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第PAGE\*MERGEFORMAT3页共NUMPAGES\*MERGEFORMAT3页 英语四级美文听力第91篇:ChineseAmericans ChineseAmericansMostoftoday'sChineseAmericansaredescendantsofsomeoftheearlyminersandrailroadworkers.ThoseimmigrantshadcomefromthevicinityofCantoninSoutheastChina,wheretheyhadbeenuneducatedfarmlaborers.Thesamekindofyoungmen,fromthesameareaandfromsimilarhumbleorigins,migratedtoHawaiiinthosedays.Theretheyfaredfarbetter,mainlybecausetheydidnotencounterhostility.SomemarriednativeHawaiians,andothersbroughttheirwivesandchildrenover.TheywerenotrestrictedtoChinatowns,andmanyofthemsoonbecamesuccessfulmerchantsandactiveparticipantsingeneralcommunityaffairs.ChineseAmericansretainmanyaspectsoftheirancientculture,evenafterhavinglivedhereforseveralgenerations.Forexample,theirfamilytiescontinuetoberemarkablystrong.Membersofthefamilylendeachothermoralsupportandalsopracticalhelpwhennecessary.Fromaveryyoungagechildrenareimbuedwiththeoldvaluesandattitudes,includingrespectfortheireldersandafeelingofresponsibilitytothefamily.Thishelpstoexplainwhythereissolittlejuveniledelinquencyamongthem.ThehighregardforeducationwhichisdeeplyrootedinChineseculture,andthewillingnesstoworkveryhardtogainadvancement,areothernoteworthycharacteristicsoftheirs.Thisexplainswhysomanydescendantsofuneducatedlaborershavesucceededinbecomingdoctors,lawyers,andotherprofessionals.ChineseAmericansmakeuponlyatinyfractionofourpopulation;therearefewerthanhalfamillion,livingchieflyinCalifornia,NewYork,andHawaii.AsAmericanattitudestowardminoritiesandtowardethnicdifferenceshavechangedinrecentyears,thelong-reviledChinesehavegainedwideacceptance.Today,theyaregenerallyadmiredfortheirmanyremarkablecharacteristics,andareoftenheldupasanexampleworthfollowing.Andtheirnumerouscontributionstotheiradoptedlandaremuchappreciated.
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