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Before Power Learns to Stop
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dāngyí gè一个qiáng guó强国hōng zhà轰炸jiào zuò叫作wěn dìng稳定jūn shì jī dì军事基地jiào zuò叫作zì yóu自由wēi xié威胁jiào zuò叫作bǎo hù保护shíyǔ yán语言jiùbù zài不再zhǐ shì只是shuō míng说明zhàn zhēng战争ér shì而是zàiwèizhàn zhēng战争kāi lù开路

When a powerful country calls bombing “stability,” military bases “freedom,” and threats “protection,” language is no longer just describing war; it is paving the way for war.

suǒ yǐ所以zhèchǎngzhàn zhēng战争yàozàibiàn chéng变成méi bàn fǎ没办法bì miǎn避免yǐ qián以前tíng xià lái停下来

So this war must be stopped before it becomes “unavoidable.”

měi guó美国lì liàng力量gèngsuǒ yǐ所以zé rèn责任gèng

The United States has greater power, so it also has greater responsibility.

dà guó大国bù néng不能zhǐkàoshēng qì生气chōng dòng冲动zuòjué dìng决定éryàoxiānxiǎngqīng chǔ清楚hòu guǒ后果

A major power cannot make decisions based only on anger and impulse; it must first think through the consequences.

yīn wèi因为zhàn zhēng战争kāi shǐ开始shòu kǔ受苦dezhǐ shì只是yí gè一个dì fāng地方

Because once war begins, it is not only one place that suffers.

yī lǎng伊朗bú shì不是wéi yī唯一dewèn tí问题é luó sī俄罗斯zhōng guó中国yìn dù印度bā jī sī tǎn巴基斯坦dōuzàikàndōuhuìshòu dào受到yǐng xiǎng影响

Iran is not the only issue. Russia, China, India, and Pakistan are all watching, and they will all be affected too.

xiàn zài现在deshì jiè世界hěnfù zá复杂bù zài不再shìyí gè一个guó jiā国家shuō le suàn说了算

Today’s world is very complex; it is no longer a world where one country can decide everything.

yí gè一个dì fāng地方kāi huǒ开火kě néng可能rànggèngduōdì fāng地方jǐn zhāng紧张qǐ lái起来

When one place opens fire, it may make more places tense.

zhēn zhèng真正deqiáng dà强大bú shì不是xiǎngjiùér shì而是míng míng明明yǒunéng lì能力dòng shǒu动手zhī dào知道shén me shí hòu什么时候gāitíng xià停下

True strength is not striking whenever you want; it is having the ability to act and also knowing when to stop.

wài jiāo外交bú shì不是ruǎn ruò软弱kè zhì克制bú shì不是rèn shū认输tā men它们shìzàiwēi xiǎn危险shí hòu时候bǎo hù保护dà jiā大家defāng fǎ方法

Diplomacy is not weakness, and restraint is not surrender. They are ways to protect everyone in dangerous times.

lì shǐ历史yǐ jīng已经gào sù告诉wǒ men我们yuè nán越南yī lā kè伊拉克ā fù hàn阿富汗lì bǐ yà利比亚dōurànghěnduō rén多人fù chū付出hěndài jià代价

History has already shown us that Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya have made many people pay a heavy price.

rén lèi人类xū yào需要zàiláiyī cháng一场shì hòu事后cáijiě shì解释lǐ yóu理由dezhàn zhēng战争ér shì而是yàozàizāi nàn灾难biànyǐ qián以前xiāntíng xià lái停下来

Humanity does not need another war that is explained only after the fact; it needs to stop before the disaster grows larger.

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By Mauricio Herrera Kahn / Pressenza|CC BY 4.0|Modified & AI-assisted

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