1. As we consider the road that unfolds before us, we remember with humble gratitude those brave Americans who, at this very hour, patrol far-off deserts and distant mountains. 當我們思索眼前開展的道路，我們謙卑 感激地回憶那些在此刻巡邏偏遠沙漠及 山區的勇敢美國人。

2. vocabularies Unfold 1 [transitive] to open something that was folded e.g. Lewis unfolded the note and read it quickly. We need to unfold the chairs before everyone arrives. a.[intransitive] to become open after being folded e.g. The first bright red blossoms were unfolding in the field. 2 [intransitive] to happen, or to develop e.g. We stood and watched the drama unfold. a. to become more clear as details become known e.g. The scandal is still unfolding, and it may be weeks before it is settled

3. patrol verb [intransitive/transitive] to move regularly around a place in order to prevent trouble or crime e.g. Troops patrolled the streets. The parking lot is patrolled by security officers. noun 1[countable] a group of people or vehicles that move around a place in order to prevent trouble or crime e.g. He was arrested for shooting at an army patrol. a.[countable/uncountable] the movement of a patrol around a place e.g. The goods were discovered during a routine patrol. 2[countable] a small group of girl scouts or boy scouts

4. far-off 1.happening a long time before or after the present time e.g. in those far-off days of our youth 2.far away from you or from a particular place e.g. a far-off land very used for emphasizing that someone or something is exactly the one that you are mentioning and not another one e.g. this very moment/minute/instant (=now): He ’ s probably lying on some beach in Italy at this very moment.

5. They have something to tell us, just as the fallen heroes who lie in Arlington whisper through the ages. 他們向我們述説著什麼，如同長眠阿 靈頓公墓的英雄穿透世世代代間的輕聲 呼喚。

6. fallen 1. having dropped or come down from a higher place, from an upright position, or from a higher level, degree, amount, quality, value, number, etc. 2. on the ground; prostrate; down flat: Exhausted, the racers lay fallen by the road. 3. degraded or immoral. 4. (of a woman) having lost her chastity. 5. overthrown, destroyed, or conquered: e.g. a fallen city. 6. dead e.g. fallen troops.

7. Arlington 阿靈頓 A county and unincorporated city of northern Virginia across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. Mainly residential, it is the site of Arlington National Cemetery( 阿靈頓公墓 ), where American war dead and other notables, including William Howard Taft and John F. Kennedy, are buried. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier commemorates members of the Armed Forces killed in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Population: 200,000.