7 John F. Kennedy the Brave（3.5）

JOHN F. KENNEDY the Brave

勇敢的约翰·肯尼迪

His last name came from his rich father. His middle name came from his powerful grandfather. Nobody even used his first name. Everybody just called him Jack.

他的姓来自他富有的父亲。 他的中间名来自他有权有势的祖父。 甚至没有人叫他的名字。 大家都叫他杰克。

One day, he would be called Mr. President. John Fitzgerald Kennedy became the thirty-fifth president of the United States. Getting there was like an adventure book he had read as a boy....

总有一天，他会被称为总统先生。 约翰·菲茨杰拉德·肯尼迪成为美国第35任总统。 到达那里就像他小时候读过的一本冒险书....

Jack was a skinny, sickly kid. But he was a Kennedy. His Irish-American father was very clear on what that meant. "We want winners in this house." So scrappy Jack kept up with his eight brothers and sisters.

杰克是个瘦骨嶙峋、体弱多病的孩子。 但他是肯尼迪家族的一员。他的爱尔兰裔美国父亲非常清楚这意味着什么。 “我们希望这个议院里有赢家。” 所以好胜的杰克跟得上他的八个兄弟姐妹。

Jack often had health problems. Whenever he was sick, he read. He liked hero stories and history books. He read the newspaper every day. Jack Kennedy wanted to know what was going on in the world.

杰克经常有健康问题。 每当他生病时，他就读书。 他喜欢英雄故事和历史书。 他每天看报纸。 杰克·肯尼迪想知道世界上发生了什么事。

Jack joined the navy during World War II. He was in charge of a small patrol boat, PT-109. One dark, moonless night, an enemy warship plowed right through Jack's boat. PT-109 was ripped in half!

杰克在第二次世界大战期间加入了海军。 他负责一艘名为PT-109的小型巡逻艇。 在一个漆黑无月的夜晚，一艘敌舰撞穿了杰克的船。 PT-109被撕成两半！