2006年VOA标准英语-America Honors Slain Civil Rights Leader M

By Paula Wolfson
Washington
16 January 2006
 

President Bush, foreground, views the the Emancipation¹ Proclamation at the National Archives building   
  
Monday Americans honor the life and legacy² of the slain³ civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. President Bush is marking the annual King holiday with a speech in Washington.

------------------------------------

The president began his day with a short trip to the U.S. National Archives to view the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation, which declared an end to slavery in the United States.

He said it was a fitting way to start his observance of Martin Luther King Day.

"Today we celebrate the life of an American who called Americans to account when we didn't live to our ideals," said the president.

Mr. Bush will speak at length at a King ceremony at Washington's Kennedy Center. Similar programs are being held around the country highlighting community service and Reverend King's non-violent campaign for equal rights.

1 emancipation   

n.（从束缚、支配下）解放

参考例句：

• We must arouse them to fight for their own emancipation. 我们必须唤起他们为其自身的解放而斗争。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They rejoiced over their own emancipation. 他们为自己的解放感到欢欣鼓舞。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 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。

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。