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话题素材——多元文化[话题词汇]1.racen. 种族2.racism n. 种族歧视；种族主义3.expand vi. 扩展4.immigrantn. 移民5.religion n. 宗教6.be divided into ... 被分成……7.culture shock 文化冲击8.crowd into涌入9.make a fortune 发财10.way of life 生活方式11.cultural symbols文化标志12.settle down定居13.cultural background 文化背景14.own a diverse culture 拥有多元文化15.be rich in natural resources 自然资源丰富[经典佳句]1.Race has_always_been_a_hot_button in this countrys history.种族一直是这个国家历史上争论不休的问题。2.Ive_been_longing_to go to America, mainly for two reasons. One is that I can experience American culture, which_is_believed to be the most diverse in the world. The other is that I can broaden_my_horizons in this developed country.我一直盼望去美国，主要有两个原因。其一是我能够体验美国文化，它被认为是世界上最多元化的。其二是我能够在这个发达国家开拓视野。3.The history of the early immigrants makes_us_thankful_for our life today.早期移民者的历史使我们感恩今天的生活。精美语篇In 1848, gold was discovered in California. The dream of becoming rich attracted the Chinese. However, few achieved their dream. The majority still chose to remain in California to make a life despite great hardship. Their cells were cold and damp, but they had nowhere to go. Their miserable life seemed to be punishment rather than justice. They wrote poems to mourn their former life in China. In the meanwhile, they applied for right to live in the USA, but it was not until the civil authorities reformed the system that they were able to grasp the opportunity. The customs and languages live on in their new home.Today, a large percentage of Chinese-Americans live in the Chinatowns, still keeping up their Chinese culture. The history of the early immigrants makes us thankful for our life today.◆　高频单词1.distinct (adj.) 清晰的；明显的；明确的→distinction (n.) 差别；区分；卓著2.means (n.) 方法；手段→meaning (n.) 意思→mean (v.) 打算；意味→meaningful (adj.) 有意义的3.majority (n.) 大多数；大半→major (adj.) 主要的 (v.) 主修→minority (反义词) (n.) 少数；少数民族→minor (adj.) 较小的；次要的4.elect (vt.) 选择；决定做某事；选举某人→election (n.) 选举5.boom (n.) (人口、贸易的)繁荣 (vi.) 处于迅速发展时期6.racial (adj.) 人种的；种族的→race (n.) 种族；比赛→racism (n.) 种族主义；种族歧视7.applicant (n.