A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
国家
Nation
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。
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。
Over there Spaniards and other nations know from their divine and human history when their Kings and other peoples’ Kings began their reigns.
在那里，西班牙人和其他民族从他们的神和人类历史中知道他们的国王和其他民族的国王是何时开始统治的。
The four cornerstones of character on which the structure of this nation was built are: Initiative, Imagination, Individuality and Independence.
这个国家的结构建立在性格的四个基石之上:主动性、想象力、个性和独立性。
What, other than injustice, could be the reason that the displaced citizens of New Orleans cannot be accommodated by the richest nation in the world?
世界上最富有的国家无法接纳新奥尔良流离失所的公民，除了不公正之外，还有什么原因呢?
By strengthening the economy, providing job opportunity and meeting the needs of working families, we can ensure the continued prosperity of our nation
通过加强经济、提供就业机会和满足工薪家庭的需要，我们可以确保我们国家的持续繁荣
A threatened nation can react to uncertain dangers solely through administrative channels, to the truly embarrassing situation of perhaps overreacting.
一个受到威胁的国家完全可以通过行政渠道对不确定的危险作出反应，对可能反应过度的真正尴尬局面作出反应。
Impeachment is not a remedy for private wrongs; it's a method of removing someone whose continued presence in office would cause grave danger to the nation.
弹劾不是对个人错误的补救;这是一种罢免那些继续执政会给国家带来严重危险的人的方法。
On the battlefield, the military pledges to leave no soldier behind. As a nation, let it be our pledge that when they return home, we leave no veteran behind.
在战场上，军方承诺不留下任何士兵。作为一个国家，让我们的承诺，当他们回家时，我们不留下任何退伍军人。
The basic notion was the idea that the loudspeaker should have a voice which was unique and not just an instrument of reproduction, but an instrument unto itself.
它的基本理念是，扬声器应该有一种独特的声音，不仅是一种复制的工具，而且是一种属于自己的工具。
We are the most powerful nation on earth. No external power, no terrorist organization, can defeat us. But we can defeat ourselves by getting caught in a quagmire.
我们是世界上最强大的国家。没有任何外部力量，没有任何恐怖组织能够打败我们。但是我们可以通过陷入困境来打败自己。
What this country needs what every country needs occasionally is a good hard bloody war to revive the vice of patriotism on which its existence as a nation depends.
这个国家所需要的——每个国家偶尔都需要的——是一场好的、艰苦的、血腥的战争，以重振爱国主义的恶习。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
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。
This nation is being divided into black and white, and the present system encourages this.
这个国家正在被划分为黑人和白人，而现行制度鼓励这种做法。
Our nation's security, economy, and place on the world stage depends on the success our educational system.
我们国家的安全、经济和在世界舞台上的地位取决于我们教育体系的成功。
It's our destiny to explore. It's our destiny to be a space-faring nation.
探索是我们的使命。成为一个航天国家是我们的命运。
But at a certain point, and I don't really know... people have asked me this. I don't know exactly what it was that pushed me towards directing, but I think it was a naive notion that if I directed I would be able to play all the roles. A kind of greed.
但在某个时候，我真的不知道……人们问过我这个问题。我不知道是什么促使我走上导演的道路，但我认为这是一个天真的想法，如果我导演，我就能扮演所有的角色。一种贪婪。
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。