A. 關於 美國夢 的英文文章
The American Dream is the faith held by many in the United States of America that through hard work, courage, and determination one can achieve a better life for oneself, usually through financial prosperity. These were values held by many early European settlers, and have been passed on to subsequent generations. What the American Dream has become is a question under constant discussion, and some believe that it has led to an emphasis on material wealth as a measure of success and/or happiness.
often the first glimpse of the United States for millions of American immigrants after oceanic voyages from Europe.
The origin of the American Dream stems from the departure in government and economics from the models of the Old World. This allowed unprecedented freedom, especially the possibility of dramatic upward social mobility. Additionally, from the American Revolutionary War well into the later half of the nineteenth century, many of America's physical resources were unclaimed and held out the promise of land ownership and lucky investment in land or instry. The development of the Instrial Revolution combined with the great natural resources of the enormous and as yet unsettled continent created the possibility of achieving wealth.
Many early American prospectors headed west of the Rocky Mountains to buy acres of cheap land in hopes of finding deposits of gold. The American Dream was a driving factor not only in the gold rushes of the mid to late 1800s, but also in the waves of immigration throughout that century and the following.
Impoverished western Europeans escaping the Irish potato famines in Ireland, the Highland clearances in Scotland and the aftermath of Napoleon in the rest of Europe came to America to escape a poor quality of life at home. They wanted to embrace the financial mobility and constitutional freedoms that existed in the United States.
A sizable number of Chinese and Japanese immigrants also arrived in the U.S. in the mid 19th century seeking the American Dream. This led to the founding of several Chinatowns in locations such as San Francisco and New York City. Many immigrants from these countries also worked as laborers on the First Transcontinental Railroad.
During the mid-to-late 19th century prolific dime novel writer Horatio Alger, Jr. became famous for his novels that idealized the American Dream. His novels about down-and-out bootblacks who were able to achieve wealth and success helped entrench the dream within popular culture. Nearing the twentieth century, major instrialist personalities became the new model of the American Dream, many beginning life in the humblest of conditions but later controlling enormous corporations and fortunes. Perhaps most notable here were the great American capitalists Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller. This acquisition of great wealth demonstrated to many that if you had talent, intelligence, and a willingness to work extremely hard, you were likely to be a success in life as a result.
Throughout the 19th century, immigrants fled the monarchies of Western Europe and their post-feudal economies, which actively oppressed the peasant class. These economic systems required high levels of taxation, which stymied development. The American economy, however, was built up by people who were consciously free of these constraints.
Settlement in the new world provided hope for egalitarianism. Martin Luther King invoked the American Dream in what is perhaps his most famous speech: "Let us not wallow in the valley of despair, I say to you today, my friends. And so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American Dream."
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Immigration
Ellis Island is the historical processing and welcoming center for newly arrived immigrants in New York City.
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Ellis Island is the historical processing and welcoming center for newly arrived immigrants in New York City.
The American dream, along with escape from persecution or war in one's home country, has always been the primary reason for immigrants wanting to come to America. Throughout its history, America has been seen as a place with high opportunity for entrepreneurs relative to other regions of the world.
By the turn of the 20th century, the promise of the American Dream had begun to lure substantial numbers of immigrants from Eastern and Southern Europe. Huge numbers of Italians, Poles, Greeks, Jews, Russians and others came to find work in instrial cities such as New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and Detroit. This wave of immigration continued until the outbreak of World War I. Following the war, nativist sentiment led to new restrictions on immigration, which would continue until the Immigration and Nationality Services Act of 1965, which allowed larger scale immigration to resume.
The American Dream appears to have enring appeal to many in other countries. The United States remains a magnet for immigrants today, receiving 1 million legal entrants annually — the largest influx in the world. Whereas past generations of immigrants tended to come from Europe, a majority of contemporary immigrants hail from Latin America and Asia.
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The American Dream today
In the 20th century, the American Dream had its challenges. The Great Depression caused widespread hardship ring the Thirties, and was almost a reverse of the dream for those directly affected. Racial instability did not disappear, and in some parts of the country racial violence was almost commonplace. There was concern about the undemocratic campaign known as McCarthyism carried on against suspected Communists.
Silicon Valley initiated the Computer Age and the dot-com boom. Companies such as Hewlett-Packard, eBay, Intel, Google, Apple, and Oracle remain headquartered there.
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Silicon Valley initiated the Computer Age and the dot-com boom. Companies such as Hewlett-Packard, eBay, Intel, Google, Apple, and Oracle remain headquartered there.
Since the end of World War II, young American families have sought to live in relative comfort and stability in the suburbs that were built up around major cities. This led to the rise of the relatively conservative 1950s, when many pursued the "perfect family" as a part or consequence of the American Dream. This period was shattered by a new generation of young people who embraced the hippie values of the 1960s, denying traditional values such as the American Dream. In modern times, the American Dream is seen as a possible accomplishment, as all children can go to school and get an ecation. Though the drive to it waned ring those years, the dream itself has never died out.
In the 1990s, the pursuit of the American Dream could be seen in the Dot-com boom. People in U.S., as well as the world poured their energy into the new Gold Rush - the Internet. It was again driven by the same faith that by one's ingenuity and hardwork, anyone can become successful in America. Ordinary people started new companies from their garages and became millionaires. This new chapter of the American Dream again became the beacon to the world and attracted many entrepreneurial people from China and India to Silicon Valley to form startups, and seek fortune in America.
Another recent example of the American Dream being realized is the case of Tamir Sapir. An immigrant from the former Soviet republic of Georgia, Sapir arrived in America in 1973 and started as a taxicab driver in New York City. Saving up to buy an electronics store, he catered primarily to Russian clientele. Eventually he made contacts with the Soviet contingent to the United Nations in New York, and traded electronics for oil contracts, which he then sold to American companies. Investing the profits in Manhattan real estate, he became a billionaire by 2002, less than thirty years after arriving penniless in America. Like many rags to riches stories, his is a unique one that would be hard to replicate. Yet today Sapir is becoming known as America's "billionaire cabbie".
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Criticism
Harvard University offers a free college ecation to all accepted students from low-income U.S. families.
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Harvard University offers a free college ecation to all accepted students from low-income U.S. families.
The concept of the American Dream has been the subject of much criticism by, for example, Joseph Stiglitz. The main criticism is that the American Dream is misleading. These critics say that, for various reasons, it simply is not possible for everyone to become prosperous through determination and hard work alone. The consequences of this belief can include the poor feeling that it is their fault that they are not successful. It can also result in less effort towards helping the poor since their poverty is seen as "proof" of their laziness. The concept of the American Dream also ignores other factors of success such as luck, family, language, and wealth one is born into (although proponents of the dream would claim that starting wealth is irrelevant because of the belief that there is no level of poverty one cannot rise from with hard work). It also fails to take inheritable traits such as intelligence quotient and physical attributes including height, shape, and beauty into account.
The American Dream is seen by critics as being somewhat superficial or meaningless. Many literary works level exactly that criticism at the American Dream, such as Arthur Miller's play Death of a Salesman. The play, a classic American work of literature, finds the main character Willy Loman struggling to come to grips with the fact that his American Dream is unattainable. Such arguments are essentially rehashes of the old adage "Money doesn't buy happiness", and that perhaps not everyone's dream should be to achieve great monetary gain.
In particular some of the criticisms are:
* In the U.S. there is wide availability of financial aid, and the poorest students are increasingly being given guarantees of a high proportion (up to 100%) of grants, removing the obligation to pay back their university. Harvard University became the first private university to offer 100% grants to accepted students from U.S. families earning less than US$40,000 a year in 2003, and in 2004 the University of Virginia became the first public university to offer a similar full-grant program, on incomes up to 200% of the poverty line, or about US$37,700 at that time.
* Wealth retention – Certain laws allow the wealthy to keep more of their money. For example, the recent lessening of inheritance tax and capital gains taxes may work to further solidify wealth once it is earned.
* Economies of scale – It can be difficult to successfully start a business. One reason is because of the economies of scale necessary to survive in a commoditized market, although many markets today are not commoditized.
* Genetic lottery – Research has suggested that features like IQ and extroversion may give certain people some advantages over others when it comes to making smart business decisions or career choices, and in establishing a social network.
* Ethical differences – As in other countries, actions considered ethical vary between Americans. For example, a CEO who sees certain stock options as excessive monetary gain would find it harder to attain great wealth than one with a different viewpoint.
B. 求英語作文，題目是，我有一個夢想。要求：1夢想的重要性2中國夢美國夢3我自己的夢想。150個字
I have a dream
Everyone may have his own dream. Someone may want to be rich, someone may want to be beautiful, and someone may want to have power. But I』m different from them. My dream is special. I want to have a pair of wings. Because I want to fly in the sky， like the feeling of freedom.
If I have a pair of wings，I』m sure it will be very wonderful. I can fly below the blue sky with the birds. I can enjoy the music of birds』. I can fly across the cloud and the small wind will blow past my face. The feeling must be the same as that my mother caresses me.
I can fly over the sea, below the rainbow, through the forest I can see all the wonderful view. But I know that it will never be uteri have another instead. I want to have a fly of my own. The plane must be very small and light. It has to carry only one person. It can fly by wind or sunshine. It can fly for a very long time. And the important thing is that it must be very save.
I』m sure I can have this plane some day. And I can have fly to everywhere I want.
C. 有關中國夢和美國夢的英語作文,字數一百字左右
Three hundred years ago,the emigrants from England arrived at Maryland acrossing the Atlantic by "May Flower" to search for a "pure"land for the puritans to live.Since then American Dream has come up.America gives every person all over the world equal rights.people can achieve their dreams by hardworking.
Three hundred years later,this country has become a rich state.However,American Dream doesn't fade away.With the development of the history,it has many meanings today.What is the American Dream?different people hold different interpretations.but at any rate,American Dream contains several factors below:America offers every person an opportunity to succeed;Success depends on one's ability and effort regardless of the fortuitous circumstances of birth or position;Every person has equal rights;Every person has free belief.
When it comes to the 21st century-the information age,Bill Gates's success indicated that only if you have wisdom and talent,you can succeed in America.But American Dream has changed,compared with its original meanings.What's the true motivation behind American Dream?Some historians considered it the thirst for wealth .Pursuing money is the eternal theme of American Dream.However,the over pursuit of wealth makes American Dream turn bad and lost its attraction to people worldwide graally.
As the changes of the times,the influence of American Dream may become less and less.An increasing number of people confess to having lost faith in the American Dream.
D. 求一篇關於中國夢和美國夢的英語作文
Chinese dream and America dream in our school knows that there is a call Martin Ruud Kim leaders of the civil rights movement in the USA, his words "I have a dream" spread all over the world. Let the world know USA power of dreams. On the topic of American dream too much. But, as Bai Yansong said, "to know, not only a English version of 'I have a dream'. In the distant east, in an inherited thousands of years of China, also have a dream. He is not ambitious slogan, it doesn't lie with the government, he belongs to everyordinary Chinese, but it Chinese. 'I have a dream'". USA dream that long-standing, it is supporting America from thirteen colonies first step by step,become the sole superpower. 300 years ago, when the England immigration in a May flower across the Atlantic to Maryland, looking for a piece of the Puritans can live "pure land", "American dream" (American Dream) has begun to quietly sprouting -- America gave the world everyone equal opportunity, as long as you work hard, can realize their dreams. Everyone has a chance of success; success depends on his own talents and efforts, rather than family background and the background; all have equal rights; everyone has the freedom of conscience. This is America dream, only in the Americathis young land to grow up dream. USA dream is a dream of hope, the dream of success, the dream, the dream of happiness equal. In the five thousand years of history of the Chinese before American is really too young. Five thousand years of our country experienced the vicissitudes of life, there have been brilliant also suffered humiliation. But never give up steps forward,because in each Chinese have the hearts of a person Chinese dream.Chinese dream in the modern performance of the most obvious, maturity.Because modern our country started by the imperialist aggression, the Millennium ancient civilization was a heavy blow. Sun Zhongshan from thecharacteristics of the three people's principles to Mao Zedong, after Marx'sChinese, Deng Xiaoping's China socialism, reveal what China dream, that is:innovation country, country characteristics.
翻譯：
中國夢與美國夢
我們在中學的時候就知道在美國有一個叫馬丁路德金的民權運動領袖，
他的那句
「我有
一個夢想」傳遍了世界。讓世人知道美國夢的力量。關於美國夢的話題太多了。但是，正如
白岩松所說的，
「一定要知道，不僅僅只有一個英文版的『我有一個夢想』
。在遙遠的東方，
在一個幾千年延續下來的中國，
也有一個夢想。
他不是宏大的口號，
並不是在政府那裡存在，
他是屬於每一個非常普通的中國人，而它用中文寫成『我有一個夢想』
」
。
美國夢的說法由來已久，
它支撐著美國從最初的十三塊殖民地一步步發展成為當今唯一
的超級大國。
300
年前，當英格蘭移民乘坐著五月花號橫穿大西洋來到馬里蘭，尋找一塊清
教徒能居住的「凈土」時，
「美國夢」
(American Dream)
已開始悄然萌芽——美國給了全世
界每一個人均等的機會，
只要努力奮斗，
都可以實現自己的夢想。
人人都有成功的機會；成
功取決於自己的才能和努力，
而不是家世和背景；
人人都擁有平等的權利；
人人都有信仰的
自由。這就是美國夢，只有在美國這片年輕的土地上才能生長起來的夢。
美國夢是希望之夢、成功之夢、平等之夢、幸福之夢。
在擁有五千年歷史的中國面前美國的確太年輕。
五千年我們的祖國歷盡滄桑，
有過輝煌
也受過屈辱。
但從未放棄前行的腳步，
因為在每個中國人心中都有一個人中國夢。
中國夢在
近代表現的最為明顯，
逐漸走向成熟。
因為近代我們的祖國開始受到列強的侵略，
千年文明
古國遭到沉重的打擊。
從孫中山特色的三民主義，
到此後毛澤東的馬克思主義中國化、
鄧小
平的中國特色社會主義，都揭示著何為中國夢，那就是：創新興國，特色興國。
E. 我有一個美國夢 英語作文 一百字左右
Some say, that the American Dream has become the pursuit of material prosperity—thatpeople work more hours to get bigger cars, fancier homes, the fruits of prosperity for theirfamilies—but have less time to enjoy their prosperity. Others say that the American Dream isbeyond the reach of the working poor who must work two jobs for their family's survival. Yet others look toward a new American Dream with less focus on financial gain and moreemphasis on living a simple, fulfilling life.
有人說，美國夢已經演變成對物質繁榮的追求——為了買更高級的車，住更豪華的住宅，改善家庭經濟狀況，人們工作時間增長——卻沒有足夠時間來享受他們的勞動成果。也有人說是美國夢是那些努力工作，為了養家一人兼兩職，但是報酬卻很低的窮人無法實現的。然而，還有一部分人開始追求新的美國夢，即注重簡單而充實的生活，更少地關注經濟利益。
F. 求一篇150英語作文關於美國夢
自1776年以來，世世代代的美國人都深信不疑，只要經過努力不懈的奮斗便能獲得更好專的生活，屬亦即人們必須通過自己的勤奮、勇氣、創意和決心邁向繁榮，而非依賴於特定的社會階級和他人的援助。兩百年來，「美國夢」一直激勵著世界各地的青年人來到這片土地創造自己的價值，美國也因此成為全球成功人士的搖籃。
G. 我的美國夢 英文作文
The American Dream is the faith held by many in the United States of America that through hard work, courage, and determination one can achieve