大学英语外报外刊阅读教程Lesson2ppt课件

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With 40% of Hispanic and Latino Americans being immigrants, and with many of the 60% who are U.S.-born being the children or grandchildren of immigrants, bilingualism is the norm in the community at large. In all, a full 90% of all Hispanic and Latino Americans speak English, and at least 78% of all Hispanic and Latino Americans speak Spanish.
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Hispanics and Latinos constitute 16.3% of the total United States population, or 50.5 million people, forming the second largest ethnic group, after non-Hispanic White Americans.
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Jennifer Lopez, born in 1970, American actor, singer, and dancer, highly popular for her work in films as well as music. In 2001 she became the first woman to have the highest-grossing motion picture (The Wedding Planner) and album (J. Lo) in the United States in the same week.
大学英语
外报外刊阅读教程
(第二版)
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Lesson 2
Latino Nation
By Gaby Wood
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John Kerry (Line 7, Para. 7)
John F. Kerry, born in 1943, American politician and Democratic Party candidate for the United States presidency in 2004. Kerry, a U.S. senator from Massachusetts, lost to President George W. Bush in a hard-fought battle that divided the American public. A graduate of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, Kerry served as an officer in the Vietnam War (19571975), winning numerous commendations for bravery. He returned to the United States disillusioned about the war and rose to national prominence as he led a group of veterans who sought a U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam. Kerry was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1984 and was reelected in 1990, 1996, and 2002.
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The bottom line is, we are more likely than any other Americans to lack health insurance. (Line 1, Para. 8) — 最重 要的问题是我们比其他群体美国人更为可能没有医疗保险。 (bottom line – the most important thing you have to consider)
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This is a list of Hispanic and Latino Americans who have served in the United States Congress.
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The median income of Hispanic households in 2008 is $37,913, down 5.6 percent from the previous year after adjusting for inflation. The poverty rate among Hispanics in 2008 is 23.2%, up from 21.5 percent in 2007. The percentage of Hispanics who lacked health insurance in 2008 is 30.7%, down from 32.1 percent in 2007.
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Hispanic and Latino Americans are Americans with origins in the Hispanic countries of Latin America or in Spain, and in general all persons in the United States who self-identify as Hispanic or Latino.
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