接下案子

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That year, Atticus took on a very important case. 那一年，阿提克斯承接了一个非常重要的案子。

He agreed to be the lawyer for a man named Tom Robinson. 他同意担任一个名叫汤姆·鲁滨逊的男人的律师。

Tom was a Black man. 汤姆是一个黑人。

He had been accused of hurting a white woman named Mayella Ewell. 他被指控伤害了一个名叫梅耶拉·尤厄尔的白人妇女。

In our town, in those days, this was the most serious kind of 在我们镇上，在那些日子里，这是一种最严重的情况。

trouble a Black man could face. 这是黑人可能面临的麻烦。

Many people in Maycomb were angry that Atticus would help Tom. 梅科姆的许多人对阿提克斯会帮助汤姆感到愤怒。

They believed Tom was guilty simply because of the color of his skin. 他们认为汤姆有罪仅仅因为他的肤色。

They thought Atticus should not try very hard to defend him. 他们认为阿提克斯不应该太努力地为他辩护。

But Atticus meant to defend Tom with all his heart. 但是，阿提克斯决心全心全意地为汤姆辩护。

"Why are you doing it," I asked, "if everyone is against us?" “你为什么要这样做，”我问道，“如果所有人都反对我们？”

"Because it is right," Atticus said. “因为这是对的，”阿提克斯说。

"If I did not, I could never tell you two to do the right thing again. “如果我不这样做，我就再也无法告诉你们俩再去做对的事情了。

Every person deserves a fair trial." 每个人都应该得到一次公正的审判。”

Courage is doing what is right even when you already know you may lose. 勇气是即使你已经知道你可能会输，也要做正确的事情。

People began to whisper cruel things about our family. 人们开始窃窃私语关于我们家的刻薄话。

And soon, others said them right to my face. 很快地，其他人就当着我的面说出了那些话。