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Martin Luther King Is Assassinated
US civil rights leader Martin Luther King is assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.
In 1968, black civil rights leader Martin Luther King was shot and killed by an assassin in Memphis, Tennessee.
King had struggled for the rights of African-Americans since the early 1950's.
He was a powerful public speaker and an inspiring leader of the civil rights movement.
James Earl Ray was convicted of murdering King, though to this day many people, including King's family, believe Ray did not act alone.
Every year, on the third Monday of January, Martin Luther King Day is a public holiday in the USA.

参考译文

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词语解释

1.civil right 民事权利

例句:Voting is the exercise of a civil right.
投票是行使一项公民权利&i%%AfywU,_Bx。

2.convict of 宣判犯有；判决…有罪

例句:It was difficult to convict him of the falsity of his beliefs.
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3.public speaker 演说家；公众发言人

例句:She isn't a practiced public speaker, but she faced her audience as if to the manner born.
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4.public holiday 公众假期；公众假日

例句:New Year's Day is a public holiday throughout Britain.
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课后问题

1.Martin Luther King was a civil rights leader

a) in the African-American community
b) from Memphis, Tennessee
c) before the early 1950's

2.King's family believe he was shot by

a) an assassin who was acting alone
b) an assassin who wasn't acting alone
c) several assassins acting independently

3.A civil rights movement is a movement that aims to end

a) equality among races, genders and religions
b) discrimination against certain groups in society
c) laws that favour disadvantaged groups

参考答案

参考答案:A B B