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America's air-transport system is facing gridlock.
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美国的空运系统面临着拥堵状况。 |
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America's attempts to invade Canada were never successful, and at least three of the officers who led assaults on Canada ended up court-martialed, dead, or exiled.
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美国想要入侵加拿大的企图从来都没有成功，而且至少有三位带领军队攻打加拿大的军官，最后都被送交军事法庭审判、战死，或者是被流放离国。 |
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America's aversion to taxes means that a carbon tax is not regarded as a serious option.
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美国人对税收的厌恶意味着他们并未把征收碳税视为一个严肃的选择。 |
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America's best buy for a nickel is a telephone call to the right man.
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在美国以一枚镍币可购得的最划算的东西，是打电话找到要找的人。 |
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America's decision to go to war without formal United Nations support left it with few friends when things went wrong.
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美国决心不经联合国的正式支持而发动战争，当出乱子的时候，自己陷入了孤立无援。 |
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America's dentists are alarmed by a trend for mouth adornments which encase teeth in precious metals and jewellery.
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目前，由金属制成的装饰牙套成为美国时尚青年的新宠，但口腔科专家近日向佩带者发出警告说，谨防口腔疾病！ |
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America's female employment rate, meanwhile, has recently declined—perhaps for cyclical reasons.
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而与此同时，美国的女性就业率最近却下降了，可能是其周期的原因。 |
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America's first dictionary -- Noah Webster's A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language -- was published 200 years ago and also introduced a crop of fresh words that have now become familiar.
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美国第一部词典--诺亚·韦伯斯特先生的《简明英语词典》于200年前出版，当时收入其中的一批新词如今已为大家十分熟悉了。 |
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America's first family has its share of parenting headaches with George Bush's twin daughters acting out their resentment at his chosen career with underage drinking binges and other escapades.
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美国第一家庭为了教育双胞胎女儿而伤透了脑筋，布什的双胞胎女儿们用未成年酗酒狂欢和其他的出轨行为来表达对父亲所选择的职业的不满。 |
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America's high-tech industries are powered by foreign brains.
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这些外国人才推动了美国高科技产业的进步。 |
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America's intelligence personnel and diplomats have been skilled and tireless.
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美国的情报人员和外交人员以自己的聪明才智不知疲倦地进行工作。 |
