有时候美国人会说,他们正在吃的东西“味道很像”另一种东西。
Sometimes Americans will say that the food they are eating simply "tastes like" another food.
但在另一些文化中,上面这些行为就不受欢迎。比如,美国人会说这侵犯了他们的个人空间。
In other cultures, this is disliked; Americans, for instance, talk about invasion of their space.
一个美国人会说“我是波兰人”或“我是意大利人”,因为他的曾祖父母是在波兰或意大利出生的。
An American will say "I'm Polish" or "I'm Italian" because his great-grandparents were born in Poland or Italy.
她的母亲是墨西哥人,父亲是美国人,因此她既会说西班牙语,又会说英语。
Her mother is Mexican and her father is American, so she can speak both Spanish and English.
当我被邀请去吃饭,他们会说,'你为阿拉伯人工作,谁会来管理这个酒店:美国人吗?
When I was invited to dinner, theywouldsay, 'You work for Arabs and who is going to manage the hotel: Americans?
然而,对于每一个已经开始创业的美国人而言,还有大约数百万的人每年年初都会说:“好吧,今年我要自己创业”,而事实却是,他们没有。
Yet for every American who actually starts a business, there are likely millions more who begin each year saying "OK, this is the year I am going to start a business," and then don't.
如果安全状况继续好转,就像2008年里一样,他会说伊拉克人寻求帮助的需要更少——因此美国人就能更快撤军。
If the security situation continues to improve, as it did in 2008, he will argue that the Iraqis have less need for help-so the Americans can withdraw faster.
一些人也许会说这项“基本覆盖”的规定没有让美国人背上不合情理的负担。
Some people may claim that the requirement tohave “minimal essential coverage” does not impose an unreasonable burden onAmericans.
在老鼠入侵的一个晚上,我的好友和同行、一位会说中文的美国人正在东方宾馆的客房里熟睡。
My good friend and colleague, a Chinese-speaking American, was fast asleep in his room at the Dong Fang one night during the rat invasion.
更多的中国人必须会说英文,与美国人建立个人关系。
More Chinese must speak English and have personal relationships with Americans.
美国奥委会说,两名美国人是美国室内男子排球队的一名教练的家人。
The USOC said the two Americans were family members of a coach for the U.S. men's indoor volleyball team.
“我会说我们属于老派 把美国人作为整体看待”奥巴马的新闻发言人BillBurton称.
“I would say we’re old-fashioned in that you have to look at America as a whole, ” said Bill Burton, Mr. Obama’s national press secretary.
阿富汗人不说英语,美国人也不会说Dari语或者普什图语,这里只有两个翻译,并且还都不能把英语说的流利。
TheAfghans spoke no English, the Americans spoke no Dari or Pashto, and there wereonly two translators, neither of them fully fluent in English.
美国人常会说“无三不成礼”。
还有两个挺老的挺搞笑的谚语是形容某事是最好的。美国人可能就会说那个是猫咪的猫叫和猫咪的睡衣。
Two old and funny expressions describe something that is the best or finest. Americans might say that something is the cat's meow and the cat's pajamas.
那么,根据大多数标准衡量,你会说,现在的美国人比上个世纪中叶富裕多了。
By most standards, then, you would have to say that Americans are better off now than they were in the middle of the last century.
那么,根据大多数标准衡量,你会说,现在的美国人比上个世纪中叶富裕得多。
By most standards, then, you would have to say that Americans are better off now than they were in the middle of the last century.
有一个陈年的玩笑:你如何称呼会说几国语言的人?通晓多种语言者。那会说两种语言的人呢?双语者。那只会说一种语言的人呢?美国人。
Old joke: What do you call a person who speaks several languages? Polyglot. Somebody who speaks two languages? Bilingual. How about someone who speaks only one language? American.
他都能学会说我的越南名字,那我也一定能学会卷舌头,好让自己说起话来更像美国人。
If he could say my Vietnamese name, surely I could bend my tongue to make myself sound more American.
通常的CNN学生新闻,我们会说周五是多么的棒,然而对大多数美国人而言,这个星期五却是冰天雪地。
Usually on CNN student news, we say how Fridays are awesome, for a lot of the U. S, this Friday is frozen.
几乎所有美国人都会说自己是中产阶层。
Almost every American, when asked, will describe him or herself as middle class.
你去过多少地方?一些美国人可能会说出一大串美国的城市和公园,但另一些人可能对世界各大洲的情况倒背如流。
Some Americans will recite a list of local cities and amusement parks, while others will run off a list of country names from every continent.
你去过多少地方?一些美国人可能会说出一大串美国的城市和公园,但另一些人可能对世界各大洲的情况倒背如流。
Some Americans will recite a list of local cities and amusement parks, while others will run off a list of country names from every continent.
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