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1、TheTrialThatRockedtheWorld JohnScopes AbuzzranthroughthecrowdasItookmyplaceinthepackedcourtonthatswelteringJulydayin1925.ThecounselformydefencewasthefamouscriminallawyerClarenceDarrow.LeadingcounselfortheprosecutionwasWilliamJenningsBryan,thesilver-tonguedorator,threetimesDemo
2、craticnomineeforPresidentoftheUnitedStates,andleaderofthefundamentalistmovementthathadbroughtaboutmytrial. AfewweeksbeforeIhadbeenanunknownschool-teacherinDayton,alittletowninthemountainsofTennessee.NowIwasinvolvedinatrialreportedtheworldover.Seatedincourt,readytotestifyonmybeh
3、alf,wereadozendistinguishedprofessorsandscientists,ledbyProfessorKirtleyMatherofHarvardUniversity.Morethan100reporterswereonhand,andevenradioannouncers,whoforthefirsttimeinhistoryweretobroadcastajurytrial."Don'tworry,son,we'llshowthemafewtricks,"Darrowhadwhisperedthrowingareassu
4、ringarmroundmyshoulderaswewerewaitingforthecourttoopen. ThecasehaderuptedroundmyheadnotlongafterIarrivedinDaytonassciencemasterandfootballcoachatthesecondaryschool.Foranumberofyearsaclashhadbeenbuildingupbetweenthefundamentalistsandthemodernists.Thefundamentalistsadheredtoalite
5、ralinterpretationoftheOldTestament.Themodernists,ontheotherhand,acceptedthetheoryadvancedbyCharlesDarwin--thatallanimallife,includingmonkeysandmen,hadevolvedfromacommonancestor. FundamentalismwasstronginTennessee,andthestatelegislaturehadrecentlypassedalawprohibitingtheteaching
6、of"anytheorythatdeniesthestoryofcreationastaughtintheBible."ThenewlawwasaimedsquarelyatDarwin'stheoryofevolution.Anengineer,GeorgeRappelyea,usedtoarguewiththelocalpeopleagainstthelaw.Duringonesuchargument,Rappelyeasaidthatnobodycouldteachbiologywithoutteachingevolution.SinceIhad
7、beenteachingbiology,Iwassentfor. "Rappelyeaisright,"Itoldthem. "Thenyouhavebeenviolatingthelaw,"oneofthemSaid. "Sohaseveryotherteacher,"Ireplied."EvolutionisexplainedinHunter'sCivicBiology,andthat'sourtextbook."Rappelyeathenmadeasuggestion."Let'stakethisthingtocourt,"hesaid,"
8、andtestthelegalityofit." WhenIwasindictedonMay
