Our goal is freedom, and I believe we are going to get there because however much she strays away from it, the goal of America is freedom.
—— Martin Luther King, Jr.
我们的目标是自由,我相信我们正在一步步地靠近它,因为无论美国怎样偏离自由的路线,她的终点永远是自由。
——马丁·路德·金
If we insist on the goal of freedom, and go forward in the direction of it, no matter how far away from us it is, we will get there in the end. 如果我们坚持自由的目标,并且朝着它不断前进,那么无论自由离我们有多远,我们终将能够到达。
goal [gəʊl] n. 目标;终点
stray [streɪ] n. 走失的家畜;流浪者 adj. 迷途的;偏离的 v. 迷路;偏离
stray away from 走失;偏离
insist on 坚持;强调 in the direction of 朝……方向
From every mountainside, let freedom ring.
—— Martin Luther King, Jr.
让自由的钟声在每一处山坡上回响。
——马丁·路德·金
Martin Luther King was a prominent leader of the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He devoted all his life to the cause of fighting for the blacks’rights. His great spirit will be remembered by people for ever. 马丁·路德·金是美国黑人民权运动的杰出领袖。他一生都致力于为黑人争取权利的事业。他的崇高的精神将永远被人们铭记。
mountainside [ˈmaʊntʊnsaʊd] n. 山腰;山坡 mountainous [ˈmaʊntənəs] adj. 多山的
mountaintop [ˈmaʊntʊntʊp] n. 山顶
mountaineer [ˌmaʊntəˈnɪə(r)] n. 登山者;登山运动员
mountaineering [ˌmaʊntʊˈnʊʊrʊʊ] n. 登山运动
prominent [ˈprɒmɪnənt] adj. 杰出的;卓越的 prominently [ˈprʊmʊnʊntlʊ] adv. 显著地
prominence [ˈprɒmɪnəns] n. 卓越 remarkable [rʊˈmʊ:kʊbl] adj. 非凡的;引人注目的