Are they good for the American economy? I don't know.
它们对美国经济有好处吗?我不知道。
When Asian-American women are given a test and they're asked to mark down their race, they do better than they would otherwise do.
当亚裔美国女性接受一项测试,并被要求记下自己的种族时,她们的表现比不写的时候要好。
The very act of acknowledging that they are African-American when given a test ignites in them thoughts of their own stereotype, which is negative regarding academics and that makes them do worse.
他们在测试中承认自己是非裔美国人的行为会激发他们内心对自身刻板印象的思考,而这种印象在学术方面是负面的,令他们表现得更差。
There are two other kinds of research that have thrown some light on the origins of the Native American population; they involve the study of teeth and of languages.
还有另外两种研究对印第安人的起源提供了一些线索;它们包括对牙齿和语言的研究。
Most American parents say they are not concerned about their children's grades as long as they work hard.
大多数美国父母说,只要孩子努力学习,他们就不在乎孩子的成绩如何。
Ask most people how they define the American Dream and chances are they'll say, "Success."
如果问大多数人如何定义美国梦,他们很可能会说:“成功。”
"They are beautiful and offer something special that American phones don't have," an article on CNN once said about Chinese smartphones.
“它们很漂亮,而且提供了一些美国手机所没有的特殊功能。”CNN的一篇文章曾经这样评价中国智能手机。
They are seen as abandoning both modern conveniences and the American dream of success and progress.
他们被视为同时抛弃了现代化便利和关于成功与进步的美国梦。
Things are not as bad as they once were but, according to the American Lung Association, Los Angeles is still the worst city in the United States for levels of pollutants.
虽然现在的情况不像以前那么糟糕,但是根据美国肺脏协会的数据,洛杉矶仍然是美国污染物水平最高的城市。
Large surveys conducted over the course of many years tell us that American youth are not going to the cinema nearly as often as they did in the past.
多年来进行的大型调研告诉我们,美国年轻人去电影院的频率不像过去那么高了。
"Sports are embedded in American schools in a way they are not almost anywhere else," she writes.
“体育运动在美国学校里根深蒂固,这种地位在其他任何地方都无法比拟。”她写道。
The American of great wealth who had experienced the world said, "Let him go! As long as boys have the chance to show their talents, they are sure to become better."
这位饱经世故且富有的美国人说:“让他去吧!只要男孩子有机会展示他们的才能,他们肯定会变得更好。”
他们是韩国人还是美国人?
They are, after all, American officials serving the American people.
不管怎么说,他们始终是美国官员,要为美国人民服务。
Our troops come from every corner of this country - they are black, white, Latino, Asian and Native American.
我们的军人来自这个国家的每一个角落。他们是黑人、白人、拉丁裔、亚裔和印第安人。
These dishes may seem strange to a North American, but they are typical morning meals in other parts of the world.
这些菜对北美人来说好像有些奇怪,但在世界的某些地方,它们确是当地特有的早餐食品。
Every American believes that they are the impending rich, and that will never change.
每个美国人都相信他们离富裕不远,这个信念永远不会改变。
And what they were saying to me is they want to reach out, they want American women to know what they are like.
她们告诉我的是她们想和外界交流,她们希望美国妇女了解她们是怎样的。
Its only determinedopponents are American carmakers, and even they are haggling not overthe principle of more efficient vehicles, but over the scope andambition of the new standards.
唯一的坚决的反对者是美国的汽车制造上,即使是他们,所争论的也不是关于更高效的汽车的标准,而是这一新标准适用的范围。
Factory managers here say American buyers are demanding they do just that.
工厂经理称美国进口商迫使他们如此做。
"They are using all of these American chips inside," said Leiserson of MIT. "That is a good thing."
“他们在里面用的都是美国芯片,”麻省理工学院的Leiserson说,“这是一件好事。”
They are all American heroes and deserve our thanks and our remembrances.
他们都是美国的英雄,应该得到我们的感谢和纪念。
They are demanding that Switzerland override an American decision about which Americans should be prosecuted for violating an American law.
他们要求瑞士方面否决美国之前的一项规定,那就是美国人因为违反美国的法律而被起诉。
They are demanding that Switzerland override an American decision about which Americans should be prosecuted for violating an American law.
他们要求瑞士方面否决美国之前的一项规定,那就是美国人因为违反美国的法律而被起诉。
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