加拿大——社会与文化在线视频

9.3 Society and Culture
9.3 社会与文化

Hi, welcome to the last episode
嗨，欢迎收看本单元

of this unit about Canada.
关于加拿大的最后一节

As with the US,
和美国一样

Canada has a variety of cultures.
加拿大有多种文化

The history of both cultures
这两种文化的历史

has been one of immigration over a few centuries,
是几个世纪以来移民的历史之一

and as a result there are communities
因此有不同文化和宗教的社区

of varying cultures and religions.
加拿大政府

The Canadian government is committed
致力于鼓励

to encouraging religious tolerance.
宗教宽容

Though the vast majority of residents
但该国没有官方宗教

follow a Christian-based religion,
尽管绝大多数居民信奉基督教

the country has no official religion.
来自中东、亚洲部分地区

Immigration from the Middle East,
和非洲国家的移民意味着

parts of Asia and African countries
有穆斯林、佛教徒、

means that there are communities of Muslims,
印度教

Buddhists, Hindus and Sikhs.
和锡克教徒的社区

Canada is also known to be a very tolerant country.
加拿大也是一个非常宽容的国家

Those who are openly racist,
那些公开的种族主义

sexist or homophobic will find that
性别歧视或同性恋者

their views are not welcome there.
会发现他们的观点在那里是不受欢迎的

It is also frowned upon to refer
如果你认为加拿大

to Canada as a poor relation
是美国的穷亲戚

or simply an extension of the US
或者仅仅是美国的一个延伸

as Canadians are very proud of their status
会遭到加拿大人的白眼。加拿大人对他们

as an independent nation.
作为一个独立国家的地位感到非常自豪

The Canadians are a very welcoming nation
加拿大人是一个非常热情好客的民族

of people and are very community-orientated.
总是以社区为中心

This is a strong part of the culture in the country
这是该国文化的一个重要组成部分

and helps to maintain the good quality of life
有助于保持他们所享受的

that they enjoy.
良好生活质量

There are regional variations
不过，人们与他人相处的方式

in how the people are with others too.
还是存在着地域差异

If you are in one of the provinces
如果你在大西洋

along the Atlantic,
沿岸地区

then you will find that the people
那么你会发现人们

can be a little reserved with others,
对其他人

particularly newcomers at first,
特别是初来的人有点拘谨

while in Ontario where there is much more
而在安大略省

industry and commercial activity
有更多的工业和商业活动

they can be seen as being very business-like.
人们非常商业化

In western parts of the country
在该国的西部地区

the people are very relaxed and friendly
人非常轻松和友好

and in Quebec the people have a strong
在魁北克

sense of regional identity and independence
人们具有强烈的地区认同感和独立感

that must be respected by those
这一点必须为

who move to the area.
新移民为所尊重

As a bilingual nation Canada has managed to retain
作为一个双语国家

much of its British and French heritage
加拿大保留了许多英法文化遗产

but is now very close to the culture of the US
但在人们的生活、

in the way the people live, eat and work.
饮食和工作方式上

Canada uses American spellings of words
加拿大与美国的文化非常接近

and takes the American option
加拿大使用的是美式单词拼法

where they use a different word
在英式英语和美式英语之间

than is used in British English.
加拿大倾向于美式

However, there are some British pronunciations
然而，有一些英语单词的发音依然

of words used rather than American.
保留着英式发音的特点

Canada is recognized as a multicultural nation.
加拿大是公认的多元文化国家

It has placed emphasis on equality
它强调人人平等

and inclusiveness for all its people.
和包容

Multiculturalism is often cited
多元文化主义

as one of Canada's significant accomplishments,
经常被认为是加拿大的一项重要成就

and a key distinguishing element
也是加拿大身份的

of Canadian identity.
一个关键区别因素

Canada's national symbols are influenced by natural,
受到自然、历史

historical, and Aboriginal sources.
和土著文化的影响

The use of the maple leaf as a Canadian symbol
枫叶作为加拿大的象征使用

dates to the early 18th century.
可以追溯到18世纪初

Canada currently has one of the highest
加拿大目前是世界上

percapita immigration rate in the world,
人均移民率最高的国家之一

driven by economic policy
受经济政策

and family reunification.
和家庭团聚的推动

Canada also resettles over
加拿大还安置了世界上

one in ten of the world's refugees.
十分之一以上的难民

Approximately 41% of Canadians are
大约41%的加拿大人是

of either the first or second-generation,
第一代或第二代

meaning one out of every five
这意味着

Canadians currently living in Canada
目前居住在加拿大的加拿大人中

was not born in the country.
每五个就有一个不是在加拿大出生的

In Quebec, cultural identity is strong,
在魁北克，文化认同感很强

and many commentators speak of a culture of Quebec
许多评论员谈到的魁北克文化

that is distinct from English Canadian culture.
与加拿大英语文化截然不同

However, as a whole,
然而，作为一个整体

Canada is in theory a cultural mosaic—a collection
加拿大的文化文化的马赛克

of several regional,
镶嵌着不同的地域

Aboriginal, and ethnic subcultures.
土著和民族亚文化的集合

Alright,
好的

we have briefly covered the basic facts of Canada,
我们已经简要介绍了加拿大的基本情况

there are more for you to discover
在这节课之后还有更多的精彩

after this class.
在等你发现

See you.
再见

Did you know？
你知道吗？

Canadians can lay claim to some
加拿大人有一些

pretty great inventions.
非常伟大的发明

Let's take a look at some of the best inventions
让我们来看看

to come out of Canada.
加拿大最棒的发明

BASKETBALL
篮球

THE ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR
电动轮椅

GARBAGE BAGS
垃圾袋

HOCKEY
曲棍球

INSULIN
胰岛素

THE PAINT ROLLER
油漆滚筒

PEANUT BUTTER
花生酱

THE WALKIE-TALKIE
对讲机