马丁·路德·金的故事(英汉对照)第五节

Section 5: Free at lastI just wan't to leave a committed life behind.Then my living will not be in vain.;;Martin Luther King,Jr.我只想留下一段尽职尽责的生命历程这样我一生的努力就不会白费;;马丁;路德;金

The bullet had torn away the right side of Dr.King's face and neck. King tried to speak, but only a faint murmur came from his mouth,"I told you so."子弹撕裂了金博士右边的脸和脖子。他尝试说些什么，但只能发出微弱的气流：“我早知道是这样的结局。”

Tributes and condolences were sent from all over the world. President Johnson declared Sunday,April 7, a national day of mourning, and all flags were flown at half mast.On Monday, April 8, the Memphis march that King had planned took place. Coretta and three of his children joined Ralph Abernathy to lead 30,000 people in the memorial march. Ten days later, the sanitation workers had their settlement and got everything they asked for: Minimum wages, union representation, and benefits.世界各地的人们称颂马丁的一生，对他的死表示哀悼。约翰逊总统宣布，4月7日星期日那天为全国哀悼日，各地下半旗志哀。4月8日星期一，金计划的孟菲斯活动如期开始了。柯蕊塔和他们的三个孩子加入拉尔夫;艾伯纳西的行列，率领30 000人举行纪念马丁的活动。10天后，卫生局工人的问题获得解决，他们得到了所有要求的东西：最低工资保障、工会代表权和福利津贴。

That King's death would cause so much violence was a cruel and bitter irony. Jacqueline Kennedy, the widow of President John Kennedy, asked"When will

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our country learn that to live by the sward is to perish by the sword?"金的死引发了很多的暴力活动，这确实是残忍而苦涩的讽刺。约翰;肯尼迪总统的遗孀杰奎琳;肯尼迪问道：“我们的国家要到何时才能明白凡动刀的必死于刀下？”

Martin Luther King,Jr.,did not solve all the problems of racism and war and poverty, but he led the way toward peace, justice, and equality for all people. He didn't have all the answers. No one does. But he had faith that people were basically good, and he had hope for the future.Perhaps even more important , he shared his faith and hope. He led people to his mountaintop. He led them to see the warld as it might be and to believe that, working together, they could change it.My dear,kind friends, isn't this right our orientation and momentum? Let's go！马丁;路德;金没有解决种族主义、战争和贫困带来的所有问题。但是他领导人们走向和平、公正和人人平等。他没有所有问题的答案。没有人有。但他坚持人性本善；而且他对未来满怀希望。也许更为重要的事，他和人们分享他的信念和希望。他带领人们登上山颠。他让人们看到世界的，并使他们相信：努力一致就能改变世界。我亲爱的善良的朋友们，这不正是我们的方向与动力吗？让我们并肩作战，勇往直前！

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