By Martin Luther King，Jr
I say to you today，my friends，that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment，I still have a dream．It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream．
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．”
I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slaveowners will be able to sit down together at a table of brotherhood．
I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi，a desert state，sweltering with the heat of injustice and oppression，will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice．
I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character．
I have a dream today．
I have a dream that one day the state of Alabama，whose governor's lips are presently dripping with the words of interposition and nullification ，will be transformed into a situation where little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls and walk together as sisters and brothers．
I have a dream today．
I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted ，every hill and mountain shall be made low，the rough places will be made plain，and the crooked places will be made straight，and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed，and all flesh shall see it together．
This is our hope．This is the faith with which I return to the South．With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope． With this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood．With this faith we will be able to work together，to pray together，to struggle together，to go to jail together，to stand up for freedom together，knowing that we will be free one day．
Words and Expressions
- frustration n．挫折，失败，挫败
- creed n．（尤指宗教）信条，教条
- self-evident adj．不证自明的，不言而喻的
transform…into…把……变成……
- oasis n．（沙漠中的）绿洲；乐土，乐事
- interposition n．干预，干涉；提出异议
- nullification n．无效，废弃，取消
join hands with与……携手合作
- exalt vt．赞扬，歌颂；提升，提拔
- crooked adj．弯曲的，畸形的，歪的
all flesh人类，众生
hew…out of…（在……中）开辟出……
- jangle v．发出丁零当啷声
- discord n．争吵，冲突，不和谐，纷争
A person，great or humble，must have dreams．Make a list of your dreams either in English or in Chinese．
1．__________
2．__________
3．__________
4．__________
5．__________
Now try to describe your dreams in the following sentences．
I have a dream that __________．
I have a dream that __________．
I have a dream that __________．
I have a dream that __________．
I have a dream that __________．
我有一个梦想
马丁·路德·金
朋友们，今天我要对你们说，尽管眼下困难重重，但我依然怀有一个梦。这个梦深深植根于美国梦之中。
我梦想有一天，这个国家将会奋起，实现其立国信条的真谛：“我们认为这些真理不言而喻：人人生而平等。”
我梦想有一天，在佐治亚州的红色山冈上，昔日奴隶的儿子能够同昔日奴隶主的儿子同席而坐，亲如手足。
我梦想有一天，甚至连密西西比州——一个非正义和压迫的热浪逼人的荒漠之州，也会改造成为自由和公正的青青绿洲。
我梦想有一天，我的四个子女将生活在一个不是以皮肤的颜色，而是以品格的优劣作为评判标准的国家里。
我今天怀有一个梦。
我梦想有一天，亚拉巴马州会有所改变——尽管该州州长现在仍滔滔不绝地说什么要对联邦法令提出异议和拒绝执行——在那里，黑人儿童能够和白人儿童兄弟姐妹般地携手并行。
我今天怀有一个梦。
我梦想有一天，深谷弥合，高山夷平，歧路化坦途，曲径成通衢，上帝的光华再现，普天下生灵共谒。
这是我们的希望。这是我将带回南方去的信念。有了这个信念，我们就能在绝望之山中开采出希望之石。有了这个信念，我们就能把这个国家的嘈杂刺耳的争吵声，变为充满手足之情的悦耳交响曲。有了这个信念，我们就能一同工作，一同祈祷，一同斗争，一同入狱，一同维护自由，因为我们知道，我们终有一天会获得自由。