综英monkeytrial.ppt

rock: to cause great shock and surprise to to move gently backwards and forwards or from side to side People used to say: The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world. The Presidents murder rocked the nation. Another financial blow has rocked the industry. The theory rocked the foundations of social and moral life. silver-tongued orator; a silver tongue e.g. Sometimes we do get fooled by all that beautifully packaged, silver-tongued hype of the record companies. be born with a silver spoon in the mouth Every cloud has a silver lining. 黑暗之中总有光明。 Speech is silver, but silence is golden. Silver State: informal name for Nevada and Colorado silver medal; silver jubilee; silver wedding; the silver screen; counsel: | u | advice: They refused to listen to the old man’s counsel. | c | one or more lawyers acting for sb. in a court of law. e.g. The counsel are agreed. The judge asked the counsel for the defense to explain his point. take /hold counsel for advice: to ask sb. for advice Cf. council: a group of people appointed or elected to make laws, rules, or decisions, for a town, etc., or to give advice. the state council国务院 the Council of Ministers内阁 the UN Security Council安理会 Official meetings of the town council镇政会 are always held in the council chamber会议室. Nominate: to suggest or name sb. officially for election to a position, office, honor, etc. I wish to nominate Jane Morrison for president of the club. nominee: a person who has been nominated. nominator The revival of fundamentalism After WW I, religious intolerances were rampant. Quite a few states passed laws prohibiting the teaching of Darwinist evolution. When John Scopes, a school teacher, defied the law by teaching evolution, he was brought up for trial. The court debate was not only a reflection of religious conflicts but also a significant struggle between the progressive and the reactionary. Darwinism The theory of evolution asserts that all living forms, plants and animals, including Man have d