Why are we, as a nation so obsessed with foreign things? Is it a legacy of our colonial years? We want foreign television sets. We want foreign shirts. We want foreign technology. Why this obsession with everything imported?

  • -- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam 阿卜杜尔·卡拉姆

作为一个国家,我们为何如此痴迷于外国事物?它是我们殖民时代的遗产吗?我们需要外国电视机。我们要洋装。我们需要外国技术。为什么对进口商品如此痴迷?

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Our country's growing obsession with organized sports isn't just hurting our children, but also our communities. As play is siphoned off to gyms and fields, fewer kids are playing in our streets, parks, and playgrounds.

我们国家对有组织运动的日益痴迷不仅伤害了我们的孩子,也伤害了我们的社区。随着游戏被吸引到健身房和操场,在我们的街道、公园和操场上玩耍的孩子越来越少。

And you prate of the wealth of nations, as if it were bought and sold, The wealth of nations is men, not silk and cotton and gold.

论到万国的财货,你们好像是买卖的,万国的财货乃是人的,并不是丝,棉,金的。

The slightest acquaintance with history shows that powerful republics are the most warlike and unscrupulous of nations.

只要对历史稍有了解,就会发现,强大的共和国是最好战、最肆无忌惮的国家。

I was the fastest typist in my school, and I had an obsession with spelling and memorizing.

我是学校里打字最快的,我对拼写和记忆很着迷。