名人励志英语演讲 第44期:我们选择登月(5)

 　　Whether it will become a force for good or ill depends on man, and only if the United States occupies a position of pre-eminence can we help decide whether this new ocean will be a sea of peace or a new terrifying theater of war. I do not say that we should or will go unprotected against the hostile misuse¹ of space any more than we go unprotected against the hostile use of land or sea, but I do say that space can be explored and mastered without feeding the fires of war, without repeating the mistakes that man has made in extending his writ² around this globe of ours.

　　它是成为一种好的或者恶的力量都取决于人类。只有当美国取得了一个卓越的地位，我们才能帮助决定这片新领域是和平之海还是战争剧院。我不是说我们应该或者会对敌人恶意地滥用太空比对敌人滥用陆地和海洋更加有所抵抗，但是我们确实认为，太空能够在非战争的目的下开发和利用，在不重复人类曾经犯过的错误的情况下开发和利用。

　　There is no strife³, no prejudice, no national conflict in outer space as yet. Its hazards are hostile to us all. Its conquest deserves the best of all mankind, and its opportunity for peaceful cooperation many never come again. But why, some say, the moon? Why choose this as our goal? And they may well ask why climb the highest mountain? Why, 35 years ago, fly the Atlantic? Why does Rice play Texas?

　　在太空上没有战争、没有偏见、没有国家冲突。太空的危险是针对所有人的。太空值得全人类尽最大的努力去征服，而且和平合作的机会可能不会再有。但是，有些人问，为什么选择月球？为什么选择登月作为我们的目标？他们也许还会问为什么我们要登上最高峰？35年前为什么要飞越大西洋？为什么莱斯大学要与德克萨斯大学比赛？

　　We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon.

　　我们选择了登月。我们选择了登月。

1 misuse   

n.误用，滥用；vt.误用，滥用

参考例句：

• It disturbs me profoundly that you so misuse your talents.你如此滥用自己的才能，使我深感不安。
• He was sacked for computer misuse.他因滥用计算机而被解雇了。

2 writ   

n.命令状，书面命令

参考例句：

• This is a copy of a writ I received this morning.这是今早我收到的书面命令副本。
• You shouldn't treat the newspapers as if they were Holy Writ. 你不应该把报上说的话奉若神明。

3 strife   

n.争吵，冲突，倾轧，竞争

参考例句：

• We do not intend to be drawn into the internal strife.我们不想卷入内乱之中。
• Money is a major cause of strife in many marriages.金钱是造成很多婚姻不和的一个主要原因。