我有一个梦想I Have a Dream.docx

1、我有一个梦想I Have a Dream我有一个梦想(I Have a Dream)1963年8月23日，马丁路德金组织了美国历史上影响深远的“自由进军”运动。他率领一支庞大的游行队伍向首都华盛顿进军，为全美国的黑人争取人权。他在林肯纪念堂前向25万人发表了著名的演说我有一个梦想，为反对种族歧视、争取平等发出呼号。马丁路德金1964年获诺贝尔和平奖。1968年4月4日他在田纳西州被暗杀。在演说中，他说出了著名的平等口号：我梦想有一天，这个国家将会奋起，实现其立国信条的真谛：“我们认为这些真理不证自明：人人生而平等。”Ihaveadreamthatonedaythisnationwillrise

2、upandliveoutthetruemeaningofitscreed:weholdthesetruthstobeself-evident，thatallmenarecreatedequal。我梦想有一天，在佐治亚州的红色山岗上，昔日奴隶的儿子能够同昔日奴隶主的儿子同席而坐，亲如手足。Ihaveadreamthatonedayontheredhillsofgeorgia，thesonsofformerslavesandthesonsofformerslaveownerswillbeabletositdowntogetheratthetableofbrotherhood。我梦想有一天，我的四个

3、孩子将生活在一个不是以肤色的深浅，而是以品格的优劣作为评判标准的国家里。Ihaveadreamthatmyfourlittlechildrenwillonedayliveinanationwheretheywillnotbejudgedbythecoloroftheirskinbutbythecontentoftheircharacter。演讲全文：IhaveaDreambymartinLutherKing，Jr。Iamhappytojoinwithyoutodayinwhatwillgodowninhistoryasthegreatestdemonstrationforfreedominth

4、ehistoryofournation。Fivescoreyearsago，agreatAmerican，inwhosesymbolicshadowwestandtoday，signedtheemancipationproclamation。ThismomentousdecreecameasagreatbeaconlightofhopetomillionsofNegroslaveswhohadbeensearedintheflamesofwitheringinjustice。Itcameasajoyousdaybreaktoendthelongnightoftheircaptivity。but

5、onehundredyearslater，theNegrostillisnotfree。onehundredyearslater，thelifeoftheNegroisstillsadlycrippledbythemanaclesofsegregationandthechainsofdiscrimination。onehundredyearslater，theNegrolivesonalonelyislandofpovertyinthemidstofavastoceanofmaterialprosperity。onehundredyearslater，theNegroisstilllangui

6、shedinthecornersofAmericansocietyandfindshimselfanexileinhisownland。Andsowevecomeheretodaytodramatizeashamefulcondition。Inasensewevecometoournationscapitaltocashacheck。whenthearchitectsofourrepublicwrotethemagnificentwordsoftheconstitutionandtheDeclarationofIndependence，theyweresigningapromissorynot

7、etowhicheveryAmericanwastofallheir。Thisnotewasapromisethatallmen，yes，blackmenaswellaswhitemen，wouldbeguaranteedtheunalienablerightsofLife，Libertyandthepursuitofhappiness。ItisobvioustodaythatAmericahasdefaultedonthispromissorynote，insofarashercitizensofcolorareconcerned。Insteadofhonoringthissacredobl

8、igation，AmericahasgiventheNegropeopleabadcheck，acheckwhichhascomebackmarkedinsufficientfunds。butwerefusetobelievethatthebankofjusticeisbankrupt。werefusetobelievethatthereareinsufficientfundsinthegreatvaultsofopportunityofthisnation。Andso，wevecometocashthischeck，acheckthatwillgiveusupondemandtheriche

9、soffreedomandthesecurityofjustice。wehavealsocometothishallowedspottoremindAmericaofthefierceurgencyofNow。Thisisnotimetoengageintheluxuryofcoolingoffortotakethetranquilizingdrugofgradualism。Nowisthetimetomakerealthepromisesofdemocracy。Nowisthetimetorisefromthedarkanddesolatevalleyofsegregationtothesu

10、nlitpathofracialjustice。Nowisthetimetoliftournationfromthequicksandsofracialinjusticetothesolidrockofbrotherhood。Nowisthetimetomakejusticearealityforallofgodschildren。Itwouldbefatalforthenationtooverlooktheurgencyofthemoment。ThisswelteringsummeroftheNegroslegitimatediscontentwillnotpassuntilthereisa

11、ninvigoratingautumnoffreedomandequality。Nineteensixty-threeisnotanend，butabeginning。AndthosewhohopethattheNegroneededtoblowoffsteamandwillnowbecontentwillhavearudeawakeningifthenationreturnstobusinessasusual。AndtherewillbeneitherrestnortranquilityinAmericauntiltheNegroisgrantedhiscitizenshiprights。T

12、hewhirlwindsofrevoltwillcontinuetoshakethefoundationsofournationuntilthebrightdayofjusticeemerges。butthereissomethingthatImustsaytomypeople，whostandonthewarmthresholdwhichleadsintothepalaceofjustice:Intheprocessofgainingourrightfulplace，wemustnotbeguiltyofwrongfuldeeds。Letusnotseektosatisfyourthirst

13、forfreedombydrinkingfromthecupofbitternessandhatred。wemustforeverconductourstruggleonthehighplaneofdignityanddiscipline。wemustnotallowourcreativeprotesttodegenerateintophysicalviolence。Againandagain，wemustrisetothemajesticheightsofmeetingphysicalforcewithsoulforce。Themarvelousnewmilitancywhichhaseng

14、ulfedtheNegrocommunitymustnotleadustoadistrustofallwhitepeople，formanyofourwhitebrothers，asevidencedbytheirpresenceheretoday，havecometorealizethattheirdestinyistiedupwithourdestiny。Andtheyhavecometorealizethattheirfreedomisinextricablyboundtoourfreedom。wecannotwalkalone。Andaswewalk，wemustmakethepled

15、gethatweshallalwaysmarchahead。wecannotturnback。Therearethosewhoareaskingthedevoteesofcivilrights，whenwillyoubesatisfied?wecanneverbesatisfiedaslongastheNegroisthevictimoftheunspeakablehorrorsofpolicebrutality。wecanneverbesatisfiedaslongasourbodies，heavywiththefatigueoftravel，cannotgainlodginginthemo

16、telsofthehighwaysandthehotelsofthecities。wecannotbesatisfiedaslongasaNegroinmississippicannotvoteandaNegroinNewYorkbelieveshehasnothingforwhichtovote。No，no，wearenotsatisfied，andwewillnotbesatisfieduntiljusticerollsdownlikewaters，andrighteousnesslikeamightystream。Iamnotunmindfulthatsomeofyouhavecomehereout