But why, some say, the moon,
但是有人问,为什么选择登月,
Why choose this as our goal,
为什么选择登月作为我们的目标?
And they may well ask,
他们完全可以问,
Why climb the highest mountain,
为什么要登上最高峰?
Why, 35 years ago, fly the Atlantic,
为什么 35 年前要飞越
大西洋?
Why does Rice play Texas,
为什么赖斯大学要和德克萨斯大学比赛?
We choose to go to the moon,
我们选择登月,
We choose to go to the moon,
我们选择登月,
We choose to go to the moon,
我们选择,
In this decade and do the other things,
在这十年间登月,并且完成其他的事,
Not because they are easy,
不是因为它们轻而易举,
But because they are hard,
而是因为它们困难重重,
Because that goal will serve to organize,
因为这个目标将有助于统筹,
And measure the best,
和衡量我们最佳的,
Of our energies and skills,
能源和技术,
Because that challenge is one,
因为这个挑战,
That we are willing to accept,
是我们乐于接受的,
One we are unwilling to postpone,
是我们不愿推迟的,
And one which we intend to win,
是我们志在必得的,
And the others, too,
其他的挑战亦是如此。