Why was 1978 America a very different place from that of 1985 or 1996?
为什么1978年的美国与1985年或者1996年的美国截然不同呢?
Historical data show foreign workers flooding to America a century ago.
历史数据表明早在一个世纪前外国工人就大量涌向美国。
What happened in Japan qualified, as did the advent of mass production in America a century ago.
在日本发生的正是这种变革,就像一个世纪前在美国出现的规模化生产一样。
In AMERICA a phenomenon might claim to have entered mainstream culture only after it has been satirised on "The Simpsons".
在美国,当一种现象出现在“the Simpsons”的讽刺剧中,这就证明它已经进入了主流社会。
In America a taxrebate landed in people’s bank accounts in May and acted like a dose of smelling salts on a groggy bruiser.
在美国,五月通过的一项关于个人银行账户的退税提案开始执行,作用像是给摇摇晃晃遍身青紫的伤者一剂嗅盐。
Whereas buy-out groups consider America a maturing market, they regard the old world, especially continental Europe, as a land of promise.
但对于收购集团来说,美国的市场已经饱和,他们把目光转向了新的希望之地- - - - - -欧洲大陆。
In America a reasonable balance could be found because markets were providing some indication of expected defaults and losses on toxic assets.
在美国,这个平衡就把握得很合理,因为市场会给出一些提示,表明银行的有毒资产预计会违约和亏损。
As is true of any developed society, in America a complex set of cultural signals, assumptions, and conventions underlies all social interrelationships.
就如同在任何一个发达社会里一样,在美国,所有社会相互关系下面都隐含着一系列复杂的文化信号、假设和传统观念。
In countries such as Britain and America a child’s prospects depend more on its parents’ social class than in egalitarian societies, according to OECD data.
原译:根据OECD(经济合作与发展组织)的数据:诸如英国和美国等独生子国家,与那些崇尚平等主义的国家相比,在英美这类国家,孩子前途更加依赖于父母的社会阶层
In America a tramp was given a 35-year sentence for spitting at a policeman, even though there is little evidence that HIV can be transmitted through saliva.
在美国,一名流浪者因向警察吐口水而被判刑35年,尽管没有证据表明唾液可以传播艾滋病病毒。
But you also have to understand local variations: in South America a kidnap can go on for months or even years; in Afghanistan the average kidnap is over in weeks.
但是你必须得了解各地的不同:在南美绑架可能持续几个月甚至几年;在阿富汗绑架平均就是几周。
But some Americans worry that China could make a cold war with America a self-fulfilling prophecy by trying to acquire more of the trappings of a global military power.
但一些美国人担心中国通过尝试获得全球性军事强国的能力而实现能与美国进行冷战的预言。
In America a shift in consumer purchases towards more fuel-efficient vehicles, ethanol mandates and higher fuel-economy standards have all capped growth in petrol demand.
在美国,消费者转而购买节能的车辆,乙醇法规和更高节能经济标准的发布,这些都抑制了对汽油的需求。
And the controversial part of Mr Bush's immigration package-allowing more immigrants in and offering those already in America a chance to become legal-is still just a plan.
布什移民政策中有争议的部分,容许更多的移民,并向那些已经在美国的非法移民提供成为合法的途径,但这仅仅是个计划。
In America, a pesticide, a chemical, called DDT was harming the falcon eggs.
在美国,一种叫做滴滴涕的杀虫剂正在伤害隼卵。
Under the old system in America, a mother was supposed to stay home and take care of her children.
在美国旧的社会体制下,母亲应该待在家里照顾孩子。
In America, a one-percentage point increase in the proportion of immigrants in the population made the native-born 0.05% better off.
在美国,移民在人口中所占比例每增加一个百分点,本土出生的人口生活水平就会提高0.05%。
SENIOR HSBC executive reminisces fondly about the day he was parachuted into Latin America, a decade or so ago, to help run a recently purchased but troubled local bank.
一位HSBC主管天真的回忆十多年前为了帮助运营一个近期被收购但是问题多多的当地银行,他被空投到拉丁美洲的那天。
It is becoming, especially in America, a civil rights issue.
这已经成了一个民权问题,特别是在美国。
A SENIOR HSBC executive reminisces fondly about the day he was parachuted into Latin America, a decade or so ago, to help run a recently purchased but troubled local bank.
一位HSBC主管天真的回忆十多年前为了帮助运营一个近期被收购但是问题多多的当地银行,他被空投到拉丁美洲的那天。
The Infectious Diseases Society of America, a professional organization of doctors, cites the case of Josh Nahum, a 27-year-old skydiving instructor in Colorado.
美国传染病研究组织一个专业医师引用了乔希·内厄姆的例子,27岁的内厄姆是科罗拉多州的一名跳伞教练。
She, too, is another part of America, a rounded-up creation from the wild.
她也是另一部分的美国,来自山林草野,却落入困坐愁城的境地。
That is the true genius of America, a faith in the simple dreams of its people, the insistence on small miracles.
这才是真正的美国智慧,坚信自己的国民有着朴素无华的梦想, 坚信点滴的奇迹终会出现在身边。
They will receive the same repairs as cars sold in America, a Toyota Europe spokesman said.
公司将在美国进行同样的汽车修理工作,一位丰田欧洲汽车公司的发言人表示。
Bank of America, a serial acquirer at home, sold its big Latin American operation in 2006.
美国银行在国内进行了一系列收购后,在2006年售出了其拉丁美洲的大型分公司。
They will become the ruling elite of America, a prospect that now gives them spirit, that makes many of them optimistic and hard driving.
他们将成为美利坚的中坚,这个美好的梦想给予他们精神上的力量,使他们充满乐观,努力工作。
In the concluding novel, "Crossbones", which has just been published in America, a Somali-American professor named Jeebleh goes back to the capital, Mogadishu.
三部曲的最后一部《死亡髅骷》刚在美国出版,书中索马里籍的美国教授吉伯莱回到了首都摩加迪沙。
There was a coziness in those glimpses of Depression-era America, a small-town feel even to the big-city streetscapes that can perhaps never be recaptured.
而在当时大萧条的美国还有些许温馨,大城市的街景中也能有小城镇的感觉,这些现在都很难重现了。
There was a coziness in those glimpses of Depression-era America, a small-town feel even to the big-city streetscapes that can perhaps never be recaptured.
而在当时大萧条的美国还有些许温馨,大城市的街景中也能有小城镇的感觉,这些现在都很难重现了。
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