the Crack of Dawn Day9 I have a dream

Day 9

1.down in Alabama  向下（南）在阿拉巴马州

2.have his lips dripping with the words of...

have sb./sth. doing sth.

The two men had their lights burning all night long.

3."interposition" and "nullification" 介入和废止

Interposition is a claimed right of a U.S.state to oppose actions of the federal government that the state deems unconstitutional. Nullification holds that the states have the right to nullify federal laws that are deemed unconstitutional and to prevent enforcement of such laws within their borders.The doctrines of interposition and nullification had been invoked by segregationists. Segregation supporters argued that the states have the power to nullify federal laws or court rulings that they believe to be unconstitutional.

“介入权”和“废止权“”是指美国各州主张其对于它认定为违宪的联邦法律享有宣告无效并予以废止的权利。但是，1958年美国联邦最高法院在 Cooper v. Aaron 案中否决了州的该项权利，并明确指出联邦法律是否违反宪法只能由联邦司法机构认定。

（ps:专业相关，所以想多了解一些。想要详细了解的，可以去Wikipedia 搜索“interposition”“nullification”）

4. join hands

(1)literally,to hold hands with someone.

Kids, join hands and stand in a circle.

在本文中，我认为join hands 是字面上的意思，即黑人的孩子和白人的孩子能够像兄弟姐妹一样手牵手，与前文中的vicious racists 相呼应。

(2)By extension,to work together to achieve some goal.(cooperate/collaborate)

Everyone in my city joined hands to help those impacted by the flood.

5.valley山谷 /hill 丘陵/mountainous region 山地/plain 平原/ plateau [plæˈtoʊ] or highland高原/oasis 绿洲/basin 盆地 grassland or prairie [ˈpreri]草地

6.crooked opp. straight

rough opp.plain

crooked teeth 畸形的牙齿

 7.exalt [ɪɡˈzɔlt] :heighten

8.crooked 过去式[ˈkrʊkɪd]

形容词[ˈkrʊkt]

9. hew:carve/strike,砍，劈  

hew out of( the mountain of despair )(a stone of hope)  想到的画面就是“杀”出一条血路来，在血路中看到希望，哈哈

hew A out of B 

10.the jangling discords of our nation

 jangling ：noisy，刺耳的，与beautiful 相对

discord：（声音的）不和谐，嘈杂声，与symphony形成对比

 a beautiful symphony of brotherhood

11.stand up for /stick up for:speak or act in support of /defend, 表示“拥护，支持”

I am trying to stand up for myself.