Before meeting with my friend leticia from Honduras, Central America, I would ask her if she was arriving according to north American time or Latin American time.

我的朋友莱蒂西亚是中美洲国家宏都拉斯人，每次约定见面的时候，我都会事先问她是依据北美时间到达还是拉美时间到达。

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European and North American suppliers' technology is expected to retain an edge for some time.

预计欧洲和北美供应商将在一段时期内保持技术领先优势。

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North American Indians were idealized in European literature of that time; they were considered happy because they were not acquainted with modern civilization.

在当时的欧洲文学中，北美印第安人被美化：他们不熟悉现代文明，因而被认为是幸福的。

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The last time an American official visited the North was nine years ago during Mister Clinton's presidency.

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Toyota has had a foreigner on its board just once in the past, in 2007, with Jim Press, an American who had headed Toyota's North American operations at a time when fears were growing about a possible American backlash over Toyota's stupendous growth.

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By comparison, the average North American motorist spends 19 percent more time than necessary getting to a given destination during times of peak congestion.

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When the Baltimore Ravens face the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans on February 3rd, it will mark the first time in any North American professional sports league that 2 brothers will oppose each other as coaches of the respective teams vying for a World Championship.

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