Abroad
How could any English person want to live abroad? Foreigners can’t help living because they were born there.
英国人怎么会想住在国外呢?外国人没办法才住在那儿是因为他们出生在那儿。
注:骄傲的英国人。
An ambassador[大使] is an honest man sent to lie abroad for the good of his country.
大使是为了国家的利益被派往国外说谎的老实人。
注:大使必须对祖国老实,在外交场合下为了祖国的利益说谎是必然的。
I dislike feeling at home when I’m abroad.
当我在国外时,我不喜欢在家的感觉。
注:feel at home:随意。你在国外到别人家做客,主人说,“Please feel at home”,意思是让你随意,象在自己家一样,你就可以这样说,意思是我好不容易从家里出来了,我不喜欢在家的感觉。
When I am abroad I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack the Government of my country. I make up for lost time when I come home.
当我在国外的时候我定了一条规则决不批评或攻击我的国家政府。我回国后我要把损失的时间夺回来。
注:一个在美国生活多年的人回到中国后经常批评政府,他这么解释他的行为。