本文通过一则美国总统奥巴马拍电视剧的新闻报道引出美国文化中个体主义这一论题,并对其含义进行阐释,又分别通过文学、语言、社会等三个不同的视角来展示个体主义在美国文化中的具体体现,从而能正确地全面理解美国文化中的个体主义思想,减少跨文化交际中的误解和误会。 This article draws the theme of the individualism in American culture through a news report made by US President Barack Obama on the TV series and expounds the meanings of the individualism in the American culture through three different perspectives: literature, language and society respectively. In the specific embodiment, which can correctly and comprehensively understand the individualism in American culture, reduce cross-cultural misunderstanding and misunderstanding.