高级英语 张汉熙 上册第十课.ppt

Unit 10  The Trial That Rocked the World Teaching Objectives of Unit 10 To acquaint students with the social background of USA around the 1920’s; To acquaint students with the trial procedure; To help students understand the conflict between the two parties; To help students to appreciate the humorous writing style of the text; Certain legal terms (Teacher’s Book pp211-213 Civil law Criminal law State courts vs. Federal courts The jury trial/ Grand jury Verdict Sentencing Witness/testify Charge Cross –examination Objection adjourn Part 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. 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 the trial. buzz: a noise of a low hum, low confused whisper/ a long continuous sound e.g. Mosquitoes buzzed around me all night. A buzz of excitement filled the courtroom as the defendant was led in. sweltering: very hot, causing unpleasantness to swelter: be very uncomfortable because the weather is extremely hot. e.g. Fred sweltered at night in the stuffy, crowded dormitory. silver-tongued: (lit.) able to give fine persuading speeches, eloquent, idiom: be born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth nominee: a person who has been named officially for election to a position, office, honor, etc. Nominate (v.) a Nobel Prize nominee / a presidential nominee on hand, at hand, on hand, out of hand on hand: present, available. e.g. All his old friends will be on hand to see Jack receive the medal of honor. Always have your dictionary on hand when you study. at hand: near in time or place e.g. I want you to be at hand during my interview with the b