CNN news 2011-10-18 加文本

短语讲解：

1. In this place, he will stand for all time

stand for代表, 表示; 为…而奋斗; 拥护
例句：He stood for the cause of liberty and justice.
他为自由和正义的事业而奋斗。

2. This dedication was actually supposed to happen back in August on the anniversary of the historic march on Washington.

be supposed to应该,被期望
例句：Hobbies are supposed to be relaxing.
业余爱好应该是令人放松的。

3. During yesterday`s ceremony, President Obama talked about how Americans today could draw inspiration from King`s work and how, quote, "we can`t be discouraged by what is. We`ve got to keep pushing for what ought to be."

draw from从…得到
例句：I think I can draw the things that I need from him.
我想我能从他那里得到我想要的东西。
push for急切、强烈地要求, 为…奋力争取
例句：He pushed me for an answer.
他催我作出答复。
ought to应当,应该
例句：You ought to work hard.
你应该努力工作。

4. They talked about why they were looking forward to the event.

look forward to期望, 盼望
例句：I'm looking forward to your visit next week.
我在盼望着你下周光临。

5. I`m excited because not only will I be able to get to meet certain civil rights activist, but I will able to stand and see everything that Dr. Martin Luther King worked for.

work for为…而工作
例句：Leaders of many nations are still working for peace.
许多国家的领导人仍在为寻求和平而努力奋斗。

6. I want to witness something that should go down in history like it`s very -- it`s very emotional for me, because since I wasn`t there when Martin Luther King was alive, it`s good to witness something like this and you have to come back and tell everyone about it.

go down被记录在案
例句：That remark will go down in history.
那番评论将载入史册。

7. Different people who were involved say they`re protesting against a lot of different things.

protest against抗议
例句：All local farmers protested against building the new airport on their farm land.
当地农民抗议在他们的农田上建新飞机场。