Chapter 2 of 18 · 6'53"
One Dissenting Vote 一票异议IMDb ↗
一票异议让所有人重新开口
12-angry-men-1957 · 1957
CEFR B2IELTS 6.5jury-room雅思Justice
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Everything you need before watchingAfter a quick first vote, eleven jurors choose guilty and only one refuses to join them. The foreman tries to organize the room, while others joke about baseball, advertising, and getting home. The lone dissenter does not claim to know the boy is innocent; he simply insists that a life cannot be decided in five minutes. The scene turns a routine vote into a test of responsibility.
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Juror 8architect
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Juror 3business owner
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Juror 7salesman
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Juror 1jury foreman
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Juror 10garage owner
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Juror 12ad executive
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Juror 11watchmaker
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B26'53"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
- Number 12. Do I sit down here? - Yeah. That's 12. We go around...
- 12号，我坐这儿吗？ - 对，那是12号。我们绕一圈……
00:02
- We start with you. One, right? - One, yeah. Two, three, four, five, six.
- 从你开始。你是1号，对吧？ - 1号，没错。2、3、4、5、6号。
00:05
What was your impression of the prosecuting attorney?
你对检察官有什么印象？
00:07
Okay. Two. You're two.
好。2号。你是2号。
00:09
I beg pardon?
请问？
00:10
I thought he was really sharp, the way he handled all those points one by one .
我觉得他很厉害，他把那些要点一个接一个地处理得很漂亮。
00:15
Logical sequence. I was very impressed.
逻辑严密。我印象很深。
00:18
I think he - he did an expert job.
我觉得他——他做得非常专业。
00:21
A lot of drive too, you know? Real drive.
而且干劲十足，你知道吧？真有冲劲。
00:24
- Okay, fellas , can we hold it down a minute? - Sure.
- 好了，各位，能安静一分钟吗？ - 好。
00:26
Uh, fellas .
呃，各位。
00:28
Say, we'd like to get started . Gentleman at the window.
喂，我们想开始了。窗边那位先生。
00:33
- We'd like to get started . - Oh, I'm sorry.
- 我们想开始了。 - 哦，对不起。
00:35
Pretty tough to figure, isn't it? Kid kills his father - bing, just like that .
挺难想明白的，对吧？孩子杀了父亲——啪，就那么一下。
00:39
Aw, listen, you analyze the figures, you'll see it happens all the time .
听着，你分析一下这些数字，就会发现这种事一直在发生。
00:42
They let those kids run wild up there.
他们就任由那些孩子在那儿无法无天。
00:44
Well, maybe it serves 'em right . You know what I mean?
嗯，也许他们活该。你懂我的意思吧？
00:46
Is - Is everyone here?
大家——大家都到齐了吗？
00:48
The old man is inside.
老先生在里面。
00:50
Oh. Would you, uh, knock on the door for him?
哦。你能替他敲敲门吗？
00:53
You a Yankee fan?
你是洋基队的球迷吗？
00:55
No. Baltimore.
不是，巴尔的摩队。
00:57
- Baltimore? - Yeah.
- 巴尔的摩？ - 对。
01:00
That's like being hit in the head with a crowbar once a day.
那就像每天被撬棍敲一下脑袋。
01:04
Who have they got?
他们队里有谁？
01:06
No, I mean, who have they got besides good groundskeepers?
不，我是说，除了优秀的场地管理员，他们队里还有谁？
01:08
Say, uh, we'd like to get started .
喂，我们想开始了。
01:10
Oh, forgive me, gentlemen. I - I didn't mean to keep you waiting .
哦，先生们，请原谅。我——我不是故意让你们等的。
01:13
Baltimore?
巴尔的摩？
01:15
Okay, gentlemen, if I can have your attention.
好，先生们，请大家注意。
01:18
You fellas can handle this thing any way that you want to.
这事你们想怎么处理都行。
01:21
I'm, um - You know, I'm not gonna make any rules.
我——嗯，你知道，我不打算定什么规矩。
01:24
Uh, we can, well, discuss it first and, uh, then vote on it.
呃，我们可以先讨论，再投票。
01:27
That's, of course, uh - That's, uh, one way.
当然，这——这是一种办法。
01:30
And, uh, well, we can vote on it right now, and...
或者，呃，我们也可以现在就投票，然后……
01:33
I think it's customary to take a preliminary vote .
我想，先进行一次初步投票是惯例。
01:36
Yeah, let's - Let's vote. Who knows? Maybe we all can get outta here , huh?
好，我们投票吧。谁知道呢？也许我们都能离开这儿了，对吧？
01:39
Uh-huh.
嗯。
01:41
Okay, then I think that, uh...
好，那么我想，呃……
01:44
Of course you know that we have a first-degree murder charge here...
当然，你们知道，我们面对的是一级谋杀指控……
01:47
and if we vote the accused guilty ...
如果我们投票认定被告有罪……
01:49
uh, we've got to send him to the chair.
呃，我们就得把他送上电椅。
01:53
- Um, that's mandatory. - I think we know that.
- 嗯，这是强制判决。 - 这个我们知道。
01:57
- Let's see who's where. - We might as well.
- 看看大家各自是什么意见。 - 反正也该看看。
01:58
- Okay. Uh, anyone doesn't want to vote? - All right with me.
- 好。呃，有谁不想投票吗？ - 我没意见。
02:03
Okay. Then, uh, just remember that this has to be 12 to nothing either way.
好。那么记住，无论哪种结果，都必须是12比0。
02:08
Um, that's the law.
嗯，这是法律规定。
02:10
Okay, are we ready?
好了，准备好了吗？
02:12
Now, all those voting guilty, please raise your hands.
现在，投有罪票的请举手。
02:19
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven...
1、2、3、4、5、6、7……
02:24
eight, nine, 10, 11.
8、9、10、11号。
02:26
Okay. That's 11 guilty.
好。11票有罪。
02:29
Those voting not guilty.
投无罪票的。
02:32
One. Right.
1票。好。
02:34
That's 11 guilty. One not guilty.
11票有罪，1票无罪。
02:37
Well, now we know where we are.
好，现在我们知道情况了。
02:39
Boy, oh, boy. There's always one .
哎呀，哎呀。总会有这么一个人。
02:44
So, what do we do now?
那我们现在怎么办？
02:46
Well, I guess we talk.
我想，我们得谈谈。
02:48
Boy, oh, boy.
哎呀，哎呀。
02:50
You really think he's innocent?
你真的认为他是无辜的吗？
02:55
I don't know.
我不知道。
02:56
I mean, you sat in court with the rest of us . You heard what we did.
我是说，你和我们其他人一起坐在法庭里。你听到的和我们一样。
02:59
The kid's a dangerous killer. You could see it.
那孩子是个危险的杀人犯。一眼就能看出来。
03:02
He's 18 years old.
他才18岁。
03:03
Well, that's old enough. Ηe...
嗯，已经够大了。他……
03:05
He stabbed his own father four inches into the chest.
他把刀刺进亲生父亲胸口四英寸深。
03:08
They proved it a dozen different ways in court.
法庭上从十几个不同角度证明了这一点。
03:11
Would you like me to list them for you?
要不要我一条条列给你听？
03:13
No.
不用。
03:15
Then what do you want?
那你到底想要什么？
03:17
- I just want to talk. - What's there to talk about?
- 我只是想谈谈。 - 还有什么好谈的？
03:20
Eleven men in here think he's guilty.
这里有11个人认为他有罪。
03:21
No one had to think about it twice except you.
除了你，没人需要考虑两遍。
03:23
I want to ask you something. Do you believe his story?
我想问你一件事。你相信他的说法吗？
03:27
I don't know whether I believe it or not . Maybe I don't.
我不知道自己信不信。也许我不信。
03:30
So how come you vote not guilty?
那你为什么投无罪票？
03:31
Well, there were 11 votes for guilty.
可刚才有11票投了有罪。
03:33
It's not easy to raise my hand and send a boy off to die...
举手把一个男孩送去送死，并不容易……
03:36
without talking about it first.
至少得先谈谈吧。
03:38
- Well, now, who says it's easy? - No one.
- 谁说这很容易了？ - 没人这么说。
03:42
What, just because I voted fast?
怎么，就因为我投得快？
03:44
I honestly think the guy's guilty.
我是真心认为那家伙有罪。
03:47
You couldn't change my mind if you talked for a hundred years.
你就算说上一百年，也改变不了我的想法。
03:50
I'm not trying to change your mind. It's just that...
我不是想改变你的想法。只是……
03:52
We're talking about somebody's life here.
我们现在谈的是一个人的性命。
03:55
We can't decide it in five minutes. Supposing we're wrong.
我们不能五分钟就决定这件事。万一我们错了呢？
03:57
"Supposing we're wrong."
“万一我们错了。”
03:58
Supposing this whole building should fall down on my head.
万一整栋楼塌下来砸在我头上呢？
04:00
- You can suppose anything. - That's right.
- 你什么都可以假设。 - 没错。
04:03
Look, what's the difference how long it takes?
听着，花多长时间有什么区别？
04:05
Suppose we do it in five minutes. So what?
假设我们五分钟搞定，那又怎样？
04:08
Let's take an hour.
我们花一个小时吧。
04:10
The ball game doesn't start till 8:00.
球赛要到八点才开始。
04:14
Hmm?
嗯？
04:18
Who's got something to say?
谁有什么要说的吗？
04:20
I'm willing to sit for an hour.
我愿意坐一个小时。
04:21
Great. I heard a pretty good story last night.
太好了。我昨晚听到一个挺不错的故事。
04:24
That's not why we're sitting here.
我们坐在这里可不是为了这个。
04:27
All right, then you tell me. What are we sitting here for?
好，那你告诉我，我们坐在这里是为了什么？
04:31
I don't know. Maybe no reason.
我不知道。也许没什么理由。
04:34
Look, this kid's been kicked around all of his life ...
听着，这孩子这辈子一直被人欺负……
04:38
you know, born in a slum, mother dead since he was nine.
你知道，他出生在贫民窟，母亲在他九岁时就去世了。
04:42
He lived for a year and a half in an orphanage when his...
他在孤儿院住了一年半，那时他的……
04:44
his father was serving a jail term for forgery.
他的父亲因伪造罪服刑。
04:47
It's not a very happy beginning.
这可不算一个幸福的开端。
04:50
He's a - a wild, angry kid.
他是个——个野蛮、易怒的孩子。
04:52
That's all he's ever been. And you know why?
他一直就是这样。你知道为什么吗？
04:54
'Cause he's been hit on the head by somebody once a day every day.
因为每天都有人把他打得头昏脑涨，一天一次。
04:58
He's had a - He's had a pretty miserable 18 years.
他这18年过得——过得相当凄惨。
05:00
I - I just think we owe him a few words. That's all.
我只是觉得，我们至少应该对他说几句话。就这样。
05:03
I don't mind telling you this, mister. We don't owe him a thing .
先生，我不妨明白告诉你，我们什么也不欠他的。
05:06
He got a fair trial, didn't he? What do you think that trial cost?
他得到了公平审判，不是吗？你觉得这场审判花了多少钱？
05:10
- He's lucky he got it. You know what I mean? - You know it.
- 他能得到审判就算走运了。你懂我的意思吧？ - 你说得没错。
05:13
Now, look, we're all grown-ups in here.
现在听着，我们都是成年人。
05:15
We heard the facts, didn't we?
事实我们都听到了，不是吗？
05:17
You're not gonna tell me that we're supposed to believe this kid, knowing what he is .
你不会要告诉我，明知这孩子是什么样的人，我们还该相信他吧。
05:21
Listen, I've lived among them all my life.
听着，我这辈子都和他们混在一起。
05:24
You can't believe a word they say . You know that.
他们说的每一个字你都不能信。你知道的。
05:27
I mean, they're born liars.
我是说，他们天生就是骗子。
05:29
- Only an ignorant man can believe that. - Now listen...
- 只有无知的人才会相信那种话。 - 听我说……
05:32
Do you think you were born with a monopoly on the truth?
你以为真理是你家垄断的吗？
05:35
I think certain things should be pointed out to this man.
我认为，有些事情应该向这位先生指出来。
05:38
- Come on. This isn't Sunday. - We don't need a sermon.
- 得了吧，今天又不是礼拜天。 - 我们不需要听布道。
05:40
- Come on. - We have a job to do. Now let's do it.
- 得了。 - 我们有任务要完成。现在就做吧。
05:43
Rice Pops. It's a product I work on at the agency.
Rice Pops。这是我在广告公司负责的一个产品。
05:47
"The breakfast with the built-in bounce."
“自带弹跳力的早餐。”
05:50
- I wrote that line. - Very catchy.
- 这句广告词是我写的。 - 很抓耳。
05:52
- Yeah. - Say, do you mind?
- 对。 - 喂，你介意吗？
05:54
Oh, I'm sorry.
哦，对不起。
05:56
I have this habit of doodling. Keeps me thinking clearly.
我有随手涂鸦的习惯。这样能让我思路清楚。
05:58
Yeah, we have all this work to do.
对，我们还有这么多工作要做。
06:00
- There's no point staying here forever. - Sorry.
- 我们没必要永远待在这里。 - 抱歉。
06:02
Okay. Um...
好。嗯……
06:04
perhaps if the gentleman down there who's disagreeing with us...
也许，下面那位不同意我们的先生……
06:08
Well, perhaps you could tell us why. You know, let us know what you're thinking.
嗯，也许你可以告诉我们为什么。就是说，让我们知道你在想什么。
06:11
And we might be able to show you where you're mixed up.
这样我们也许能告诉你，你到底哪里想岔了。
06:14
Well, look, maybe - Maybe this is an idea.
听着，也许——也许这是个办法。
06:16
Now, I haven't given it much thought, but it seems to me...
我没怎么仔细想过，不过在我看来……
06:18
that it's up to the group of us to convince this gentleman that he's wrong and we're right .
我们这群人有责任说服这位先生，让他明白他错了而我们是对的。
06:23
Now, maybe if we each took a couple of minutes just to ...
现在，也许我们每个人花几分钟，只是……
06:26
Well, it was just a quick idea.
嗯，那只是个临时想到的主意。
06:28
No, no, no. That's a good one.
不，不，不。这主意不错。
06:30
Uh, suppose we go once around the table.
呃，我们不妨绕着桌子依次说一圈。
06:33
- I guess you're first. - Oh.
- 我想你先来。 - 哦。
06:36
Well, uh...
嗯，呃……
06:38
Well, it-it's hard to put into words.
嗯，这——这很难用语言说清。
06:42
I just think he's guilty.
我只是觉得他有罪。
06:44
I thought it was obvious from the word "go."
我从一开始就觉得这很明显。
06:47
I mean, nobody proved otherwise.
我是说，没人证明事实不是这样。
06:48
Nobody has to prove otherwise.
没人需要证明事实不是这样。
06:50
The burden of proof's on the prosecution .
举证责任在控方。
06:52
The defendant doesn't even have to open his mouth.
被告甚至不必开口。
06:55
- That's in the Constitution. - Oh, well, sure, I know that.
- 这写在宪法里。 - 哦，当然，这我知道。
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one by one
one by one
一个接一个地
I thought he was really sharp, the way he handled all those points one by one .
我觉得他很厉害，他把那些要点一个接一个地处理得很漂亮。
GrammarB2↩ 00:10
the way he handled all those points one by one
the way从句：说明“他处理要点的方式”，作用接近 how。
I thought he was really sharp, the way he handled all those points one by one .
我觉得他很厉害，他把那些要点一个接一个地处理得很漂亮。
CollocationB1↩ 00:24
hold it down
hold it down
安静一点
- Okay, fellas , can we hold it down a minute? - Sure.
- 好了，各位，能安静一分钟吗？ - 好。
Pronunciation↩ 00:24
can we hold
can 弱读 /kən/，与 we 连成一串。
- Okay, fellas , can we hold it down a minute? - Sure.
- 好了，各位，能安静一分钟吗？ - 好。
SlangA2↩ 00:24
fellas
伙计们——熟人间称呼一群男性，较随意。
- Okay, fellas , can we hold it down a minute? - Sure.
- 好了，各位，能安静一分钟吗？ - 好。
CollocationA2↩ 00:28
get started
get started
开始行动
Say, we'd like to get started . Gentleman at the window.
喂，我们想开始了。窗边那位先生。
CollocationA2↩ 00:35
just like that
just like that
就那么一下
Pretty tough to figure, isn't it? Kid kills his father - bing, just like that .
挺难想明白的，对吧？孩子杀了父亲——啪，就那么一下。
CollocationA2↩ 00:39
all the time
all the time
一直；总是
Aw, listen, you analyze the figures, you'll see it happens all the time .
听着，你分析一下这些数字，就会发现这种事一直在发生。
CollocationB1↩ 00:42
run wild
run wild
撒野；失控
这里指孩子没人管、行为失控。
They let those kids run wild up there.
他们就任由那些孩子在那儿无法无天。
CollocationB1↩ 00:44
serve someone right
serve someone right
某人活该
不是“服务他们”，而是说结果是他们应得的。
Well, maybe it serves 'em right . You know what I mean?
嗯，也许他们活该。你懂我的意思吧？
SlangB1↩ 00:44
'em
他们——them 的口语缩略，正式写作不用。
Well, maybe it serves 'em right . You know what I mean?
嗯，也许他们活该。你懂我的意思吧？
CollocationB1↩ 01:10
keep someone waiting
keep someone waiting
让某人久等
Oh, forgive me, gentlemen. I - I didn't mean to keep you waiting .
哦，先生们，请原谅。我——我不是故意让你们等的。
CollocationB2↩ 01:33
take a preliminary vote
take a preliminary vote
进行初步投票
I think it's customary to take a preliminary vote .
我想，先进行一次初步投票是惯例。
CollocationA2↩ 01:36
get out of somewhere
get out of somewhere
离开这里
outta 是 out of 的口语缩略。
Yeah, let's - Let's vote. Who knows? Maybe we all can get outta here , huh?
好，我们投票吧。谁知道呢？也许我们都能离开这儿了，对吧？
Pronunciation↩ 01:36
get outta here
outta 是 out of 的口语吞音，快速整体听。
Yeah, let's - Let's vote. Who knows? Maybe we all can get outta here , huh?
好，我们投票吧。谁知道呢？也许我们都能离开这儿了，对吧？
SlangA2↩ 01:36
outta
out of——快速口语形式，非正式文本少用。
Yeah, let's - Let's vote. Who knows? Maybe we all can get outta here , huh?
好，我们投票吧。谁知道呢？也许我们都能离开这儿了，对吧？
GrammarB2↩ 01:47
if we vote the accused guilty
条件从句：if 引出条件，vote 后接人和形容词表示判定其有罪。
and if we vote the accused guilty ...
如果我们投票认定被告有罪……
Pronunciation↩ 01:49
send him to
him、to 都弱读，to 常读成 /tə/。
uh, we've got to send him to the chair.
呃，我们就得把他送上电椅。
Pronunciation↩ 02:39
There's always one
one 是落点重音，突出“总有一个异议者”。
Boy, oh, boy. There's always one .
哎呀，哎呀。总会有这么一个人。
CollocationA2↩ 02:56
the rest of something
the rest of something
其余的我们
I mean, you sat in court with the rest of us . You heard what we did.
我是说，你和我们其他人一起坐在法庭里。你听到的和我们一样。
CollocationB1↩ 03:21
think twice about something
think twice about something
再三考虑
No one had to think about it twice except you.
除了你，没人需要考虑两遍。
GrammarB1↩ 03:27
whether I believe it or not
whether结构：表示“是否”，whether 后接完整陈述句，并可与 or not 连用。
I don't know whether I believe it or not . Maybe I don't.
我不知道自己信不信。也许我不信。
SlangB1↩ 03:30
how come
为什么——口语提问原因，后接陈述语序。
So how come you vote not guilty?
那你为什么投无罪票？
CollocationA2↩ 03:47
change someone's mind
change someone's mind
改变某人的想法
You couldn't change my mind if you talked for a hundred years.
你就算说上一百年，也改变不了我的想法。
CollocationA2↩ 04:03
what's the difference?
what's the difference?
有什么区别；有何妨
Look, what's the difference how long it takes?
听着，花多长时间有什么区别？
CollocationB1↩ 04:34
kick someone around
kick someone around
一辈子受欺负
不是踢来踢去，而是长期被人欺压、折腾。
Look, this kid's been kicked around all of his life ...
听着，这孩子这辈子一直被人欺负……
CollocationB2↩ 04:44
serve a jail term
serve a jail term
服刑
his father was serving a jail term for forgery.
他的父亲因伪造罪服刑。
CollocationB1↩ 05:03
owe someone a thing
owe someone a thing
欠某人任何东西
I don't mind telling you this, mister. We don't owe him a thing .
先生，我不妨明白告诉你，我们什么也不欠他的。
GrammarB2↩ 05:17
knowing what he is
分词短语：现在分词短语补充背景，what he is 是 knowing 的宾语从句。
You're not gonna tell me that we're supposed to believe this kid, knowing what he is .
你不会要告诉我，明知这孩子是什么样的人，我们还该相信他吧。
Pronunciation↩ 05:17
supposed to believe
to 弱读 /tə/，不要逐字重读。
You're not gonna tell me that we're supposed to believe this kid, knowing what he is .
你不会要告诉我，明知这孩子是什么样的人，我们还该相信他吧。
SlangA2↩ 05:17
gonna
将要；会——going to 的口语形式，正式场合少用。
You're not gonna tell me that we're supposed to believe this kid, knowing what he is .
你不会要告诉我，明知这孩子是什么样的人，我们还该相信他吧。
CollocationB1↩ 05:24
not believe a word someone says
not believe a word someone says
一句话也不信
强调对某人的话完全不信。
You can't believe a word they say . You know that.
他们说的每一个字你都不能信。你知道的。
CollocationB1↩ 06:00
there's no point doing something
there's no point doing something
留下来也没意义
- There's no point staying here forever. - Sorry.
- 我们没必要永远待在这里。 - 抱歉。
GrammarC1↩ 06:18
that it's up to the group of us to convince this gentleman that he's wrong and we're right
宾语从句：seems to me 后接 that 从句，内部还有不定式和另一层 that 从句。
that it's up to the group of us to convince this gentleman that he's wrong and we're right .
我们这群人有责任说服这位先生，让他明白他错了而我们是对的。
GrammarB2↩ 06:23
if we each took a couple of minutes just to
虚拟条件句：过去式 took 表示委婉设想，不一定指过去发生的事。
Now, maybe if we each took a couple of minutes just to ...
现在，也许我们每个人花几分钟，只是……
CollocationB2↩ 06:50
the burden of proof is on someone
the burden of proof is on someone
举证责任在控方
The burden of proof's on the prosecution .
举证责任在控方。
Pronunciation↩ 06:52
have to open
have to 中 to 弱读，to open 之间自然连读。
The defendant doesn't even have to open his mouth.
被告甚至不必开口。
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
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CollocationA2↩ 00:10
one by one
一个接一个
In the scene陪审员夸检方逐点处理证据。
Please check the forms one by one.请逐份检查这些表格。
In daily life
审文件Let's review these files one by one.我们逐个看看这些文件。
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Phrasal verbB1↩ 00:24
hold it down
安静一点
In the scene领班请吵闹的陪审员暂时安静。
Could you hold it down while the baby sleeps?宝宝睡觉时你们能安静点吗？
In daily life
图书馆Let's hold it down in the reading room.在阅览室里我们小声点。
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IdiomB1↩ 00:44
serve someone right
某人活该
In the scene说话者认为放任孩子的人自食其果。
He ignored the warning, so it serves him right.他无视警告，所以也是自作自受。
In daily life
忘带钥匙You locked yourself out; it serves you right.你把自己锁在门外，真是活该。
above my level
CollocationB2↩ 01:33
take a preliminary vote
先做初步投票
In the scene领班提议正式讨论前先统计倾向。
The committee will take a preliminary vote tomorrow.委员会明天会先进行初步投票。
In daily life
团队决策Let's take a preliminary vote before we debate the details.详细讨论前我们先做个初步投票吧。
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DiscourseB1↩ 05:03
i don't mind telling you
我直说了
In the scene反对者用这句开头，强硬表达不愿同情被告。
I don't mind telling you, this plan needs work.我直说了，这个计划还得改。
In daily life
评价方案I don't mind telling you, the new layout is confusing.我直说了，新布局让人摸不着头脑。
above my level
IronyB2↩ 03:58
supposing ... should
假设某事发生
In the scene有人用建筑塌落的荒谬假设讥讽认真讨论。
Supposing the train should stop in the tunnel?万一火车停在隧道里呢？
In daily life
天气预案Supposing the storm should arrive early?万一暴风雨提前来了呢？
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Phrasal verbB1↩ 05:35
point something out to someone
向某人指出
In the scene说话者想把几个关键事实明确指出来。
She pointed out a mistake to the designer.她向设计师指出了一个错误。
In daily life
会议提醒May I point out one risk to the team?我可以向团队指出一个风险吗？
above my level
CollocationB2↩ 06:50
burden of proof
举证责任
In the scene8号提醒大家，证明有罪是控方的责任。
The burden of proof rests with the plaintiff.举证责任在原告一方。
In daily life
合同争议The burden of proof is on the party making the claim.举证责任在提出主张的一方。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“It's not easy to raise my hand and send a boy off to die...”
举起手把一个男孩送上死路，并不容易……
Why it's great
把抽象的投票还原成一个具体生命，克制却有分量。
Pattern
It's not easy to do something
When to use
委婉说明某个决定很难下。
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It's hard to... ／ I can't bring myself to...
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Shadowing tip
重读 easy、raise、die，send a 连读，句尾下沉。
Use it yourself
拒绝加班It's not easy to turn down a good offer.拒绝一个好机会并不容易。
“We're talking about somebody's life here.”
我们现在谈的是一个人的性命。
Why it's great
用 here 把抽象争论拉回眼前，语气克制却直击责任。
Pattern
We're talking about someone's ... here
When to use
提醒大家问题事关重大。
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This is someone's life we're dealing with. ／ This is serious.
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Shadowing tip
重读 somebody's life，here 短暂停顿后落音。
Use it yourself
提醒保密We're talking about someone's privacy here.我们现在谈的是某人的隐私。
“The burden of proof's on the prosecution.”
举证责任在控方。
Why it's great
一句话说清刑事审判的核心原则，法律表达简洁有力。
Pattern
The burden of ... is on ...
When to use
讨论谁该提供证据或承担责任。
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The responsibility lies with... ／ It's up to ... to prove it.
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Shadowing tip
重读 burden、proof、prosecution，of 和 is 弱读。
Use it yourself
项目延期The burden of fixing the mistake is on the vendor.修正这个错误的责任在供应商。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage❝ 被告的悲惨成长
Look, this kid's been kicked around all of his life... you know, born in a slum, mother dead since he was nine. He lived for a year and a half in an orphanage when his... his father was serving a jail term for forgery. It's not a very happy beginning. He's a - a wild, angry kid. That's all he's ever been. And you know why? 'Cause he's been hit on the head by somebody once a day every day.
听着，这孩子这辈子一直被人欺负…… 你知道，他出生在贫民窟，母亲在他九岁时就去世了。 他在孤儿院住了一年半，那时他的…… 他的父亲因伪造罪服刑。 这可不算一个幸福的开端。 他是个——个野蛮、易怒的孩子。 他一直就是这样。你知道为什么吗？ 因为每天都有人把他打得头昏脑涨，一天一次。
层层补充童年创伤，把法律案件拉回具体的人。