英语六级备考读文章记单词8
<p> <span word="UNIT">UNIT</span> 8</p><p> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>-<span word="American">American</span> <span word="Relations">Relations</span>: <span word="A">A</span> <span word="History">History</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Nineteenth">Nineteenth</span> <span word="Century">Century</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="II">II</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Nineteenth">Nineteenth</span> <span word="Century">Century</span> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> 19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="relative">relative</span> <span word="newcomer">newcomer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span>. <span word="Relations">Relations</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="began">began</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="subtly">subtly</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="discriminatory">discriminatory</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="China">China</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Gold">Gold</span> <span word="Rush">Rush</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1849 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="California">California</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="railroads">railroads</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="revolution">revolution</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="attracted">attracted</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="dreams">dreams</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="perceived">perceived</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span>, <span word="success">success</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span>.</p><p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="size">size</span>, <span word="pressures">pressures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="limit">limit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="strong">strong</span>. <span word="Laws">Laws</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="placing">placing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1862 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Exclusion">Exclusion</span> <span word="Act">Act</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1882, <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="testified">testified</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="blatant">blatant</span> <span word="discrimination">discrimination</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="latter">latter</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="congregate">congregate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Francisco">Francisco</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span>. <span word="Chinatown">Chinatown</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="vocabulary">vocabulary</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="timid">timid</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="susceptible">susceptible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="around">around</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="Oriental">Oriental</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="arms">arms</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="labour">labour</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="toughest">toughest</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="railroad">railroad</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="industries">industries</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> 20<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="discriminatory">discriminatory</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span>.</p>
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