10月晨读DAY 2

But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free.

One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination.

One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity.

One hundred years later, the Negro is still languished in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land.

And so we've come here today to dramatize a shameful condition.

【词汇】
cripple：cause great damage to something
languish: be forced to remain in an unpleasant place or situation
dramatize: exaggerate the seriousness or importance of (an incident or situation)

【所学】
segregation 和 discrimination 尾韵

lonely island和vast ocean 对照，poverty 和prosperity 对照,用了比喻的修辞手法

find+oneself+n.
find+n. +adj.
I find the trip very exciting.

society 前面不加冠词或介词.

One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination.