Chapter 5 of 18 · 3'49"
A Second Knife 同款小刀IMDb ↗
一件新证物让铁证突然失去重量
12-angry-men-1957 · 1957
CEFR B2IELTS 6.5jury-room雅思evidence
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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingThe jury returns to the switchblade that seems to tie the boy to the murder. The shopkeeper said it was unique, and the prosecution's story appears airtight. Then Juror 8 produces a knife with the same unusual design, forcing the room to reconsider what “unique” and “beyond doubt” really mean. The exchange is a compact lesson in courtroom language, probability, and controlled skepticism.
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Juror 8architect and juror
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Juror 10garage owner and juror
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The Foremanjury foreman
Chapters
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B26'59"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B24'55"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B27'46"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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00:02
Okay, let - Let's get to the point .
好，呃——我们直奔主题吧。
00:04
What about the switch knife they found in the old man's chest?
那把在老头胸口发现的弹簧刀呢？
00:07
Uh, wait-wait a minute . There's some people who haven't talked yet.
呃，等——等一下。还有些人没发言呢。
00:10
- Shouldn't we go in order ? - They'll get a chance to talk.
—我们不是该按顺序来吗？—他们会有机会发言的。
00:12
Be quiet a second, will you?
安静一下，好吗？
00:14
What about it, this...
那它呢，这把……
00:16
the knife this fine upright boy admitted buying the night of the killing?
这把刀——这个品行端正的男孩承认在案发当晚买的？
00:19
Let's talk about it.
咱们谈谈它吧。
00:21
All right, let's talk about it. Let's get it in here and look at it.
好，那就谈谈吧。把它拿进来，我们看看。
00:23
I'd like to see it again. Mr. Foreman?
我想再看看。主席先生？
00:25
- We all saw what it looks like. - Why do we have to see it again?
—我们都看过它的样子了。—为什么非得再看一遍？
00:28
The gentleman has a right to see exhibits in evidence.
这位先生有权查看作为证据的物证。
00:32
Say, could you bring us the knife?
喂，能把那把刀拿给我们吗？
00:34
- Knife? - Yeah. Thank you.
—刀？—对。谢谢。
00:37
The knife and the way it was bought is pretty strong evidence , don't you think?
这把刀，以及它的购买经过，都是相当有力的证据，对吧？
00:40
- I do. - Good.
—我同意。—很好。
00:42
Now, suppose we take these facts one at a time .
现在，咱们把这些事实一件件来捋。
00:45
One. The boy admitted going out of the house at 8:00 on the night of the murder...
第一点。男孩承认自己在谋杀当晚8点离开了家……
00:48
after being slapped several times by his father .
那是被父亲扇了几下之后。
00:50
No, no. No, he didn't say "slapped." He said "punched."
不，不。他没说“扇”。他说的是“拳打”。
00:53
There's a difference between a slap and a punch.
扇耳光和用拳头打，是两回事。
00:55
After being hit several times by his father.
是被父亲打了几下之后。
00:58
Two. He went directly to a neighborhood junk shop ...
第二点。他直接去了附近的一家旧货店……
01:00
- where he bought one of those - - Switch knives.
—在那儿他买了那种———弹簧刀。
01:03
Switchblade knives.
弹簧刀。
01:05
This wasn't what you'd call an ordinary knife .
这可不是你所谓的普通刀。
01:07
It had a very unusual carved handle and blade.
刀柄和刀刃上都有非常特别的雕刻。
01:09
The storekeeper who sold it to him...
卖给他刀的店主……
01:11
said it was the only one of its kind he had ever had in stock .
说他店里以前从没进过第二把同款。
01:14
Three. He met some friends of his in front of a tavern about 8:45.
第三点。他大约8点45分在酒馆门口遇到了几个朋友。
01:18
Am I right so far?
到目前为止，我说得对吗？
01:19
- Yes, you are. - You bet he is.
—对。—当然没错。
01:22
He talked with his friends for about an hour, leaving them at 9:45.
他和朋友聊了大约一个小时，9点45分离开了他们。
01:25
During this time, they saw the switch knife.
在这期间，他们都看到了那把弹簧刀。
01:28
Four.
第四点。
01:30
They identified the death weapon in court...
他们在法庭上指认那把致命武器……
01:32
as that very same knife.
就是同一把刀。
01:35
Five. Ηe arrived home at about 10:00.
第五点。他大约十点回到家。
01:38
Now this is where the stories offered by the State and the boy ...
现在，州方和男孩各自给出的说法……
01:40
begin to diverge slightly.
开始出现些微分歧。
01:42
He claims that he went to a movie at about 11:30...
他声称自己大约11点半去看了电影……
01:45
returning home at 3:10 to find his father dead and himself arrested.
凌晨3点10分回家时，发现父亲已经死了，而自己也被捕了。
01:49
He also claims that the two detectives who arrested him...
他还声称，逮捕他的两名警探……
01:51
threw him down a half a flight of stairs.
把他从半层楼梯上扔了下去。
01:53
Now, what happened to the switch knife?
那么，弹簧刀后来怎么样了？
01:55
He claims that it fell through a hole in his pocket on the way to the movies ...
他声称去电影院的路上，刀从他口袋的破洞里掉了出去……
01:58
sometime between 11:30 and 3:10 and that he never saw it again.
大约在11点半到3点10分之间，此后他再也没见过那把刀。
02:03
Now there's a tale, gentlemen.
现在，各位，这可真是个故事啊。
02:05
I think it's quite clear that the boy never went to the movies that night.
我认为很明显，那天晚上男孩根本没去看电影。
02:08
No one in the house saw him go out at 11:30.
家里没人看见他11点半出门。
02:10
No one at the theater identified him.
电影院里也没人认出他。
02:12
He couldn't even remember the names of the pictures he saw.
他甚至连自己看过的电影片名都记不住。
02:17
- What actually happened is this. - Thank you.
—事情的真相是这样的。—谢谢。
02:19
The boy stayed home, had another fight with his father...
男孩留在家里，又和父亲吵了一架……
02:22
stabbed him to death and left the house at 10 minutes after 12:00.
在凌晨12点10分把他捅死，然后在午夜过后十分钟离开了家。
02:26
He even remembered to wipe the knife clean of fingerprints .
他甚至还记得把刀上的指纹擦得干干净净。
02:29
Now are you trying to tell me that this knife...
现在，你是想告诉我，这把刀……
02:32
really fell through a hole in the boy's pocket...
真的从男孩口袋的破洞里掉了出来……
02:34
someone picked it up off the street, went to the boy's house...
有人在街上捡到它，去了男孩家……
02:36
and stabbed his father with it just to test its sharpness ?
然后就为了测试刀够不够锋利，拿它刺了他父亲？
02:39
No. I'm just saying it's possible the boy lost his knife...
不。我只是说，男孩有可能把自己的刀弄丢了……
02:41
and that somebody else stabbed his father with a similar knife.
有可能是另一个人用一把相似的刀刺了他父亲。
02:43
It's just possible.
只是有这种可能而已。
02:45
Take a look at this knife.
看看这把刀。
02:48
It's a very unusual knife.
这是一把非常特别的刀。
02:50
I've never seen one like it .
我从没见过这样的刀。
02:52
Neither had the storekeeper who sold it to the boy.
卖给男孩的那个店主也没见过。
02:55
Aren't you asking us to accept a pretty incredible coincidence?
你不是要我们相信，这只是个极其离谱的巧合吗？
02:58
I'm just saying a coincidence is possible.
我只是说，巧合是有可能的。
03:00
And I say it's not possible.
我说这不可能。
03:08
Where did that come from?
这东西哪儿来的？
03:10
- Where'd you get that? - It's the same knife.
—你从哪儿弄来的？—这就是同一把刀。
03:12
What do you think you're doing?
你到底想干什么？
03:13
Where did you get it?
你从哪儿弄到的？
03:15
I went out walking for a couple of hours last night.
我昨晚出去走了几个小时。
03:17
I walked through the boy's neighborhood.
我穿过了男孩住的那个街区。
03:19
I bought that at a little pawnshop just two blocks from the boy's house.
我在离男孩家仅两个街区的一家小当铺买的。
03:23
It cost six dollars.
花了六美元。
03:24
It's against the law to buy or sell switchblade knives.
买卖弹簧刀是违法的。
03:27
That's right. I broke the law .
没错，我违法了。
03:30
Listen, you pulled a real bright trick. Now, supposing you tell me what it proves.
听着，你这一招确实够聪明的。现在，说说看，这能证明什么。
03:34
Maybe there are 10 knives like that. So what?
也许有十把这样的刀。那又怎样？
03:36
- Maybe there are. - Well, what does it mean?
—也许确实有。—那又说明什么？
03:39
You found another knife like it. What's that, the discovery of the age or something ?
你找到了另一把同样的刀。那又怎样，难道是什么惊天大发现吗？
03:42
You mean you're asking us to believe that somebody else did the stabbing...
你的意思是，要我们相信，是别人动的手……
03:45
with exactly the same kind of knife?
用的还是完全同一种刀？
03:46
The odds are a million-to-one .
这种概率是一百万比一。
03:48
- It's possible. - But not very probable.
—有可能。—但可能性不大。
03:52
Okay, fellas, let's take our seats.
好了，各位，回座位吧。
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoCollocationB1↩ 00:02
get to the point
get to the point
直奔主题
Okay, let - Let's get to the point .
好，呃——我们直奔主题吧。
Pronunciation↩ 00:02
get to the point
to 弱读成 /tə/，不要逐字重读。
Okay, let - Let's get to the point .
好，呃——我们直奔主题吧。
CollocationA2↩ 00:07
wait a minute
wait a minute
等一下
Uh, wait-wait a minute . There's some people who haven't talked yet.
呃，等——等一下。还有些人没发言呢。
Pronunciation↩ 00:07
wait-wait a minute
wait 和 a 连起来，像 wait-a minute。
Uh, wait-wait a minute . There's some people who haven't talked yet.
呃，等——等一下。还有些人没发言呢。
CollocationA2↩ 00:10
go in order
go in order
按顺序来
- Shouldn't we go in order ? - They'll get a chance to talk.
—我们不是该按顺序来吗？—他们会有机会发言的。
Pronunciation↩ 00:10
go in order
go 后接 in，词间自然连成 go-win。
- Shouldn't we go in order ? - They'll get a chance to talk.
—我们不是该按顺序来吗？—他们会有机会发言的。
GrammarB2↩ 00:16
the knife this fine upright boy admitted buying
关系词省略：the knife 后省略了 that，this boy admitted buying 修饰这把刀。
the knife this fine upright boy admitted buying the night of the killing?
这把刀——这个品行端正的男孩承认在案发当晚买的？
CollocationB1↩ 00:28
have a right to do something
have a right to do something
有权查看展品
The gentleman has a right to see exhibits in evidence.
这位先生有权查看作为证据的物证。
CollocationB1↩ 00:37
pretty strong + noun
pretty strong + noun
相当有力的证据
The knife and the way it was bought is pretty strong evidence , don't you think?
这把刀，以及它的购买经过，都是相当有力的证据，对吧？
CollocationA2↩ 00:42
one at a time
one at a time
一次一个；逐个来
Now, suppose we take these facts one at a time .
现在，咱们把这些事实一件件来捋。
Pronunciation↩ 00:42
one at a time
at、a 都弱读，重音落在 one 和 time。
Now, suppose we take these facts one at a time .
现在，咱们把这些事实一件件来捋。
GrammarB2↩ 00:48
after being slapped several times by his father
被动分词短语：being slapped 表示“被扇耳光”，after 引出先发生的动作。
after being slapped several times by his father .
那是被父亲扇了几下之后。
SlangB1↩ 00:58
junk shop
旧货店——非正式说法，指卖杂货或旧物的小店。
Two. He went directly to a neighborhood junk shop ...
第二点。他直接去了附近的一家旧货店……
CollocationB2↩ 01:05
what you'd call something
what you'd call something
所谓的普通刀
This wasn't what you'd call an ordinary knife .
这可不是你所谓的普通刀。
CollocationB1↩ 01:11
the only one of its kind
the only one of its kind
同类中唯一的一个
said it was the only one of its kind he had ever had in stock .
说他店里以前从没进过第二把同款。
GrammarB2↩ 01:11
he had ever had in stock
过去完成时：had ever had 表示截至当时为止，他过去库存中曾有过的情况。
said it was the only one of its kind he had ever had in stock .
说他店里以前从没进过第二把同款。
SlangB1↩ 01:19
You bet
当然；那还用说——口语强调同意或肯定，正式场合少用。
- Yes, you are. - You bet he is.
—对。—当然没错。
GrammarB2↩ 01:38
the stories offered by the State and the boy
分词后置修饰：offered by... 相当于 which were offered by...，修饰 stories。
Now this is where the stories offered by the State and the boy ...
现在，州方和男孩各自给出的说法……
CollocationB2↩ 01:40
begin to diverge
begin to diverge
开始出现分歧
begin to diverge slightly.
开始出现些微分歧。
CollocationA2↩ 01:55
on the way to somewhere
on the way to somewhere
在去某地的路上
He claims that it fell through a hole in his pocket on the way to the movies ...
他声称去电影院的路上，刀从他口袋的破洞里掉了出去……
GrammarB1↩ 01:55
that it fell through a hole in his pocket
宾语从句：that 引导 claims 的内容，说明他声称发生了什么。
He claims that it fell through a hole in his pocket on the way to the movies ...
他声称去电影院的路上，刀从他口袋的破洞里掉了出去……
Pronunciation↩ 01:55
way to the movies
to、the 弱读，整段不要平均用力。
He claims that it fell through a hole in his pocket on the way to the movies ...
他声称去电影院的路上，刀从他口袋的破洞里掉了出去……
CollocationB1↩ 02:05
it's clear that ...
it's clear that ...
很明显……
I think it's quite clear that the boy never went to the movies that night.
我认为很明显，那天晚上男孩根本没去看电影。
CollocationB2↩ 02:26
wipe something clean of something
wipe something clean of something
把刀上的指纹擦干净
He even remembered to wipe the knife clean of fingerprints .
他甚至还记得把刀上的指纹擦得干干净净。
GrammarB1↩ 02:36
just to test its sharpness
目的不定式：to test 表示目的：捡刀后去刺人只是为了测试刀是否锋利。
and stabbed his father with it just to test its sharpness ?
然后就为了测试刀够不够锋利，拿它刺了他父亲？
CollocationA2↩ 02:50
one like something
one like something
同它一样的一个
I've never seen one like it .
我从没见过这样的刀。
CollocationA2↩ 03:15
a couple of + plural noun
a couple of + plural noun
两小时左右
I went out walking for a couple of hours last night.
我昨晚出去走了几个小时。
Pronunciation↩ 03:15
couple of hours
of 弱读成 /əv/，hours 直接接上。
I went out walking for a couple of hours last night.
我昨晚出去走了几个小时。
Pronunciation↩ 03:24
against the law
the 弱读 /ðə/，law 承担主要重音。
It's against the law to buy or sell switchblade knives.
买卖弹簧刀是违法的。
CollocationB1↩ 03:27
break the law
break the law
违法
That's right. I broke the law .
没错，我违法了。
CollocationA2↩ 03:39
something or something
something or something
之类的；什么的
You found another knife like it. What's that, the discovery of the age or something ?
你找到了另一把同样的刀。那又怎样，难道是什么惊天大发现吗？
CollocationB2↩ 03:46
X-to-one odds
X-to-one odds
百万比一的概率
The odds are a million-to-one .
这种概率是一百万比一。
Pronunciation↩ 03:46
million-to-one
把 million-to-one 当重音整体，突出极低概率。
The odds are a million-to-one .
这种概率是一百万比一。
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
above my level
CollocationB2↩ 00:37
strong evidence
有力证据
In the scene质疑者认为刀和购买过程共同构成很有力的证据。
The security footage is strong evidence against the suspect.监控录像是对嫌疑人不利的有力证据。
In daily life
项目汇报These test results are strong evidence that the design works.这些测试结果有力证明设计可行。
above my level
VocabularyB2↩ 01:03
switchblade
弹簧刀
In the scene陪审员明确这不是普通刀，而是涉案的弹簧刀。
The museum displayed an antique switchblade in a locked case.博物馆把一把古董弹簧刀锁在展柜里。
In daily life
新闻报道The law bans carrying a switchblade in public.法律禁止在公共场合携带弹簧刀。
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CollocationB1↩ 01:11
one of its kind
同类中独一无二
In the scene店主说自己进过的这种刀只有这一把。
This handmade watch is one of its kind.这块手工表是独一无二的。
In daily life
介绍礼物I found a one-of-a-kind gift for my sister.我给姐姐找到了一件独一无二的礼物。
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SlangB1↩ 01:19
you bet
当然；那还用说
In the scene有人确认复述无误，另一人用口语强调“当然没错”。
You bet I'll be there before seven.当然，我七点前一定到。
In daily life
朋友邀约You bet I want to see the new exhibit.当然想去看那个新展览。
above my level
DiscourseB2↩ 02:39
I'm just saying
我只是说；我只是提出
In the scene8号陪审员降低语气，强调自己只是在提出另一种可能。
I'm just saying we should check the numbers again.我只是说，我们应该再核对一次数字。
In daily life
讨论预算I'm just saying the cheaper option may be safer.我只是说，便宜的方案可能更安全。
above my level
VocabularyB2↩ 01:40
diverge
出现分歧；分开
In the scene检方和男孩的叙述在这里开始出现细微差别。
Their opinions began to diverge after the meeting.会议后，他们的意见开始出现分歧。
In daily life
比较数据The two forecasts diverge after the third month.两份预测从第三个月起出现分歧。
above my level
IronyB2↩ 03:30
a bright trick
自以为聪明的把戏
In the scene质疑者表面夸聪明，实际是在讽刺展示同款刀的做法。
Nice bright trick—now explain why the file disappeared.真是个“聪明把戏”——现在解释一下文件为何不见了。
In daily life
吐槽恶作剧That was a bright trick, hiding my keys in the freezer.把我的钥匙藏进冰箱，真是个“聪明把戏”。
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against the law
违法
In the scene陪审员指出买卖弹簧刀本身就违反法律。
It is against the law to park in front of the fire exit.把车停在消防出口前是违法的。
In daily life
提醒邻居It is against the law to dump waste in the river.把废物倒进河里是违法的。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“Aren't you asking us to accept a pretty incredible coincidence?”
你不是要我们接受一个极其难以置信的巧合吗？
Why it's great
用反问把“可能”与“可信”拆开，质疑非常有力。
Pattern
Aren't you asking us to accept...?
When to use
质疑别人要求你接受的解释或条件时。
Similar
Are you really asking us to believe that? ／ Do you expect me to accept that?
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Shadowing tip
重读 asking、accept、incredible，句尾降调。
Use it yourself
解释迟到Aren't you asking me to accept a pretty unlikely excuse?你不是要我接受一个很难相信的借口吗？
“The odds are a million-to-one.”
这种概率是一百万比一。
Why it's great
用夸张的赔率直观表达几乎不可能，短而有冲击力。
Pattern
The odds are X-to-one.
When to use
谈论抽奖、比赛或某件事发生的概率时。
Similar
The chances are a million to one. ／ It's extremely unlikely.
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Shadowing tip
把 million-to-one 连成一组，重读 million 和 one。
Use it yourself
抽奖中奖The odds are a thousand-to-one, but someone has to win.概率是一千比一，但总得有人中奖。
“That's right. I broke the law.”
没错，我违法了。
Why it's great
用平静短句承认违规，反差制造出强烈的戏剧张力。
Pattern
That's right. I ...
When to use
确认对方判断后，直接承认自己的行为时。
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You're right. I did it. ／ That's correct. I made the mistake.
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Shadowing tip
That's right 短促有力，I broke the law 平稳落下。
Use it yourself
承认迟到That's right. I missed the last train.没错，我错过了末班车。