A MAN MUST LIVE.

 A man must live. We justify¹

Low shift and trick to treason high,

A little vote for a little gold

To a whole senate bought and sold,

By that self-evident reply.

But is it so? Pray tell me why

Life at such cost you have to buy?

In what religion were you told

A man must live?

There are times when a man must die.

Imagine, for a battle-cry,

From soldiers, with a sword to hold,—

From soldiers, with the flag unrolled,—

This coward’s whine², this liar’s lie,—

A man must live!

1 justify   

vt.证明…正当(或有理)，为…辩护

参考例句：

• He tried to justify his absence with lame excuses.他想用站不住脚的借口为自己的缺席辩解。
• Can you justify your rude behavior to me?你能向我证明你的粗野行为是有道理的吗？

2 whine   

v.哀号，号哭；n.哀鸣

参考例句：

• You are getting paid to think,not to whine.支付给你工资是让你思考而不是哀怨的。
• The bullet hit a rock and rocketed with a sharp whine.子弹打在一块岩石上，一声尖厉的呼啸，跳飞开去。