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Dudley Field Malone called my onviction a victorious defeat. “Victorious defeat”: 胜利的败仗，使用了矛盾修辞法（oxymoron） literally a defeat (found guilty, fined), but really something of a victory for the evolutionists because the very light sentence signifies the jury wasn’t outraged at his “crime”. Also the trial brought the issues out into the open, and the publicity largely showed the scientific viewpoint in a favorable light and as reasonable. These really were the main objectives of having the trial in the first place. 矛盾修辞 oxymoron 矛盾修辞法是指将意义相互排斥、相互矛盾或互相不调和的两个概念或判断巧妙地搭配在一起,以深刻地揭示事物在实质上、性质上或特征上既互相矛盾又协调统一的关系。 其特点是：构成相互关联的，属于反义的词被安排在一起，二者之间彼此对立，却又有着必然的联系，其产生的语言效果非常独特，令人过目不忘。例如 : cruel kindness 残酷的仁慈； unfaithful faith 不坚定的信心 A few southern papers, loyal to their faded champion, hailed it as a victory for Bryan. faded champion: referring to Bryan whose oratorical skill, wit and force had become less impressive; a champion that had lost his glory hail: greet; acclaim, designate But Bryan, sad and exhausted, died in Dayton two days after the trial. Bryan, wasn’t convinced by the praise or verdict of the Southern papers. The author suggests that the trial caused Bryan’s death— not only because it was physically exhausting, but also because he was so upset psychologically by it. But Bryan, sad and exhausted, died in Dayton two days after the trial. Bryan, wasn’t convinced by the praise or verdict of the Southern papers. The author suggests that the trial caused Bryan’s death— not only because it was physically exhausting, but also because he was so upset psychologically by it. sad:not very clear whether he was simply saddened by the verdict,or sad because he had lost much of his oratorical skill from earlier years etc.,or a combination of these. I was offered my teaching job back but I declined. offered my teaching job back: invited to take my teaching job; again asked to take back my teaching job decline: implying courtesy in ex