They risk the lives of our troops by making it less likely that others will surrender to them in battle, and more likely that Americans will be mistreated if they are captured.

这些方式使其他人不太可能在战场上投降，也使美国人更容易在被俘时受到虐待，从而对我国军人的生命造成威胁。

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Half of Americans polled remain in favour of putting limits and carbon emissions and making companies pay for their emissions — the basics of the cap and trade bill now before the Senate.

接受调查的半数美国人仍赞成限排和碳排政策，也赞成让企业支付排放费——这也是参议院限额交易法案的基本要素。

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Finally, it will mean fewer Americans making a mess of the planet, and a little more breathing room for those of us who are already here or on the way.

总之，也就意味着把地球搞糟的美国人少了，已经身处或者即将身处这个世界的人们也就有了更多一些的呼吸空间。

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Jack Benny won the hearts of Americans by making fun of himself.

VOA: special.2009.10.11

Another key event in the making of modernism is the great migration of African-Americans from the rural south to the urban north.

现代创作的另一个重要事件,是非裔美籍从南部乡下,往城市化的北部的大移民。

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The passion of these transplanted soccer fans is infectious, and it's making Americans feel more a part of this global game.

VOA: standard.2010.07.01

What I will say is we believe that as they sit today, making the kind of cars Americans want to buy, making better cars, making more fuel-efficient cars, being able to be vigorous competitors in the marketplace, gaining market share, tells me that they have an opportunity to succeed.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

Mr Corbett could not get the Salvadorian released, but learnt from him that thousands of Central Americans were making the long journey across Mexico in the hope of being admitted to the United States.

ECONOMIST: Jim Corbett

But instead this White House is responding to the FAA's failures by making the flying experience for millions of Americans even more unfriendly.

WSJ: Review & Outlook: Flying the Government Skies