本书分别介绍了英美两国的民族特点、历史发展、地理环境、政府制度、宗教信仰、文学概要、教育模式、风俗习惯、节日活动、种族关系及社会事件等。本书内容丰富、涉及面广，对英美文化进行了较为系统的介绍。本书既可以作为高校英语文化素质培养的教材，也可以作为正在参与或将要参与跨文化交际人士的知识性读物。

本书吸收了国内外英美文化研究的最新成果，广泛而精炼地介绍了英美文化的方方面面，包括历史、地理、政治、语言、节日、价值观、重大事件、教育、文学、音乐、美术及《圣经》等，并从跨文化交际的角度对一些现象进行了理论阐述和解释。本书既可以作为高校英语文化素质培养的教材，也可以作为正在参与或将要参与跨文化交际人士的知识性读物。

Chapter 1 UK & USA

 1．UK 

 2．USA 

Chapter 2 The English Language 

 1．History of the English Language

 2．Varieties of English

 3．Differences Between British English and American English

 4．Chinese and English

Chapter 3 Politics

 1．Great Britain

 2．The United States

Chapter 4 World Views and Core Values

 1．Dividedness Between Man and Nature

 2．Individualism

 3．Pursuit of Change

 4．View of Time 

 5．Materialism 

Chapter 5 Great Events 

 1．The lndustrial Revolution

 2．Civil Rights Movement in the United States 

Chapter 6 The Bible

 1．A Brief Introduction tO the Bible 

 2．The Influence of the Bible on British Literature

 3．Allusions——Adam and Eve

 4．Christianity

Chapter 7 Education

 1．Education in the United Kingdom 

 2．Education in U．S．

 3．TWO Famous Universities

Chapter 8 Literature

 1 British Literature 

 2．American Literature

 3．TWO Famous Writers in U．K．and U．S．

Chapter 9 Art-Music & Paintings

 1．Musie 

 2．Paintings

Chapter 10 Verbal Communication and English Culture 

 1．Word Meaning and Culture

 2．Pragmatic Rules and Culture 

 3．Compliments and Responses to Compliments

 4．Taboos and Euphemism

 5．Communication Style and Culture 

Chapter 11 Non—verbal Communication and English Culture

 1．Body language

 2．Paralanguages

 3．0bject Language

 4．Environmental Languages

Chapter 12 Western Festivals and Holidays

 1．Christmas

 2．Halloween 

 3．Thanksgiving Day

 4．Valentin'S Day

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