The American dream is beginning to turn sour.

美国梦正开始破灭。

Strangely, this American enemy is as abstract as the American dream.

奇怪的是，这个美国敌人就像美国梦一样抽象。

Ask most people how they define the American Dream and chances are they'll say, "Success."

如果问大多数人如何定义美国梦，他们很可能会说：“成功。”

Increased inequality and decreasing mobility pose a fundamental threat to the American Dream.

不平等的加剧和流动性的下降对美国梦造成了根本上的威胁。

They are seen as abandoning both modern conveniences and the American dream of success and progress.

他们被视为同时抛弃了现代化便利和关于成功与进步的美国梦。

Perhaps because going to college is so much a part of the American dream, many people go for no particular reason.

也许因为上大学是美国梦的重要组成部分，许多人去大学并没有什么特别的原因。

Overwhelmingly, the results show that today, the idea of the American dream—and what it takes to achieve it—looks quite different than it did in the late 20th century.

结果显示，绝大多数人认为，如今人们对美国梦的看法以及实现美国梦所需的条件与二十世纪末人们的看法相差很大。

Before we give up the American dream, I suggest all readers reconsider selling off their biggest possession! According to the passage, which of the following statement is true about Jane?

在我们放弃美国梦之前，我建议所有的读者重新考虑卖掉他们最大的财产！根据短文，下列哪个关于简的说法是正确的？

He's got the American dream!

他得到了的是美国人的梦！

what is the american dream?

什么是美国梦？

But we have perverted the American Dream.

但是我们现在扭曲了美国梦。

It is a central part of the American Dream.

这也正是所谓美国梦的核心所在。

Joe was trying to realise the American dream.

而乔正试图实现着美国梦。

What, then, is the future of the American Dream?

那么，美国梦的前景如何？

This isn't the American dream my family envisioned.

这不是我们家预想的美国梦。

The American dream I believe in now is a Shared one.

现在在我看来，美国梦更是一个分享的梦。

The green card was a passport to the American Dream.

因为绿卡就是一张完成美国梦的通行证。

The American Dream isn't dead -- it's just changing.

美国梦未死——它只是变了个样子。

The American dream is simple: work hard and move up.

美国梦挺简单：勤奋工作，获得晋升。

At the Center for a New American Dream, we feel that.

在这个“新美国梦”中心，我们可以感受到。

Renting, not owning, is this century's American dream.

不必拥有，租房才是这个世纪的美国梦。

By then, he was a huge believer in the American Dream.

那时，他对美国梦深信不疑。

Doesn't that sound like the newcentury's American dream?

那听起来仿佛是新世纪的美国梦，不是吗？

She added, “He's a prime example of the American dream.”

她又接着说，”他是美国梦的最好例证。

The kitchen had taken central place in the American dream.

厨房已经在美国人的梦想中占据了中心位置。

We believed in keeping the American dream alive for all people.

我们坚信要让每个人都切切实实感受到“美国梦”的存在。

Sustaining the American Dream has never been about standing pat.

延续美国梦从不意味着止步不前。