2025年12月六级第1套仔细阅读 Passage 2 原文翻译及答案解析

During his acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize, Martin Luther King Jr. said, "I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality."

在马丁·路德·金接受诺贝尔和平奖的演讲中，他说道：“我相信，赤裸的真理和无条件的爱将在现实中拥有最终的发言权。”

More than five decades later, our society is still struggling to separate truth from fantasy, fact from fiction. From disputes over the climate change to debates about how slavery is taught, America is at a crossroads. And the battle for equity is at the heart of these vital conversations.

五十多年过去了，我们的社会仍在努力区分真理与幻想、事实与虚构。从气候变化的争议到奴隶制教学方式的辩论，美国正处于十字路口。而争取公平的斗争是这些关键对话的核心。

Study after study shows that inequity has had appalling consequences. A 2020 report by Citi indicated that "Black students could have increased their lifetime incomes $90-$113 billion" if equity issues related to higher education had been adequately addressed over the past two decades.

一项又一项研究表明，不平等已经产生了可怕的后果。花旗集团2020年的一份报告指出，如果过去二十年中与高等教育相关的公平问题得到充分解决，“黑人学生的终身收入本可增加900亿至1130亿美元”。

This statistic represents a flood of issues we've failed to confront as a nation. It also highlights one truth: We're missing out on valuable opportunities to bridge the differences that divide us. However, by honoring King's legacy, we can get our country back on the path toward true equity.

这一统计数据代表着我们作为一个国家未能面对的大量问题。它也凸显了一个事实：我们正在错失弥合分歧的宝贵机会。然而，通过纪念金的遗产，我们可以让国家回归真正公平的道路。

Students — and adults for that matter — simply cannot understand the conflicts we have today without understanding what caused them in the first place. That means we have a responsibility to help them make connections between U.S. history and current events. It also means giving them the tools they need to address inequity and bias in their own lives. Adherence to these principles, along with a commitment to truthful dialogue, can help every student better appreciate how far we've come and more clearly see the roads we have yet to travel.

学生——以及成年人——如果不了解当前冲突的根本原因，就根本无法理解这些冲突。这意味着我们有责任帮助他们将美国历史与当前事件联系起来。这也意味着为他们提供工具，以应对自己生活中的不平等和偏见。坚持这些原则，加上对真诚对话的承诺，可以帮助每个学生更好地理解我们已取得的进步，并更清晰地看到我们仍需前行的道路。

With more truthful analysis of the need for more qualified, diverse educators, we can improve our recruiting, training, and retention strategies for schools across the country.

通过对需要更多合格、多样化教育工作者的更真实分析，我们可以改进全国学校的招聘、培训和留任策略。

Unfortunately, our deeply rooted divisions are delaying these advancements. A recent survey found that 77 percent of Americans believe the nation is "more divided than ever before". But reports of increased polarization shouldn't persuade us to look away from one another. Instead, they should compel us to address our shared issues head-on.

不幸的是，我们根深蒂固的分歧正在延迟这些进步。最近的一项调查发现，77%的美国人认为国家“比以往任何时候都更加分裂”。但有关两极分化的报告不应说服我们彼此回避。相反，它们应迫使我们直面共同的问题。

We are not, as some would suggest, living in a "post-racial society". We simply cannot afford to keep our heads buried in the sand when it comes to racial inequity. Unless we get honest about intolerance, bias, and how these social diseases impact the ways we treat one another, injustice will continue to haunt us. But our children and our grandchildren deserve better.

我们并非如一些人所暗示的，生活在一个“后种族社会”。在涉及种族不平等时，我们根本不能继续将头埋在沙子里。除非我们诚实面对不容忍、偏见以及这些社会疾病如何影响我们彼此相处的方式，否则不公正将继续困扰我们。但我们的子孙后代值得更好的未来。

On this Martin Luther King Day and beyond, let's commit to working together to disrupt the status quo. Let's continue to build a better, more inclusive nation; and in the words of Martin Luther King Jr., "A society at peace with itself, a society that can live with its conscience."

在这个马丁·路德·金日及以后，让我们承诺共同努力打破现状。让我们继续建设一个更好、更包容的国家；用马丁·路德·金的话说，“一个与自身和平相处的社会，一个能与其良知共存的社会。”