Am I an American or Japanese, or American and Japanese?
我是美国人还是日本人,还是双重国籍?
In fact, I am the only, I'm the only person from America, out of everybody in the accounting Ph.D. program.
事实上,在所有会计博士生中,我是唯一的美国人。
He's a familiar face in American literature, and I've gathered some of them that seemed representative.
他在美国文学中是经常出现的人,我找到了一些有代表性的图像。
I was half Belgian, I grew up going back and forth between Europe and the United States.
我一半是比利时人,从小到大,我往返于,欧洲和美国之间。
It was my first trip outside the United States and really helped me understand my identity as an American was probably the most significant aspect of my identity.
是我第一次离开美国,它使我明白了,“我是一个美国人“,估计是我,身份中最重要的因素了。
Well, I am from Spain, so I knew I wanted to come to the U.S. because of the system.
嗯,我是西班牙人,所以我知道我想到美国,因为美国的教育体系。
Yeah, well my best friend is French. But most of my friends are from America.
是,嗯,我最好的朋友是法国人。但是我的大多数朋友来自美国。
What's interesting is when--around when I was born the answer in the United States was about half.
但有趣的是…在我出生的时候,会投给黑人的美国人只有一半。
And what does it mean to be an American in this novel? So, that's the question I'd like to take up today first. Coming from Lolita, the vision of America in On the Road looks quite different.
这对于小说里你是一个美国人又意味着什么?,这是我今天想让你们思考的第一个问题,《洛丽塔》里,描写的美国景象非常不同于《在路上》之中的景象。
My whole family is. I'm first generation American, but from England.
我的家族里都是英国人。我是第一代美国人,但也是来自英国。
And I'm not only talking about African-American.
我谈论的不仅仅是非洲裔美国人。
I'm, I'm whitewashed. I'm American.
我已经完全美式了。我是美国人。
I also think it's in the heart of being an American.
我还认为,这是做美国人的核心所在。
Yes, and many people have said: "Well, what you're doing is argueing for American exceptionalism."
是的,许多人对我说过:,你所做的,是在试图证明美国的特立独行“
They were looking at me as female certainly, but also as an American.
当然,他们首先觉得我是女人,但是,他们把我看做是美国人。
If I'm American and you're from another country, I will view myself--this is a very--kind of obvious finding-- my obligations to you will be seen as less than if you were another American.
如果我是美国人,你是外国人,显而易见,我会觉得-,我对你的道义会少于,你是一个美国人的情况。
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