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Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori

為祖國而死是甜蜜而恰當(dāng)?shù)摹?羅馬抒情詩人賀拉斯《頌歌》) 1.

self-indulgent adj.

If you say that someone is self-indulgent, you mean that they allow themselves to have or do the things that they enjoy very much. 自我放縱的

spew v.

When something spews out a substance or when a substance spews from something, the substance flows out quickly in large quantities. 噴出 e.g. I am aware however that you are not here to listen to the self-indulgent crap that I have just spewed out. 2.

jingoism n.

Jingoism is a strong and unreasonable belief in the superiority of your own country. 極端愛國主義表不滿，沙文主義

pinnacle n.

If someone reaches the pinnacle of their career or the pinnacle of a particular area of life, they are at the highest point of it. 頂峰 e.g. The proposition will try and portray this motion as this pinnacle of imperialist jingoism that has brought Britain down so many dark roots in its path If you say that someone has abdicated responsibility for something, you disapprove of them because they have refused to accept responsibility for it any longer. 推卸 (職責(zé)) 3.

tacit adj

If you refer to someone's tacit agreement or approval, you mean they are agreeing to something or approving it without actually saying so, often because they are unwilling to admit to doing so. 默許的,心照不宣的 e.g. You should and that you tacitly do support the concept of individuals serving in the armed forces 4.

glorify v.

To glorify something means to praise it or make it seem good or special, usually when it is not. 美化

trivialize v.

If you say that someone trivializes something important, you disapprove of them because they make it seem less important, serious, and complex than it is. 貶低; 簡化表不滿 e.g. We glorify war, we trivialize sacrifice, and we use rhetoric to send young men to their deaths 5.

umpteen adj.

Umpteen can be used to refer to an extremely large number of things or people. 無數(shù)的 e.g. Francis Yoshihiro has been proved wrong on umpteen occasions.

6. chorister n.

A chorister is a singer in a church choir. 唱詩班歌手 e.g. There lies a grand memorial to the 228 fellows, scholars, students choristers and staff of new college who died in the WWI 7

. misrepresentation n.

the action or offence of giving a false or misleading account of the nature of something. 歪曲；誤傳 The proposition strawman represents a severe misunderstanding of the motion and a confounding misrepresentation of the nature of service 8. comfortable adj.

e.g. 90 years ago this motion passed by a comfortable margin. 9.

furore

n. A furore is a very angry or excited reaction by people to something. 狂怒; 狂熱 e.g. I am incredibly proud of my college for fighting the furore of the age and erecting a memorial to them without hesitation, yes. 演講開頭詩歌 湯米

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