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（译者单位：中国人民公安大学）

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

罗纳德·里根的长子迈克尔·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]从小到大，人们一直都在问他同一个问题：“你父亲到底是什么样的人？”

[3]关于他的父亲、从政经历以及好莱坞演艺生涯……人们写了很多了。但是，私底下的罗纳德·里根，作为丈夫、父亲和朋友，是个什么样的人，却鲜有披露。

[4]当今世上，再没有比罗纳德·里根的长子迈克尔更了解里根的人了。

[5]小里根决定将他父亲生活中真实的一面呈现给世人，不论好坏，这些都可以让人们从这位美国历史名人的身上汲取经验。

[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《父亲教给我的经验：罗纳德·里根的力量、正直和信仰》一书中，迈克尔第一次讲述了自己对父亲鲜明品格的深刻理解。这本书对我们每个人成功处理人际关系、走好人生之路都会很有裨益。

[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（贬义）孩子，（尤指）顽童。”—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零用钱。Michael can’t forget to this day.

[7]迈克尔说他父亲是“他认识的最伟大的人”。不过，他也承认，父亲并非完人，也会犯错。

[8]迈克尔认为，各行各业的人都可借鉴他父亲的经验，每个人都可以找到曾经激励他父亲的那份信仰与爱的力量。

[9]以下是该书所披露的罗纳德·里根的8个“秘密”：

秘密之一：当同是演员的妻子简·怀曼对他说了句“够了”而离去后，罗纳德·里根经受了离婚带来的痛苦。迈克尔在书中详述了父亲如何战胜离婚的打击并确保他和妹妹不会因此受到任何伤害。

秘密之二：虽然迈克尔儿时的玩伴有“贝弗利山的顽童们”——鲍勃·霍普、宾·克罗斯比、约翰·韦恩等好莱坞明星的孩子——但父亲还是希望迈克尔能与众不同。