美国人

Sparsely-populated states are thus hugely over-represented: senators representing a mere 11% of America's population can block any bill, since 60 votes out of 100 are needed to guarantee passage.

这样，人口稀少的州府就享受了过度膨胀的代表性：由于提议的通过需获得至少60%的投票，而国会议员仅代表11%的美国人，却可以否决任何议案。

But I'm not an American, so I don't have to squander my RMBs.

但是我不是美国人，所以我不用挥霍我的人民币。

States' rights and federalism were the banner under which local elites in the South could oppress African Americans, both before and after the Civil War.

南部的地方精英在"州权"和联邦制的旗帜下压迫非裔美国人，无论是在内战之前还是之后。

What about you, Steve, are you an American?

那你呢，史蒂夫，你是美国人吗？

As the German psychologist Hugo Munsterberg observed, the American "prizes the gold he gets primarily as an indication of his ability.... It is, therefore, fundamentally false to stigmatize the American as a materialist, and to deny his idealism.... The American merchant works for money in exactly the sense that a great painter works for money ─" as a mark of appreciation for his work.

就象德国心理学家休格·爱斯特伯格所指出的，美国人"很看重他挖到的金子，主要是因为金子是他的能力的体现……因此把美国人定义为物质享乐主义者而否认他的理想主义，从根本上就是错误的……美国的商人为钱工作，伟大的画家为钱绘画，意义是完全一样的──"，都是对自己的工作欣赏的标志。

He was very straightforward and said, This is what I need.

毫无疑问，他是个美国人。

The Chinese take pride in "modesty"; the Americans in "straightforwardness."

中国人把"谦虚"引以为荣；美国人因"率直"而自豪。

The writer is simply putting words into the mouth of an American straw man.

作者把他的意见强加给美国人了。

And to achieve a greater glory, the strove to kill as many Americans as possible.

为了取得可能大的光荣，日军全力以赴去杀死尽可能多的美国人。

Toward the end of the millennium, consideration of American poetry had diversified, as scholars placed an increased emphasis on poetry by women, African Americans, Hispanics, Chicanos and other subcultural groupings.

快要结束的千年，审议美国诗歌已经多元化，作为学者置于更加重视诗歌的妇女，非裔美国人，西班牙裔， Chicanos和其他亚文化群。

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。