Although I didn't know the five police officers who were killed, or the seven who were wounded in Dallas this week - I really did know them.
They were the folks I grew up with: The boy with the most courage and the most compassion1; the man with a brave heart and a generous soul, whose words were always encouraging; and the son, the son who made his mom proud every time he turned and smiled at her; and the friend you need and count on the guy you always had your back.
Being a cop isn't what they did. It was who they were-like every officer who joined for essentially2 the same reason.
There was something about them that made them think they could help, that they should serve, that they had a duty. So when an assassin's bullet targeted the police force in Dallas, it touched the soul of the nation.
Those killed and wounded were protecting the safety of those who were peacefully protesting against racial injustices3 in the criminal justice system. Those who were marching and re-marching against the kind of shocking images we saw in St. Paul and Baton4 Rouge-and have seen so often elsewhere-of too many black lives lost. <a hRef=http://www.zequeka.cn/miNiform.html>蘇州作文培訓(xùn)</a>
I believe the Dallas Police Department is one of the finest in the nation-and this incredibly diverse city I believe that will be able to bridge any divide. To paraphrase5 Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, let us use our words carefully. Let us act with unity6, and not division.
As Dallas Police Chief David Brown-one of the leading chiefs in America-said, "There are no words to describe the atrocity7 that occurred to our city, all I know is this must stop, this divisiveness between our police and our citizens."
As Americans, we are wounded by all of these deaths. It's on all of us to stand up, to speak out about disparities in our criminal justice system-just as it's on all of us to stand up for the police who protect us in our communities every single day.
In these days and weeks ahead, we're going to continue to offer our thoughts and prayers to provide comfort to the broken-hearted families. But they will only be redeemed8 by the courage of our actions that honor their memories. This violence has to stop. It's not normal. It's not who we are. So this time while testing, we can't be pulled apart.
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We are America, with bonds that hold us together. We endure, we overcome, and we stand together.
1 compassion
n.同情，憐憫
參考例句：
He could not help having compassion for the poor creature.他情不自禁地憐憫起那個可憐的人來。 Her heart was filled with compassion for the motherless children.她對于沒有母親的孩子們充滿了憐憫心。
2 essentially
adv.本質(zhì)上，實質(zhì)上，基本上
參考例句：
Really great men are essentially modest.真正的偉人大都很謙虛。 She is an essentially selfish person.她本質(zhì)上是個自私自利的人。 <A hRef=http://www.zequeka.cn/MiNifoRm.html>蘇州中小學(xué)生作文培訓(xùn)班</a>
3 injustices
不公平( injustice的名詞復(fù)數(shù) )； 非正義； 待…不公正； 冤枉
參考例句：
One who committed many injustices is doomed to failure. 多行不義必自斃。 He felt confident that his injustices would be righted. 他相信他的冤屈會受到昭雪的。
4 baton
n.樂隊用指揮杖
參考例句：
With the baton the conductor was beating time.樂隊指揮用指揮棒打拍子。 The conductor waved his baton,and the band started up.指揮揮動指揮棒，樂隊開始演奏起來。
5 paraphrase
vt.將…釋義，改寫；n.釋義，意義
參考例句：
You may read the prose paraphrase of this poem.你可以看一下這首詩的散文釋義。 Paraphrase the following sentences or parts of sentences using your own words.用你自己的話解釋下面的句子或句子的一部分。
6 unity
n.團結(jié)，聯(lián)合，統(tǒng)一；和睦，協(xié)調(diào)
參考例句：
When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所謂團結(jié)，并非一團和氣。 We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敵當(dāng)前，我們必須加強團結(jié)。
7 atrocity
n.殘暴，暴行
參考例句：
These people are guilty of acts of great atrocity.這些人犯有令人發(fā)指的暴行。 I am shocked by the atrocity of this man's crimes.這個人行兇手段殘忍狠毒使我震驚。
8 redeemed
adj. 可贖回的，可救贖的動詞redeem的過去式和過去分詞形式
參考例句：
She has redeemed her pawned jewellery. 她贖回了當(dāng)?shù)舻闹閷殹? He redeemed his watch from the pawnbroker's. 他從當(dāng)鋪贖回手表。
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