我幸运地被分配到了一个土生土长的美国人家庭，男主人jim是一名法官，女主人lynn是一名大学老师。这个家庭没有孩子，不过他们说家里的两只猫就是他们的孩子。第二天，我时差倒不过来，早上3点就起床了。好不容易熬到了早饭时间，肚子早已唱起了“空城计”。据说美国人早饭很简单，只有一片面包和一杯牛奶。我心里不禁有点忐忑：这能吃饱吗？没想到他们为我准备的早饭却很丰盛，有鸡蛋、苹果、牛奶、哈密瓜，吃得我的肚子圆溜溜的。

开始三天我们都进行课外活动，直到第四天我们才正式开始上课。上午是火箭、手工、文化这3节课，下午有体育、机器人课。所有的课程中我最喜欢的就是机器人课，因为我觉得上机器人课能开发智商，增加耐心，当然更多的还是让我觉得有趣，编入程序后常常会感觉到自己就像进入童话世界一样神奇。修学之旅的后半段时间，我们差不多一天隔一天地去远足，领略了美国的风土人情。

光阴似箭，21天就这样一眨眼似地过去了，8月10日，我们在欢乐的音乐声中接过副校长为我们颁发的证书，在前所未有的激动与感动中和肯尼迪小学的同学一一告别，跟jim和lynn告别。

这次美国之旅不仅让我了解到了东西方文化的差异，更让我开阔了眼界，真是一次难忘的旅行啊！

我在美国作文篇2

"we wish you a merry christmas, we wish you a merry christmas…"have you heard that song? yup! it's christmas time! this christmas, i stayed with my "host family"1. it was an amazing experience to see how a typical american family would celebrate the biggest western festival of the year.

christmas, like our spring festival, has a meaning in itself. christmas day, which is on december 25, is the birthday of jesus christ--the son of god. that's why it is called christmas. on that day, christians would get together with their families to celebrate the birthday of jesus. but nowadays, the religious meaning of christmas has become less emphasized. to many families, it is just a time of family reunion and the ever-exciting present-giving.

our school had been on winter vacation since december 11. i stayed at my friend, stephen stapczynski's house--his family was my "host family". although christmas was still more than ten days ahead, the festive spirit had already been teeming everywhere. the christmas tree had already been set up, and on every windowsill, there were christmas lights. on the first day i arrived at their house, stephen and i helped mrs. stapczynski put decorations on the christmas tree. the tree looked so nice with all the lights on and the beautiful ornaments dangling from its branches.

as christmas came closer, the whole neighborhood had made preparations too. some people would hold parties at their houses, inviting all their neighbors to come. so every night, if you went out, you would see a long line of cars parked in front of some house--a party's on!

what's more, the christmas decorations that some people put on their windows and in gardens were just amazing. on one night, we went out in our car for a "tour of lights". there was one street that was so famous for its lights that it got its way into the local paper. we had a hard time finding the well-hidden street, but it turned out to be worth the effort. lights shone brightly in front of nearly every house, on trees, bushes, doors, windows…everywhere, taking different shapes, making it seem almost like daytime. huge inflatable figures in the front gardens were waving to us: there were santa clauses2, of course, chuckling merrily away; and there were also other christmas figures, like rudolph3--the red-nosed reindeer--with his red nose gleaming ever so brightly; even bart simpson--a character in the famous comedy the simpsons--had joined the jolly party, wearing a santa's hat. the street set off a lot of "ooh"s and "aah"s inside the car.4 when we left, there was a line of cars in the street, all there to see the lights.

christmas is the time for exchanging presents. stephen and niko had been thinking about their christmas lists (a list of things they wish "santa"to give them for christmas) for a long time. i didn't want to ask for anything, but the stapczynskis were so kind to "force"me make one list as well (mr. stapczynski told me if i didn't make one he would chop off my legs). so i wrote down a couple of things that i would like to have, and gave the list to them--sorry, my mistake--to santa.

finally, christmas eve came. there was a special christmas service at the church at 6 p.m. it was certainly a very interesting experience for me. the priest started the service reading and sang out extractions from a holy book--the divine liturgy. for several times, we would stand up and pray.

sometimes, the church choir would start singing. the atmosphere was very quiet and holy. then there was a ceremony called "the receiving communion". people waited in line to "receive"a spoonful of food from the priest. it was a very special christmas tradition. the food was made from bread and wine. the bread represents the body of jesus, and the wine represents his blood. after this ceremony, the priest had a speech. he reminded us not to forget the true meaning of christmas, and let jesus really live inside us--that is, to love the people around us wholeheartedly. i think that no matter if you are a christian or not, this principle should be part of our lives. after the priest finished his speech, the part that i enjoyed most came: christmas carols5. christmas carols are songs that people sing at christmas, such as "jingle bells", "we wish you a merry christmas", "silent night"and so on. some were very merry, others sounded quite holy, but all of them were beautiful. i closed my eyes, and let all the peacefulness and happiness that were in the songs flow through me. what a feeling it was!

we went to sleep earlier that day for we had to get up early on christmas day to open our presents. sure enough, when i was still half-way during a sweet dream, stephen burst into my room and told me to get up and open presents. there were a huge pile of presents under the christmas tree, and there was such a mysterious mist shrouding them that made me eager to see what they all were. so one by one, we went through all the presents. mr. and mrs. stapczynski had bought me everything i had written on my christmas list--and a lot more! i got music cds, film dvds, clothes, books… i was very happy, and i didn't know how to express my appreciation for what they had done for me.

stephen and niko had gotten a lot of presents too, and they had already been trying out their new games!

in the afternoon, we went to mrs. stapczynski's brother, uncle stan's house. they had prepared a marvelous meal for us. a lot of their friends and relatives also came. i saw stephen and niko's grandparents, yiayia and papou (words of grandma and grandpa in greek--mrs. stapczynski's parents came from greece, so they like the boys using greek words to call them). they were very kind to me, and treated me just like one of their family members. we had a very luxurious meal, consisting of turkey, beef, pork, and all sorts of other food.

after the meal, when all the stomachs were full and everyone was feeling drowsy6 from all the food, we just sat around the table and chatted, just like what we chinese people do at the spring festival. after all, christmas, like the spring festival, is a time for us to get away from our busy lives, a time for family gathering, and a time to have some fun.

notes:

1. host family: 寄住家庭或接待家庭。学校安排那些圣诞节仍留在美国的国际学生住在当地的寄住家庭中。

2. santa claus: 圣诞老人。

3. rudolph: 每到圣诞节，圣诞老人乘坐驯鹿雪撬给孩子们送礼物，其中指路的驯鹿的名字叫rudolph，它的鼻子是红色的，所以称其为"red-nose reindeer"。

4. 街上的景象使车中响起一片惊奇的声音。set off: 激起，引起。

5. carol: (圣诞)颂歌。

6. drowsy: 困倦的。

我在美国作文篇3

this thursday is thanksgiving writer o’henry called it the one day that is purely is not a religious it has ritual americans attend religious services on the day before thanksgiving or on thanksgiving travel long distances to be with their have a large dinner which is the main part of the many americans, thanksgiving is the only time when all members of the family holiday is a time of family week is generally one of the busiest travel times of the , experts say this year probably will be september 11th, thousands of people died when terrorists hijacked airplanes that struck buildings in washington new york people now say they are worried about flying on a experts say almost 6 percent fewer people will make long trips this thanksgiving compared with last americans who usually visit family and friends by plane are driving shorter distances instead this mental health experts say the attacks have frightened say people feel safer and happier close to than any other holiday, thanksgiving is a celebration of family and people say that this year they are especially thankful for their families and friends and the good things in their thanksgiving, people enjoy a long day of cooking, eating and traditional meal almost always includes the turkey with a bread mixture cooked traditional thanksgiving food served with turkey are sweet potatoes, cranberries and pumpkin are said to sell more food at thanksgiving than at any other time of the year, and many people eat more food at thanksgiving than at any other time of the the years, americans have added new traditions to their thanksgiving example, a number off professional and university football games are played on thanksgiving of the games are broadcast on national television.

我在美国作文篇4

终于开始我盼望已久的美国之旅啦，2月7日下午3点半，我和姑姑、姑父、姐姐一行四人登上了飞往美国旧金山的航班，我我们要经过十二个小时的航行才能到达。

去美国之前妈妈叮嘱我，可不能出去丢中国人的脸。

2月9日

我我们要去参观凤凰城的沙漠植物园，如果不是亲眼所见很难想象世界上会有这么多形态各异的仙人掌。有的像巨大的菠萝，有的如同擎天一柱，有的像蛇缠绕在一起，有的就像人的头发丝，还有巨型仙人掌，人站在它的跟前显得很矮小。这些仙人掌各种各样，千姿百态，让人目不暇接，真让人感叹大自然的神奇。

2月11日

一早，姑父开车带着我我们来到了美国大峡谷国家公园。它位于美国西部亚利桑那州凯巴布高原，面积27247平方千米，又称“科罗拉多大峡谷”。大峡谷广阔无垠，即使在视野最好的地方也只能看到它的一小部分。尽管全球已有数百万人游览过大峡谷，但至今无人见过它的全貌。

大峡谷的景色真的很壮观，崖壁在阳光下有很多种颜色，一块块鲜红、一片片铁灰、一方方深赫的色彩，让峡谷壁成为一块巨大的五颜六色的调色板，令人眼花缭乱，美不胜收。岩壁为什么会有不同的颜色呢？原来是岩壁的岩石性质——所含矿物质的不同，所反射的色彩也就不同。

我拍了不少的相片，希望把这壮观的美景永远留在脑海里。

2月15日

今天我我们要去游览的是好莱坞环球影城，它是世界上规模最大的围绕电影拍摄场景建立的主题公园。我印象最深的是超刺激恐怖的鬼城，里面非常的黑，几乎看不见，就在这时突然一个亮光，一个“鬼”就站在你的面前……我我们还玩了根据影片《侏罗纪公园》《怪物史莱克》模拟场景的激流勇进、过山车等。还观看了360度的3d电影《金刚》，紧张得我心脏都快跳出来了。

我在美国作文篇5

three hundred years ago,the emigrants from england arrived at maryland acrossing the atlantic by "may flower" to search for a "pure"land for the puritans to live.since then american dream has come up.america gives every person all over the world equal rights.people can achieve their dreams by hardworking.

three hundred years later,this country has become a rich state.however,american dream doesn't fade away.with the development of the history,it has many meanings today.what is the american dream?different people hold different interpretations.but at any rate,american dream contains several factors below:america offers every person an opportunity to succeed;success depends on one's ability and effort regardless of the fortuitous circumstances of birth or position;every person has equal rights;every person has free belief.

when it comes to the 21st century-the information age,bill gates's success indicated that only if you have wisdom and talent,you can succeed in america.but american dream has changed,compared with its original meanings.what's the true motivation behind american dream?some historians considered it the thirst for wealth .pursuing money is the eternal theme ofamerican dream.however,the over pursuit of wealth makes american dream turn bad and lost its attraction to people worldwide gradually.

as the changes of the times,the influence of american dream may become less and less.an increasing number of people confess to having lost faith in the american dream.

我在美国作文篇6

经过了13小时的长途飞行，我们乘飞机来到了美国第二大城市——洛杉矶（losangeles）。车子从机场开往城里，一路上洛杉矶给我的第一印象就是整个城市几乎看不到高楼大厦，所有的房子都是矮平房或两三层的，不愧是传说中的“趴下来的城市”。

为了倒时差，午饭后，我们直接开始游玩。第一站来到好莱坞最著名的制片厂之一的“环球影城”。“环球影城”是以大量出产恐怖片和科幻片著称的。4d电影《史莱克3》第一个吸引我们。“啊——嚏！”突然史莱克打个一个打喷嚏，虽然戴了立体眼镜，还是搞得我脸上全是他的“口水”“鼻涕”，所有人笑了；突然，一群蜘蛛从树上掉下来，爬到我的脚边身后，让我乱起鸡皮疙瘩——原来都是利用喷气和喷水制造的效果！之后我们徒步穿越一个真人+声光效果制造恐怖的鬼屋，真的把我吓得半死！最后排队参加观光车环城的电影奇幻旅行。看到许多逼真的恐怖和科幻场景，以小见大和真枪实弹的电影特效，比如：喷着火燃烧的翻车，从水中突然跃起攻击我们的“大白鲨”，被洪水冲垮淹没的地铁站等等。我还了解到了突然闪电下雨导致山洪暴发，以及飞机失事等灾难的电影特效是怎样制造出来的，真的是大开眼界啊！这是我在其他地方都从来没有看到体验到过的。

我在美国作文篇7

来到北卡罗莱纳州的夏洛特，我们开始了美国之旅的第一站！

身边的一切似乎发生了微妙的.变化：没有高楼大厦，只有两层的小洋房；公路两旁没有装修各异的商场，只有树木花草；没有工地施工的嘈杂声，取而代之的是鸟鸣声；没有川流不息的汽车，只有偶尔跑出来的几只小鹿和松鼠……周围的所有都像白雪公主的拍摄场景。霎时间，一种温馨袭上心头——那才是人人向往的美好自然的生活环境啊！

在妈妈美国友人的家里更能感受到他们对生活的热爱和追求。在那所大房子里，地板上铺的是浅灰色绒绒的地毯，很干净，大家都爱光着脚走。家居摆设很有品味，很淡雅。在这个大家庭里有三个孩子：８岁的大女儿ＬＯＲＩＡＮ，可爱懂事；６岁的二儿子ＩＡＮ，活泼机灵；４岁的小女儿ＬＵＣＹ，天真烂漫。虽然我们之间的语言交流不太畅通，但我愿意尝试，他们也把语速放慢，和我简单地交流。我还在他们那儿学到一种名字叫“ＳＯＲＲＹ”的游戏，类似我们的飞行棋，有趣极了。

有一天，还让我见识到了这些美国小孩子天真的一面。那天下午，天空零零星星地飘起了小雨，紧接着雨越下越大，他们问妈妈：“我们能出去玩吗？”没料到，他们的妈妈爽快地答应了。怀着好奇我也跟着跑了出去。孩子们竟然在家门口外的林荫小道上狂奔，肆无忌惮，任雨水打在身上，只有快乐占据全身心……再后来，他们竟然还用房顶流下来的雨水冲头发，还躺在自家院子的一条小石子路上玩耍，因为那里已经成了流淌的小溪！

雨渐渐地停了，天晴了！

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