Ralph Wall Emerson
Not gold，but only man can make
A people great and strong；
Men who for truth and honor's sake
Stand fast and suffer long．
Brave men who work while others sleep，
Who dare while others fly；
They build a nation's pillar deep
And lift them to the sky．
《民族的力量》
不是黃金，只有人才能使民族偉大而強盛；
為了真理，為了榮譽，
他們意誌堅定，歷盡艱辛。
他們無所畏懼，別人睡覺他們做工，
別人逃遁他們大顯神勇；
他們深深地埋下民族的支柱，
並將石柱舉起支撐天空。
評論:
A Review of the Poem A Nation's Strength
The poem entitled A Nation's Strength was written by an American poet named Ralph waldo Emerson，who was a representative of apriorist writers as well as a poet．In this poem he warmly sang high praises of the backboues of a great nation，who，for the sake of the truth and honor，fight and work selflessly and fearlessly．
This poem clearly shows the great image of the nation's backbone：who stand fast and suffer long for truth and honor's sake，and who work while others sleep．There fore，they build a nation's pillar deep，and make a people great strong．After reading this poem，I am determined to become a member of the nation's backbone when I grow up．
Though the poem is short，the ideas it expresses are deep．The language in the poem is simple，but the rhythm and the rhyme are not only beautiful but easy to read aloud and learn by heart．