AcknowledgmentsThanksforgivingmethischancetoachievethispaperandtomakeaconclusionformyfouryears’universityeducation.Throughwritingthispaper,IhaveacquiredmoreknowledgethanIsupposed.Mysincerethanksareduetomysupervisor，Ms.ZouQiangzhen,forhelpingmetoclarifymymindsandstrengthenthedepthofmythinking.Here,Ialsowanttogivemythankstootherteachersandmyclassmateswhogavememuchhelp.Thankyou!AbstractsBarackObamaisthefirstAfricanAmericantohaveservedasapresident,aswellasanoutstandingorator.Hisinauguraladdressesattractedmuchattentionbothabroadandathomeeversincetheirdelivery.HetalksaboutAmericanconditionsinthreeways—individual,societyandcountry,andexpresseshisviewsonlife,freedomaswellasthepursuitofhappiness.Hisaddressesarenotonlytheexpressionofsentencesandtheembodimentofinternalthought,butalsothesideofAmericanculture.ThestudyofthispaperisbasedonObama’stwoinauguralspeeches,andthepaperspecializesinanalyzingthecultureofAmericanvaluesthatcontainedinthesespeeches.DuetothedifferentsystemsofvaluesbetweenChinaandAmerica,ontheonehand,researchingonObama’swonderfulspeechescanallowChinesetohaveabetterrecognitionandunderstandingoftheconcretecontentsofAmericanvalues.Ontheotherhand,itcontributestoafurthercomprehensionofAmericansocietyandcultureandthepromotionofmutualcommunicationsandexchanges.KeyWords:Americanvalues;freedom;culture摘要奥巴马是美国第一任非洲裔总统，也是一位杰出的演说家。他的就职演讲发表后引起了国内外广泛的关注，他从个人、社会、国家三个方面讲了美国的形势和国情，也表达了他对生存，自由的看法以及对幸福的追求。他的演讲不仅仅是言语的表达，内在思想的体现，更是美国文化的侧面体现。本文以奥巴马的两次就职演讲为研究对象，重点分析了演讲中体现出的美国价值观文化。由于中美两国不同的价值观体系，研究奥巴马总统的精彩演说一方面有助于中国人更好地认识，理解美国人具体的价值观内容。另一方面有助于中国人进一步了解美国的社会和文化，增进彼此的沟通和交流关键词：美国价值观；自由；文化ContentsTOC\o"1-3"\h\z\u1.Introduction12.ValuesandAmericanValues22.1TheDefinitionofValues22.2TheDefinitionofAmericanValues23.AmericanValuesinInauguralSpeechofObama33.1PursuingFreedom33.2EmphasizingEquality53.3ValuingPractice73.4PromotingInnovation83.5AdvocatingFairCompetition93.6UpholdingHardWork104.Conclusion11Bibliography12AStudyontheAmericanValuesinInauguralSpeechofBarackObama1.IntroductionOnJanuary21st,2013,BarackObamadeliveredhissecondinauguraladdresstotheAmericanpublicasthePresidentoftheUnitedStates,andthefirstonewasin2009.BarackObamaisthefirstAfricanAmericantohaveservedasapresident,aswellasanoutstandingorator.Hisinauguraladdresseshaveattractedmuchattentionbothabroadandathomeeversinceitsdelivery.HetalksaboutAmericansituationsinthreeways—individual,societyandcountry.Thesubjectsofhisaddressesarelife,liberty,andthepursuitofhappinessaboutAmericans.ThesetwospeechesnotonlyhaveapowerfulpersuasionbutalsogiveafulldescriptionofAmericanculture.SoitisnecessarytoelaborateonObama’sspeeches.Throughtheconsultingalargenumberofliteratures,relevantbooksandsearchingrelatedcontentontheInternet,itcanbeseeninrecentyearsthatalotofscholarshaveexploredthesetwospeechesfromdifferentaspectsandgotspectacularfindings.SomescholarsstudyObama’sinauguralspeechesfromtheperspectiveofrhetoric.Forexample,ZhengLinlinstudiestheinfluenceofNeo-AristotelianrhetoriconObama’sspeeches(6).Somescholarsstudythespeechesfromtheperspectiveoflanguagecharacteristics.Somescholars...
