I want to be the white man’s brother, not his brother-in-law.
—— Martin Luther King, Jr.
我想成为白人的兄弟,而不是他们的姻亲。
——马丁·路德·金
Only when the whites treat the blacks as brothers, the United States can be called an egalitarian country. 只有当白人把黑人当做自己的兄弟一样对待的时候,美国才能被称为是一个平等的国家。
brother-in-law [ˈbrʌðə(r) ɪn lɔ:] n. 姐夫;妹夫;内兄;内弟;大伯;小叔
brotherly [ˈbrʌðəlɪ] adj. 兄弟般的;亲切友好的
treat [tri:t] v. 招待;对待 entreat [ɪnˈtri:t] v. 恳求,乞求
entertain [ˌentəˈteɪn] v. 款待,招待
delectation [ˌdi:lekˈteɪʃn] n. 款待
egalitarian [ɪˌgælɪˈteərɪən] adj. 平等主义的
Discrimination is a hellhound that gnaws at Negroes in every waking moment of their lives to remind them that the lie of their inferiority is accepted as truth in the society dominating them.
—— Martin Luther King, Jr.
种族歧视就像是地狱的恶犬,咬噬着黑人的生命,时刻提醒着他们自己总是低人一等。这样的谎言,在统治他们的社会中,竟被当做了真理。
——马丁·路德·金
When the white men constantly put emphasis on the difference between the blacks and themselves and claimed that they were superior to those blacks, did they have God in their minds? 当白人不断地强调他们与黑人之间的差别,并声称他们比黑人高一等的时候,他们心中可有上帝?
hellhound [ˈhelhaʊnd] n. 地狱之犬;恶鬼 gnaw at 啃,咬;侵蚀
inferiority [ʊnˌfʊʊrʊˈʊrʊtʊ] n. 自卑;低劣 dominate [ˈdɒmɪneɪt] v. 支配;统治
domination [ˌdɒmɪ'neɪʃn] n. 统治;支配 dominion [dəˈmɪnɪən] n. 统治,管辖;支配
put emphasis on 重视;强调 superior to 优于;比……优越