Lesson 4 The Trial That Rocked the World
Paraphrase
1. \2. The case had erupted round my head...
3. ... no one, least of all I, anticipated that my case would snowball into one of the most famous trials in U. S. History.
4. \
5. \ 6. \
7. ... accused Bryan of calling for a duel to the death between science and religion. 8. Spectators paid to gaze at it and ponderwhether they might be related.
9. Now Darrow sprang his trump card by calling Bryan as a witness for the defence.
10. My heart went out to the old warrior as spectator s pushed by him to shake Darrow's hand. 参考答案
1. “Don’t worry, young man, we’ll do a few things to outwit the prosecution.”; or “Don’t worry, young
man, we have some clever and unexpected tactics and we will surprise them in the trial.”
2. The case had come down upon me unexpectedly and violently; I was suddenly engulfed by the whole
affair.
3. I was the last one to expect that my case would grow (or develop) into one of the most famous trials
in U.S. History.
4. “That’s a completely inappropriate jury, too ignorant and partial.”.
5. Today the teachers are put on trial because they teach scientific theory; soon the newspapers and
magazines will not be allowed to express new ideas, to spread knowledge of science. 6. “It is doubtful whether man has reasoning power,” said Darrow sarcastically and scornfully. 7. ... accused Bryan of demanding that a life or death struggle be fought between science and religion. 8. People had to pay in order to have a look at the ape and to consider carefully whether apes and
humans could have a common ancestry.
9. Darraow surprised everyone by asking for Bryan as a witness for Scopes which was a brilliant idea. 10. Darrow had gotten the best of Bryan, who looked helplessly lost and pitiable as everyone ignored
him and rushed past him to congratulate Darrow. When I saw this, I felt very sorry for Bryan.
Lesson 4 The Trial That Rocked the World
Translation
1. 我没有预料到会卷入这场争端。
2. 如果你想学到一些东西，那你自己就应该参加到这项工作中去。 3. 虽然种族隔离是违法的，但种族歧视在美国仍然以不同形式存在着。 4. 陪审团议论了一番，最后裁决他有罪。 5. 他认为这两个观点是可以一致起来的。 6. 观众对被告充满了同情心。 7. 他阅读文章时总是把字典放在手边。
8. 还没有进行环境影响评估，筑坝工程就开工了。
参考答案
1. I did not anticipate that I would get involved in this dispute.
2. You must involve yourself in the work if you want to learn something.
3. Racial discrimination still exists in various forms in the United States though racial segregation
violates the law.
4. The jury deliberated and brought in a verdict of guilty. 5. He thought the two views could be reconciled. 6. The spectators’ hearts went out to the defendant.
7. When he read articles, he always had a dictionary on hand.
8. The construction of the dam got under way before any environment impact assessment had been done.