The-Trial-That-Rocked-the-World

TheTrialThatRockedtheWorld(MonkeyTrial)---byJohnScopesLead-inTextAppreciationAssignmentFurtherExplorationTasksTheTrialThatRocktheWorldTheTrialThatRocktheWorldLead-inTextAppreciationAssignmentFurtherExplorationTasksStructureofthetextPartI(Para.1-9)IntroductionPartII(10-44)ThetrialParas10-15:thefirstdayofthetrialParas16-25:theseconddayofthetrialParas26-28:outsidethecourtwhileadjourningParas29-44:theclimaxandverdictofthetrialPartIII(45-49)Post-trialhappeningsSkimmingandScanningOnthefirstday,Darrowmadeopeningstatement,butawomanoffundamentalismcalledhimadamnedinfidel..Twoofmypupilstestifiedagainstme.Bryanrosetoaddressthejury.Malonepoppeduptoreply.AlthoughMalonehadwontheoratoricalduelwithBryan,thejudgeruledagainstpermittingthescientiststotestifyforthedefenseWhileadjourning,Dayton’sstreetsswarmingwithstrangers.Menckenwrotesulphurousdispatches.22telegraphistssentout165,000wordsaday.DarrowspranghistrumpcardbycallingBryanasawitnessforthedefense.AndmorepeoplerealizedhowridiculousofBryanandfundamentalism(climax)Thejurymenretiredandwhisperedforjustnineminutesandtheverdictwasguilty.Iwasfined100dollarsandcosts.THEENDMonkeytrialisaclashbetweenmodernismandfundamentalism,evolutionandreligioninthelegalhistory,whichhasspecialsignificance.AnditrevealedtheshortcomingsofAmericanjudiciaryBriefgeneralizationMonkeyTrialHethattroubleshisownhouseshallinheritthewind:andthefoolshallbeservanttothewiseofheart.Q1.WhatarethemainpointsofBryan’sargument?TheChristianbelievesmanwascreatedbyGodinHisimage.TheevolutionistsupposethatmanevolvedfromloweranimalsQ2.HowdoesMalonerefuteBryan?HepointedoutthatBryanisapoliticianItiswrongtocallforaduelbetweenscienceandreligionPartIII.(Para.16-25)SkimmingandScanningtheSecondDayofTheTrialReconcilevt.使和解;调和becomefriendsaftertheyhavequarrelled;makepeacebetweenvt.安于;适应overcomeone'sobjectionsto;resignoneselftoReconcile…with他不愿与他兄弟和好Reconcile….to他们扪心自问,难道就应甘心忍受这种命运吗?Musttheyreconcilethemselvestotheirfate?Theyaskedthemselves.Decrymeanstocryoutinthesensethatyou'redoingitinpublic,andyou'redenouncingatthesametime.责难Denouncemeanstocallsomethingoutasbeingbad.It'sbasicallytheoppositeofannounceinsomeway,butit'snegative.Condemnisyousenddamnable/damningthoughtstowardssomething.You'reessentiallyshowingyourdispleasureorhateforsomething.Rebukeisdifferent.Thisonemeansto(accordingtooldmeanings)beatsomeonebackforsomethingthatthey'vedonewrong.Inthiscase,it'sallverbal.Deploreistohatesomething.Astheoriginalmeaningistakenintoaccount,thewordhasasad,lamentingtonetoitWeshould________aheresy.Allthemayors_______gamblinginallitsforms.Thecityis__________foritshighcrimerate.Yetsthwaslacking.…asheshouldhave:Thoughtheaudiencereceivedhisspeechwithapplauseandcheers,theydidn’tseemtobecompletelysatisfiedasBryanthistimelackedthefiercefervorinhispastspeeches,andtheyseemedtofeeltheirchampionhadnotbeenforcefulenoughinhisattackagainsttheunbelieversinGod.*Notetheimagesofheatandfirebringtomindthe16thcenturyburningofinfidelsatthestake,butthistimenotburningorscorchingwithfirewoodbutwithheatedcondemnation.ExploringtheSentences:Theseconddayofthetrial3.WhatarethedifferentreactionsoftheaudienceafterBryan’sstatementandMalone’sargument?ExploringtheSentences:Theseconddayofthetrial4.RhetoricalDevices•Whatispun?•Canyougiveanexample?PunAPunisaplayonwords,orratheraplayontheformandmeaningofwords.Theuseofawordinsuchawayastosuggesttwoormoremeaningsordifferentassociations.PunA.Homophones(同音异义词),i.e.,words(orphrases)thathavethesameoralmostthesamesound,butdifferentformandmeanings(谐音双关)-Sevendayswithoutwatermakeoneweak.OnSundaytheyprayforyouandonMondaytheypreyonyou.-----Whyareparliamentaryreportscalled“BlueBooks”?------Becausetheyareneverred.----Whycanyouneverexpectafishermantobesogenerous?----Becausehisbusinessmakeshimsellfish.PunB.Homonyms(同形(同音)异义词),i.e.,words(orphrase)thathavetwoormoredistinctivemeaningsbuthavethesamesoundandspelling.(词义双关)Pun.-Whyariverisrich?-Becauseithastwobanks.PunWemustallhangtogether,ormostassuredly,weshallallhangseparately.（BenjaminFranklin）我们大家必须紧紧的团结在一起，否则我们大家必然会一个一个地被绞死。-Whatweatherdothemicedislike?-Whenitrainscatsanddogs.---Whyarelawyersalluneasysleepers?-----Becausetheyliefirstononesideandthenontheother,andremainwideawakeallthetime.SkimmingandscanningskillsWordsfordescribingpersonsRhetoricalDevicesWaystodeveloptheparagraphsSummaryWhathavewelearnt?Homework1.Finishalltheexercises,Iwillcheckthemnextclass2.JustimagineyouwereMenken.Whatkindofreportwouldyouwriteonthemonkeytrial