A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
国家
Country
True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else.
真正的爱国主义最痛恨自己国家的不公正。
One of our priorities should be to reduce our dependence on foreign oil.
我们的首要任务之一应该是减少对外国石油的依赖。
Why four great powers should fight over Serbia no fellow can understand.
为什么四个大国要为塞尔维亚而战，没有人能理解。
Emotionally, a person is tied to the land of his birth. It's only human.
从情感上讲，一个人与他出生的地方是分不开的。这只是人类。
My question about everything I do is, does it make our country stronger?
我的问题是，我所做的每一件事，是否会让我们的国家更强大?
For a man who no longer has a homeland, writing becomes a place to live.
对于一个失去家园的人来说，写作变成了生活的地方。
Everybody knows that the industrialized nations are the worst offenders.
每个人都知道工业化国家是罪魁祸首。
A nation that can't control its energy sources can't control its future.
一个不能控制能源的国家也不能控制它的未来。
You cannot speak on behalf of a nation when you have no mandate to do so.
当你无权代表一个国家发言时，你就不能代表这个国家发言。
As long as I have ambition, maybe I can achieve something for my country.
只要我有野心，也许我能为我的国家做些什么。
I want to keep talking about my people and my country in my own language.
我想继续用我自己的语言谈论我的人民和我的国家。
I have always regarded myself, in the first place, as an African patriot.
首先，我一直认为自己是一个非洲爱国者。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
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。
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。
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。
We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.
我们将不惜一切代价保卫我们的岛屿，我们将在海滩上战斗，我们将在登陆场战斗，我们将在田野和街道上战斗，我们将在山上战斗;我们决不投降。
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。