The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission.
—— John F. Kennedy
自由的代价虽然昂贵,但美国人负担得起。我们唯一不会选择的道路就是屈服或者投降。
——约翰·肯尼迪
In order to gain freedom, we can endure poverty and hardship. After all, it is much better to live freely than live under great oppression. 为了获得自由,我们可以忍受贫穷和苦难。毕竟,自由地活着要比在残酷的压迫下生活要好太多。
surrender [səˈrendə] v. 投降;放弃;屈服于 n. 投降
submission [səbˈmɪʃn] n. 投降;服从;屈服
oppression [əˈpreʃn] n. 压迫;压抑
oppressed [əˈprest] adj. 被压迫的,受迫害的