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I Have a Dream
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The opening line of one of the most iconic speeches of our time by the late great Martin Luther King, often simply referred to as MLK.
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Born in Atlanta, Georgia on January 15, 1929, King was a religious minister who rose to fame as
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a national leader in the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 60s.
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King, who was actually named Michael upon birth, was five years old when his father,
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also Michael, became inspired by the works of the late German Protestant Reformation leader,
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Martin Luther, and decided to change both he and his son's names.
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King's father was also a minister and a strict father who fought for civil rights.
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Having long witnessed his father's fight against segregation and racial abuse, it was inevitable that King would follow in his father's footsteps.
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He was a gifted student who skipped grades 9 and 12 and entered college early at the age of 15,
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graduating with a degree in sociology four years later.
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He then went on to receive a Bachelor of Divinity degree in 1951
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and finally his doctorate in theology from Boston University in 1955.
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Amidst all his studies, King married and became a father to four children.
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At the age of 25,
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King became a pastor at a Baptist church in Alabama and quickly gained fame for his booming voice and powerful congregational speeches.
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His role in defending Rosa Parks in the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955 shot King to national fame.
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Ms. Parks was arrested for sitting in a whites-only seat of a city bus.
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These kinds of segregation laws were exactly what King wanted to abolish.
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He urged communities to come together to stop this kind of repression.
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The boycott lasted just over a year and resulted in a change of law that prohibited segregation on buses.
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This was just the beginning of King's leadership.
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The Civil Rights Movement gained many victories as a result of his hard work and often personal sacrifices.
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As a big believer in Gandhi's ideals, King always maintained a nonviolent approach to resolving disputes.
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Despite this, there was constant opposition who believed that black people did not deserve any extra rights, and King was arrested and jailed repeatedly,
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close to 30 times during his lifetime, apparently.
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His family was threatened daily, and his house was even bombed at one point.
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However, King was resilient, and he fought on, determined to create a better,
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safer, more peaceful life for his family, his friends, and his followers.
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He founded the SCLC, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, which was instrumental in civil rights reforms.
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He led the Great March in Washington in 1963, which advocated for the civil and economic rights of African Americans.
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He called for an end to racism with one of the most famous speeches ever, joined by around 250,000 supporters.
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He played a huge part in the passing of new voting laws for black people in the U.S in 1964 and 1965.
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And in October of 1964,
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he became the youngest ever recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for leading nonviolent resistance to racial prejudice in the U.S.
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Sadly, King was assassinated on April 4,
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1968, aged just 39, shot whilst on a motel balcony in Memphis, Tennessee.
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But his legacy went on to succeed him as just days after his death, U.S.
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Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1968 prohibiting all manner of racial discrimination in housing and housing-related transactions.
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This was believed to be a tribute to the great leader.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day was established as an annual national holiday in the U.S in 1971,
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and he was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977.
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King's dreams and beliefs live on.
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本课的词汇与口语要点
这节 B2 级别的口语课以视频“Martin Luther King Jr. Biography”为素材。 视频中反复出现的词有:King, rights, civil, became, father。 这段视频共有 43 个句子、608 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 4:26。 说话人语速平稳,每分钟约 137 个词,很适合跟读。 只有 78% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词,词汇难度较高。
视频中的重点词汇
视频中最难的 15 个单词,附发音和释义:
| 单词 | 发音 | 释义 |
|---|---|---|
| prohibit 动词 | /pɹəˈhɪbɪt/ | 禁止, 阻止 |
| boycott 名词 | /ˈbɔɪkɑt/ | 抵制, 杯葛 |
| abolish 动词 | /əˈbɑl.ɪʃ/ | 取消, 廢除 /废除 |
| assassinate 动词 | /əˈsæs(ə)nˌeɪt/ | 刺殺 /刺杀, 暗殺 /暗杀 |
| doctorate 名词 | /ˈdɑk.tɚ.ət/ | 博士 |
| repression 名词 | /ɹəˈpɹɛʃən/ | 鎮壓 /镇压, 壓抑 /压抑 |
| follower 名词 | /ˈfɒləʊə(ɹ)/ | 追隨者 /追随者 |
| motel 名词 | /moʊˈtɛl/ | 汽車旅館 /汽车旅馆 |
| believer 名词 | /bɪˈlivɚ/ | 信徒, 教徒 |
| sociology 名词 | /ˌsoʊsiˈɑləd͡ʒi/ | 社會學 /社会学 |
| balcony 名词 | /ˈbælkəni/ | 陽臺 /阳台, 陽台 |
| prejudice 名词 | /ˈpɹɛd͡ʒədɪs/ | 成見 /成见, 偏見 /偏见 |
| theology 名词 | /θiˈɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/ | 神學 /神学 |
| threaten 动词 | /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/ | 威脅 /威胁, 恐嚇 /恐吓 |
| recipient 名词 | /ɹəˈsɪp.i.ənt/ | 收件人, 接受者 |
视频中的语法
说话人最常用的结构,并附上视频中的原话:
| 结构 | 视频中的用法 |
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| 被动语态 be + 过去分词 — 强调发生了什么,而不是谁做的 | was actually named · was arrested · was threatened |
| 定语从句 who / which + 从句 — 补充说明人或事物 | student who skipped · Conference, which was |
需要注意的发音
- “th” 音: theology /θiˈɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/, threaten /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: segregation /sɛɡɹəˈɡeɪ̯ʃən/, abolish /əˈbɑl.ɪʃ/, congregational /kɑŋɡɹəˈɡeɪʃənəl/, repression /ɹəˈpɹɛʃən/
- 长单词——注意重音位置: segregation /sɛɡɹəˈɡeɪ̯ʃən/, assassinate /əˈsæs(ə)nˌeɪt/, congregational /kɑŋɡɹəˈɡeɪʃənəl/, sociology /ˌsoʊsiˈɑləd͡ʒi/, theology /θiˈɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/
中文母语者容易读错的音:
- /v/ — 不要读成 /w/,上齿轻触下唇: believer /bɪˈlivɚ/, inevitable /ɪˈnɛvɪtəbəl/, resolve /ɹɪˈzɑlv/
- 词尾辅音 — 要读清楚,后面不要加元音: prohibit /pɹəˈhɪbɪt/, boycott /ˈbɔɪkɑt/, abolish /əˈbɑl.ɪʃ/, assassinate /əˈsæs(ə)nˌeɪt/, doctorate /ˈdɑk.tɚ.ət/
- /r/ 和 /l/ 的区别: congregational /kɑŋɡɹəˈɡeɪʃənəl/, resilient /ɹɪˈzɪl.jənt/, follower /ˈfɒləʊə(ɹ)/, instrumental /ɪnstɹəˈmɛntəl/, resolve /ɹɪˈzɑlv/
如何用这段视频练习
- 先完整听一遍视频,不要开口,记下不认识的单词。
- 用正常速度逐句跟读,每句重复到你的节奏与说话人一致为止。
- 录下自己的声音并与原声对比,特别注意 prohibit, boycott, abolish 这类单词。
什么是跟读法?
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