美国人

This hokum needs to be exposed for the humbug it is.

我是一个住在欧洲的美国人。

Theodor Holm Nelson is a philosopher, sociologist and IT pioneer originally from the US.

特德－纳尔逊是个哲学家，社会学家和IT先驱，美国人。

Most of all, what we learn is that, as Americans, we all have a role to play in protecting ourselves from homegrown terrorism.

最重要的是，我们所了解的是，作为美国人，我们都扮演一个角色，在保护自己从本土的恐怖主义。

Homeownership is, more or less, an involuntary savings plan for most Americans.

住房是或多或少自愿储蓄计划，大多数美国人。

But Ubud, the princely and artistic enclave high above the traffic jams and honky-tonk of the towns of Kuta and Seminyak and the vast bed-factories of the Nusa Dua peninsula, is an anomaly even within Bali.

偷偷观察了这一切后，我不禁想起，他们的信心——文化上和经济上的信心——让我想起了另一个国家的人：美国人。

And I know that with all the lobbying and horse-trading, the process left most Americans wondering,"What's in it for me?"

并且我知道与所有游说和马匹买卖，处理左边想知道多数的美国人，"什么在它我的？"

I will find out how old is he.

请告诉我你是否是美国人。

Miss Howe, whom you met at the airport, is from America.

豪小姐是美国人，你在机场见过她。

Miss Howe, whom you met at the station, is from America.

豪小姐是美国人，你在车站见过她。

A smart American who lived in China for years and who wants to avoid being identified publicly (perhaps because he'd be labeled a "panda hugger," the timeworn epithet tossed at anyone who has anything good to say about China) puts it this way: China is striving to become what it has not yet become.

一个在中国生活过多年的聪明的美国人，如果不想在公共场合被认出来（不想被认出来的原因或许是他不愿意被贴上"拥抱熊猫的家伙"的标签，如果有人说中国的好话，这个陈腔滥调的词就会被戴在头上。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。