A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
国家
Nation
Agitation is the marshalling of the conscience of a nation to mold its laws.
煽动是调动一个国家的良知来制定其法律。
Individuals and nations owe it to themselves and the world to become informed.
个人和国家有责任向自己和世界了解情况。
We waste an awful lot of energy as a Nation through inefficient use of energy.
作为一个国家,我们通过低效率的使用能源浪费了大量的能源。
Our culture, language, history, and values are vital to uniting us as a nation.
我们的文化、语言、历史和价值观对团结我们这个国家至关重要。
And by endlessly sanitizing our feelings, we actually feed a disgruntled nation.
通过无休止地净化我们的感情,我们实际上养活了一个心怀不满的国家。
Conquerors never, never conquer a nation to bring freedom. They brought control.
征服者永远不会,永远不会为了带来自由而征服一个国家。他们把控制。
A nation's ability to fight a modern war is as good as its technological ability.
一个国家打现代战争的能力和它的技术能力一样好。
For enslaving a nation, just kill the conscientious people, the rest can be bought.
为了奴役一个国家,只要杀了有良心的人,其余的都可以收买。
A few men’s fight for the survival is stronger than a nation’s fight for the wealth.
少数人为生存而战比一个国家为财富而战更强大。
I'm on the radio station touring round the nation, leaving the scene in devastation.
我在电台上周游全国,离开满目疮痍的现场。
Bolivia is a majority indigenous nation, but that majority has always been excluded.
玻利维亚是一个以土著人为主的国家,但这一多数一直被排除在外。
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。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
The first panacea for a mismanaged nation is inflation of the currency; the second is war. Both bring a temporary prosperity; both bring a permanent ruin. But both are the refuge of political and economic opportunists.
对于一个管理不善的国家来说,第一剂灵丹妙药是货币通胀;第二是战争。两者都带来了短暂的繁荣;两者都会带来永久的毁灭。但两者都是政治和经济机会主义者的避难所。
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。
My top three priorities for my first term in Congress are growing our economy; providing for quality, affordable health care; and keeping our nation and communities safe.
在我的第一个国会任期内,我的三项首要任务是发展我们的经济;提供高质量、负担得起的卫生保健;保护我们的国家和社区的安全。
Our nation must come together to unite.
我们的国家必须团结起来。
There is humor in the specter of the worst disaster in our nation's history. All I have to do is sweep away the debris of shock to find it.
在我们国家历史上最严重的灾难的幽灵中存在着幽默。我所要做的就是扫除地震的残骸找到它。
Congress has an obligation to protect our country's natural beauty, embodied in our nation's parks, rivers, and breathtaking landscapes.
国会有义务保护我们国家的自然美景,体现在我们国家的公园、河流和令人惊叹的风景中。