Part Four Young American Citizen
第四部分 年輕的美國市民
TRUE CITIZENS Mary E. McDowell
真正的市民 瑪麗·麥克道爾
God hath made all the nations of men, and we are His children, brothers and sisters all.
上帝創造了所有國家的人民,我們是他的孩子,兄弟和姐妹。
We are citizens of these United States, and we believe our flag stands for self-sacrifice for the good of all the people.
我們是美國的公民,我們相信我們的旗幟代表了為所有人民的利益而自我犧牲的精神。
We wish, therefore, to be true citizens of our great country, and will show our love for her by our works.
我們希望成為這個偉大國家的真正的市民,通過我們的努力來展示我們對她的愛。
Our country asks us to live for her good; so to live and so to act that her government may be pure,
國家要求我們為她的利益而活,這么生活,這么行動,或許政府是純潔的,
her officers honest, and that every home within her boundaries shall be a place
政府是誠實的,她境內的每一棟房屋都應該是
fit to grow the best kind of men and women to rule over her.
適合培養國家領導者的地方。