V. Translate the following English sentences into Chinese (2 point for each, 16 points in all.) 1. Individualism, self-reliance, and equality of opportunity have perhaps been the values most closely associated with the frontier heritage of America. 2. The United States of America is a diverse and multi-cultural country as a result of mass scale immigration from many countries. 3. The population of the United States includes a large variety of ethnic groups coming from many races nationalities, and religions. Scholars who see the United States as a “salad bowl” emphasize the distinct differences between racial and ethnic groups. 4. There are strong family ties and strong loyalties to groups, but individuality and individual rights are most important. 5. In spite of the great diversity in the ethnic makeup of America, Americans do share some typical American values, attitudes and beliefs. 6. Individuals, in other words, make themselves into better persons by contributing some of their time or money to charitable, educational or religious causes that are designed to help others. 7. The existence of elite private school conflicts with the American ideal of equal opportunity, which is an area of inequality in the American education system. 8. The political bosses helped to assimilate large numbers of new immigrants into the larger American culture by finding them jobs and housing, in return for their political support.