The United States has often been thought of as a melting pot, but beginning in the late 1990s and early 2000s，it trends towards cultural diversity, pluralism and the image of a salad bowl instead.（美国经常被认为是一个大熔炉，但从20世纪90年代末和21世纪初开始，它趋向于文化多样性、多元化和沙拉碗的形象。）
