101条你必须知道的美国常识

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. 歧视或语言

攻击他人的宗教信仰和种族也是违法的，会被定以“仇恨罪” FYI 这是重罪。14. You must be over the age of 21 and you must have an

identification card with a photo to buy or drink alcohol. 14. 你必须超过21 岁，并且拥有一张带有照片的身份证件才可以买酒。

15. In most states, it is illegal to buy cigarettes if you are under the

age of 18 and often you can only smoke in certain places.

15. 大部分州州法律规定，必须年满18 周岁才能买烟，并且你只能在规定的地点抽烟，同时室内是不可以抽烟的。

16. Americans are extremely informal and call most people by

their first name or nickname. 16. 美国人被认为是极度随意的，通常他们用名和昵称称呼彼此，而不是姓

17. Americans smile a lot and talk easily to strangers,

sharing

personal stories. 17. 美国人经常微笑，轻易和陌生人交谈，并分享自己的故事。

18. Asking “ How ayreou? ” is simply a greeting and is not a question about your health. 18. “ How are you ”是一个普通

的问候语，这个问题和你的健康没有关系。19. When Americans put their hands on their hips, they are usually relaxed; when they fold their arms tightly across their

chests, they are angry or very serious (or cold). 19. 当美国

人把手放在自己的臀部时，这表示他们很放松。当他们把手交叉放在胸前，