VOA慢速英语:An American National, But Not a Citizen(翻译)

短语讲解：

1. The United States is made up of 50 states, the District of Columbia and 16 territories.

be made up of 由…组成
例句：I want my staff to be made up of excellent workers.
我希望我的员工都非常出色。

2. More than four million people live in them.

more than 超过; 不只是; 很; 在…次以上
例句：He supervised and trained more than 400 volunteers.
他指导和培训了400多名志愿者。

3. In other words, they do not automatically become U.S. citizens at birth.

in other words 换句话说; 就是说
例句：The mobile library services have been reorganised — in other words, they visit fewer places.
流动图书馆服务重新作了安排——换句话说，他们去的地方减少了。

4. They said land ownership rights were separate from citizenship rights.

sepparate from 分开; 区别
例句：Business bank accounts were kept separate from personal ones.
银行的商业账户和个人账户是分开管理的。