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101 条你必须知道的美国常识 1. America is enormous: the third largest country in the world with a population of more than 300 million people.1. 美国 很大，它是世界上第三大国家，拥有 3 亿多人口。当然这和 中国比起来真的不算什么。 2. Americans come in all colors, have all types of religions, and speak many languages from all over the world. 2. 美国人 来自世界各地，由不同的种族构成，信仰不同的宗教，说不 同的语言。 3. Americans are extremely independent, individualistic, and like to be different from each other.3. 美国人非常独立，讲究个 人主义，非常喜欢和别人不一样。 4. 66% of Americans are overweight; 37% of those are obese. 4. 66% 的美国人超重， 37% 的美国人患有肥胖症。 加 起来都超过 100% 了呢。 5. Americans believe in freedom of choice. 5. 美国人认为选择自由是非常重要的。 6. Americans need a lot of “elbow room ”; they like personal space around them. 6. 美国人需要很多“施展空间”，他们喜 欢拥有个人空间。 7. Approximately 1% of Americans are homeless (3.5 million people). 7. 有 1% 的美国人无家可归。而他们通常是真的。 8. Americans talk easily to the homeless but use good judgment and are careful with whom they talk. 8. 美国人能很轻易地 和流浪汉交谈，不过他们也会有自己判断，选择自己认为友 好的人。 9. Sadly, the streets of major cities are often dirty. 9. 不幸 的是，大城市的街道总是肮脏的。 10. Many people, especially teenagers, wear strange clothes, and many have tattoos and body piercings. 10. 很多人， 尤其是 青少人，都会穿着奇怪的服装，有纹身和各种环。 11. Americans follow the rule of law. 11. 美国人特别遵守 法律。因此有时也会显得很死板。 12. Littering (throwing garbage on the street), graffiti and tagging (writing on the walls), and loitering (standing around and doing nothing) are against the law and are punishable by a fine or jail. 12. 随地乱扔垃圾，涂鸦，在街头闲逛都是违法 的，会被处以罚款或坐牢。不要随便尝试你在电影里看到以 为很酷的事情。 13. Discriminating against or making any insulting statement about someone else ’s religion or ethnicity is against the law and could be punishable as a hate crime. 13. 歧