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56.Gonewasthefiercefervor…aprairiefire:

1）invertedsentenceforemphasis

2）fiercefervor:

ardent,extremeintensityofemotion

3）politicalarena:

fieldofpolitics;arenaisaplaceusuallywherecontestsareheld

4）swept…likeaprairiefire:

movedquicklywiththespeedofafireinalargeflatgrassland;aprairiefireisasimile;itisperhapsreferringtothespeechtoursBryantookintheelectioncampaigns,makingfieryspeeches,overwhelminghisopponentsandrallyingpeopleunderhisbanner

5）Despitehiseloquence,hewasnotasforcefulandpersuasiveasheusedtobe.

57.Thecrowdseemedtofeel…asheshouldhave:

1）theirchampion:

theirspokesman;championusuallymeanswinnerinacompetition

2）scorch:

parch;wither;burn;itisusedmetaphorically

3）oratory:

skilloreloquenceinpublicspeaking

4）scorchedtheinfidelswiththehotbreathofhisoratory:

imagesofheatandfirebringtomindthe16thcenturyburningofinfidelsatthestake,butthistimenotburningwithfirewoodbutwithcausticattacks,withheatedcondemnation

5）hotbreathofhisoratory:

vividimageofhisbreathcomingoutheatedlyashespoke

58.popup:

jumpup

59.whohastherighttospeakfortheBible:

1）therightto:

qualifiedto

2）speakfor:

uphold,defend,speakonbehalfof

3）whoisqualifiedtodefendtheBible

60.Mr.Bryan…topolitics

1）AlthoughMr.Bryanwasemotionalandenthusiastic,hehasbeendevotedtoGodandreligionlessthanmanyotherpeoplebecausehehaschannelizedmostofhisenergytopolitics,notreligion

2）Malonehereismakingahighlyironicalstatement,hintingthatBryanismoreapoliticianthanadefenderofGod.

61.BryansippedfromajugofwaterasMalone’svoicegrewinvolume:

1）sip:

drink,takingonlyalittleatatimeintothefrontofthemouth

2）volume:

（degreeof）fullnessorloudnessofsound

3）growinvolume:

growlouder

62.Heappealed…betweenscienceandreligion:

1）appeal（for）:

makeastrongrequest（forhelp,support,mercyetc.）

2）callingforadueltothedeath:

demandingthatalifeordeathstrugglebefought

3）duel:

preplannedcombatwithdeadlyweaponsbetweentwopeopleInMiddleAges,aninsultwouldbesufficientcauseforaduel.Peopledueledtodefendtheirhonor.Itisusedmetaphoricallyhere.

4）Malone,whileaCatholic,wasalsoaliberal.Hisviewwasthatpeopleshouldbeallowedtothinkallsortsofthings.Scienceandreligioncouldcoexistandthereneedn’tbeadeadlycombat（asBryanwaswaging）toproveonerightandtheotherwrong.

63.roar:

bellow;giveadeeploudcontinuingsound,likethesoundofalion

64.Wearenotafraidofit:

itreferstothetruth

65.Thetruthiseternal…tosupportit:

1）eternal:

goingonforever;itreferstowhathasnobeginningorend

2）immortal:

livingforever;itappliestowhatcannotorwillneverdie

3）agency:

（usu.sing.）thepowerorforcewhichcausesaresult;influence;means;instrumentality

4）Thetruthiseverlastingandunchangingregardlessofhumanactivities.Itdoesnotneedanyhumanefforttosupportit.

66.WhenMalonefinished…surpassedthatforBryan:

1）momentary:

lastingforaveryshorttime

2）hush:

stillness;quiet,silence,esp.apeacefulone

3）breakinto:

beginsuddenly

4）stormofapplause:

loud,noisyapplause,likeathunderstorm;stormisusedmetaphorically

5）WhenMalonefinisheditwassilentforonlyaverybrieftimeandthentherewasanoutburstofapplause,greaterthanBryanhadreceived.

6）Notethecontrastbetweenhushandstorm.Thisislikeasummerstormwhentheskyblackensandthereisquietbeforethestormbreaks.

67.ButalthoughMalone…totestifyforthedefence:

1）oratoricalduel:

fightinwords,inspeeches

2）ruleagainst:

decideagainst;eveninajurytrialthejudgedecidesonmattersofprocedurelikethis

3）EventhoughMalone’sspeechdefendingintellectualfreedomwasbetterreceivedthanBryan’s,thejudgestillwouldnotallowthescientiststospeakonbehalfofJohnScopes.

4）Note:

problemwiththesentence:

Wehaven’tbeentoldthatallowingthescientiststotestifywasMalone’sobjectiveinwhathesaid.Thisideaspringsfromnowhere.Theauthormusthaveassumedtoomuch.

8.Whenthecourtadjourned…withstrangers:

1）adjourn:

closeorsuspendameeting,usuallytoberesumedatanothertime

2）swarm:

n.alargenumberofinsectsesp.bees,usuallyinmotion

v.moveoremergeinaswarm

3）Whenthecourtsessionfinished（nottheendofthetrial）thepeopleleftthecourtroomandfoundtheareaaroundthecourtfullofpeoplefromotherplaces（out-of-towners）.

69.Hawkerscriedtheirwaresoneverycorner:

1）hawker:

apersonwhopeddlesgoodsinthestreetsbyshouting

2）cry:

hawkersoftenshoutoutwhattheyaresellingandexaggeratethevaluetoattractcustomers

3）ware:

（usu.inpl.）anypieceorkindofgoodsthatastore,merchant,peddler,etc.hastosell

4）Thissentenceshowshowallsortsofpeoplearetryingtotakeadvantageofthetrial.Ittakesthereaderbacktothecircusatmosphere.

70.Oneshopannounced…Everything-to-WearStore:

1）oneshopannounced:

itmeansannouncedinitssign;thesignononeshopsaid

2）Everything-to-Wearstore:

clothingstore,outdatedphrase

3）DARWINISRIGHT—INSIDE:

Thisisapun.Theauthorplaysonthedifferentmeaningsofthewords.DarwinandrightDarwincanrefertotheEnglishnaturalistortotheshopowner,whilerightcanmeancorrectordirectly.Sowhenonepausesbeforethedash,thesignmeansDarwin（thenaturalist）iscorrect;whenyoureadoutthewholesigninabreath,itmeanstheshopownerisdirectlyinside.

71.entrepreneur:

apersonwhoorganizesandmanagesabusinessundertaking,assumingtheriskforthesakeoftheprofit;thewordoftenhasthesenseofenterprising,meaningimaginativeinambitiouswayforprivateeconomicgain

73.Spectatorspaid…berelated:

1）ponder:

spendtimeinconsideringcarefully;ponderimpliesaweighingmentallyandsuggestscarefulconsiderationofamatterfromallsides

2）Peoplehadtopayinordertohavealookattheapeandtoconsidercarefullywhetherapesandhumanscouldhaveacommonancestry.

3）Thisremarkismadeinasarcastictone.

74.Thepoorbrute…afraiditmightbetrue:

1）brute:

（oftenderogatory）ananimal,esp.alargeone

2）poorbrute:

unfortunateanimal

3）cower:

crouchorhuddleup,asfromfear;shrinkinfear

4）Thereporterwroteinanassuminglysympatheticwayfortheapebuttheintentionwastoridiculethefoolishnessofthefundamentalists.Eventheapeshrankinfearwhenitrealizedthatitmightsharethesameancestrywiththoseirrationalhumanbeings.

75.sulphurous:

violentlyemotional;heated;fiery

76.dispatch;amessagesenttoanewspaperbyoneofitswriters

77.inhispants:

withoutshirtbecauseoftheheat

78.run（someone）outof:

（informal）force（someone）toleave（aplace）

79.citizenry:

citizens（residentsofacityortown）

80.yokels:

（humorousorderogatory）naïve,gullible,narrow-mindedsmalltownorcountrypeople;hicks,bumpkins

81.collapseundertheweightofthethrong:

1）giveawayasaresultofsomanypeoplesittingonit

82.resume:

beginagain;hereitmeansthenextsessionstarted

83.squat:

crouchsoastositontheheelswiththekneesbentandtheweightrestingontheballsofthefeet

84.perch:

rest,standorsitonsomeelevatedplace,usuallyreferringtobirds

85.gawk:

lookatsomethinginafoolishway

86.Becauseof…interpretedliterally:

1）wording:

thewordsused;thewordschosentoexpresssomethingandthephrasestheyform

2）position:

stand,attitudetowardoropiniononasubject

3）interpret:

understandthelikelymeaningof（something）

4）literal:

followingorrepresentingtheexactwordsoftheoriginal;word-for-word

5）ThelawwaswritteninsuchawaythattheprosecutionhadtobaseitscaseonaliteralexplanationofthewordsintheBible

87.NowDarrow…forthedefence:

1）spring:

presentsuddenly,unexpectedly;produceasasurprise

2）trumpcard:

insomecardgames,acertainsuitisdeclaredtrump,

e.g.,asoutrankingallothersuits;thewinningcard;animportantadvantage

3）springhistrumpcard:

usesuddenlythatwhichismostadvantageoustohiscauseinordertoimprovehisposition

90.startle:

implyashockofsurpriseorfrightofakindthatoftencausesonetoliterallyjumporshrink

92.Hisreputation…throughouttheworld:

1）authority:

apersonwhoseknowledgeisdependable,goodandrespected

2）Scripture:

theBible

3）recognize:

acknowledgetheauthorityof;admit（somethingorsomeone）ashavingtherighttobethestatedthing

4）PeopleallovertheworldadmittedthathewasanexpertontheBible.

5）ThisisanexaggerationmeanttoridiculeBryanandtoputhiminadisadvantageousposition.

93.Bryanwassuspicious…thechallenge:

1）suspicious（of）:

nottrusting;showingorexpressingdistrust

2）wily:

cleverintricks,esp.forgettingsomethingonewants;crafty;sly;（wilyimpliesthedeceivingofothersbysubtle,cunningpretences,usuallyunscrupulousregardingthemeanstoone’send）

3）challenge:

acalltoengageincontestorfight

4）BryansuspectedthatDarrowhadsometricksuphissleeves,butitwasimpossibleforhimnottoacceptthecalltofight.

94.campaign:

undertakeaseriesofactivitiestoattainsomepolitical,social,businessormilitaryobjective

95.passage:

theenactmentofalawbyalegislature

96.Resolutely…torepelhisenemies:

1）resolutely:

withdetermination,firmnessofdecision

2）stride:

walkwithlongstepsinavigorousmanner

3）thestand:

thewitnessstand

4）palmfan:

芭蕉扇

5）repel:

drivebackbyorasifbyforce（Note:

Onecanrepelorr