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1、專業(yè)技術(shù)資料整理分享AbuzzranthroughthecrowdasItookmyplaceinthepackedcourtonthatswelteringJulydayin1925.ThecounselformydefensewasthefamouscriminallawyerClarenceDarrow.LeadingcounselfortheprosecutionwasWilliamJenningsBryan,thesilver-tonguedorator,threetimesDemocraticnomineeforPresidentoftheUni
2、tedStates,andleaderofthefundamentalistmovementthathadbroughtaboutmytrial.在一九二五年七月的那個(gè)酷熱日子里,當(dāng)我在擠得水泄不通的法庭里就位時(shí),人群中響起一陣嘁嘁喳喳的議論聲。我的辯護(hù)人是著名刑事辯護(hù)律師克拉倫斯?達(dá)羅。擔(dān)任主控官的則是能說會(huì)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)候選人,而且還是導(dǎo)致我這次受審的基督教原教旨主義運(yùn)動(dòng)的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人。AfewweeksbeforeIhadbeenanunknownschool-teacherinDayton,alittletown
3、inthemountainsofTennessee.NowIwasinvolvedinatrialreportedtheworldover.Seatedincourt,readytotestifyonmybehalf,wereadozendistinguishedprofessorsandscientists,ledbyProfessorKirtleyMatherofHarvardUniversity.Morethan100reporterswereonhand,andevenradioannouncers,whoforthefirsttimeinhisto
4、ryweretobroadcastajurytrial."Don'tworry,son,we'llshowthemafewtricks,"Darrowhadwhisperedthrowingareassuringarmroundmyshoulderaswewerewaitingforthecourttoopen.幾個(gè)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(dòng)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?dòng)浾?,甚至還有一些廣播電臺(tái)的播
5、音員,他們也要破天荒地播放一次庭審實(shí)況。就在我們靜候著法庭開審的當(dāng)兒,達(dá)羅關(guān)切地?fù)ё∥业募绨虻吐暟参康溃骸皠e擔(dān)心,孩子,我們會(huì)給他們點(diǎn)厲害瞧瞧?!盩hecasehaderuptedroundmyheadnotlongafterIarrivedinDaytonassciencemasterandfootballcoachatthesecondaryschool.Foranumberofyearsaclashhadbeenbuildingupbetweenthefundamentalistsandthemodernists.Thefundamentalistsa
6、dheredtoaliteralinterpretationoftheOldTestament.Themodernists,ontheotherhand,acceptedthetheoryadvancedbyCharlesDarwin--thatallanimallife,includingmonkeysandmen,hadevolvedfromacommonancestor.WORD文檔下載可編輯專業(yè)技術(shù)資料整理分享我剛到戴頓中學(xué)任自然科學(xué)教員兼足球教練不久,這件案子就突然降臨到我的頭上。若干年來,原教旨主義者和現(xiàn)代主義者之間就一直在醞釀著一場沖突。原教旨
7、主義者堅(jiān)持嚴(yán)格按照字面意義去理解《舊約全書》,而現(xiàn)代主義者則接受查爾斯?達(dá)爾文的進(jìn)化論——認(rèn)為一切動(dòng)物,包括猿和人,都是由同一個(gè)祖先進(jìn)化而來的。FundamentalismwasstronginTennessee,andthestatelegislaturehadrecentlypassedalawprohibitingtheteachingof"anytheorythatdeniesthestoryofcreationastaughtintheBible."ThenewlawwasaimedsquarelyatDarwin'stheoryofevoluti
8、on.Anengineer,GeorgeRappel