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1、Lesson10TheTrialThatRockedtheWorldJohnScopes第十课震撼世界的审判约翰•司科普斯 Bryan,ageingandpaunchy,wasassistedinhisprosecutionbyhisson,alsoalawyer,andTennessee’sbrilliantyoungattorney-general,TomStewart.Ridicule布莱恩的样子老态龙钟,大腹便便。协助他进行起诉工作的有他的儿子—也是个律师—以及田纳西州年轻有为的检察长汤姆•斯图尔特。Afterthepreliminarysparringoverl
2、egalities,Darrowgotuptomakehisopeningstatement."Myfriendtheattorney-generalsaysthatJohnScopesknowswhatheisherefor,"Darrowdrawled."Iknowwhatheisherefor,too.Heisherebecauseignoranceandbigotryarerampant,anditisamightystrongcombination."Irony履行完规定的法律诉讼程序之后,达罗站起来开始发言了。“我的朋友检察长先生方才告诉我们说约翰•司科普斯知道
3、他为什么会被带上法庭,”达罗拖长着声音说。“我也知道他为什么会被带上法庭。那是因为愚昧和偏见还很猖獗,而且这两者又结合在一起,形成一股强大的势力。”"Todayitistheteachers,"hecontinued,"andtomorrowthemagazines,thebooks,thenewspapers.Afterawhile,itisthesettingofmanagainstmanandcreedagainstcreeduntilwearemarchingbackwardstothegloriousageofthesixteenthcenturywhenbigo
4、tslightedfaggotstoburnthemenwhodaredtobringanyintelligenceandenlightenmentandculturetothehumanmind."Irony“今天受攻击的是教师,”他接着说道,“明天就会轮到杂志、书籍和报纸。要不了多久,社会上便会是一种人与人为仇,教派与教派为敌的局面,直到我们的社会大踏步地退回到十六世纪那光辉的年代,那时如果有谁胆敢给人类带来智慧、知识和文化,就会被那些愚昧的偏执狂们点燃柴堆活活烧死。” Thefollowingdaytheprosecutionbegancallingwitnesse
5、sagainstme.Twoofmypupilstestified,grinningshylyatme,thatIhadtaughtthemevolution,butaddedthattheyhadnotbeencontaminatedbytheexperience.HowardMorgan,abrightladof14,testifiedthatIhadtaughtthatmanwasamammallikecows,horses,dogsandcats."Hedidn'tsayacatwasthesameasaman?"Darrowasked.Ridicule "No,
6、sir,"theyoungstersaid."Hesaidmanhadreasoningpower.""Thereissomedoubtaboutthat,"Darrowsnorted.Sarcasm第二天,控方开始传唤证人出庭作证。出庭作证的是我的两个学生,他们一边羞涩地对我傻笑,一边向法庭证明说我向他们宣讲过进化论,但又补充说他们并没有因此而受到毒害。一个叫霍华德.摩根的聪明的十四岁小男孩作证说我对他们讲过,人也像牛、马、狗、猫一样是哺乳动物。 “他没有说猫和人完全一样吧?”达罗问。“没有,先生,”那孩子说道。“他说人是有思维能力的。”“这话怕不一定对哩,”达罗哼着鼻
7、子说。"TheBible,"hethunderedinhissonorousorgantones,"isnotgoingtobedrivenoutofthiscourtbyexpertswhocomehundredsofmilestotestifythattheycanreconcileevolution,withitsancestorsinthejungle,withmanmadebyGodinHisimageandputhereforHispurposeaspartofadivineplan."Irony+Sa