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America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.

—— Abraham Lincoln

美国绝不会被外来的打击摧毁。但如果我们动摇并丧失自由，美国就会被我们自己毁掉。

——亚伯拉罕·林肯

For you

If our will is strong enough, no enemy can defeat us. But if we doubt ourselves or our determination wavers, we will fail even without enemies. 如果我们的信念足够坚定，就没有敌人能够打败我们。但是如果我们怀疑自己，或是我们的决心动摇了，那么即使没有敌人，我们也会失败。

Words and Phrases

destroy [dʊˈstrʊʊ] v. 破坏；消灭 destroyer [dɪˈstrɔɪə(r)] n. 驱逐舰；阻止者

destruction [dɪˈstrʌkʃn] n. 破坏；毁灭 destructive [dɪˈstrʌktɪv] adj. 破坏性的；有害的

destructively [dʊˈstrʊktʊvlʊ] adv. 破坏地；狼狈地 falter [ˈfɔ:ltə] v. 动摇；迟疑

freedom [ˈfri:dʊm] n. 自由；自主 waver [ˈweɪvə(r)] v. 动摇；犹豫 RLQqJ2n8OJb5d2frDktmZui3Y+582P1RZ3VA+rN01179Cw7YM1aDN53bPl7Otsar