The lightning that precedes the thunder is a common image of the warnings that come before calamity.
Patriotism is a pernicious, psychopathic form of idiocy.
The past is never truly gone; it lives in us, shaping who we are.
跨越国界和行业的合作是解决全球性挑战的关键。
The true value of a forest cannot be measured in board feet alone.
"In the end, what matters most in a film is the emotional truth it conveys."