Singapore ' s official policies pertaining to multiracial and multilingual issues are regarded as the sacred prime principle for social regulation and management 新加坡官方的多元种族和多元语言政策，被称为是不可动摇的社会管理的大原则。
But on quiet reflection , i realise that these things have not come by easily , and are of utmost value to society 在这个多元种族的国家里，对一些现象我也习以为常，似乎司空见惯，但静下来细想这些现象其实得来不易，应是值得珍惜的宝贵社会财富。
Moreover , our island has managed to survive amid the malay archipelagos , partly thanks to the use of english as a lingua franca among its multiracial population 此外,我国的多元种族的社会背景,小岛国以英语为通用语言,屹立在马来群岛的海洋之中。
But on quiet reflection , i realize that these things are not achieved easily , and are of utmost value to the society 在这个多元种族的国家里，对一些现象我也习以为常，似乎司空见惯，但静下来细想这些现象其实得来不易，应是值得珍惜的宝贵社会财富。
The irony is that we do not know much about the language of other ethnic groups even though we are a multi - racial country located at the centre of southeast asia 然而最具反讽的却是我们是一个多元种族的国家，位处东南亚的中心，对于他族的语言文字，我们又了解多少？
But for any multi - racial society with multi - culturalism to flourish , it is essential that its ethnic components must strive to understand and appreciate each other ' s way of life 但是,如果要我们的多元种族社会,进一步发扬光大,个别族群就有必要学习了解和欣赏彼此的生活方式。
In view of our colonial past and racial mix , english has been the dominant language of administration , business and education , and the vehicle of communication among the various races here 因为我们的殖民地背景和多元种族社会,英语长期以来都是官方经商和教育的主要语言,也是各族赖以沟通的语言。
This makes it easier for it to absorb cultural values and practices from other countries and to nurture them so that they become part of the social fabric of its own multiethnic and multicultural community 因此,他很容易吸收他国的文化价值观和习俗,把他们融入并成为美国多元种族和多元文化社会的一部分。
