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2．Psychological freedom, a firm sense of self-esteem，is the most powerful weapon against the long night of physical slavery．(psychological freedom vs．physical slavery)

3．Let us be dissatisfied until men and women, however black they may be, will be judged on the basis of the content of their character and not on the basis of the color of their skin．(on the basis of the content of their character vs．on the basis of the color of their skin)

4．There will be those moments when the buoyancy of hope will be transformed into the fatigue of

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despair．(huoyancy of hope vs．fatigue of despair)

C．A number of rhetorical devices are used in Paragraph 25．Point out three devices and give examples．

1．Metaphor：1)have a high blood pressure of creeds(be emotional and enthusiastic in expressing their beliefs) and an anemia of deeds (inactive in taking actions); 2)the battering rams of the forces of justice (the forces of justice are like the battering rams that can be used to knock down the walls that separate people)

2．Transferred epithet：tragic walls(The adjective“tragic”should rightfully go with separation, as the separation is tragic)

3．Synecdoche：city hall, using part(a building) to refer to the whole (the municipal government) Key to Explanation

V. Explain the following in your own words，bringing out any implied meanings

1．It is no easy job to educate a people who have been told over centuries that they were inferior and of no importance to see that they are humans，the same as any other people．

2．If you break the mental shackles imposed on you by white supremacists，if you really respect yourself，thinking that you are a Man，equal to anyone else，you will be able to take part in

the struggle against racial discrimination．

3．The liberation of mind can only be achieved by the Negro himself／herself．Only when he／she is fully convinced that he／she is a Man／Woman and is not inferior to anyone else, can he／she throw off the manacles of self-abnegation and become free．

4．Power in the best form of function is the carrying out of the demands of justice with love and justice in the best form of function is the overcoming of everything standing in the way of

love with power．

5．At that time，the way to evaluate how capable and resourceful a person was was to see how much money he had made(or how wealthy he was)．

6．A person was poor because he was lazy and not hard-working and lacked a sense of right and wrong．

7．This kind of work cannot be done by slaves who work because the work has to be done.

because they are forced to work by slave-drivers or because they need to work in order to be fed and clothed．

8． when the unfair practice of judging human value by the amount of money a person has is done away with．

9．Those who harbor hate in their hearts cannot grasp the teachings of God．Only those who have love can enjoy the ultimate happiness in Heaven．

10．Let us be dissatisfied until America no longer only talk about racial equality but is unwilling or reluctant to take action to end such evil practice as racial discrimination．

Key to Translation

1．一个无关紧要的谎言总比一个恶意的谎言要好。

2．为了挫败各种蓄意培植的低人一等的心态，黑人必须直起腰来宣布自己高贵的人格。

3．黑人必须以一种竭尽全力自尊自重的精神，大胆抛弃自我克制的枷锁。

4．必须懂得没有爱的权力是毫无节制、易被滥用的，而没有权利的爱则是多愁善感、脆弱无力的。

5．正是这种邪恶的权力和没有权势的道义的冲突构成了我们时代的主要危机。

6．在本世纪之初，这种建议会受到嘲笑和遣责，认为它对主动性和责任感起负面作用。

7．事实上，人们从事改善人类处境的工作，从事传播知识、增强实力、丰富文学财富以及升华思想 的工作并不是为了谋生。

8． 它能够花费几十亿美元帮助上帝的孩子自立于这个世界。

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9．除非主张暴力的少数人得到大多数人的同情与支持，不和他们对抗，否则，暴力革命很少或者 说几乎没有成功的。

10．我们要懂得道义的苍穹长又长，但它终将落向正义。