美国当选总统巴拉克·奥巴马今天(星期一)将通过强调社区服务，向已故非洲裔美国人民权领袖马丁·路德·金表达敬意。
“马丁·路德·金日”是一年一度的联邦假日，这一天的传统包括志愿参加公益活动。
在宣誓成为美国历史上第一位黑人总统的一天前，奥巴马将和全国社区领袖聚会，他们管理各种服务项目，包括清理公园和为军人组装护理包。
奥巴马在星期天参加的就职庆典活动包括教堂的一次礼拜活动、在华盛顿附近的国家军人公墓敬拜无名战士墓以及一次欢快的露天音乐会。数以万计的美国人参加了那次音乐会。
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama pays tribute today (Monday) to the late African-American civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. by focusing on community service.
Martin Luther King Day is an annual federal holiday, traditionally marked by taking part in volunteer activities for the public good.
On the day before he is inaugurated as the country’s first African-American president, Mr. Obama will be joined by civic leaders nationwide running service projects, ranging from cleaning up parks to assembling care packages for troops.
Mr. Obama attended inauguration events Sunday, including a church service, a somber visit to the Tomb of the Unknowns at the national military cemetery near Washington, and a jubilant outdoor concert attended by tens of thousands of Americans.