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1、GrantandLee大学英语综合教程五第五单元文章WhenUlyssesS.GrantandRobertE.LeemetintheparlorofamodesthouseatAppomattoxCourtHouse,Virginia,onApril9,1865,toworkoutthetermsforthesurrenderofLee'sArmyofNorthernVirginia,agreatchapterinAmericanlifecametoaclose,andagreatnewchapterbegan.当尤
2、利西兹格兰特和罗伯特李在弗吉尼亚州阿珀马特科斯县城一所不太大的房子的客厅里会面，商讨李所率的北弗吉尼亚军队投降条件时，美国人生活中一个伟大的篇章结束了，一个崭新的重要篇章开始了。ThesemenwerebringingtheCivilWartoitsvirtualfinish.Tobesure,otherarmieshadyettosurrender,andforafewdaysthefugitiveConfederategovernmentwouldstruggledesperatelyandvainly,tryi
3、ngtofindsomewaytogoonlivingnowthatitschiefsupportwasgone.ButineffectitwasalloverwhenGrantandLeesignedthepapers.Andthelittleroomwheretheywroteoutthetermswasthesceneofoneofthepoignant,dramaticcontrastsinAmericanhistory此二人是在实质上终止内战。诚然，其他军队尚未投降，已失去主要支柱的逃亡的邦联政府仍将绝望地
4、徒然挣扎数日，想法寻觅生机。其实，在格兰特和李签署文件之时，一切都已结束。他们拟定投降条件时用的那间小客厅成了见证美国史上强烈的戏剧性对照的场所。Theyweretwostrongmen,theseoddlydifferentgenerals,andtheyrepresentedthestrengthsoftwoconflictingcurrentsthat,throughthem,hadcomeintofinalcollision.这两位截然不同的将军都是强有力的人物，他们代表着两股相互冲突的力量的潮流，那两股潮流
5、通过他们最终发生碰撞。BackofRobertE.LeewasthenotionthattheoldaristocraticconceptmightsomehowsurviveandbedominantinAmericanlife.罗伯特李所仰仗的信念是，古老的贵族观念或许能以某种方式继续存在下去，并左右美国人的生活。LeewastidewaterVirginia,andinhisbackgroundwerefamily,culture,andtradition...theageofchivalrytransplan
6、tedtoaNewWorldwhichwasmakingitsownlegendsanditsownmyths.HeembodiedawayoflifethathadcomedownthroughtheageofknighthoodandtheEnglishcountrysquire.Americawasalandthatwasbeginningalloveragain,dedicatedtonothingmuchmorecomplicatedthantheratherhazybeliefthatallmenhade
7、qualrights,andshouldhaveanequalchanceintheworld.InsuchalandLeestoodforthefeelingthatitwassomehowofadvantagetohumansocietytohaveapronouncedinequalityinthesocialstructure.Thereshouldbealeisureclass,backedbyownershipofland;inturn,societyitselfshouldbekeyedtothelan
8、dasthechiefsourceofwealthandinfluence.Itwouldbringforth(accordingtothisideal)aclassofmenwithastrongsenseofobligationtothecommunity;menwholived,nottogainadvantageforthemselve
