And love, young men ,and venerate the ideal. The ideal is the word of God. High above every country, high above humanity, is the country of the spirit, the city of the soul.
——Barrymore
青年人啊,热爱理想吧,崇敬理想吧。理想是上帝的语言。高于一切国家和全人类的,是精神的王国,是灵魂的故乡。
——巴里穆尔
一、关于country,你应该知道的用法有
n.
1.国,国家 an area of land that has or used to have its own government and laws
In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
盲人国里,独眼称王。
2.乡下,乡村 any area outside towns and cities, with fields, woods, farms, etc.
Esau was a farmer and hunter who knew every inch of the country.
伊索是农人,也是猎户,对乡下各地都了如指掌。
3.地区,区域 an area of land
The country is made up of meadow and marsh.
那地区全是草地和沼泽。
4.乡村音乐 a kind of music
Seventy per cent of this country is opposed to blood sports.
有很长一段时间我只想弹奏乡村音乐。
5.全国人民,国民,全民 the people of a country ; the nation as a whole
The country had confounded the pundits by electing a fourth-term Tory government.
该国国民连续四次选举托利党来执掌政府,这令专家们困惑不已。
二、含有country的常见短语
across the country
全国各地
country house
别墅,乡舍
country of origin
原产地,原产国
developing country
发展中国家
mother country
n. 祖国,发源地
back country
穷乡僻壤
country club
n. 乡间俱乐部
country music
n. 乡村音乐
三、来做个填词游戏
They placarded all over the .
他们在全国到处张贴布告。