約翰·菲茨傑拉德·肯尼迪/ John Fitzgerald Kennedy
約翰·菲茨傑拉德·肯尼迪（1917—1963），美國第35任總統、政治家。生於波士頓名門望族，畢業於哈佛大學，是美國曆史上迄今為止最年輕、口才最好的總統。1963年11月22日遇刺身亡。著有《美國為何酣睡》一書，曾風靡一時。
Ace in the Hole
1. dramatic [dr?'m?tik] adj. 戲劇的；引人注目的
2. obstacle ['?bst?kl] n. 障礙，幹擾
3. sacrifice ['s?krifais] n. 犧牲
4. esteem [i'sti:m] n. 尊重；尊敬
The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment; but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy. A man does what he must—in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures—and that is the basis of all human morality.
To be courageous... requires no exceptional qualifications, no magic formula, no special combination of time, place and circumstance. It is an opportunity that sooner or later is presented to us all. Politics merely furnishes one arena which imposes special tests of courage. In whatever arena of life one may meet challenge of courage, whatever may be the sacrifices he faces if he follows his conscience—the loss of his friends, his fortune, his contentment, even the esteem of his fellow men—each man must decide for himself the course he will follow. The stories of past courage can define that ingredient—they can teach, they can offer hope, they can provide inspiration. But they cannot supply courage itself. For this each man must look into his own soul.
參考譯文
人生中的勇氣，經常不像緊要時刻的勇氣那麽富於戲劇性，但是這種勇氣卻同樣是一個關於勝利和悲劇的壯觀混合體。一個人去做他必須做的一切事情——不計個人得失，不考慮種種的障礙、危險和壓力——這就是人類一切道德的基石。