上外版大学英语写作精选第五册(10)

    My country， tis of thee

    Sweet land of liberty

    Of thee I sing：

    Land where my fathers died，

    Land of the pilgrims' pride，

    From every mountainside

    Let freedom ring.

    And if America is to be a great nation this must become true. So let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire！ Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania！

    Let freedom ring from the snowcapped Rockies of Colorado！

    Let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of California！

    But not only that； let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia！

    Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee.

    Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi. From every mountainside， let freedom ring.

    When we let freedom ring， when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet， from every state and every city， we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children， black men and white men， Jews and Gentiles， Protestants and Catholics， will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual， "Free at last！ Free at last！ Thank God Almighty， we are free at last！"

    NEW WORDS

    Jr. abbr. Junior， a term used with name of a son who has the same name as his father

    symbolic a.  of， having to do with， or using symbols 象征（性）的

    emancipation n.  the act or process of setting free from slavery

    proclamation n.  an official public announcement 宣言，声明

    proclaim vt. announce publicly

    momentous n.  very important or significant 重大的

    momentum n.  the force or speed of a moving object 动量

    decree n.  an official order； law 法令

    beacon n.  a light used to guide or warn  灯塔；灯标

    Negro n.  a person belonging to the black race

    sear vt. burn with a powerful heat 烧焦灼伤

    flame n.  a glowing mass of light given off by a burning substance  火焰

    wither v.  （cause to） dry up （使）枯萎

    joyous a.  full of joy； joyful

    daybreak n.  the time each morning when light first shows；

    captivity n.  the state of being in prison or held against one's will 监禁；束缚