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The United States is honoring the slain¹ civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Junior, on the national holiday that bears his name. President Bush marked the occasion with a visit to the Martin Luther King, Junior, Memorial Library in Washington, D.C.

在全国假日马丁.路德.金纪念日到来之际，美国人缅怀这位被暗杀的民权领袖。布什总统在这个纪念日参观了设在华盛顿的马丁.路德.金纪念图书馆。

The president spent the King Day holiday surrounded by children and the books they love to read.

布什总统在这个假日当中看望了孩子们、参观了他们喜欢阅读的图书。

He traveled a few blocks from the White House to the main Washington, D.C. library. During a visit to the children's reading room, he joined a librarian who was discussing the significance of Reverend King's life and legacy² with a group of boys and girls of various races and religions.

布什总统从白宫穿过几个街区来到华盛顿特区马丁.路德.金纪念图书馆总馆。在参观儿童阅览室的过程中，布什总统加入了正在对一群不同种族儿童讲解马丁.路德.金生平和政治遗产特殊意义的图书馆员的谈话。

"Martin Luther King is a towering figure in the history of our country. And it is fitting that we honor his service, and his courage and his vision," said Mr. Bush.

布什说：“马丁.路德.金是我国历史上一个伟大的人物，我们纪念他的付出、他的勇气以及他的观念，这是十分恰当的。”

He hailed King's dedication³ to helping⁴ others, and urged all Americans to honor him by reaching out to those in need.

他称赞了马丁.路德.金为他人所做的贡献，呼吁所有美国人向需要帮助的人伸出援手，以这样的方式纪念他。

"And our fellow citizens have got to understand that by loving a neighbor like you would like to be loved yourself, by reaching out to someone who hurts, by simply living a life of kindness and compassion⁵, you can make America a better place and fulfill⁶ the dream of Martin Luther King," added Mr. Bush.

布什说：“我们的公民应了解，通过爱人如己的精神去爱护你的邻居，通过向受到伤害的人伸出援手，通过和蔼和同情的生活过程，你就能将美国变成一个更好的地方，能让马丁.路德.金的梦想完全实现。”

The president said King Day is an opportunity to renew America's deep desire to be a nation of promise, justice and opportunity for all.

布什总统说，马丁.路德.金纪念日给予美国一个机会来重申美国深远的理念，那就是把美国构建成一个具有前途、正义并且为每个人创造机会的国家。

King, a Baptist minister, led a non-violent movement in the United States in the 1950's and 1960's for racial equality. He was instrumental in pushing the passage of landmark⁷ civil rights legislation in 1963 and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. His life ended tragically⁸ when he was assassinated⁹ in 1968 at the age of 39.

马丁.路德.金是一位牧师，1950和60年代曾领导了要求美国种族平等的非暴力运动。他对1963年的里程碑式的民权法案的通过产生着直接的作用，并获得了诺贝尔和平奖。1968年他年仅39岁的时候不幸遭到暗杀，悲惨地结束了宝贵的生命。