to be capable of · to be able to · can

néng gòu

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War isn't something to be done lightly, also changing the constitution isn't something that should be done because "I just really want to go to war".

战争不是轻易就应该开始的，所以也不能够因为像打仗就改变宪法。

I wish I could go to Japan.

我非常希望能够去日本。

Liberty consists of being able to make everything as harmless as possible.

自由旨在能够做所有不伤害其他人的事。

It won't be easy to find someone capable of taking his place.

找到一位能够代替他的人不会是容易的任务。

And this year, in this election, she touched her finger to a screen, and cast her vote; because after 106 years in America, through the best of times and the darkest of hours, she knows how America can change.

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