林肯在向远比我们眼下分歧更大的国家发表讲话时说,我们不是敌人,而是朋友……虽然激情可能会褪去,但这不会割断我们感情上的联系。

As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, we are not enemies but friends. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 林肯 Línkěn
  1. Lincoln (name)
  2. Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), US president 1861-1865
  3. Lincoln, US car make
2 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
=3 Xiàng surname Xiang
=3 xiàng
  1. towards
  2. to face
  3. to turn towards
  4. direction
  5. to support
  6. to side with
  7. shortly before
  8. formerly
  9. always
  10. all along
  11. (suffix) suitable for ...
  12. oriented to ...
=3 xiàng
  1. to tend toward
  2. to guide
  3. variant of xiàng
=3 xiàng
  1. variant of xiàng
  2. direction
  3. orientation
  4. to face
  5. to turn toward
  6. to
  7. towards
  8. shortly before
  9. formerly
=4 yuǎn
  1. far
  2. distant
  3. remote
  4. (intensifier in a comparison) by far
  5. much (lower etc)
=4 yuàn to distance oneself from (classical)
=4 yóu The meaning of this term is uncertain.
=5
  1. Belgium
  2. Belgian
  3. abbr. for 比利時 shí
=5 euphemistic variant of
=5
  1. to compare
  2. (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}
  3. ratio
  4. to gesture
  5. (Taiwan pr. in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
=5
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) used in 師比师比 (shīpí, “ancient belt hook”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) used in 比蒲 (“placename”)
  3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) used in 皋比 (gāopí, “tiger skin”)
  4. used in 師比师比 (shīpí, “ancient belt hook”)
  5. used in 比蒲 (“placename”)
  6. used in 皋比 (gāopí, “tiger skin”)
=5
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) close; near
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) dense; closely packed
  3. close; near
  4. dense; closely packed
=5
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (pǐ, “to have; to possess”)
  2. alternative form of (pǐ, “to have; to possess”)
6 我们 men we; us; ourselves; our
7 眼下 yǎnxià
  1. now; at present
  2. (anatomy) subocular
8 分歧 fēn
  1. divergent
  2. difference (of opinion, position); disagreement
  3. (math.) bifurcation
=9 gēng
  1. to change or replace
  2. to experience
  3. one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided
  4. watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
=9 gèng
  1. more
  2. even more
  3. further
  4. still
  5. still more
=10
  1. big; large; great
  2. older (than another person)
  3. eldest (as in 大姐 jiě)
  4. greatly; freely; fully
  5. (dialect) father
  6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
=10 dài see 大夫 dàifu
=11 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=11 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=11 really and truly
=11 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
12 国家 guójiā country; nation; state

classifier:

13 发表 biǎo
  1. to issue
  2. to publish
14 讲话 jiǎnghuà
  1. a speech
  2. to speak
  3. to talk
  4. to address

classifier:

=15 shí old variant of shí
=15 Shí surname Shi
=15 shí
  1. o'clock
  2. time
  3. when
  4. hour
  5. season
  6. period
=16 shuì to persuade
=16 shuō
  1. to speak; to talk; to say
  2. to explain; to comment
  3. to scold; to tell off
  4. (bound form) theory; doctrine
=16 shuō variant of shuō
17 我们 men we; us; ourselves; our
=18 不是 shì
  1. no
  2. is not
  3. not
=18 不是 shi fault; blame
19 敌人 rén enemy

classifier:

20 而是 érshì rather
=21 朋友 péngyou friend

classifiers: ,

=21 朋友 péngyǒu
  1. (archaic) large number of retainers
  2. (archaic, Ming dynasty) designation given by government bureaucrats to Confucian students
  3. designation given by government bureaucrats to Confucian students
  4. large number of retainers
22 虽然 suīrán although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 shì or 但是 dànshì etc)
23 激情 qíng
  1. passion
  2. fervor
  3. enthusiasm
  4. strong emotion
24 可能 néng
  1. might (happen)
  2. possible
  3. probable
  4. possibility
  5. probability
  6. maybe
  7. perhaps

classifier:

=25 huì
  1. can; to have the skill; to know how to
  2. to be likely to; to be sure to
  3. to meet; to get together
  4. meeting; gathering
  5. (suffix) union; group; association
  6. (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. huǐ)
=25 kuài (bound form) to reckon accounts
26 褪去 tuì
  1. to take off (one's clothes)
  2. (fig.) to shed (one's former image etc)
  3. (of a fad or the after-effects of a disaster etc) to subside
  4. also pr. tùn
27 dàn
  1. but; yet; however; still
  2. merely; only; just
=28 这不 zhèbu (coll.) As a matter of fact, ... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted)
=28 这不 zhè connects two clauses, emphasising how the following clause substantiates the preceding clause
=29 huì
  1. can; to have the skill; to know how to
  2. to be likely to; to be sure to
  3. to meet; to get together
  4. meeting; gathering
  5. (suffix) union; group; association
  6. (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. huǐ)
=29 kuài (bound form) to reckon accounts
30 割断 duàn
  1. to cut off
  2. to sever
31 我们 men we; us; ourselves; our
32 感情 gǎnqíng
  1. emotion; sentiment
  2. affection; feelings between two persons
=33 shǎng used in 上聲 shǎngshēng
=33 shàng
  1. (bound form) up; upper; above; previous
  2. first (of multiple parts)
  3. to climb; to get onto; to go up
  4. to attend (class or university)
  5. (directional complement) up
  6. (noun suffix) on; above
=34 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=34 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=34 really and truly
=34 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
=35 联系 lián variant of 聯繫 lián
=35 联系 lián
  1. connection
  2. contact
  3. relation
  4. to get in touch with
  5. to integrate
  6. to link
  7. to touch