The U. S. green card, by contrast, is an almost automatic path to becoming American (after five years and a clean record).

而美国绿卡在其内涵上来说就像是一个让你成为美国人的道标(5年守法的留美经历)。

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And you lost an almost "automatic" sale.

而你失去了几乎是“自动”销售。

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An almost automatic right of appeal clogs the system further, with further appeal possible to the Supreme Court.

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Mr Bowles sounds almost impossibly gloomy about reaching an agreement on tax and spending to avert the automatic tax rises and spending cuts.

BBC: Fiscal cliff: Simpson and Bowles gloomy on deal chances