从试探性地,到急切地,最后几乎是疯狂地,美国人就这样投入了股市的怀抱。
Americans jumped into the stock market, first tentatively, then eagerly, and finally almost hysterically.
2009年10月,美国人用在社交网站上的时间少于6小时,几乎是2007年同一时期的三倍。
Last October Americans spent just under six hours surfing social networks, almost three times as much as in the same month in 2007.
根据2009年盖洛普调查结果,美国人年均少于24000美金的人群得抑郁症的比例几乎是那些年均6万人群的两倍。
According to a 2009 Gallup survey, the rate of depression is nearly twice as high for Americans making less than $24, 000 a year than it is for those with annual incomes above $60, 000.
就老朋友的国籍而言,日本人获得老朋友称号的人数最多,达到了111位,这几乎是排在第二位的美国人的两倍。
Looking into the nationality, Japanese topped the list of "old friends", up to 111, which is nearly twice as many as Americans in the second.
这些石油公司赚取了几乎是创纪录的利润,美国人民不应该继续补贴他们。
The American people shouldn't be subsidizing oil companies at a time when they're making near-record profits.
如果北京没完没了地扩路并增加私有轿车,我们的后代将可能像今天的美国人一样后悔这个几乎是无法逆转的选择。
If Beijing continues to add roads and promote private ownership of cars, future generations will regret this almost irreversible choice, as many Americans do today.
加入很有影响力的美国退休人员协会(AARP)几乎是很多美国人进入50岁时的必然选择。
Joining the powerful senior citizens' lobby AARP is almost a rite of passage for many Americans as they turn 50.
但是事实上美国人和加拿大人在过分自信的测试中几乎是同样的得分,而这样的结果在研究案例中几乎是比比皆是。
But, in fact, Americans and Canadians had almost identical scores on measures of assertiveness: a slight notch above the average in the study sample.
但是事实上美国人和加拿大人在过分自信的测试中几乎是同样的得分,而这样的结果在研究案例中几乎是比比皆是。
But, in fact, Americans and Canadians had almost identical scores on measures of assertiveness: a slight notch above the average in the study sample.
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