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This year, we commemorated the 50th anniversary of the March on Selma;
今年，我們舉行了塞爾瑪游行50周年紀(jì)念活動；
people of all faiths came together to walk to the Alabama State Capitol to demand the passage of the Voting Rights Act.
當(dāng)時各種信仰的人聚在一起，朝亞拉巴馬州議會大廈走去，要求通過《投票權(quán)法案》。
What is less well known, except perhaps to the American Studies majors,
或許，除了美國研究專業(yè)的人外，很少有人知道，
is that there were three attempts to do this March.
為了舉行這一游行，曾經(jīng)有過三次嘗試。
The first time, six hundred peaceful protestors tried to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge
第一次，600名和平抗議者試圖穿過埃德蒙德·佩圖斯大橋，
and they were attacked with tear gas and night sticks.
他們遭到了催淚瓦斯和警棍的攻擊。
The second time, Martin Luther King Jr. came.
第二次，馬丁·路德·金來了。
And he assembled all the marchers, they were ready to cross the bridge, he told them, "First, let's kneel in prayer."
他把游行隊伍召集在一起，那時他們正準(zhǔn)備過橋。他對他們說：“我們先跪下來祈禱?！?/div>
They did. And when they got up, he told them to turn back.
他們照著做了。站起身后，他竟讓他們往回走。
They were shocked. You see, sometimes restrain takes bravery.
他們都很震驚。瞧，有時候克制也需要勇氣。
It was the third time, sixteen days later, when they had all the federal protections in place,
接下來是第三次，也就是16天后，那時所有的聯(lián)邦保護都已到位，
that Dr. King actually completed the fifty-four mile march to Montgomery with 25,000 marchers.
這一次金博士和25000名游行者才真正完成了到蒙哥馬利的54英里的游行。
