Ronald Reagan’s 8 Big Secrets

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（譯者單位：中國人民公安大學）

Michael Reagan, the eldest son of Ronald Reagan, realized something.

羅納德·里根的長子邁克爾·里根明白了一些事。

[2] All his life people have been asking him the same question: “What was your dad really like?”

[3] So much had been written about his dad’s life, his politics, his Hollywood career… but little was ever revealed about Ronald Reagan the man—the private man, home with his wife,kids, and friends.

[4] And nobody alive knows more about who Reagan really was than Ronald Reagan’s eldest son, Michael himself.

[5] The young Reagan decided to reveal the true face of his father—good and bad—so that people could learn from one of the greats in American history.

[2]從小到大，人們一直都在問他同一個問題：“你父親到底是什么樣的人？”

[3]關于他的父親、從政經歷以及好萊塢演藝生涯……人們寫了很多了。但是，私底下的羅納德·里根，作為丈夫、父親和朋友，是個什么樣的人，卻鮮有披露。

[4]當今世上，再沒有比羅納德·里根的長子邁克爾更了解里根的人了。

[5]小里根決定將他父親生活中真實的一面呈現給世人，不論好壞，這些都可以讓人們從這位美國歷史名人的身上汲取經驗。

[6] For the first time, his book,“Lessons My Father Taught Me: The Strength, Integrity, and Faith of Ronald Reagan,” reveals Michael’s personal insights1insight深刻的了解。into the qualities that def i ned his dad—and can help any of us succeed in our relationships and life.

[6] 在《父親教給我的經驗：羅納德·里根的力量、正直和信仰》一書中，邁克爾第一次講述了自己對父親鮮明品格的深刻理解。這本書對我們每個人成功處理人際關系、走好人生之路都會很有裨益。

[7] Michael says of his father he was“the greatest man he ever knew.” But he says he was not without problems and mistakes.

[8] Michael argues that people in all walks of life can tap into2tap into挖掘，利用。those lessons his Dad learned—and find the same power of faith and love that motivated him.

[9] Here are 8 “secrets” about Ronald Reagan revealed in “Lessons My Father Taught Me”:

Secret 1:Reagan weathered a bitter divorce when his own wife, actress Jane Wyman, gave up on him and said“enough.” Michael details how his Dad overcame the rejection and made sure he and his sister were not casualties3casualty受害人。.

Secret 2:Though Michael grew up near “Beverly Hills brats4brat（貶義）孩子，（尤指）頑童。”—like the kids of Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, John Wayne, and other Hollywood stars—his father wanted Michael to be different.He played a little game with his allowance5allowance零用錢。Michael can’t forget to this day.

[7]邁克爾說他父親是“他認識的最偉大的人”。不過，他也承認，父親并非完人，也會犯錯。

[8]邁克爾認為，各行各業的人都可借鑒他父親的經驗，每個人都可以找到曾經激勵他父親的那份信仰與愛的力量。

[9]以下是該書所披露的羅納德·里根的8個“秘密”：

秘密之一：當同是演員的妻子簡·懷曼對他說了句“夠了”而離去后，羅納德·里根經受了離婚帶來的痛苦。邁克爾在書中詳述了父親如何戰勝離婚的打擊并確保他和妹妹不會因此受到任何傷害。

秘密之二：雖然邁克爾兒時的玩伴有“貝弗利山的頑童們”——鮑勃·霍普、賓·克羅斯比、約翰·韋恩等好萊塢明星的孩子——但父親還是希望邁克爾能與眾不同。他用零用錢和小邁克爾玩了一個小游戲，令邁克爾至今難忘。

Secret 3:The shocking fact that his own kids—Ron and Patti—never voted for their own father when he ran for president! Reagan admitted to Michael that his own failure to “show up” for his kids caused the problem and vowed to make good to them.

秘密之三：令人震驚的一件事是，里根競選總統時，他自己的孩子，羅恩和帕蒂，從來沒有投票給自己的父親！里根后來向邁克爾承認，這要歸咎于他自己沒能在孩子們面前表現出個人能力，他發誓要好好證明給他們看。

Secret 4:Reagan hated inf i delity and warned Michael about its consequences.Michael even shares a personal letter his Dad wrote him on the subject.

Secret 5:Reagan couldn’t play a “bad guy” as an actor. His father may have been one of the most famous actors of his time, but he had a theory about playing bad guys—one his son never forgot.

Secret 6:Reagan almost lost his public career more than once—but discovered a technique of “re-creating”himself to make a comeback. Michael says anyone facing career and personal challenges can fi nd this useful.

Secret 7:Reagan’s other son was rumored to be gay. He called Michael and gave a most surprising reason why he wasn’t going to worry about it!

Secret 8:The scandalous6scandalous丟臉的。revelation about JFK Reagan made to his family—and the advice he gave them about how they should take the news.

[10] Michael Reagan concludes in“Lessons My Father Taught Me” that his father’s ultimate secret lesson was the “power of one”—that each and every individual had an incredible ability to make themselves a better person while influencing and changing the world. ■

秘密之四：里根痛恨不忠行為，他提醒邁克爾，不忠會帶來嚴重后果。邁克爾還在書中分享了一封父親寫給他的私人信件，信中談及了這一話題。

秘密之五：作為演員，里根決不扮演“壞蛋”。他可能是那個時代最著名的演員之一，但堅持不演“壞蛋”，這一原則邁克爾從來沒有忘記。

秘密之六：里根的事業曾經不止一次差點兒完結，但他找到了“重塑”自我的方法東山再起。邁克爾說，面對事業挑戰和個人挑戰的人都會發現這很有用。

秘密之七：有傳言說里根的另一個兒子是同性戀。里根給邁克爾打電話解釋了他為什么不會擔心這事，理由非常出人意料！

秘密之八：里根將前總統約翰·菲茨杰拉德·肯尼迪的丑聞披露給家人，并向家人建議如何應對此類消息。

[10]邁克爾·里根在《父親教給我的經驗》一書中總結道，他父親的終極秘訣就是“個體之力”，即每個人在影響和改變世界的同時，都有不可思議的能力讓自己變得更好。 □