I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal."
—— Martin Luther King, Jr.
我有一个梦想:有一天这个国家将会奋起,真正实践自己的信条,即“人人生来平等,我们认为这是不言而喻的真理。”
——马丁·路德·金
"All men are created equal" has been written into the constitutions of many countries, but it is difficult to realize it. However, at the cost of the efforts and bloodshed of generations, we are approaching it step by step. 许多国家的宪法里都写着“人人生来平等”,但真正实现它却并不容易。然而,经过数代人的不懈努力和流血牺牲,我们正在一点一点地接近这个目标。
rise up 起来反抗;起义 live out 实践 creed [kri:d] n. 信条;教义
belief [bɪˈli:f] n. 信仰;信念 bloodshed [ˈblʌdʃed] n. 流血;杀戮 step by step 逐步地