Only by offering credible protection could the Americans undermine the militias.

North Americans find this awkward and often back away a few inches.

北美人觉得这太尴尬,常常会后退几英寸.

That's why Americans never lost and will never lose a war.

这就是美利坚人民从未也决不会打输一场战争的原因了.

Some Americans even think Sony , Panasonic , and MGA are American companies.

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A soft leather slipper traditionally worn by native Americans.

印第安软皮鞋一种传统上由美洲土著穿的软皮便鞋.

Interestingly, Americans who heard the debate on radio thought Nixon had won.

有趣的是, 那些从广播中收听辩论的人认为尼克松赢了.

The first settlers on the plains of America were Americans.

美洲平原上的首批定居者是美洲士著人.

George Catlin had never seen anything like these Native Americans.

乔治?凯特林从未见过像美洲土著一样的人物.

Do Americans only buy American cars?

现在我们再听英文老师把刚才那段文章用慢速度念一遍.

Unlike many other taboos, fat is a topic that Americans talk about constantly.

与其他诸多禁忌不同, “胖”是个为人们所不断谈论的话题.

Prejudice against blacks was invisible to most white Americans for many years.

多年以来,许多白人看不到存在着对黑人的歧视.

The Americans are the sons , not the bastards, of England!

北美人民是英国的亲生儿, 不是私生子.

Feathers of various kinds are used by Native Americans for ceremonial purposes.

美洲印第安人在举行仪式时用到各种羽毛。

The eagle is the animal most sacred to the Native Americans.

对印第安人来说，鹰是最神圣的动物。

On New Year's Eve, Bulgarians perform fortunetelling tricks with leaves and water glasses.

在除夕那天, 保加利亚人用树叶和水杯算命玩.

Ten thousand Bulgarians die.

有一万名巴尔干人丧生.

Bulgarians make Christmas wishes around the fire and eat blood sausage.

保加利亚人围着炉火许愿,吃血香肠.

Just 59 per cent of Bulgarians give the same answer.

只有59%的保加利亚人做出相同的回答.

As many as 2 m Romanians and 800,000 Bulgarians live abroad.

大约有200万罗马尼亚人和80万保加利亚人身处异乡.

One way or another, presidents have to answer for the quality of their appointees.

无论如何, 总统必须对被任命人的质量负责.

The other six are incumbent policy secretaries who will leave the bureaucracy to become political appointees.

另外六名原为决策局局长,现将离开公务员体系成为政治任命官员.