a. cruel and harsh; savage 殘暴的,野蠻的
fatigue
n. a feeling of being tired
highway
n. a main public road
strip
vt. remove the clothing or a covering of (sb.); take away the title rights, office, or self-respect of (sb.)
selfhood
n. personal individuality; one's personality 個性,人格
mobility
n. the ability to move or be moved; the movement of people from one social group or status to another
ghetto
n. a section of a city, often a slum, in which members of a minority group live 少數民族聚居區;貧民區
righteousness
n. upright conduct; justice 正直;正義
mighty
a. having or showing great strength or size 強大的;浩大的
frustration
n. the act of frustrating or the condition of being frustrated 挫折
slaveowner
n. an owner of slaves
oppression
n. the act or fact of oppressing; cruel or unjust treatment 壓迫
oppress
vt. control or rule in an unjust or harsh way
transform
vt. change in form, nature, function, or appearance
oasis
vt. an area in a desert where there is water and plant life 綠洲
exalt
vt. raise to a higher level; elevate 提升
crooked
a. not straight; bent or curved 彎的,扭曲的
flesh
n. the human race; mankind
hew
vt. cut with an ax 砍,劈
despair
n. complete loss of hope or confidence 絕望
jangle
v. (cause to) sound harshly (使)發出嗓音
discord
n. lack of harmony in notes sounded at the same time; harsh, clashing sounds 不(諧)和;嘈雜聲
symphony
n. a long musical composition written to be played by an orchestra; a large orchestra made up of string, wind, and percussion instruments 交響樂(團)
thee
pron. (old use) (object form of thou) you
pilgrim
n. a person who travels to a religious shrine or other sacred places; one of the English settlers who founded Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1962 朝圣者;清教徒前輩移民
mountainside
n. the side or slope of a mountain
prodigious
a. wonderfully large, powerful, etc. 巨大的;驚人的;奇妙的
hilltop
n. the top of hill
heighten
v. make or become higher or greater
snowcapped
a. covered by snow at the top
curvaceous
a. rounded; attractively or well proportioned
slope
n. a surface that is not flat; a piece of ground going up or down
molehill
n. a small mound of earth thrown up by a mole digging underground 鼴鼠丘
hamlet
n. a small village
Jew
n. a person who is descended from the Hebrew people or whose religion is Judaism 猶太人
Gentile
n. a person who is not a Jew非猶太人;非猶太教徒
protestant
n. a Christian belonging to a church that broke away from the Roman Catholic Church in the 16th century 新教徒
Catholic
n. a member of the Roman Catholic Church 天主教徒
spiritual
n., a. a religious folk song sung originally by the black people; of the spirit rather than the body 黑人圣歌;精神(上)的
almighty
a. able to do everything; omnipotent全能的
PHEASES & EXPRESSIONS
in a sense
in some ways but not in all; somewhat
fall heir to
inherit (money, title, property, etc.)
default on
fail to pay or do when due
remind of
cause (sb.) to remember, recall to sb.'s mind
cool off
make or become less warm, excited, ardent, or interested
on the threshold (of)
about to experience
guilty of
responsible for (violation of law, morally unacceptable behavior, etc.)
tie up with
connect to; relate to
strip of
take (sth. of value) away from
live out
live through; experience; do the things one has thought about
stand up for
fight for
speed up
(cause to) go faster
PROPER NAMES
Martin Luther King, Jr.
小馬丁.路德.金
Mississippi
密西西比(州)
Georgia
佐治亞(州)
Alabama
歪拄巴馬(州)
New Hampshire
新罕布什爾(州)
Alleghenies, the
阿勒格尼山脈
Pennsylvania
賓夕法尼亞(州)
Rockies, the
落磯山脈
Colorado
科羅拉多(州)
Stone Mountain
斯通山
Lookout Mountain
盧考特山
Tennessee
田納西(州)