歌唱祖國

We shall fight to the last to free our Motherland.

—Ziaur Rahman

為了祖國的解放,我們將戰鬥到最後。

As a female pilot[飛行員], the sacred rose garden in my heart is the motherland’s blue sky.

—Liu Yang

作為一名女飛行員,我心中神聖的玫瑰園就是祖國蔚藍的天空。

My first day in Chicago, September 4, 1983, I set foot in this city, and just walking down the street, it was like roots, like the motherland. I knew I belonged here.

—Oprah Winfrey

1983年9月4日是我在芝加哥的第一天,我踏入這座城市,隻是沿街走著,它就像是我的根之所在,就像我的故鄉。我知道我屬於這裏了。

As we grew to love South Australia, we felt that we were in an expanding society, still feeling the bond to the motherland, but eager to develop a perfect society, in the land of our adoption.

—Catherine Helen Spence

隨著我們逐漸愛上南澳大利亞州,我們感覺自己正處於一個更廣闊的社會裏,雖然仍心係祖國,但也渴望在我們的第二故鄉建設一個完美的社會。

All I ever want is to return to either Bangladesh, my motherland, or India, my adopted home.

—Taslima Nasrin

我唯一的願望就是要麼回到我的故鄉——孟加拉國,要麼回到我的第二故鄉——印度。

We have to work hard and not pay attention to those people who talk about this or that, upsetting our sense of self, especially when it comes to our love of the motherland.

—Li Zhaoxing

我們必須努力工作,不必理會別人對我們說三道四,以免中傷我們的自我意識,尤其是涉及我們對祖國的愛。

I can feel that lots of people are thinking about us. We’re very grateful for all the love and concern from our motherland and its people.

—Nie Haisheng

我能感覺到很多人在關心我們。我們萬分感謝來自祖國和祖國人民對我們所有的愛和關心。

Have a sense of pride in your motherland. Just as your mother has given birth to you, so too the land has given birth to you.

—Sathya Baba

對自己的祖國要有自豪感,正如你的母親孕育了你,這片土地也孕育了你。