But，in a larger sense，we cannot dedicate-we cannot consecrate-we cannot hallow-this ground.The brave men，living and dead，who struggled here，have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract.The world will little note nor long remember what we say here，but it can never forget what they did here.It is for us，the living，rather，to be dedicated here to the unfinished work，which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced.It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us-that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion；that this nation，under God，shall have a new birth of freedom；and that government of the people，by the people，for the people，shall not perish from the earth.
疑难解析
fourscore ['f：'sk：] n.八十；八十岁；八十个 adj.八十的
conceive [kn'si：v] vt.怀孕；构思；以为；持有 vi.怀孕；设想；考虑
proposition [，prp'zin] n.[数] 命题；提议；主题；议题 vt.向……提议；向……求欢
endure [in'dju] vt.忍耐；容忍 vi.忍耐；持续
battlefield ['btlfi：ld] n.战场；沙场
consecrate ['knsi，kreit] vt.奉献；使神圣；供神用；献身于 adj.神圣的；被献给神的
hallow ['hlu] vt.使……神圣；把……视为神圣 n.圣徒
detract [di'trkt] vt.转移，使分心 vi.贬低；减去
perish ['peri] vt.使麻木；毁坏 vi.死亡；毁灭；腐烂；枯萎
参考译文
葛底斯堡的演讲 亚伯拉罕·林肯
八十七年前，我们的先辈在这块大陆上创建了一个新的国家。她孕育于自由之中，奉行一切人生来平等的原则。
现在，我们正从事于一场伟大的内战，以考验这个国家，或者说，以考验任何孕育于自由并奉行上述原则的国家能否长久生存。我们聚集在这场战争中的一个伟大的战场上。我们在此聚会，是为了把这战场中的一部分奉献给那些为这个国家的生存而献身的烈士，作为他们的最后安息之所。我们这样做，是理所当然，恰如其分的。
但是，从更为广泛的意义来说，我们无法奉献，无法圣化，无法神化这块土地。那些曾在这里战斗过的勇敢的生者与死者已经将这块土地圣化，这远不是我们微薄的力量所能增减的。全世界不会注意，也不会长久记住我们今天在这里所讲的话。但是，全世界永远不会忘记这些勇士在这里做过的事。对我们这些活着的人来说，倒是应该把自己奉献于勇士们以崇高的精神向前推进而尚未完成的事业，应该把自己奉献于依然摆在我们面前的伟大任务--我们要从那些可敬的死者身上汲取更多的献身精神，来完成他们为之献出全部忠诚的事业；要在上帝的保佑下，使我们的国家获得自由的新生；要使我们这个民有、民治、民享的政府永世长存。
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Certificate of Acceptance of University 大学通知书
期待了很久，终于等来了日思夜盼的美国大学录取通知书，等待的心情是复杂而紧张的，然而这一刻全化为欢呼和雀跃。美国，我来了！耶鲁，我来了！
1、句子
01
I have been waiting for my university admission notice.
我最近一直在等我的大学录取通知书。
02
Jasmine has received the well-known Yale University's admission notice.
茉莉已经收到了着名学府耶鲁大学的录取通知书。
03
Yale University has sent me an acceptance letter.
耶鲁大学已经给我寄来了录取通知书。
04
I have been in the ideal university.
我已经被理想中的大学录取了。
05
He did not wait for the long-awaited university admission notice.
他没有等到期盼已久的大学录取通知书。
06
Waiting for admission to the university is full of tension and expectation.
等待大学录取通知书是充满紧张和期待的。
07
I wish you could have passed the examination.
祝愿你能金榜题名。
2、对话
It's a Once-in-a-life Chance
Jasmine：I've got the admission letter from Yale University.
Jim：Good for you.It's a good opportunity.
Jasmine：It sure is.It's a once-in-a-lifetime chance.
Jim：So，don't blow it.
Jasmine：That's for sure.
这是一生难得的机会
茉莉：我收到了耶鲁大学的入学通知书。
吉姆：真有你的。这是一个好机会。
茉莉：这当然是。这是一生难得的机会。
吉姆：所以，别错过这个机会。
茉莉：一定。
Notes 注释
admission n.准许进（加）入；入场费（券）；承认
opportunity n.机会，时机
3、文化加油站（走进名人）
I Have A Dream by Martin Luther King
I say to you today，my friends，so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow，I still have a dream.It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed："We hold these truths to be self-evident；that all men are created equal."
I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood；
I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi，a desert state sweltering with the heat of injustice，sweltering with the heat of oppression，will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice；
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
I have a dream today！I have a dream that one day down in Alabama，with its vicious racists，with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification，one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers；
I have a dream today！I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted，every hill and mountain shall be made low，and rough places will be made plane and crooked places will be made straight，and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed，and all flesh shall see it together.
This is our hope.This is the faith that I go back to the South with.With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope.With this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood.With this faith we will be able to work together to pray together，to struggle together，to go to jail together，to stand up for freedom together，knowing that we will be free one day.
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！
疑难解析
root [ru：t，rut] n.根；根源；词根；祖先 vi.生根；根除
vt.生根，固定；根源在于
creed[kri：d] n.信条，教义
self-evident ['self'evidnt] adj.不言而喻的
brotherhood ['brhud] n.兄弟关系；手足情谊；四海之内皆兄弟的信念
injustice [in'dstis] n.不公正；不讲道义
swelter ['swelt] n.闷热；热得难受 vi.被暑气所苦；热得难受 vt.使闷热；使中暑
oasis [u'eisis，'usis] n.绿洲；舒适的地方；令人宽慰的事物
vicious ['vis] adj.恶毒的；恶意的；堕落的；有错误的；品性不端的；剧烈的
racist['reisist] n.种族主义者
interposition[in，t：p'zin] n.干涉，介入；插入，放入
nullification [，nlifi'kein] n.无效；废弃；取消；（美）州对联邦法令的拒绝执行或承认
exalt [iɡ'z：lt] vt.提升；提拔；赞扬；使得意 vi.使人得意
crooked ['krukid] adj.弯曲的；歪的；不正当的
glory ['ɡl：ri] n.光荣，荣誉；赞颂 vi.自豪，骄傲；狂喜
reveal [ri'vi：l] vt.显示；透露；揭露；泄露 n.揭露；暴露；门侧，窗侧
hew [hju：] vt.砍；劈；砍倒 vi.砍；劈；坚持
