Topic: "I thought I couldn't melt(meld) in the society of Canada" In this sentence,应该用melt or meld ?Why the Canadian I asked to correct my essay,She can't understand "melt"? @美国华人论坛:美国枫下论坛 The Rolia Forum of USA

工作学习 / 外语学习 / "I thought I couldn't melt(meld) in the society of Canada" In this sentence,应该用melt or meld ?Why the Canadian I asked to correct my essay,She can't understand "melt"? -nannan(yiyi); 2007-4-7 (#3600746@0)

Are you trying to say that you cannot fit in here? if so, melt is not the word to express this -nuanxin(暖心); 2007-4-9 (#3602893@0)

Some subtle difference in semantics. The intention of the owner of the post is to erase the differences and "to become one" with natives. "adapt" more or less keeps the differences and just try to go along with. -coolients(龙船手); 2007-4-11 (#3608259@0)

it is impossible to "become one", "get along with" should be good enough la...lol -geoguy(change_forever); 2007-4-12 (#3610450@0)

USA is a big melting pot , and Canada is mosaic floor -jj999ca(jj999ca); 2007-4-9 (#3603017@0)
Because you still have not "melt" into it yet :-)Just kidding. Simply put, it is because "melt" is not the word Canadians use to describe this kind of feelings. For situations like this, the expressions Canadians may use could be:

"I thought I might not be able to align with the society"

"I thought I would have hard time breaking through the culture barrie in Canada"

"I thought I would be an outsider in the society"

When you say you "melt in...", a Canadian would get a vision that you are physically melting like a snowman :) -coolients(龙船手); 2007-4-9 {503} (#3603779@0)

thanks a lotthe translation is terrible (you intentionally make it so bad). guilty as charged because you totally make such beautiful lycirs to a ... 555 -nuanxin(暖心); 2007-4-16 {141} (#3617553@0)

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