7. The Art of Living on the Go

　　身体与灵魂总有一个在路上

　　The pace of life is much slower in Mobile, Alabama than in New York City, but no matter how fast or slow, most Americans are on the move.

　　亚拉巴马州的莫比尔生活节奏比纽约慢许多。但是生活节奏不论快慢，大部分美国人一直在路上。

　　Coffee and food can always be ordered to go. Anything from your dinner to your prescription (and sometimes even booze! :o) can be picked up from your car window. Coffee to go, hot yoga, drive through restaurants… the sky’s the limit.

　　咖啡和食物经常是打包带回去吃。晚饭与处方药(有时候甚至是酒)都只需停下车开窗拿走。外带的咖啡，热瑜伽，免下车餐厅......只有你想不到的，没有打包带不走的。

　　8. The Art of the Perfect Road Trip

　　一次完美的公路旅行

　　The United States is big: 4,500km between NY and LA, 1,500km from New Orleans to Chicago, 5,300km from Seattle to Miami. Sure, you can fly, but the best way to see America is to drive across the country.

　　美国的国土面积很大，从纽约到洛彬机有4500公里，从新奥尔良到芝加哥有1500公里，从西雅图到迈阿密有5300公里。你当然可以选择坐飞机，但是欣赏美国(美景)最好的方式就是开车游遍全美。

　　Mark a route on the map that hits all the most iconic spots, pile into a station wagon with your friends and, of course, bring snacks!

　　一路上在地图上标记最热门的旅游景点，和你的朋友们挤在一辆旅行车里，当然啦，记得带零食!

　　9. The Art (and Science) of Invention

　　发明的艺术(与科学)

　　America has long been the place where crazy ideas thrive. For every old-timer lamenting the loss of the “good old days," there are a hundred future-looking iconoclasts searching for the next big thing.

　　美国是一个疯狂想法层出不穷的国家。当每个旧时代的卫道者怀念逝去的美好时，也有数百个展望未来的反叛者在追求下一个改变世界的东西。

　　All of the following things were invented in the United States:

　　以下的这些东西全部是在美国发明的：

　　the wrench, the suspension bridge, the refrigerator, morse code, baseball, the doughnut, the safety pin, potato chips, the vacuum cleaner, the postcard, the motorcycle, jeans, the QWERTY keyboard, the light bulb…

　　扳手，悬索桥，电冰箱，摩尔斯电码，棒球，甜甜圈，安全别针，薯条，真空吸尘器，明信片，摩托车，牛仔裤，柯蒂键盘，灯泡...

　　And the electric fan, photographic film, the smoke detector, the Tesla coil, the bottle cap, basketball, volleyball, the remote control, the teddy bear, the airplane, blues, jazz, the traffic light, the fortune cookie, the computer mouse, email, GPS, the mobile phone, voicemail, the internet…

　　电风扇，胶片，烟雾探测器，特斯拉线圈，瓶盖，篮球，排球，遥控器，泰迪熊，飞机，蓝调，爵士，交通信号灯，幸运饼干，鼠标，邮件，全球定位系统，手机，语音留言，互联网...

　　10. The Art of Individuality

　　保持自我的艺术

　　While the country still has a long way to go, the US celebrates diversity more than any other place on Earth. There has never been a singular "national identity" to conform to, but a mishmash of many overlapping cultural norms.

　　美国仍有很长的路要走，但美国人比地球上其它任何地方的人都更提倡多元化。美国从来就没有一种单一的国家认同，只有文化的交叉与融合。

　　Going against the grain is in Americans’ blood, which explains the one rule of American-ness that has no rules: be yourself. Americans cherish their individuality and flaunt it unapologetically.

　　反叛精神深入美国人骨血，美国化的特点之一就是没有特点：做你自己。美国人珍惜他们的个性，并引以为傲。

　　So when you’re in the States you should too! Luckily for you, foreign accents make us swoon. That alone will make you the most interesting person at any party.

　　所以当你身处美国的时候，你也应当做你自己!而且幸运的是，美国人对其他国家的口音很是痴迷。所以单凭这一点，你就可以成为任何派对上让大家感兴趣的人。

　　你对“美国化”印象最深的是哪点?

（编辑：何莹莹）