It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment. This sweltering summer of the Negro’s legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality. Nineteen sixty-three is not an end, but a beginning. And those who hope that Negro needed to blow off steam and will now be content will have a rude awakening if the nation returns to business as usual. And there will be neither rest nor tranquility in America until the Negro is granted his citizenship rights. The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges.
But there is something that I must say to my people, who stand on the warm threshold which leads into the palace of justice: In the process of gaining our rightful place, we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred.
It would be fatal fro the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment. This sweltering summer of the Negro's legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality.
1. fatal ['fetl]致命的、重大的、毁灭性的；sweltering summer炎热的/闷热的/热的难受的夏天；discontent不满的、不满、使不满； invigorating[in'viɡəreitinɡ]爽快的、精神充沛的。
2. the+名词的念法：语块放一起念，慢慢培养出语感。
3. legitimate [ləˈdʒɪtəmɪt]正当的、现在口语中很实用；这个很合理： This is legitimate/legit. 你这个担心是有必要的：This is a legitimate/legit concern. This is legitimately incredible.
Nineteen sixty-three is not an end, but a beginning. Those who hope that the Negro needed to blow off steam and will now be content will have a rude awakening if the nation returns to business as usual.
1. 开头的短句，放在上一段的长句后面，是为了缓解阅读/听觉压力。
2. blow off steam发泄不满。
3. rude粗鲁的意思，在这里是突如其来的意思。猝不及防被喂口粮：It came a rude/sudden/unexpected PDA. (public display of affection)
There will be neither rest nor tranquility in America until the Negro is granted his citizenship rights. The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges.
1. tranquility宁静/安静；grant 承认、收于；whirlwinds旋风 revolt反抗、叛乱、反感。
2. there will be neither A nor B until... 知道某事发生之前，这里既不会有A也不会有B。
3. shake和emerge在这里用的都很生动。
But there is something that I must say to my people who stand on the warm threshold which leads into the palace of justice.
1. threshold ['θrɛʃhold]入口、门槛。
In the process of gaining our rightful place we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred.
1. The end doesn't justify the means.
2. thirst for渴望/渴求=long for。
3. deed行动、功绩、证书；bitterness苦味、苦难、怨恨；hatred憎恨、怨恨、敌意。
其他：
1. butcher原意屠夫，Did I butcher your name? 我念错了你的名字吗？
2. “One night, however, our vicar woke up with a start: the clock was striking the hours." 其中的start表示猛然惊醒。
3. make a sentence on the spot 及时造句，当你看到有好句子的时候。
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