有罪判决
类别:经典文学
陪审团不顾事实真相,判决汤姆有罪,揭示了根深蒂固的种族偏见对公正的残酷影响。
时长 68 秒 · 语速 161 wpm
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The jury went away to decide. 陪审团退庭商议去了。
We waited for hours in the hot courtroom. 我们在闷热的法庭里等了好几个小时。
No one moved. 没有人动。
No one spoke. 没有人说话。
Deep in my heart, I felt sure Tom would go free. 我心里深处确信汤姆会获得自由。
Atticus had proved it. 阿蒂克斯已经证明了这一点。
Tom was innocent. 汤姆是无辜的。
Anyone could see it. 任何人都看得出来。
At last, the jury came back. 终于,陪审团回来了。
The room was silent as they gave their answer. 当他们宣布结果时,房间里一片寂静。
"Guilty." “有罪。”
The word fell like a stone. 这个词像一块石头一样落下。
Guilty. 有罪。
In spite of all the truth, in spite of all the facts, 尽管有所有的真相,尽管有所有的事实,
they had found Tom guilty. 他们还是判汤姆有罪。
I could not believe it. 我无法相信。
I looked at Jem. 我看着杰姆。
His face was pale, and his hands were shaking. 他的脸色苍白,双手颤抖。
The jury had not judged the facts. 陪审团没有根据事实来判断。
They had judged the color of Tom's skin. 他们是根据汤姆的肤色来判断的。
Their old prejudice was stronger than the plain truth before their eyes. 他们根深蒂固的偏见比眼前的事实更强大。
As Atticus gathered his papers and walked out, a strange thing happened. 当阿蒂克斯收拾好文件走出去时,一件奇怪的事情发生了。
All the Black people in the balcony stood up quietly, to honor him. 阳台上的所有黑人都静静地站了起来,以示对他的敬意。
Prejudice does not need proof; that is exactly what makes it so cruel. 偏见不需要证据;这正是它如此残酷的原因。
We walked home in the dark, too sad to talk. 我们在黑暗中走回家,伤心到说不出话来。
Jem cried, and he could not stop. 杰姆哭了,他停不下来。