高级英语第一册 Unit 10 The Trial That Rocked the World
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英语精读笔记 4/27/2022
1 Unit 10 The Trial That Rocked the World
震撼世界的审判
John Scopes 约翰•司科普斯
01. A buzz ran through the crowd as I took my place in the packed court on that
sweltering July day in 1925. The counsel for my defence was the famous criminal lawyer
Clarence Darrow. Leading counsel for the prosecution was William Jennings Bryan, the
silver-tongued orator , three times Democratic nominee for President of the United States,
and leader of the fundamentalist movement that had brought about my trial.
在一九二五年七月的那个酷热日子里，当我在挤得水泄不通的法庭里就位时，人群中响起一阵嘁嘁喳喳的议论声。我的辩护人是著名刑事辩护律师克拉伦斯•达罗。担任主控官的则是能说会道的演说家威廉•詹宁斯•布莱恩，他曾三次被民主党提名为美国总统候选人，而且还是导致我这次受审的基督教原教旨主义运动的领导人。
Language Points — Para. 1 (cf: 对比)
1. buzz: [bʌz] a noise of a low hum, low confused whisper 低语，（蜂等）嗡嗡叫
2. sweltering: very hot, causing unpleasantness, torrid['tɔ:rid], sultry['sʌltri] 闷热的，热得发昏的；酷热
3. counsel: ['kaunsəl] a group of one or more lawyers (barristers['bæristə]) acting for someone in a court of law
律师、辩护人
eg: The judge asked counsel for the defence to explain his point.法官要求律师辩解他的观点。
eg: Counsel are agreed.
cf: council: ['kaunsil] a group of people appointed or elected to make laws, rules, or decisions 议会
councillor: a member of a council 议员
counsellor: (AmE counselor) 参赞
4. prosecution: [,prɔsi'kju:ʃən] the act of bringing a criminal charge against sb. in a court of law 起诉、控诉
5. silver-tongued: (lit.) able to give fine persuading speeches, eloquent['eləkwənt] 雄辩的、有口才的
6. orator: ['ɔrətə] a good public speaker, a person who delivers an oration演说
(formal and solemn['sɔləm]庄严的
public speeches) 演说者、雄辩家（oral词根）
7. nominee: [,nɔmi'ni:] a person who has been nominated['nɔmi,neit]提名, who has been named officially for
election to a position, office, honour, etc.
eg: a Nobel Prize nominee / a presidential nominee诺贝尔奖被提名人/总统被提名(候选人)
-ee: sb. being done for other person被动
（-er主动）
8. bring about: cause
eg: The Internet / Scientists have brought about great changes in our lives.
02. A few weeks before I had been an unknown school-teacher in Dayton, a little town in
the mountains of Tennessee. Now I was involved in a trial reported the world over. Seated in
court, ready to testify on my behalf, were a dozen distinguished professors and scientists, led
by Professor Kirtley Mather of Harvard University. More than 100 reporters were on hand,
and even radio announcers, who for the first time in history were to broadcast a jury trial.
"Don't worry, son, we'll show them a few tricks,"
Darrow had whispered throwing a
reassuring arm round my shoulder as we were waiting for the court to open.
几个星期之前，我还只是田纳西州山区小镇戴顿的一名默默无闻的中学教员，而现在我却成了一次举世瞩目的庭审活动的当事人。在法庭就座为我作证的有以哈佛大学的科特里•马瑟教授为首的十几位有名望的教授和科学家。到场的还有一百多名新闻记者，甚至还有 英语精读笔记 4/27/2022
2 一些广播电台的播音员，他们也要破天荒地播放一次庭审实况。就在我们静候着法庭开审的当儿，达罗关切地搂住我的肩膀低声安慰道：“别担心，孩子，我们会给他们点厉害瞧瞧。”
Language Points — Para. 2
1. involve: (v.) to cause sb. to become connected or concerned
eg: Don't involve other people in your mistakes.别让别人陷入你的错误中去。
eg: We are all involved, whether we like it or not.不管我们喜欢与否，我们都被卷入了。
2. testify: to make a solemn statement,esp.under oath[əuθ]誓言 in a court of law,of what is true
eg: The witnesses testify / (give evidence) in the law court.目击证人在法庭作证。
eg: One witness testified that he's seen the prisoner run out of the bank after it had been robbed.
eg: The stolen goods in his home testified to his guilt[gilt]犯罪.
3. on hand: available, present在手边，在手头；出席
eg: Please be on hand at 12 sharp.请12点整准时出席。
eg: I have a great deal of important work on hand.我手头有一堆重要工作要做。
cf: within reach: the distance one can reach伸手可及的，能力所及
at hand: near in time or place 在附近，在手边；即将到来
eg: Always have your dictionary on hand / within reach / at hand when you study.
eg: All his old friends will be on hand / present to see Jack receive the medal of honour.
eg: I want you to be at hand / near during my interview with the boss of the company.
eg: The post office is close at hand.邮局快到了/邮局在附近。
4. reassure: [,ri:ə'ʃuə] comfort and make sb. free from fear, stop worrying often by saying sth. kind or friendly
eg: The doctor reassured the sick man about his health.医生是病人对他们的健康放心。
eg: She won't believe it in spite of all our reassurance.尽管我们一再保证，他也不相信它。
cf: assure: cause to believe or trust in sth.; promise
eg: The captain assured the passengers that there was no danger.船长使乘客相信没有危险。
03. The case had erupted round my head not long after I arrived in Dayton as science
master and football coach at the secondary school. For a number of years a clash had been
building up between the fundamentalists and the modernists. The fundamentalists adhered
