Such questions are thought to be friendly, whereas they might be considered offensive in the United States.

这样的问题被认为是友好的，而在美国它们可能被认为是无礼的。

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Words which have a clear and culturally acceptable meaning in English or American (United States) may be unclear or culturally offensive in another tongue: the converse may be true as well.

在英语（或美语）中，含义清楚且在文化习惯上也能为人们所接受的词语，在另一种语言中，也许是含义不清且在文化上令人反感的，反之亦然。

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Pakistani security analyst Mahmood Shah says the offensive has helped bridge the gap in trust between Pakistan and the United States.

VOA: standard.2009.05.12

The offensive came after the United States and other western allies criticized the Pakistani military for failing to rein in the extremists.

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Army officials say that the anti-Taliban campaign has killed more than 1,800 militants and the United Nations says the offensive has dislocated nearly two million people from the insurgency hit areas.

VOA: standard.2009.07.26

While I have been one of those people expressing concern about militarization and threats of kinetic response, it is not because I am fundamentally opposed to the United States having offensive cyber capabilities.

FORBES: DOD Cyber Strategy Remains Ambiguous on Threats and Responses

United went on the offensive in search of an equaliser and Conway's corner was missed by Tomas Cerny, forcing Trent McClenahan to head off the line.

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Not least, the United States went on the offensive, attacking terrorist safe-havens in Afghanistan and Iraq and working with many other countries around the world to root out the cells, training camps and other operations associated with or emulating al Qaeda.

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