A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
国家
Country
He who never leaves his country is full of prejudices.
从不离开祖国的人充满偏见。
You get weird and unsettling behaviour in the country.
在这个国家你会有奇怪和令人不安的行为。
We have a country that is in a very delicate situation.
我们的国家正处于非常微妙的境地。
That shire which we the Heart of England well may call.
我们英格兰的心脏可以称之为郡。
I've come out of a small jail and entered a bigger one.
我从一个小监狱出来,进入了一个更大的监狱。
Pay given to state hireling for treason to his country.
因叛国罪付给国家雇工的报酬。
Humanity has won its battle. Liberty now has a country.
人类赢得了这场战争。自由现在有了国家。
You can get awful famous in this country in seven days.
你可以在七天之内在这个国家变得非常出名。
The problems of our country are very fast to recognize.
我们国家的问题很快就能被认识到。
I think nobody owns the land until their dead are in it.
我想,除非死者在这片土地上,否则没有人拥有这片土地。
We may be a small island, but we are not a small people.
我们可能是一个小岛,但我们不是一个小国民。
The function of a citizen and a soldier are inseparable.
公民的作用和士兵的作用是不可分割的。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.
任何一个为了获得一点安全而放弃一点自由的社会,都不配拥有这两样东西,也不会两样都失去。
When you look at a city, it's like reading the hopes, aspirations and pride of everyone who built it.
当你看到一座城市的时候,就像读到每一个建造它的人的希望、抱负和自豪。
To meet an old friend in a distant country is like the delight of rain after a long drought.
在一个遥远的国家遇见一位老朋友,就像久旱逢甘霖一样。
The country's top chefs, designers, media personalities and businesses are part of this dynamic city. We know that Chicagoans are used to the highest standards.
这个国家的顶级厨师、设计师、媒体人物和企业都是这个充满活力的城市的一部分。我们知道芝加哥人习惯了最高的标准。
There is a certain inescapable attachment. If you are born somewhere and circumstances don't take you away from it, then you grow up and remain within it.
有一种无法逃避的依恋。如果你出生在某个地方,而环境并没有把你带离它,那么你就会在其中成长并停留。
Once you're in a particular country, and you're surrounded by musicians who are so adept at traditional music, you suddenly realize how much there is to explore and digest and learn and experience.
一旦你到了一个特定的国家,周围都是非常擅长传统音乐的音乐家,你就会突然意识到有多少东西需要去探索、消化、学习和体验。