09级第一学期写作课讲义选自《研究生英语写作教程》李争鸣编著北京师范大学出版社1+2x6[以下主题句]LatininfluencesonAmericanculturearereflectedinthefollowingthreeaspects.[以下一级扩展句]Firstofall,theSpanishinfluenceontheEnglishlanguageintheU.S.beganwiththeearlyexplorersandcontinueseventoday.[以下二级扩展句]Forexample,SpanishplacenamesfromtheRioGrande(inTexas)toSanFrancisco(inCalifornia)areallpartoftheheritageoftheearlySpanishsettlers.[以下一级扩展句]LatinAmericanshavealsoaddedtothevarietyoftheAmericandiet.[以下二级扩展句]Fromthegourmet-stylechurrasco(marinatedtenderloinofbeef)totheeverydaytaco,LatinfoodhasbecomeanintegralpartofAmericandininghabits.[以下一级扩展句]Finally,Americanmusic,too,hasbecomemorediverseasaresultoftheLatinosound.[以下二级扩展句]TheSalsabeathashadastartlingeffectonpopularmusic,justastherhythmsofthetangoandthecha-cha-chahavebecomeapartoftherepertoireofdancebandsthroughoutthecountry.Instruments,suchasthecongasandthetimbale,alsohavetheiroriginsinLatincountries.[以下结论句]Insummary,thelanguage,thefood,andthemusicarewhatLatinAmericanshavegiventotheUnitedStates.[1.引言段][以下概述句]WeareallawarethatAmericancultureis,infact,acombinationofthecontributionsofallofthosewhohavesettledwithinitsborders.Fromthefoundingofthecountrytothepresentday,immigrantshavebroughtwiththemthetraditionsoftheirnativelands,manyofwhichhavebeeninterwovenintotheculturalpatternsoftheirnewhomeland.ImmigrantsfromLatinAmerica,whocurrentlycompriseapproximately8percentofthetotalpopulation,arenoexceptiontothisrule.[以下篇题句]LatininfluencesonAmericanculturearereflectedinthewordswespeak,thefoodsweconsume,andthemusicweenjoy.[2.正文段][以下主题句]TheSpanishinfluenceontheEnglishlanguageintheU.S.beganwiththeearlyexplorersandcontinueseventoday.Spanishplacenames,fromtheRioGrande(inTexas)toSanFrancisco(inCalifornia),characterizethesouthwesternpartofthecountry.LosAngeles,SantaFe,theColoradoRiver,andtheMojavedesertareallpartoftheheritageoftheearlySpanishsettlers.OtherSpanishwordssuchasadios,amigo,rodeo,andadobe,haveactuallybecomepartoftheEnglishlanguage.Morerecently,ablendofEnglishandSpanishknownasSpanglish,producingexpressionslikeiralmovies(togotothemovies),hasdeveloped,particularlyinTexas,California,andsouthFlorida,whichhaveahighconcentrationofLatinoresidents.[3.正文段][以下主题句]LatinAmericanshavealsoaddedtothevarietyoftheAmericandiet.Fromthegourmet-stylechurrasco(marinatedtenderloinofbeef)totheeverydaytaco,LatinfoodhasbecomeanintegralpartofAmericandininghabits.FoodsrangingfromblackbeansandriceinaCubanrestauranttofrozenburritos,tropicalpapayas,andjalapenopeppersonsupermarketshelvesareevidenceoftheLatininfluencesontheAmericandiet.Itisnotsurprising,therefore,thatover$1billionperyearisspentonMexicanfoodintheUnitedStates.[4.正文段][以下主题句]Americanmusic,too,hasbecomemorediverseasaresultoftheLatinosound.TheSalsabeathashadastartlingeffectonpopularmusic,justastherhythmsofthetangoandthecha-cha-chahavebecomeapartoftherepertoireofdancebandsthroughoutthecountry.Instruments,suchasthecongasandthetimbale,alsohavetheiroriginsinLatincountries.Mariachibands,Brazilianjazz,andthenewMiamiSoundarefurtherexamplesofthestronginfluencesofHispanicmusicaltraditionsonAmericanculture.[5.结论段][以下总结]Insummary,thelanguage,thefood,andthemusic,althoughasmallpart,arewhatLatinAmericanshavegiventotheUnitedStates.[以下最后陈述]...
