A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
国家
Country
Egypt is a sovereign nation.
埃及是一个主权国家。
At first I didn't dig country.
起初我不喜欢乡村音乐。
I'm really just a country boy.
我只是个乡下男孩。
The country crowd just has fun.
乡下的人们只是玩得很开心。
I remain attached to my nation.
我仍然忠于我的国家。
Country's hip; it's cool music.
国家的臀部;很酷的音乐。
Thailand stands at a crossroads.
泰国正处在一个十字路口。
Every country has it trade offs.
每个国家都有它的权衡。
I'm from all over the Northeast.
我来自东北各地。
Every country has their problems.
每个国家都有自己的问题。
Greenland is a wonderful country.
格陵兰是一个奇妙的国家。
The things I’ve done for England.
我为英格兰所做的一切。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
It's not about what the speaker wants. It's not about necessarily what I want. There's two other principles involved here. It's what the constituents in my district want, and they didn't want to raise the debt ceiling unless there were significant structural reforms and spending cuts to help us balance our budget.
这不是演讲者想要什么。不一定是我想要什么。这里涉及到另外两个原则。这是我所在选区的选民想要的，他们不想提高债务上限，除非有重大的结构性改革和削减开支来帮助我们平衡预算。
There is no such thing as a little country. The greatness of a people is no more determined by their numbers than the greatness of a man is by his height.
没有所谓的小国家。一个民族的伟大不取决于他的人数，正如一个人的伟大不取决于他的身高。
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。
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。
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。
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。