But why, some say, the moon
但是，有人问，为什么选择登月
Why choose this as our goal
为什么选择登月作为我们的目标？
And they may well ask
那他们完全可以问
Why climb the highest mountain
为什么要登上最高峰？
Why, 35 years ago, fly the Atlantic
为什么 35 年前要飞越大西洋？
Why does Rice play Texas
为什么赖斯大学要和德克萨斯大学进行（橄榄球）比赛？
We choose to go to the moon
我们选择登月
We choose to go to the moon
我们选择登月
We choose to go to the moon
我们选择登月
In this decade and do the other things
在这十年间登月，并且完成其他的事
Not because they are easy
不是因为它们轻而易举
But because they are hard
而是因为它们困难重重
Because that goal will serve to organize
因为这个目标将有助于统筹
And measure the best
和衡量我们最佳的
Of our energies and skills
能源和技术
Because that challenge is one
因为这个挑战
That we are willing to accept
是我们乐于接受的
One we are unwilling to postpone
是我们不愿推迟的
And one which we intend to win
是我们志在必得的
And the others, too
其他的挑战亦是如此
