A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
国家
Nation
The ruin of a nation begins in the homes of its people.
一个国家的毁灭始于其人民的家园。
What's bad for the country is always good for The Nation.
对国家不利的事对国家总是有利的。
By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.
通过啃穿堤坝，即使是一只老鼠也可能淹死一个国家。
Size is not grandeur, and territory does not make a nation.
大小不伟大，领土不构成一个国家。
If a nation loses its storytellers, it loses its childhood.
如果一个国家失去了讲故事的人，它就失去了童年。
Salvation for a race, nation or class must come from within.
一个种族、国家或阶级的救赎必须来自内部。
Leading a nation requires sacrifice; justice is the first one.
领导一个国家需要牺牲;正义是第一位的。
We are a nation of immigrants, but we are also a nation of laws.
我们是一个移民国家，但我们也是一个法治国家。
Unfortunately our nation, nay, our world, is run by evil morons.
不幸的是，我们的国家，不，我们的世界，被邪恶的白痴所统治。
Not a nation there is, but there has passed away in it a warner.
那里没有一个国家，但却有一个华纳在那里去世了。
The Destiny of every Nation is bound to the Destiny of all Others.
每个国家的命运都与其他国家的命运息息相关。
Faith crosses every border and touches every heart in every nation.
信仰跨越国界，触动每一个国家的每一颗心。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
A nation will never be vanished by subjugation or oppression, unless they get used to.
一个民族永远不会因征服或压迫而消失，除非他们习惯了。
Today we affirm a new commitment to live out our nation's promise through civility, courage, compassion and character.
今天，我们在这里重申一个新的信念，即通过发扬谦恭、勇气、同情心和个性的精神来实现我们国家的理想。
No nation now sets forth to despoil another upon the avowed ground that it desires the spoils.
现在，没有一个国家在它所宣称的觊觎战利品的土地上掠夺另一个国家。
A weak currency is the sign of a weak economy, and a weak economy leads to a weak nation.
货币疲软是经济疲软的标志，经济疲软导致国家衰弱。
Much has changed since the end of the Cold War that augurs well for the survival of our nation.
自冷战结束以来发生了许多变化，这对我国的生存是一个好兆头。
The anti-apartheid prisoners on the island, like so many in every age and nation, found that Shakespeare had a peculiar ability to gentle their condition. They used to gather clandestinely to read the plays; on one occasion, the book was passed around for each man to mark his favourite lines.
岛上的反种族隔离囚犯，就像各个时代和国家的许多人一样，发现莎士比亚有一种特殊的能力来缓和他们的处境。他们过去常常偷偷地聚在一起看戏;有一次，这本书被分发给每个人，让他们写下自己最喜欢的台词。