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1、GrantandLee大學英語綜合教程五第五單元文章WhenUlyssesS.GrantandRobertE.LeemetintheparlorofamodesthouseatAppomattoxCourtHouse,Virginia,onApril9,1865,toworkoutthetermsforthesurrenderofLee'sArmyofNorthernVirginia,agreatchapterinAmericanlifecametoaclose,andagreatnewchapterbegan.當尤
2、利西茲格蘭特和羅伯特李在弗吉尼亞州阿珀馬特科斯縣城一所不太大的房子的客廳里會面，商討李所率的北弗吉尼亞軍隊投降條件時，美國人生活中一個偉大的篇章結束了，一個嶄新的重要篇章開始了。ThesemenwerebringingtheCivilWartoitsvirtualfinish.Tobesure,otherarmieshadyettosurrender,andforafewdaysthefugitiveConfederategovernmentwouldstruggledesperatelyandvainly,tryi
3、ngtofindsomewaytogoonlivingnowthatitschiefsupportwasgone.ButineffectitwasalloverwhenGrantandLeesignedthepapers.Andthelittleroomwheretheywroteoutthetermswasthesceneofoneofthepoignant,dramaticcontrastsinAmericanhistory此二人是在實質上終止內戰(zhàn)。誠然，其他軍隊尚未投降，已失去主要支柱的逃亡的邦聯(lián)政府仍將絕望地
4、徒然掙扎數(shù)日，想法尋覓生機。其實，在格蘭特和李簽署文件之時，一切都已結束。他們擬定投降條件時用的那間小客廳成了見證美國史上強烈的戲劇性對照的場所。Theyweretwostrongmen,theseoddlydifferentgenerals,andtheyrepresentedthestrengthsoftwoconflictingcurrentsthat,throughthem,hadcomeintofinalcollision.這兩位截然不同的將軍都是強有力的人物，他們代表著兩股相互沖突的力量的潮流，那兩股潮流
5、通過他們最終發(fā)生碰撞。BackofRobertE.LeewasthenotionthattheoldaristocraticconceptmightsomehowsurviveandbedominantinAmericanlife.羅伯特李所仰仗的信念是，古老的貴族觀念或許能以某種方式繼續(xù)存在下去，并左右美國人的生活。LeewastidewaterVirginia,andinhisbackgroundwerefamily,culture,andtradition...theageofchivalrytransplan
6、tedtoaNewWorldwhichwasmakingitsownlegendsanditsownmyths.HeembodiedawayoflifethathadcomedownthroughtheageofknighthoodandtheEnglishcountrysquire.Americawasalandthatwasbeginningalloveragain,dedicatedtonothingmuchmorecomplicatedthantheratherhazybeliefthatallmenhade
7、qualrights,andshouldhaveanequalchanceintheworld.InsuchalandLeestoodforthefeelingthatitwassomehowofadvantagetohumansocietytohaveapronouncedinequalityinthesocialstructure.Thereshouldbealeisureclass,backedbyownershipofland;inturn,societyitselfshouldbekeyedtothelan
8、dasthechiefsourceofwealthandinfluence.Itwouldbringforth(accordingtothisideal)aclassofmenwithastrongsenseofobligationtothecommunity;menwholived,nottogainadvantageforthemselve
