thetrialthatrockedtheworld高級(jí)英語(yǔ)第三版第一冊(cè)第四課翻譯和詞匯

1、Lesson4TheTrialThatRockedtheWld震撼世界的審判AbuzzranthroughthecrowdasItookmyplaceinthepackedcourtonthatswelteringJulydayin1925.ThecounselfmydefencewasthefamouscriminallawyerClarenceDarrow.LeadingcounselftheprosecutionwasWillia

2、mJenningsBryanthesilvertonguedatthreetimesDemocraticnomineefPresidentoftheUnitedStatesleaderofthefundamentalistmovementthathadbroughtaboutmytrial.在一九二五年七月的那個(gè)酷熱日子里，當(dāng)我在擠得水泄不通的法庭里就位時(shí)，人群中響起一陣嘁嘁喳喳的議論聲。我的辯護(hù)人是著名刑事辯護(hù)律師克拉倫斯.達(dá)羅。擔(dān)任

3、主控官的則是能說(shuō)會(huì)道的演說(shuō)家威廉.詹寧斯.布萊恩，他曾三次被民主黨提名為美國(guó)總統(tǒng)候選人，而且還是導(dǎo)致我這次受審的基督教原教旨主義運(yùn)動(dòng)的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人。AfewweeksbefeIhadbeenanunknownschoolteacherinDaytonalittletowninthemountainsofTennessee.NowIwasinvolvedinatrialreptedthewldover.Seatedincourtreadytot

4、estifyonmybehalfwereadozendistinguishedprofesssscientistsledbyProfessKirtleyMatherofHarvardUniversity.Methan100repterswereonhevenradioannouncerswhofthefirsttimeinhistyweretobroadcastajurytrial.“Dontwrysonwellshowthemafew

5、tricks“Darrowhadwhisperedthrowingareassuringarmroundmyshoulderaswewerewaitingfthecourttoopen.幾個(gè)星期之前，我還只是田納西州山區(qū)小鎮(zhèn)戴頓的一名默默無(wú)聞的中學(xué)教員，而現(xiàn)在我卻成了一次舉世矚目的庭審活動(dòng)的當(dāng)事人。在法庭就座為我作證的有以哈佛大學(xué)的科特里o馬瑟教授為首的十幾位有名望的教授和科學(xué)家。到場(chǎng)的還有一百多名新聞?dòng)浾?，甚至還有一些廣播電臺(tái)的播音員

6、，他們也要破天荒地播放一次庭審實(shí)況。就在我們靜候著法庭開(kāi)審的當(dāng)兒，達(dá)羅關(guān)切地?fù)ё∥业募绨虻吐暟参康溃骸皠e擔(dān)心，孩子，我們會(huì)給他們點(diǎn)厲害瞧瞧。“ThecasehaderuptedroundmyheadnotlongafterIarrivedinDaytonassciencemasterfootballcoachatthesecondaryschool.Fanumberofyearsaclashhadbeenbuildingupbetwee

7、nthefundamentaliststhemodernists.ThefundamentalistsadheredtoaliteralinterpretationoftheOldTestament.ThemodernistsontheotherhacceptedthetheyadvancedbylesDarwinthatallanimallifeincludingmonkeysmenhadevolvedfromacommonances

8、t.我剛到戴頓中學(xué)任自然科學(xué)教員兼足球教練不久，這件案子就突然降臨到我的頭上。若干年來(lái)，原教旨主義者和現(xiàn)代主義者之間就一直在醞釀著一場(chǎng)沖自由聯(lián)合會(huì)宣布：如有必要，聯(lián)合會(huì)將把我的案子提交美國(guó)最高法院審理，“以確保教師不至于因講授真理而被送進(jìn)監(jiān)獄?！敖又?，布萊恩自告奮勇地要協(xié)助州政府方面對(duì)我進(jìn)行起訴。著名律師克拉倫斯.達(dá)羅也立即主動(dòng)提出要替我辯護(hù)。具有諷刺意味的是，在這次審判之前我并不認(rèn)識(shí)達(dá)羅，但我卻見(jiàn)過(guò)布萊恩，那是我念大學(xué)的時(shí)候，他來(lái)校作

9、過(guò)演講。我很欽佩他，盡管我并不贊同他的觀點(diǎn)。BythetimethetrialbeganonJuly10ourtownof1500peoplehadtakenonacircusatmosphere.Thebuildingsalongthemainstreetwerefestoonedwithbanners.Thestreetsaroundthethreesteyredbricklawcourtsproutedwithricketysts

10、sellinghotdogsreligiousbookswatermelons.Evangelistssetuptentstoexhtthepassersby.PeoplefromthesurroundinghillsmostlyfundamentalistsarrivedtocheerBryanagainstthe“infideloutsiders“AmongthemwasJohnButlerwhohaddrawnuptheantie

11、volutionlaw.Butlerwasa49yearoldfarmerwhobefehiselectionhadneverbeenoutofhisnativecounty.到七月十日庭審開(kāi)始的時(shí)候，我們這個(gè)擁有一千五百人口的小鎮(zhèn)上呈現(xiàn)出一派看馬戲似的熱鬧氣氛。大街兩旁的建筑物上都掛起了彩旗。在法院的三層紅磚房子周?chē)慕值郎贤蝗幻俺隽嗽S多搖搖晃晃的攤販貨架，出售的是熱狗、宗教書(shū)籍和西瓜。福音傳教士們也在街上搭起帳篷向行人傳教布道。附近

12、一帶的山區(qū)居民，其中多半是原教旨主義者，也紛紛趕到鎮(zhèn)上來(lái)為布萊恩吶喊助威，打擊那些“外來(lái)的異教徒“。他們當(dāng)中就有具體起草了那條反進(jìn)化論法令的約翰.巴特勒。巴特勒是一位四十九歲的農(nóng)場(chǎng)主，在當(dāng)選之前還從未跨出過(guò)自己的縣境。ThepresidingjudgewasJohnRaulstonaflidfacedmanwhoannounced:“Imjustareglarmountaineerjedge.“Bryanageingpaunchywas

13、assistedinhisprosecutionbyhissonalsoalawyerTennesseesbrilliantyoungattneygeneralTomStewart.Besidestheshrewd68yearoldDarrowmycounselincludedthehsomemagicDudleyFieldMalone43ArthurGarfieldHaysquietscholarlysteepedinthelaw.I

14、natrialinwhichreligionplayedakeyroleDarrowwasanagnosticMaloneaCatholicHaysaJew.MyfatherhadcomefromKentuckytobewithmefthetrial.主審法官名叫約翰.勞爾斯頓，是一位面色紅潤(rùn)的男人。他操著濃重的地方口音高聲說(shuō)道：“我只是個(gè)平平常常的山區(qū)法官。“布萊恩的樣子老態(tài)龍鐘，大腹便便。協(xié)助他進(jìn)行起訴工作的有他的兒185子也是個(gè)律