高级英语精品课程第一册制作人：徐李洁

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lked slowly round the baking court. ―Today it is the teachers,‖ he continued,‖ and tomorrow the magazines, the books, the newspapers. After a while, it is the setting of man against man and creed against creed until we are marching backwards to the glorious age of the sixteenth century when bigots lighted fagots to burn the men who dared to bring any intelligence and enlightenment and culture to the human mind.‖ ―That damned infidel,‖ a woman whispered loudly as he finished his address. What was Darrow’s point? What was the audience’s response? bigot—person who holds strong beliefs and opinions, and is intolerant of anyone who disagrees. Bigotry (behavior or attitude of a bigot) fagot—bundle of sticks, twigs, or branches (esp. for the use of fuel) ( irony。 irony。 irony。 assonance。 oxymoron) Para 1820 Bryan’s Speech • “The Christian believes that man came from above. The evolutionist believes that he must have e from below.” The spectators chuckled and Bryan warmed to his work. In one hand he brandished a biology text as he denounced the scientists who had e to Dayton to testify for the defence. • “The Bible,” he thundered in his sonorous an tones, “is not going to be driven out of this court by experts who e hundreds of miles to testify that they can reconcile evolution with its ancestors in the jungle, with man made by God in His image and put here for His purpose as part of a divine plan. Para 2123 • As he finished, jaw outthrust, eyes flashing, the audience burst into applause and shouts of “Amen”. Yet something was lacking. Gone was the fierce fervour of the days when Bryan had swept the political arena like a prairie fire. The crowd seemed to feel that their champion had not scorched the infidels with the hot breath of his oratory as he should have. What is the spectators’ response? Dudley Field Malone’s speech • “Mr. Bryan is not the only one who has the right to speak for the bible,” he observed. “There are other people in this country who have given up their whole lives to God and religion. Mr. Bryan, with passionate spirit and enthusiasm, has given most of his life to politics. ”Bryan sipped from a jug of water as Malone’s voice grew in volume. He appealed for intellectual freedom, and accused Bryan of calling for a duel to the death between science and religion. • “There is never a duel with the truth,” he roared. “The truth always wins – and we are not afraid of it. The truth does not need Mr. Bryan. The truth is eternal, immortal and needs no human agency to support it!” • When Malone finished there was a momentary hush. Then the court burst into a storm of applause that surpassed that for Bryan. But although Malone had won the oratorical duel with Bryan, the judge ruled against permitting the scientists testify for the defence. rampant: widespread and impossible to control A city of rampant violence 暴力活动失去控制的城市 Rich soil makes some plants too rampant. Mosquitoes are rampant in the dormitory. enlighten: cause to understand, free from ignorance or false beliefs, give more knowledge. 启蒙，启发 . the age of Enlightenment in the 18th century 启蒙 时代 Peter thought that the world was flat until I enlightened him. 在我开导他之前， Peter认为地球是平的。 enlightened opinions 开明的观点 reconcile…with: 1) settle (a quarrel), bee friendly again after a quarrel or disagreement 使和解 , . He never believed that he and Susan would be reconciled. My attempt to reconcile him with Toby failed. 2) reconcile oneself to an unpleasant situation: to accept it although it does not make you happy to do so. 使甘心于 , 使能适应 . She had reconciled herself to never seeing him again. He couldn’t easily be reconciled to the prospect of a falling ine. 3) to reconcile two beliefs, facts, or demands: try to find a way in which both can be true or fulfilled. . It’s difficult to reconcile the demands of my job and the desire to be a good father. 4) to make patible with 使一致 The two sets of figures can’t be reconciled. It is difficult to reconcile people’s statements with their actions. The friends managed to bring about a reconciliation between the couples. He informed his rival that he wished reconciliation. Gone was the fierce fervour… 童年时期那无忧无虑的日子一去不复返了 . Gone are the carefree days of our childhood.。