关于牛津辩论：英国人愿意为国打仗的学习

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Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori

为祖国而死是甜蜜而恰当的。(罗马抒情诗人贺拉斯《颂歌》) 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. 自我放纵的

spew v.

When something spews out a substance or when a substance spews from something, the substance flows out quickly in large quantities. 喷出 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. 极端爱国主义表不满，沙文主义

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. 顶峰 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 (职责) 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. 默许的,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. 贬低; 简化表不满 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. 无数的 e.g. Francis Yoshihiro has been proved wrong on umpteen occasions.

6. chorister n.

A chorister is a singer in a church choir. 唱诗班歌手 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；误传 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; 狂热 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. 演讲开头诗歌 汤米

演讲结尾诗歌 为国捐躯