拜登自传速读PromisesToKeep(8)

他的老板没有做错什么。事实上，他做得很好，谨遵法律条文。但是，当拜登看到焊工家人脸上的痛苦时，他意识到他不能用这种方式度过律师生涯。虽然这项裁决是合法的，但并不意味着它在道德上是正确的。
Biden was becoming more and more alarmed at the unequal treatment of Black people living in Wilmington at that time. In the 1960s, the city was in thethick of civil rights protests, which only intensified after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King. In response, the governor called in the National Guard to patrol Black neighborhoods. They enforced a curfew and menaced residents with loaded weapons.
拜登对当时生活在威尔明顿的黑人受到的不平等待遇越来越感到震惊。20世纪60年代，这座城市正处于民权抗议活动的密集时期，这场抗议活动在马丁·路德·金博士遇刺后才愈演愈烈。作为回应，州长召集国民警卫队在黑人社区巡逻，并实施宵禁，并用上膛的武器威胁居民。
Biden realized that he’d never be able to defend disenfranchised workers or Black people while working at his prestigious law firm. He quit immediately, and began searching for another job where he could make a difference.
拜登意识到，如何他在著名的律师事务所工作，他永远无法为被剥夺权利的工人或黑人辩护。他立即辞职，开始寻找另一份可以有所作为的工作。
The most obvious place to look was the public defender"s office, where Biden could represent people unable to pay for their own legal counsel. He began representing mainly Black people from the poor neighborhood of East Wilmington. He also joined a criminal defense firm where he helped to fight civil litigation suits for people in desperate circumstances.