As American interest shrivelled, so did the government's.

就像美国人失去了兴趣，政府亦如此。

The songs offer incisive pictures of American ways.

这些歌曲深刻地描述了美国人行为方式的种种情景。

Holders of two American hostages.

持有两名美国人质的人。

Her English is as good as an American’s.

她的英语跟得上美国人了。

He speaks English so well that he is often taken for a native American.

他英语说得那么好，常被人误认为美国人。