There's the country of America, which you have to defend, but there's also the idea of America. America is more than just a country, it's an idea. An idea that's supposed to be contagious.
📚 名句词汇解析
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vt.& vi. 辩护;保卫;（足球、曲棍球等）防守;进行辩护;
💡 de去掉+fend打击→去掉打击→打退敌人→保卫，防御
"He got the best advocate in town to defend him."
他请城里最好的律师为他辩护.
近义：preserve, protect, safeguard, secure, shelter, shield
反义：impeach, incriminate, inculpate, indict, arraign, process
adj. 有传染性的;传染病的;有感染力的;会蔓延的;
💡 con共同+tag接触+ious...的→传染的
"Scarlet fever is highly contagious."
猩红热的接触传染性很强。
近义：infectious, taking, catching, catchy
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
n. 主意，想法;[哲]理念，观念;[乐]乐句;模糊想法;
💡 dear(亲爱的），你有什么好idea(主意）
"How does the idea of a holiday in Spain grab you?"
你对于到西班牙去度假这个主意感兴趣 吗 ?
近义：intent, knowledge, notion, purpose, think, thought
adj. （按规定、法律、协议等）（不）应当;假定的;（只用于否定句）不准;（对某人所说的话表示气愤或不大理解）那是什么意思;
v. 料想( suppose的过去式和过去分词);意味着;[用于被动语态]认为应该;[用于祈使句]让;
"Am I supposed to finish the homework today?"
我今天是不是应该完成这项作业？
近义：hypothetical, imaginary, assumed, assumptive, notional, phony
反义：legitimate, original, authentic, real, sterling, truthful
n. 美洲;美国;[电影]亚美利加;
"His ancestors had come to America from Ireland."
他的祖先从爱尔兰来到美国。
🏷 更多「America」名言
"America had often been discovered before Columbus, but it had always been hushed up."
— Oscar Wilde