实际上德国人和瑞士人比起美国人对时间是更加有意识，北欧人把迟到视为一个无 纪律的人 的特征。
People of German and Switzerland are even more time conscious than are people from the U. S. in fact, northern Europeans regard tardiness as a characteristic of an undisciplined person.
但是这样并没有导致荷兰青少年的放荡狂欢和高比率的少女怀孕，少女堕胎或者是青少年性疾病的传播，比起美国人来说，荷兰的这些问题比率要远远低得多。
But rather than resulting in crazed teen orgies and high rates of teen pregnancy, abortion or transmission of STDs, the Dutch have far lower rates of these problems than the U.S..
另一方面，比起大多数美国人，在大多数亚洲文化中人们在公开表达自己的感受时要谨慎得多。
On the other hand, people in most Asian cultures are far more guarded about expressing their feelings publicly than most Americans are.
本周四公布的一项新的哈里斯民意调查显示，比起达尔文的进化论，越来越多的美国人更加相信文字意义上的地狱和魔鬼。
Charles Darwin in a file image. More Americans believe in a literal hell and the devil than Darwin's theory of evolution, according to a new Harris poll released on Thursday.
和大多人比起来美国人在克服关于线段长度的常见视觉错觉上表现糟糕。
Americans are worse than many at overcoming common optical illusions about the length of lines.
虽然美国人怨声载道，但跟其他国家比起来，美国经济势头还算良好。
Much as Americans complain, compared with some other countries their economy presents a picture of good health.
所以比起白人来，更多的非裔美国人通过手机上网。这是否影响了他们对社交媒体的使用呢？
MONTAGNE: So more so than whites, African Americans get on the internet through cell phones. Does that affect how they use social media?
大多数的加拿大人都与美国南疆的美国人打成一片；比起自己的北极同胞，他们与美国人更有相似之处。
Most Canadians live huddled up against the southern border with the United States; they have more in common with Americans than with their Arctic compatriots.
实际上，从83%的比例- - -比起其他国家至少高出15%，这个投票结果说明美国人把这现金都投入到偿还债务和储蓄中去了。
In fact, 83 percent — a minimum of 15 percent more people than in any other country polled — said they'd use a cash infusion to pay off debt or add to savings.
调查显示，比起投个人保险的美国人，医保制度的受益者要满意的多。
And surveys show that Medicare recipients are much more satisfied with their coverage than Americans with private insurance.
美国疾病控制及预防中心刚刚发表了一份报告，结果是美国人比起加拿大人胖了不止一星半点。
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just put out a report that shows it's not even close.
所以比起白人来，更多的非裔美国人通过手机上网。
MONTAGNE: So more so than whites, African Americans get on the internet through cell phones.
以欧元计(比起不断走软的美元，欧元是更稳定的标准)，美国人均GDP自2000年以来下降了25%，德国则增长了4%，超过了美国。
Measured in euros (a more stable ruler than the ever-weakening dollar), U.S. real per capita GDP is down 25% since 2000, while Germany's is up 4% and tops ours.
但这种习惯正在改变，英国人，爱尔兰人和北欧人(美国人和加拿大人也是如此)喝掉的红酒比起以前就多了不少。
But habits are changing as Britons, the Irish and Nordics (as well as Americans and Canadians) are knocking back more wine than before.
比起医疗开销仅次于美国的国家，美国人均医疗开销多花53%，是富裕国家平均水平的2.5倍。
America spends 53% more per head than the next most profligate country and almost two-and-a-half times the rich-country average.
据报道，比起在餐馆订红酒来说，美国人更愿意在商店里购买。
Reports say Americans are buying more wines in stores rather than ordering them in restaurants.
中国人吃很少脂肪，比起英国人和美国人来更少地患心肌梗死。
The Chinese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans.
中国人喝很少的红酒，比起英国人和美国人来更少地患心肌梗死。
The Chinese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans.
比起他们的西欧近亲来，美国人更加不拘小节和随意。
Americans are even more informal and casual than their close relatives-the Western Europeans.
比起欧洲人来，美国人更喜欢邀请他们的朋友到家中作客。
Americans invite their friends to their homes more than most people in Europe.
比起本国食物，美国人更喜欢吃外国食物。
比起本国食物，美国人更喜欢吃外国食物。
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