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The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance.

—— John Philpot Curran

上帝给予人类自由的条件就是要永远保持警惕。

——约翰·菲尔波特·柯伦

For you

Liberty is not eternal. It can be violated by human’s greediness at any time.We have to be always vigilant lest it should be ruined. 自由并不是永恒的。它随时都可能被人类的贪婪侵犯。我们必须时刻保持警惕，否则它就会被毁灭。

Words and Phrases

hath [hæʊ] v. （古）等于hhaass eternal [ɪˈtɜ:nl] adj. 永恒的；不朽的

eternally [ɪˈtɜ:nəlɪ] adv. 不朽地；永久地

eternity [ɪˈtɜ:nətɪ] n. 永恒；来世；不朽

vigilance [ˈvʊdʊʊlʊns] n. 警戒，警惕 violate [ˈvaɪəleɪt] v. 违反；侵害

violation [ˌvaɪəˈleɪʃn] n. 违反，违背；妨碍

violator [ˈvaɪəleɪtə(r)] n. 违反者，违背者；妨碍者

greediness [ˈgri:dʊnʊs] n. 贪吃；贪欲 lest [lest] conj. 唯恐；以免 r+d8sH9cmGKitSfznDnfHnxCP5fI8GpD8bI1BiA6XbpYjJ5IiGJC9dw4/0tMRbcH