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The culture of the United States is a Western culture, and has been developing since long before the United States became a country. Its chief early influence was British culture, ①due to colonial ties with the British that spread the English language, the legal system and other cultural inheritances. Other important influences came from other parts of Europe, especially countries from which large numbers immigrated such as Ireland, Germany, Poland, and Italy; the Native American peoples; Africa, especially the western part, from which came the ancestors of most African Americans; and young groups of immigrants. American culture also has shared influence on the cultures of its neighbors in the New World.
The United States has traditionally been known as a melting pot, ②but recent academic opinion is tending towards cultural diversity, pluralism and the image of a salad bowl rather than a melting pot.Due to the extent of American culture, there are many integrated but unique subcultures within the United States. The strongest influences on American culture came from northern European cultures, most prominently from Germany, Ireland and England.
1.Its chief early influence was British culture, due to colonial ties with the British that spread the English language, the legal system and other cultural inheritances.(due to短语作原因状语)
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2.The United States has traditionally been known as a melting pot, but recent academic opinion is tending towards cultural diversity…(but连接并列句)
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Section Ⅰ Listening and Speaking
(教材P25)explore the diverse cultures of the world探索世界不同文化
diverse adj.不同的;多种多样的
①be diverse from和……不同的
diverse views不同的观点
② diversityn.差异(性);不同(点);多样性
a great diversity of多种多样的
③diverselyadv.不同地;各色各样地
(1)As far as I know,