Chapter 8 of 18 · 7'39"
Testimony Through Noise 听不见的证词IMDb ↗
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CEFR B2IELTS 6.5jury-room雅思Deduction
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Everything you need before watchingThe jurors revisit two pieces of testimony and time the passage of an elevated train. If the train took ten seconds to clear the window, its roar may have covered the threat the old man claimed to hear. The debate then turns inward: could a lonely, overlooked witness have convinced himself that he heard and saw more than he really did?
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Juror 8doubtful juror
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Juror 3angry juror
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Juror 10skeptical juror
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
Looks like we'll be here for dinner, huh?
看来咱们得在这儿吃晚饭了，是吧？
00:02
Okay, now let's - Let's get down to business .
好，现在我们——我们开始谈正事吧。
00:04
Now, who wants to start it off ?
现在，谁想先来？
00:05
- I would. - Okay, go.
—我来。—好，说吧。
00:07
You down there.
你，下面那位。
00:09
The old man who lived downstairs says he heard the kid yell out, "I'm gonna kill ya."
住在楼下的老人说，他听见那孩子喊：‘我要杀了你。’
00:13
A second later , he heard the body hit the floor.
一秒钟后，他听见尸体倒在地板上的声音。
00:16
Now, he ran to the door and he saw the kid running down the stairs and out of the house.
然后，他跑到门口，看见那孩子跑下楼梯，逃出了房子。
00:20
What does that mean to you?
这对你来说说明了什么？
00:21
I was wondering how clearly the old man could have heard the boy's voice through the ceiling .
我在想，隔着天花板，那老人到底能多清楚地听见男孩的声音。
00:25
He didn't hear it through the ceiling. The window was open .
他不是隔着天花板听见的，窗户是开着的。
00:27
So was the one upstairs. It was a hot night, remember?
楼上的窗户也是开着的。记得那天晚上很热吧？
00:29
Well, it was another apartment.
可那是另一套公寓。
00:30
It's not that easy to identify a voice, particularly a shouting voice.
辨认一个人的声音没那么容易，尤其是喊叫声。
00:33
- He identified it in court. - That's right.
—他在法庭上认出来了。—没错。
00:34
And don't forget the lady across the street.
别忘了街对面的那个女人。
00:36
She looked right in the open window and saw the boy stab his father.
她正好从开着的窗户往里看见了男孩刺杀父亲。
00:39
- Now, I mean, isn't that enough for you? - No, it isn't.
—我是说，这对你来说还不够吗？—不够。
00:41
Boy, how do you like this guy, huh?
伙计，你觉得这家伙怎么样，嗯？
00:43
It's like talking into a dead phone.
跟对着一部坏掉的电话说话一样。
00:45
She said she saw the killing through the windows of a moving elevated train.
她说，她是透过一列正在行驶的高架列车的车窗看见谋杀的。
00:49
There were six cars on the train. She saw the killing through the last two cars.
那列车有六节车厢。她是透过最后两节车厢看见谋杀的。
00:52
She remembered the most insignificant details.
她连最无关紧要的细节都记得。
00:54
I don't see how you can argue with that .
我真不明白你怎么还能反驳这个。
00:56
Has anybody here any idea how long it would take an el ...
这里有人知道高架列车要花多长时间才能……
01:09
Hey!
嘿！
01:11
This isn't a game.
这不是在玩游戏。
01:17
- Did you see him? - Hey.
—你看见他了吗？—嘿。
01:19
- The nerve. - All right, listen...
—真够放肆的。—好了，听我说……
01:21
- The absolute nerve. - Forget it. It's not important.
—简直太放肆了。—算了，没什么大不了的。
01:24
- "This isn't a game"? - Calm down.
—‘这不是在玩游戏’？—冷静点。
01:27
- Who does he think he is? - I'm telling you, forget it now.
—他以为自己是谁？—我告诉你，算了吧。
01:30
Has anybody any idea how long it takes an elevated train...
这里有人知道高架列车要花多长时间……
01:33
going at medium speed to pass a given point ?
以中等速度通过一个固定地点吗？
01:35
- What has that to do with anything? - How long? Take a guess .
—这跟什么有关系？—要多久？猜猜看。
01:37
- I wouldn't have the slightest idea. - What do you think?
—我完全不知道。—你觉得呢？
01:40
I don't know. Maybe 10, 12 seconds?
我不知道。也许十秒、十二秒？
01:43
I think that's a pretty good guess . Anyone else?
我觉得这猜得挺准。还有谁？
01:45
- That sounds right to me. - Come on. What's the guessing game for?
—我觉得差不多。—得了，这猜谜游戏到底是干什么？
01:47
- What do you say? - Ten seconds is about right .
—你说呢？—十秒左右应该没错。
01:49
All right. Say 10 seconds. What are you getting at?
好，就算十秒。你到底想说什么？
01:51
This. It takes a six-car el train 10 seconds to pass a given point .
就是这样。一列六节车厢的高架列车通过一个固定地点要十秒。
01:57
Now let's say the given point is the open window of the room where the killing took place .
现在假设这个固定地点就是案发房间的那扇开窗。
02:01
You can reach out of that window and almost touch the el tracks, right?
你从那扇窗伸出手，几乎就能碰到高架铁路，对吧？
02:04
Now let me ask you this.
现在让我问你们一件事。
02:06
Has anyone here ever lived near the el tracks?
这里有人以前住在高架铁路附近吗？
02:08
Well, uh, I just finished painting an apartment that overlooked an el line.
呃，我刚给一套俯瞰高架线的公寓刷完漆。
02:12
- I was there for three days. - What was it like?
—我在那里待了三天。—那是什么感觉？
02:14
- What do you mean? - Noisy?
—你什么意思？—吵吗？
02:15
Oh, brother . Don't matter though. We were all punchy .
哎呀，老兄。不过那也没什么，我们当时都累得神经兮兮的。
02:18
I lived in a second-floor apartment near the el line once.
我以前住过一次二楼公寓，就在高架线附近。
02:20
When the window was open and the train goes by, the noise is almost unbearable.
窗户一开，火车一经过，噪音简直让人受不了。
02:23
- You can hardly hear yourself think. - All right, you can't hear yourself think.
—你几乎连自己想什么都听不见。—没错，你根本没法思考。
02:26
- Will you get to the point? - I will. Now just a minute.
—你能不能说重点？—我会的。现在先等一下。
02:29
Let's take two pieces of testimony and try to put them together .
我们把两份证词放在一起，试着对照一下。
02:32
First. The old man in the apartment downstairs.
第一，住在楼下公寓的老人。
02:37
He says he heard the boy say "I'm gonna kill you"...
他说，他听见男孩说‘我要杀了你’……
02:39
and a split second later heard a body hit the floor.
紧接着一瞬间，他又听见尸体倒地。
02:42
- One second later, right? - That's right.
—晚一秒，对吧？—没错。
02:44
Second. The woman across the street swore positively she looked out of the window...
第二，街对面的女人信誓旦旦地说，她从窗户往外看……
02:50
and saw the killing through the last two cars of the passing elevated train, right?
看见了透过驶过的高架列车最后两节车厢发生的谋杀，对吧？
02:53
- The last two cars. - What are you giving us here?
—最后两节车厢。—你这到底想说明什么？
02:56
Now, just a minute.
现在，先等一下。
02:57
We've agreed that it takes 10 seconds for a train to pass a given point .
我们已经同意，列车通过一个固定地点要十秒。
03:02
Since the woman saw the killing through the last two cars...
既然那个女人是透过最后两节车厢看见谋杀的……
03:06
we can assume that the body hit the floor just as the train went by.
我们可以假定，尸体倒地的同时，火车正好驶过。
03:11
Therefore, the train had been roaring by the old man's window...
所以，火车在老人窗外呼啸而过……
03:15
a full 10 seconds before the body hit the floor.
就在尸体倒地整整十秒之前。
03:19
The old man, according to his own testimony...
按照老人自己的证词……
03:21
"I'm gonna kill you," body hitting the floor a split second later ...
‘我要杀了你’，紧接着尸体倒地……
03:24
would have had to hear the boy make this statement...
他必须是在男孩说这句话的时候听见的……
03:27
with the el roaring past his nose.
而那列高架火车正贴着他耳边轰鸣而过。
03:29
It's not possible he could've heard it.
他不可能听见这句话。
03:30
- That's idiotic. Of course he heard it. - Do you think he could've heard it?
—胡说，他当然听见了。—你觉得他当时能听见吗？
03:33
He said he yelled at the top of his voice. That's good enough for me.
他说自己是扯着嗓子喊的。这对我来说就够了。
03:35
Even if he heard something, he still couldn't have identified the voice.
就算他听见了什么，也不可能辨认出那是谁的声音。
03:37
With the el roaring by?
在高架列车轰鸣的时候？
03:39
You're talking about a matter of seconds! Nobody can be that accurate.
你说的不过是几秒钟的事！没人能那么准确。
03:41
I think testimony that could put a boy into the electric chair should be that accurate.
一份可能把一个男孩送上电椅的证词，理应准确到这种程度。
03:48
You know something? I don't think he could've heard it.
你知道吗？我觉得他不可能听见。
03:50
Maybe he didn't hear it. I mean, with all that el noise.
也许他确实没听见。我是说，那么大的高架线噪音。
03:52
Oh, what are you people talking about?
哎，你们到底在说什么啊？
03:54
Well, it stands to reason he couldn't have heard it.
他不可能听见，这不是明摆着的道理吗？
03:56
Why should he lie? What's he got to gain ?
他为什么要撒谎？他能得到什么好处？
03:58
Attention maybe.
也许是为了引人注意。
04:01
You keep coming in with these bright sayings!
你总能冒出这些自以为高明的话！
04:03
Why don't you send 'em in to a paper? They pay three dollars apiece.
你干吗不把它们投给报纸？他们一条能付三美元。
04:06
What are you talking to him like that for?
你干吗那样跟他说话？
04:09
Guy talks like that to an old man really ought to get stepped on, you know?
像你这样对一个老人说话，真该有人教训你一顿，知道吗？
04:13
You ought to have more respect, mister.
你应该放尊重点，先生。
04:15
If you say stuff like that to him again, I'm gonna lay you out .
你再跟他说这种话，我就把你打趴下。
04:30
Now you go ahead. You - You say anything you like.
来啊，你——你想说什么就说什么。
04:33
Why do you think the old man might lie?
你为什么觉得老人可能会撒谎？
04:37
It was just that I looked at him for a very long time.
只是因为我盯着他看了很久。
04:41
The seams of his jacket was split, under the shoulder.
他夹克肩膀下面的接缝裂开了。
04:45
Or did you notice that?
你没注意到吗？
04:46
I mean, to come to court like that .
我是说，他就穿成那样来法庭。
04:49
Why...
为什么……
04:51
He was a very old man in a torn jacket.
他是个穿着破夹克的老人。
04:56
And he walked very slowly to the stand.
他走上证人席时，步子非常慢。
04:59
He was dragging his left leg and trying to hide it...
他拖着左腿，还在努力掩饰……
05:03
because he was ashamed.
因为他觉得丢脸。
05:06
I think I know this man better than anyone here.
我想，在座没人比我更了解这个人。
05:10
This is a quiet, frightened, insignificant old man who...
这是一个安静、害怕、微不足道的老人，他……
05:16
who has been nothing all his life...
他一辈子都无足轻重……
05:18
who has never had recognition...
从来没有得到过认可……
05:21
or his name in the newspapers.
报纸上也从来没有出现过他的名字。
05:23
Nobody knows him.
没人认识他。
05:26
Nobody quotes him.
没人引用他的话。
05:28
Nobody seeks his advice after 75 years.
七十五年来，从来没人征求过他的意见。
05:33
Gentlemen, that's a very sad thing - to be nothing.
先生们，默默无闻、一无是处，是件非常悲哀的事。
05:37
A man like this needs to be quoted, to be listened to.
这样的人需要有人引用他的话，需要有人听他说话。
05:42
To be quoted just once.
哪怕只被引用一次。
05:44
Very important to him.
这对他来说非常重要。
05:47
It would be so hard for him to recede into the background ...
要他重新退回到无人注意的角落，对他来说一定太难了……
05:49
- Wait a minute. - When there was a chance...
—等一下。—当他终于有机会……
05:51
What are you trying to do - tell us he'd lie just so he could be important once?
你是想告诉我们，他就为了让自己有一次成为重要人物的机会而撒谎？
05:54
No. He wouldn't really lie.
不，他并不是真的在撒谎。
05:57
But perhaps he made himself believe he heard those words...
但也许他让自己相信，他听见了那句话……
06:00
and recognized the boy's face.
还认出了那个男孩的脸。
06:03
That's the most fantastic story I've ever heard.
这是我听过最离谱的故事。
06:05
How can you make up a thing like that? What do you know about it?
你怎么编得出这种事？你懂什么？
06:17
Oh, uh, does anybody want a cough drop?
呃，谁要吃润喉糖吗？
06:19
- No, thanks. - I'll take one.
—不用了，谢谢。—我来一颗。
06:22
You can say what you like . I still don't see how anybody can think he's not guilty.
你爱怎么说都行。我还是不明白，怎么会有人觉得他不是凶手。
06:25
There's something else I'd like to talk about for a minute.
还有件事我想谈一会儿。
06:28
Thanks.
谢谢。
06:29
I think we've proved that the old man couldn't have heard the boy say "I'm gonna kill you."
我想我们已经证明，老人不可能听见男孩说‘我要杀了你’。
06:33
- But supposing - - You didn't prove it at all.
—可是，假设……—你根本没证明这一点。
06:34
- What are you talking about? - Supposing he really did hear it.
—你在说什么？—假设他真的听见了。
06:37
This phrase, how many times have all of us used it?
这句话，我们大家都说过多少次？
06:40
Probably thousands.
大概几千次吧。
06:41
"I could kill you for that, darling."
‘亲爱的，你要再这样，我真想杀了你。’
06:43
"Junior, you do that once more, and I'm gonna kill you."
‘小鬼，你再来一次，我就要杀了你。’
06:45
"Get in there, Rocky, and kill him."
‘进去，洛奇，干掉他。’
06:47
We say it every day. That doesn't mean we're really gonna kill anybody.
我们每天都这么说。这不代表我们真的要杀人。
06:48
Wait a minute. What are you trying to give us here?
等一下。你到底想说明什么？
06:50
The phrase was "I'm gonna kill you." The kid yelled it at the top of his lungs.
那句话是‘我要杀了你’。那孩子是扯着嗓子喊出来的。
06:54
Don't tell me he didn't mean it.
别跟我说他不是认真的。
06:56
Anybody says a thing like that the way he said it, they mean it.
谁要是用他那种口气说出这种话，就肯定是认真的。
06:58
Well, gee , now I don't know.
哎呀，这下我可不知道了。
07:00
I remember I was arguing with a guy I work next to at the bank a couple weeks ago.
我记得几周前，我跟银行里坐在我旁边工作的一个人吵了起来。
07:04
He called me an idiot, so I yelled at him.
他骂我是白痴，所以我就冲他喊了起来。
07:06
Now listen! This guy's trying to make you believe things that aren't so.
听着！这家伙正想让你相信一些根本不存在的事。
07:09
The kid said he was gonna kill him, and he did kill him.
那孩子说他要杀了那人，而且他确实把那人杀了。
07:11
Let me ask you this. Do you really think the boy would shout out a thing like that...
我问你们。你们真觉得那男孩会喊出那种话……
07:14
so the whole neighborhood could hear him?
让整个街区都听见吗？
07:16
I don't think so. He's much too bright for that.
我觉得不会。他没那么蠢。
07:18
Bright? He's a common ignorant slob . He don't even speak good English.
聪明？他就是个又没教养又无知的废物。他连英语都说不好。
07:23
"He doesn't even speak good English."
‘他连英语都说不好。’
07:28
Mr. Foreman, I'd like to change my vote to not guilty.
福尔曼先生，我想把我的票改成无罪。
07:32
You what?
你说什么？
07:34
- You heard me. - Are you sure?
—你听见了。—你确定？
07:37
Yeah, I'm sure.
是的，我确定。
07:39
The vote is nine to three, favor of guilty.
现在票数是九票赞成有罪，三票反对。
07:41
Well, if this isn't the living end. Huh?
哎呀，这下可真是见了鬼了。嗯？
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoCollocationB1↩ 00:02
get down to business
get down to business
开始谈正事
Okay, now let's - Let's get down to business .
好，现在我们——我们开始谈正事吧。
Pronunciation↩ 00:02
get down to
to 弱读为 tə，整组快速连成一拍。
Okay, now let's - Let's get down to business .
好，现在我们——我们开始谈正事吧。
CollocationA2↩ 00:04
start something off
start something off
开始某事
Now, who wants to start it off ?
现在，谁想先来？
GrammarB1↩ 00:09
who lived downstairs
定语从句：who 引导从句修饰 the old man，说明是哪位老人。
The old man who lived downstairs says he heard the kid yell out, "I'm gonna kill ya."
住在楼下的老人说，他听见那孩子喊：‘我要杀了你。’
Pronunciation↩ 00:09
heard the kid
heard 末尾 d 连向 the，别逐词停顿。
The old man who lived downstairs says he heard the kid yell out, "I'm gonna kill ya."
住在楼下的老人说，他听见那孩子喊：‘我要杀了你。’
SlangA2↩ 00:09
kid
小孩；年轻人——非正式称呼，正式场合用 child 或 boy。
The old man who lived downstairs says he heard the kid yell out, "I'm gonna kill ya."
住在楼下的老人说，他听见那孩子喊：‘我要杀了你。’
CollocationA2↩ 00:13
a [时间] later
a [时间] later
过了……之后
A second later , he heard the body hit the floor.
一秒钟后，他听见尸体倒在地板上的声音。
GrammarB2↩ 00:21
how clearly the old man could have heard the boy's voice through the ceiling
宾语从句：how 引导间接疑问句，作 wondering 的宾语，表示‘有多清楚’。
I was wondering how clearly the old man could have heard the boy's voice through the ceiling .
我在想，隔着天花板，那老人到底能多清楚地听见男孩的声音。
Pronunciation↩ 00:25
was open
was 的 z 连到 open，听起来像 waz-open。
He didn't hear it through the ceiling. The window was open .
他不是隔着天花板听见的，窗户是开着的。
CollocationB1↩ 00:30
not that easy to do something
not that easy to do something
没那么容易做到
It's not that easy to identify a voice, particularly a shouting voice.
辨认一个人的声音没那么容易，尤其是喊叫声。
CollocationB1↩ 00:36
look right in(to) something
look right in(to) something
正好朝里面看
She looked right in the open window and saw the boy stab his father.
她正好从开着的窗户往里看见了男孩刺杀父亲。
CollocationB1↩ 00:54
argue with something
argue with something
反驳这一点
I don't see how you can argue with that .
我真不明白你怎么还能反驳这个。
SlangB2↩ 00:56
el
高架铁路——美国城市交通口语，正式表达用 elevated train。
Has anybody here any idea how long it would take an el ...
这里有人知道高架列车要花多长时间才能……
CollocationB2↩ 01:33
pass a given point
pass a given point
通过指定地点
going at medium speed to pass a given point ?
以中等速度通过一个固定地点吗？
CollocationA2↩ 01:35
take a guess
take a guess
猜猜看
- What has that to do with anything? - How long? Take a guess .
—这跟什么有关系？—要多久？猜猜看。
CollocationA2↩ 01:43
a pretty good guess
a pretty good guess
相当不错的猜测
I think that's a pretty good guess . Anyone else?
我觉得这猜得挺准。还有谁？
CollocationA2↩ 01:47
be about right
be about right
大概准确
- What do you say? - Ten seconds is about right .
—你说呢？—十秒左右应该没错。
GrammarB1↩ 01:57
where the killing took place
定语从句：where 从句修饰 the room，说明谋杀发生的地点。
Now let's say the given point is the open window of the room where the killing took place .
现在假设这个固定地点就是案发房间的那扇开窗。
SlangB1↩ 02:15
Oh, brother
哎呀，老兄——口语感叹，可表达无奈或不耐烦。
Oh, brother . Don't matter though. We were all punchy .
哎呀，老兄。不过那也没什么，我们当时都累得神经兮兮的。
SlangB2↩ 02:15
punchy
疲惫而烦躁——非正式说法，常指累到神经紧绷。
Oh, brother . Don't matter though. We were all punchy .
哎呀，老兄。不过那也没什么，我们当时都累得神经兮兮的。
CollocationA2↩ 02:29
put something together
put something together
把信息拼在一起
Let's take two pieces of testimony and try to put them together .
我们把两份证词放在一起，试着对照一下。
CollocationB1↩ 02:39
a split second later
a split second later
紧接着一瞬间
and a split second later heard a body hit the floor.
紧接着一瞬间，他又听见尸体倒地。
Pronunciation↩ 03:19
according to his
to、his 都弱读，重音落在 own 和 testimony。
The old man, according to his own testimony...
按照老人自己的证词……
Pronunciation↩ 03:33
at the top
at、the 弱读，top 清晰重读。
He said he yelled at the top of his voice. That's good enough for me.
他说自己是扯着嗓子喊的。这对我来说就够了。
GrammarB2↩ 03:41
that could put a boy into the electric chair
定语从句：that 引导从句修饰 testimony，说明这份证词可能造成的后果。
I think testimony that could put a boy into the electric chair should be that accurate.
一份可能把一个男孩送上电椅的证词，理应准确到这种程度。
Pronunciation↩ 03:41
electric chair
两个词都重读，突出‘电椅’这一严重后果。
I think testimony that could put a boy into the electric chair should be that accurate.
一份可能把一个男孩送上电椅的证词，理应准确到这种程度。
CollocationB1↩ 03:56
what does someone have to gain
what does someone have to gain
他能得到什么好处
Why should he lie? What's he got to gain ?
他为什么要撒谎？他能得到什么好处？
SlangB2↩ 04:15
lay you out
把你打趴下——带威胁的粗鲁口语，正式场合别用。
If you say stuff like that to him again, I'm gonna lay you out .
你再跟他说这种话，我就把你打趴下。
CollocationB1↩ 04:46
come to [地点] like that
come to [地点] like that
那样来到法庭
I mean, to come to court like that .
我是说，他就穿成那样来法庭。
GrammarB2↩ 05:10
who...
定语从句：who 引导的长定语从句被省略号截断，后文继续补充老人经历。
This is a quiet, frightened, insignificant old man who...
这是一个安静、害怕、微不足道的老人，他……
GrammarB2↩ 05:18
who has never had recognition...
定语从句：who 指代前面的老人，has never had 表示从过去至今一直没有得到认可。
who has never had recognition...
从来没有得到过认可……
CollocationC1↩ 05:47
recede into the background
recede into the background
退回无人注意的角落
It would be so hard for him to recede into the background ...
要他重新退回到无人注意的角落，对他来说一定太难了……
CollocationB2↩ 05:57
make oneself believe something
make oneself believe something
让自己相信某事
But perhaps he made himself believe he heard those words...
但也许他让自己相信，他听见了那句话……
CollocationB1↩ 06:22
say what you like
say what you like
你爱怎么说都行
You can say what you like . I still don't see how anybody can think he's not guilty.
你爱怎么说都行。我还是不明白，怎么会有人觉得他不是凶手。
Pronunciation↩ 06:50
top of his lungs
重读 top、lungs，of、his 快速弱读。
The phrase was "I'm gonna kill you." The kid yelled it at the top of his lungs.
那句话是‘我要杀了你’。那孩子是扯着嗓子喊出来的。
SlangB1↩ 06:58
gee
哎呀；天哪——较老派的轻度感叹，语气可惊讶也可犹豫。
Well, gee , now I don't know.
哎呀，这下我可不知道了。
SlangB2↩ 07:18
ignorant slob
没教养的粗人——侮辱性称呼，只用于刻画冲突语气。
Bright? He's a common ignorant slob . He don't even speak good English.
聪明？他就是个又没教养又无知的废物。他连英语都说不好。
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
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CollocationB1↩ 00:02
get down to business
开始谈正事
In the scene8号召集大家停止闲聊，回到案件讨论。
We have ten minutes, so let's get down to business.我们只有十分钟，所以开始谈正事吧。
In daily life
开会Let's get down to business and review the budget.我们开始谈正事，看看预算吧。
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IdiomB1↩ 00:43
talk into a dead phone
像对着坏电话说话
In the scene对方完全不接受反驳，8号的话像被屏蔽了一样。
Explaining the rules to him is like talking into a dead phone.给他解释规则就像对着坏电话说话。
In daily life
沟通失败Trying to reason with the chatbot felt like talking into a dead phone.试图和那个聊天机器人讲道理，感觉像对着坏电话说话。
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CollocationA2↩ 01:35
take a guess
猜猜看
In the scene8号让大家先估计列车通过的时间，为后面的计算铺路。
Take a guess how many people signed up.猜猜有多少人报名。
In daily life
猜价格Take a guess how much this jacket cost.猜猜这件夹克多少钱。
above my level
SlangB2↩ 02:15
punchy
疲惫而烦躁
In the scene油漆工回忆住在高架线旁，暗示噪音让人神经紧绷。
After the overnight flight, everyone was punchy.坐了一夜飞机后，大家都疲惫烦躁。
In daily life
加班后We were all punchy after working through lunch.午饭都没吃就工作后，我们个个都烦躁不安。
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CollocationB1↩ 06:50
at the top of one's lungs
扯着嗓子大喊
In the scene反方强调男孩喊得极大声，以此支持老人听见威胁的说法。
The children shouted at the top of their lungs from the balcony.孩子们在阳台上扯着嗓子喊。
In daily life
演唱会She sang at the top of her lungs when her favorite song came on.最喜欢的歌响起时，她放声高唱。
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 03:54
stand to reason
按道理说得通
In the scene8号认为列车噪音太大，老人听不见是合乎逻辑的。
It stands to reason that a locked door needs a key.按道理说，锁着的门需要钥匙。
In daily life
安排出行It stands to reason that traffic will be heavy before the holiday.按常理说，假日前交通会很拥堵。
above my level
Phrasal verbB2↩ 04:15
lay someone out
把某人打趴下
In the scene陪审员警告3号别再羞辱老人，语气直接而带威胁。
He threatened to lay me out if I touched his bike.他威胁说我敢碰他的自行车就把我打趴。
In daily life
冲突警告Back away from my friend, or I'll lay you out.离我朋友远点，不然我就把你打趴下。
above my level
IronyB2↩ 04:01
bright sayings
自以为高明的话
In the scene3号反讽8号的推理，bright 表面夸奖，实际是在挖苦。
Here comes your bright idea again—why don't you test it first?你那套‘高明主意’又来了——不如先试试看？
In daily life
朋友打趣Another bright idea, and now the printer is broken.又一个‘高明主意’，现在打印机也坏了。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“- You can hardly hear yourself think. - All right, you can't hear yourself think.”
你几乎连自己的想法都听不见。
Why it's great
用夸张而形象的说法表现噪音大到无法思考。
Pattern
You can hardly hear yourself do something.
When to use
描述环境太吵、太乱，无法专心时。
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It’s too noisy to think. ／ I can’t hear myself think.
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informal
Shadowing tip
重读 hardly、hear、think，think 前稍停。
Use it yourself
施工现场You can hardly hear yourself talk over the drills.钻头声太大，你几乎听不见自己说话。
“It's not possible he could've heard it.”
他不可能听见那句话。
Why it's great
用简洁有力的句式否定证词的可信度，适合表达判断。
Pattern
It’s not possible (that) someone could have done something.
When to use
根据条件或证据，明确表示某事不可能发生。
Similar
There’s no way he heard it. ／ He couldn’t possibly have heard it.
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neutral
Shadowing tip
重读 not possible 和 heard，could've 弱读后连向 heard。
Use it yourself
错过电话It's not possible she could have seen the message already.她不可能已经看到消息了。
“Gentlemen, that's a very sad thing - to be nothing.”
先生们，默默无闻、一无是处，是件非常悲哀的事。
Why it's great
短句后置 to be nothing，形成停顿和沉重的哲理感。
Pattern
That’s a very [形容词] thing—to [动词].
When to use
谈论某种处境或行为带来的深层感受时。
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That’s a painful thing—to admit. ／ It’s a terrible thing to lose hope.
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literary
Shadowing tip
Gentlemen 后停顿，sad 和 nothing 重读，结尾下沉。
Use it yourself
朋友失业That’s a very hard thing—to feel invisible at work.在工作中感到被忽视，是件很难受的事。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage❝ 8号剖析老人
It was just that I looked at him for a very long time. The seams of his jacket was split, under the shoulder. Or did you notice that? I mean, to come to court like that. Why... He was a very old man in a torn jacket. And he walked very slowly to the stand. He was dragging his left leg and trying to hide it... because he was ashamed. I think I know this man better than anyone here. This is a quiet, frightened, insignificant old man who... who has been nothing all his life... who has never had recognition... or his name in the newspapers. Nobody knows him. Nobody quotes him. Gentlemen, that's a very sad thing - to be nothing. A man like this needs to be quoted, to be listened to. To be quoted just once. Very important to him. It would be so hard for him to recede into the background...
只是因为我盯着他看了很久。 他夹克肩膀下面的接缝裂开了。 你没注意到吗？ 我是说，他就穿成那样来法庭。 为什么…… 他是个穿着破夹克的老人。 他走上证人席时，步子非常慢。 他拖着左腿，还在努力掩饰…… 因为他觉得丢脸。 我想，在座没人比我更了解这个人。 这是一个安静、害怕、微不足道的老人，他…… 他一辈子都无足轻重…… 从来没有得到过认可…… 报纸上也从来没有出现过他的名字。 没人认识他。 没人引用他的话。 先生们，默默无闻、一无是处，是件非常悲哀的事。 这样的人需要有人引用他的话，需要有人听他说话。 哪怕只被引用一次。 这对他来说非常重要。 要他重新退回到无人注意的角落，对他来说一定太难了……
从衣着、步态写到尊严，层层推进同情与推理。