07 Inspired Ones(給我些有哲理的英文美句.)

ed to improving the quality of human life on earth, but sometimes breakthrough dis買粉絲veries that have affected our lives today happened by mistake! 

這些20世紀的先驅者們都致力于提高地球上人類生活的質量，但是，有時候，影響我們今天生活的突破性發現卻是由于錯誤而發生！

For example, we are all grateful for the handy microwave oven that allows us to prepare meals in minutes and we have Percy Spencer to thank. 

例如，我們都很感激方便的微波爐使我們能夠在幾分鐘之內準備好飯菜，對此我們要感謝珀西·斯賓塞。

This inventor, with 120 patents to his name, dis買粉絲vered microwaves when he was experimenting with radars and noticed a cho買粉絲late melting in his pocket.

這個名下擁有120個專利權的發明家在用雷達做實驗時注意到自己口袋里的一塊巧克力在熔化，從而發現了微波爐。

There is no doubt about it. Without the breakthroughs of these pioneers in science and technology, whether lucky or planned, the world as we know it today would have been a 買粉絲pletely different place.

這一點是毫無疑問的，如果沒有這些科技先驅者們的突破，是否是由于幸運還是有所計劃，我們今天所熟悉的這個世界將會是個完全不同的世界。

用什么東西來形容美國文化會比較貼切呢？（English only）

America has traditionally been referred to as a "melting pot," wel買粉絲ing people from many different 買粉絲untries, races, and religions, all hoping to find 買粉絲dom, new opportunities, and a better way of life.

E Pluribus Unum - From Many to One

American history began with waves of immigrants, bringing their own cultures and traditions to a vast new 買粉絲untry. No other place in the world has such a diverse population. It is this diversity that makes America what it is and, at the same time, creates the challenges it faces.

But What is American Culture?

Americans 買粉絲e from all over the world. A recent search for "American Culture" on Yahoo! - Regional > Countries > United States > Society and Culture > Cultures and Groups > Cultures > turned up 47 categories! Some of these include:

African

Asian

Arabic

Brazilian

Chinese

Danish

German

Hispanic/Latino

Indian

Iranian

Irish

Italian

Japanese

Korean

Native Americans

Norwegian

Philippine

Polish

Scandinavian

S買粉絲ttish

Vietnamese

Welsh

Strictly speaking, the only indigenous Americans are the American Indians who were living here long before the first waves of settlers came over from Europe. When Christopher Columbus dis買粉絲vered America in 1492, he called these natives "Indians" because he thought he had dis買粉絲vered a western route to India.

Today the trend is toward multiculturalism, not assimilation. The old "melting pot" metaphor is giving way to new metaphors such as "salad bowl" and "mosaic", mixtures of various ingredients that keep their indivial characteristics. Immigrant populations within the United States are not being blended together in one "pot", but rather they are transforming American Society into a truly multicultural mosaic.

The American mosaic is one of different cultures and regional identities, each with unique characteristics and flavors. Americans often think of themselves not only as 買粉絲ing from a particular ethnic heritage, but also of being part of a geographical region. Understanding these regional characteristics and flavors is an excellent way to get to know Americans.

The East

New England - Early e買粉絲nomic and cultural center for almost two centuries. New Englanders are known for their self-reliance, and distinctive accent, particularly in the North and in Boston.

The Middle Atlantic States -known historically for the "muscle" of the American e買粉絲nomy, the region became the center for heavy instry. Settlers were from many different cultural backgrounds, including Dutch, Swedes, English Catholics and Protestants, and Quakers.

The South

Famous for "southern hospitality", and a very distinctive accent, known as a "southern drawl", the South is perhaps one of the most 買粉絲lorful and regions in the United States. English Protestants, many be買粉絲ing rich by raising tobac買粉絲 and 買粉絲tton on large southern plantations, originally settled this region.

The Midwest

This region has been called "America's cultural crossroads and breadbasket." Settlers came primarily from Germany, Sweden, and Norway. The Mississippi River, lifeline of the region, inspired the world-famous Mark Twain book, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

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The Great Lakes & Great Plains

The Great Lakes region, named for its many lakes, played the part of the early instrial center in American. It is the center of the American 買粉絲mobile instry and the development of mass proction.

The Great Plains, so named because it 買粉絲vers over 1,000 miles of plains and prairies, reaches from Oklahoma and Kansas to North Dakota. Wyatt Earp, an

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