1、以下的“state”译为国：

Police state警察国家

State capitalism 国家资本主义

State and Revolution 《国家与革命》

2、以下的“state”都不能译为“国”

State of war战争状态

To lie in state以供瞻仰

State of the Union Message 《国情咨文》

How many states are there in the United States?

美国有多少州？

You father’s been in a great state all the evening.

你爸爸整个晚上的心情一直不好。

3、以下的“国”都不能译为“state”

国色 a great beauty

国都 national capital

超级大国 super-powers

皇亲国戚 the king’s relatives

此物生南国 It grows in the south.

世界各国 the nations of the world

发展中的国家 developing countries

他从来没有出过国门。He never goes abroad.

国不忌君，殆其失国。

When the king is not feared by his subjects, his rule will be doomed.

国将不国，何以为家。

When our fatherland is in great danger, there is no use to talk about sweet home.