VOA慢速英语:A Memorial Fit for a King Opens in Washington

短语讲解：

1. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.

root in来源于
例句：Our difficulties rooted mainly in lack of money.
我们的困难主要是由于缺钱。

2. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.’

rise up起来造反; 起义
例句：At last the people rose up in arms and defeated the cruel rulers.
人民终于武装起义推翻了残暴的统治者。
live out实践…；身体力行
例句：That will give her a chance to live out her wild fantasies.
那将会使她有机会实践自己的狂想。

3. The new monument sits on one point six hectares of land on Washington’s National Mall.

sit on坐落, 位于
例句：The house sits high on a hill overlooking a lake.
房子高高地坐落在可以俯瞰湖水的小山上。

4. Together they make up what is called the “Mountain of Despair.”

make up组成, 构成
例句：How many countries make up the Common Market?
(欧洲)共同市场由多少国家组成?

5. Harry Johnson heads the foundation that was responsible for raising the one hundred twenty million dollars needed to complete the project.

be responsible for为…负责,形成…的原因
例句：The bad weather is responsible for the small attendance.
出席率低是由于天气不佳。

6. We chose him because we really believe that Dr. King’s message is true, that you should not judge a person by the color of his skin but by the content of his character.

judge by根据〔由〕…作出判断
例句：People judge a man by the company he keeps.
观其友各其人。

7. Gandhi believed in peacefully refusing to obey unjust laws.

believe in赞成; 支持…想法
例句：He believed in the students being taught on the translation method.
他觉得用翻译法教学生比较好。

8. He had gone there to lead protests in support of black sanitation workers.

in support of支持
例句：The judge quoted various cases in support of his opinion.
那位法官引证不同的案例以支持他的意见。

9. I’m not worried about anything.

be worried about为…忧虑,烦恼的
例句：He is worried about losing his job.
他担忧失去工作。

10. The two have worked together on several projects in the past.

work on致力于…
例句：He has been working on a new novel for over a year now.
近一年多来, 他一直在写一部新小说。