Chapter 15 of 18 · 3'59"
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愤怒越大越暴露背后的真实动机
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CEFR B2IELTS 6.5jury-room雅思prejudice
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Everything you need before watchingAfter one juror changes his vote simply because he is tired of the argument, the room reaches a startling nine-to-three split for acquittal. Juror Ten responds by turning his suspicion of the defendant’s background into a sweeping attack on “these people.” As the others withdraw and refuse to engage, his certainty begins to collapse in public. The scene is a powerful study in prejudice, pressure, and the language of moral confrontation.
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Juror 7salesman
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Juror 11watchmaker
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Juror 12ad executive
十
Juror 10garage owner
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Juror 8architect
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Juror 1jury 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B26'53"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
I change my vote to not guilty.
我把票改投无罪。
00:02
- You what? - You heard me. I've had enough .
- 你说什么？- 你听见了。我受够了。
00:05
What do you mean you've had enough ? That's no answer!
你说你受够了是什么意思？这算什么理由！
00:07
Hey, listen. You just take care of yourself , huh? You know?
喂，听着。你先管好你自己，行吗？知道吗？
00:12
He's right. That's not an answer.
他说得对。这不算理由。
00:16
What kind of a man are you?
你到底是个什么样的人？
00:19
You have sat here and voted guilty with everyone else...
你一直坐在这儿，跟大家一样投有罪……
00:22
because there are some baseball tickets burning a hole in your pocket.
就因为你口袋里的棒球票烧得你坐不住。
00:26
And now you've changed your vote because you say you're sick of all the talking here ?
现在你又说自己听够了这里的争论，所以改票了？
00:31
Now listen, buddy !
现在听我说，老兄！
00:33
Who tells you that you have the right to play like this with a man's life?
谁给你的权利，拿一个人的性命这样开玩笑？
00:38
- Don't you care - - Now wait a minute!
- 你就一点都不在乎吗—— - 等一下！
00:40
- You can't talk like that to me ! - I can talk like that to you.
- 你不能这样跟我说话！- 我就能这样跟你说。
00:44
If you want to vote not guilty...
如果你想投无罪……
00:46
then do it because you are convinced the man is not guilty ...
那就因为你认定这个人无罪而投……
00:49
not because you've had enough .
别因为你受够了就这么投。
00:51
And if you think he is guilty, then vote that way .
如果你认为他有罪，就投有罪。
00:53
Or don't you have the guts to do what you think is right?
还是说，你没胆量去做你认为正确的事？
00:57
- Now listen. - Guilty or not guilty?
- 现在听我说。- 到底有罪还是无罪？
01:00
- I told you, not guilty. - Why?
- 我告诉过你，无罪。- 为什么？
01:05
Look, I don't have to...
听着，我没必要……
01:07
You do have to! Say it! Why?
你有必要！说出来！为什么？
01:10
All right. I don't, uh, think he's guilty.
好吧。我只是，呃，不认为他有罪。
01:22
I want another vote.
我要重新投票。
01:24
Okay. There's another vote called for.
好。有人要求重新投票。
01:26
I guess the quickest way is a show of hands . Anyone object?
我想最快的办法是举手表决。有人反对吗？
01:29
Okay. All those voting not guilty, raise your hands.
好，投无罪的，请举手。
01:33
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven...
一、二、三、四、五、六、七……
01:41
eight.
八。
01:46
Um, nine.
呃，九。
01:50
Um, all those voting guilty, raise your hands.
呃，投有罪的，请举手。
01:55
One, two, three.
一、二、三。
01:57
Well, the vote's nine to three in favor of acquittal .
好，九票对三票，赞成宣判无罪。
02:01
I don't understand you people!
我真搞不懂你们！
02:03
I mean, all these picky little points you keep bringing up .
我是说，你们老是提这些鸡毛蒜皮的小问题。
02:05
They don't mean nothing! You saw this kid just like I did.
那些根本说明不了什么！你们和我一样都见过这孩子。
02:09
You're not gonna tell me you believe that phony story about losing the knife...
你别想告诉我，你相信他那套丢刀的鬼话……
02:12
and that business about being at the movies.
还有他在电影院的那套说辞。
02:14
Look, you know how these people lie. It's born in them.
听着，你们知道这些人是怎么撒谎的。那是他们骨子里带的。
02:17
I mean, what the heck . I don't have to tell you.
我是说，见鬼。我不用再跟你解释了。
02:20
They don't know what the truth is .
他们根本不知道什么是真话。
02:22
And let me tell you , they don't need any real big reason to kill someone either.
我告诉你，他们杀人根本不需要什么像样的理由。
02:25
No, sir.
不需要，先生。
02:27
They get drunk! Oh, they're real big drinkers, all of 'em .
他们喝醉了！哦，他们全都是十足的酒鬼。
02:30
You know that. And bang - someone's lying in the gutter.
你知道的。砰——就有人躺在阴沟里了。
02:34
Well, nobody's blaming them for it. That's the way they are, by nature .
可没人会怪他们。那就是他们的天性。
02:37
You know what I mean? Violent!
你明白我的意思吗？暴力！
02:39
Where are you going?
你要去哪儿？
02:40
Ηuman life don't mean as much to them as it does to us .
人命对他们来说，远没有对我们这么重要。
02:44
Look! They're lushing it up and fighting all the time...
看！他们成天酗酒、打架……
02:47
and if somebody gets killed, so somebody gets killed!
要是有人被杀了，那就杀了呗！
02:50
They don't care!
他们根本不在乎！
02:51
Oh, sure, there's some good things about 'em too.
哦，当然，他们也有些优点。
02:53
Look, I'm the first one to say that.
我可是第一个承认这一点的人。
02:55
I've known a couple who were okay , but that's the exception , you know what I mean?
我认识几个还不错的，不过那只是例外，你懂我的意思吧？
02:59
Most of 'em, it's like they have no feelings. They can do anything.
大多数人就像是没有感情一样，什么都干得出来。
03:03
What's going on here?
这是怎么回事？
03:05
I'm - I'm trying to tell ya ...
我——我是在努力告诉你们……
03:07
you're making a big mistake, you people.
你们这些人正在犯一个大错。
03:09
This kid is a liar! I know it. I know all about them.
这孩子就是个骗子！我知道。我太了解他们了。
03:14
Listen to me. They're no good .
听我说。他们都不是什么好人。
03:16
There's not a one of 'em who's any good.
他们没有一个是好东西。
03:21
I mean, what - What's happening in here?
我是说，这——这里到底怎么了？
03:23
I'm speaking my piece , and you...
我是想把我的话说完，可你们……
03:27
Listen to me.
听我说。
03:31
We're - This kid on trial here , his type...
我们——这个正在受审的孩子，他这种人……
03:34
Well, don't you know about them?
你们难道不了解他们吗？
03:37
Th-There's - There's a danger here.
这、这里有危险。
03:41
These people are dangerous.
这些人很危险。
03:43
They're... wild.
他们……野蛮。
03:46
Listen to me.
听我说。
03:48
- Listen. - I have.
- 听着。- 我听着呢。
03:51
Now sit down and don't open your mouth again .
现在坐下，别再开口。
03:58
I was only trying to... tell you.
我只是想……告诉你们。
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoCollocationA2↩ 00:02
have had enough
have had enough
受够了；不想再继续
- You what? - You heard me. I've had enough .
- 你说什么？- 你听见了。我受够了。
CollocationA2↩ 00:07
take care of someone
take care of someone
照顾好自己；管好自己
Hey, listen. You just take care of yourself , huh? You know?
喂，听着。你先管好你自己，行吗？知道吗？
Pronunciation↩ 00:07
take care of
of弱读成/əv/，三个词连得很快。
Hey, listen. You just take care of yourself , huh? You know?
喂，听着。你先管好你自己，行吗？知道吗？
CollocationB1↩ 00:26
be sick of something
be sick of something
烦透这里没完没了的争论
And now you've changed your vote because you say you're sick of all the talking here ?
现在你又说自己听够了这里的争论，所以改票了？
SlangB1↩ 00:31
buddy
老兄；朋友——口语称呼，可亲切也可带挑衅。
Now listen, buddy !
现在听我说，老兄！
Pronunciation↩ 00:33
right to play
to弱读为/tə/，right-to连读后迅速带入play。
Who tells you that you have the right to play like this with a man's life?
谁给你的权利，拿一个人的性命这样开玩笑？
CollocationA2↩ 00:40
talk like that to someone
talk like that to someone
用那种口气跟某人说话
- You can't talk like that to me ! - I can talk like that to you.
- 你不能这样跟我说话！- 我就能这样跟你说。
CollocationB1↩ 00:46
be convinced (that) ...
be convinced (that) ...
因为你确信这个人无罪
then do it because you are convinced the man is not guilty ...
那就因为你认定这个人无罪而投……
GrammarB2↩ 00:46
because you are convinced the man is not guilty
原因状语从句：because引出投票理由，convinced后接省略that的宾语从句。
then do it because you are convinced the man is not guilty ...
那就因为你认定这个人无罪而投……
GrammarB1↩ 00:51
if you think he is guilty, then vote that way
条件句：if从句提出条件，then引出对应行动，主句用祈使句。
And if you think he is guilty, then vote that way .
如果你认为他有罪，就投有罪。
CollocationB2↩ 00:53
have the guts to do something
have the guts to do something
有胆量做自己认为正确的事
Or don't you have the guts to do what you think is right?
还是说，你没胆量去做你认为正确的事？
Pronunciation↩ 00:53
have the guts
the弱读为/ðə/，have和guts承重音。
Or don't you have the guts to do what you think is right?
还是说，你没胆量去做你认为正确的事？
SlangB1↩ 00:53
guts
勇气；胆量——非正式口语，正式场合用 courage。
Or don't you have the guts to do what you think is right?
还是说，你没胆量去做你认为正确的事？
CollocationB1↩ 01:26
a show of hands
a show of hands
举手表决
I guess the quickest way is a show of hands . Anyone object?
我想最快的办法是举手表决。有人反对吗？
Pronunciation↩ 01:26
show of hands
of弱读，show和hands承担主要重音。
I guess the quickest way is a show of hands . Anyone object?
我想最快的办法是举手表决。有人反对吗？
CollocationB2↩ 01:57
in favor of something
in favor of something
赞成无罪判决
Well, the vote's nine to three in favor of acquittal .
好，九票对三票，赞成宣判无罪。
CollocationB1↩ 02:03
keep bringing something up
keep bringing something up
反复提起某事
I mean, all these picky little points you keep bringing up .
我是说，你们老是提这些鸡毛蒜皮的小问题。
GrammarB1↩ 02:03
points you keep bringing up
定语从句：you keep bringing up修饰points，关系代词that被省略。
I mean, all these picky little points you keep bringing up .
我是说，你们老是提这些鸡毛蒜皮的小问题。
SlangB1↩ 02:17
what the heck
搞什么；见鬼——较温和的惊讶或不耐烦，别用于正式写作。
I mean, what the heck . I don't have to tell you.
我是说，见鬼。我不用再跟你解释了。
CollocationA2↩ 02:20
know what something is
know what something is
知道某事是什么
They don't know what the truth is .
他们根本不知道什么是真话。
CollocationB1↩ 02:22
let me tell you ...
let me tell you ...
我告诉你……；强调接下来的话
And let me tell you , they don't need any real big reason to kill someone either.
我告诉你，他们杀人根本不需要什么像样的理由。
Pronunciation↩ 02:27
all of 'em
of和'em都弱读，重点落在all、drinkers。
They get drunk! Oh, they're real big drinkers, all of 'em .
他们喝醉了！哦，他们全都是十足的酒鬼。
SlangA2↩ 02:27
all of 'em
他们全都——口语缩略，书面表达写 all of them。
They get drunk! Oh, they're real big drinkers, all of 'em .
他们喝醉了！哦，他们全都是十足的酒鬼。
CollocationB1↩ 02:34
be something by nature
be something by nature
天生如此；本性上如此
Well, nobody's blaming them for it. That's the way they are, by nature .
可没人会怪他们。那就是他们的天性。
CollocationB2↩ 02:40
as much to A as it does to B
as much to A as it does to B
对A和B同样重要
Ηuman life don't mean as much to them as it does to us .
人命对他们来说，远没有对我们这么重要。
GrammarB2↩ 02:40
as much to them as it does to us
比较结构：as...as比较它对他们的重要程度和对我们的程度。
Ηuman life don't mean as much to them as it does to us .
人命对他们来说，远没有对我们这么重要。
SlangC1↩ 02:44
lushing it up
纵酒；喝得烂醉——老派口语且带贬义，别当中性词。
Look! They're lushing it up and fighting all the time...
看！他们成天酗酒、打架……
CollocationA2↩ 02:55
be the exception
be the exception
这是例外
I've known a couple who were okay , but that's the exception , you know what I mean?
我认识几个还不错的，不过那只是例外，你懂我的意思吧？
GrammarB1↩ 02:55
a couple who were okay
定语从句：who were okay修饰a couple，补充说明这几个人的情况。
I've known a couple who were okay , but that's the exception , you know what I mean?
我认识几个还不错的，不过那只是例外，你懂我的意思吧？
Pronunciation↩ 03:05
tell ya
tell末尾/l/与ya起始/j/连读，ya是you的口语形式。
I'm - I'm trying to tell ya ...
我——我是在努力告诉你们……
Pronunciation↩ 03:05
trying to tell
to弱读为/tə/，trying与tell保持节奏连接。
I'm - I'm trying to tell ya ...
我——我是在努力告诉你们……
SlangA2↩ 03:05
tell ya
告诉你们——you的口语写法，模仿口语即可。
I'm - I'm trying to tell ya ...
我——我是在努力告诉你们……
SlangA2↩ 03:14
no good
不是好人；没用——口语贬义，正式表达要具体说明问题。
Listen to me. They're no good .
听我说。他们都不是什么好人。
CollocationB2↩ 03:23
speak one's piece
speak one's piece
把自己的话说完；发表意见
I'm speaking my piece , and you...
我是想把我的话说完，可你们……
CollocationB1↩ 03:31
be on trial
be on trial
正在这里受审
We're - This kid on trial here , his type...
我们——这个正在受审的孩子，他这种人……
CollocationA2↩ 03:51
open one's mouth
open one's mouth
再次开口说话
Now sit down and don't open your mouth again .
现在坐下，别再开口。
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 00:22
burn a hole in someone's pocket
让人急着花掉或用掉
In the scene他为了赶去看棒球，觉得票在口袋里催着自己离开。
This gift card is burning a hole in my pocket.这张礼品卡让我恨不得马上用掉。
In daily life
购物冲动The bonus is burning a hole in her pocket.这笔奖金让她忍不住想花掉。
above my level
CollocationB2↩ 00:53
have the guts to do something
有胆量做某事
In the scene说话者逼对方按良心投票，不要敷衍了事。
She had the guts to challenge the unfair rule.她有勇气质疑那条不公平的规定。
In daily life
公开提问Do you have the guts to ask for a refund?你有胆量要求退款吗？
auto-pauses
CollocationB1↩ 01:26
a show of hands
举手表决
In the scene主持人提议用举手快速统计票数。
Let’s decide by a show of hands.我们举手表决吧。
In daily life
团队投票By a show of hands, who wants to leave early?举手表决，谁想早点走？
above my level
CollocationB2↩ 01:57
in favor of acquittal
赞成无罪判决
In the scene领班宣布九票对三票，结果倾向宣判被告无罪。
The jury ruled in favor of acquittal after two hours.陪审团经过两小时后作出了无罪判决。
In daily life
法律新闻The court’s decision was in favor of acquittal.法院的决定是宣判无罪。
above my level
SlangC1↩ 02:44
lush it up
纵酒；喝得烂醉
In the scene十号把对某群体的酗酒刻板印象说成天性。
The sailors were lushing it up at the harbor bar.水手们在港口酒吧里纵情喝酒。
In daily life
酒吧聚会They spent the evening lushing it up downtown.他们在市中心纵酒度过了晚上。
above my level
DiscourseB2↩ 03:23
speak one's piece
把自己的话说完
In the scene十号抗议别人打断他，想继续发表自己的看法。
Let me speak my piece before we make a decision.作决定前，先让我把话说完。
In daily life
会议争论I’d like to speak my piece and then hear your response.我想先说完，再听你的回应。
above my level
IronyB2↩ 02:51
oh, sure
勉强承认有例外
In the scene他刚把整群人说得不堪，再假装承认也有好处，反而暴露偏见。
Oh, sure, the plan has some good points, but it still needs work.哦，当然，这方案有些优点，但还是需要改进。
In daily life
评价方案Oh, sure, the design looks nice, but it is hard to use.哦，当然，这设计看着不错，但用起来很难。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“Or don't you have the guts to do what you think is right?”
还是说，你没胆量去做你认为正确的事？
Why it's great
用反问把道德判断推回投票者，锋利又有普适性。
Pattern
have the guts to do something
When to use
劝人别随波逐流时使用。
Similar
Have the courage to stand by your judgment. ／ Do what you believe is right.
Register
informal
Shadowing tip
重读 guts、do、right，句尾反问上扬。
Use it yourself
拒绝随大流Do you have the guts to raise the issue now?你有胆量现在提出这个问题吗？
“Well, the vote's nine to three in favor of acquittal.”
好，九票对三票，赞成宣判无罪。
Why it's great
用简洁句式报告关键结果，acquittal是法律语境中的“无罪判决”。
Pattern
in favor of + 名词
When to use
汇报会议表决、方案通过与否。
Similar
The motion passed by a clear majority. ／ Nine members voted to acquit.
Register
formal
Shadowing tip
重读 nine、three、favor、acquittal，数字要清楚。
Use it yourself
会议表决The committee voted in favor of a later start.委员会投票赞成推迟开始时间。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage❝ 十号的偏见独白
I don't understand you people! I mean, all these picky little points you keep bringing up. They don't mean nothing! You saw this kid just like I did. You're not gonna tell me you believe that phony story about losing the knife... and that business about being at the movies. Look, you know how these people lie. It's born in them. I mean, what the heck. I don't have to tell you. They don't know what the truth is. And let me tell you, they don't need any real big reason to kill someone either. No, sir. They get drunk! Oh, they're real big drinkers, all of 'em. You know that. And bang - someone's lying in the gutter. Well, nobody's blaming them for it. That's the way they are, by nature. You know what I mean? Violent! Where are you going? Ηuman life don't mean as much to them as it does to us. Look! They're lushing it up and fighting all the time... and if somebody gets killed, so somebody gets killed! They don't care! Oh, sure, there's some good things about 'em too. Look, I'm the first one to say that. I've known a couple who were okay, but that's the exception, you know what I mean? Most of 'em, it's like they have no feelings. They can do anything.
我真搞不懂你们！ 我是说，你们老是提这些鸡毛蒜皮的小问题。 那些根本说明不了什么！你们和我一样都见过这孩子。 你别想告诉我，你相信他那套丢刀的鬼话…… 还有他在电影院的那套说辞。 听着，你们知道这些人是怎么撒谎的。那是他们骨子里带的。 我是说，见鬼。我不用再跟你解释了。 他们根本不知道什么是真话。 我告诉你，他们杀人根本不需要什么像样的理由。 不需要，先生。 他们喝醉了！哦，他们全都是十足的酒鬼。 你知道的。砰——就有人躺在阴沟里了。 可没人会怪他们。那就是他们的天性。 你明白我的意思吗？暴力！ 你要去哪儿？ 人命对他们来说，远没有对我们这么重要。 看！他们成天酗酒、打架…… 要是有人被杀了，那就杀了呗！ 他们根本不在乎！ 哦，当然，他们也有些优点。 我可是第一个承认这一点的人。 我认识几个还不错的，不过那只是例外，你懂我的意思吧？ 大多数人就像是没有感情一样，什么都干得出来。
从不耐烦升级到种族偏见，重复和停顿让失控感逐层加深。