A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
国家
Nations
We hear of the wealth of nations, of the powers of production, of the demand and supply of markets, and we forget that these words mean no more, if they mean any thing, then the happiness, and the labor, and the necessities of men.
我们听说过国富论、生产能力论、市场供求论，却忘记了这些词不再有任何意义，如果它们有任何意义的话，那么人类的幸福、劳动和必需品也就不再有任何意义了。
It is true that men themselves made this world of nations... but this world without doubt has issued from a mind often diverse, at times quite contrary, and always superior to the particular ends that men had proposed to themselves.
的确，人类自己创造了这个由民族组成的世界……但是，毫无疑问，这个世界产生于一种思想，这种思想往往是多样化的，有时是完全相反的，而且总是超越人们向自己提出的特定目标。
Food prices are often kept artificially high. The result is that the Millennium Development Goals set out by the United Nations at the start of the new millennium are not being reached. Fine words have not yet been turned into deeds.
食品价格经常被人为地保持在高位。其结果是，联合国在新千年开始时制定的千年发展目标没有得到实现。漂亮的话还没有变成行动。
Two nations between whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy; who are as ignorant of each other's habits, thoughts, and feelings, as if they were dwellers in different zones, or inhabitants of different planets. The rich and the poor.
两国之间既没有交往，也没有同情;他们对彼此的习惯、思想和感情一无所知，好像他们是不同地区的居民，或者是不同星球上的居民。富人和穷人。
In all nations an exceptional man exists that compensates the deficiencies of the remainder. In those moments, when humanity is found collectively in a state of decadence, there always remain those exceptional beings as point of reference.
在所有的国家里，都有一个特殊的人来弥补其余人的不足。在那些时刻，当人类被集体发现处于一种颓废的状态时，总会有那些特殊的存在作为参照。
Without free, self-respecting, and autonomous citizens there can be no free and independent nations. Without internal peace, that is, peace among citizens and between the citizens and the state, there can be no guarantee of external peace.
没有自由、自尊和自治的公民，就不会有自由和独立的国家。没有国内和平，即公民之间和公民与国家之间的和平，就没有对外和平的保障。
As the First World War made painfully clear, when politicians and generals lead nations into war, they almost invariably assume swift victory, and have a remarkably enduring tendency not to foresee problems that, in hindsight, seem obvious.
正如第一次世界大战令人痛苦地表明的那样，当政治家和将军们带领国家进入战争时，他们几乎总是假定会迅速取得胜利，而且有一种非常持久的倾向，即不会预见到事后看来显而易见的问题。
Nations, like stars, are entitled to eclipse. All is well, provided the light returns and the eclipse does not become endless night. Dawn and resurrection are synonymous. The reappearance of the light is the same as the survival of the soul.
国家就像星星一样，有权利被吞噬。一切都很好，只要光明回来，日食不会变成无尽的黑夜。黎明和复活是同义词。光的再现就如同灵魂的生存。
If the union between England and America is a powerful factor in the cause of peace, a new Triple Alliance between the Teutonic race and the two branches of the Anglo-Saxon race will be a still more potent influence in the future of the world.
如果英美联盟是和平事业中一个强有力的因素，那么日耳曼种族和盎格鲁-撒克逊种族的两个分支之间的新三联将对世界的未来产生更大的影响。
Only to the extent that men desire peace and brotherhood can the world be made better. No peace even though temporarily obtained, will be permanent, whether to individuals or nations, unless it is built upon the solid foundation of eternal principles.
只有人们渴望和平和兄弟情谊，世界才能变得更美好。无论对个人还是对国家，即使是暂时获得的和平也不会是永久的，除非它建立在永恒原则的坚实基础之上。
It is idle to say that nations can struggle to outdo each other in building armaments and never use them. History demonstrates the contrary, and we have but to go back to the last war to see the appalling effect of nations competing in great armaments.
说各国在建设军备方面能够相互竞争而永远不使用军备，这是毫无根据的。历史恰恰相反，我们只要回顾上次战争，就可以看到各国在强大军备中竞争的可怕后果。
There will always be disputes between nations which, at times, will inflame the public and threaten conflicts, but the main thing is to educate the people of the world to be ever mindful that there are better means of settling such disputes than by war.
国与国之间总会有争端，这些争端有时会激怒公众，威胁到冲突，但最重要的是教育世界人民永远记住，解决这些争端有比战争更好的办法。
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It is sometimes necessary to lie damnably in the interests of the nation.
为了国家的利益，有时有必要撒弥天大谎。
The Olympic Games are for the world and all nations must be admitted to them.
奥运会是面向全世界的，所有国家都必须参加。
A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.
一个国家的债务，如果不过度，将是我们国家的福祉。
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?
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?
Just as an individual's ability to delay gratification at a young age is a powerful predictor of future academic and professional achievement, discipline is also central to the long-run economic health of nations.
正如一个人在年轻时推迟满足的能力是未来学术和专业成就的有力预测器一样，纪律对于国家的长期经济健康也至关重要。
You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements.
从一个国家的广告可以看出这个国家的理想。