APAD: Beat swords into ploughshares

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7grizzly
楼主 (文学城)

Meaning:

    Turn to peaceful pursuits and away from war.

 

Background:

   From the Bible, Isaiah II (King James Version):

     They shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into

     pruning-hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall

     they learn war any more.

 

- www.phrases.org.uk [edited]

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It was in the 90s and we'd never had it so good. Bloody political campaigns had

given way to economic growth, the Cold War fizzled out as the east and west beat

swords into ploughshares, China was doubling down on joining the WTO, hightech

firms were dangling well-paid jobs in front of the uni students around

ZhongGuanCun, and we were cramming for GRE & TOEFL. It took two more decades for

me to suspect I was not the self-made man I thought I was and it was pure dumb

luck.

最西边的岛上
Ah, the good old days of 80s & 90s! But U r 2 modest 7 G, as
最西边的岛上
“future favors prepared mind”;-) Also wish 2C moreOf beating
最西边的岛上
swords into ploughshares in the world now. Sigh …
暖冬cool夏
Love the paragraph,each&every sentence! Short,brief,great用词
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7grizzly
Thanks! Hope but get ready :-)
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7grizzly
Thanks. May need to be vetted by AI :-)
最西边的岛上
Ha, still prefer imperfect people over perfect AI but heard
最西边的岛上
AI can pretend 2 b imperfect 2, what a game, 哼 :-((
最西边的岛上
4 those who believe AI’s friend, just wait&C, oh there’s ASI
移花接木
Until the ugoslavia embassy bombed, China.......
暖冬cool夏
Yours is better than AI's :) We like imperfectly perfect:-)
移花接木
today's military might
最西边的岛上
+100! 4 Me, writing is a self learning experience that can’t
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b replaced by AI, no matter how perfect AI is ;-)
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7grizzly
There's no accounting for taste :-)
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7grizzly
That was a wake-up call.
移花接木
太浪费了,剑钢需要千锤百炼,农具一块铸铁就能制作
妖妖灵
化干戈为玉帛