'My country, right or wrong,' is a thing that no patriot would think of saying except in a desperate case. It is like saying, 'My mother, drunk or sober.'
?? 名句詞匯解析
從本句名言中提取的重要詞匯，幫助你深度理解這句話
vt. 把…除外;不計;
prep. 除…外;
conj. [口語]要不是;除非;除…以外;
vi. 反對，表示異議（與 to 或 against連用）;
?? ex出+cept拿，抓，握住→拿出 → 除外
"I received nothing except what was due to me."
除了我應得的東西,我并未接受任何東西.
近義：omit, preclude, void, blackball, exclude, barring
反義：realize, accommodate, consider
adj. 絕望的;由絕望而引起的;鋌而走險的，孤注一擲的;急切的，極度渴望的;
?? de去掉+sper希望+ate動詞后綴→去掉希望→絕望的
"The prisoners grew increasingly desperate."
犯人因絕望而越來越膽大妄為。
近義：hopeless, overcome, despairful, despairing, despondent, excessive
反義：idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
n. （實）例，事例;情況，狀況;訴訟（事件），案件，判例;容器（箱，盒）;
vt. 把…裝入箱（或盒等）內;加蓋于;包圍，圍住;[俚語]（尤指盜竊前）探察，偵查，窺測;
?? cas(to fall)+e→事件；事情；場合；狀態；訴訟事件；患者
"They filed an application to have their case heard early."
他們申請早日審理他們的案子.
近義：incident, instance, occasion, occurrence, opportunity, circumstance
n. 愛國者，愛國主義者;
?? patri祖,祖國+ot名詞字尾，表示人 →愛祖國者，愛國主義者
"The patriot's voice trembled from the fervo ( u ) r of his emotion."
這位愛國者由于感情 激昂 而聲音發抖.
n. 國家;國民;鄉下;地區;
?? 數數（count） 國家有多少樹苗（ry）被亂砍
"economic benefits accruing to the country from tourism"
旅游業為該國帶來的經濟效益
近義：homeland, nation, region, fatherland, meadow, champaign
反義：municipal, urban, city
adv. 立刻，馬上;向右，右邊;恰當地;一直;
adj. 右方的;正確的;合適的;好的，正常的;
n. 正確，正當;右邊;權利;右手;
vt. 糾正;扶直，使正;整理;補償;
vi. （船舶等）復正，恢復平穩;
?? 請把名字寫(write)在右邊(right)
"Is the coffee all right?"
這咖啡還滿意嗎？
近義：avenge, vindicate, wreak, mend, rectify, reerect
反義：counterfeit, fake, forge, obstriction, pledge, responsibility