Walk Away

But why, some say, the moon?
但是，有人說，為什麼是月亮
Why choose this as our goal?
為什麼選擇這個作為我們的目標
And they may well ask why climb the highest mountain?
他們可能會問為什麼爬上最高的山
Why, 35 years ago, fly the Atlantic? Why does Rice play Texas?
為什麼35年前飛過大西洋，為什麼從德克薩斯起飛
We choose to go to the moon.
我們選擇去月球
We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things,
我們選擇在這十年中去月球，並做其他事情
not because they are easy, but because they are hard,
不是因為他們很容易，而是因為他們很難
because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills,
因為這個目標將有組織和測量我們的能量和技能的最佳水平
because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept,
因為我們是願意接受挑戰的
one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win
我們不願意推遲，一個我們想贏的人
240,000 miles away from the control station in Houston,
距休斯敦控制站240000英里
a giant rocket more than 300 feet tall,
一個巨型火箭超過300英尺高
the length of this football field, made of new metal alloys,
這是一個足球場的長度，由最新的金屬合金製成
some of which have not yet been invented,
其中一些還沒有被發明
capable of standing heat and stresses several times more than have ever been experienced ,
比起以往的東西，能承受幾倍的溫度和壓力
fitted together with a precision better than the finest watch,
裝在一起的精度優於最好的手錶
carrying all the equipment needed for propulsion, guidance, control,
攜帶推進所需的所有設備，指導，控制
communications, food and survival, on an untried mission,
通信，食物和生存，在一個新的任務
to an unknown celestial body,
到一個未知的天體
and then return it safely to earth, re-entering the atmosphere at speeds of over
安全返回地球，加速重新進入大氣層