But American officials realise they have a cheap and useful weapon.
但是，美国官员了解，他们拥有一种便宜和有用的武器。
But American officials complain privately that Mr Netanyahu is dissembling.
但美国官员私下抱怨说内塔尼亚胡是在遮遮掩掩。
Equities offer a better hedge against inflation, but American shares still look expensive.
虽然股票能更好地抵御通胀，但美国股票看上去依旧昂贵。
Exports contributed 12%, but American spending on imports subtracted all of that and more.
出口对GDP的贡献率是12%，但是这都被美国人在进口上的花费抵消了，而且还不止。
But American consumers don't have any good way to determine which products are best to avoid.
但是美国消费者们没有任何好办法去辨别哪种产品最好避开。
China may now be a force in the global economy, but American households remain an even stronger one.
中国现在固然是全球经济的一股动力，但美国家庭仍然是更为强劲。
But American power by itself will not determine the shape of the new Asia that emerges over coming decades.
但美国将不能独自决定未来数十年出现的新亚洲的形势。
It makes hardware, but American firms own most of the valuable stuff-the intellectual property for the software.
中国生产电脑硬件，但美国公司拥有绝大部份珍贵的东西-软件的知识产权。
But American children also fare worse than their European peers in other areas like education and living standard.
然而，在教育，生活水平等方面，美国儿童也比欧洲国家的同龄人们要差。
But American producers argue that they have a few advantages, such as regulatory predictability and quality control.
但是，美国的生产商认为他们有一些优势，如监管的可预见性和质量控制。
But American politicians know all too well that security concerns about imported technology are sometimes justified.
但美国的政客们对引进技术会带来安全问题实在是在了解了。
But American college students worry they might, thanks to recent fee increases at technical colleges and universities.
但是美国大学生担忧也许他们会这样，原因是最近技术学院和大学学费的增加。
But American Biophysics proved more adept at killing mosquitoes than at running a fast - growing consumer products company.
但美国生物物理学家表示他们更精通于灭蚊而不是开一家高速增长的销售给消费者产品的公司。
That doesn't mean all Americans keep the law. But American culture teaches people to respect the law--even to the smallest detail.
但是美国的文化教导人民要尊重法律——即使是在很小的细节上。
But American engineers, with annual compensation nearly 40 percent higher than their closest competitors, have reason to be satisfied.
不过，对于美国的工程师，在平均工资高于他们的欧洲和日本的同行40%的情况下，他们还是有理由感觉到满意的。
But American plans for a major war to, say, defend South Korea have in the past envisaged dispatching 20 or 21 brigades, notes the CBO.
然而美国却计划一场大战，比如说，过去设想派遣20或者21个作战旅保卫韩国，CBO指出。
But American companies will not be keen to hand over advanced technologies without adequate protection for their intellectual-property rights.
但是，美国公司并不热衷在没有知识产权充分保护的前提下，移交先进的技术。
Chinese officials talk a lot about shifting towards a greater focus on consumption, but American policymakers doubt whether much has really been done.
虽然中官员高谈阔论将重心转移至消费，但是美政策制定人对中国是否做了实际工作心存疑虑。
But American oil firms are a different matter: as Exxon has shown, so long as you sit on colossal oil reserves, they will always be happy to do business.
但美国的石油公司则是另外一码事了：正如埃克森所表现的，只要你坐拥庞大的石油资源，他们就会一直乐意同你做生意。
But American scientists are now playing from behind trying to replace or patch up the infrastructure that lets us understand what's going on with our planet.
不过，美国科学家目前正在尝试从背后更换或修补基础设施，让我们了解我们的星球上正发生着什么。
Sep 15th 2010, 16:47 by The Economistonline 2010.9.15, 16:47 THE champagne corks are not yet flying, but American arms makers are surely readying them for take-off.
香槟的软木塞还没有飞出去，但美国的武器制造商已经准备好了庆祝。
But American alleges that Google doesn't have the right to sell its name to any other company and is asking the court to stop Google from selling its trademarks to other companies.
但是，美国航空公司坚持认为，Google没有权利把美国航空公司的名字卖给其他公司，并要求法院让Google停止这种做法。
But American courts also have a high standard of fairness: she judged a case in which the groom made his bride sign the prenuptial on the way to the marriage ceremony; that invalidated it.
但美国法庭对公正性也有很高的标准：她曾判决一起那件中的婚前协议无效，此案中，新郎在前往婚礼庆典途中强迫新娘在婚前协议书上签字。
European institutions have always had diversity in their academic dress, but American institutions employ a definite system of dress thanks to Gardner Cotrell Leonard from Albany, New York.
欧洲的大学经常有不同种类的学位服，拜纽约奥尔巴尼的加德纳·科特尔·伦纳德所赐，美国的大学采用了一套规格确定的学位服。
European institutions have always had diversity in their academic dress, but American institutions employ a definite system of dress thanks to Gardner Cotrell Leonard from Albany, New York.
欧洲的大学经常有不同种类的学位服，拜纽约奥尔巴尼的加德纳·科特尔·伦纳德所赐，美国的大学采用了一套规格确定的学位服。
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