7 Chapter 3 Martin Gets a Job

Chapter 3 Martin Gets a Job Two churches, one in Massachusetts and one in New York, wanted Martin to become their minister. While Martin was deciding which job to take, another letter came—from the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. The church, which had no minister, invited Martin to come down and preach. On a clear winter day in January 1954, Martin set out to visit the church in Alabama. On the drive he listened to one of his favorite operas on the radio. The music and the beautiful countryside made the four-hour drive pass quickly.

马丁找到了一份工作两个教堂，一个在马萨诸塞州，一个在纽约，想让马丁成为他们的牧师。 当马丁正在考虑接受哪份工作时，又收到了一封信——来自阿拉巴马州蒙哥马利的德克斯特大道浸信会教堂。 教堂没有牧师，于是邀请马丁下来布道。 1954年1月一个晴朗的冬日，马丁动身前往阿拉巴马州的教堂。 在开车的路上，他听着收音机里播放的一部他最喜欢的歌剧。 音乐和美丽的乡村使四个小时的车程很快就过去了。

During the drive, Martin practiced the sermon he was going to deliver the next day in Montgomery. By the time he got there, he was nervous. He was not afraid to speak in front of people. At his father's church, Martin stood up before crowds and preached. But Martin knew that if his sermon tomorrow was good, the job as minister would be his.

在开车途中，马丁练习第二天要在蒙哥马利发表的布道。 当他到达那里时，他很紧张。 他不怕在人前讲话。 在他父亲的教堂里，马丁站在人群前布道。 但是马丁知道，如果他明天的布道讲得好，牧师的职位就是他的了。

Martin wasn't sure he wanted to live in the South. He knew that life in the North was easier for blacks. And fairer. Still, the church in Montgomery sounded like a wonderful place, and he wanted to make a good impression. Should he show the people that he was smart? Should he tell them all about his education? No. Martin knew that all he had to do was the same thing he had done before in churches: speak from his heart and help people pray. MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA: THE CRADLE OF THE CONFEDERACY On JANUARY 11, 1861, ALABAMA VOTED TO "SECEDE FROM THE UNION." THAT MEANT SEPARATING FROM THE REST OF THE UNITED STATES. In A SHORT TIME, TEN OTHER SOUTHERN STATES VOTED

马丁不确定他是否想住在南方。 他知道北方的生活对黑人来说比较容易。 和公平。尽管如此，蒙哥马利的教堂听起来还是个很棒的地方，他想给人留下好印象。 他应该向人们展示他的聪明吗? 他应该告诉他们他所受的教育吗? 不。马丁知道他所要做的就是他以前在教堂里做过的事:发自内心地说话，帮助人们祈祷。 亚拉巴马州蒙哥马利:南部邦联的摇篮。1861年1月11日，亚拉巴马州投票决定“脱离联邦”。 这意味着与美国其他地区分离。 在很短的时间内，其他十个南方州也投票了

TO SECEDE AS WELL. ONE REASON THE STATES DIDN'T WANT TO REMAIN A PART OF THE UNITED STATES WAS THAT MANY PEOPLE In NORTHERN STATES WANTED TO END SLAVERY. On FEBRUARY 18, 1861, In MONTGOMERY, JEFFERSON DAVIS WAS SWORN In AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA. THE FIRST CONFEDERATE FLAG WAS FLOWN FROM A BUILDING THAT IS NOW THE STATE CAPITOL. THIS IS WHY MONTGOMERY BECAME KNOWN AS THE CRADLE OF THE CONFEDERACY.

也要退出。这些州不想留在美国的一个原因是许多北方州的人想要结束奴隶制。 1861年2月18日，杰斐逊·戴维斯在蒙哥马利宣誓就任美利坚联盟国总统。 第一面联邦旗帜从现在的州议会大厦升起。 这就是蒙哥马利被称为邦联摇篮的原因。

In APRIL 1865, THE NORTH WON THE CIVIL WAR, WHICH PUT An END TO SLAVERY AND THE CONFEDERACY.

1865年4月，北方赢得了内战，结束了奴隶制和南部邦联。

Sure enough, Martin's sermon was so good that the people at the Dexter Avenue Church asked him to become their pastor. Martin talked with Coretta. She, too, shared Martin's fears. Could she find a good job in the

果然，马丁的布道非常好，德克斯特大道教堂的人们请他做他们的牧师。 马丁和科蕾塔谈话。 她也和马丁一样害怕。 她能在美国找到一份好工作吗