Key to exercises

Paraphrase

1.“Don’t worry ,young man ,we’ll do a few things to outwit the prosecution.”

2. I was suddenly engulfed by the whole affair.

3.I was the last one to expect that my case would develop into one of the most famous trials in American history.

4. “This is 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, scornfully.

7. …accused Bryan of demanding that a life or death struggle be fought between science and religion.

8.People paid in order to have a look at the ape and to consider carefully whether apes and humans could have a common ancestry.

9. Darrow 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 sorry for Bryan.

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.

6The 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．

B．

1·原教旨主义者坚持对《旧约》作字面解释。而另一方面，现代主义者接受达尔文提出的理论，即所有动物的生命，包括猿与人，均从同一祖先演化而来。

2．在一次这样的争论中，拉普利耶说谁只要教生物学，就一定会教进化论。

3．从周围山区来了不少人，大部分是原教旨主义者。他们是来为支持布赖恩与“外面来的异教徒”对阵而助威的。

4．“他被送上法庭是因为无知与偏执猖獗，而这两者结合在一起，势力不小。" 5．“《圣经》，”他嗓音洪亮地吼道，“是不会被那些不远千里前来作证的专家赶出这个法庭的。这些专家想证明进化论关于人类祖先出自丛林的说法和上帝按照天机、依其形象塑造了人并安排在世上的看法是并行不悖的。”

6．“真理是永恒的、不朽的，不需要任何凡人机构的支持。’’

7．尽管在与布赖恩的口头决斗中马隆取胜，法官仍然裁定不允许科学家为被告作证。8．“我是在盘问你那些愚蠢的看法，世上没有一个有智力的基督徒会相信这种看法。”9．达德利·费尔德·马隆把对我的判决称作是“虽败犹荣"。

10．克拉伦斯·达罗和达德利·费尔德·马隆在戴顿城小小的法庭上掀起的辩论风暴有如一股清风吹遍了美国的学校和立法机关，随之而来的是思想自由和学术自由的新气氛。这种气氛与年俱增．

Lesson 4 The Trial That Rocked the World

C．

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在达罗平静的质问下，他承认自己对《圣经》里的字句深信不疑，而那群听众也不断用热烈的“阿门’’打断他那对抗性的回答。达罗读出《创世纪》中的一句话：“夜尽晨来为第一天。’’然后他问布赖恩是否相信太阳是在第四天创造的。布赖恩说他信。达罗问道：“没有太阳何来清晨与傍晚?”

布赖恩默默地擦了擦他的秃顶。听众群中传出窃笑声，连忠实的信徒也有窃笑的。达罗继续质问，一边问，一边旋转着他的眼镜。他问布赖恩是否相信有关夏娃的故事。布赖恩的答复是肯定的。

“那么你相信上帝为了惩罚那条蛇便让所有的蛇都从此靠肚皮爬行吗?’’

“是的，我相信。"

“那么，你是否知道在此之前蛇是如何走路的呢?’’

听众哄笑起来，布赖恩气得脸色发青。他提高了嗓门，气恼得不停地抖着手中的蒲扇。