{hominem mori.
homini mori.
hom5 moriatur (cf. sec. 142. a),

c. opus est,* to express a lack or a need of some kind.
This wound ought to be washed with water, opus est h5c
YOlnus aqua lavari.
d. debere, to express a moral obligation or duty.
Citizens ought to fight for the fatherland, cives pr6 patri&
pugnare debent.
292. IDIOMS AND PHRASES
operae pretium est. it is worth while.
summ5 loc5 nati. born in the highest station,
officio c5nsulari fungi. to perform the duty of consul.
For Oral Translation — Chapters 8 and 9

293. I. Those, indeed, who were born here in the highest
station ought to judge this to be their fatherland. 2. What,

* For the construction of opus est with nouns, see sec. 105.
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pray, ^ would have happened if the shops had been burned?
3. It is worth while to hear what that tool of Lentulus is
attempting. 4. This must be said, that there is no slave
who does not desire the city to stand. 5. The Roman peo-
ple ought to see to it that armed forces be not lacking.
6. All ranks should agree in preserving the commonwealth.
7. You must decide to-day concerning the fortunes of all.
8. The fatherland ought not to be beset by the weapons of
a wicked conspiracy. 9. Catiline, you must not destroy the
temples and shrines of the gods. 10. This thing ought not
even to be thought about by citizens. 1 1 . No one could excel
Cicero in zeal : he would * perform his consular duty. 1 2 . The
senate 'ought to have been aroused by the consul's voice.
I. See sec. 204. 2 ; 885. a. 2. See sec. 288. 3. See sec. 276.
