He said he wanted to show average Americans that there is something in poetry for them.

VOA: special.2010.04.05

Americans spend the most time out of any other people in the world volunteering in average four hours a week, volunteering outside their job which may also have a social objective more than any other people in the world.

比其他任何人所花的时间都多,平均每周有四个小时做志愿者的工作，做与自身工作无关的善事,他们比世界上其他人更具社会目标。

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But President Obama says the decision will reduce the influence of average Americans.

VOA: special.2010.01.22

Geithner,who appeared on NBC's "Meet the Press" program, said it will take time before average Americans perceive economic improvements.

VOA: standard.2009.11.01

"If senators refuse to debate about a profound crisis affecting every single citizen, the nation must ask 'What do you fear?' ,'And whose voice do you speak and whose interest do you vote?" Republican Mitch McConnell of Kentucky disagreed, saying the bill will make soaring health care costs go even higher, and place a greater burden on average Americans.

VOA: standard.2009.11.23

Each year, Americans eat an average of more than five kilograms of chocolate per person.

VOA: special.2010.02.17

Average life expectancy for Americans is 78.

VOA: standard.2010.04.08