我们生来平等 All Men Are Created Equal
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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
For you
"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。
Words and Phrases
rise up 起来反抗；起义live out 实践
creed [kri:d] n. 信条；教义
belief [bli:f] n. 信仰；信念
bloodshed ['blded] n. 流血；杀戮
step by step 逐步地
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I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
我有一个梦想：有一天，我的4个孩子将生活在一个不是以肤色的深浅，而是以品德的优劣来评判他们的国家里。 —马丁·路德·金
For you
Nobody should be despised for their family background, and no people should be deprived of their human rights for the color of their skin. We should treat every person equally. 没有人应当因为出身而受到轻视，也没有哪个民族应当因为肤色而被剥夺人权。我们应当平等地对待每一个人。
Words and Phrases
judge [dd] v. 判断；审判content ['kntent] n. 内容；容量
despise [d'spaz] v. 鄙视，看不起family background 家庭背景
equally [i:kwl] adv. 相等地；同样地equation [kwen] n. 相等；均衡；方程式
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I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
我有一个梦想：有一天，在佐治亚州的红色山丘上，昔日奴隶的儿子们和昔日奴隶主的儿子们能够像兄弟一样坐在一起。 —马丁·路德·金
For you
Nowadays slaves and slave owners are both gone. The distinction between the black people and the white people is vanishing away gradually. 如今，奴隶、奴隶主都已经成为了历史。黑人与白人之间的差别也正在逐渐地消失。
Words and Phrases
former ['f:m] adj. 从前的；前任的be able to 会，能够
brotherhood [brehd] n. 兄弟关系；手足情谊 nowadays [nadez] adv. 现今；时下
tomorrow [tmr] n. 明天，明日 adv. 在明天，在明日
distinction [dstkn] n. 区别；差别vanish [vn] v. 消失；突然不见
生命不息，奋斗不止 Once There Is Life, There Is Fighting
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Greatness is never a given. It must be earned. — Barack Obama
伟大不是凭空而来的，而是靠努力赢来的。 —贝拉克·奥巴马
For you
Nothing is unearned. If you want to be esteemed by people, you have to do something worth their respect first. 没有什么是不劳而获的。如果你想受到人们的尊
敬，就要先做出值得人们尊敬的事情。
Words and Phrases
greatness [ɡretns] n. 伟大；巨大
earn [:n] v. 获得；挣得
earner [:n(r)] n. 挣钱者，挣工资者
earnings [:nz] n. 薪水，工资，收入
unearned [n:nd] adj. 不劳而获的
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All this will not be finished in the first one hundred days. Nor will it be finished in the first one thousand days; nor in the life of this Administration; nor even perhaps in our lifetime on this planet. But let us begin. — John F. Kennedy
所有这些不会在100天内完成，不会在1000天内完成，也不会在这届政府执政期间完成，甚至不会在我们有生之年完成。但是让我们开始吧！—约翰·肯尼迪
For you
A great cause may cost many years to be finished. But we shouldn’t give it up for it is too difficult or for we couldn’t see it come true in this lifetime. 一项伟大的事业也许需要很多年才能完成。但是我们不能因为它过于困难，或是因为我们有生之年无法看到它实现，就放弃这项事业。
Words and Phrases
administration [dmnstren] n. 管理，实施；管理部门
administer [dmnst(r)] v. 管理（公司、组织等）
administrative [dmnstrtv] adj. 行政的；管理的
administratively [d'mnstrtvl] adv. 管理地，行政管理地
lifetime [laftam] n. 一生，终生；寿命planet [plnt] n. 行星
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Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men. — John F. Kennedy
不要祈求生活一帆风顺，应当祈求自己变得更加坚强。 —约翰·肯尼迪
For you
Life is not easy, and troubles and difficulties always come one by one. We couldn’t expect that there would be no trouble in life. What we can do is to become stronger. 生活不是一帆风顺的，麻烦总是接踵而至。我们不能指望生活中没有麻烦，我们能做的是使自己变得更加坚强。
Words and Phrases
one by one 一个接一个
expect [kspekt] v. 盼望，期望
unexpected [nkspektd] adj. 始料不及的
幸福的真谛 The Truth of Happiness
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Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort. — Franklin D. Roosevelt
幸福不在于单纯地拥有金钱，它还在于取得成功时的喜悦，和创造努力时的激情。 —富兰克林·罗斯福
For you
Many people think that success is happiness. However, when they reach the destination of success, they find that the true happiness is just in the process of fighting for it. 许多人认为成功的终点才是幸福，然而等他们到达终点时才发现，真正的幸福是在为成功奋斗的过程中。
Words and Phrases
mere [m(r)] adj. 仅仅的；只不过的
possession [p'zen] n. 拥有；持有；具有
thrill [θrl] n. 激动；兴奋
creative [kretv] adj. 创造性的
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The happiest people I have known have been those who gave themselves no concern about their own souls, but did their uttermost to mitigate the miseries of others. — Elizabeth Cady Stanton
我认识的最幸福的人不是那些只关注自己的人，而是那些不遗余力地减轻他人痛苦的人。 —伊丽莎白·卡迪·斯坦顿
For you
A man who notices nothing except what relates to himself will become selfish and unhappy. And only people who are concerned about others can feel happy. 一个只关注自己的人会变得自私忧郁，而懂得关心别人的人才会整天被幸福包围。
Words and Phrases
concern about 对……表示担心；对……忧虑
soul [sl] n. 灵魂；精神uttermost [tmst] adj. 极度的；极端的 n. 最大限度
mitigate [mtget] v. 减轻；使缓和misery [mzr] n. 苦难；痛苦
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Find work you love. It is hard to be happy if you spend more than half your waking hours doing something you don’t. — Drew G. Faust
找一份你喜欢的工作。如果你把大部分的时间都花费在你不喜欢的工作上，你会很难感到幸福的。 —德鲁·吉尔平·福斯特
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Life is limited. Don’t waste your limited life on the work that you don’t like. Do what you want to do while you are still young, or you will regret when you are old.生命是有限的。不要把有限的生命浪费在做你不喜欢的事情上。趁年轻做你喜欢做的事情吧，不要到老了才后悔。
Words and Phrases
spend [spend] v. 花费；消耗
expend [kspend] v. 花费；耗费
expense [kspens] n. 费用；开支
working hour 工作时间
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