AcknowledgementsUpon the final completion of my M.A. thesis entitled “Tracing the Spiritual Odyssey of Contemporary America—A Study of In the Beauty of the Lilies in a Cultural Perspective”, I wish to express my sincere gratitude to those who have offered help to me.First and foremost, I am grateful to my supervisor Professor ***. During my three-year study as a graduate student, it is his conscientious scholarship and academic spirit that have inspired me to go forward. His insightful views gave me inspiration from the selection of the topic to the completion of the thesis. He not only lent valuable materials on Updike study to me, but also spared no efforts to read and revise my thesis.Second, my appreciation also goes to Professor *** and Associate Professor *** as they provided precious suggestions on the framework of the thesis. At the same time, I am thankful to all those professors and teachers at the *** who have taught me because their profound knowledge and enlightening lectures have enriched my study and advanced my cognitive competence.Last but not the least, I need to thank my parents and classmates who have given me support and encouragement during my process of writing the thesis.致谢在我的毕业论文“追溯当代美国的精神旅程──文化视阈下的《圣洁百合》研究”完成之际，我希望向所有给予过我帮助的人表示衷心的感谢。首先，我要感谢我的导师***教授。在我的研究生三年学习生活中，***严谨的治学态度和学术精神激励着我在学术研究中勤勉向前。从我的论文选题，到论文成形，***独特的见解启发着我思考。他不仅将他的一些珍贵的文献资料借给我看，还不厌其烦地阅读、修改我的毕业论文。其次，还要感谢***和***，他们对于完善此论文框架提出了宝贵意见。同时，我要向所有在外语研究方面教导过我的教授们和老师们表达诚挚的感谢，是他们渊博的知识和精彩的授课充实着我的学习，提高了自己的认知层次。最后，...
