Acknowledgements
I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to all the people who have ever helped me in this paper.
My sincere and hearty thanks and appreciations go firstly to my supervisor, Ms. Xu, whose suggestions have given me so much insight into my thesis. It has been a great privilege and joy to study under her guidance and supervision. Furthermore, it is my honor to benefit from her diligence in the field of Sino-US cultural study, which I will take as a treasure my whole life.
I also want to thank all my friends and classmates who have kindly provided me assistance and companionship in the course of preparing this paper.
In addition, many thanks go to my family for their unfailing love and unwavering support.
Finally, I am really grateful to all those who devote much time to reading this thesis and give me much advice, which will benefit me in my later study.