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BackｇrｏｕｎｄIｎｆormaｔion背景常识介绍
统计数字显示17岁以下的青少年中一半以上的人每周至少上网发送一封电子邮件或是一条即时信息。微软和索尼两家视频游戏机巨头最近双双推出了升级版的互联网游戏服务来争夺价值3００亿美元的市场。
Miｃｒｏsoｆｔbｒｉngs ｉnｓtａnt ｃhat to TＶscｒeeｎ,t ｈrough games
Miｃrｏsoft planned to annouｎce ｔodaｙｔhat it will maｋｅｉｔs Winｄows Live Messengeｒsｅrｖice avａilａble oｎｉtｓXbox 360gamｅconsoles,bｒingiｎg inｓtant mesｓaｇiｎg frｏｍtheｃomｐｕｔｅｒtoｔｈe teleｖiｓion．
The ｍovｅwas meaｎｔｔo hｅlp Micｒosoft stay ａheａd of Ｓony，its chief riｖal in the elecｔronic gaｍes bｕsiｎｅss,iｎｄeliｖｅring the richest ｏｎlinｅeｘpｅriencｅfor gaｍe plaｙers. It is also an elemenｔoｆＭicroｓoｆｔ＇ｓoveｒall strategy tｏcoｎｎect ｐeople ａｃross ＰＣｓ,tｅlｅvisｉonｓand mｏbｉle ｄeｖｉcｅs like cell-phｏnes.
Ｍore tｈaｎ2０0 millioｎpeｏple usｅWｉndows Ｌive Mesｓeｎgｅr to cｈａt wi ｔｈfriends,family membｅrs and coｌleagｕeｓ. Sepａraｔely，mｏre ｔｈan sｉx ｍillioｎXbox 3６0 owｎers are cｏｎｎectｅd tｏthe coｍpanｙ'ｓXｂoｘLｉｖe oｎｌine coｍmunity,ａｎｅｎhancement that lets ｐｅｏpｌe wiｔh bｒoａdbanｄInｔeｒneｔｃonnｅctions communicate wiｔｈｏｎｅanotｈeｒ.
Iｎtｈe seｃond week of May, thoｓe two wｏrlｄs wｉll bｅgiｎｔo ｃｏｎｖerg ｅ. Ｘbox Ｌive memｂerｓｗill be able ｔｏｌink thｅir "gamer－tａg",the oｎｌine idｅntity theｙuｓe witｈin thｅXbox cｏmｍunｉtｙ, to an exiｓtｉng ＷiｎdowｓLｉve Mｅｓsenｇer aｃcoｕｎｔ. Ｐlayers will then be aｂle to chat with their iｎｓtant－messaｇinｇcoｎtacｔｓusing ａvｉrtuaｌoｎ-screen keｙbｏard or a USB keｙboarｄpluｇｇｅdｉnto thｅgame maｃhｉnｅ.
Ｍiｃｒosoft eｘecｕtivｅs saｉｄｔhｅy hopedｔo ｏｆｆeｒvoicｅchat betｗe ｅn Xbox and LiｖｅＭｅssenger users later this year. "Ｗe feｅl thｉs is a hｕge step in driving social ｎｅｔwｏrｋｉnｇfurthｅr ｉntｏtｈeｆａmｉly rｏｏm by alｌoｗｉng Xbox ３６0userｓto IＭdiｒectlｙfrom ｔheｉr couch," ｓaid John Rodman, Micｒo ｓoｆt's ｇroup maｎager ｆｏr the Ｘbox 360, in a ｔelepｈone interｖｉeｗlaｓｔweek. ＂Noｗyｏｕdon'ｔhａve tｏmａnage two ｓeparａte groｕps ｏｆfrienｄs online."
Micｒoｓoft aｎｄSony aｒe battliｎg tｏdｏminateｔhe high end ｏｆtｈｅc ｏｎsole gａminｇｍａｒｋｅt. （Ninｔeｎdo, by coｎｔrast,ｉs ａppeａling larｇely to ｆａmiｌieｓand more bｕdgeｔ-cｏnscious ｐlａｙｅrs.）In yearｓpast,gａｍe co ｎsｏles ｓtood ouｔｆrｏmｏｎe anotｈeｒmｏｓtlｙby ｔｈeiｒgameｏfferｉnｇs. Ｂut nｏw it aｐpeａrｓｔｈat top game pubｌishｅrs like EｌectroniｃArｔｓw ｉｌｌｒeleａse most oｆtheir biggｅsｔgａｍes foｒｂｏthｔhe Ｘbox 360 and Ｓony's PｌaｙStatiｏｎ3．
As a resｕlt,Mｉｃｒｏsofｔａnd Sony are aｔtemptinｇｔo diffｅrｅntｉａtｅtheiｒｇame macｈineｓwitｈotheｒfeatｕreｓ, like filｍpｌayback cａｐabiliti ｅs and onlｉｎe sｅrvｉces.
Ｍicroｓoft hasｂｅｅn aｈead of Sony in online consolｅgａｍｅ-plaｙｉｎg, bｕt ｌa
ｓt moｎtｈSonyａｎｎounｃed that it was developｉｎｇａnew Ｉnｔerｎet serｖice called ＰlａｙSｔaｔioｎHｏｍｅtｈat coｕｌｄｓurpaｓs sｏｍｅelｅments of Xbｏx Live.The instant-messagiｎg featurｅapｐeaｒｓtｏｂe one part of Miｃros ｏｆt'ｓresponｓｅ.
核心词汇
avaｉlａbｌe a.可以得到的，可以用的
ｃonsole v. 安慰，慰藉n. 操纵台,控制台
insｔant a. 立即的,即时的,iｎstａnt ｎoｏdles方便面；
ｍｏve n. 行动,举措
be mｅant ｔo ｄo=ｂｅintendｅd to旨在
stａｙaheａd of领先于
rｉval 对手
ｏnｌineｃommunity在线社区
convｅrgeｖ.聚合，合并，联合
viｒtual a. 虚拟的,实际的
link…to…把…链接到…
enhａncｅｍｅntｎ．增进,增加
ａｃcｏunt n. ①账(目，户);②叙述，说明;③价值，地位;v.(fｏr）①说明，解释；②占;
③（taｋe inｔo~)考虑;顾及
(71）Acｔｕally, it isn’t, beｃａuse it assumes thａt there is ａn agreed accouｎｔ（ｎ.
②)ofｈuｍaｎrights, whiｃh iｓsomethｉnｇtｈe world does ｎｏt havｅ.［1９９7年翻译]
事实并非如此,因为这种问法是以人们对人的权利有共识为基础的,而这种共同认识并不存在。
Is it true thaｔthｅAmｅrican intｅlｌecｔｕal ｉs rｅjｅｃted and conｓidered oｆｎｏａccoｕnｔ(n. ③) in his soｃiety? [２006年翻译]
是否美国的知识分子在社会中真的被排斥并被认为毫不重要?
Kitcher is a ｐhilｏsopher, and ｔhis mａy acｃoｕnt (v. ①）, in part,foｒtｈe clarity and ｅffectiｖeｎess ｏｆhｉｓargumｅｎts.［1９9６年阅读５]
肯切尔是位哲学家,这也许能部分说明他的理论为何明确而有说服力。
Muｌtiｎａｔionaｌｃorpoｒatｉｏｎs acｃouｎted (ｖ. ②) forｌｅｓs than20% of ｉｎteｒｎａtioｎａｌtｒade iｎ1982.Todaｙthｅｆiｇｕre is moｒe thaｎ２5％aｎd grｏwing rａpｉdlｙ.[2001年阅读4］
跨国公司在1９8２年只占国际贸易不到２0％的份额。而现在，这个数字上升到25%,并且还在迅速上升。
Dｒ. Ｍyers aｎｄDｒ.Worｍarguｅthat their ｗｏrk gives a correct baseｌｉｎe，whicｈfｕture manａgemeｎt eｆforts must tａｋe inｔo accｏｕnt（v. ③)．［2006年阅读3］
Mｙers博士和Wｏrm博士认为他们的研究给出了正确的基准线，今后的管理工作必须要把这一基准线考虑在内。
budgetｎ.预算；v．做预算
"Wｅｋnoｗｔhａt," tｈe mｅn from tｈｅｂuｄgｅt （n.)ｏffｉceｈａｖe sａｉd,
"but ｗｈａｔdｏyouｔhinｋ? Is it ｗorthwhiｌe ｇｏiｎｇoｎ?Ｗhat do yｏu ｔhiｎk ｗe ｍｉght expecｔ?＂[１9９9年阅读5]
预算部门的人说："这点我们知道,但你的意见如何?你觉得值得做下去吗？你觉得我们可以期待什么呢？＂
suｒpasｓv. 超过,胜过
参考译文
微软，将即时聊天服务通过游戏带入电视荧屏
今天,微软公司按计划将宣布为他的Xboｘ３６0游戏机的控制器提供窗口即时通服务,将即时信息服务从电脑带入电视。
此举措寓意在于帮助微软领先索尼--这个在电子游戏商业领域主要的竞争对手-－带给游戏玩家最丰富的在线体验。这也是微软公司将通过个人电脑、电视、移动设备比如手机把人们联系起来的整体战略的一个方面。
全球有两亿多人使用wｉｎdows的即时通和朋友、家人、还有同事聊天。另外,还有６百多万Xbox游戏机的拥有者和公司的ＸboｘＬｉve在线社区连接起来,这又促使拥有宽带连接的用户通过网络彼此交流。
从5月的第二周开始,Windｏｗs 即时通和Xbｏx Ｌive在线社区将合并在一起,Xｂox Liｖｅ的用户可以把他们的玩家代号和他们现有的Windows即时通账号连接起来。这样，游戏玩家就可以通过虚拟的屏幕键盘或者是插入游戏机的UＳB键盘随意的聊天了。
微软的主管人员表示他们希望能在今年的下半年为Xbox玩家和即时通的用户提供语音聊天服务。微软的Ｘbox360小组经理JoｈnＲodman在上一周的电话采访中表示:"我们认为,通过使Ｘbｏx360的玩家们躺在自家的沙发上就能获得I.M．(即时通信）服务，这样就把社会网络更进一步的带入家庭,这是巨大的进步。现在，你完全不必在线管理两组分开的朋友。＂
微软和索尼为占领游戏市场的高控制终端正展开激战。（相比之下，Nｉntendo正在极力吸引家庭和更多的有预算头脑的玩家。)在过去的几年中,游戏的控制台程序大部分都是由生产商提供的。但是，现在，似乎像Electronic Arts这样的顶级游戏发行商把大部分的大游戏的控制台程序让渡给了Xbｏｘ３6０和索尼PlayＳtaｔioｎ3自己做。
因此，微软和索尼都在尝试着用其它特色的东西以使其游戏机与众不同，比如，电影回放功能以及诸多在线服务。
微软已经在在线玩游戏的控制台程序上领先索尼，但是,上个月,索尼宣布他们已经发布一种叫做PlａyStａtｉｏn Homｅ的新的Inｔｅrnet服务,此项服务能在某些功能上超过Ｘbox Live。而微软的即时通服务似乎是其对这一举动做出回应的一部分。
考研时文阅读(２4)（2０09－0６-０１10:５５:11)转载标签：黄涛考研时文阅读教育分类: 阅读篇
Ｉn the colｌege-admiｓｓioｎwars, wｅparents ａre the trｕe fighters．We’re pus ｈing ｏuｒkiｄs ｔo ｇｅt gooｄgｒades,ｔａｋe ＳＡT ｐreparaｔｏrｙｃourses ａnｄbuiｌｄresｕmes so they caｎｇetｉnto tｈe coｌｌeｇe of oｕr ｆirst ch
ｏiｃe．Wｅ’ve twice been tｏｔhe wars，and aｓI ｓuｒveｙthｅbatｔlｅfield, someｔhｉng differenｔiｓhapｐeninｇ. We ｓeｅouｒkidｓ’ｃｏｌlege bａｃｋgrounｄaｓａpriｚe demonｓtｒatiｎｇｈow wｅll we’ｖeｒaｉsｅd them．But ｗe cａｎ’t acｋnowlｅdge that our obseｓsion is ｍore about uｓｔhaｎtheｍ. So we’ｖe ｃｏntｒivｅd varｉoｕs jｕstificaｔions that turn oｕt tｏbeｈalf-truｔhｓ, pｒejudices or myｔhs.It actｕally dｏesn’t mattｅr ｍuch whｅther Ａaron aｎd Nｉcoｌe go to Stanｆord.
在考大学这场战争中，我们这些做父母的真是名符其实的战士。我们强迫自己的孩子考出好成绩,参加SAＴ预备课程，写简历，以便让他们能够进入到我们首选的大学。我经历过两次这样的战争，当我回顾战场时,总会有不同的想法，我们将孩子的大学教育背景视为一个奖品,证明我们在教育子女上做得有多好。但是我们却不肯承认我们更关心的是我们自己，而不是在关心他们。因此，我们要做的各种辩解都是片面的、带有偏见或是虚构的。Ａaron 和Ｎicole能否进入斯坦福大学实际上无关紧要。
We havｅa full-bloｗn prestiｇe panic; wｅwoｒrｙthａt ｔhere woｎ’t bｅenouｇｈｐｒｉｚes tｏgo aｒoｕnd. Fｅarfｕｌｐarｅnts ｕrｇe tｈeｉｒｃhiｌdr ｅn to ａpｐly tｏｍｏｒe schools than ever. Ｕｎdeｒlyinｇthe hysteｒｉa(歇斯底里)is tｈｅｂelief ｔhatｓcａｒｃｅｅlｉte deｇrｅes must bｅhighly valuabｌｅ. Their graｄuａtｅs must ｅｎjoy mｏｒｅsuｃcess bｅｃauｓe theyｇｅｔa bettｅｒeducaｔion and develop ｂeｔter contacts. Ａll tｈat iｓplaｕsible－--and moｓtly wrong. Wｅhａveｎ’t fｏund any ｃonｖiｎcing ｅｖｉdence thａt selｅcｔｉvity ｏr p ｒestige ｍatteｒｓ. Sｅlｅｃtiveｓchｏolｓdｏn’ｔｓystemａtｉｃａlly emplｏy bett ｅr instrｕctionaｌapproacheｓthａn ｌess sｅleｃtｉve sｃhools．On tｗｏｍｅasures-－-pｒｏfｅｓsｏrs’ fｅｅｄbａｃk and the ｎumber oｆessay exams--－-selｅctive schooｌs do sｌightly woｒse.
我们充满了对名誉的恐惧;我们担心没有足够分发的奖品。战战兢兢的父母督促自己的孩子去申请比以往更多的学校。在这种歇斯底里的情绪下隐藏着一种信念,即稀缺的精英学位必然是极为可贵的。拥有该学位的毕业生必定可以享受到更多的成功,因为他们接受了更好的教育，积累了更好的人脉。所有的这些似乎都是合理的-－---然而通常都是错的。我们没有找到任何有力的证据证明出类拔萃或名誉起着重要的作用。比起非精英学校，精英学校并没有系统地采用更好的教育方法。在两项标准上---－-教授的反馈以及论文考试的数量上---－精英学校要稍逊一筹。
Ｂy sｏme studiｅｓ，ｓeｌecｔive sｃｈｏols do enhanｃｅtheir graduates’lifet ｉme earnｉnｇs. Ｔhｅｇain is ｒeｃkoｎｅdａt 2—4% for ｅvery １０0-poiｎt incr ｅaｓe in a sｃｈool’ｓaverage SAT ｓcoｒes.But evｅn ｔhｉsａdｖａntaｇe ｉs pｒｏbablyａstaｔｉstｉcaｌｆｌｕkｅ(偶然). A well-kｎown study examinｅｄstudenｔs who got iｎtｏhighly seleｃtivｅscｈoolｓand ｔhen ｗent eｌｓｅwhere．Tｈey eａrｎｅd just ａs muｃh aｓgradｕatｅｓform higher-staｔus ｓch ｏols.
一些研究表明,精英学校确实能提高他们毕业生的终生所得。一所学校中的SＡT平均
分每高出100分,获得的收入大约高出2-－４%。但是即使这样的优势也可能是由统计上的偶然性造成的。一项知名研究对进入精英学校,随后转入其他学校的学生进行了调查。这些学生与来自精英学校毕业生获得的收入一样多。
Ｋｉds count mｏre ｔhan theｉr cｏｌleｇes. Ｇetｔｉng iｎｔo Ｙaｌｅｍａｙsignify intｅlligｅｎce，tａｌent anｄambition. Bｕt it’sｎｏt tｈe oｎlｙｉndicator and，ｐaradoxiｃalｌy,ｉts ｓignificaｎce is dｅcliｎing. Thｅreａson: ｓoｍaｎy simiｌarｐeoplｅｇo eｌsewｈｅre. Gｅｔting iｎｔo cｏlleｇe ｉsn’t lifｅ’s onｌy competiｔion.Ｉn ｔhe neｘt competｉtiｏn---tｈe job ｍaｒｋｅt and grａduate ｓchool----tｈe resuｌts ｍay ｃｈange. Ｏld-bｏy networkｓaｒeｂreaking dｏwｎ．Pri ｎcｅton economist ＡｌaｎKrｕeｇer ｓｔｕdiｅd admｉssions tｏone top Ph．Ｄ. pro ｇram. High sｃoｒeｓｏn the ＧRE helpｅｄexｐlaiｎwhｏgoｔｉｎ；ｄｅgree ｓof pｒeｓtｉgioｕs uniｖerｓitiｅs diｄn’t．
孩子们不一定要上大学才有出息。进入耶鲁大学也许意味着聪明、才干和抱负。但这不是惟一的指标。相反的是,它的重要性正在下降,原因就是:很多条件相似的人没有上大学。上大学并不只是人生唯一的竞赛。而在另一场竞赛中----职场和研究生院中---－结果也许会发生变化。老校友的关系网正在瓦解。普拉斯顿大学的经济学家Alan Ｋrueger对一项顶级博士培养计划的录取进行了研究。研究表明,获取GRＥ高分能解释谁能被上大学;而享有声望的大学学位却不能。
So,ｐarenｔs, lｉｇhten up．Tｈe ｓtakes have bｅen vａstlｙexaggeｒａtｅd. U ｐto a poｉnt, we cａn rａtｉoｎａlize ｏur pushｉnesｓ.Amｅｒｉｃa is a competit ｉｖe society；ｏｕr kids neeｄto aｄjusｔto thａｔ. Buｔtoo ｍuｃｈpushineｓｓcａnｂｅdestructiｖe.The very ambｉtion we impose on ouｒcｈildrｅn may get some into Harｖard but may ａｌsoｓet them ｕp foｒdisappoｉntｍｅnt．One study found thａｔ, ｏther ｔｈings ｂeing equal,ｇraduatesｏf hｉghly seleｃｔive schools ｅxｐeriｅncｅd more jobｄissatiｓfａctｉon．Ｔｈｅy may haｖe ｂeen so ｃｏｎditｉoｎed to being oｎtop ｔhaｔａnythｉnｇｌessｄisaｐpointｓ.
因此,父母们放轻松些吧。这一利害关系被极大地扩大了。在一定程度上，我们能够为自己的催逼辩解。美国是一个竞争的社会。我们的孩子需要适应它。但是太多的催逼也会对孩子有着破坏性的影响。我们在孩子身上寄予的雄心壮志也许能促使他们中的一些人进入哈佛大学,但也会让他们失望。一项研究发现,在其他条件均等的情况下,精英学校的毕业生会经历更多的工作不满。他们也许习惯了不会带来一丝失望的优势地位。
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Tｈe percｅｎtagｅof iｍmiｇｒanｔｓ(iｎcluｄiｎg tｈｏｓｅunlａｗfulｌy presｅnｔ) iｎthe Uniｔｅd States hａs been creeping upwａrd ｆｏr y ｅars.Ａｔ1２.６ｐeｒｃeｎt, it ｉs now ｈｉgher thａn at anｙpoint ｓinｃｅthe mid－19２０s．
We ａre not aｂｏｕt to go bａck to tｈe dayｓwhen Ｃoｎｇｒesｓoｐenlｙworrｉeｄabout ｉnferｉｏr races ｐollｕting Aｍeｒica’s ｂlooｄｓtream．Bｕt once aｇａin we aｒｅｗonderiｎg whｅthｅr wｅhaｖｅｔｏo mａnｙof the wroｎｇｓort of ｎewcｏｍeｒs．Ｔheir loudeｓｔcrｉtｉｃs ａrgue that the ｎｅw wａｖe of ｉmmigrants ｃaｎ’t anｄiｎdeed do nｏt wa ｎｔto，fｉt ｉn ａs ｐrevious ｇｅneraｔioｎｓdｉd．
美国移民（包括目前那些非法的）所占的比率数年来一直在稳步上升。今年是12.6％，这比20世纪2０年代中期以来任何一年都要高。
我们不可能回到国会公开担心劣等民族会污染美国血液的那个时代了。但是我们又想知道美国非法的新来者是不是太多。呼声最高的批评者认为，新一代的移民不能也不像他们的先辈们那样融入美国社会。
Ｗe now know that tｈeｓe ｒacist vｉｅwｓwｅre ｗronｇ. In timｅ, Iｔaliaｎｓ，Roｍanians and memｂｅrs of other sｏ－cａlｌed iｎferior ｒaces ｂecａme exemplaｒy Amｅriｃans and ｃonｔributeｄgreａｔly,iｎｗａys
ｔoo numｅroｕs toｄetail，to tｈe buｉlding of this magｎiｆｉcent na ｔion．Tｈeｒe is nｏreason why tｈese nｅw iｍmｉgrants ｓｈoｕｌd noｔhavｅtｈe saｍe suｃcess．
我们现在知道这些种族主义者的观点是错误的。意大利人、罗马尼亚任何其它一些被称为劣等种族的人最终都成了美国人的典范，在许多方面(太多不便详述)为这个伟大国家的建设做出了巨大的贡献。没有理由怀疑这些移民不会取得同样的成功。
Ａlｔhough ｃｈiｌdreｎof Mｅxican iｍmigｒａｎｔs dｏbｅtter，in ｔeｒｍs of educatｉonａl ａnd professｉonal attainmeｎｔ, thaｎｔｈeir
parｅnts,UCLA sociologisｔＥdwarｄTeｌｌeｓhas founｄthａt tｈｅｇａiｎs don’t ｃontiｎｕｅ. Iｎdeed, the fourｔｈｇｅneratｉon ｉs marginally worse ofｆｔｈaｎthe third.Ｊames Jacksｏn, of ｔhｅUniversity oｆMｉｃhｉgan,has foｕnd a siｍilar trｅｎd among ｂｌａck Caｒibbｅan immigrants. Tｅlles ｆears ｔhaｔMｅxiｃａn－Americaｎs may bｅｃｏｍe mｉred in ａseemingly pｅrmaｎent sｔａtｅof povertｙａｎdｕndｅracｈievｅmenｔ. Lｉke Ａfrｉcan-Americanｓ, Mexican-Ａmeｒｉcanｓaｒｅｉｎcreasｉngly ｒeleｇatｅｄtｏseｇregated, substandard sｃｈools，ａｎd their dｒopoｕｔrate ｉｓｔhe ｈigｈeｓt for any ethnic ｇｒoup ｉn tｈｅcountry.
尽管墨西哥移民的子女在学术成绩和专业水平方面比其父母要好,但加州大学洛杉矶分校的社会学家爱德华泰利斯发现这种优势不再有了。事实上,移民子女的第四代跟第三代相比有点孙色。密歇根大学的詹姆斯克孙在来自加勒比海的
黑人移民身上也发现了相似的趋势。泰利斯担心墨西哥裔美国人也许注定会步非裔黑人的后尘:大部分人也许会陷入永远贫困和无所作为的状态。像非裔美国人那样,墨西哥裔美国人也逐渐进入那种实施种族隔离的次等学校,他们的辍学率在其它种族中是最高的。
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ｒequｉring pｅｏple to leaｒn English or to aｄopt Ameｒｉｃaｎｗａys; tｈose ｔhingｓｈapｐｅｎpretty mｕch oｎthｅir own．Ｂuｔａｓarg ｕmenｔs abｏuｔimmigｒation heａｔuｐthe ｃampaign trail, weａｌso ought tｏａsk ｓome bｒoaｄer quesｔiｏｎabｏut assimilatioｎ，abouｔhoｗto ｅnsｕre that people,ｏnｃe oｕtsideｒs, doｎ’t forｅｖeｒrｅｍaiｎｍaｒginａlizｅd wiｔhin tｈese sｈoｒes.
基于种族劣势的推定而把那些人排斥在外的愚蠢主意我们已经了解得多了。但我们不知道的是如何让所有的移民都融入到美国社会中去。我不是说让他们学英语或者按美国的方式做事,事实上他们自己在这样做了。但是正如关于移民的争论使得竞选活动升温那样,我们也应该在同化，以及如何确保使曾经的外人在美国不被永远边缘化等方面问一些更加概括性的问题。
Tｈat isａｍuch larger ｑuｅstｉoｎtｈａｎwhat should hａppen ｗith uｎdoｃuｍeｎteｄworkers, or how best to sｅｃure thｅｂｏrｄer, ａnd iｔis onｅthａt affeｃts nｏt only newcoｍerｓｂｕt ｇrｏupｓtｈat
have bｅen herｅfor ｇeneｒaｔｉons. Ｉt will ｈａve mｏｒe impacｔｏn oｕr futuｒｅthaｎwhｅre we deciｄｅto set thｅadmｉsｓioｎs bar for ｔhe latest waｖｅof would－beＡmericans. Ａｎd itｗoulｄbｅｎic ｅif ｗe finａlｌｙgｏt ｔhｅａnｓｗｅr ｒight.
与如何处理那些非法工人或如何让最好地保障边境安全相比，那是一个更大的问题，它影响到的不仅是新来的移民，也有呆在美国数代的人。它对我们未来的影响要比新一批将要成为美国人的人在那儿设置准入门槛多得多。如果我们最终能够找到答案那就更好了。
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