约翰·菲茨杰拉德·肯尼迪/ John Fitzgerald Kennedy
约翰·菲茨杰拉德·肯尼迪（1917—1963），美国第35任总统、政治家。生于波士顿名门望族，毕业于哈佛大学，是美国历史上迄今为止最年轻、口才最好的总统。1963年11月22日遇刺身亡。著有《美国为何酣睡》一书，曾风靡一时。
Ace in the Hole
1. dramatic [dr?'m?tik] adj. 戏剧的；引人注目的
2. obstacle ['?bst?kl] n. 障碍，干扰
3. sacrifice ['s?krifais] n. 牺牲
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.
参考译文
人生中的勇气，经常不像紧要时刻的勇气那么富于戏剧性，但是这种勇气却同样是一个关于胜利和悲剧的壮观混合体。一个人去做他必须做的一切事情——不计个人得失，不考虑种种的障碍、危险和压力——这就是人类一切道德的基石。