allmenarecreatedequal,life,libertyandthepursuitofhappiness"naturalrights".“Ifwecandreamit,wecangoit.”Fromtheirdefinitions,itcanbeeasilyconcludedthatthey,thetw
6、okindsofdreams,emphasizedifferentaspects.Americandreamrefersmoretoindividualfaith,thepursuitoflibertyandhappinesstowhichChineseandAmericandreamsshareacommonpoint,creatingequalityandfreeaccessto“naturalrights”,etc.Itfocusesmoreonthesuccessofsomeindividual,notthecommunityornoteven
7、family.Incontrast,accordingtothedefinitionofChinesedream,almosteverywordshowsthatChinesedreamliesinthesuccessionofawholeconcept,suchas“tobuildamoderatelyprosperoussociety”and“realizingnationalrejuvenation”whoseemphasisshouldbelaydowntothesocietyandnationalrejuvenation.InChinesep
8、eople’scognitionundertheoverallenvironmentofChi