A nation must take certain risks to achieve greatness.

一个国家必须冒一定风险来成就伟大的事业。

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As the old saying goes: a nation is lost without its memories.

俗话说：没有记忆，国家就会灭亡。

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Traditional culture is a precious treasure for a nation.

传统文化是一个国家的宝贵财富。

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Join us again next week for THE MAKING OF A NATION - an American history series in VOA Special English.

VOA: special.2010.04.22

In the controversies that are leading up to the Licensing Act, one of the authors most frequently mentioned as posing a special threat to the well-being of the English nation is our very own Milton.

这些论战导致了《权利法》的出台，最常提到的对英国的繁荣富强有着特殊威胁的,作者之一就是弥尔顿。

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Join us again next week for THE MAKING OF A NATION -- an American history series in VOA Special English.

VOA: special.2010.06.03

It looks like a promotional film for a nation boldly building -- a nation self-assuredly going to work.

CNN: Wall Street runs through small-town square

The second point is that a great nation like the U.S. - a powerful nation - has a particularly difficult time, because if we go in someplace, we're kind of deciding who rules.

NPR: U.S. Non-Intervention In Syria Could Mirror Outcome In Congo

The threat takes different forms - as a terrorist cell within the United States ... or a network similar to al Qaeda with ties to a nation-state ... or a nation-state itself, with the infrastructure and wealth needed to develop the most horrible weapons known to mankind.

CNN: Thompson's November 13, 2007, speech to The Citadel