Some worry, however, that the island's unique patois known as Singlish could be lost, and with it an important cultural glue unifying the multiethnic, multi-religious city-state of 5.1 million people.

有些人担心，当地独特的方言土语，人称“新”式英语的语言会消失。这种语言是重要的文化粘合剂，把这个多种种族、多种宗教信仰的城市国家的五百一十万人民联合起来。

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Later, NATO troops under Smith's command, reflecting his narrow view of IFOR responsibilities, simply looked on as the thugs of Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic forcibly evicted the Serbs who wished to remain in Sarajevo and then burned their houses--a major setback to the creation of a multiethnic state in Bosnia.

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Though the state's multiethnic complexion requires racial tolerance, it's a mistake to think that "the aloha spirit" automatically extends to openly gay people.

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