2018年6月英语四级美文：Chinese Americans

　　2018年6月英语四级美文100篇汇总

　　英语四级美文：Chinese Americans

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　　Chinese Americans

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　　Most of today’s Chinese Americans

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　　are descendants of some of the early miners and railroad workers.

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　　Those immigrants had come from the vicinity

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　　of Canton in Southeast China,

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　　where they had been uneducated farm laborers.

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　　The same kind of young men,

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　　from the same area and from similar humble origins,

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　　migrated to Hawaii in those days.

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　　There they fared far better,

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　　mainly because they did not encounter hostility.

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　　Some married native Hawaiians,

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　　and others brought their wives and children over.

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　　They were not restricted to Chinatowns,

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　　and many of them soon became successful merchants

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　　and active participants in general community affairs.

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　　Chinese Americans retain many aspects of their ancient culture,

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　　even after having lived here for several generations.

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　　For example, their family ties continue to be remarkably strong.

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　　Members of the family lend each other moral support

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　　and also practical help when necessary.

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　　From a very young age

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　　children are imbued with the old values and attitudes,

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　　including respect for their elders

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　　and a feeling of responsibility to the family.

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　　This helps to explain

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　　why there is so little juvenile delinquency among them.

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　　The high regard for education

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　　which is deeply rooted in Chinese culture,

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　　and the willingness to work very hard to gain advancement,

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　　are other noteworthy characteristics of theirs.

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　　This explains why so many descendants of uneducated laborers

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　　have succeeded in becoming doctors, lawyers,

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　　and other professionals.

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　　Chinese Americans make up only a tiny fraction of our population;

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　　there are fewer than half a million,

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　　living chiefly in California, New York, and Hawaii.

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　　As American attitudes toward minorities and toward ethnic differences

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　　have changed in recent years,

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　　the long-reviled Chinese have gained wide acceptance.

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　　Today, they are generally admired for their many remarkable characteristics,

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　　and are often held up as an example worth following.

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　　And their numerous contributions to their adopted land

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　　are much appreciated.

　　2018年6月英语四级美文100篇汇总

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