审判开始

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On the day of the trial, the whole town came to the courthouse. 审判那天，全镇的人都来到了法院。

Everyone wanted to see it. 每个人都想看个究竟。

The building was hot and crowded. 法院里又热又挤。

Atticus had told us to stay home. 阿提克斯叫我们待在家里。

But of course, we did not listen. 但我们当然没有听。

Jem, Dill, and I crept into the courthouse to watch. 杰姆、迪尔和我悄悄溜进了法院旁听。

Downstairs, there was no room left to sit. 楼下已经没有地方坐了。

So we went up to the balcony, where the Black people of Maycomb sat. 于是我们去了楼上的阳台，那里坐着梅科姆的黑人。

They kindly made space for us, and we found seats near the front. 他们好心地给我们腾出了地方，我们找到了前排的座位。

From up high, we could see everything. 从高处，我们能看到一切。

Below us, Tom Robinson sat quietly. 在我们下方，汤姆·鲁滨逊安静地坐着。

He was a strong young man, but one of his arms hung useless at his side. 他是个强壮的年轻人，但他的一只手臂无力地垂在身侧。

It had been badly hurt years ago in an accident. 那是多年前在一次事故中受的重伤。

I looked at his kind, worried face. 我看着他善良而忧虑的脸。

He did not look like a dangerous criminal at all. 他看起来一点也不像个危险的罪犯。

The truth about a person is often written plainly on his face, 一个人的真相常常清楚地写在他的脸上，

if we are willing to look. 只要我们愿意去看。

The judge came in, and the courtroom went silent. 法官走了进来，法庭里一片寂静。

Then Mr. Ewell, the woman's father, stood up to speak. 接着，尤厄尔先生，也就是那个女人的父亲，站起来发言。