They criticized it, satirized it, laughed at it, but they still considered themselves Americans.

他们批评它，讽刺它，在它笑了，但他们仍然认为自己是美国人。

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Well, at first I showed it to my friends and they criticized it; they asked why anyone would want to use it.

之后，我先给朋友看看，他们反对，说为什么有人会想用这个网站。

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When students are criticized for not paying attention to the lesson it doesn't mean they are inattentive.

当学生被批评为不注意听讲时，并不意味着他们真的漫不经心。

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