A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
战争
War
Make no mistake: the anti-war voices long for us to lose any war they cannot prevent.
毫无疑问:反战人士希望我们输掉任何他们无法阻止的战争。
Guerrilla war is a kind of war waged by the few but dependent on the support of many.
游击战是少数人发动的战争，但又依赖于许多人的支持。
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once.
你可以有和平。或者你可以有自由。永远不要指望同时拥有两者。
We will never bring peace at the hands of war. As a species we have to rise above it.
我们永远不会让和平落入战争之手。作为一个物种，我们必须超越它。
War did not just level, it plowed the field, raising the muck and sinking the stubble.
战争不仅仅是铲平了土地，它还犁开了田地，扬起了淤泥，埋下了残茬。
The enemies of your enemies are not always your friends, but they can still be useful.
敌人的敌人并不总是你的朋友，但他们仍然是有用的。
There's no such thing as civilization. The word just means the art of living in cities.
没有文明这种东西。这个词的意思就是生活在城市的艺术。
At every step the vast majority have expressed horror at the idea of an aggressive war.
每走一步，绝大多数人都对侵略战争的想法表示恐惧。
The misery in war-torn Afghanistan is reminiscent of images from the Thirty Years' War.
饱受战争蹂躏的阿富汗的苦难令人想起三十年战争的景象。
War may be an armed angel with a mission, but she has the personal habits of the slums.
战争也许是一个带着使命的武装天使，但她却有着贫民窟的个人习惯。
This is good, life must continue, we are fighting barbarians, but we must remain human.
这很好，生活必须继续，我们正在与野蛮人战斗，但我们必须保持人性。
The War on Terror is one of the most critical national security efforts in our history.
反恐战争是我国历史上最重要的国家安全努力之一。
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沿着这个主题，再读几句。
In war, truth is the first casualty.
在战争中，真理是第一个牺牲者。
All wars are civil wars, because all men are brothers.
所有的战争都是内战，因为所有的人都是兄弟。
It is not seen as insane when a fighter, under an attack that will inevitable lead to his death, chooses to take his own life first. In fact, this act has been encouraged for centuries, and is accepted even now as an honorable reason to do the deed. How is it any different when you are under attack by your own mind?
当一名战士在一场不可避免地会导致他死亡的攻击下，选择先结束自己的生命，这并不被认为是疯狂的。事实上，这种行为已经被鼓励了几个世纪，甚至现在也被认为是做这种行为的一个光荣的理由。当你受到自己思想的攻击时，又有什么不同呢?
My own early experiences in war led me to suspect the value of discipline, even in that sphere where it is so often regarded as the first essential for success.
我早期的战争经历使我怀疑纪律的价值，即使是在纪律常常被认为是成功的首要条件的领域。
When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?
什么时候，我们的良心会变得如此温柔，以至于我们会采取行动，阻止人类的苦难，而不是为之复仇?