综合教程4 unit 14

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1、Unit14UndertheSignofMickyMouse&CoTextAnalysisAmericanculturehasbeeninfiltratingnationsallovertheworldoverthepasttwodecades,marginalizingtraditionalculturesthroughouttheworldandbringingaboutthekindofglobal“fun”culturethatDisneyisfamousfor.Inthistext,ToddGitlinrevealsthetrendthatAmericanculture

2、isbecomingdominantandenjoysworldwidepopularity,andaccountsforthisculturalphenomenon.StructuralAnalysisThetextcanbedividedintothefollowingthreeparts:PartI(Paragraph1):ThisistheintroductionwheretheauthoradvanceshisideathatAmericancultureisdominantoverthe“globalvillage”.PartII(Paragraphs2—5):Thi

3、spartpresentsevidenceoftheuniversalpopularitythatAmericancultureenjoys,andexploreswhatunderliestheculturalphenomenon.Thispartcanbefurtherdividedintotwosub-sections.Paragraphs2—4asasub-sectiongivetestimonytotheideathatAmericanpopcultureisrecognizedworldwide,whileParagraph5explainswhyitisso.Par

4、tIII(Paragraph6):Theauthorconcludeshisargumentwithathought-provokingrestatementofhispoint.Words&Phrasesdefyv.offereffectiveresistancetosth.orsb.defypublicopinionapoliticalmovethatdefiesexplanationThebabyboydefiedalltheoddsandsurvived.torrentn.arushing,violentorabundantstreamofanythingTherainw

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