盟友忠诚与自由宣言

类别:经典电影

肯尼迪承诺对盟友忠诚,并警告新国家警惕取代殖民的新暴政。

时长 74 秒 · 语速 114 wpm

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This much we pledge and more. 我们所承诺的,远不止于此。

To those old allies 对于那些老盟友,

whose cultural 他们的文化

and spiritual origins 和精神渊源

we share, 我们共同拥有,

we pledge the loyalty of faithful friends. 我们承诺以忠实朋友的忠诚相待。

United, there is little we cannot do 团结起来,我们几乎无所不能,

in a host of cooperative ventures. 在各种合作事业中。

Divided, there is little we can do, 分裂开来,我们几乎什么也做不了,

for we dare not meet a powerful challenge 因为我们不敢面对强大的挑战,

at odds. 意见不合。

and split asunder. 四分五裂。

To those new states whom we welcome 对于我们欢迎的那些新国家,

to the ranks of the free, 加入自由行列的,

we pledge our word 我们承诺,

that one form of colonial control 某种形式的殖民控制,

shall not have passed away 不会消亡,

merely to be replaced 仅仅是为了被取代,

by a far more iron tyranny. 被一种远为严酷的暴政所取代。

We shall not always expect to find them supporting our view, 我们不应总是期望他们支持我们的观点,

but we shall always hope to find them 但我们始终希望他们

strongly supporting their own freedom. 能坚决捍卫他们自身的自由。

And to remember that in the past, 并且要记住,在过去,

those who foolishly sought power 那些愚蠢地寻求权力的人,

by riding the back of the tiger 通过骑在老虎背上,

ended up inside. 最终落入虎口。