英文长篇美文阅读英文长篇美文阅读语言学习与文化学习是交织在一起的，语言习得者要掌握好一门语言，尤其是第二语言，具备充足的文化背景知识是必不可少的。下面是小编带来的英文长篇美文阅读，欢迎阅读!英文长篇美文阅读AmericanshaveanymoralsDoAmericanshaveanymorals?That'sagoodquestion.Manypeopleinsistthatideasaboutrightandwrongaremerelypersonalopinions.Somevoices,though,arecallingAmericansbacktotraditionalmoralvalues.WilliamJ.Bennett,formerU.S.SecretaryofEducation,editedTheBookofVirtuesin1993todojustthat.Bennettsuggeststhatgreatmoralstoriescanbuildcharacter.ThesuccessofBennett'sbookshowsthatmanyAmericansstillbelieveinmoralvalues.Butwhatarethey?美国人还有道德吗?这是个好问题。许多人坚持对与错乃是个人的意见。但是，还是有些人在呼唤美国人回到传统的道德价值里去。威廉。班奈特，前任美国教育部长，正是为了此目的而在一九九三年编辑了「美德」这本书。班奈特认为伟大的道德故事可以建造性格。班奈持这本书的成功显示了许多美国人仍然相信道德的价值。但是它们到底为何?Tobeginwith,moralvaluesinAmericaarelikethoseinanyculture.Infact,manyaspectsofmoralityareuniversal.Butthestoriesandtraditionsthatteachthemareuniquetoeachculture.Notonlythat,butcultureinfluenceshowpeopleshowthesevirtues.最开始，道德价值在美国就像在任何其它的文化一样。事实上，许多道德的观点是全球一致的。但是，不同的文化则有不同的故事和传统来教导它们。不仅如此，文化也影响了人民如何表现这些美德。OneofthemostbasicmoralvaluesforAmericansishonesty.Thewell-knownlegendaboutGeorgeWashingtonandthecherrytreeteachesthisvalueclearly.LittleGeorgecutdownhisfather'sfavoritecherrytreewhiletryingouthisnewhatchet.Whenhisfatheraskedhimaboutit,Georgesaid,“Icannottellalie.Ididitwithmyhatchet.”Insteadofpunishment,Georgereceivedpraisefortellingthetruth.SometimesAmericanhonesty-beingopenanddirect-canoffendpeople.ButAmericansstillbelievethat“honestyisthebestpolicy.”美国人最基本的道德价值之一是诚实。众所周知的乔治。华盛顿砍樱桃树的故事，即将此道德教导地极为清楚。小乔治在试他新斧头时砍倒了爸爸最心爱的樱桃树。当爸爸问他的时候，乔治说，「我不能说谎，我用我的斧头砍了它。」乔治非但未被惩罚，反而因为诚实而被赞赏。有时候美国人仍然相信「诚实是最上策」AnothervirtueAmericansrespectisperseverance.RememberAesop'sfableabouttheturtleandtherabbitthathadarace?Therabbitthoughthecouldwineasily,sohetookanap.Buttheturtlefinallywonbecausehedidnotgiveup.Anotherstorytellsofalittletrainthathadtoclimbasteephill.Thehillwassosteepthatthelittletrainhadahardtimetryingtogetoverit.Butthetrainjustkeptpulling,allthewhilesaying,“IthinkIcan,IthinkIcan.”Atlast