A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.

当老人种下他们知道自己永远不会坐在树荫下的树时,一个社会就会变得伟大。

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I saw a great many men die afterwards, some suffering horribly, but I do not recall any death that affected me quite so much as that of this first victim in my platoon.

后来我看到许多人死了,有些人死得很惨,但我想不起有谁的死对我的影响比我排的第一个牺牲者更大。

All the waste in a year from a nuclear power plant can be stored under a desk.

核电站一年内的所有废料都可以储存在桌子下面。

My parents never told us that our great-grandmothers had been slaves.

我的父母从来没有告诉过我们,我们的曾祖母曾经是奴隶。

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.

什么是杂草?一种其优点从未被发现的植物。