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2、sperhapsreferringtothespeechtoursBryantookintheelectioncampaigns,makingfieryspeeches,overwhelminghisopponentsandrallyingpeopleunderhisbanner5)Despitehiseloquence,hewasnotasforcefulandpersuasiveasheusedtobe.57.Thecrowdseemedtofeel…asheshouldhave:1)theirchampion:theirspokesman;championusually

3、meanswinnerinacompetition2)scorch:parch;wither;burn;itisusedmetaphorically3)oratory:skilloreloquenceinpublicspeaking4)scorchedtheinfidelswiththehotbreathofhisoratory:imagesofheatandfirebringtomindthe16thcenturyburningofinfidelsatthestake,butthistimenotburningwithfirewoodbutwithcausticattack

4、s,withheatedcondemnation5)hotbreathofhisoratory:vividimageofhisbreathcomingoutheatedlyashespoke58.popup:jumpup59.whohastherighttospeakfortheBible:1)therightto:qualifiedto2)speakfor:uphold,defend,speakonbehalfof3)whoisqualifiedtodefendtheBible60.Mr.Bryan…topolitics1)AlthoughMr.Bryanwasemotio

5、nalandenthusiastic,hehasbeendevotedtoGodandreligionlessthanmanyotherpeoplebecausehehaschannelizedmostofhisenergytopolitics,notreligion2)Malonehereismakingahighlyironicalstatement,hintingthatBryanismoreapoliticianthanadefenderofGod.61.BryansippedfromajugofwaterasMalone’svoicegrewinvolume:1)s

6、ip:drink,takingonlyalittleatatimeintothefrontofthemouth2)volume:(degreeof)fullnessorloudnessofsound3)growinvolume:growlouder62.Heappealed…betweenscienceandreligion:1)appeal(for):makeastrongrequest(forhelp,support,mercyetc.)2)callingforadueltothedeath:demandingthatalifeordeathstrugglebefough

7、t3)duel:preplannedcombatwithdeadlyweaponsbetweentwopeopleInMiddleAges,aninsultwouldbesufficientcauseforaduel.Peopledueledtodefendtheirhonor.Itisusedmetaphoricallyhere.4)Malone,whileaCatholic,wasalsoaliberal.Hisviewwasthatpeopleshouldbeallowedtothinkallso