趣味英语第167期:如何成为美国人

Saad aldoss asks...

Saad aldoss问道：

"How do you become an American?"

“如何成为美国人？”

That one is hard, because my mom says I'm part of everything.

这很难，因为我妈妈说我是万物的一部分。

You live in America.

生活在美国。

If you're born here, then I think you're automatically American.

如果你在美国出生，我想你自动就会成为美国人。

Expand on everything. Everything is bigger here, more than necessary.

扩大一切。美国的一切都很大，虽然没有必要。

Some people sleep a lot. Some people eat a lot. And some people — or a lot of people eat McDonald's.

有些美国人睡得很多。有些美国人吃得很多。还有些美国人或者很多美国人吃麦当劳。

What you need is bacon, a gun, and the American flag, and you got 'Merica right there.

你需要的是培根、枪支和美国国旗，这样就成为美国人了。

We're the land of the free. Everyone just buy a bald eagle.

我们是自由之地。每个人就买白头雕吧。

I think of a man standing¹ on a cliff going like this with an eagle soaring above him. Just a beautiful image. America.

我想到的是一个男人站在悬崖上，一只鹰在他头顶翱翔。多美丽的画面啊。美国。

You have to be strong and proud and confident, and believe in what you're doing.

你一定要强大、自豪且自信，要相信自己所做的事情。

Pursue the American dream, and that is that there's no limits to what you can do.

追求美国梦，没有任何限制。

If you want to become American, then you just have to really believe in freedom for yourself and for everyone around you, because that's what being American is all about.

如果你想成为美国人，那你必须相信自己和身边人的自由，因为那就是成为美国人的意义所在。

I think the most important thing is that don't brag² about it. Just be yourself. People will accept the way you are.

我认为最重要的事情是不要吹嘘。做你自己。人们会接受真实的你。

1 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

2 brag   

v./n.吹牛，自夸；adj.第一流的

参考例句：

• He made brag of his skill.他夸耀自己技术高明。
• His wealth is his brag.他夸张他的财富。