So when I chanced upon data a couple of years ago saying that certain Americans were living in a manner that facilitated happiness — while others were not — I jumped on it.

所以，两年前当我偶然看到有资料说，一些美国人以增加幸福感的方式生活，而其他人却并非如此——我立刻就抓住了这个课题。

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Public health groups applauded the approved tax as a step toward fixing certain lasting health issues that plague Americans.

公共卫生组织对批准的税收法案表示欢迎，认为这是在解决困扰美国人的某些长期健康问题方面迈出的一步。

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The trade laws did prohibit Anglo-Americans from competing with large-scale British manufacturing of certain products, most notably clothing.

在英国大规模生产的某些产品上，贸易法确实禁止英裔美国人与英国竞争，尤其是服装产业。

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But it also gave Republicans the ability to put several centrist Democratic senators on the spot, forcing those Democrats to vote for a politically contentious plan that raises taxes on certain Americans.

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If you believe that 50 years of affirmative action have brought about the sort of generational change that has all but eradicated the discrimination that was once prevalent in America discrimination that clearly put certain Americans at a distinct disadvantage in achieving goals of education, work opportunities, etc.

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One thing is certain: Americans overwhelmingly want both sides to get along, but don't have much confidence that they will.

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