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Americans in the nineteen twenties began to buy all kinds of new products they had never used before.
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20世纪20年代的美国人开始购买各式各样的从前从未使用过的新产品。 |
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Americans in twenty-one states and the District of Columbia were excited about a lottery game called Powerball.
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21个州和哥伦比特区的美国人，被一个叫作“抛宝”的抽奖游戏弄得很兴奋。 |
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Americans like to think of themselves as generous people, so there was incredulity when President Bush first announced an aid grant of $15 million.
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美国人喜欢把自己看作是慷慨之人，因此当布什总统最初宣布援助1500万美元时，许多美国人都不相信是这么少。 |
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Americans marked the anniversary Tuesday of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor with a salute to the nation's resilience 63 years ago.
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当地时间12月7日，美国将在在两个地方同时举行纪念仪式，纪念63年前日本偷袭珍珠港时阵亡的2000余名美军官兵。 |
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Americans may have to fight tooth and nail to election reform.
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（美国人对选举的改革，也许需要全心全力，才能达成。） |
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Americans of all denominations recoiled in disgust at the sexual sins - both homosexual and heterosexual - of prominent British leaders.
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美国所有教派的人厌恶地反弹显赫的英国领导人的性泛滥─同性与异性间的滥交之罪。 |
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Americans often say that there are only two things a person can be sure of in life.
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美国人常说，人的一生中只有两件事是肯定发生的。 |
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Americans often say that there are two things they can be sure of in life.
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美国人常说他们一生中有两件事逃脱不了. |
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Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza every day.
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美国人每天吃的比萨饼面积平均有18英亩。 |
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Americans prefer to discipline themselves rather than be disciplined by others.
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美国人宁愿自我约束，不愿受人约束。 |
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Americans recognize that English is the de facto international language, and people with good English skills can get by in many international settings.
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美国人了解，英语就是一个实际的国际语言，若能操流利的英语，在许多国际场合都能派得上用场。 |
