We've been a country that's been fortunate to be protected by two oceans, to not have serious attacks on our territory for most of our history. And we were unfortunately reminded in a very devastating way of our vulnerability.

我们是一个幸运的国家，受到两个大洋的保护，在我们历史上的大部分时间里，我们的领土没有遭受过严重的袭击。不幸的是，我们被以一种毁灭性的方式提醒着我们的脆弱。

Well, I have the same vision I think that the Founding Fathers of this country had.

我和这个国家的开国元勋们有着同样的愿景。

Well, I think I was always sort of reflecting where I was and my sense of surroundings and ecology, urban or country, or foreign, living in Europe, very affected by all of that.

嗯，我想我总是在思考我所处的位置以及我对周围环境和生态的感觉，无论是城市还是乡村，还是外国的，生活在欧洲，这些都对我产生了很大的影响。

Well, it gives, certainly to my father, who is the one that suffered the most in our family, and understanding of how the ideals of a country are only as good as the people who give it flesh and blood.

当然，这是给了我的父亲，他是我们家遭受最多苦难的人，他明白一个国家的理想只有在人民的血肉之中才能实现。

Well, more than me saying to the rest of the country music industry there is not enough traditional country music - that is not necessarily the statement in truth. I think more so that I, me, missed it more than anything else.

嗯，比起我对其他乡村音乐产业的人说的，没有足够的传统乡村音乐——这并不一定是事实。我想得更多，以至于我，我自己，比任何事情都更想念它。

What I can do for my country, I am willing to do.

我愿意为我的国家做我能做的。

What a country calls its vital... interests are not things that help its people live, but things that help it make war.

一个国家所谓的至关重要……利益不是帮助其人民生活的东西，而是帮助其发动战争的东西。

What a country needs to do is be fair to all its citizens - whether people are of a different ethnicity or gender.

一个国家需要做的是公平对待它的所有公民——不管人们是不同的种族或性别。

What generally happens in this county is that our politicians don't serve us well because they don't tell the truth, and they don't keep their promises.

这个国家通常发生的情况是，我们的政客没有很好地为我们服务，因为他们不讲真话，不信守诺言。

What is earnest is not always true; on the contrary, error is often more earnest than truth.

真诚并不总是真实的;相反，错误往往比真理更为严重。

What is nice about country music today is that most artists are not trying to do something everybody else is doing. They really are trying to develop their own uniqueness.

如今乡村音乐的好处在于，大多数艺术家并不想做其他人都在做的事情。他们真的在努力发展自己的独特性。

What is the 'noble cause' for which you sent our country to war?

你把我们国家送上战场的‘崇高事业’是什么?

What is the effect of unlimited coinage of silver in this country? and I invite your attention to this particularly, because it is a question of vital importance.

在这个国家无限铸造银币有什么影响?我特别请你们注意这一点，因为这是一个至关重要的问题。

What makes my approach special is that I do different things. I do jazz, blues, country music and so forth. I do them all, like a good utility man.

使我的方法特别的是我做不同的事情。我做爵士、布鲁斯、乡村音乐等等。我都做了，就像一个好的公用事业人员。

What pity is it That we can die, but once to serve our country.

可惜的是，我们可以死，但只有一次为我们的国家服务。