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  • So it is not surprising that some would have us stay where we are a little longer to rest, to wait. 因此,有人想我们原地休息,继续等待,这毫不奇怪。

    But this city of Houston, this state of Texas, this country of the United States was not built 但是休斯顿这个城市,德克萨斯这个州,美国这个国家都是由那些原地等待,

    by those who waited and rested and wished to look behind them. 止步不前,喜欢向后看的人建立的。

    This country was conquered by those who moved forward--and so will space. 这个国家是由那些不断进取的人所征服的——航天事业也是这样。

    William Bradford, speaking in 1630 of the founding of the Plymouth Bay Colony, 威廉·布拉福德在1630年的普里茅斯湾殖民地的建立仪式上说,

    said that all great and honorable actions are accompanied with great difficulties, 所有伟大而可敬的行动都伴随着很大的困难,

    and both must be enterprised and overcome with answerable courage. 而完成这些行动需具备冒险精神和负责任的勇气。

    If this capsule1 history of our progress teaches us anything, it is that man, 如果我们密封舱历史上的进步教会了我们 什么,

    in his quest for knowledge and progress, is determined2 and cannot be deterred3. 那就是人类在寻求知识,追求进步时,是坚持不懈,不屈不饶的。

    The exploration of space will go ahead, whether we join in it or not, and it is one of the great adventures of all time, 不论我们是否加入,空间探索都会继续。无论在什么时候,它都是一项重大的冒险,

    and no nation which expects to be the leader of other nations can expect to stay behind in this race for space. 没有任何一个期望成为世界领袖的国家希望在这场空间竞赛中落后。

    Those who came before us made certain that this country rode the first waves of the industrial revolution, 我们的前辈让这个国家掀起了工业革命的第一波浪潮、

    the first waves of modern invention, and the first wave of nuclear power, 现代发明的第一波浪潮、核动力的第一波浪潮、核动力的第一波浪潮,

    and this generation does not intend to founder4 in the backwash of the coming age of space. 而我们这一代并不打算在即将到来的太空时代的浪潮中倒下。

    We mean to be a part of it—we mean to lead it. 我们要参与其中——我们要主导潮流。

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    1 capsule [ˈkæpsju:l] aTDy4   第7级
    n.太空舱;胶囊
    参考例句:
    • The astronauts work and live in the space capsule. 宇航员在航天舱里工作生活。
    • The doctor advised me to take a capsule this morning. 医生建议我今天早晨服一粒胶囊。
    2 determined [dɪˈtɜ:mɪnd] duszmP   第7级
    adj.坚定的;有决心的;v.决定;断定(determine的过去分词)
    参考例句:
    • I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation. 我已决定毕业后去西藏。
    • He determined to view the rooms behind the office. 他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
    3 deterred [dɪˈtɜ:d] 6509d0c471f59ae1f99439f51e8ea52d   第9级
    v.阻止,制止( deter的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • I told him I wasn't interested, but he wasn't deterred. 我已告诉他我不感兴趣,可他却不罢休。
    • Jeremy was not deterred by this criticism. 杰里米没有因这一批评而却步。 来自辞典例句
    4 Founder [ˈfaʊndə(r)] wigxF   第8级
    n.创始者,缔造者
    参考例句:
    • He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school. 他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
    • According to the old tradition, Romulus was the founder of Rome. 按照古老的传说,罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

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