"They fling their broad and gloomy shadows

"他们巨大而阴暗的身影
across the pathway of every thoughtful colored man in this country."

笼罩了每个思想深邃的有色人种"
And then he ended with this lament.

最后他还悲叹
"I see them"--these are discouragements--

"我看见他们"--这些是劝阻--
"I see them clearly

"我清楚地看见他们
and feel them sadly with an earnest, aching heart.

用我真挚的悲痛的心去同情他们
I have long looked for the realization of the hope of my people,

我一直期待人们领悟到希望的所在
standing as it were, barefoot,

我光脚站在那里
and treading upon the sharp and flinty rocks of the present

行走于坚硬尖锐的现实中
and looking out upon the boundless sea of the future.

遥望未来的一望无际的海洋
I have sought in my humble way

我用谦卑的方式
to penetrate the intervening mists and clouds

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