记住这是在1838年，“自力更生”在当时是一个新奇的概念，美国公民对他们自己作为个人和作为美国人的安全感较低。
Remember this is 1838, "Self-Reliance" was a novel idea at the time and the United States citizens were less secure about themselves as individuals and as Americans.
这种对被奴役的非洲裔美国人侵犯人权的模式在种族隔离下延续了近一个世纪。
This pattern of human rights violations against enslaved African-Americans continued under racial segregation for nearly another century.
1972年，理查德·西尔斯——一个年轻的美国人——出于对中国传统文化的兴趣开始学习中文。
In 1972, Richard Sears, a young American, began learning Chinese because of his interest in traditional Chinese culture.
作为一个非洲裔美国人，我决不会忘记，若不是我的国家对一个更加完美的联邦的坚定追求，我今天不会站在这里。
As an African American, I will never forget that I would not be here today without the steady pursuit of a more perfect union in my country.
作为一个美国人，我对皇马的热爱也就只有在西班牙呆了四个月所产生的那么一点。
As an American, my devotion to Real was only as deep as my four months in Spain could engender.
吸大号雪茄对美国人来说是一个事情进展顺利的标志，香烟消费趋势的变迁是观测国民情绪精确的风向标。
THE smoking of a fat cigar is a sign that things are going well for Americans and shifts in cigar consumption are an accurate barometer of the national mood.
对许多美国人来说，这个假日也是他们回顾历史，反省作为一个美国人意义何在的时候。
And, for many Americans, the holiday weekend is also a time to think about history and reflect on what it means to be an American.
美国人对跨越种族界限的男性美感的认识存在一个更大的扭曲，那就是他们倾向于用扭曲了的标准反应种族的习惯性角色。
An even greater distortion in American perceptions of male beauty across racial lines is the tendency to assign distorted norms that reflect racial typecasting.
那种认为奥巴马不应该获奖的人是荒谬的，并且是对每一个美国人的侮辱。
The notion that Obama's prize is undeserved is absurd and an insult to every American.
但随着对奥巴马不满的美国人日益增多，该奖项的颁发则发出了一个警告信号。
But to the growing number of Americans less pleased with Obama, the award is a warning sign.
儿童服务：这也是明星加盟项目中的一个常客，因为美国人对自己的子女总是太好了！
Children's services: This is another regular on the franchising trends list, as Americans will always have a soft spot for their offspring.
“美元毁灭日”是对那些没有储存黄金，白银和食物的美国人的一个提醒。
'the Day the Dollar Died' is a wake up call for Americans who aren't yet stocking up on gold, silver and food supplies.
劳工节对很多美国人来说都是一个很受欢迎的节日，全家人可以在海滩或者室外烤肉炉旁渡过三天愉快的周末时光，庆祝夏日的结束。
Many Americans view Labor Day as a welcome end-of-summer three-day weekend to spend at the beach or the barbecue pit.
没有任何事比一个拯救故事更让美国人喜欢的了,特别是当这个被拯救的人对他的工作又是极其游刃有余.
There is nothing Americans like more than a redemption story—particularly when the man being redeemed is supremely good at his job
他对霍默说：“你们美国人喜欢城堡，我的故乡爱丁堡就有一个很大的城堡。”
"You Americans love castles," he says to Homer, "there's a huge one in Edinburgh, the city where I was born."
对我来说更重要的一个问题是，在中美合作所存在的1943至1946年间，美国人有没有卷入在渣滓洞和白公馆监狱里发生的酷刑和杀戮。
A more important question to me was whether, in the years from 1943 to '46, while SACO was active, Americans were involved in torture and killing at the Refuse Pit and Bai Mansion prisons.
今天是一年一度的“感恩节”之时，就在全美上下都在欢度这一节日之时，安吉丽娜与布拉德一家却是一个例外，“安吉丽娜对这个节日并无好感，她不想像其他美国人一样‘篡改历史’。”这位好莱坞女星身旁的朋友向媒体透露。
"Angelina Jolie hates this holiday and wants no part in rewriting history like so many other Americans, " a friend of the actress tells me.
将会需要一个时间，以思考这一事件的细节和复杂性，但是对大多数美国人而言，不是在现在。
There will be a time to think about the nuance and complexity of this event, but for most Americans now is not it.
他说，国会有权管理这样一块新领土，一直到该领土正式成为美国一个州为止，但他说，国会没有权力对任何一个美国人关闭新领土的大门。
He said Congress had the right to govern such territory until it became a state. But he said Congress did not have power to close new territory to any American citizen.
每一个美国人都如我一样对马伦上将在所有这些成果中发挥的作用心怀感激，这些成果将在未来几十年中加强我国的安全保障。
And every American can be grateful to Admiral Mullen — as am I — for his critical role in each of these achievements, which will enhance our national security for decades to come.
当被问到什么组成一个家庭时，绝大部分的美国人同意一对已婚夫妇，有或没有孩子都符合家庭的描述。
When asked what constitutes a family, the vast majority of Americans agree that a married couple, with or without children, fits that description.
一旦奥运会开始，美国可能被中国取代奖牌第一的位置，这将是对美国人自豪感的一个打击。
Once the games begin, Americawill probably be knocked off the top of the medal tables by China. Thatwill be a shock to American pride.
不过一切改变要到2013年才开始，所以美国人们在来年进行投票时对第一个问题依然没有一个确切的答案。
Since the changes will not kick in until 2013, Americans will vote next year without being sure of the answer to the first question.
另一个因素或许是美国人对今天的生活很享受，很少抱怨。
Another factor may be the relative affluence that the typical American enjoys today.
对基辛格这样一个既让许多人崇拜又让许多人憎恨的人物，这句话似乎不太可能改变多数美国人对他的看法。但是，有一个词应该会让基辛格至死感到不安。
It seems unlikely to change many views of a man who is both widely admired and widely hated, but there is one word that just might haunt Mr. Kissinger to his final days.
对基辛格这样一个既让许多人崇拜又让许多人憎恨的人物，这句话似乎不太可能改变多数美国人对他的看法。但是，有一个词应该会让基辛格至死感到不安。
It seems unlikely to change many views of a man who is both widely admired and widely hated, but there is one word that just might haunt Mr. Kissinger to his final days.
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