Chapter 11 of 18 · 3'23"
Reconstructing the Scene 现场重演失控IMDb ↗
重演一次证词现场竟让人彻底失控
12-angry-men-1957 · 1957
CEFR B2IELTS 6.5jury-room雅思Justice
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Everything you need before watchingAfter timing the old man's route to the front door, the jurors discover that the testimony may not fit the clock. One juror reconstructs what the witness could have heard, while another treats the exercise as sentimental nonsense. The scene then turns personal: a fight over evidence becomes a confrontation about justice, anger, and the dangerous desire to see someone punished. It is a sharp lesson in courtroom reasoning and emotional subtext.
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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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00:00
walk 43 feet down and open the front door all in 15 seconds.
走过43英尺，再打开前门，总共只要15秒。
00:02
- Do you think he could have done it ? - Sure he could have done it.
- 你觉得他能做到吗？ - 当然能做到。
00:04
He can walk only very slowly. They had to help him into the witness chair .
他走路只能非常慢。他们还得扶他进证人席。
00:07
You make it sound like a long walk .
你说得好像这是一段很长的路。
00:09
For an old man who had a stroke, it is a long walk.
对一个中过风的老人来说，这确实是一段很长的路。
00:11
- Oh! What are you doing? - I'm gonna try it, see how long it took him .
- 哦！你在干什么？ - 我想试试看，看看他花了多长时间。
00:15
What do you mean, you want to try it? Why didn't his lawyer bring it up if it's so important ?
你说你想试试是什么意思？如果这事这么重要，他的律师为什么没提？
00:18
- Maybe he just didn't think about it , huh? - What do you mean, didn't think of it ? You think the man's an idiot or something?
- 也许他只是没想到，嗯？ - 你说没想到是什么意思？你以为那人是白痴还是什么？
00:22
- It's an obvious thing. - Did you think of it ?
- 这不是显而易见吗？ - 你怎么没想到？
00:23
Listen, smart guy . Don't matter whether I thought of it.
听着，自作聪明的家伙。我有没有想到这事根本不重要。
00:25
He didn't bring it up because he knew it would hurt his case . What do you think of that?
他没提，是因为他知道这会让他的案子对他不利。你觉得怎么样？
00:28
Maybe he didn't bring it up because it would have meant bullying and badgering a helpless old man .
也许他没提，是因为那样就等于欺负、纠缠一个无助的老人。
00:31
You know that doesn't sit very well with a jury . Most lawyers avoid it if they can.
你知道陪审团不太吃这一套。大多数律师能避开就会避开。
00:35
- So, what kind of a bum is he then? - That's what I've been asking, buddy.
- 那他到底是个什么样的废物？ - 这正是我一直在问的，老兄。
00:38
Pass me that chair, will you? Those two chairs are the old man's bed.
把那把椅子递给我，行吗？那两把椅子就是老人的床。
00:41
I just paced off 12 feet across the room. This will be the bedroom door.
我刚量了量，房间横向有12英尺。这就是卧室门。
00:44
Oh, that's crazy. You can't recreate a thing like that.
哦，太荒唐了。你不可能把这种事原样重现。
00:47
- I'd like to see it. - The hall was 43 feet.
- 我倒想看看。 - 过道有43英尺。
00:49
I'll pace from that wall and back again.
我会从那面墙走过去，再走回来。
00:52
Look, this is absolutely insane. What are you wasting everybody's time in here for?
听着，这简直疯了。你们让大家在这里浪费时间干什么？
00:56
According to you, it'll only take 15 seconds. Now, we can spare that, see.
按你的说法，只要15秒。我们抽得出这点时间，行了吧。
01:03
Come on. Knock it off .
得了，别闹了。
01:05
Okay.
好。
01:06
Okay. Okay, killer .
行，行，杀手先生。
01:08
Yeah.
是啊。
01:12
Will you stand right there and mark the front door?
你站在那儿，把前门的位置标出来，好吗？
01:14
It was chain-locked according to the testimony, remember?
证词说门是用门链锁着的，记得吗？
01:17
- Has anybody got a watch with a second hand? - I have.
- 谁的手表有秒针？ - 我的有。
01:19
When you want me to start, stamp your foot. That'll be the body falling.
你要我开始时，就跺一下脚。那就代表尸体倒下。
01:22
You can time me from there.
你在那边给我计时就行。
01:24
What are we gonna do, play charades now?
我们现在是要玩你比我猜吗？
01:26
- Come on! What are we waiting for? - Okay, I'm ready.
- 赶紧的！我们还等什么？ - 好，我准备好了。
01:28
Well, I want to wait till the second hand reaches 60.
嗯，我想等秒针走到60。
01:30
Oh, come on.
哦，拜托。
01:38
Come on. Speed it up . He could walk twice as fast as that .
快点。加快速度。他走路可以快一倍。
01:43
You want me to walk faster than that, I will.
你要我再快一点，我就快给你看。
02:02
Lock. Door. Stop.
锁。门。停。
02:05
- Right. - What's the time?
- 对。 - 多长时间？
02:07
Uh, exactly 41 seconds.
呃，整整41秒。
02:10
This is what I think happened .
我认为事情是这样发生的。
02:13
The old man heard the fight between the boy and his father a few hours earlier.
几小时前，老人听见了男孩和他父亲的争吵。
02:16
Then when he's lying in bed, he heard the body hit the floor in the boy's apartment...
后来，他躺在床上时，听见男孩公寓里有东西砸到地板上的声音……
02:19
heard the woman scream from across the street, got to his front door as fast as he could ...
他听见街对面那个女人尖叫，便尽可能快地赶到前门……
02:22
heard somebody racing down the stairs and assumed it was the boy.
他听见有人冲下楼梯，就以为那是男孩。
02:25
- I think that's possible. - Assumed?
- 我觉得这有可能。 - 你说以为？
02:27
Oh.
哦。
02:29
Brother, I've seen all kinds of dishonesty in my day , but this little display takes the cake.
老兄，我这辈子见过各种各样的不诚实，但这场小把戏真是离谱到家了。
02:35
You all come in here with your hearts bleeding all over the floor about slum kids and injustice.
你们一个个跑到这里，对贫民窟的孩子和不公正现象表现得痛心疾首。
02:40
You listen to some fairy tales.
听了几段童话故事。
02:42
Suddenly you start getting through to some of these old ladies .
突然间，你们就开始说动这些老娘们了。
02:45
Well, you're not getting through to me. I've had enough .
可你说不动我。我受够了。
02:48
What's the matter with you guys?
你们这些家伙到底怎么了？
02:50
You all know he's guilty! He's got to burn!
你们都知道他有罪！他得上电椅！
02:53
You're letting him slip through our fingers.
你们就这样让他从我们手里溜走。
02:55
"Slip through our fingers"? Are you his executioner?
“从我们手里溜走”？你是他的刽子手吗？
02:57
I'm one of 'em!
我就是刽子手之一！
02:59
Perhaps you'd like to pull the switch.
也许你想亲手拉下电椅的开关。
03:02
For this kid, you bet I would.
为了这小子，我当然愿意。
03:04
I feel sorry for you . What it must feel like to want to pull the switch.
我真替你难过。想拉下开关的感觉一定很难受。
03:08
Ever since you walked into this room, you've been acting like a self-appointed public avenger .
从你走进这个房间起，你就一直把自己当成自封的正义复仇者。
03:12
You want to see this boy die because you personally want it, not because of the facts .
你想看这男孩死，不是因为事实，而是因为你自己就想让他死。
03:16
- You're a sadist. - You...
- 你是个虐待狂。 - 你……
03:18
Let me go! I'll kill him. I'll kill him!
放开我！我要杀了他。我要杀了他！
03:22
You don't really mean you'll kill me, do you?
你真的不是想杀我，对吧？
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Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoCollocationB1↩ 00:02
could have done something
could have done something
本来可能做过某事
- Do you think he could have done it ? - Sure he could have done it.
- 你觉得他能做到吗？ - 当然能做到。
GrammarB1↩ 00:02
could have done it
情态动词完成式：could have 加过去分词，表示过去本来可能发生的事。
- Do you think he could have done it ? - Sure he could have done it.
- 你觉得他能做到吗？ - 当然能做到。
Pronunciation↩ 00:02
could have done
have 弱读为 /əv/，不要逐词重读。
- Do you think he could have done it ? - Sure he could have done it.
- 你觉得他能做到吗？ - 当然能做到。
CollocationB1↩ 00:04
help someone into something
help someone into something
扶某人进入或坐进某处
He can walk only very slowly. They had to help him into the witness chair .
他走路只能非常慢。他们还得扶他进证人席。
Pronunciation↩ 00:04
help him into
him into 连起来听，/m/自然衔接。
He can walk only very slowly. They had to help him into the witness chair .
他走路只能非常慢。他们还得扶他进证人席。
CollocationB1↩ 00:07
make something sound like something
make something sound like something
说得好像某事是另一回事
You make it sound like a long walk .
你说得好像这是一段很长的路。
CollocationB1↩ 00:11
see how long something took someone
see how long something took someone
看看某人花了多长时间
- Oh! What are you doing? - I'm gonna try it, see how long it took him .
- 哦！你在干什么？ - 我想试试看，看看他花了多长时间。
Pronunciation↩ 00:11
I'm gonna try
gonna 是 going to 的口语缩合，整段连得很快。
- Oh! What are you doing? - I'm gonna try it, see how long it took him .
- 哦！你在干什么？ - 我想试试看，看看他花了多长时间。
CollocationB1↩ 00:15
bring something up
bring something up
提起某件事
What do you mean, you want to try it? Why didn't his lawyer bring it up if it's so important ?
你说你想试试是什么意思？如果这事这么重要，他的律师为什么没提？
GrammarB1↩ 00:15
if it's so important
条件从句：if 引出条件；这里带反问语气，意为“既然这么重要”。
What do you mean, you want to try it? Why didn't his lawyer bring it up if it's so important ?
你说你想试试是什么意思？如果这事这么重要，他的律师为什么没提？
Pronunciation↩ 00:15
bring it up
bring 与 it 顺滑相连，别在词间停顿。
What do you mean, you want to try it? Why didn't his lawyer bring it up if it's so important ?
你说你想试试是什么意思？如果这事这么重要，他的律师为什么没提？
CollocationA2↩ 00:18
think about something
think about something
考虑某件事
- Maybe he just didn't think about it , huh? - What do you mean, didn't think of it ? You think the man's an idiot or something?
- 也许他只是没想到，嗯？ - 你说没想到是什么意思？你以为那人是白痴还是什么？
CollocationA2↩ 00:18
think of something
think of something
想到或想起某件事
- Maybe he just didn't think about it , huh? - What do you mean, didn't think of it ? You think the man's an idiot or something?
- 也许他只是没想到，嗯？ - 你说没想到是什么意思？你以为那人是白痴还是什么？
SlangB1↩ 00:23
smart guy
自作聪明的家伙——争吵中讽刺对方，正式场合慎用
Listen, smart guy . Don't matter whether I thought of it.
听着，自作聪明的家伙。我有没有想到这事根本不重要。
CollocationB2↩ 00:25
hurt someone's case
hurt someone's case
对某人的案件不利
He didn't bring it up because he knew it would hurt his case . What do you think of that?
他没提，是因为他知道这会让他的案子对他不利。你觉得怎么样？
GrammarB2↩ 00:28
it would have meant bullying and badgering a helpless old man
虚拟结果：would have meant 表示某做法在当时会造成的后果。
Maybe he didn't bring it up because it would have meant bullying and badgering a helpless old man .
也许他没提，是因为那样就等于欺负、纠缠一个无助的老人。
CollocationB2↩ 00:31
sit well with someone
sit well with someone
让某人觉得妥当或容易接受
You know that doesn't sit very well with a jury . Most lawyers avoid it if they can.
你知道陪审团不太吃这一套。大多数律师能避开就会避开。
SlangB1↩ 00:35
bum
废物；讨厌的家伙——非正式贬人称呼，语气不客气
- So, what kind of a bum is he then? - That's what I've been asking, buddy.
- 那他到底是个什么样的废物？ - 这正是我一直在问的，老兄。
CollocationA2↩ 00:52
waste someone's time
waste someone's time
浪费某人的时间
Look, this is absolutely insane. What are you wasting everybody's time in here for?
听着，这简直疯了。你们让大家在这里浪费时间干什么？
CollocationB1↩ 01:03
knock it off
knock it off
别闹了；住手
Come on. Knock it off .
得了，别闹了。
SlangB1↩ 01:03
Knock it off
别闹了；住手——制止别人继续做某事的口语
Come on. Knock it off .
得了，别闹了。
SlangB1↩ 01:06
killer
狠角色；厉害的人——这里是挖苦，不是认真指控
Okay. Okay, killer .
行，行，杀手先生。
CollocationB1↩ 01:24
play charades
play charades
玩你比我猜；装模作样演戏
这里不是要玩游戏，而是讽刺重演现场太荒唐。
What are we gonna do, play charades now?
我们现在是要玩你比我猜吗？
CollocationA2↩ 01:38
speed something up
speed something up
加快某事的速度
Come on. Speed it up . He could walk twice as fast as that .
快点。加快速度。他走路可以快一倍。
CollocationB1↩ 01:38
twice as + adjective + as
twice as + adjective + as
是那个速度的两倍快
Come on. Speed it up . He could walk twice as fast as that .
快点。加快速度。他走路可以快一倍。
GrammarB1↩ 02:10
what I think happened
宾语从句：what 引导名词性从句，整体作 is 的表语，说明所认为的内容。
This is what I think happened .
我认为事情是这样发生的。
CollocationA2↩ 02:19
as + adjective + as someone could
as + adjective + as someone could
某人尽可能快地
heard the woman scream from across the street, got to his front door as fast as he could ...
他听见街对面那个女人尖叫，便尽可能快地赶到前门……
Pronunciation↩ 02:19
as fast as
两个 as 都弱读，重音落在 fast。
heard the woman scream from across the street, got to his front door as fast as he could ...
他听见街对面那个女人尖叫，便尽可能快地赶到前门……
CollocationB1↩ 02:29
in someone's day
in someone's day
在某人的一生或那个年代
这里不是“在我这一天”，而是说“我这辈子”。
Brother, I've seen all kinds of dishonesty in my day , but this little display takes the cake.
老兄，我这辈子见过各种各样的不诚实，但这场小把戏真是离谱到家了。
CollocationB1↩ 02:42
get through to someone
get through to someone
终于让某人听进去
Suddenly you start getting through to some of these old ladies .
突然间，你们就开始说动这些老娘们了。
Pronunciation↩ 02:42
through to some
to 弱读，through to 几乎一口带过。
Suddenly you start getting through to some of these old ladies .
突然间，你们就开始说动这些老娘们了。
CollocationA2↩ 02:45
have had enough
have had enough
受够了；忍无可忍
Well, you're not getting through to me. I've had enough .
可你说不动我。我受够了。
SlangA2↩ 03:02
you bet
当然；那还用说——口语中强烈肯定对方的判断
For this kid, you bet I would.
为了这小子，我当然愿意。
CollocationA2↩ 03:04
feel sorry for someone
feel sorry for someone
为某人感到难过或惋惜
I feel sorry for you . What it must feel like to want to pull the switch.
我真替你难过。想拉下开关的感觉一定很难受。
Pronunciation↩ 03:04
want to pull
to 读 /tə/，重读 want 和 pull。
I feel sorry for you . What it must feel like to want to pull the switch.
我真替你难过。想拉下开关的感觉一定很难受。
GrammarB2↩ 03:08
Ever since you walked into this room, you've been acting like a self-appointed public avenger
since与完成时：Ever since 引出起点，主句用现在完成进行时表示行为一直持续。
Ever since you walked into this room, you've been acting like a self-appointed public avenger .
从你走进这个房间起，你就一直把自己当成自封的正义复仇者。
GrammarB2↩ 03:12
because you personally want it, not because of the facts
对比原因：两个 because of/because 结构对照，先否定表面理由，再指出真实动机。
You want to see this boy die because you personally want it, not because of the facts .
你想看这男孩死，不是因为事实，而是因为你自己就想让他死。
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 02:29
take the cake
离谱到拔尖；最夸张
In the scene10号陪审员讥讽重演现场，称这次争论是他见过最荒唐的把戏。
That excuse takes the cake.那个借口真是离谱到家了。
In daily life
吐槽迟到Arriving two hours late takes the cake.迟到两小时真是太离谱了。
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Phrasal verbB1↩ 00:15
bring something up
提起某事
In the scene陪审员质问律师为什么没有在庭上提到老人走路慢这一点。
I'll bring the budget up at tomorrow's meeting.我会在明天的会议上提到预算。
In daily life
开会提议Can we bring it up after lunch?我们午饭后再提这件事好吗？
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Phrasal verbB1↩ 02:42
get through to someone
让某人听进去
In the scene10号嘲讽其他陪审员被同情和故事说动，开始改变看法。
I finally got through to my brother about the risk.我终于让弟弟明白了这个风险。
In daily life
劝孩子She got through to him after a calm talk.她平静谈过后终于说动了他。
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 02:53
slip through someone's fingers
眼看着失去或逃脱
In the scene10号认为大家对被告产生怀疑，就是让一个有罪的人逃过惩罚。
We can't let this opportunity slip through our fingers.我们不能眼睁睁错过这个机会。
In daily life
抢购门票Buy them now, or the tickets will slip through our fingers.现在就买，不然票就要溜走了。
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DiscourseB1↩ 00:25
what do you think of that
你怎么看；带挑战的反问
In the scene一名陪审员提出自己的解释后，用反问逼对方回应。
The plan saves us money. What do you think of that?这个计划能省钱。你觉得怎么样？
In daily life
展示方案I found a shorter route. What do you think of that?我找到一条更短的路线。你觉得呢？
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IronyB1↩ 01:06
killer
狠角色啊；讽刺称呼
In the scene对方催促重演时，陪审员用 killer 挖苦他逞强，并非认真称其为杀人犯。
Easy there, killer; the printer isn't going anywhere.悠着点，狠角色；打印机又不会跑。
In daily life
打趣同事Nice save, killer.救得漂亮啊，狠角色。
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pull the switch
拉下开关执行死刑
In the scene陪审员讽刺对方是否想亲手启动电椅处刑。
The operator pulled the switch to shut down the machine.操作员拉下开关，关掉了机器。
In daily life
关闭设备Pull the switch if the alarm starts again.如果警报再次响起，就拉下开关。
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badger
纠缠逼问某人
In the scene陪审员认为律师不提此事，是不想反复逼问一个无助的老人。
The reporter kept badgering her for an answer.记者不停纠缠她，逼她给出答复。
In daily life
催人回复Don't badger him while he's working.他工作时别一直缠着他。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“This is what I think happened.”
我认为事情是这样发生的。
Why it's great
用简洁句式引出自己的推理，既克制又有条理。
Pattern
This is what I think + 从句
When to use
提出自己的判断或解释时使用。
Similar
Here's how I see it. ／ This is how I understand it.
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neutral
Shadowing tip
重读 think、happened，句末稳稳降调。
Use it yourself
解释误会This is what I think happened at the office.我认为办公室里发生的是这么回事。
“Brother, I've seen all kinds of dishonesty in my day, but this little display takes the cake.”
老兄，我这辈子见过各种各样的不诚实，但这场小把戏真是离谱到家了。
Why it's great
take the cake 是地道讽刺，表示某事离谱得拔了头筹。
Pattern
something takes the cake
When to use
吐槽某件事特别荒唐、夸张或糟糕时。
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That takes the prize. ／ Nothing tops that.
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informal
Shadowing tip
Brother 后短停，重读 little display 和 cake。
Use it yourself
吐槽借口That excuse takes the cake.那个借口真是离谱到家了。
“You want to see this boy die because you personally want it, not because of the facts.”
你想看这孩子死，是因为你个人想这么做，而不是因为事实如此。
Why it's great
把客观证据与个人欲望对置，直指偏见的来源。
Pattern
not because of A, but because of B
When to use
说明真正动机，并排除另一种解释时。
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It's not about the facts; it's about what you want. ／ You believe it for personal reasons, not factual ones.
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Shadowing tip
重读 personally、not、facts，not 后稍停制造对比。
Use it yourself
解释偏见She rejected it not because of the cost, but because she disliked the design.她拒绝它不是因为价格，而是因为不喜欢设计。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage❝ 陪审员的现场推理
This is what I think happened. The old man heard the fight between the boy and his father a few hours earlier. Then when he's lying in bed, he heard the body hit the floor in the boy's apartment... heard the woman scream from across the street, got to his front door as fast as he could... heard somebody racing down the stairs and assumed it was the boy.
我认为事情是这样发生的。 几小时前，老人听见了男孩和他父亲的争吵。 后来，他躺在床上时，听见男孩公寓里有东西砸到地板上的声音…… 他听见街对面那个女人尖叫，便尽可能快地赶到前门…… 他听见有人冲下楼梯，就以为那是男孩。
按时间顺序重组听觉证词，把猜测变成可检验的链条。
❝ 偏见的怒吼
Brother, I've seen all kinds of dishonesty in my day, but this little display takes the cake. You all come in here with your hearts bleeding all over the floor about slum kids and injustice. You listen to some fairy tales. Suddenly you start getting through to some of these old ladies. Well, you're not getting through to me. I've had enough. What's the matter with you guys? You all know he's guilty! He's got to burn! You're letting him slip through our fingers. "Slip through our fingers"? Are you his executioner? I'm one of 'em!
老兄，我这辈子见过各种各样的不诚实，但这场小把戏真是离谱到家了。 你们一个个跑到这里，对贫民窟的孩子和不公正现象表现得痛心疾首。 听了几段童话故事。 突然间，你们就开始说动这些老娘们了。 可你说不动我。我受够了。 你们这些家伙到底怎么了？ 你们都知道他有罪！他得上电椅！ 你们就这样让他从我们手里溜走。 “从我们手里溜走”？你是他的刽子手吗？ 我就是刽子手之一！
从讥讽一路升级到处刑欲望，暴露说话者的情绪和偏见。