高级英语Ⅰ第三版复习资料

Lesson1topic

1.Hurricane Katrina

2.My experience of an earthquake(or a flood, or a typhoon, or a bad accident,etc)

Lesson3 topic

Describe and comment on one of the three characters in the text.

Write an essay titled Reflections on “Blackmail” with

300 words in English.

You can approach the essay from the following perspectives.

?The characterization of the three characters.

?The preparation for the climax of the story.

?The morality or immorality of the Duchess.

Lesson4

1.William Jennings Bryan and the fundamentalist movement in the 1920s

2.the effects of the Scopes ”Monkey Trial”

Lesson6

1.Mark Twain’s life

2.My favorite book by Mark Twain

3.The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn(or Tom Sawyer)

Lesson7

1.Alice Walker and her work

https://www.wendangku.net/doc/e616384064.html,pare the two sisters Dee and Maggie

https://www.wendangku.net/doc/e616384064.html,ment on the character of Mrs.Johnson

?Vocabulary Test

?Lesson 1 book 1

1. The crew had been mustered to ______ the hatches.

a. batten down 板条钉住

b. sit out

c. come by

d. trail away

? The crew had been mustered to batten down the hatches.

?所有船员被集合起来进行封舱以防暴风雨袭击.

2. If clouds ______ along, they move quickly and smoothly through the sky.

Scramble爬 b. clutch抓住c. scud疾行 d. perish死亡

?If clouds scud along, they move quickly and smoothly through the sky.

?(云彩)掠过

3. He received a _______ of her hand on his cheek.

a. swath

b. lash 抽打

c. slash

d. pitch

?He received a lash of her hand on his cheek.

?他突然被她打了一记耳光.

4. The thief was pushed and________ by an angry crowd.

a.raged 动怒

b. lapped包围

c. cowered畏缩

d. pummeled击打

The thief was pushed and pummeled by an angry crowd.

一群人推搡并痛打小偷。

5. The jockey said he tended to flick horses with the ______.

a. whip鞭子

b. sanctuary

c. cedar

d. rock

?The jockey said he tended to flick horses with the whip.

?骑手说他经常会用鞭子抽马。

6. Now and then they heard the ______ of a heavy truck.

a. pane

b. roar 呼啸声

c. yell

d. blast

? Now and then they heard the roar of a heavy truck.

?他们不时地听到大卡车的轰鸣声。

7. Men came with buckets of water and began to ______ the flames.

? a. whip b. damage c. douse熄灭 d. perish

?Men came with buckets of water and began to douse the flames.

?人们提来一桶桶水灭火.

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8. She sat with her legs ______ under her.

? a. curled蜷 b. peered c. shifted d. blew

? She sat with her legs curled under her.

?她盘腿坐着。

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9.He was then ________ face down on the pavement...

? A. shuddered战栗的 b. toppled倾斜的 c. propped撑起d. shoved推倒

?He was then shoved face down on the pavement...

?接着他被一把推倒，脸朝下趴在了人行道上。

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10. His _________ exterior concealed one of the kindest hearts.

?panic b. gruff 冷淡的 c. guilty d. awe

?His gruff exterior concealed one of the kindest hearts.

?他粗暴的外表下藏着一颗非常善良的心。

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11. Our intention was to ______ the rumours that have surrounded him.

?delay b. sprawl蔓延c. demolish摧毁 d. depress

?Our intention was to demolish the rumours that have surrounded him

?我们的目的是要彻底击破围绕他的那些谣言。

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12. A snake can ____ itself up or coil around a branch.

? a. festoon结彩 b. strip 除去 c. strew散播d. coil 蜷缩

? A snake can coil itself up or coil around a branch.

?蛇能将身子盘起来,或者盘在树枝上.

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13. The boat instantly _____, filled and sank.

?lapped b. flew c. tilted 使倾斜 d. hinged依赖

?The boat instantly tilted, filled and sank.

?船立即倾斜，进了水，然后沉没了。

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14. The ______ person should keep off solid foods and drink plenty of fluids.

?depressed b. panic c. afflicted 困扰 d. marooned

?The afflicted person should keep off solid foods and drink plenty of fluids.

?病人不应吃固体食物而要多喝流质食物。

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15. Chantal was lucky to be able to _______ her career.

?reflect b. salvage拯救 c. delay d. weld 使紧密相连

?Chantal was lucky to be able to salvage her career.

?尚塔尔能保住她的事业算是走了运。

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16. Spencer waded through the ____ of broken chairs and beer bottles.

?debris 碎片 b. survival c. ceiling d. roof

?Spencer waded through the debris of broken chairs and beer bottles.

?斯潘塞艰难地迈过一堆破椅子和碎啤酒瓶。

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17. I staggered and had to _____ at a chair for support...

? a. endure b. clutch抓紧 c. rock d. move

?I staggered and had to clutch at a chair for support...

?我踉踉跄跄地，不得不抓住一把椅子稳住自己。

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18. To make a Halloween ______, you first have to gouge out the inside of the pumpkin.

? A. cargo b. lantern灯 c. tank d. pole

?To make a Halloween lantern, you first have to gouge out the inside of the pumpkin. ?要做一个万圣节灯笼, 你先得挖空这个南瓜。

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?Last year, a civil servant was imprisoned for _____ a document to the press...

? A. crumbling 坍塌 b. snapping猛地咬住c. leaking泄露 d. cracking断裂

?Last year, a civil servant was imprisoned for leaking a document to the press...

?去年，一名公务员因向报界泄露了一份文件而被判入狱。

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?Safety glass that won't _____ if it's broken...

? A. shatter破碎 b. huddle挤在一起 c. implore d. trail

?.safety glass that won't shatter if it's broken...

?被打破后也不会碎裂的安全玻璃

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?The uncollected garbage _______ in city streets...

? A. skims b. drags 拖拽 c. topples倾斜d. mounts登上，积累

?The uncollected garbage mounts in city streets...

?未收的垃圾在市区街道上越积越多

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?If something ______water or air somewhere, it sends out a sudden, powerful stream of it.

? A. sprawls b. blasts 爆炸 c. hinges d. bends

?Tourists were______ over the rocks looking for the perfect camera angle...

? A. coiling b. shuddering c. scrambling攀爬 d. lapping

?Tourists were scrambling over the rocks looking for the perfect camera angle...

?游客们在正爬上岩石寻找最佳的拍摄角度。

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?he high and low-rise apartment blocks built in the 1960s are ______...

? A. curling b. landing c. crumbling 坍塌d. flinging气势汹汹的

?he high and low-rise apartment blocks built in the 1960s are crumbling...

?20世纪60年代建造的高低不一的公寓楼群正在逐渐破损坍塌。

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?He was near to death after a car _____.

? A. demolish 破坏 b. devastate破坏c. smash撞击 d. cracks断裂

?He was near to death after a car smash.

?他差点在一场撞车事故中丧命。

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?You say _____to refer to a sloping line that separates letters, words, or numbers. For example, if you are giving the number 340/2 you say 'Three four zero, _____ two.'

? A. straight b. slash 斜线 c. bracket d. dash

?the metric system公制

?the metric system of measurement公制度量衡

?英制单位Imperial units；British system；Imperial measurement；Imperial measure ? 1 英里= 5 280 英尺= 63 360 英寸= 1 609.344 米= 1760 码= 1.609344千米=1.609344公里

?Vocabulary Test

?Lesson3 book 1

1. I pulled a coin from my pocket and ______ it...

A. flipped空翻

B. frayed

C. terrified

D. dispatched

?I pulled a coin from my pocket and flipped it...

?我从口袋里掏出一个硬币，把它弹向空中。

2. the ______ wave of violence that swept the country in November 1987

A. cryptic

B. cruel

C. savage野蛮的

D. terrified

?the savage wave of violence that swept the country in November 1987

?1987 年11 月横扫全国的暴力狂潮

3. The film starts off realistically and then develops into a ________ fantasy.

A. offensive

B. ridiculous荒谬的

C. incongruous不适当的

D. ornamental装饰物

?The film starts off realistically and then develops into a ridiculous fantasy.

?电影以写实开头，然后却发展成为荒诞的幻想。

4. He has ______ the circle of keeping the City happy and doing something to improve business cash flow...

A. squared 方形

B. surveyed

C. tightened

D. knocked

?He has squared the circle of keeping the City happy and doing something to improve business cash flow...

?他做到了不可能做到的事，既让伦敦城满意，又增加了企业的现金流量。

5. He looked at me, a _______ of amusement in his cold eyes.

A. arrogance

B. grossness c. Clasp D. flicker闪烁

?He looked at me, a flicker of amusement in his cold eyes.

?他看着我，冷酷的眼神里闪过一丝嘲笑。

6. She is not ______about her food.

A. obliged

B. fussy充分讲究

C. careless

D. swinging

?She is not fussy about her food.

?她不挑食。

7. The house seemed _______, hushed as if it had been deserted.

A. muted哑的

B. changed c. disgusted d. spacious

? He sat mute, speechless with ecstasy, gazing into the sky.

?他静静坐着，凝视天空，一言不发，心驰神往。

? The house seemed muted, hushed as if it had been deserted.

?房子里似乎悄然无声，安静得好像已经没人在住一样。

8. The victory inspired him to _________ a gleeful telegram to Roosevelt...

A. take

B. dispatch发电报

C. conceive

D.concern

?The victory inspired him to dispatch a gleeful telegram to Roosevelt...

?胜利促使他给罗斯福发了封喜报。

9. " I'm not being silly,‘ she replied with a ______ laugh.

? A. piggy B. squarely C. sardonic讥笑的 D. musing

?" I'm not being silly,'she replied with a sardonic laugh.

?她冷笑道: “ 我才不胡说呢.

10. I only resist things like chocolate if I feel really ______.

? A. despairing B. hoping c. rein D.gross肥大的

?I only resist things like chocolate if I feel really gross.

?我只有在觉得自己胖得很难看的时候才能拒绝巧克力这类东西的诱惑。

11. The game was usually played for high ______ between two large groups...

? A. complications B. stakes赌注 C. outcome D. dollars

?The game was usually played for high stakes between two large groups...

?游戏通常在两大集团之间进行，下的赌注一般都很大。

12. Devaluation would only give the economy a brief _____.

A. respite 休养 b. meanness c. greed d. complying

?Devaluation would only give the economy a brief respite.

?贬值只能让经济得到暂时的缓解。

13. He accused President Carter of ________ and retreat.

A. grotesque

B. vacillation优柔寡断

C. countenance d. bulge

?. He accused President Carter of vacillation and retreat.

?他指责卡特总统的动摇和退缩。

14. Women were ______ if they did not wear hats in court.

A.reproved 责骂 b. trained c. betrayed d. fixed

Women were reproved if they did not wear hats in court.

女性如果在法庭不戴帽子，就会受到谴责。

15. A team of four was sent to _____ for a nuclear test site...

A. inquire b. emit c. Scout寻找 d. squad

? A team of four was sent to scout for a nuclear test site...

?一个4人小分队被派出寻找核试验地。

16. They are afraid of ______ themselves and say no more than is necessary.

A. unlighting

B. incriminating 控告 c. hitting d. throwing

?They are afraid of incriminating themselves and say no more than is necessary.

?他们害怕受牵连,一句话也不肯多说。

17. Yesterday, the message to him was ______ : "Get out."

A. pretense b. suggesting c.unequivocal 明确的 d. springing

? Yesterday, the message to him was unequivocal: "Get out."

昨天，给他的信息很明确：“滚开。

18. He turned away in _______, resentful silence.

A.right b. sullen不高兴的 c. hunch d. imperious

He turned away in sullen, resentful silence.

他闷闷不乐、心怀怨恨、一言不发地转过身去了。

19. ______ out that gum and pay attention...

a. Eat

b. Spit吐

c. Light

d. Put

?Spit out that gum and pay attention...

?把那块口香糖吐出来，注意听。

20. The sweatful practice sessions _____ mighty football teams.

a. fix

b. bear

c. mold铸造

d. rivet

?The sweatful practice sessions mold mighty football teams.

一连串汗流浃背的训练磨练出实力强大的足球队.

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Lesson4

?Vocabulary Test

? 1. The immediate ______ of rock "n" roll is rhythm-and-blues.

? a. anticipation b. announcement c. ancestor 祖先 d. establishment ? 2. It could well turn into some kind of a media ______.

? a. stands b. circus杂技 c. judge d. infidel异教徒

? 3. Love songs _____ us into believing in knights in shining armor.

? a. show b. trick 骗 c. reassure 保证 d. whisper

? 4. The volcano _______ in 1980, devastating a large area of Washington state... ? a. clashed b. indicted c. evolved d. erupted喷发

? 5. People _______ to the shops, buying up everything in sight.

? a. wired b. swarmed涌入 c. rent d. displayed

? 6. He came over and _____ on his heels, looking up at the boys.

? a. benched b. perched c. squatted蹲 d. thronged

?7. The tourists _____ at the locals' outdated ways and dress.

? a. stand b. snigger窃笑 c. pursue d. enquired

?8. A Dutch newspaper photographed the president waiting ______ in the rain. ? a. forlornly绝望的 b. palm c. folly d. adjourn

?9. It only takes a few days for beans to _____.

? a. sprout发芽 b. test c. light d. contaminate

?10. Mona climbed the ____ wooden stairway.

? a. rickety 摇晃的 b. bigot c. faggot d.mamel

?11. The police said the _____ was a sequel to yesterday's nationwide strike. ? a. interpretation b. testament c. clash冲突 d. advance

?12. Over the years he ______ with his friend Jesse Jackson over political tactics... ? a. growled b. ignored c. sparred争吵 d. built

?13. A ______ fell over the crowd and I knew something terrible had happened. ? a. orator b. exhort c. quiet d. hush寂静

?14. His usually ______ complexion seemed drained of colour.

? a. thrust b. florid红润的 c. flash d. fierce

?15. It should prove a _____ investment.

? a. agnostic b. shrewd精明的 c. drawn d. cheer

?16. More than 100,000 people could fall ill after drinking _____ water.

? a. contaminated受污染的 b. fagot c. backward d. brandished

?17. Competition has been ______ to win a stake in Skoda...

? a. eternal b. volume c. appeal d. fierce 凶猛的

?18. This is yet another _____ on the integrity of the Metropolitan Police.

? a. gawk b. slur诽谤 c. literal d. trump

?19. The centre is open to all, no matter what race or _____.

? a. creed宗教 b .campaign c. condemn d. gavel

?20. A degree does not give you a _____ right to wealth.

? a. faithful b. serpent c. divine天赐的 d. cast

?21. Like poles _____, unlike poles attract.

? a. defeat b. repel相斥c. exhaust d. declined

?22. She called the ______ a victory of truth over falsehood.

? a. wake b. verdict评决 c. legislature d. hail

?23. No amount of reasoning could shake him out of his _____.

? a. verdict b. change c. conviction定罪 d. spectacle

?24. It is not just a little _____ you can pick up in half an hour.

? a. trick小骗术 b. court c. school d. service

?25. Andrew _____ his empty can...

? a. crashed b. denied c. steeped d. crushed碾压

?26. Language is constantly and gradually ____.

? a. revolving b. evolving 发展 c. involving d. solving

?27. I have tried to______ a good deal into a few words.

? a. repel b. pack 打包 c. involve d. testify

?28. She made an emotional public appeal on her son's ______...

? a. counsel b. place c. behalf 代表 d. orator

?Vocabulary Test

?Lesson6 book1

1. Rosie's _____ world came to an abrupt end when her parents' marriage broke up.

? a. idyllic质朴的 b. endless c. profound d. diligent

2. Don's story unfolded as the _____ got under way.

? a. cruise巡游 b. valley c. climax d. silver

3. The footballer brought down his opponent with a ____ foul.

? a. bad b. cynical 愤世嫉俗的 c. sad d. guerrilla

4. She died after a long period of increasing ______.

? a. cynic b. frailty 脆弱 c. lumber d. molasses

? 5. And can't you dress more decently—people will think you're a _____.

? a. race b. tramp漂泊 c. gambler d. thug

? 6. This comedy of contemporary manners is told with compassion and _____ humour.

? a. acid尖酸刻薄的 b. frail c. adventurous d. bitter

?7. Miners built the tunnel to ______ water out of the mines...

? a. attest b. travel c. drain排水 d. digest

? 8. It gave me heart to see one ______ get what he deserves.

? a. slum b. thug暴徒 c. piracy d. savage

?9. Please ______ me with the facts of the case.

? a. acknowledge b. strengthen c. mark d. acquaint告知

?10. The room was filled with a ______ collection of furniture and paintings.

? a. motley杂色的 b. cast c. colorful d. starry

?11. Don't _______ to the temptation to have just one cigarette.

? a. succumb屈服 b. fever c. persist d. endure

?12. He's in a ______ to get Russia back into Europe.

? a. dash猛冲 b. halt c. beginning d. retreat

?13. She tore the rose apart and _______ the petals over the grave...

? a. rebuffed b. broke c. succumbed d. scattered散乱的

?14. The Chinese _____ corn as a gift from heaven...

? a. revered崇敬b. experimented c. affected d. endured

? 15. While this conversation was going on, I was listening with _____ attention.

? a. innocent b. ingenuous c. earnest认真的 d. sore

?16. From the summit there is a superb _______ of the Alps.

? a. flight b. panorama 概论 c. illusion d. bell

?17. He would always be ______ by that scene in Well Park.

? a. haunted反复出现的 b. drowned c. achieved d. deplored

?18. 300 civilians are believed to have been ___ by the rebels...

? a. crushed b. massacred大屠杀 c. padded d. dropped

?19. Statistics paint a sobering picture —unemployment, tight credit, lower home values, ____job growth.

? a. splendid b. sleepy c. sluggish萧条的 d. astounding

Lesson 1 Face to Face with Hurricane Camille 迎战卡米尔号飓风张汉熙版约瑟夫.布兰克小约翰。柯夏克已料到，卡米尔号飓风来势定然凶猛。就在去年8 月17 日那个星期天，当卡米尔号飓风越过墨西哥湾向西北进袭之时，收音机和电视里整天不断地播放着飓风警报。柯夏克一家居住的地方一-密西比州的高尔夫港--肯定会遭到这场飓风的猛烈袭击。路易斯安那、密西西比和亚拉巴马三州沿海一带的居民已有将近15 万人逃往内陆安全地带。但约翰就像沿海村落中其他成千上万的人一样，不愿舍弃家园，要他下决心弃家外逃，除非等到他的一家人一-妻子詹妮丝以及他们那七个年龄从三岁到十一岁的孩子一一眼看着就要灾祸临头。为了找出应付这场风灾的最佳对策，他与父母商量过。两位老人是早在一个月前就从加利福尼亚迁到这里来，住进柯夏克一家所住的那幢十个房间的屋子里。他还就此征求过从拉斯韦加斯开车来访的老朋友查理?希尔的意见。约翰的全部产业就在自己家里(他开办的玛格纳制造公司是设计、研制各种教育玩具和教育用品的。公司的一切往来函件、设计图纸和工艺模具全都放在一楼)。37 岁的他对飓风的威力是深有体会的。四年前，他原先拥有的位于高尔夫港以西几英里外的那个家就曾毁于贝翠号飓风(那场风灾前夕柯夏克已将全家搬到一家汽车旅馆过夜)。不过，当时那幢房子所处的地势偏低，高出海平面仅几英尺。"我们现在住的这幢房子高了23 英尺，，'他对父亲说，"而且距离海边足有250 码远。这幢房子是1915 年建造的。至今还从未受到过飓风的袭击。我们呆在这儿恐怕是再安全不过了。" 老柯夏克67 岁.是个语粗心慈的熟练机械师。他对儿子的意见表示赞同。"我们是可以严加防卫。度过难关的，"他说?"一但发现危险信号，我们还可以赶在天黑之前撤出去。" 为了对付这场飓风，几个男子汉有条不紊地做起准备工作来。自米水管道可能遭到破坏，他们把浴盆和提俑都盛满水。飓风也可能造成断电，所以他们检查手提式收音机和手电筒里的电池以及提灯里的燃料油。约翰的父亲将一台小发电机搬到楼下门厅里.接上几个灯泡。并做好把发电机与电冰箱接通的准备。那天下午，雨一直下个不停.乌云随着越来越猛的暴风从海湾上空席卷而来。全家早早地用晚餐。邻居中一个丈夫去了越南的妇女跑过

来。问她和她的两个孩子是否能搬进柯夏克家躲避风灾：另一个准备向内陆带转移的邻居也跑来问柯夏克家能否替他照看一下他的狗。不到七点钟，天就黑了.，狂风暴雨拍打着屋子。约翰让大儿子和大女儿上楼去取来被褥和枕头给几个小一点的孩子。他想把全家人都集中在同一层楼上。"不要靠近窗户!"他警告说，担心在飓风巾震破的玻璃碎片会飞来伤人。风凶猛地咆哮起来?屋子开始漏雨了……那雨水好像能穿墙透壁，往屋里直灌。一家人都操起拖把、毛巾、盆罐和水桶，展l 开了一场排水战。到八点半钟，电没有了。柯夏克老爹便启动了小发电机。飓风的咆哮声压倒了一切。房子摇晃着，起居室的天花板一块块掉下来。楼上一个房问的法兰西式两用门砰地一声被风吹开了。楼下的人还听到楼上其他玻璃窗破碎时发出的劈劈啪啪的响声。积水已经漫到脚踝上了。随后，前门开始从门框上脱落。约翰和查理用肩膀抵住¨，但一股水浪冲击过来。撞开了大门，把两人都掀倒在地板上。发电机泡在水里，电灯熄灭了。查理舔了舔嘴唇，对着约翰大喊道："这回可真是大难临头了。这水是成的。"海水已经漫到屋子跟前?积水仍不断上涨。"都从后门到汽车上去!"约翰提高嗓门大叫道。"我们把孩子2 们一个个递过去，数一数!一共九个!" 孩子们从大人手上像救火队的水桶一样被递了过去。可是汽车不能发动了?它的点火系统被水泡坏了。水深风急。又不可能靠两只脚逃命。"回屋里去!.'约翰高声喊道。"数一数孩子们。一共九个!" 等他们爬着回到屋里后。约翰又命令道："都到楼梯上去!，，于是大家都跑到靠两堵内墙保护的楼梯上歇着。个个吓得要命，气喘吁吁，浑身湿透。孩子们把取名为斯普琪的一只猫和一个装着四只小猫仔的盒子放在楼梯平台上。斯普琪心神不定地打量着自己的幼仔，邻人的那条狗已蜷起身子睡着了。狂风就像在身边呼啸而过的列车一样发出震耳的响声，房屋在地基上晃动移位。一楼的外墙坍塌了，海水渐渐地漫上了楼梯。大家沉默无语?谁都明白现在已是无路可逃.死活都只好留在崖子里了。查理。希尔对邻家的妇女和她那两个孩子多少尽了一点责任。那妇女简直吓昏了头。她紧紧地抓住他的胳膊连声叫道："我不会游泳，我可不会游泳啊r "不会游泳也不要紧?"他强作镇定地安慰她道，..一会儿便什么都过去了。" 柯夏克老奶奶伸出胳臂挽住丈夫的肩膀。把嘴凑到他的耳边说，" 老爷子，我爱你。"柯老爹扭过头来也回了一句"我爱你，，一一…说话声已不像平日那样粗声粗气的厂。约翰望着海水漫过一级一级的台阶，心里感到一阵强烈的内疚。都怪他低估了卡米尔号飓风的危险性，一直认为未曾发生过的事情决不会发生。他两手抱着头，默默地祈祷着："啊.上帝，保佑我们度过这～难关吧!" 不一会儿，?阵强风掠过，将整个屋顶卷入空中，抛向4()英尺以外。楼梯底层的几级台阶断裂开来。有一堵墙眼看着就要倒向这群陷入进退维谷境地的男女老少。设在弗罗里达州迈阿密的国家飓风中心主任罗伯特.H.辛普森博士将卡米尔号飓风列为"有过记载的袭击西半球有人居住地区的最猛烈的一场飓风"。在飓风中心纵横约70 英里的范围内，其风速接近每小时200 英里，掀起的浪头高达30 英尺。海湾沿岸风过之处，所有东西都被一扫而光。19 467 户人家和709 家小商号不是完全被毁，便是遭到严重破坏。高尔夫港一个60 万加仑的油罐被狂风刮起，摔到3.5 英里以外。三艘大型货轮被刮离泊位，推上岸滩。电线杆和20 英寸粗的松树一遇狂风袭击便像连珠炮似的根根断裂。位于高尔夫港以西的帕斯克里斯琴镇几乎被夷为平地。住在该镇那座豪华的黎赛留公寓度假的几位旅客组织了一次聚会，从他们所居的有利地位观赏飓风的壮观景象，结果像是有一个其大无比的拳头把公寓打得粉碎，26 人因此丧生。柯夏克家的屋顶一被掀走，约翰就高喊道："快上楼一一到卧室里去!数数孩子。"在倾盆大雨中，大人们围成一圈，让孩子们紧紧地挤在中间。柯夏克老奶奶哀声切切地说道："孩子们，咱们大家来唱支歌吧!" 孩子们都吓呆了，根本没一点反应。老奶奶独个儿唱了几句，然后她的声音就完全消失了。客厅的壁炉和烟囱崩塌了下来。弄得瓦砾横飞。眼看他们栖身的那间卧室电有两面墙壁行将崩塌，约翰立即命令大伙："进电视室去!"这是离开风头最远的一个房间。约翰用手将妻子搂了一下。詹妮丝心里明白了他的意思。由于风雨和恐惧，她不住地发抖。她一面拉过两个孩子紧贴在自己身边，一面默祷着：亲爱的上帝啊，赐给我力量，让我经受住必须经受的一切吧。她心里怨恨这场飓风。我们一定不会让它得胜。柯夏克老爹心中窝着一团火，深为自己在飓风面前无能为力而感到懊丧。也说不清为什么，他跑到一问卧室里去将一只杉木箱和一个双人床垫拖进了电视室。就在这里，一面墙壁被风刮倒了，提灯也被吹灭。另外又有一面墙壁在移动，在摇晃。查理.希尔试图以身子撑住它，但结果墙还是朝他这边塌了下来，把他的背部也给砸伤了。房子在颤动摇晃，已从地基上挪开了25 英尺。整个世界似乎都要分崩离析了。"我们来把床垫竖起来!"约翰对父亲大

声叫道。"把它斜靠着挡挡风。让孩子们躲到垫子下面去，我们可以用头和肩膀把垫子大一点的孩子趴在地板上，小一点的一层层地压在大的身上，大人们都弯下身子罩住他们。地板倾斜了。装着那一窝四只小猫的盒子从架上滑下来，一下子就在风中消失了。斯普琪被从一个嵌板书柜顶上刮走而不见踪影了。那只狗紧闭着双眼，缩成一团。又一面墙壁倒塌了。水拍打着倾斜的地板。约翰抓住一扇还连在壁柜墙上的门，对他父亲大声叫道：" 假若地板塌了，咱们就把孩子放到这块门板上面。" 就在这一刹那间，风势稍缓了一些，水也不再上涨了。随后水开始退落。卡米尔号飓风的中心过去了。柯夏克一家和他们的朋友都幸存下来了。天刚破晓，高尔夫港的居民便开始陆续返回家园。他们看到了遇难者的尸体一一密西西比沿海一带就有130 多名男女和儿童丧生一海滩和公路上有些地方布满了死狗死猫和死牲畜。尚未被风刮倒的树上结彩似地挂满被撕成布条的衣服，吹断的电线像黑色的实心面一样盘成一圈一圈地散在路面上。那些从外面返回家乡的人们个个都是慢慢地走动着，也没有谁高声大叫。他们怔住了，呆立当地，不知该怎么才能接受眼前这幅使人惊骇的惨景。他们问道："我们该怎么办?…'我们该上哪儿去呢?" 这时，该地区的一些团体，实际上还有全美国的人民，都向沿海受灾地区伸出了援助之手。天还没亮，密西西比州国民警卫队和一些民防队便开进灾区，管理交通，保护财物，建立通讯联络中心，帮助清理废墟并将无家可归的人送往难民收容中心。上午十时许，救世军的流动快餐车和红十字会志愿队及工作人员已开往所有能够到达的地方去分发热饮料、食品、衣服和卧具了。全国各地的数百个城镇募集了数百万美元的捐款送往灾区。各种家用和医疗用品通过飞机、火车、卡车和轿车源源不断地运进灾区。联邦政府运来了440 万磅食品，还运来了活动房屋，造起了活动教室，并开设了发放低息长期商业贷款的办事机构。在此期间，卡米尔号飓风横扫密西西比州后继续北进，给弗吉尼亚州西部和南部带来了28 英寸以上的暴雨，致使洪水泛滥，地塌山崩，又造成111 人丧生，最后才在大西洋上空慢慢消散。

词汇(Vocabulary) lash (v.): move quickly or violently 猛烈冲击;拍打pummel (n.): beat or hit with repeated blows，esp.with the fist(尤指用拳头)连续地打course (n.): a way of behaving;mode 0f conduct 行为;品行;做法demolish (v.): pull down.tear down，or smash to pieces (a building，etc.)，destroy：ruin 拉倒;打碎;拆毁;破坏;毁灭motel (n.):a hotel intended primarily for those traveling by car, usually with direct access from each room to an area for cars 汽车游客旅馆gruff (adj.): rough or surly in manner or speech;harsh and throaty;hoarse 粗暴的，粗鲁的;粗哑的。嘶哑的batten (n.): fasten with battens 用压条钉住(或固定) methodically (adv.): orderly，systematically 有秩序地;有条理地main (n.): a principal pipe, or line in a distributing system for water, gas, electricity, etc(自来水，煤气，电等的)总管bathtub (n.): a tub，now usually a bathroom fixture，in which to take a bath 浴盆，浴缸generator (n.): a machine for changing mechanical energy into electrical energy;dynamo 发电机，发动机scud (v.): run or move swiftly;glide or skim along easily 疾行，飞驰; 掠过mattress (n.): a casing of strong cloth or other fabric filled with cotton，hair，foam rubber，etc.床垫;褥子pane (n.):a single division of a window，etc.，consisting of a sheet of glass in a frame;such a sheet of glass 窗格;窗格玻璃disintegrate (v.): separate into parts or fragments; break up;disunite 分裂，分解，裂成碎块blast (n.): a strong rush of(air or wind)一股(气流);一阵(风) douse (n.): plunge or thrust suddenly into liquid;drench; pour liquid over 把…浸入液体里;使浸透;泼液体在…上brigade (n.): a group of people organized to function。。"unit in some work(组织起来执行某种任务的)队scramble (v.): climb，crawl，or clamber hurriedly 爬行;攀(登) litter (n.): the young borne at one time by a dog，cat or other animal which normally bears several young at a delivery(狗、猫等多产动物)一胎生下的小动物shudder (n.): shake or tremble suddenly and violently，as in horror or extreme disgust 震颤，战栗ferocity (n.): wild force or cruelty;ferociousness 凶猛;凶恶，残忍;暴行swipe (n.):a hard，sweeping blow[口]猛击，重击maroon (av.): leave abandoned，isolated，or helpless 使处于孤立无援的处境devastate (nv.): destroy;lay waste;make desolate 毁坏,摧毁;使荒芜swath (n.): the space or width covered with one cut of a scythe or other mowing device 刈幅(挥动镰刀所及的面积) huddle (v.): crowd，push，or nestle close together。as cows do in

a storm(如风暴中的牛群)挤成一团;拥挤;互相紧贴slashing (a.): severe;merciless;violent 严厉的;猛烈的implore (v.): ask or beg earnestly; beseech 恳求，哀求，乞bar (v.): a vertical line across a staff，dividing it into measures;a measure 小节线(五线谱上的纵线把五线谱分成小节); 小节trail (v.):grow gradually weaker，dimmer，less direct，etc.渐弱;渐小; 渐暗debri (复：debris )(n.): a rough，broken bit and piece of a stone，wood，glass，etc.，as after destruction：rubble 碎片，瓦砾sanctuary (n.): a place of refuge or protection：asylum 避难所，庇护所cedar (n.): any of a genus of widespreading coniferous trees of the pine family，having clusters of needlelike leaves，cones, and durable wood with a characteristic fragrance 雪松(属) extinguish (v.): put out(a fire，etc.);quench;smother 熄灭(火等)，灭(火); 扑灭waver v. swing or sway to and fro;flutter 摇摆;摇晃;摇曳topple (v.): fall top forward;lean forward as if on the point of falling 向前倒;摇摇欲坠lean-to (n.): a roof with a single slope，its upper edge abutting a wall or building;a shed with a one-slope roof 单坡屋顶;单坡屋顶的棚prop (v.): hold up，support or hold in place with or as with a prop 支撑; 维持;支持tilt (v.): aslope;incline;slant;tip 倾斜;倾侧;翘起cower (v.): crouch or huddle up，as from fear or cold(因害怕或寒冷而) 蜷缩;退缩slant (v.):incline or turn from a direct line or course, esp, one that is perpendicular or level;slope(使)倾斜;(使)变歪hinge (v.): equip with or attach by a hinge 靠铰链转动(或附着) diminish (v.): reduce in size. degree，importance, etc.;lessen 使变小; 减少，缩减thrust (n.): a sudden，forceful push or shove 猛推strew (v.): spread about here and there by or as by sprinkling：scatter.be scattered or dispersed over(a surface)撒(布);散播;被撒满(表面) festoon (v.): adorn or hang with flowers, leave, paper, etc.饰以(或悬挂) 花彩，结彩于coil (v.): wind around and around 成卷状;盘绕卷spaghetti (n.): paste in the form。f long，thin strings, cooked by boiling or steaming and served with a sauce 细条实心面salvation (n.): a saving 0r being saved from danger, evil，difficulty，destruction。etc.;rescue 救助o 拯救;援救canteen (n.):a place where cooked food is dispensed to people in distress，as in a disaster area(在灾区给灾民分配熟食的)赈灾处staffer (n.): a member of a staff 职员rake (v.): scrape or sweep;move forward swiftly 掠过;急速穿过;迅速向前移动rampage (v.): rush violently or wildly about 横冲直撞pitch (v.): [colloq] set to work energetically[口]拼命干起来，开始大干特干wreckage (n.): the remains of something that has been wrecked 残骸; 漂浮物salvage (v.): save or rescue from shipwreck, fire，flood, etc.雷救o 抢救;打捞wrath (n.): intense anger;rage;fury 愤怒;暴怒;勃然大怒the blues: [colloq]a depressed.unhappy feeling[口]沮丧;忧郁afflict (v.):cause pain or suffering to;distress very much 使痛苦，使苦恼.折磨weld (v.): unite(pieces of metal，etc.)by heating until molten and fused or until soft enough to hammer or press together 焊接;熔接reflect (v.): think seriously;contemplate 认真思考;沉思短语(Expressions) reason out: to find out an explanation or solution to a problem，by thinking of all the possibilities 寻找解决途径例：Let's reason this out instead of quarrelling.让我们不要争吵，商量出事情的解决方案a good: at least，full 至少，最少例：They waited a good eight hours 他们等了至少8 个小时。sit out: stay until the end of 坐到结束例：We forced ourselves to sit the play out.我们强迫自己坐到演出结束。come by: to make a short visit to a place on one's way 顺便拜访例：I'll come by the house and get my stufflater，OK?我会顺便过来取材料，好吗? by the minute: every minute，minute by minute 一分钟一分钟地例：I'm feeling better by the minute.我每分钟都感觉好多了。on the verge of: on the edge of，on the brink of 接近于，濒临于例：Scientists are on the verge of a major breakthrou 曲.科学家们即将取得一项重大突破。break apart: break up into piecesdisintegrate 裂开，分裂解散例：The grounds broke apart in earthquake.地面在地震时裂开了。break up: to break or make sth break into many small pieces 分裂例：The ice will break up when the warm weather comes. 天气转暖，冰层就会破裂。come through: to continue to live，exist，be strong，or succeed after a difficuh or dangerous time 经历过……仍活着，经历，脱

险例：John was so iu but he was lucky to come through.约翰病得很厉害，依然活着算是很幸运的了。pitch in: to set to work energetically 拼命于起来，开始大干特干例：If we pitch in，we will have it finished in no time.我们如果拼命干活，就会马上做完

Lesson 3 Blackmail 讹诈阿瑟.黑利负责饭店保安工作的欧吉维探长打了那个神秘的电话，本来说好一个小时后光临克罗伊敦夫妇所住的套房的，可实际上却过了两个小时才到。结果，当外间门上的电铃终于发出沉闷的嗡嗡声时，公爵夫妇的神经都紧张到了极点。公爵夫人亲自去开门。此前她早已借故把女仆支开，并且狠心地给那位脸儿圆圆的、见到狗就怕得要死的男秘书派了一个要命的差事，让他牵着贝德林顿狼犬出去散步。想到这两个人随时都会回来，她自己的紧张情绪怎么也松弛不下来。随着欧吉维进屋的是一团雪茄烟雾。当他随着她走进起居室时，公爵夫人目光直射着这个大肥佬嘴里叼着的那烧了半截的雪茄。"我丈夫和我都讨厌浓烈的烟味，您行行好把它灭了吧!" 探长那双夹在面部隆起的肉堆中的猪眼睛轻蔑地将她上下打量了一番。接着，他便移动目光，对这个宽敞豪华、设备齐全的房间扫视了一周，看到了那位正背朝窗户、神色茫然地望着他们的公爵夫人。"你们这套房间布置得倒挺讲究的呢。"欧吉维慢条斯理地从口中拿下雪茄，敲掉烟灰，然后将烟蒂扔向靠右边的一个装饰性壁炉，但他失了准头，烟蒂掉到地毯上，他也不去管它。公爵夫人的嘴唇绷得紧紧的。她没好气地说道，"我想你该不是为谈论房间布置到这儿来的吧。" 他乐得咯咯直笑，肥胖的身子也跟着抖动起来。"不是的，夫人，怎么会呢!不过，我确实喜爱高雅的东西。"他压低了他那极端刺耳的尖嗓音接着说，"比如像你们那辆小轿车，就是停在饭店的那辆，美洲虎牌，是的吧?" "噢!"这声音不像是从口中说出来的，倒像是从克罗伊敦公爵鼻子中呼出来的。他的夫人马上瞪了他一眼，以示警告。"我们的车子与你有什么相干呢?" 公爵夫人的这句问话似乎是个信号，一听到这个信号，探长的态度马上就变了。他猝然问道，"这儿还有别的人么?" 公爵回答道，"没有。我们早把他们都打发出去了。" "还是检查一下的好。"这个大胖子以敏捷得出奇的动作对整个套房前前后后地巡查了一遍，凡是有门的地方就打开往里看看。显然，他对整套房间布局是极为熟悉的。他再次打开外间的房门并重新关上之后，面带满意的神色回到了起居室。公爵夫人已端坐在一张直背靠椅上，欧吉维还是站立着。"我说，"他开口了，"你俩怎么撞了人就开车逃跑呢?!" 她直视着他的眼睛。"你在胡扯些什么呀?" "别做戏了，夫人。这可不是闹着玩儿的。"他又掏出一支新雪茄，把烟头咬掉。"你们该看过报纸吧，电台里也广播得不少哩。" 克罗伊敦公爵夫人那本来很苍白的双颊上泛起了两团红晕。"你那些含含糊糊的话真是太令人恶心，太荒唐可笑了……" "我要你一一闭嘴!"这些话从探长口中像炸雷似地吐了出来，他此时凶相毕露，先前装出的那副温和劲儿荡然无存。欧吉维全然没把公爵放在眼里，竞把那支没点燃的雪茄在他的对手鼻子底下晃了一晃。" 你给我听着，尊敬的殿下。这会儿全城上下都闹翻了--警察，市长，所有的人。一旦他们查出昨夜的事是谁干的，是谁撞死了那小孩和她的母亲，然后却逃之天天，他们一定会对肇事者严加惩处，不管那肇事者是谁，也不管他们有着多么显赫的爵衔。现在我知道了真相，假如我照章办事的话，没等你眨眼，便会有一队警察开到这儿来。但是我要讲讲公道，所以先到你们这儿来，想听听你们自己的说法。"他那猪一般的小眼睛眨巴了几下，随即变得凶狠起来。"要是你们想另寻出路，不妨就直说了吧。" 克罗伊敦公爵夫人--依仗着三个半世纪祖传下来的狂傲天性--并没有轻易就范。她猛地一下跳了起来，怒容满面，灰绿色的眼睛里喷射出火光，直直地逼视着肥肉成堆的探长。她说话的声调简直可以把熟悉她的任何人都吓得矮掉半截。"你这下流的恶棍，竟敢撒野，真是狗胆包天!" 欧吉维虽有那股自信劲儿，也不禁为之一震。但在这时克罗伊敦公爵插话了："这恐怕也不是个办法，老婆子。不过这样试试也好。"他面向欧吉维说道："你对我们的指控属实，肇事者是我，是我开车撞死那小姑娘的。" "这还有点像话，"欧吉维说着点燃了那支新掏出的雪茄。"豌在我们总算是谈到点子上了。" 克罗伊敦公爵夫人疲乏地做了一个认输的手势后，颓然坐回到椅子上。她双手对握着，以掩饰自己的手在颤抖，嘴里发话问道："你都知道些什么?" "好吧，我就全说出来。"探长要紧不慢，悠然自得地喷吐出一团青色的雪茄烟雾，同时还把那一双眼睛带着嘲弄意味地瞟向公爵夫人，仿佛有意要

逗她表示反感似的。但公爵夫人一言未发，只是厌恶地皱了皱鼻子。欧吉维手指着公爵说："昨晚，入夜不久;你去了爱尔兰牛轭湖的林迪娱乐城。你是开着你们那辆豪华的美洲虎去的，并且还带着一个女朋友。至少，你若不过份挑字眼的话，我想你是会这么称呼她的。" 说到这儿，欧吉维目光瞥向公爵夫人，一边还咧着嘴笑。见此情形，公爵厉声吼道："接着说下去!" "好哇"--那张得意洋洋的胖脸又转了回来--"据我所知，你先在赌桌上赢了一百，跟着又在酒吧里全花掉了。正当你准备--同一些有头有脸的人物--赌上第二个一百时，你的夫人乘坐出租车赶到了那儿。" "你是怎么得知这一切的?" "告诉你吧，公爵--我在这个城市和这个旅馆呆的时间都很久了。到处都有我的朋友。我时常为他们帮忙，他们也同样帮我的忙，比如说告诉我哪儿发生了些什么事儿，住在这个旅馆的人们做了些什么事情，凡是有点儿出格的，那就很少能瞒得过我。他们多半都不知道我会知道，而且也不认识我。他们以为自己的那些小秘密被隐瞒住了--也的确有瞒住的时候--可是这一回却瞒不住了。" 公爵冷冷地说，"原来如此。" "有一件事我想弄明白。我生性好奇，夫人。你是如何猜到他的去处的呢?" 公爵夫人说道，"你知道得这么多……说给你听也无所谓了。我丈夫打电话时有做记录的习惯，而打完电话后又总是忘了毁掉这些记录。" 探长连啧舌头，表示责备。"就这么一个小小的粗心大意的习愤，公爵--你看它为你带来多大的麻烦。对啦，接下来的情况我猜是这样的。你和你的夫人一起回家了。是你开的车，尽管后来的结果表明，若是换了她来开车，那情形也许会好些。" "我夫人不会开车。" 欧吉维点了点头，表示理解。"这个是清楚了。反正，我估计你当时是已经醉酒了，但是好……" 公爵夫人打断了他的话："这么说你并不知道!你并没有掌握什么真实情况，你拿不出任何真凭实据……" "夫人，凡是需要证实的，我都能证实。" 公爵规劝她说，"老婆子，还是让他把话说完吧。" "这就对了，，，欧吉维说道。"好好坐着听我讲。昨天夜里，我看见你们进来的--为了不穿过门厅，你们走的是地下室，而且看起来还是一副惊魂未定的样子，你们两人都是。我本人也恰在那时进屋，一看那情形就觉得奇怪，想探个究竟。我刚才说过，我这人生性好奇。" 公爵夫人轻声道，"说下去。" "昨晚深夜，汽车撞人的消息传开了。我觉得有点儿不对劲，就去车库里悄悄地查看了一下你们的汽车。你们大概没注意到吧一它刚好停在一个角落里，又隐在一个柱子背后，使得那些开车经过的人都无法看见。" 公爵舔了舔嘴唇。"我想现在那已经没什么要紧了。" "不过，你也有可能会在那儿留下一点什么蛛丝马迹，"欧吉维欲擒故纵地说。"不管怎么说，我的发现促使我去侦察了一番--去警察局打听了一下，那儿的人也都和我相熟。"他停下来吸了口雪茄，他的听众则静静地等候着。雪茄烟头发出红光时，他对它细看了一眼，又接着说下去。"他们那儿掌握了三件可供追查的东西。他们找到了一个车前灯框圈，那一定是撞倒那孩子和女人时从车上掉下来的;他们找到了一些车前灯玻璃的碎片;查验那小孩的衣服时，他们判断一定有一种摩擦印痕。" "一种什么?" "公爵夫人，假如你把衣服擦在硬物上，尤其是像汽车防护板这种光滑的硬物上时，那上面会留下类似指纹的印痕。警察局的化验室有办法像提取指纹一样处理这种印痕--涂上药粉、印痕便显现出来了。" "这倒挺新鲜的，"公爵说起话来就好像是在谈论什么与己无关的事情似的。"我以前可从来没有听说过。" "听说过的人本就不多。不过，在这件案子上，我想那也没多大差别。你们车上有一只前灯破了，框圈也掉了。毫无疑问，他们会核查无误的，即使没有发现擦痕和血迹也能查出来的。哦，我还忘了告诉你们，车上有许多血迹，不过在黑漆面上不大显眼。" "哦，天哪!"公爵夫人一手捂着脸，转过面去。她的丈夫问道，"依你看该怎么办?" 大胖子搓着双手，低下头看着自己那粗大多肉的手指。"我方才已经说过，我是来先听你们的说法的。" 公爵绝望地说，"我还能说什么呢?发生的一切你都知道了。"他作势想挺起胸来，可就是挺不起来。"你还是通知警方来处理此事吧。" "依我说呢，这事也不用着急。"他那刺耳的尖嗓音此时带着一种沉思的声调。"事已至此，急也无益，再急也不能让那小孩和她的母亲复生。况且，到了警察局.他们用来处置你的办法，公爵，你是不会喜欢的。真的，阁下，你绝不会喜欢的。" 那两位听完这话后慢慢拾起了眼睛。"我倒是希望，"欧吉维说，"你们俩能想出点儿什么办法来。" 公爵狐疑地说："我听不明白。" "我听明白了，"克罗伊敦公爵夫人说。"你想要钱，是不是?你是来这儿敲诈我们的。" 假如她是想以这话来产生震慑效果的话，那她的期望就落空了。探长只耸了耸肩。"你说得再难听，夫人，我也不会在乎的。我来这儿的目的只是为了帮助你们摆脱困境，但我也要吃饭呀。" "你得了钱便对你所知道的事守口如瓶吗?" "我想可能是这样。" "但照你所讲的情况看来，"此刻已恢复了往日镇定自若的神态的公爵夫人指出，"那根本没用，反正车子迟早会被人发现的。"

"我看你们也只能去碰碰运气了。不过车子也不一定会被发现，有些情况我还没对你们讲呢。" "那就请快讲吧。" 欧吉维说，"有些事情我自己也还没有完全弄清楚。撞死那小孩时，你们的车子是往城外开，而不是往城里开。" "我们走错了方向，"公爵夫人说道。"也不知怎么搞的，我们走反了方向。新奥尔良的街道弯弯曲曲.是很容易走错方向的。后来我们是通过走小路才找了回来的。" "我想恐怕是这样的，"欧吉维点了点头表示理解。"但警方却没想到这种情况，他们正在搜查往城外跑的人。所以，他们这会儿只在郊区和城外小镇里进行搜索。他们也可能会回头搜索市区，但眼下还不会来。" "那能有多久才会来呢?" "大约要等三四天吧。他们有很多地方要先去搜索。" "那对我们又有什么帮助呢--几天的拖延?" "也许会有帮助，"欧吉维说。"只要没人注意到你们的车子--没有发现它所停的地方，你们就可能会有这样的好运气。只要你能把它弄走。" "你是说弄出这个州去?" "我的意思是离开南方。" "那恐怕不容易吧?" "是不容易，夫人。邻近各州--得克萨斯、阿肯色、密西西比、亚拉巴马以及其余各州都会密切注意搜寻一辆损坏得像你们那辆一样的汽车。" 公爵夫人沉思起来。"有没有可能先修理一下呢?如果能把车子悄悄修理一下，我们会出大价钱。" 探长使劲摇着头。"那样的话，还不如现在就去警察局投案自首。路易斯安那州境内的每一家修车铺都已接到通知，一旦发现像你们那样需要修理的汽车送来修理，立即向警方报告。他们也都会照办的，你们的事谁都知道。" 克罗伊敦公爵夫人极力控制自己那如脱缰野马般的思绪。她知道保持自己头脑的冷静和理智是至关重要的。方才那最后几分钟的谈话似乎变得非常随便，仿佛他们所讨论的只是一些无关紧要的家常琐事，而不是人命关天的大事。她有意要使谈话照这样进行。她意识到，唱主角的责任又一次地落到了自己的肩上。此时此刻，在她与这个存心恶毒的肥佬之间的激烈交锋中，她的丈夫只当了一名紧张而被动的旁观者。没关系，既然躲不过，就只好去面对它了。要紧的是对各种可能发生的意外变故预作考虑。她突然想出了一个主意。"你说警方拿到了我们车上掉下来的一件东西，它叫什么来着?" "框圈。" "它会成为追查的线索吗?" 欧吉维肯定地点了点头。"他们能查出它是从什么样的汽车上掉下来的--生产厂家，车型，也许还能查出出厂年份，或者是大致的出厂时间。那车灯玻璃碎片也可以起到同样作用。但由于你们的车子是外国的，查起来可能得花几天的工夫。" "几天过后，"她追问道，"警方就会知道他们要找的是一辆美洲虎吗?" "我想是这样。" 今天是星期二。从这家伙所讲的情况看来，他们最多只能拖到星期五或星期六。公爵夫人冷静地盘算了一番：现在需要解决的是一个关键的问题。假使买通了这个旅馆侦探，他们唯一的一个机会--一个渺茫的机会--就在于迅速将汽车弄走。若能弄到北方某个大城市里去，那儿人们不知道新奥尔良发生的这起车祸和警方的搜查行动，车子可以在那里悄悄修好，这样罪证也就消灭了。那么，即使以后再怀疑到克罗伊敦夫妇头上，也找不到什么真凭实据。但车子如何才能弄走呢? 毫无疑问，这个粗俗愚笨的侦探说的是真话：要想把车子开到北方，沿途所要经过的各州都会像路易斯安那州一样警惕和注意的，所有的公路巡警都会留心注意一辆前灯撞破、框圈掉落的车子，也许还会设有路障。要想不被某个目光锐利的警察抓到，谈何容易。但这还是有可能做得到的，只要能够趁着黑夜行车，而白天里将汽车隐藏起来。有许多偏僻地方远离公路，不会受人注意。这样做可能要冒风险，但总比在这里坐等受擒要强些。也许有些乡间小路可走，为掩人耳目，他们可以选择一条不大会有人走的路线。但还存在其他的一些复杂问题……现在该对那些问题加以考虑了。走偏僻小路必须要熟悉地形才行，克罗伊敦夫妇可不熟悉地形，而且他们俩对地图都不怎么在行。另外，行车途中不能不停车加油，停车加油时他们的言谈举止都有可能暴露自己的身分而引起别人注意。不过……这些险是非冒不可的。真的非冒不可吗? 公爵夫人面对着欧吉维。"你要多少钱?" 这突如其来的问话把他吓了一跳。"唔……我想你们家是非常有钱的。" 她冷冷地说："我只问你要多少。" 那对猪眼睛眨巴了一下。"一万美元。" 尽管这数目比她所预料的多了一倍，她却不动声色。"倘若我们真付了这样一笔巨款，我们能得到什么样的回报呢?" 大胖子似乎被这话问糊涂了。"我已经说过，我可以对自己知道的一切守口如瓶。" "我们若是不付钱呢?" 他耸了耸肩。"我就下楼到门厅里去，拿起电话。" "不，"话说得斩钉截铁。"我们不会付钱给你。" 克罗伊敦公爵不安地移动着身子，探长那圆滚滚的肉脸涨得通红。"你听着，夫人……" 她蛮横地打断他的话。"我不要听你的，你给我听着。"她目光紧紧盯住他的脸，同时她那漂亮、高颧骨的俏脸上展出一副霸道的神态。" 我们即使付钱给你也得不到什么好处，顶多也只是拖延几天时间罢了。你把这一点已经讲得很清楚了。" "这对你们可是一个难得的机会……" "住口!"她眼睛死死地盯住他，厉声呵斥道。他忍气吞声，满

脸不高兴地住口了。克罗伊敦公爵夫人知道，接下来的行动也许会是她一生中所作出的最重大的决定。决不能因自己的见识有限而出半点差错，决不能优柔寡断或举棋不定。要想赢大钱，就得下大注。她想利用这大肥佬的贪心大赌一场，而且恰到好处，使结果能保证万元一失。她果断地宣布，"我们不会付给你一万美元，但我们会付给你二万五千美元。" 探长的眼珠子都鼓起来了。"作为回报，"她不动声色地继续说道，"你得将我们的汽车开到北方。" 欧吉维依然是一副目瞪口呆的样子。"二万五千美元，"她重复道。"现在先付一万，等你到芝加哥与我们碰面时再付一万五。" 大胖子舔了舔自己的嘴唇，依然一言未发，那双圆圆的小眼睛似乎不相信似的直盯住她的双眼。一阵沉默。后来，在她目不转睛的逼视下，他微微点了一下头。场面还是一片寂静。最后还是欧吉维开了腔："这支雪茄让您讨厌了吧，公爵夫人?" 词汇(Vocabulary) blackmail ( n.) :the obtaining of money or advancement by threatening to make known unpleasant facts about a person or group 敲诈;勒索她点了点头，他随即将它掐灭了。suite ( n.) :a group of connected rooms used as a unit，such as an apartment 一套房间cryptic ( adj.) :having a hidden or ambiguous meaning;mysterious 隐蔽的，秘密的;神秘的fray ( v.) :make or become weakened or strained(使)变弱;(使)紧张dispatch ( v.) :send off or out promptly，usually on a specific errand or official business(迅速地)派遣，派出(常指特别差事或公事) errand ( n.) :a trip to carry a message or do a definite thing，esp. for someone else 差事(尤指为别人送信或办事) piggy ( adj. ) : like a pig;gluttonous 猪一般的;贪婪的(=piggish) sardonic ( adj.) :bitter，scornful(used of smile or laughter)disdainfully or bitterly sneering，ironic or sarcastic 讥讽的;嘲笑的/sardonically adv. gross ( adj.) : big or fat and coarse-looking;corpulent;burtly 肥胖的，臃肿的;粗壮的jowl ( n.) :the fleshy，hanging part under the lower jaw 下颚的下垂部分encompass ( v.) :shut in all around;surround;encircle 围绕，环绕flip ( v.) :toss or move with a quick jerk;flick(用指等)轻弹;轻拂decor ( n.) :[Fre.]decoration[法语]装饰，装璜obese ( adj. ) :very fat;stout;corpulent 过度肥胖的;肥大的appreciative ( adj.) :feeling or showing appreciation 欣赏的;有欣赏力的;有眼力的;有鉴赏力的incongruous ( adj.) :lacking harmony or agreement; incompatible 不和谐的;不调和不相容的;自相矛盾的falsetto : ①n.an artificial way of singing or speaking，in which the voice is placed in a register much higher than that of the natural voice 假声(说、唱)②adj.假声的;用假声唱的emission ( n.) :the act of sending out or giving forth(heat，light，smell);the action of uttering(sound)(热、光、气味等的)散发，放出;(声音等的)发出spit ( v.) :eject，throw(out)，emit，or utter explosively 喷出，吐出; 激烈地说出savagery ( n.) :savage act，behavior，or disposition;barbarity 暴行;残忍;凶猛blandness ( n.) :being mild and soothing 温和，和蔼;文雅adversary ( n.) : person who opposes or fights against another;opponent 敌手;敌方;对手high-tail ( v.) :[colloq.]leave or go in a hurry;scurry off (chiefly in high-tail it )[口]匆忙离开，匆忙走开;迅速撤退;迅速逃走(主要用于high-tail it) blink ( v.) :wink(the eyes)rapidly;cause(eyes)to wink 眨(眼);使眨(眼) inbred ( adj.) : innate or deeply instilled 天生的，生来的，先天的flicker ( v.) :move with a quick，light，wavering motion 摇曳，摇动，晃动interject ( v.) :throw in between;interrupt with 打断;插入，插(话) clasp ( v.) :hold tightly(with the arms or hands);grasp firmly 握住;紧握conceal ( v.) :put out of sight;hide 把……藏起来，隐藏，隐匿puff ( v.) :blow，drive，give forth，etc.in or with a puff or puffs(一阵阵地)吹;喷出leastways ( adv.) :(chiefly dial.)leastwise;anyway(多用于口语)至少; 无论如何smug (adj.) :narrowly contented with one's own accomplishments，beliefs，morality，etc.;self-satisfied to an annoying degree 沾沾自喜的;自鸣得意的;自满的tuck ( v.) :put into a secluded or isolated spot 把……放入隐蔽或隔离的地方;使隐蔽;(收)藏起cluck ( v.) :make a low，sharp，clicking sound，as of a hen calling her chickens or brooding;utter with such a sound(母鸡唤小鸡时的)咯咯叫，作咯咯叫声;(人)咯咯地叫;咯咯地说reproving ( adj. ) :expressing disapproval of 指摘的;非难的/reprovingly adv. hunch ( n.) :[colloq.]a feeling about something not based on known facts;premonition or suspicion[口]预感，预兆;疑心jockey ( n.) :[Am.slang]one who operates a

specified vehicle，machine，etc.[美俚](某种车辆的)驾驶员;(机器等的)操作者bust ( v.) :[slang]burst or break[俚](使)爆裂，(使)击破despairing ( adj.) :feeling or showing despair;hopeless 绝望的，没有希望的/despairingly adv. shrug ( v.) :draw up(the shoulders)，as in expressing indifference，doubt，disdain，contempt，etc.(为表达冷漠、无奈等)耸肩twig ( v.) :[Brit.colloq.]observe;notice[英口]观察;注意discreet ( adj.) :careful about what.one says or does;prudent：keeping silent or preserving confidences when necessary (言行)谨慎的;慎重的;考虑周到的/discreetly adv. holler ( v.) :[colloq.]shout or yell[口]叫喊，呼喊oafish( adj.) :stupid 愚蠢的，笨拙的grotesque (adj.) :ludicrously eccentric or strange;ridiculous;absurd;fantastic 怪僻的;荒谬的;滑稽可笑的unequivocal ( adj.) :not equivocal;not ambiguous;plain;clear 不含糊的; 不模棱两可的;明确的;明白的bulbous (adj.) :shaped like a bulb;fat and round(often derog.) 球茎形的; 又肥又圆的(常用作贬义) countenance ( n.) :the face;facial features;visage 脸,面孔;面貌，面容，容貌，脸色peremptory (adj. ) :intolerantly positive;dictatorial;dogmatic;imperious 高傲的;武断的;专横的;强制的/peremptorily adv. rivet ( v.) :fix or hold(the eyes，attention，etc.)firmly(把目光、注意力等)集中于……imperious (adj.) : overbearing;arrogant;masterful，domineering 傲慢的; 专横的;盛气凌人的respite ( n.) :an interval of temporary relief or rest 暂时的休息;暂时的喘息whiplash (adj. ) : showing resentment and ill humor by morose，unsociable withdrawal 愠怒的，闷闷不乐的/sullenly adv. vacillation ( n.) :he state of wavering in mind;hesitation;indecision 犹豫;踌躇dally ( v.) :be slow or waste time 闲荡;延误bulge ( v.) :swell or bend outward;protrude or project 膨胀，肿胀;鼓起，隆起，突出beady ( adj.) :(esp.of an eye)small，round，and glittering like a bead(尤指眼睛)似珠子般小而亮的短语(Expressions) put out: stop sth.burning 熄灭例：I threw water over him.desperately trying t0 put out the flames.我往他身上泼水，拼命地想扑灭他身上的火焰。take one's time(doing sth.或to do sth.或about sth.): do sth.slowly 不着急，慢慢(做事) 例：You can take your time coming to See me.你不用着急来看我。on a hunch: based on feeling and for which there is no proof 凭预感例：Few people are wishing to stake their reputation on a hunch.很少有人愿意贸然用名声冒险。

Lesson 4 The Trial That Rocked the World 震撼世界的审判约翰.司科普斯在一九二五年七月的那个酷热日子里，当我在挤得水泄不通的法庭里就位时，人群中响起一阵嘁嘁喳喳的议论声。我的辩护人是著名刑事辩护律师克拉伦斯.达罗。担任主控官的则是能说会道的演说家威廉. 詹宁斯.布莱恩，他曾三次被民主党提名为美国总统候选人，而且还是导致我这次受审的基督教原教旨主义运动的领导人。几个星期之前，我还只是田纳西州山区小镇戴顿的一名默默无闻的中学教员，而现在我却成了一次举世瞩目的庭审活动的当事人。在法庭就座为我作证的有以哈佛大学的科特里o 马瑟教授为首的十几位有名望的教授和科学家。到场的还有一百多名新闻记者，甚至还有一些广播电台的播音员，他们也要破天荒地播放一次庭审实况。就在我们静候着法庭开审的当儿，达罗关切地搂住我的肩膀低声安慰道："别担心，孩子，我们会给他们点厉害瞧瞧。" 我刚到戴顿中学任自然科学教员兼足球教练不久，这件案子就突然降临到我的头上。若干年来，原教旨主义者和现代主义者之间就一直在酝酿着一场冲突。原教旨主义者坚持严格按照字面意义去理解《旧约全书》，而现代主义者则接受查尔斯o 达尔文的进化论--认为一切动物，包括猿和人，都是由同一个祖先进化而来的。在田纳西州，原教旨主义势力很强，州立法机构最近还通过了一项法令，禁止公开讲授"任何否定《圣经》上宣讲的创世说的理论。"这项新法规的矛头直接指向了达尔文的进化论。有位名叫乔治o 拉普利亚的工程师因反对这项法规常和当地人进行辩论。有一次辩论中，

拉普利亚说，任何人要讲授生物学，就不能不讲进化论。因为我就是讲授生物学的，所以他们便把我叫去作证。"拉普利亚是对的，"我对他们说。"那么说，你在触犯法律，"他们中的一位说。"所有其他的教师也都在触犯法律，"我回答说。"亨特所著的《生物学基础》中就讲到了进化论，那是我们使用的教科书。" 于是拉普利亚提出一个建议。"让我们将此事交付法庭判决，"他说，"以检验其是否合法。" 当我于五月七日被正式起诉时，谁也不曾料到，我本人更没有料到我的这件案子竟会越闹越大，以至成为美国历史上最著名的庭审案例之一。美国公民自由联合会宣布：如有必要，联合会将把我的案子提交美国最高法院审理，"以确保教师不至于因讲授真理而被送进监狱。"接着，布莱恩自告奋勇地要协助州政府方面对我进行起诉。著名律师克拉伦斯.达罗也立即主动提出要替我辩护。具有讽刺意味的是，在这次审判之前我并不认识达罗，但我却见过布莱恩，那是我念大学的时候，他来校作过演讲。我很钦佩他，尽管我并不赞同他的观点。到七月十日庭审开始的时候，我们这个拥有一千五百人口的小镇上呈现出一派看马戏似的热闹气氛。大街两旁的建筑物上都挂起了彩旗。在法院的三层红砖房子周围的街道上突然冒出了许多摇摇晃晃的摊贩货架，出售的是热狗、宗教书籍和西瓜。福音传教士们也在街上搭起帐篷向行人传教布道。附近一带的山区居民，其中多半是原教旨主义者，也纷纷赶到镇上来为布莱恩呐喊助威，打击那些"外来的异教徒"。他们当中就有具体起草了那条反进化论法令的约翰.巴特勒。巴特勒是一位四十九岁的农场主，在当选之前还从未跨出过自己的县境。主审法官名叫约翰.劳尔斯顿，是一位面色红润的男人。他操着浓重的地方口音高声说道："我只是个平平常常的山区法官。"布莱恩的样子老态龙钟，大腹便便。协助他进行起诉工作的有他的儿1 85 子--也是个律师--及田纳西州年轻有为的检察长汤姆o 斯图尔特。我的辩护人当中则除了六十八岁的精明老练的达罗外，还有英俊潇洒、富于魅力的四十三岁的达德雷.费尔德.马隆和文质彬彬、学识丰富，尤其精通法学的阿瑟.伽费尔德.黑斯。在一场宗教起着关键作用的审判案中，达罗是个不可知论者，马隆是个天主教徒，而黑斯则是个犹太教徒。我的父亲也特意从肯塔基州赶来陪我面对这次审判。法官请了一位当地的牧师主持开庭祷告仪式，接着审判便开始了。陪审团的十二名成员中，有三人除《圣经》之外再没有念过什么别的书，还有一人则根本不识字。难怪我父亲气呼呼地骂道："真是他妈狗屁的陪审团!" 履行完规定的法律诉讼程序之后，达罗站起来开始发言了。"我的朋友检察长先生方才告诉我们说约翰.司科普斯知道他为什么会被带上法庭，"达罗拖长着声音说。"我也知道他为什么会被带上法庭。那是因为愚昧和偏见还很猖獗，而且这两者又结合在一起，形成一股强大的势力。" 达罗在热得像烘箱似的法庭里来回踱着方步。"今天受攻击的是教师，"他接着说道，"明天就会轮到杂志、书籍和报纸。要不了多久，社会上便会是一种人与人为仇，教派与教派为敌的局面，直到我们的社会大踏步地退回到十六世纪那光辉的年代，那时如果有谁胆敢给人类带来智慧、知识和文化，就会被那些愚昧的偏执狂们点燃柴堆活活烧死。" 他的话音刚落，就听到一个妇女高声咕嘟了一句："这个该死的异教徒!" 第二天，控方开始传唤证人出庭作证。出庭作证的是我的两个学生，他们一边羞涩地对我傻笑，一边向法庭证明说我向他们宣讲过进化论，但又补充说他们并没有因此而受到毒害。一个叫霍华德.摩根的聪明的十四岁小男孩作证说我对他们讲过，人也像牛、马、狗、猫一样是哺乳动物。"他没有说猫和人完全一样吧?"达罗问。"没有，先生，"那孩子说道。"他说人是有思维能力的。" 话怕不一定对哩，"达罗哼着鼻子说。"这证人作证完毕后，布莱恩起立向陪审团陈辞。问题很简单，他说，"基督徒相信人来自天上，进化论者则认为人一定是来自地下。"旁听的群众忍不住咯咯地笑了起来，布莱恩也就越说越起劲，他一只手挥动着一本生物学教科书，一边口中发话谴责那些来到戴顿为我作证的科学家们。"《圣经》，"他用洪亮的嗓音大喊大叫道，"是不会被那些千里迢迢赶来作证的学者专家们赶出这个法庭的。这些专家们来到这里的目的是想证明主张人类祖先来自丛林的进化论和上帝按照天机，依其形象创造人类并安排到这个世界上来的看法，是并行不悖的。" 他讲完话时，下巴翘得老高，眼里闪着光芒，听众席中立刻爆发出喝采的掌声和"阿门"的喊声。但似乎还是缺少了一点什么东西。昔日当布莱恩如燎原的烈火般席卷政界时表现出的那种火热的激情已消失殆尽。听众们似乎觉得他们的这位英雄没能充分发挥出应有的辩才将那些异端分子打个落花流水。达德雷o 费尔德o 马隆跳起来反驳布莱恩。"布莱恩可不是唯一有资格为《圣经》辩护的人，"他说。"在我们这一国度，还有些人将自己的全部生命都奉献给了上帝和宗教。而布莱恩先生却满腔热情地将自己的大半生命献给了政治。"布莱恩从水杯中呷了一

口水，马隆说话的音调随之变得越来越高。他呼吁学术自由并指责布莱恩存心在科学与宗教之间挑起一场殊死决斗。"从来没有人能同真理决斗，"他大声怒吼，"真理从来都是胜利者-我们并不害怕这一点。真理不需要布莱恩先生。真理是永存的、不朽的，而且并不需要依靠人的力量去维护它!" 马隆发言结束时，场上出现了一阵沉默，但接着法庭里便爆发出一阵暴风骤雨般的掌声.超过了刚才为布莱恩发出的掌声。然而，尽管马隆在同布莱恩进行的这场舌战中取得了胜利，法官还是决定不许在座的科学家们为辩方作证。休庭期间，我们发现戴顿镇的街头巷尾到处挤满了陌生人，每个角落里都有一些小商小贩在叫卖货物。有家商店的招牌上写道：达尔文：没错--就在里面。(这是小达尔文的服装店。)还有一个承包商租了一个商店橱窗来展出一只猿猴。有些人便花钱去观看这只猿猴，并思量着自己是否可能与它有什么渊源。"这只可怜的畜牲双手捂住眼睛，蜷缩在一个角落里，"一位记者这样写道，"生怕人猿同源是真的。" HoL。门肯穿着短裤，一边吹着电扇，一边写出了一些含辛辣讽刺意味的电讯文稿。由于他在文中将当地居民称作"乡巴佬"，因此人们议论着要将他驱逐出镇。二十二个报务员每天要拍发十六万五千字的报道这场庭审的电文。由于天气炎热，加之又担心古老的法庭地板会因承受不住人群的重量而坍塌，审判活动改在户外枫树荫下继续进行。前来观审的有两千多人，他们有的坐在长条木凳上，有的蹲在草地上，有的趴在停放着的汽车的车顶上，还有的人则从窗户里傻呆呆地伸长脖子向外张望。接着审判的高潮到来了。由于反进化论法律条文的限制，控方只得坚持《圣经》必须严格按字面意义解释的立场。这时，达罗突然打出他的王牌，点名要布莱恩充当辩方证人。法官也满脸惊讶。"我们要他当证人是因为他是《圣经》研究专家，"达罗说道。"作为经学权威，他的声誉是举世公认的。" 布莱恩满心狐疑，不知那诡计多端的达罗葫芦里在卖什么药，但他又不能不接受这一挑战。多年来他一直在讲解《圣经》，并且还曾围绕《圣经》著书立说。甚至在反进化论法令通过之前，他就在田纳西州发动过反达尔文主义的运动。这时，只见他刚毅果敢地握着一把芭蕉扇，像是拿它当成一把退敌的利剑似的，大步流星地向证人席走去。在达罗的平静语调套问下，他承认自己对《圣经》的字字句句深信不疑，旁观的人群对他的激昂的回答不时和以热烈的"阿门，，的喊声。达罗翻开《创世纪》念道："夜尽晨来乃第一天也。''接下来他问布莱恩是否相信太阳是第四天创造出来的，布莱恩回答说他相信。"没有太阳之前又怎么会有早晨和晚上呢?"达罗问道。布莱恩闷声不响地擦拭着自己的秃顶。人群中传出阵阵暗笑声，连一些虔诚的基督徒也在发笑。达罗一面捻弄着他的眼镜，一面继续发问。他问布莱恩是否相信有关夏娃的故事字字句句都是真实的，布莱恩作了肯定的回答。"那末你也相信上帝为了惩罚引诱夏娃的那条蛇便让所有蛇类从那以后永远匍匐爬行的故事是真的了?" "我相信那是真的。" "好哇，那么你是否知道那以前蛇类是如何行走的呢?" 观审的人群哄地笑了起来。布莱恩气得脸色发青，盛怒之下他调门提高了，手里拿着的扇子一个劲儿抖动着。"法官大人，"他说。"我即刻就要回答达罗先生的所有问题。我要让世界知道这个不信上帝的人正在利用田纳西州的法庭诽谤上帝……" "我反对这种说法，"达罗大声叫道。"我只是在考验你的那些愚蠢的想法，世界上没有哪个有知识的基督徒会相信你的那些想法。" 法官敲响小木槌止住了喧哗声，随即宣布休庭，次日再审。布莱恩孤零零地站在那儿。当观众们纷纷从他身边挤过去同达罗握手时，我的心替这位昔日的英雄难过起来。第二天中午，陪审团受命对此案进行裁决。陪审员们离席退到草坪的一角，只低声议论了九分钟，结果是判决被告有罪。我被罚款一百美元，并支付诉讼费用。达德雷.费尔德.马隆称这次庭审结果对我来说是一次"胜利的败仗"。有几家南方报纸，出于对他们那位已失去昔日光彩的英雄的忠诚，称这次审判结果为布莱恩的胜利，并为之欢呼。可布莱恩本人却因伤心劳神过度，审判结束后才过了两天便在戴顿去世。学校要请我回去继续担任原先的教学职务，但我谢绝了。有几位前来为我作证的教授已为我争取到了一份芝加哥大学的奖学金，因而我得以继续进修自然科学。.后来，我成为一家石油公司的地质学专家。前不久，我在那次审判三十七年之后第一次重返戴顿。在我眼中，小镇景物依旧，只是多了一所威廉.詹宁斯.布莱恩大学，它坐落在一个小山坡上，俯视着下面的山谷。还有一些其他方面的变化。进化论已经可以在田纳西州公开讲授了，尽管那条曾判我有罪的法令仍未废除。由克拉伦斯.达罗和达德雷. 费尔德.马隆在戴顿镇的小小法庭上掀起的那些辩论风暴犹如一股清风吹遍了美国的学校和立法机关，随之而来的是日渐增长的思想自由和学术自由的新气象。

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