Chapter 3 of 18 · 3'41"
A Motive in Doubt 证词起疑IMDb ↗
越追问案情越看见证词漏洞
12-angry-men-1957 · 1957
CEFR B2IELTS 6.5jury-room雅思Deduction
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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingAfter the first vote leaves the jury divided, the men reconstruct the case piece by piece. An old man's account, a neighbor's testimony, and the boy's shaky alibi seem to form an airtight chain. Yet as the evidence is repeated aloud, one juror begins to separate what was actually proved from what merely sounds convincing. The scene matters because certainty starts to reveal its weak points.
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18 parts · AI-cut01First Impressions陌生人闲聊时很快暴露各自立场B13'25"02One Dissenting Vote一票异议让所有人重新开口B26'53"03A Motive in Doubt越追问案情越看见证词漏洞B23'41"04Prejudice Takes Over偏见一开口真相就开始变形B25'20"05A Second Knife一件新证物让铁证突然失去重量B23'49"06The Next Ballot有人改变立场全桌立刻起火B24'48"07The Soft Sell有些人越想说服你越像在做广告B24'33"08Testimony Through Noise关键证词经不起一次安静推演B27'39"09Why Return Home?越想把案情说死新疑点越多B24'59"10Timing the Old Man细节越小越可能推翻整条证词B23'17"11Reconstructing the Scene重演一次证词现场竟让人彻底失控B23'23"12Duty and a Tie争议越深越要学会把事实说清B23'03"13Memory Under Pressure自信的记忆也可能经不起当场追问B23'45"14The Stabbing Angle一个动作细节让多数人再次动摇B23'03"15Prejudice Breaks愤怒越大越暴露背后的真实动机B23'59"16The Last Holdouts当所有人都怀疑只剩最后一关B23'31"17Eyeglasses and Doubt最后的目击者也可能看错整场B24'07"18Eleven to One最后一个人不松口全桌逼他解释B21'37"
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00:00
Well, I just think he's guilty.
嗯，我只是觉得他有罪。
00:00
I-I mean, somebody saw him do it.
我是说，有人亲眼看见他干的。
00:02
Okay. Uh, here's what I think, and I have no personal feelings about this.
好吧。呃，这是我的看法，我对这件事没有个人感情。
00:07
I just want to talk about facts .
我只是想谈事实。
00:10
Number one.
第一点。
00:12
The old man lived downstairs under the room where the killing took place .
那个老头住在案发房间的楼下。
00:17
At 10 minutes after 12:00 on the night of the killing...
案发当晚，十二点十分……
00:19
he heard loud noises, said it sounded like a fight .
他听见很大的动静，说听起来像是在打架。
00:23
And he heard the kid yell out , "I'm gonna kill ya ."
而且他听见那孩子喊：“我要杀了你。”
00:26
A second later, he heard a body hit the floor.
一秒钟后，他听见有人的身体砸在地板上。
00:28
Ran to the door, opened it up ...
他跑到门口，把门打开……
00:30
saw the kid running down the stairs and out of the house.
看见那孩子跑下楼梯，冲出了房子。
00:32
Called the police .
打电话报了警。
00:34
They came in, found the old man with a knife in his chest.
警察进来后，发现老头胸口插着一把刀。
00:36
The coroner fixed the time of death around midnight.
验尸官把死亡时间确定在午夜左右。
00:40
Now these are facts. You can't refute facts.
这些都是事实。你无法反驳事实。
00:43
The kid is guilty.
那孩子有罪。
00:45
I'm just as sentimental as the next fella .
我也不是没有感情，和其他人一样。
00:47
I know he's only 18, but he's still gotta pay for what he did.
我知道他才18岁，可他还是得为自己做的事付出代价。
00:51
I'm with you.
我同意你的看法。
00:53
Okay. Are you finished?
好了吗？
00:55
- Yeah. - Right. Next.
- 好了。 - 对。下一个。
00:57
It is obvious, to me anyway, that the boy's entire story was flimsy.
在我看来很明显，那男孩从头到尾的说法都站不住脚。
01:00
He claimed he was at the movies during the time of the killing ...
他说案发时自己正在看电影……
01:03
and yet, one hour later, he couldn't remember the names of the films he saw...
可一个小时后，他连看过的电影叫什么都记不起来……
01:05
- or who played in them. - That's right.
- 也说不出是谁演的。 - 没错。
01:07
And no one saw him going in or out of the theater .
而且没人看见他进出电影院。
01:09
Listen, what about the woman across the street ?
听着，那街对面的女人呢？
01:11
If her testimony don't prove it, nothing does.
要是她的证词还不能证明这一点，那就没有什么能证明了。
01:14
That's right. She was the one who actually saw the killing.
没错，真正目睹杀人经过的就是她。
01:16
- Now, fella s, please. - Let's go in order here, huh?
- 伙计们，现在请先别说了。 - 咱们按顺序来，好吗？
01:18
Just a minute. Here's a woman...
等一下。这儿有个女人……
01:22
Here's a woman who was lying in bed. She can't sleep.
有个女人躺在床上，睡不着。
01:24
She's dying with the heat. You know what I mean?
热得她快受不了了。你明白我的意思吧？
01:26
Anyway, she looks out the window ...
总之，她朝窗外看去……
01:28
and right across the street she sees the kid stick the knife into his father .
正好看见街对面的那个孩子把刀捅进他父亲的身体。
01:32
The time is 12:10 on the nose.
时间正好是十二点十分。
01:35
Everything fits.
一切都对得上。
01:37
Look, she's known the kid all his life .
听着，她认识那孩子一辈子了。
01:39
His window is right opposite hers across the el tracks...
她的窗户就在他窗户的正对面，中间隔着高架电车轨道……
01:41
and she swore she saw him do it .
她还发誓说亲眼看见他干的。
01:43
- Through the windows of the passing el train. - Right.
- 是透过驶过的高架电车车窗看见的。 - 对。
01:45
This el train had no passengers on it. It was just being moved downtown.
那列高架电车上没有乘客，只是在往市中心调车。
01:50
The lights were out , remember? And they proved in court that, at night ...
记得吗，车里的灯都关着？他们在法庭上证明过，到了晚上……
01:53
you can look through the windows of an el train when the lights are out...
高架电车的灯关着时，你可以透过车窗往里看……
01:55
and see what's happening on the other side.
看见另一边发生了什么。
01:58
- They proved it. - I'd like to ask you something.
- 他们证明过这一点。 - 我想问你一件事。
02:01
You don't believe the boy's story. How come you believe the woman's?
你不相信那男孩的说法。那你怎么会相信那个女人的？
02:03
She's one of them too, isn't she?
她不也和他们一样吗？
02:08
You're a pretty smart fella , aren't you?
你还真是个聪明人，是吧？
02:10
- Okay, gentlemen. - Now, now.
- 好了，各位先生。 - 行了，行了。
02:11
- Now, gentlemen. - Come on. Sit down. Sit down.
- 各位先生。 - 得了，坐下。坐下。
02:14
Oh, what's he so wise about? I'm telling you.
哟，他有什么了不起的？我跟你说。
02:16
- Okay, now come on. - Now we're not gonna get anywhere fighting .
- 好了，来吧。 - 咱们这样吵下去什么也解决不了。
02:20
Whose turn is it next?
下一个轮到谁？
02:21
Oh, uh, his. Number five.
呃，他。5号。
02:26
Okay, may I - Can I pass? It...
好吧，我可以——我能弃权吗？这……
02:29
Well, uh, that's your privilege .
嗯，这是你的权利。
02:32
Uh, how about the next gentleman ?
呃，那下一位先生呢？
02:35
Oh. Well, uh, I don't know.
哦。嗯，我不知道。
02:38
I started to be convinced, you know, very early in the case.
这个案子一开始没多久，我就开始相信了。
02:42
You see, I was looking for a motive. That's very important.
你看，我一直在找作案动机。这很重要。
02:47
Because if you don't have a motive, where's your case , right?
因为没有动机，你还有什么案子可谈，对吧？
02:51
Anyway, that, uh, testimony from those people...
总之，那些人的证词……
02:54
in the apartment across the hall from the kid's apartment...
他们住在孩子家对门的公寓里……
02:57
that was very powerful.
那证词很有分量。
03:00
Didn't they say something about a - a fight and an argument...
他们是不是说过一场——一场打斗和争吵……
03:02
between the old man and his son around about, uh, 7:00 that night?
发生在那天晚上大约7点，是老头和他儿子之间的争吵？
03:07
- I mean, I could be wrong, but I - - It was 8:00.
- 我可能记错了，可我—— - 是8点。
03:10
It was 8:00. That's right. They heard an argument.
是8点。没错。他们听见他们在争吵。
03:12
They couldn't hear what it was about.
但他们听不清是在争什么。
03:13
Then they heard the father hit the boy twice.
接着，他们听见父亲打了那孩子两下。
03:16
Finally they saw the boy run angrily out of the house.
最后，他们看见那孩子气冲冲地跑出了房子。
03:19
What does that prove?
这能证明什么？
03:20
Well, it don't exactly prove anything. It's just part of the picture.
嗯，这并不能确切证明什么，只是整幅图景的一部分。
03:24
Well, you said it provided a motive. The prosecuting attorney said the same thing.
可你说这提供了动机。检察官也是这么说的。
03:27
I don't think that was a very strong motive.
我不认为那是一个很强的动机。
03:29
This boy's been hit so many times in his life that violence is practically a...
这孩子一辈子挨过那么多打，以至于暴力几乎已经……
03:33
It's a normal state of affairs with him.
对他来说，那就是一种常态。
03:35
I just - I can't see two slaps in the face provoking him into committing murder .
我就是——我看不出挨两巴掌能刺激他去杀人。
03:40
It may have been two too many . Everyone has a breaking point.
也许这两巴掌就是超过限度的那两下。每个人都有自己的崩溃点。
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoCollocationA2↩ 00:07
talk about something
talk about something
谈论某事
I just want to talk about facts .
我只是想谈事实。
Pronunciation↩ 00:07
talk about facts
about 弱读，重音落在 talk 和 facts。
I just want to talk about facts .
我只是想谈事实。
GrammarB1↩ 00:12
where the killing took place
定语从句：where 引导地点定语从句，修饰 room，表示“发生杀人案的房间”。
The old man lived downstairs under the room where the killing took place .
那个老头住在案发房间的楼下。
CollocationA2↩ 00:19
sound like something
sound like something
听起来像某事
he heard loud noises, said it sounded like a fight .
他听见很大的动静，说听起来像是在打架。
CollocationA2↩ 00:23
yell out something
yell out something
喊出某句话
And he heard the kid yell out , "I'm gonna kill ya ."
而且他听见那孩子喊：“我要杀了你。”
Pronunciation↩ 00:23
gonna kill ya
going to 缩成 gonna，ya 弱化成 /jə/。
And he heard the kid yell out , "I'm gonna kill ya ."
而且他听见那孩子喊：“我要杀了你。”
SlangA2↩ 00:23
gonna
将要；打算——口语缩写，正式写作通常用 going to。
And he heard the kid yell out , "I'm gonna kill ya ."
而且他听见那孩子喊：“我要杀了你。”
SlangA2↩ 00:23
ya
你——you 的口语读法，带随意或粗粝语气。
And he heard the kid yell out , "I'm gonna kill ya ."
而且他听见那孩子喊：“我要杀了你。”
Pronunciation↩ 00:26
heard a body
heard 与 a 连读，a 弱读，body 承担重音。
A second later, he heard a body hit the floor.
一秒钟后，他听见有人的身体砸在地板上。
CollocationA2↩ 00:28
open something up
open something up
把某物打开
Ran to the door, opened it up ...
他跑到门口，把门打开……
Pronunciation↩ 00:28
opened it up
it 弱读，opened-it-up 连成一串，up 轻收尾。
Ran to the door, opened it up ...
他跑到门口，把门打开……
CollocationA2↩ 00:32
call the police
call the police
报警；打电话叫警察
Called the police .
打电话报了警。
CollocationB2↩ 00:36
fix the time of something
fix the time of something
确定某事发生的时间
The coroner fixed the time of death around midnight.
验尸官把死亡时间确定在午夜左右。
CollocationB2↩ 00:45
as ... as the next person
as ... as the next person
和一般人一样有感情
I'm just as sentimental as the next fella .
我也不是没有感情，和其他人一样。
SlangB1↩ 00:45
fella
家伙；伙计——非正式称呼，熟人或口语争论中使用。
I'm just as sentimental as the next fella .
我也不是没有感情，和其他人一样。
GrammarB1↩ 01:00
he was at the movies during the time of the killing
宾语从句：claimed 后接完整陈述句，说明他声称的内容；省略了 that。
He claimed he was at the movies during the time of the killing ...
他说案发时自己正在看电影……
CollocationA2↩ 01:07
go in or out of something
go in or out of something
进出某个地方
And no one saw him going in or out of the theater .
而且没人看见他进出电影院。
GrammarB1↩ 01:07
saw him going in or out of the theater
感官动词结构：see someone doing 表示看见某人正在进行某动作，强调过程。
And no one saw him going in or out of the theater .
而且没人看见他进出电影院。
CollocationA2↩ 01:09
what about someone/something
what about someone/something
那某人或某事呢
Listen, what about the woman across the street ?
听着，那街对面的女人呢？
SlangB1↩ 01:16
fellas
伙计们；各位——对一群男性的口语称呼，正式场合少用。
- Now, fella s, please. - Let's go in order here, huh?
- 伙计们，现在请先别说了。 - 咱们按顺序来，好吗？
CollocationA2↩ 01:26
look out the window
look out the window
朝窗外看
Anyway, she looks out the window ...
总之，她朝窗外看去……
GrammarB2↩ 01:28
sees the kid stick the knife into his father
感官动词结构：see someone do 表示看见动作完整发生，感官动词后接不带 to 的动词原形。
and right across the street she sees the kid stick the knife into his father .
正好看见街对面的那个孩子把刀捅进他父亲的身体。
CollocationA2↩ 01:37
all one's life
all one's life
一生；一直以来
Look, she's known the kid all his life .
听着，她认识那孩子一辈子了。
CollocationB2↩ 01:41
swear someone did something
swear someone did something
发誓某人做了某事
and she swore she saw him do it .
她还发誓说亲眼看见他干的。
CollocationA2↩ 01:50
the lights are out
the lights are out
灯关着；灯灭了
The lights were out , remember? And they proved in court that, at night ...
记得吗，车里的灯都关着？他们在法庭上证明过，到了晚上……
GrammarB2↩ 01:50
they proved in court that, at night
宾语从句：proved 后接 that 从句，at night 是插入的时间状语，补充说明条件。
The lights were out , remember? And they proved in court that, at night ...
记得吗，车里的灯都关着？他们在法庭上证明过，到了晚上……
CollocationA2↩ 01:53
look through something
look through something
透过某物看
you can look through the windows of an el train when the lights are out...
高架电车的灯关着时，你可以透过车窗往里看……
Pronunciation↩ 01:53
windows of an el
of、an 都弱读，windows 和 el 是信息重音。
you can look through the windows of an el train when the lights are out...
高架电车的灯关着时，你可以透过车窗往里看……
CollocationB1↩ 02:01
How come + subject + verb?
How come + subject + verb?
你怎么会相信……？
You don't believe the boy's story. How come you believe the woman's?
你不相信那男孩的说法。那你怎么会相信那个女人的？
CollocationB1↩ 02:16
get anywhere doing something
get anywhere doing something
继续做某事也不会有进展
- Okay, now come on. - Now we're not gonna get anywhere fighting .
- 好了，来吧。 - 咱们这样吵下去什么也解决不了。
CollocationB1↩ 02:29
that's your privilege
that's your privilege
这是你的权利
Well, uh, that's your privilege .
嗯，这是你的权利。
CollocationA2↩ 02:32
How about someone/something?
How about someone/something?
那下一位怎么样
Uh, how about the next gentleman ?
呃，那下一位先生呢？
GrammarB2↩ 02:47
if you don't have a motive, where's your case
条件反问句：if 从句先提出条件，主句用反问省略论证，表达“没有动机就无从谈案件”。
Because if you don't have a motive, where's your case , right?
因为没有动机，你还有什么案子可谈，对吧？
CollocationB2↩ 03:33
a normal state of affairs
a normal state of affairs
一种常态
It's a normal state of affairs with him.
对他来说，那就是一种常态。
CollocationB2↩ 03:35
provoke someone into doing something
provoke someone into doing something
刺激某人去做某事
I just - I can't see two slaps in the face provoking him into committing murder .
我就是——我看不出挨两巴掌能刺激他去杀人。
Pronunciation↩ 03:40
two too many
two、too、many 连续强调，突出“多过头了”。
It may have been two too many . Everyone has a breaking point.
也许这两巴掌就是超过限度的那两下。每个人都有自己的崩溃点。
Teaching points
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DiscourseB1↩ 00:02
no personal feelings about this
声称保持客观
In the scene说话人先声明只谈证据，刻意把情绪排除在外。
I have no personal feelings about the proposal; I am reviewing the numbers.我对这项提案没有个人偏见，我只是在审核数字。
In daily life
评审项目I have no personal feelings about this decision.我对这个决定没有个人情感因素。
above my level
VocabularyB2↩ 00:40
refute
反驳；驳斥
In the scene这里指用证据驳倒对方认定的事实。
The new report refuted the claim that the product was unsafe.新报告驳倒了该产品不安全的说法。
In daily life
讨论新闻One clear example can refute that rumor.一个清楚的例子就能驳倒那个传闻。
above my level
IronyB2↩ 00:45
as sentimental as the next fella
和一般人一样有感情
In the scene刚说没有个人感情，随后又承认自己也有感情，带着自我辩护式反讽。
I am as nervous as the next person before a big presentation.大型演讲前，我和任何人一样紧张。
In daily life
面试前I am as excited as the next person about the trip.我和大家一样期待这次旅行。
above my level
VocabularyB2↩ 00:57
flimsy
薄弱的；站不住脚的
In the scene用来形容男孩的整套说法经不起推敲。
The excuse sounded flimsy, so the manager asked for more details.这个借口听起来很牵强，所以经理要求更多细节。
In daily life
请假That is a flimsy reason to miss the meeting.用这个理由不来开会，实在站不住脚。
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 01:24
dying with the heat
热得受不了
In the scene她因闷热睡不着，发言者用夸张口语描述她的难受。
I am dying with the heat in this crowded room.这间拥挤的屋子热得我受不了。
In daily life
等公交We were dying with the heat while waiting for the bus.我们等公交时热得快受不了了。
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DiscourseB1↩ 02:01
How come
怎么会……？
In the scene说话人反问对方为何相信女证人，语气中带着明显质疑。
How come you left the meeting so early?你怎么这么早就离开会议了？
In daily life
问朋友How come you did not call me back?你怎么没给我回电话？
above my level
CollocationB2↩ 02:42
look for a motive
寻找作案动机
In the scene说话人把寻找动机视为判断案件是否成立的关键。
The reporter is looking for a motive behind the sudden resignation.记者正在寻找突然辞职背后的动机。
In daily life
分析新闻We are looking for a motive, not someone to blame.我们在找动机，不是在找替罪羊。
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breaking point
承受极限；崩溃点
In the scene这里指一个人被逼到无法再忍受的临界点。
Constant interruptions pushed her to her breaking point.不断被打断把她逼到了崩溃边缘。
In daily life
工作压力The extra deadline was almost my breaking point.又加一个截止日期，几乎让我崩溃。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“Now these are facts. You can't refute facts.”
这些都是事实。你无法反驳事实。
Why it's great
短句反复强调“事实”，语气斩钉截铁，也暴露出论证的武断。
Pattern
These are facts. You can't refute...
When to use
讨论证据或数据时，强调自己掌握的是硬信息。
Similar
These are the facts. ／ You can't argue with the facts.
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neutral
Shadowing tip
重读 facts 和 refute，两个短句之间稍停。
Use it yourself
核对账单These are the numbers. You can't refute the total.数字都在这儿。你无法反驳总额。
“Because if you don't have a motive, where's your case, right?”
因为没有动机，你还有什么案子可谈，对吧？
Why it's great
用反问把“动机”说成案件成立的支柱，口语争辩感很强。
Pattern
If you don't have..., where's...?
When to use
指出一个关键条件缺失，追问对方的结论凭什么成立。
Similar
If we don't have proof, what do we have? ／ Without a plan, where do we start?
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informal
Shadowing tip
if 从句快速带过，重音放在 motive、case 和 right。
Use it yourself
讨论方案If you don't have a budget, where's your plan?没有预算，你的方案从何谈起？
“It may have been two too many. Everyone has a breaking point.”
也许这两下就是超过限度的那两下。每个人都有自己的崩溃点。
Why it's great
把两记耳光写成压垮人的临界点，克制却有很强的人性余味。
Pattern
Everyone has a breaking point.
When to use
谈论压力积累或提醒别人别把忍耐当成无限。
Similar
Everyone has a limit. ／ There comes a point when anyone can break.
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neutral
Shadowing tip
two too many 连读，breaking point 重音清晰，句末降调。
Use it yourself
安慰同事You've been working for weeks. Everyone has a breaking point.你已经连续工作几周了。每个人都有承受极限。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage❝ 按事实列证据
Okay. Uh, here's what I think, and I have no personal feelings about this. I just want to talk about facts. Number one. The old man lived downstairs under the room where the killing took place. he heard loud noises, said it sounded like a fight. And he heard the kid yell out, "I'm gonna kill ya." A second later, he heard a body hit the floor. Ran to the door, opened it up... saw the kid running down the stairs and out of the house. Called the police. They came in, found the old man with a knife in his chest. The coroner fixed the time of death around midnight. Now these are facts. You can't refute facts. The kid is guilty. I'm just as sentimental as the next fella.
好吧。呃，这是我的看法，我对这件事没有个人感情。 我只是想谈事实。 第一点。 那个老头住在案发房间的楼下。 他听见很大的动静，说听起来像是在打架。 而且他听见那孩子喊：“我要杀了你。” 一秒钟后，他听见有人的身体砸在地板上。 他跑到门口，把门打开…… 看见那孩子跑下楼梯，冲出了房子。 打电话报了警。 警察进来后，发现老头胸口插着一把刀。 验尸官把死亡时间确定在午夜左右。 这些都是事实。你无法反驳事实。 那孩子有罪。 我也不是没有感情，和其他人一样。
连续复述证词，层层堆出确定感，最后又露出情绪立场。