高英the trail that rocked the world 翻譯

1、AbuzzranthroughthecrowdasItookmyplaceinthepackedcourtonthatswelteringJulydayin1925.ThecounselfmydefensewasthefamouscriminallawyerClarenceDarrow.LeadingcounselftheprosecutionwasWilliamJenningsBryanthesilvertonguedatthreet

2、imesDemocraticnomineefPresidentoftheUnitedStatesleaderofthefundamentalistmovementthathadbroughtaboutmytrial.在一九二五年七月的那個酷熱日子里，當(dāng)我在擠得水泄不通的法庭里就位時，人群中響起一陣嘁嘁喳喳的議論聲。我的辯護人是著名刑事辯護律師克拉倫斯達羅。擔(dān)任主控官的則是能說會道的演說家威廉詹寧斯布萊恩，他曾三次被民主黨提名為美國總統(tǒng)候

3、選人，而且還是導(dǎo)致我這次受審的基督教原教旨主義運動的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人。AfewweeksbefeIhadbeenanunknownschoolteacherinDaytonalittletowninthemountainsofTennessee.NowIwasinvolvedinatrialreptedthewldover.Seatedincourtreadytotestifyonmybehalfwereadozendistinguishedpr

4、ofesssscientistsledbyProfessKirtleyMatherofHarvardUniversity.Methan100repterswereonhevenradioannouncerswhofthefirsttimeinhistyweretobroadcastajurytrial.“Dontwrysonwellshowthemafewtricks“Darrowhadwhisperedthrowingareassur

5、ingarmroundmyshoulderaswewerewaitingfthecourttoopen.幾個星期之前，我還只是田納西州山區(qū)小鎮(zhèn)戴頓的一名默默無聞的中學(xué)教員，而現(xiàn)在我卻成了一次舉世矚目的庭審活動的當(dāng)事人。在法庭就座為我作證的有以哈佛大學(xué)的科特里馬瑟教授為首的十幾位有名望的教授和科學(xué)家。到場的還有一百多名新聞記者，甚至還有一些廣播電臺的播音員，他們也要破天荒地播放一次庭審實況。就在我們靜候著法庭開審的當(dāng)兒，達羅關(guān)切地摟住我的

6、肩膀低聲安慰道：“別擔(dān)心，孩子，我們會給他們點厲害瞧瞧?！盩hecasehaderuptedroundmyheadnotlongafterIarrivedinDaytonassciencemasterfootballcoachatthesecondaryschool.Fanumberofyearsaclashhadbeenbuildingupbetweenthefundamentaliststhemodernists.Thefundam

7、entalistsadheredtoaliteralinterpretationoftheOldTestament.ThemodernistsontheotherhacceptedthetheyadvancedbylesDarwinthatallanimallifeincludingmonkeysmenhadevolvedfromacommonancest.establishthatateachermaytellthetruthwith

8、outbeingsenttojail.“ThenBryanvolunteeredtoassistthestateinprosecutingme.ImmediatelytherenownedlawyerClarenceDarrowofferedhisservicestodefendme.IronicallyIhadnotknownDarrowbefemytrialbutIhadmetBryanwhenhehadgivenatalkatmy

9、university.IadmiredhimalthoughIdidnotagreewithhisviews.當(dāng)我于五月七日被正式起訴時，誰也不曾料到，我本人更沒有料到我的這件案子竟會越鬧越大，以至成為美國歷史上最著名的庭審案例之一。美國公民自由聯(lián)合會宣布：如有必要，聯(lián)合會將把我的案子提交美國最高法院審理，“以確保教師不至于因講授真理而被送進監(jiān)獄?！苯又?，布萊恩自告奮勇地要協(xié)助州政府方面對我進行起訴。著名律師克拉倫斯達羅也立即主動提出要

10、替我辯護。具有諷刺意味的是，在這次審判之前我并不認識達羅，但我卻見過布萊恩，那是我念大學(xué)的時候，他來校作過演講。我很欽佩他，盡管我并不贊同他的觀點。BythetimethetrialbeganonJuly10ourtownof1500peoplehadtakenonacircusatmosphere.Thebuildingsalongthemainstreetwerefestoonedwithbanners.Thestreetsarou

11、ndthethreesteyredbricklawcourtsproutedwithricketystssellinghotdogsreligiousbookswatermelons.Evangelistssetuptentstoexhtthepassersby.PeoplefromthesurroundinghillsmostlyfundamentalistsarrivedtocheerBryanagainstthe“infidelo

12、utsiders“AmongthemwasJohnButlerwhohaddrawnuptheantievolutionlaw.Butlerwasa49yearoldfarmerwhobefehiselectionhadneverbeenoutofhisnativecounty.到七月十日庭審開始的時候，我們這個擁有一千五百人口的小鎮(zhèn)上呈現(xiàn)出一派看馬戲似的熱鬧氣氛。大街兩旁的建筑物上都掛起了彩旗。在法院的三層紅磚房子周圍的街道上突然冒出

13、了許多搖搖晃晃的攤販貨架，出售的是熱狗、宗教書籍和西瓜。福音傳教士們也在街上搭起帳篷向行人傳教布道。附近一帶的山區(qū)居民，其中多半是原教旨主義者，也紛紛趕到鎮(zhèn)上來為布萊恩吶喊助威，打擊那些“外來的異教徒”。他們當(dāng)中就有具體起草了那條反進化論法令的約翰巴特勒。巴特勒是一位四十九歲的農(nóng)場主，在當(dāng)選之前還從未跨出過自己的縣境。ThepresidingjudgewasJohnRaulstonaflidfacedmanwhoannounced:“I