为失败准备的演讲稿

　　连续几天，由于世界各个地区的政权更迭、选举活动，你得以在很短的时间里听到了很多的演讲。但是例如1月18日 Space X 火箭的海上回收任务失败时，很有可能，你也想听听艾隆·马斯克是怎么说的。
　　接收到太多的来自成功的信息，对＂失败者＂的兴趣则会增加。在这个阴暗面的指引下，我找到了难得的历史资料：一份从来没被人念出来的演讲稿。它是为阿波罗登月计划准备的，确切地说，它是为阿波罗登月计划的失败而准备的：一旦发射失败（但我们都知道，失败的情况并没有发生），这份演讲稿将经由尼克松念出。
　　原文和译文刊于行走gogo杂志书06《大宇宙》，转载已获授权。写在登月失败之时
　　In Event of Moon Disaster
　　翻译：孙名梓
　　总统演讲作家威廉·萨菲尔写给白宫幕僚长H.R.沃尔德曼的悼念文，包括这篇为总统尼克松准备的演讲草稿。
　　To：H. R. Haldeman
　　From: Bill Safire
　　1969/6/18
　　IN EVENT OF MOON DISASTER:
　　Fate has ordained that the men who went to the moon to explore in peace will stay on the moon to rest in peace.
　　These brave men, Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, know that there is no hope for their recovery. But they also know that there is hope for mankind in their sacrifice.
　　They will be mourned by their families and friends; they will be mourned by their nation; they will be mourned by the people of the world; they will be mourned by a Mother Earth that dared send two of her sons into the unknown.
　　In their exploration, they stirred the people of the world to feel as one; in their sacrifice, they bind more tightly the brotherhood of man.
　　In ancient days, men looked at stars and saw their heroes in the constellations. In modern times, we do much the same, but our heroes are epic men of flesh and blood.
　　Others will follow, and surely find their way home. Man＂s search will not be denied. But these men were the first, and they will remain the foremost in our hearts.
　　For every human being who looks up at the moon in the nights to come will know that there is some corner of another world that is forever mankind.
　　PRIOR TO THE PRESIDNET’S STATEMENT:
　　The President should telephone each of the widow-to-be.
　　AFTER THE PRESIDENT’S STATEMENT, AT THE POINT WHEN NASA ENDS COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE MEN:
　　A clergyman should adopt the same procedure as a burial at sea, commending their souls to ＂the deepest of the deep,＂ concluding with the Lord’s Prayer.
　　致：H.R.沃尔德曼
　　由：威廉·萨菲尔
　　1969/6/18
　　在登月失败之时:
　　对于这些前往月球去探寻和平的人们，命运已无法改变，他们将在月球上安息长眠。
　　这些勇士，尼尔·阿姆斯特朗和埃德温·奥尔德林，知道他们无望返回，但他们也知道，他们的牺牲中蕴涵了人类的希望。
　　家人和朋友将哀悼他们；国人将哀悼他们；整个世界将哀悼他们；地球母亲将她的两个儿子送往未知，她将哀悼他们。
　　他们的探索，让全世界团结一致；他们的牺牲，让全人类的手足情深。
　　在远古，人们仰望星空，在星座中看到英雄。在现代，我们做相同的事，但我们的英雄是有血有肉的伟人。
　　他人会跟随，并且必定会安全返回。人类的探索不会被否定。但是这些先驱者，将永远被我们铭记。
　　每一个仰望月亮的人都会知道，在另一个世界的某个角落，光辉的人性永远存在着。
　　在总统发出声明之前：
　　总统给遗孀们发送电报。
　　在总统发表声明之后，NASA关闭通讯设备的时候：
　　牧师将按照海葬的程序，令他们的灵魂在最深处安息，以主祷文作为结束。
　　乌云装扮者
　　To see the world, things dangerous to come to.
　　To see behind walls.To draw closer.To find each other and to feel.
　　That is the purpose of life.
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