We shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.
—— John F. Kennedy
为了维护自由并使之取得胜利,我们愿意付出任何代价,承担任何重负,迎接任何苦难,支持任何朋友,反对任何敌人。
——约翰·肯尼迪
Liberty is so precious that it is worthwhile for us to pursue it with our lives. In order to establish a free country, those martyrs experienced numerous difficulties and even sacrificed their lives. 自由是如此可贵,值得我们用生命去追求。为了建立一个自由的国度,我们的先烈们经历了无数的苦难,甚至献出了自己的生命。
foe [fʊʊ] n. 敌人;反对者 enemy [ˈenʊmʊ] n. 敌人;敌军
assure [ʊˈʊʊʊ(r)] v. 使确信;确保 survival [səˈvaɪvl] n. 幸存;生存
worthwhile [ˌwʊ:ʊˈwaʊl] adj. 值得做的 worthy [ˈwɜ:ðɪ] adj. 有价值的;值得的
martyr [ˈmʊ:tʊ(r)] n. 烈士;殉道者 martyrdom [ˈmɑ:tədəm] n. 殉难;殉道