2009年6月英语六级阅读冲刺的倒计时倒数20天
<p> <span word="Actually">Actually</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="nationalities">nationalities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="languages">languages</span>. <span word="The">The</span> 1990 <span word="census">census</span> <span word="indicates">indicates</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 14% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="English">English</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="only">only</span> 3% <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> . <span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="slightly">slightly</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> 10 <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="bilingual">bilingual</span>. <span word="Besides">Besides</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="students">students</span>-<span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="elementery">elementery</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="students">students</span>-<span word="are">are</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="curriculum">curriculum</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="standbys">standbys</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span>, <span word="German">German</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Franch">Franch</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="opting">opting</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="languages">languages</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="abilities">abilities</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="goes">goes</span>, <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="it">it</span> . <span word="But">But</span> <span word="still">still</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="appreciate">appreciate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="multilingual">multilingual</span>.</p><p> <span word="Ethnic">Ethnic</span> <span word="enclaves">enclaves</span>, <span word="found">found</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="metropolitan">metropolitan</span> <span word="centers">centers</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="preserved">preserved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="function">function</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="language">language</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bother">bother</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="English">English</span>. <span word="Rogions">Rogions</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Southwest">Southwest</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="numerous">numerous</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span>-<span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="neighborhoods">neighborhoods</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span>-<span word="numbering">numbering</span> <span word="over">over</span> 17 <span word="million">million</span>-<span word="compose">compose</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="English">English</span> <span word="linguistic">linguistic</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>, <span word="Vietnamese">Vietnamese</span>, <span word="Italian">Italian</span>,<span word="Polish">Polish</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="ethnic">ethnic</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="linguistic">linguistic</span> <span word="flavor">flavor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="America">America</span>. <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="languages">languages</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="commonly">commonly</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="ethnic">ethnic</span> <span word="neighborhoods">neighborhoods</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="country">country</span>!</p>
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