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1、CultureEnglishisakindoflanguage,it’salsoaculture.IoncethoughtthattheEnglish-speakingpeople’scultureissimple,becauseofits’shorthistory.However,theideaisdefinitelywrong.Everycultureoriginsfromtheancestors’wisdomandmanygenerations’jointefforts,itdeservesourrespect.Englishculturesha
2、veits’spirits.Therearealotofthingsweshouldlearnabout.ThankstoProfMoyeandProfOsbornethatgiveusagoodchancetohaveaccesstomoreEnglishcultures.Inthefirstclass,IwasimpressedonthebeautifullettersthatProfMoyeshowedus.Itisamazing.IhavebeenusedtoappreciatingdifferentfontsofChinesewords,an
3、ditneveroccurredtomethatEnglishlettersshouldbewritteninthisway.It’shardtorecognize,yetit’slovelytoenjoy.Theword“LIBER”,whichmeans“LIBRARY”,ProfMoyesaidthatevenmanyAmericansdon’tknowit.Itdoesmakemesurprised.HetellsusthestoryofBeowulf,aherooftheGeatsinScandinavia.Andthere’salsoane
4、picpoem,whichwrittentocomplimenthim.TheKenningandSynecdocheoftheancientpoembringusanewideaofpoem-writing.Aroundthestory,thereismuchknowledgetograsp.ThenamesofKingandplaceatthosetimesarestrangetoremember.Andbecauseweareforeigntothewest,someoftheancientthingscanbeconfused.Weseldom
5、learnedaboutitbefore,andweknewverylessaboutthat;however,inthiscase,wehavemoreintereststolearnmore.Besidestheabove,there’rebeautifulRunes,theyaresimplesymbols,buttheystandforcertainmeans,justliketheancientChineseinscriptionsengravedonbonesortortoiseshellsoftheShangDynasty.Allofth
6、osearejustthebeginning;welearnaverysmallpieceofthebeginning,wewillhaveameaningfultryonourowninthefuture.ProfOsbornegivesusavividdescriptionofmodernAmerican’sfoods.Shebroadensourhorizon.Atthebeginning,Ithoughtitwouldbeveryeasy,becauseweeatfoodeveryday,andwehavewatchedfoodsonAmeri
7、canTVshowsandTVserials.ButtheFOODisnotjustFOOD.There’sculturebehindit.ThefirstthingisthattherearesomefoodsthatcanseldombeeateninChina,likecollard,gumbo,friedgreentomatoesandsoon.Ievencan’ttelltheirnames.Foodhassomethingtodowithholidays.Peopleeatdifferentfoodsondifferentholidays,
8、NewYear’sDay,Valentine’sDay,Easter,Independence
