They wrote in the old days that it is sweet and fitting to die for one's country. But in modern war, there is nothing sweet nor fitting in your dying. You will die like a dog for no good reason.
📚 名句词汇解析
从本句名言中提取的重要词汇，帮助你深度理解这句话
adj. 甜的;愉快的，快乐的;温柔的，亲切的;芳香的;
n. 糖果，甜食;餐后的甜点心;甜味;宝贝;
💡 美酒“思味特”（谐音）香 甜又可口 网友：yqy补充： sweet-sweat：ee：两个人在一起，当然甜蜜
"a cup of hot sweet tea"
一杯加糖热茶
近义：sugarplum, sweetie, sweetmeat, tidbit, titbit, toffee
反义：astringent, pungent, sharptasting, styptic, acerb, acerbic
n. 试穿，试衣;设备，器材;装置;装修;
adj. 适合的，适宜的;适当的;相称的;
v. 使适合（fit的现在分词）;使合身;与…相符;安装;
"The award was a fitting tribute to her years of devoted work."
这个奖项是对她多年全心全意工作的恰如其分的褒奖。
近义：purveying, snugness, acclimation, acclimatization, accommodation, adaptation
反义：imbalance, maladjustment, unlevelling, unsteadiness, upset, offset
n. 国家;国民;乡下;地区;
💡 数数（count） 国家有多少树苗（ry）被乱砍
"economic benefits accruing to the country from tourism"
旅游业为该国带来的经济效益
近义：homeland, nation, region, fatherland, meadow, champaign
反义：municipal, urban, city
adj. 现代的;近代的;新式的;当代风格的;
n. 现代人，现代主义者;时髦人士;[印]现代字体，指印刷中所用的一种字体;
💡 音“摩登
"The monarchy is seen by many people as an anachronism in the modern world."
很多人认为君主制在现代世界不合时宜。
近义：mod, new, newfangled, novel, recent, unworn
adj. <口>渴望，切盼;垂死的，临终的;会死的;快熄灭的;
v. “die”的现在分词;
"He conjured them with his dying breath to look after his children."
他临终时恳求他们照顾他的孩子.
近义：agony, moribund, death, agonizing
n. 理由;原因;理性;理智;
vt.& vi. 推理，思考;争辩;辩论;向…解释;
💡 再（re）生一个（a）儿子(son)， 理由是第一个儿子夭折了
"The reason for the flood was that heavy rain."
水灾是那场大雨造成的.
近义：ratiocinate, think, conclude, deduce, deduct, motivation
反义：idiocy, applesauce, imbecility, inaccuracy, inanity, mistake