What is the country known as the national melting pot?

Countries known as the national melting pot include the United States, Suriname, Canada, Brazil and other American countries.

It is often said that the United States is a melting pot, which can melt all the races and nations that immigrate to the United States. According to the author of this article, Britain is a melting pot of races and nations. At least one in every five newborns is black and white (commonly known as chocolate baby "chocolate baby"). Racism has not disappeared, but has risen and fallen with the economic situation. The author predicts that most of the characteristics of British minorities will be lost within 50 years. As a "national community deeply proud of its cultural roots", can British Chinese maintain their national identity?

I found that the easiest way to look forward is to look back on the past and the "great migration of labor" 1 1948-55, which was regarded as two black guests coming in front of a white host at that time. Since 1970, this almost imperialist view has changed, but the social problems and defects it has produced still plague us.

Even now, it is doubtful whether Britain is an open society. In view of the rising trend of ethnic minorities entering the profession and media in the1980s, it is necessary to provide objective evidence of a very racist society. Since the incident of Stephen Lawrence, the government has at least been talking about the existence of racism, but it is always the case that racism will decrease in prosperous times. When the economic situation becomes difficult, people want someone to vent their emotions on 10.

Social landscape 1 1 seems to me to be at a surreal crossroads. Does Britain portray itself as a single nation? White is no longer the main defining feature? But there are still all kinds of "Britishness". So I can imagine the future in two completely different ways.

The first is generally the current situation in Britain: a mosaic of a community? Bangladeshis, African-Caribbean, China or Jews insist on a strong social identity, but they are also plagued by a lot of advantages and disadvantages, most of which are determined by economic conditions. It may still be this model after 50 years, but it is unlikely.

Instead, I hope that the dual structure of the old "host community" and "immigrants" has disappeared, and their bad luck is exclusion and disadvantage. Some minority communities may attach importance to survival, but only those who are most proud of their cultural roots.

Another 20 is a social landscape of choice and combination. At present, ethnic minorities are developing in different directions at different speeds, and personal and social participation across ethnic boundaries has been increasing. A rough indicator is the level of interracial marriage: at present, one-fifth of Bangladeshi and Pakistani men born in Britain have a white wife, and one-fifth of babies born in Britain have one African-Caribbean parent and one white parent.

This means that in Britain, people will construct multiple identities defined by various factors: class, race, gender, religion, occupation, culture and economic status. It22 will not be very clear. Not all ethnic minorities or members of ethnic minorities will move in the same direction or agree with the same problems at the core of their identity. It's about who you are and how others define you.

This will be the core of the next 50 years: a lasting community maintained by kinship and a flexible and ever-changing identity. Identity is not where you come from; This will be a set of values that you can take anywhere, no matter which society you live in, it is compatible with full participation.

(From CAM: Cambridge Alumni Magazine, No.28, 1999)

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I find that the easiest way to look forward to the future is to look back on the past. 1948-55 "labor migration", which was regarded as a black-skinned guest at that time, came to the white-skinned host's house. This view with imperial consciousness has changed since 1970s, but many social problems and defects it has produced are still with us.

Even now, it is doubtful whether Britain is an open society. In view of the rising trend of ethnic minorities entering professional occupations and media in the 1980s, it is necessary to produce objective evidence to say that there is serious racial discrimination in society. After the Steven Lawrence incident, the government has been talking about the existence of racism at least, but the situation is always: whenever the economy is prosperous, the problem of racism decreases; Whenever the economy is depressed, people want to find someone to vent.

In my opinion, the social situation is at a surreal crossroads. Britain always feels like a nation-state-although white skin is no longer the core defining feature of the British, it still has various "British characteristics". So I can imagine the future as two completely different situations.

One is roughly what Britain looks like now: a mosaic of diverse communities-Bangladeshi, African Caribbean, China or Jewish-each maintains its solid social identity, but it is also dragged down by many advantages and disadvantages, most of which are economic. It may still be this pattern in 50 years, but it is unlikely.

On the contrary, I expect that the old dual structure of "mainstream community" and "immigrants" (whose bad luck is rejection and loss) will disappear by then. Some minority communities may try to survive, but only those who are deeply proud of their cultural roots.

It is more likely that there will be a patchwork social situation. At present, ethnic minorities are developing in different directions at different speeds, and the communication between individuals and society across ethnic boundaries has been increasing. One obvious sign is the degree of intermarriage: one fifth of British-born Bangladeshi and Pakistani men now marry white wives, and one fifth of British-born babies have African-Caribbean and white parents.

This means that the British will construct multiple identities defined by class, nationality, gender, religion, occupation, culture, economic status and other factors, and the result is not clear. Not all ethnic minorities (or members of ethnic minorities) will develop in the same direction, or think that the same problem constitutes the core of their identity. It's about deciding who you are and how others define you.

This is the core issue in the next 50 years: on the one hand, it is a community with long-term consanguinity, on the other hand, it is a flexible identity. Identity will not be a question of where you come from; This is a set of values that you can take anywhere. No matter which society you live in, it will not completely stop you from joining.

(Excerpted from Cambridge Alumni Magazine, No.28, 1999)

1. Labor Migration: After World War II, Britain recruited a large number of workers from overseas, especially from the Caribbean, Bangladesh and Pakistan, which was called "Labor Migration".

The meaning of "one thing" here needs no translation.

3. Quasi-imperial concept: "Quasi-imperial concept" refers to "the view with imperial consciousness".

4. It is ... then ...: If translated according to the attributive clause here, Chinese will be unnatural to read.

5. Dog: a verb meaning' follow and pester'.

6. Objection: It means' in the context of', which can be translated as' in view of'.

7. Oppose ... society: This is an inverted sentence, and the normal word order is objective evidence ... It must be set against the background of the rising trend ... The author obviously does not think that there is serious racism in Britain, so this sentence has to be translated into "In view of ..., objective evidence must be produced to say that there is serious racial discrimination in society."

8. Stephen Lawrence Incident:1993 On April 22nd, a young black British man, Stephen Lawrence, was killed by a group of white racist youths on the streets of London. Because the law enforcement agencies failed to solve the case, they could not produce enough evidence to prosecute the suspect. This incident has aroused strong repercussions in Britain. 1997 On July 3 1 day, the British Home Office announced an open investigation into the "Lawrence Incident". 1999 The investigation report released in February holds that there is "institutional racism" in law enforcement departments. The suspect is still at large.

9. Be tough when ...: There is an English proverb that when things get tough, being tough will become tough. To paraphrase the first half of the sentence here, it means' when the economic situation becomes difficult', which can be translated as' whenever the economy is depressed'.

10. people ... open: it is equivalent to people wanting to vent their feelings on someone. Take sth. Abandon sb. It means "take it out on someone".

1 1. Landscape: When collocated with political and social words, it means' situation, situation and pattern'.

12. encourage ... homogeneity: Foster images means' promoting the establishment of an image/giving people an impression', and homogeneity means' homogeneity and singleness', which together means' making people feel like a nation-state'.

13. Mosaic of a community: Mosaic is a pattern made up of small color blocks, and' Mosaic made up of communities' is' Mosaic multi-community'.

14. Be dragged down by ...

15. A lot: a lot, a lot.

16. Defined in ... Terms: Considering from the following angles ... it is easier to translate "it is economical" here.

17. Instead, this is a discourse marker, which follows the previous negative sentence and leads to the following positive sentence. To some extent, Chinese corresponds to "Tao is" and "anti".

18. I think so ... vanishing: adding an attributive clause in the middle of this sentence makes the structure a little complicated. After the attributive clause is removed, the main part of the sentence is that I hope that the old dual structure of "host community" and "immigrants" will disappear (I hope that the old dual structure of "host community" and "immigrants" will also disappear by then). Excluded and disadvantaged unlucky attributive clauses define immigrants.

19. Emphasis: When it is followed by a gerund or a noun indicating action, it means "to strive for it intentionally".

20. Alternative: I said "unlikely" earlier, and the other option is "more likely".

2 1. This ... Will: If you translate according to the attributive clause, the translation will be very awkward. This can be translated as according to this suggestion, the British will.

22.it: from the context, it should refer to the result of construction.

23. Contrast: Generally speaking, it is not easy to express the meaning clearly by translating it into "right". We might as well use "on the one hand … on the other hand" to express the opposing sides.

24. Compatible with ...: "Compatible with ..." means "unbiased". C 14