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Prejudice Takes Over 偏见失控IMDb ↗
偏见一开口真相就开始变形
12-angry-men-1957 · 1957
CEFR B2IELTS 6.5jury-room雅思prejudice
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Everything you need before watchingThe jurors begin by reciting the boy’s troubled record, but the discussion soon turns into a judgment of his family, neighborhood, and class. One juror’s contempt for people from the slums becomes intensely personal when another reveals his own background. As tempers flare, the foreman tries to restore order, and a quieter juror returns the group to the evidence: even sworn witnesses may be mistaken. The scene exposes prejudice while moving the case toward reasonable doubt.
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Juror 8Dissenting juror
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Juror 10Prejudiced juror
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Juror 3Furious father
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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
This kid is five for 0.
这孩子五战全败。
00:02
Well, look at his record .
好，看看他的案底。
00:03
When he was 10, he was in children's court.
他十岁时进过少年法庭。
00:06
He threw a rock at a teacher.
他拿石头砸过老师。
00:08
When he was 15, he was in reform school.
十五岁时进了少年管教所。
00:10
He stole a car.
他偷过一辆车。
00:12
He's been arrested for mugging .
他因为抢劫被捕过。
00:15
He was picked up twice for knife fighting .
他还因持刀斗殴被抓过两次。
00:17
Oh, yeah, they say he's real handy with a knife .
哦，对，他们都说他玩刀很在行。
00:19
Oh, this is a very fine boy.
哦，真是个好孩子啊。
00:22
Ever since he was five years old, his father beat him up regularly.
他从五岁起，父亲就经常把他打得鼻青脸肿。
00:25
- He used his fists. - Well, so would I.
—他是用拳头打的。—换作是我，我也会。
00:27
A kid like that?
这种孩子？
00:29
It's these kids, the way they are nowadays.
现在的孩子就是这样。
00:34
When I was a kid, I used to call my father "sir."
我小时候都叫我父亲‘先生’。
00:38
That's right. "Sir."
没错，‘先生’。
00:40
Do you ever hear a kid call his father that any more?
现在还听得到哪个孩子这么叫父亲吗？
00:42
Fathers don't seem to think it's important any more.
现在的父亲好像也不觉得这有什么重要了。
00:45
- You got any kids? - Three.
—你有孩子吗？—三个。
00:48
I got one.
我有一个。
00:51
Twenty-two years old.
二十二岁。
00:59
When he was nine years old, he ran away from a fight.
他九岁那年，打架时居然跑了。
01:04
I saw it. I was so embarrassed I almost threw up.
我亲眼看见的。丢人得我差点吐出来。
01:08
I said, "I'm gonna make a man out of you if I have to break you in two trying ."
我当时说：‘要是非得把你打断两截，我也要把你教成个男子汉。’
01:16
Well, I made a man out of him.
结果，我把他教成了男子汉。
01:18
When he was 16, we had a fight.
他十六岁那年，我们打了一架。
01:22
Hit me in the jaw. He was a big kid.
他一拳打在我下巴上。他那时个头可不小。
01:28
Haven't seen him for two years.
两年没见过他了。
01:32
Kids.
孩子啊。
01:36
Work your heart out.
你拼死拼活地干吧。
01:41
Well, let's get going.
好了，继续吧。
01:42
I think we're missing the point here.
我觉得我们没抓住重点。
01:44
This boy, let's say he's the product of a broken home and a filthy neighborhood.
就说这孩子是破碎家庭和肮脏街区的产物吧。
01:48
We can't help that . We're here to decide whether he's innocent or guilty ...
这不是我们能改变的。我们来这里是决定他有罪还是无罪……
01:52
not to go into the reasons why he grew up the way he did.
不是来追究他为什么会那样长大的。
01:55
He was born in a slum. Slums are breeding grounds for criminals .
他出生在贫民窟。贫民窟就是滋生罪犯的温床。
01:57
I know it, and so do you.
我知道，你也知道。
01:59
It's no secret children from slum backgrounds are potential menaces to society.
谁都知道，贫民窟出身的孩子可能成为社会的祸害。
02:04
- Now I think - - Brother, you can say that again.
—现在我觉得……—老兄，你这话说得太对了，再说一遍。
02:06
The kids who crawl out of these places are real trash .
从那种地方爬出来的孩子，都是彻头彻尾的垃圾。
02:09
- I don't want any part of them. I'm telling you. - Listen, mister. Listen.
—我可不想跟他们有任何瓜葛，我告诉你。—听着，先生，听着。
02:11
- I, uh - I've lived in a slum all my life. - Wait a minute.
—我，我……我一辈子都住在贫民窟。—等一下。
02:15
Please, I - I played in backyards that were filled with garbage.
请听我说，我……我小时候就在满是垃圾的后院里玩。
02:19
I mean, maybe you can still smell it on me.
说不定你现在还闻得出我身上的味道。
02:21
Now, listen, sonny .
好了，听着，小子。
02:22
- Come on now. - There's nothing personal about this.
—行了吧。—这不是针对谁。
02:24
- No, there was something personal. - Aw, come on, fella . He didn't mean you.
—不，刚才就是针对我。—哎呀，老兄，他不是在说你。
02:27
Let's not be so sensitive.
别这么敏感。
02:29
This sensitivity I can understand.
这种敏感，我能理解。
02:31
Okay, look, let's stop the arguing. We're only wasting time, and...
好了，别吵了。我们只是在浪费时间，而且……
02:36
Look, your turn down there. Let's go.
好了，轮到你了，那边那位。开始吧。
02:40
Oh, I didn't expect a turn. I thought you were all gonna try to convince me.
哦，我没想到还轮得到我。我以为你们会轮番说服我。
02:43
- Wasn't that the idea? - Check. That was the idea.
—不就是这个意思吗？—对，就是这个意思。
02:45
- Oh, I forgot about that. He's right. - What difference does it make?
—哦，我把这事忘了。他说得对。—这有什么区别？
02:47
He's the one who's keeping us in here. Let's hear what he's got to say .
就是他让我们一直困在这儿。听听他要说什么吧。
02:49
Oh, now wait a minute. We decided to do this a certain way.
等一下。我们说好要按某种方式来。
02:52
I think we ought to stick to that way .
我觉得就该照这个方式来。
02:54
Oh, stop being a kid, will you?
行了，别跟个孩子似的，好吗？
02:56
- What do you mean "a kid"? - What do you think I mean?
—你说谁像孩子？—你觉得我说的是什么意思？
02:58
K-I-D. Kid.
K—I—D。孩子。
03:02
What? Listen, just because I'm trying to keep this thing organized ?
什么？我只是在尽量把事情安排好，有什么错？
03:06
Here, you take it. You take on the responsibility .
来，你来。你来负这个责任。
03:08
I'll just - I'll keep my mouth shut . That's all.
那我就闭嘴。就这样。
03:10
What are you getting so hot about? Calm down, will you?
你干吗这么激动？冷静点，行吗？
03:12
Don't tell me to calm down.
别叫我冷静。
03:14
Here. You wanna take the chair, just take the chair. That's all.
来。你想接手主席的位置，就接手吧。就这样。
03:16
- Did you ever see such a thing? - See if you can keep it running.
—你见过这种事吗？—看你还能不能把这摊事维持下去。
03:18
- Listen, you think it's funny or something? - Hey, forget it, fella .
—听着，你觉得这很好笑还是怎么着？—算了，老兄。
03:20
The whole thing's unimportant. Come on.
整件事都无关紧要。得了。
03:22
- Unimportant? Oh, here, you try it. - No, nobody wants to change.
—无关紧要？来，你来试试。—不，没人想换人。
03:25
You're doing a beautiful job. Sit down.
你干得漂亮。坐下吧。
03:27
Yeah, you're doing great. Just great, fella .
对，你干得太好了。真是太好了，老兄。
03:30
You stay in there and pitch . You know?
你就待在那儿继续说服大家，明白吗？
03:33
All right. Let's hear from somebody.
好吧。听听其他人的意见。
03:37
Well, if you want me to tell you how I feel about it, it's all right with me.
好，如果你想听我怎么看，我没意见。
03:41
Boy, I don't care what you do.
伙计，我才不在乎你想干什么。
03:43
All right, I don't have anything brilliant.
好吧，我也没什么高见。
03:46
I only know as much as you do.
我知道的和你一样多。
03:48
According to the testimony, the boy looks guilty. Maybe he is.
按证词来看，这孩子像是有罪。也许他就是。
03:52
I sat there in court for six days listening while the evidence built up.
我在法庭坐了六天，听着证据一点点累积起来。
03:57
Everybody sounded so positive, you know?
每个人听起来都那么肯定，你知道吧？
03:59
I-I began to get a peculiar feeling about this trial.
我开始对这场审判有种说不出的奇怪感觉。
04:01
I mean, nothing is that positive.
我的意思是，不可能什么事都那么确定。
04:03
There are a lot of questions I'd have liked to ask.
有很多问题，我本来很想问。
04:06
I don't know. Maybe they wouldn't have meant anything , but...
我不知道。也许问了也没意义，但是……
04:08
I began to get the feeling that the defense counsel...
我开始觉得，辩护律师……
04:10
wasn't conducting a thorough-enough cross-examination.
没有进行足够彻底的交叉询问。
04:13
I mean, he - he let too many things go by, little things that...
我的意思是，他，他放过了太多事情，一些看似细小的事情……
04:16
What little things? Listen, when these fella s don't ask questions...
什么小事？听着，这些人如果不提问……
04:19
it's because they know the answers already and they figure they'll be hurt .
是因为他们已经知道答案，觉得问下去会对自己不利。
04:22
Maybe it's also possible for a lawyer to be just plain stupid, isn't it?
也有可能是律师单纯太蠢了，对吧？
04:26
I mean it's possible.
我的意思是，也不是没可能。
04:27
You sound like you met my brother-in-law once.
听你的口气，像是你以前见过我姐夫似的。
04:32
I - I kept putting myself in the kid's place .
我一直设身处地替那孩子想。
04:36
I'd have asked for another lawyer, I think.
换作是我，我会要求换个律师。
04:39
I mean, if I was on trial for my life...
我的意思是，如果我的性命就系在这场审判上……
04:41
I'd want my lawyer to tear the prosecution witnesses to shreds , or at least try to.
我会希望我的律师把控方证人驳得体无完肤，至少也得试一试。
04:46
Look, there was one alleged eyewitness to this killing.
这起谋杀有一个所谓的目击证人。
04:51
Someone else claims he heard the killing, saw the boy run out afterwards.
还有人声称听见了凶案发生，还看见男孩事后跑了出来。
04:54
And there was a lot of circumstantial evidence.
此外还有大量间接证据。
04:56
But actually, those two witnesses were the entire case for the prosecution.
但实际上，这两名证人就是控方的全部依据。
05:00
Supposing they're wrong .
假设他们错了呢？
05:02
What do you mean supposing they're wrong?
你说假设他们错了是什么意思？
05:04
What's the point of having witnesses at all?
那要证人还有什么意义？
05:06
- Could they be wrong? - What are you trying to say?
—他们会不会也错？—你到底想说什么？
05:08
Those people sat on the stand under oath .
那些人是在宣誓后出庭作证的。
05:10
They're only people. People make mistakes.
他们也只是普通人。人都会犯错。
05:12
Could they be wrong?
他们可能会错吗？
05:14
- Well, no, I don't think so. - Do you know so?
—嗯，不，我不觉得。—你确定吗？
05:17
Oh, come on. Nobody can know a thing like that.
得了吧，这种事没人能确定。
05:19
This isn't an exact science.
这又不是一门精确科学。
05:21
That's right. It isn't.
没错。确实不是。
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoCollocationB1↩ 00:02
look at someone's record
look at someone's record
看看某人的案底或履历
Well, look at his record .
好，看看他的案底。
Pronunciation↩ 00:02
look at his
at 弱读成 /ət/，look_at_his 连得很快。
Well, look at his record .
好，看看他的案底。
CollocationB1↩ 00:12
be arrested for something
be arrested for something
因某事被逮捕
He's been arrested for mugging .
他因为抢劫被捕过。
Pronunciation↩ 00:12
arrested for mugging
for 弱读为 /fər/，别把它听成完整的 /fɔːr/。
He's been arrested for mugging .
他因为抢劫被捕过。
CollocationB1↩ 00:15
be picked up for something
be picked up for something
因某事被警方抓过
He was picked up twice for knife fighting .
他还因持刀斗殴被抓过两次。
SlangB1↩ 00:15
picked up
被抓，被拘留——口语说法，正式法律文本用 arrested。
He was picked up twice for knife fighting .
他还因持刀斗殴被抓过两次。
CollocationB1↩ 00:17
be handy with something
be handy with something
很会使用某样东西
Oh, yeah, they say he's real handy with a knife .
哦，对，他们都说他玩刀很在行。
CollocationB1↩ 00:22
beat someone up
beat someone up
把某人打伤
Ever since he was five years old, his father beat him up regularly.
他从五岁起，父亲就经常把他打得鼻青脸肿。
CollocationB2↩ 01:08
make a man out of someone
make a man out of someone
把某人管成男子汉
I said, "I'm gonna make a man out of you if I have to break you in two trying ."
我当时说：‘要是非得把你打断两截，我也要把你教成个男子汉。’
GrammarB2↩ 01:08
if I have to break you in two trying
条件从句：if 引出必要条件，trying 补充说明为达到目的而采取的做法。
I said, "I'm gonna make a man out of you if I have to break you in two trying ."
我当时说：‘要是非得把你打断两截，我也要把你教成个男子汉。’
Pronunciation↩ 01:08
gonna make a
make a 连读，a 弱读，整体像 make-ə。
I said, "I'm gonna make a man out of you if I have to break you in two trying ."
我当时说：‘要是非得把你打断两截，我也要把你教成个男子汉。’
SlangA2↩ 01:08
gonna
将要，要——口语缩略，正式写作使用 going to。
I said, "I'm gonna make a man out of you if I have to break you in two trying ."
我当时说：‘要是非得把你打断两截，我也要把你教成个男子汉。’
CollocationB1↩ 01:42
miss the point
miss the point
没抓住重点
I think we're missing the point here.
我觉得我们没抓住重点。
Pronunciation↩ 01:42
missing the point
重读 missing 和 point，突出“没抓住重点”。
I think we're missing the point here.
我觉得我们没抓住重点。
CollocationB2↩ 01:44
be the product of something
be the product of something
是某种环境造成的结果
This boy, let's say he's the product of a broken home and a filthy neighborhood.
就说这孩子是破碎家庭和肮脏街区的产物吧。
CollocationB1↩ 01:48
can't help something
can't help something
对此无能为力，没法改变
We can't help that . We're here to decide whether he's innocent or guilty ...
这不是我们能改变的。我们来这里是决定他有罪还是无罪……
GrammarB1↩ 01:48
whether he's innocent or guilty
whether选择结构：whether...or...连接两个选择，整体作 decide 的宾语。
We can't help that . We're here to decide whether he's innocent or guilty ...
这不是我们能改变的。我们来这里是决定他有罪还是无罪……
CollocationB2↩ 01:52
go into the reasons why
go into the reasons why
深入追究为什么
not to go into the reasons why he grew up the way he did.
不是来追究他为什么会那样长大的。
CollocationB2↩ 01:55
a breeding ground for something
a breeding ground for something
滋生某类事物的温床
He was born in a slum. Slums are breeding grounds for criminals .
他出生在贫民窟。贫民窟就是滋生罪犯的温床。
CollocationB1↩ 01:59
it's no secret that...
it's no secret that...
众所周知
It's no secret children from slum backgrounds are potential menaces to society.
谁都知道，贫民窟出身的孩子可能成为社会的祸害。
SlangB1↩ 02:06
real trash
彻头彻尾的垃圾人——侮辱性很强，正式场合不要使用。
The kids who crawl out of these places are real trash .
从那种地方爬出来的孩子，都是彻头彻尾的垃圾。
SlangB2↩ 02:21
sonny
小子，年轻人——老派且居高临下，常带挑衅意味。
Now, listen, sonny .
好了，听着，小子。
CollocationB1↩ 02:22
nothing personal
nothing personal
不是针对你个人
- Come on now. - There's nothing personal about this.
—行了吧。—这不是针对谁。
SlangB1↩ 02:24
fella
老兄，伙计——非正式称呼，熟人间或缓和冲突时使用。
- No, there was something personal. - Aw, come on, fella . He didn't mean you.
—不，刚才就是针对我。—哎呀，老兄，他不是在说你。
CollocationB1↩ 02:47
hear what someone has got to say
hear what someone has got to say
听听某人要说什么
He's the one who's keeping us in here. Let's hear what he's got to say .
就是他让我们一直困在这儿。听听他要说什么吧。
CollocationB1↩ 02:52
stick to something
stick to something
坚持按某种方式做
I think we ought to stick to that way .
我觉得就该照这个方式来。
GrammarB2↩ 03:02
just because I'm trying to keep this thing organized
原因从句：just because 引出理由，但反问暗示这个理由不该被指责。
What? Listen, just because I'm trying to keep this thing organized ?
什么？我只是在尽量把事情安排好，有什么错？
CollocationB2↩ 03:06
take on the responsibility
take on the responsibility
承担责任
Here, you take it. You take on the responsibility .
来，你来。你来负这个责任。
CollocationB1↩ 03:08
keep one's mouth shut
keep one's mouth shut
闭嘴不说话
I'll just - I'll keep my mouth shut . That's all.
那我就闭嘴。就这样。
SlangB2↩ 03:30
pitch
卖力陈述，说服大家——口语指持续推销或游说，不是投掷。
You stay in there and pitch . You know?
你就待在那儿继续说服大家，明白吗？
GrammarB2↩ 04:06
they wouldn't have meant anything
情态完成式：would have加过去分词，表示对过去可能结果的假设或推测。
I don't know. Maybe they wouldn't have meant anything , but...
我不知道。也许问了也没意义，但是……
CollocationB1↩ 04:08
get the feeling that...
get the feeling that...
开始觉得某事
I began to get the feeling that the defense counsel...
我开始觉得，辩护律师……
Pronunciation↩ 04:19
figure they'll be hurt
重读 figure 和 hurt，听出推断与不利后果。
it's because they know the answers already and they figure they'll be hurt .
是因为他们已经知道答案，觉得问下去会对自己不利。
CollocationB2↩ 04:32
put oneself in someone's place
put oneself in someone's place
设身处地替某人想
I - I kept putting myself in the kid's place .
我一直设身处地替那孩子想。
GrammarB2↩ 04:41
I'd want my lawyer to tear the prosecution witnesses to shreds
宾语不定式：want后接人再接to do，说明希望某人执行的动作。
I'd want my lawyer to tear the prosecution witnesses to shreds , or at least try to.
我会希望我的律师把控方证人驳得体无完肤，至少也得试一试。
GrammarB2↩ 05:00
Supposing they're wrong
假设分句：Supposing引出假设，相当于What if，后面省略了主句。
Supposing they're wrong .
假设他们错了呢？
CollocationB2↩ 05:08
under oath
under oath
在宣誓后作证
Those people sat on the stand under oath .
那些人是在宣誓后出庭作证的。
Pronunciation↩ 05:19
isn't an exact
an 弱读，isn't_an 连读成紧凑的一串音。
This isn't an exact science.
这又不是一门精确科学。
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
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Phrasal verbB1↩ 00:22
beat someone up
把某人打伤
In the scene这里指男孩从五岁起就长期遭父亲拳打脚踢。
The bullies beat him up after school.那些霸凌者放学后把他打了一顿。
In daily life
新闻报道The report says two men beat up a taxi driver.报道说两名男子殴打了一名出租车司机。
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 01:08
make a man out of someone
把某人管成男子汉
In the scene父亲要用强硬手段把逃避打架的儿子“教成男人”。
That demanding apprenticeship made a man out of him.那段高强度学徒经历让他成熟了。
In daily life
谈工作历练A year abroad really made a woman out of her.在国外一年真的让她成长了。
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IdiomB1↩ 01:42
miss the point
没抓住重点
In the scene八号陪审员提醒大家，讨论男孩出身偏离了判断证据的核心。
You are missing the point of my question.你没抓住我问题的重点。
In daily life
项目复盘We may be missing the point of the customer complaint.我们可能没抓住客户投诉的重点。
above my level
VocabularyC1↩ 04:54
circumstantial evidence
间接证据
In the scene这里指控方掌握的旁证，而非直接证明男孩行凶的证据。
The jury relied on circumstantial evidence to identify the thief.陪审团依据间接证据确认了窃贼。
In daily life
读法律新闻The case rests largely on circumstantial evidence.这起案件主要依赖间接证据。
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DiscourseB1↩ 02:22
nothing personal
不是针对你个人
In the scene有人在刺痛八号的成长经历后，试图把攻击说成一般性讨论。
Nothing personal, but I chose a different supplier.不是针对你个人，只是我选了另一家供应商。
In daily life
拒绝合作Nothing personal; this role needs different experience.不是针对你个人，这个职位需要不同的经验。
above my level
IronyB2↩ 00:19
a very fine boy
真是个“好孩子”
In the scene说话人是在讽刺男孩的案底，fine boy并非真心夸奖。
Oh, what a fine teammate you are, leaving me to clean up everything.哦，你可真是个好队友，把所有收拾残局的活都留给我。
In daily life
朋友迟到Well, you're a fine friend, showing up two hours late.你可真是个好朋友，迟到整整两小时。
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 04:32
put oneself in someone's place
设身处地替某人想
In the scene陪审员把自己代入男孩的位置，思考他会怎样面对这场审判。
Try to put yourself in her place before you judge her decision.批评她的决定前，先设身处地替她想想。
In daily life
家庭争执Put yourself in your brother's place for a moment.请暂时站在你哥哥的角度想想。
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 04:41
tear someone to shreds
把某人驳得体无完肤
In the scene陪审员希望辩护律师猛烈拆穿控方证人的证词漏洞。
The reviewer tore the film's weak ending to shreds.评论家把这部电影薄弱的结尾批得体无完肤。
In daily life
审阅提案The committee tore the proposal to shreds before approving it.委员会把提案批得一无是处后才批准。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“I think we're missing the point here.”
我觉得我们没抓住重点。
Why it's great
礼貌地打断跑题争论，把注意力拉回真正的问题。
Pattern
I think we're missing the point.
When to use
会议或争论偏离主题时，温和地提醒大家。
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I think we're losing sight of the issue. ／ Let's get back to the main point.
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Shadowing tip
重读 missing 和 point，here 轻收尾。
Use it yourself
讨论跑题I think we're missing the point of this meeting.我觉得我们没抓住这次会议的重点。
“They're only people. People make mistakes.”
他们也只是普通人。人都会犯错。
Why it's great
用短句反驳“证人绝不会错”的盲目确定，克制却有分量。
Pattern
People make mistakes.
When to use
提醒别人别把某人或某个决定看得绝对完美时。
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Everyone makes mistakes. ／ No one gets everything right.
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Shadowing tip
两句都重读 people，第二句降调落在 mistakes。
Use it yourself
安慰同事People make mistakes, so let's fix it together.人都会犯错，我们一起把它改好吧。
“This isn't an exact science.”
这又不是一门精确科学。
Why it's great
承认判断存在误差，用自然比喻给绝对结论留下余地。
Pattern
It isn't an exact science.
When to use
工作预测、诊断或判断没有百分之百把握时。
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There is no perfect formula. ／ It's not an exact formula.
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Shadowing tip
exact 重读，science 降调；an 弱读并与前词相连。
Use it yourself
解释预测Forecasting demand isn't an exact science.预测需求并不是一门精确科学。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage❝ 从直觉到疑点
All right, I don't have anything brilliant. I only know as much as you do. According to the testimony, the boy looks guilty. Maybe he is. I sat there in court for six days listening while the evidence built up. Everybody sounded so positive, you know? I-I began to get a peculiar feeling about this trial. I mean, nothing is that positive. There are a lot of questions I'd have liked to ask. I don't know. Maybe they wouldn't have meant anything, but... I began to get the feeling that the defense counsel... wasn't conducting a thorough-enough cross-examination. I mean, he - he let too many things go by, little things that...
好吧，我也没什么高见。 我知道的和你一样多。 按证词来看，这孩子像是有罪。也许他就是。 我在法庭坐了六天，听着证据一点点累积起来。 每个人听起来都那么肯定，你知道吧？ 我开始对这场审判有种说不出的奇怪感觉。 我的意思是，不可能什么事都那么确定。 有很多问题，我本来很想问。 我不知道。也许问了也没意义，但是…… 我开始觉得，辩护律师…… 没有进行足够彻底的交叉询问。 我的意思是，他，他放过了太多事情，一些看似细小的事情……
先承认证据表面有利，再层层提出盘问不足，克制却有力量。