The U.S. was practically the last country to copy this system because, in the 1930s, because it didn't sound American.

美国几乎算是最后一个效仿此体系的国家,因为在上世纪三十年代。

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And also in terms of people saying, Well, you know what, that's all well and good because this is really fundamentally a Christian nation.

另外一些人说，现在这样很好,因为美国从根本讲，是一个信仰基督教的国家。

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The U.S. Is actually an important country for regulation because it has been a model for much of the regulations around the world.

在监管方面,美国确实是一个重要的国家,美国的监管制度已成为各国的模板

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America was now going to be the nation of progress.

美国将成为一个进步的国家

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You wonder, you know, maybe they're over imitating; maybe we were just lucky or maybe it was because the U.S. was the first, in some ways, to develop some of these financial institutions-- or one of the first.

你会怀疑,也许他们的模仿过于盲目,美国的成功,也许源于运气,也许从某方面来说,美国是第一个建立这些金融制度的国家,或者说是首批之一

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