新编英语 教程习题答案

新编英语教程习题答案第1页/共155页MovieClipQuotesLeanin-main第2页/共155页WhydidMariafeelfrightened?2.WhatwasReverendMother’ssuggestiontoMaria?MovieClipMovieClipWatchthemovieclipandanswerthefollowingquestions.Questions:BecausethebaronesssaidthatCaptainvonTrappwasinlovewithher.ShetoldMariathattheloveofamanandawomanwasholy,andshealsoaskedMariatofaceherproblemsandlivethelifeshewasborntolive.第3页/共155页Script3Discussion:Loveisaverycomplicatedthing,soitisonlynaturalthatafearoflovecandevelopinanybody.Doyoufearlove?Whyorwhynot?第4页/共155页videoScript第5页/共155页Script1-You’vebeenunhappy.I’msorry.-ReverendMother.-Whydidtheysendyoubacktous?-Theydidn’tsendmeback,Mother.Ileft.-Sitdown,Maria.Tellmewhathappened.-Well,I...Iwasfrightened.-Frightened?Weretheyunkindtoyou?-Oh,no!No,Iwasconfused.Ifelt...I’veneverfeltthatwaybefore.Icouldn’tstay.IknewthathereI’dbeawayfromit.I’dbesafe.Script(FromTheSoundofMusic)第6页/共155页-Maria,ourabbeyisnottobeusedasanescape.Whatisityoucan’tface?-Ican’tfacehimagain.-Him?Thankyou,SisterMargaretta.CaptainvonTrapp?Areyouinlovewithhim?-Idon’tknow!Idon’tknow.I...ThebaronesssaidIwas.She...Shesaidthathewasinlovewithme.ButI...Ididn’twanttobelieveit.Oh,thereweretimeswhenwelookedateachother,ohMother,Icouldhardlybreathe.-Didyoulethimseehowyoufeel?Script2第7页/共155页Script3-IfIdid,Ididn’tknowit.That’swhat’storturingme.IwasthereonGod’serrand.Tohaveaskedforhislovewouldhavebeenwrong.Icouldn’tstay,Ijustcouldn’t.I’mreadyatthismomenttotakemyvows.Pleasehelpme.-Maria.Theloveofamanandawomanisholy,too.Youhaveagreatcapacitytolove.YoumustfindouthowGodwantsyoutospendyourlove.ButIpledgedmylifetoGod.I...Ipledgedmylifetohisservice.-Mydaughter,ifyoulovethisman,itdoesn’tmeanyouloveGodless.No.Youmustfindout.Youmustgoback.-Oh,Mother,youcan’taskmetodothat.Pleaseletmestay.Ibeg...-Maria,thesewallswerenotbuilttoshutoutproblems.Youhavetofacethem.Youhavetolivethelifeyouwereborntolive.第8页/共155页QuotesInspirationalQuote1Readthefollowingquotesandtellyourclassmateswhichoneisyourfavorite.Stateyourreasons.Childhoodisnotonlythechildhoodwereallyhadbutalsotheimpressionsweformedofitinouradolescenceandmaturity.Thatiswhychildhoodseemssolong.Probablyeveryperiodoflifeismultipliedbyourreflectionsuponthenext.—CesarePavese第9页/共155页InspirationalQuote2Thechildhoodshowstheman,asmorningshowstheday.—JohnMiltonOurwholelifeisbutagreaterandlongerchildhood.—BenjaminFranklinChildhoodhasnoforebodings;butthen,itissoothedbynomemoriesofoutlivedsorrow.—GeorgeEliot第10页/共155页InspirationalQuote3Childhoodsometimesdoespayasecondvisittoman,youthnever.—AnnaJamesonWhenchildhooddies,itscorpsesarecalledadultsandtheyentersociety,oneofthepoliternamesofhell.Thatiswhywedreadchildren,evenifwelovethem,theyshowusthestateofourdecay.—BrianW.Aldiss第11页/共155页InspirationalQuote4Thereisalwaysonemomentinchildhoodwhenthedooropensandletsthefuturein.—DeepakChopraWehavenotpassedthatsubtlelinebetweenchildhoodandadulthooduntil...wehavestoppedsaying“Itgotlost,”andsay“Ilostit.”—SydneyJ.Harris第12页/共155页InspirationalQuote5Peoplewhogetnostalgicaboutchildhoodwereobviouslyneverchildren.—BillWattersonChildhoodistheworldofmiracleandwonder;asifcreationrose,bathedinthelight,outofthedarkness,utterlynewandfreshandastonishing.Theendofchildhoodiswhenthingsceasetoastonishus.—EugeneIonesco第13页/共155页CommentsontheTextExercisesDialogue-main1TextIPre-ReadingQuestionsGeneralReadingBackgroundNoteText第14页/共155页Dialogue-main2TextIITextComprehension第15页/共155页Pre-ReadingQuestions1Pre-ReadingQuestionssalvation:Doyouknowthefollowingwords?Whataretheirmeanings?thestateofhavingone’ssoulsavedfromsinanditsconsequencessave:setfreefromthepoweroforfromtheeternalpunishmentforsinsin:breakingofGod’slaws,disobediencetoGod’scommandments第16页/共155页Pre-ReadingQuestions2revival:seriesofmeetingsintendedtoproduceanincreaseininterestinreligion,ortostirupthereligiousfaithamongthosewhohavebeenindifferent,usuallybypreachingandconfessionofsinslamb:youngmemberofachurchflockorChristiancongregationfold:bodyorbelieversintheChristianreligionNowyouhavelearnedthemeaningsofthewords,whatdoyouthinkthetextisabout?Whatdoyouanticipate?第17页/共155页GeneralReading

1GeneralReadingNowdecidewhichofthefollowingstatementsbestsumsupthemainideaofthetext.Putatickbyit.第18页/共155页1.Afterhavinggonethroughapainfulprocess,thechildwasfinallysavedfromsin,butinsteadoffeelingjoyous,hefeltmiserablebecauseofdisillusionment.2.Thechild,aswellasalltheotheryoungpeople,wasfinallysavedfromsin,andallthepeopleinthechurchrejoicedathissalvation.3.Althougheveryoneelserejoicedatthechild’ssalvation,hehimselfdidnotthinkmuchofit.GeneralReading

2_________√第19页/共155页BackgroundNotesJesusChristJesus,alsoreferredtoasJesusofNazareth,isthecentralfigureofChristianity,whomtheteachingsofmostChristiandenominationsholdtobetheSonofGod.ChristiansholdJesustobetheawaitedMessiahoftheOldTestamentandrefertohimasJesusChristorsimplyasChrist,anamethatisalsousedsecularly.JesusisalsoconsideredtobeaprophetinIslam.BackgroundNote第20页/共155页Dialogue-Text1Salvation

IwassavedfromsinwhenIwasgoingonthirteen.Butnotreallysaved.Ithappenedlikethis.TherewasabigrevivalatmyAuntieReed’schurch.Everynightforweekstherehadbeenmuchpreaching,singing,praying,andshouting,andsomeveryhardenedsinnershadbeenbroughttoChrist,andthemembershipofthechurchhadgrownbyleapsandbounds.Thenjustbeforetherevivalended,theyheldaspecialmeetingforchildren,“tobringtheyounglambstothefold”.Myauntspokeofitfordaysahead.ThatnightIwasescortedtothefrontrow

andplacedonthe

mourners’bench

withalltheotheryoungsinners,whohadnotyetbeenbroughttoJesus.第21页/共155页Dialogue-Text2Myaunttoldmethatwhenyouweresavedyousawalight,andsomethinghappenedtoyouinside!AndJesuscameintoyourlife!AndGodwaswithyoufromthenon!ShesaidyoucouldseeandhearandfeelJesusinyoursoul.Ibelievedher.Ihaveheardagreatmanyoldpeoplesaythesamethinganditseemedtometheyoughttoknow.SoIsattherecalmlyinthehot,crowdedchurch,waitingforJesustocometome.第22页/共155页Thepreacherpreachedawonderfulrhythmical

sermon,allmoansandshoutsandlonelycriesanddirepicturesofhell,andthenhesangasongabouttheninetyandninesafeinthefold,butonelittlelambwasleftoutinthecold.Thenhesaid:“Won’tyoucome?Won’tyoucometoJesus?Younglambs,won’tyoucome?”Andheheldouthisarmstoallusyoungsinnersthereonthemourners’bench.Andthelittlegirlscried.AndsomeofthemjumpedupandwenttoJesusrightaway.Butmostofusjustsatthere.Dialogue-Text3第23页/共155页Dialogue-Text4Agreatmanyoldpeoplecameandkneltaroundusandprayed,oldwomenwithjet-blackfacesandbraidedhair,oldmenwithwork-gnarledhands.Andthechurchsangasongaboutthelowerlightsareburning,somepoorsinnerstobesaved.Andthewholebuildingrockedwithprayerandsong.StillIkeptwaitingtoseeJesus.第24页/共155页Dialogue-Text5Finallyalltheyoungpeoplehadgonetothealtarandweresaved,butoneboyandme.Hewasarounder’ssonnamedWestley.WestleyandIweresurroundedbysistersanddeaconspraying.Itwasveryhotinthechurch,andgettinglatenow.FinallyWestleysaidtomeinawhisper:“Goddamn!I’mtiredo’sittinghere.Let’sgetupandbesaved.”Sohegotupandwassaved.第25页/共155页Dialogue-Text6ThenIwasleftallaloneonthemourners’bench.Myauntcameandkneltatmykneesandcried,whileprayersandsongsswirledallaroundmeinthelittlechurch.Thewholecongregationprayedformealone,inamightywailofmoansandvoices.AndIkeptwaitingserenelyforJesus,waiting,waiting—buthedidn’tcome.Iwantedtoseehim,butnothinghappenedtome.Nothing!Iwantedsomethingtohappentome,butnothinghappened.第26页/共155页Dialogue-Text7Iheardthesongsandtheministersaying:“Whydon’tyoucome?Mydearchild,whydon’tyoucometoJesus?Jesusiswaitingforyou.Hewantsyou.Whydon’tyoucome?SisterReed,whatisthischild’sname?”“Langston,”myauntsobbed.“Langston,whydon’tyoucome?Whydon’tyoucomeandbesaved?Oh,LambofGod!Whydon’tyoucome?”第27页/共155页Dialogue-Text8Nowitwasreallygettinglate.Ibegantobeashamedofmyself,holdingeverythingupsolong.IbegantowonderwhatGodthoughtaboutWestley,whocertainlyhadn’tseenJesuseither,butwhowasnowsittingproudlyontheplatform,swinginghisknickerbockeredlegsandgrinningdownatme,surroundedbydeaconsandoldwomenontheirkneespraying.GodhadnotstruckWestleydeadfortakinghisnameinvainorforlyinginthetemple.SoIdecidedthatmaybetosavefurthertrouble,I’dbetterlie,too,andsaythatJesushadcome,andgetupandbesaved.第28页/共155页Dialogue-Text9SoIgotup.Suddenlythewholeroombrokeintoaseaofshouting,astheysawmerise.Wavesofrejoicingswepttheplace.Womenleapedintheair.Myauntthrewherarmsaroundme.Theministertookmebythehandandledmetotheplatform.Whenthingsquieteddown,inahushedsilence,punctuatedbyafewecstatic“Amens”,allthenewyounglambswereblessedinthenameofGod.Thenjoyoussingingfilledtheroom.第29页/共155页Dialogue-Text10Thatnight,forthelasttimeinmylifebutone—forIwasabigboytwelveyearsold—Icried.Icried,inbedalone,andcouldn’tstop.Iburiedmyheadunderthequilts,butmyauntheardme.ShewokeupandtoldmyuncleIwascryingbecausetheHolyGhosthadcomeintomylife,andbecauseIhadseenJesus.ButIwasreallycryingbecauseIcouldn’tbeartotellherthatIhadlied,thatIhaddeceivedeverybodyinthechurch,thatIhadn’tseenJesus,andthatnowIdidn’tbelievetherewasaJesusanymore,sincehedidn’tcometohelpme.ByLangstonHughes第30页/共155页revivalrevival:

n.arevivalmeeting,apublicreligiousmeetingwithmusic,famousspeakersetc,whichisintendedtomakepeopleinterestedinChristianitye.g.:Hetouredthecountryorganizingrevivalmeetings.第31页/共155页preach

preach:

v.(especiallyofapriestinachurch)giveareligiousspeeche.g.:AtHighMassthepriestpreachedasermononthedevil.Thebishoppreachedtoacrowdofseveralhundredlocalpeople.第32页/共155页byleapsandbounds

byleapsandbounds:veryquicklye.g.:Scienceandtechnology,education,socialundertakingshaveadvancedbyleapsandbounds.Meanwhile,networktechnologyingeneral,andtheInternetinparticular,haveevolvedbyleapsandbounds.第33页/共155页mourner

mourner:

n.apersonwhoattendsafuneral,especiallyasarelativeorfriendofthedeadpersone.g.:Weeksafterhisdeath,mournersstillgatheroutsidethehouse.Thedeadman’swifeandchildrenwerethechiefmourners.第34页/共155页rhythmical

rhythmical:

a.recurringwithmeasuredregularitye.g.:Goodbreathingisslow,rhythmicalanddeep.OnFridaytheracketattimesseemedalmostrhythmical,developingintoacontestbetweendifferentcornersofthestadium,andsupporterstakingturnstooutblasttheotherside.第35页/共155页sermon

sermon:

n.atalkonareligiousormoralsubjectthatisgivenbyamemberoftheclergyaspartofachurchservicee.g.:CardinalMurphywilldeliverthesermononSunday.Atypicaldaywillbeginwithmorningprayers,followedbyasermononthesignificanceofjihad.第36页/共155页e.g.:Itisaslipperyslope.And,we’renotcareful,beforeweknowitallofuswillbeinamuchmorediresituation.Jobsreturnedin1997andiscreditedwithrescuingApplefromdirefinancialstraits.dire

dire:

a.causingfearordreadorterror第37页/共155页jet-blackjet-black:

a.verydarkblacke.g.:Hewassolidanddark,withjet-blackhairspurtingabovehiscollarbone.Hishairwasprematurelywhite,buthisbushyeyebrowswerestilljet-black.第38页/共155页braid

braid:

v.weaveortwisttogetherthreepiecesofhairorclothtoformonelengthe.g.:Turnyourselfintoabreezygoddessbyoptingforthebraided,crochetorbeadedheadbandmodels.Hepicturedherwithlongblackbraidedhair.第39页/共155页work-gnarled

work-gnarled:

a.(handsorfingers)twisted,rough,anddifficulttomove,usuallybecausetheyareoldandusedalote.g.:Tomakehimselfunderstood,theoldprofessorjabbedawork-gnarledfingeratthemapontheblackboard.Holdingouthiswork-gnarledhands,theoldfishermanwithaweather-beatenfacestartedtotellusaboutthehardshipsofhislifeonthesea.第40页/共155页rounder

rounder:

n.adissoluteperson;usuallyamanwhoismorallyunrestrainede.g.:Don’tmarryhim!Heisjustarounder!Hewasarounder’ssonnamedWestley.第41页/共155页swirlswirl:

v.

(causeto)movequicklywithatwisting,circularmovemente.g.:Hewouldnodashewatchedthewindswirldustandsandpasthim.Thefogswirledthicklyaroundus.第42页/共155页congregation

congregation:n.agroupofpeoplewhohavecometogetherinareligiousbuildingforworshipandprayere.g.:Thepriestalwayspreachesongracetoalargecongregation.Thevicaraskedthecongregationtokneel.第43页/共155页serenely

serenely:

adv.inaverycalmandpeacefulmannere.g.:Shesmiledserenelyandsaidnothing.Itwasaserenelybeautifulnight.第44页/共155页beashamedof

beashamedof:feelingguiltyorembarrassedaboutsomethingyouhavedoneoraqualityinyourcharactere.g.:Youshouldbeashamedofyourself,crawlingtothedirectorlikethat.Whatistheretobeashamedofconfessingone’serrors?第45页/共155页grin

grin:

v.smilebroadlye.g.:Theyoungwomangrinnedatme,hereyessparkling.Igrin,quitepleasedbythisturnofevents.第46页/共155页leap

leap:

v.jumphighintotheairortojumpinordertolandinadifferentplace

e.g.:Somesmalleranimalscaneasilyleapfromtreetotree.Learntocreepbeforeyouleap.第47页/共155页hushed

hushed:

a.quietbecausepeoplearelistening,waitingtohearsomething,ortalkingquietlye.g.:Theyspokeinhushedtonesatthetable.Everythinghadtobeeateninhushedsilence.第48页/共155页ecstatic

ecstatic:

a.feelingextremelyhappyandexcitede.g.:NoonewasmoreecstaticwiththisturnofeventsthanSenatorFreeland.Thevisitingpresidentwasgreetedbyanecstaticcrowdattheairport.第49页/共155页Iwassaved…1IwassavedfromsinwhenIwasgoingonthirteen.:IwassetfreefromtheeternalpunishmentformywrongdoinganddisobediencetoGodwhenIwasapproachingthirteen.sin—disobediencetoGod,disobeyingGod’scommandments（宗教上的）罪孽Inthissense,thewordsinisanuncountablenoun.第50页/共155页Iwassaved…2Whensinrefersto“anoffenseagainstGodormoralprinciples”,itisacountablenoun（宗教上或道德上的）罪恶,forexample,tellingalieorstealing.Cf.:crime—offenseforwhichthereisseverepunishmentbylaw（法律上的）犯罪,forexample,murderanddrug-smugglingwhicharepunishablebylaw.第51页/共155页somevery…someveryhardenedsinnershadbeenbroughttoChrist:somesinnerswhohadshownnosignsofshameorrepentancehadbeensavedbyChristorhadbecomefaithfulbelieversinChrist第52页/共155页tobring…tobringtheyounglambstothefold:topersuadethechildrentobecomemembersofthechurch.AsbelieversinChristianityarecomparedtosheepwhoareunderGod’scareandprotection,theirchildrenarenaturallythelambs.fold—Hereitmeans“enclosureforsheep”literally.SinceChristiansarecomparedtosheep,thefoldisthereforethebodyofbelieversinChristianityormembersofachurch.第53页/共155页Iwasescorted…1Iwasescortedtothefrontrow:Iwastakentothefrontrowbysomeonewhoactedasanescort,apersonwhowentwithmetotakecareofmeescort—apersonwhogoeswithsomeoneasaguardorasanhonour陪同Anescortmayalsobeapersonwhoaccompaniessomeoneforcourtesy’ssake.e.g.:Theguestofhonourwasaccompaniedbyanescort.第54页/共155页Iwasescorted…2e.g.:MarywenttothepartywithJohnasherescort.e.g.Theguestofhonourwasescortedtotheplatformbythevice-presidentoftheuniversity.Escortmaybeusedasaverb,asinthesentenceinthetext.第55页/共155页andplacedon…andplacedonthemourners’benchwithalltheotheryoungsinners:

themourners’bench—thefrontrowofseatsatarevivalmeeting,reservedforthosewhoaretomakeconfessionsoftheirsinsyoungsinners—childrenwhohavenotattendedanyrevivalmeetingsbefore第56页/共155页Andthechurch…

Andthechurchsangasongaboutthelowerlightsareburning:thechurch—thecongregationinthechurchthelowerlightsareburning—Theclausemayappearungrammatical,butitisanotherformofreportedspeech,reportingthewordsofasong.第57页/共155页sistersanddeaconssistersanddeacons:Sistersarewomenmembersofareligiousgroupanddeaconsarechurchofficerswhohelpthepriest,especiallyinmattersnothavingtodowithworshipinChristianchurches.第58页/共155页LambofGod

LambofGod:Jesus.JesusiscalledtheLambofGodintheNewTestament,theGospelaccordingtoSt.John,Chapter1,line29,“thenextdayJohnseethJesuscominguntohim,andsaith,BeholdtheLambofGod,whichtakethawaythesinoftheworld.”Here,itseemsthatthepreacheriscallingonJesustosaveLangstonfromsin.第59页/共155页knickerbockeredlegs

knickerbockeredlegslegsinshort,loosetrousersgatheredjustbelowtheknees第60页/共155页Godhadnot…GodhadnotstruckWestleydeadfortakinghisnameinvainorforlyinginthetemple.:AccordingtotheChristianteaching,onecannottakethenameofGodinvain,thatis,usethenameofGodincorrectlyordisrespectfully,norcanonelie.NowthatWestleyhadsaid“Goddamn!”,whichwastakingthenameofGodinvain,andhadalsoliedabouthavingseenJesusinthechurch,heoughttohavebeenpunished.Buthewasnot.第61页/共155页thewhole…thewholeroombrokeintoaseaofshouting...Wavesofrejoicingswepttheplace.:Manypeoplewereshoutingintheroomandgreathappinessfilledtheplace.Aseaofandwavesofareusedtoindicatealargenumberoralargequantityofsomething.e.g.Timlookeddownfromthestageandsawaseaoffaces.Therewasawaveofenthusiasmamongthestudents.第62页/共155页Theminister…1Theministertookmebythehandandledmeminister—apriestauthorizedtocarryoutthespiritualfunctionsofachurch,suchasconductingworshiporpreachingtakesomebodybythehand—getholdofsomebodybythe＋(somepartofthebody)第63页/共155页Theminister…2e.g.Thebullfightertookthebullbythehorns.(literalmeaning)SusanwentintotheDirector’sofficeandtookthebullbythehorns.(figurativemeaning:Susanwasverybold;shewenttotalkthingsoverwiththeDirectorwithoutfear.)Notetheuseofthedefinitearticleaftertheprepositionbyinthisidiom.第64页/共155页forthelast…forthelasttimeinmylifebutone:我一生中的倒数第二次thelastbutone/two/three—thesecond/third/fourthfromthelast第65页/共155页Icouldn’tbear…Icouldn’tbeartotellher:IwasveryupsetandIcouldn’ttellhercan’tbear—can’tstand,can’tendure,followedbyeitheraninfinitiveoraparticiplee.g.Icouldn’tbear

totell

himthathehadfailedintheexamagain.Hecan’tbear

beingkeptinthedark.Hewantstoknoweverything.第66页/共155页CommentsontheTextCommentsontheText1ThetextisfromHughes’autobiography.Anautobiographyisasummaryofaperson’slife.Inaconcisenarrativethewriterattemptstotellthereaderwhoheis,selectingandpresenting,usuallyinorderofoccurrenceinhislife,thoseeventsthatwillgivethereaderaclearunderstandingofhim.Inacompleteautobiographyitisnecessarytoincludetheprincipalhappeningsfrominfancytothetimeofwriting.第67页/共155页2Inapartialautobiographythewriterusuallyconfineshimselfto(a)limitedperiod(s)whichmaybeindicatedinthetitle.Inthisautobiographicalessaythewriteraimsatgivingusanunderstandingofhowchildrenmayreacttoreligionandwhytheymaylieaboutthisandothersubjects.第68页/共155页2Thewriterusesthefollowingwaystoachievehispurpose:1.Usingrepetitiontoachieveunity;2.Usingspecificwordsandconcretedetailstoachieveeffectiveness;3.Usingvariouswritingtechniques,includingexaggeration,informalEnglish,realspokenEnglish,andachild’snarrativestyle,tomakehisaccountmorerealisticandconvincing.第69页/共155页ExercisesExercises1Explainthefollowinginyourownwords.Everynightforweeks,thepriestsgavesermons,andpeoplesangsongsinpraiseofGod,worshippedGodandshoutedforjoy.Somesinnerswhohadnevershowedsignsofshameorrepentanceweresavedfromsinandthenumberofthemembersofthechurchincreasedrapidly.1.Everynightforweekstherehadbeenmuchpreaching,singing,praying,andshouting,andsomeveryhardenedsinnershadbeenbroughttoChrist,andthemembershipofthechurchhadgrownbyleapsandbounds.第70页/共155页22.Thepreacherpreachedawonderfulrhythmicalsermon,allmoansandshoutsandlonelycriesanddirepicturesofhell.Theclergymanspokeonreligiousmatterstothecongregation.Hisspeechwasmarvellouslyregularandmelodious;itwasaboutthelowsoundsofpain,griefandsuffering,loudandlonelycries,andhorriblepicturesoftheunderworldsinnersgotowhentheydie.第71页/共155页3Thewholebuildingshookwithalltheprayingandsinging.3.Andthewholebuildingrockedwithprayerandsong.Allthepeopleattendingchurchserviceprayedonlyforme;theirprayingbecameonestrongandpowerfulsoundofpainandsuffering.4.Thewholecongregationprayedformealone,inamightywailofmoansandvoices.第72页/共155页4Thewholechurchbecameaseaofgreatjoy.5.Wavesofrejoicingswepttheplace.Wheneverythingbecamequietagain,duringarespectfulsilence,whichwasbrokenonlybyseveralpeoplesaying“Amen”extremelyjoyfullyandhappily,allthechildrenweregivenblessingbytheministerinthenameofGod.6.Whenthingsquieteddown,inahushedsilence,punctuatedbyafewecstatic“Amens”,alltheyounglambswereblessedinthenameofGod.第73页/共155页Dialogue-Text1ValuingChildhoodThevalueofchildhoodiseasilyblurredintoday’sworld.Considersomerecentdevelopments:Thechild-murderersintheJonesboro,Ark.schoolyardshootingcasewereconvictedandsentenced.Twoboys,7and8werechargedinthemurderofan11-year-oldgirlinChicago.Continentsaway,childrenasyoungas11werebeingrecruitedtofightinCongo’srenewedcivilwar.第74页/共155页

Childrenwhocommithorriblecrimesostensiblyactontheirownvolition.Yet,aslegalproceedingsinJonesboroshowed,theoneboywhowasabletoaddressthecourtcouldn’tbegintoexplainhisacts,thoughhetriedtoapologize.Theremayhavebeenamotive—youthfuljealousyandresentment.Butadeeperquestionlingers:Whydidtheseboysandothersinsimilartroubleapparentlylackanyinner,moralrestraint?Dialogue-Text2第75页/共155页Dialogue-Text3ThatquestionechoesfortheaccusedinChicago,youngastheyare.Theywantedthegirl’sbicycle,aselfishimpulsecommonenoughamongkids.Butthosechildrenjustoutofsecondorthirdgraderesorttolethalviciousness.Thepre-teensoldiersinCongoareprobablynotmakingtheirowndecisions.Butthey,too,arecaughtinamoralvoid,wheretheinnocenceofchildhoodandtheinstructionoffamilyandcommunityarereplacedbyreflexiveviolenceandkilling.第76页/共155页RedeemingyounglivesTheproblemsofeventuallyredeemingsuchyouthfulwarriorscanbedaunting.Experienceincountriestornbycivilwar,likeMozambiqueandAfghanistan,atteststothis.Redemption,however,isapracticalnecessity.Howcanvalueberestoredtoyounglivesdistortedbyactsofviolence?TheboysinJonesboroandinChicago,iftheytooareconvicted,willbeconfinedininstitutionsforarelativelyshorttime.Despitehorroratwhatwasdone,childrenarenot—cannot—bedealtwithasadults,notifapeoplewantstoconsideritselfcivilized.Dialogue-Text4第77页/共155页Dialogue-Text5That’swhypoliticians’criesforadulttreatmentofyouthfulcriminalsultimatelymissthepoint.Maybeprovisionshouldbemadeforlongerdetentionofchildrenwhocommitheinouscrimes.Butthedecreasingyearsofperpetratorscryoutforamuchbroaderresponse.第78页/共155页Dialogue-Text6Tobeginwith,theculturalcontextofyouthcrimeinmodernsocietydemandsscrutiny.Popularformsofentertainmentexposechildrentomaterial—graphicviolence,implicitandexplicitsex—thatskewsmoralsensibility.Movies,videogames,TVshows,popmusiclyrics,andelectronicjunkmailpresentchildrenwithimagesandissuesthattooeasilycrowdoutinterestsandpursuitsmoresuitableforchildren.Allaresymptomaticof,andcon