vault
n. a room with strong walls, used for keeping valuables safe 金库，保管库
riches
n. great wealth
hallow
vt. make or treat as holy 使成神圣；把...视为神圣
urgency
n. need for immediate action or attention
tranquilize
vt. make or treat as holy
gradualism
n. the principle or method of gradual, as opposed to immediate, change
desolate
a. without people; lonely and sad 荒凉的;孤寂的
racial
a. of or having to do with race
quicksand
n. a naturally occurring mixture of sand and water into which anything resting on its surface sinks 流沙
brotherhood
n. close feeling or friendship among a group; fellowship
fatal
a. causing death; bringing danger or ruin
underestimate
vt. guess too low a value for; have too low an opinion of
determination
n. a strong and firm purpose 决心
sweltering
n. unpleasantly hot
swelter
v. oppress with, or suffer from, heat
legitimate
a. being or acting in agreement with the law; reasonable, fair 合法的；合理的
discontent
n. lack of satisfaction; restless unhappiness
invigorate
vt. to give a feeling of freshness and healthy strength to 使精力充沛；使健壮
equality
n. the condition of being equal
tranquility
n. calmness; peacefulness
citizenship
n. the state being a citizen
whirlwind
n. a strong wind that turns round and round 旋风
threshold
n. a piece of wood, or stone placed beneath a door; the place or point of beginning 门槛；开端
rightful
a. in accordance with is just or legally correct
wrongful
a. unjust; illegal
thirst
n. a desire for drink, knowledge, freedom, etc.
hatred
n. extremely strong dislike
discipline
n. orderly behavior resulting from training and obedience to rules
degenerate
vi. decline in physical, mental, or moral qualities 蜕化；堕落
majestic
a. dignified and noble 庄严的，壮丽的
majesty
n. a stately, grand appearance; splendor 威严；壮丽
militancy
n. warlike behavior or tendency; militant spirit or policy
militant
a. aggressive; warlike
engulf
vt. flow over and swallow up; overwhelm 吞没；席卷
destiny
n. the fate or fortune of a person or thing
inextricably
ad. beyond disentanglement; inseparably 解不开地；不可分（割）地
devotee
n. a person who is strongly devoted to sth.
unspeakable
a. that can not be expressed in words; had or objectionable beyond description
horror
a strong feeling of dread, shock, or fear; sb. or sth. that causes horror （引起）恐怖（的人或物）
brutality
n. brutal conduct; cruelty 暴行，残忍
brutal
a. cruel and harsh; savage 残暴的，野蛮的
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 个性，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 少数民族聚居区；贫民区
righteousness
n. upright conduct; justice 正直；正义
mighty
a. having or showing great strength or size 强大的；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 压迫
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 绿洲
exalt
vt. raise to a higher level; elevate 提升
crooked
a. not straight; bent or curved 弯的，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 绝望
jangle
v. (cause to) sound harshly （使）发出嗓音
discord
n. lack of harmony in notes sounded at the same time; harsh, clashing sounds 不（谐）和；嘈杂声
symphony
n. a long musical composition written to be played by an orchestra; a large orchestra made up of string, wind, and percussion instruments 交响乐（团）
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；清教徒前辈移民
mountainside
n. the side or slope of a mountain
prodigious
a. wonderfully large, powerful, etc. 巨大的；惊人的；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 鼹鼠丘
hamlet
n. a small village
Jew
n. a person who is descended from the Hebrew people or whose religion is Judaism 犹太人
Gentile
n. a person who is not a Jew非犹太人；非犹太教徒
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.
小马丁.路德.金
Mississippi
密西西比（州）
Georgia
佐治亚（州）
Alabama
歪拄巴马（州）
New Hampshire
新罕布什尔（州）
Alleghenies, the
阿勒格尼山脉
Pennsylvania
宾夕法尼亚（州）
Rockies, the
落矶山脉
Colorado
科罗拉多（州）
Stone Mountain
斯通山
Lookout Mountain
卢考特山
Tennessee
田纳西（州）