Day 3

In a sense we have come to our nation's capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir.?This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the "unalienable rights" of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."

It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked "insufficient funds."?

（以上黑體字部分為規(guī)定背誦段落）

1）in a sense, 就某種意義而言，承上啟下句；

2）cash a check，兌現(xiàn)支票，類比兌現(xiàn)承諾；

3）architect, 用建筑師指代（組織的）發(fā)起人、奠基人；

4）our republic, our nation,注意文中對“國家”這一概念的各種表達(dá)；

5）the Constitution 《憲法》；the Declaration of Independence《獨立宣言》；

6）sign a promissory note/default on the promissory note(簽發(fā)/拖欠工資；

7）as well as，這一詞匯is deeply rooted in an American's heart, 提煉句型：“A as well as B"/"not only B but also A"偏重強(qiáng)調(diào)A，三項類比則為：A and B as well as C;用yes, as well as和重復(fù)的方式，表示強(qiáng)調(diào)；

8) obvious, clear, evident;

9) insofar as，在...范圍內(nèi)；

10）this sacred obligation, /'seikrid/,指The Declaration of Independence《獨立宣言》；

11）insufficient funds, 本意為ATM機(jī)顯示余額不足"Sorry, you have insufficient funds available.;支退票蓋章NSF=No sufficient funds