“If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his sincere friend.”
— Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States
「若你想赢得一个人的支持,你必须先说服他你是他的挚友。」– 亚伯拉罕·林肯 (美国第 16 任总统)
cause (n.) 目标,理想。例:World peace is a cause governments around the globe should strive for. (世界和平是全球政府都应努力的目标。)
亚伯拉罕‧林肯 (1809-1865) 是美国第 16 任总统,在南北战争中击败了南方势力并废除了奴隶制度,被认为是美国史上最伟大的总统之一。