My country， tis of thee
Sweet land of liberty
Of thee I sing：
Land where my fathers died，
Land of the pilgrims' pride，
From every mountainside
Let freedom ring.
And if America is to be a great nation this must become true. So let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire！ Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania！
Let freedom ring from the snowcapped Rockies of Colorado！
Let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of California！
But not only that； let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia！
Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee.
Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi. From every mountainside， let freedom ring.
When we let freedom ring， when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet， from every state and every city， we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children， black men and white men， Jews and Gentiles， Protestants and Catholics， will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual， "Free at last！ Free at last！ Thank God Almighty， we are free at last！"
NEW WORDS
Jr. abbr. Junior， a term used with name of a son who has the same name as his father
symbolic a. of， having to do with， or using symbols 象征（性）的
emancipation n. the act or process of setting free from slavery
proclamation n. an official public announcement 宣言，声明
proclaim vt. announce publicly
momentous n. very important or significant 重大的
momentum n. the force or speed of a moving object 动量
decree n. an official order； law 法令
beacon n. a light used to guide or warn 灯塔；灯标
Negro n. a person belonging to the black race
sear vt. burn with a powerful heat 烧焦灼伤
flame n. a glowing mass of light given off by a burning substance 火焰
wither v. （cause to） dry up （使）枯萎
joyous a. full of joy； joyful
daybreak n. the time each morning when light first shows；
captivity n. the state of being in prison or held against one's will 监禁；束缚
