他的口音表明他是一个美国人。

His accent proclaimed that he was an American.

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简：不，不是。他是一个美国人。

Jane: no, he is not. He is an American.

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我看见他讲英语仿佛他是一个美国人。

I see him speak English as if he is an American.

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His typical American farmer, Farmer James, was of course a Pennsylvanian sturdy, probably had some German blood in him.

是一个典型美国农民,他是一个宾夕法尼亚人,强壮,也许还带有一些德国血统

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If an American, because his skin is dark, cannot eat lunch in a restaurant open to the public-- , then who among us would be content to have the color of his skin changed and stand in his place?

如果一个美国人，因为他的皮肤是黑色，而不能在一家对公众开放的餐馆吃午餐…,诸如此类的话，那么我们当中有谁会愿意,换上他的肤色，接受他受到的待遇？

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