VOA双语新闻 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebrated in Church

The 76th anniversary of the birth of Martin Luther King Jr. was commemorated² in the church where he preached and in the neighborhood where he grew up.

美国民权运动领袖马丁·路德·金诞辰76周年的纪念活动在他故乡的一个他曾经布过道的教堂举行。

The hometown celebration of the birthday of slain³ civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. began with an ecumenical service at the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, where King preached before he was assassinated⁴ in 1968. Martin Luther King III, the president of the King Center in Atlanta, asked the congregation to remember his father's legacy⁵ of peace.

民权运动领袖马丁·路德·金家乡的诞辰纪念活动从历史上著名的埃比尼泽浸礼会教堂的宗教仪式开始。在1968年遇刺之前，金牧师曾在这个教堂布道。在亚特兰大马丁·路德·金中心的主席马丁·路德·金三世呼吁人们记住他父亲的和平遗产。

"We commemorate¹ on this national holiday the passionate⁶ patriot⁷ who marched under the American flag and demanded that the nation he loved honor its noblest ideals of freedom, justice, and equality for all citizens," he said.

他说：“我们在这个国定假日中纪念一位富有激情的爱国者。他行进在美国国旗下，要求他所热爱的这个国家实现所有公民都享有自由、公正、平等这些崇高的理想。”

Among the dignitaries attending was Georgia Congressman⁸ John Lewis, a Democrat⁹ and a veteran of the civil rights movement. Congressman Lewis said Reverend King believed in taking action to build a world community at peace with itself.

参加纪念活动的著名人士包括乔治亚州民主党国会议员刘易斯。他是一位资深的民权活动人士。国会议员刘易斯说，马丁·路德·金相信，要采取行动，建立一个内在和谐的世界。

"If Dr. Martin Luther King could speak to us today, he would say 'stand up, speak out, speak up and talk back. Do not be so quiet and make some noise.' Today, as we celebrate and commemorate the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., I say find your passion and then take a stand," he said. "I believe he would be saying today, 'End the war, end the war in Iraq. And Bring our young men and our young women home.'"

他说：“如果金博士今天可以对我们讲话，他会说，‘站起来！大声地讲出自己的观点，反驳你认为不对的观点。不要保持沉默或窃窃私语。’今天，就在我们纪念马丁·路德·金诞辰的时候我要说，拿出你的激情，明确你的立场。我坚信他会说，‘结束战争，结束伊拉克战争。让我们年轻的男女军人们回家。’”

After the almost three-hour church service, members of the King family laid a wreath at Reverend King's crypt and there was a march and rally through the city's downtown.

在差不多三个多小时的教堂仪式后，金家族的家庭成员们在马丁·路德·金的墓穴前献上了花圈，然后在这座城市的市中心举行了游行和集会活动。
 
 

1 commemorate   

vt.纪念，庆祝

参考例句：

• This building was built to commemorate the Fire of London.这栋大楼是为纪念“伦敦大火”而兴建的。
• We commemorate the founding of our nation with a public holiday.我们放假一日以庆祝国庆。

2 commemorated   

v.纪念，庆祝( commemorate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Lincoln commemorated the soldiers killed in the battle in his address. 林肯在演说中表扬阵亡将士。 来自辞典例句
• You'll be commemorated for killing a spy, and be specially discharged. 你们每杀一个间谍将会被记录到特殊档案。 来自电影对白

3 slain   

杀死，宰杀，杀戮( slay的过去分词 )； (slay的过去分词)

参考例句：

• The soldiers slain in the battle were burried that night. 在那天夜晚埋葬了在战斗中牺牲了的战士。
• His boy was dead, slain by the hand of the false Amulius. 他的儿子被奸诈的阿缪利乌斯杀死了。

4 assassinated   

v.暗杀( assassinate的过去式和过去分词 )；中伤；诋毁；破坏

参考例句：

• The prime minister was assassinated by extremists. 首相遭极端分子暗杀。
• Then, just two days later, President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. 跟着在两天以后，肯尼迪总统在达拉斯被人暗杀。 来自辞典例句

5 legacy   

n.遗产，遗赠；先人(或过去)留下的东西

参考例句：

• They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
• He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。

6 passionate   

adj.热情的，热烈的，激昂的，易动情的，易怒的，性情暴躁的

参考例句：

• He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。
• He is very passionate about the project.他对那个项目非常热心。

7 patriot   

n.爱国者，爱国主义者

参考例句：

• He avowed himself a patriot.他自称自己是爱国者。
• He is a patriot who has won the admiration of the French already.他是一个已经赢得法国人敬仰的爱国者。

8 Congressman   

n.（美）国会议员

参考例句：

• He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
• The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

9 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。