The Tril that Rocked the World.docVIP

The Trial that Rocked the World (hyperbole) 1 (1) [A buzz ran through the crowd as I took my place in the packed court on that sweltering July day in 1925. ]The counsel for my defence was the famous criminal lawyer Clarence Darrow. (2) [Leading counsel for the prosecution was William Jennings Bryan, the silver tongued orator, three-times Democratic nominee for President of the United States, and leader of the fundamentalist movement that had brought about my trial.] (1) [P] When I took my place in the crowded court on that hot and breathless July day in 1925, a buzz ran through the crowd. (2) [p] The chief lawyer for the prosecute was William Jennings Bryan, who was a voluble public speaker, being nominated for presidency for three times. He was also the leader of the fundamentalist movement who made the trial necessary. Fundamentalist movement 指原教旨主义运动，原教旨主义者强调《圣经》是最高权威，绝对的真理。《圣经》中描述的每一件事包括创世纪、有关宇宙的起源等都是真实而不容置疑的。 [译文] 还记得1925年7月那个酷热难耐的日子，当我在挤得水泄不通的法庭就做时，人群中响起一阵嗡嗡的议论声。我的辩护人是著名的刑事辩护律师卡拉伦斯达罗。主控官则是能说会道的演说家威廉 詹宁斯 布莱恩，他曾三次被民主党题名为美国总统候选人，不仅如此，他也是导致我这次受审的基督教原教旨主义运动的领导人。 2 A few weeks before I had been an unknown school-teacher in Dayton, a little town in the mountains of Tennessee. Now I was involved in a trial reported the world over. (1) [Seated in court, ready to testify on my behalf, were a dozen distinguished professors and scientists, led by professor Kirtley Mather of Harward University. ]More than 100 reporters were on hand, and even radio announcers, who for the first time in history were to broadcast a jury trial. (2) [“Don’t worry, son, we’ll show them a few tricks”, Darrow had whispered throwing a reassuring arm around my shoulder as we were waiting for the court to open.] (1) [p] 12 eminent professors and scientists, led by Professor Kirtley Mather of Harward University, were present in court too. They were ready to submit testimony to support my case. 从修辞角度上将，该句属于典型的圆周句（periodic sentence, 又称掉尾句）。它把关键意思放在整句的末尾来表达，将次要的意群放在句首，这就使得只有读完整句才能够了解该句的全部含义。圆周句在结构上无固