People of different nationalities often take years to be assimilated into a country.

不同国籍人常要过一段间才会为某个国家所同化。

The U.S. has assimilated people from many European countries.

美国同化了许多来欧国家移民。

In spite of “endless talk of difference, ” American society is an amazing machine for homogenizing people.

不管我们如何喋喋不休地谈论差别，美国社会实际上是一台同化人们神奇机器。

Now, assimilation happens in loads and loads of different ways.

同化方式有很多种。

Forced assimilation backfired at every level, from the personal to the political.

强迫同化在各个层面都适得其反，从个人层面到政治层面。

Accept, assimilate and live according to the fact that we can make a difference.

我们能够做出改变这个事实 并接受 被同化以及据此生活。

And also, because he became so enveloped in the role. He was inescapably Holmes.

也正因为他沉浸于角色之中，他不可避免地被同化了。

This is another case of assimilation.

这是同化另外一个典型例子。

We're talking about something called " assimilation" . Assimilation.

那就是“同化”。同化。

Assimilation happens when we have two words, two words.

当我们有两个单词，两个单词，就会产生同化。

But many aspects of the Treaty also aimed to assimilate the Lakota into white culture.

但条约许多方面也旨在同化，把拉科塔人融入白人文化。

Kindergarten is all about getting kids assimilated, what school's like.

幼儿园就是让孩子们被同化，这就是学校。

Now, consider three indices of assimilation — language, home ownership and intermarriage.

现在，让我们来看一下三个同化指标——语言、拥有产权住房和异族结婚情况。

Northerners have long resisted mutualisation for fear of underwriting laxity in the south.

长期以来，北方人一直拒绝共同化，因为他们担心南方保险制度过于宽松。

Here we are in an age of the cookie-cutter sameness.

我们处在一个千篇一律大同化代。

But a communal approach is not enough.

但是，只诉求利益共同化还不够。

The idea is that they have been infected with Frenchness.

德国人认为这两个地区已经被法国同化了。

Oh, I'm sorry, I guess Picard never got assimilated by the Borg.

不好意思，大概是皮卡德没被博格人同化过。

Whatever happened to the treasure-owner, most of the Vikings in England stayed on and, in due course, were assimilated.

不管藏宝人命运如何，留在英格兰维京人多数被日渐同化。

You remember the Borg from Star Trek, those aliens who conquered and absorbed everything in sight?

你们都记得《星际迷航》中博格人（半活体半机械生化人）吧，那些外星人征服并同化了一切生灵。