Gonna swallows going to into two quick sounds.
This is gonna be the hottest day of the year.12 Angry Men · 1957 — 第 1 / 17 章 · 5'02" · B1
Jurors Gather in the Jury Room, Explained：open-and-shut case
It is the hottest day of the year, and twelve strangers file into a stuffy jury room. They make small talk about weather, baseball and the trial, with one juror already calling it "an open-and-shut case." The foreman tries to get everyone seated by number before the real work begins.
あらすじ
On the first morning of deliberations, twelve jurors enter the jury room and wait for the last man to arrive. They complain about the heat, swap idle talk about the ball game and their jobs, and take their numbered seats. One calls the trial an open-and-shut case; the foreman suggests they start.
注目の表現
open-and-shut casegive someone a handthat kind of jazzsit in order
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このシーンの表現
open-and-shut case
a clear-cut case
In the opening small talk, a juror grumbles that lawyers ramble even in a case this clear.
For the auditors it was an open-and-shut case of fraud.
このシーンの他の表現
- give someone a hand
help someone out
- that kind of jazz
that sort of nonsense
- sit in order
sit by sequence
- run a messenger service
operate a delivery business
このシーンのメモ一覧
100 行のセリフに 24 件のメモ
at the very least
Boy, you'd think they'd at least air-condition these places.conditional clause: An if-clause sets the condition and the main clause promises the future action.
Now, if there's anything you want, I'll be right outside the door.came to my mind
I don't know. It just never occurred to me.Link occurred to so the two t sounds merge into one.
I don't know. It just never occurred to me.serve as a juror
I mean, I've never been on a jury before.serve on many juries
No? I've sat on many juries.the thing that bothers me
What gets me is the way those lawyers talk and talk and talk...the way clause: The way clause works like how and serves as the subject complement here.
What gets me is the way those lawyers talk and talk and talk...a clear-cut case
In the opening small talk, a juror grumbles that lawyers ramble even in a case this clear.
even when it's an open-and-shut case like this one.future in the past: Would marks a plan seen from the past, not a repeated past habit.
I figured we'd start out with a five-minute break. There's one gentleman in the bathroom.let me tell you — Spoken emphasis; keep it out of formal writing.
I tell you, we were lucky to get a murder case.for one's whole life
You know, I've lived here all my life. I've never been inside that.organize or resolve
If you had to sort out all that junk...I totally agree — Very casual agreement; not for formal writing.
- Yeah. You can say that again. - And what about that business with the knife?Try your runs together and almost sounds like one word.
Well, your horn works. Now try your lights.very much so — A slangy echo that agrees emphatically.
- What do you got, a cold? - And how.how the market ended
I was only wondering how the market closed.out of — Casual contraction; avoid in formal speech.
Yeah, we can all get outta here pretty quick, huh?the others among you
I don't know about the rest of you, but I happen to have tickets to that ball game tonight.passes for an event
I don't know about the rest of you, but I happen to have tickets to that ball game tonight.happen to do: Happen to do says something occurs by chance, with a bare infinitive after to.
I don't know about the rest of you, but I happen to have tickets to that ball game tonight.a strong, tough guy — An admiring, casual way to call someone powerful.
Ooh, he's a real bull, this kid.according to numbers
Well, I thought we'd sit in order, you know, by jury numbers.「Jurors Gather in the Jury Room」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene is all surface, and the surface is the point. Before anyone argues about the boy on trial, the twelve men have to share a small hot room, and etiquette takes over: seating by number, offers of gum, small talk about the market. One juror announces, "This is gonna be the hottest day of the year," as if weather were the only thing at stake. Another grumbles that the lawyers "talk and talk and talk... even when it's an open-and-shut case." That phrase matters: several jurors have already decided before deliberating, and the rest settle in around them. The ordinary chatter runs long, so that when the real vote comes, the room is not twelve citizens weighing a life but twelve strangers in a warm box.
Theme
JusticeTwelve strangers must decide a life, but the opening shows how casually they arrive, already calling the case open-and-shut.
ClassThe small talk is all baseball, markets and jobs, quietly drawing lines between the men before any argument starts.
このチャプターで学べること
- Small talk keeps the room human before the case begins.
- Locking the door turns a chat into a decision.
- How you choose a seat hints at the order to come.
- Every juror arrives with a life outside the room.
発音のポイント
- gonna be — Gonna swallows going to into two quick sounds.
- occurred to — Link occurred to so the two t sounds merge into one.
- try your — Try your runs together and almost sounds like one word.
I don't know about the rest of you, but I happen to have tickets to that ball game tonight.A juror makes clear he would rather be at the Yankees game than deciding a murder case, setting the tone that most of the room wants this done fast.
What gets me is the way those lawyers talk and talk and talk...One juror's complaint that the trial dragged on, even though he thinks the facts are obvious — impatience dressed up as opinion.
Now, if there's anything you want, I'll be right outside the door.The guard's line is pure procedure: the jury is locked in, and even the person saying it will only be on the other side of a locked door.
If you ask me, I'd slap those tough kids down before they start any trouble.A juror states his verdict before deliberation even begins, revealing how quickly prejudice can replace evidence in the room.
このシーンについての質問
Why don't the jurors take the case seriously at first?
It is the hottest day of the year, most of them have jobs and plans waiting, and the facts look obvious to them. The early chatter shows how ready they are to rush the verdict.
Why does one juror keep pushing to finish quickly?
He has tickets to the Yankees game that night and says so openly. He treats jury duty as an inconvenience, which is why he keeps wanting everyone to sit down and vote.
What does "open-and-shut case" mean?
It means a case so clear it needs almost no discussion. A juror uses it to dismiss the trial, though the rest of the film exists to prove him wrong.
Does the jury already have its verdict before deliberating?
Several men talk as if the boy is obviously guilty, and one says tough kids should be slapped down before they cause trouble. Their minds may be made up before the first vote.
What case is the jury deciding?
A murder case. One juror says they were lucky to get a murder trial rather than a dull assault or burglary, and the first topic is how sharp the prosecuting attorney seemed in court.
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第 2 章kick someone aroundJuror 8 Votes Not Guilty
第 3 章burden of proofThe Jurors Go Around the Table
第 4 章breaking pointJuror 5 Stands Up to a Bigot
第 5 章alleged eyewitnessJuror 8 Shows a Second Switchblade
第 6 章hang a juryJuror 8 Proposes Another Vote
第 7 章run it up the flagpoleJuror 9 Switches His Vote
第 8 章as plain as the nose on your faceJuror 8 Tests the El Train Timing
第 9 章recede into the backgroundWhy the Old Man Would Lie
第 10 章off the top of my headJuror 8 Questions the Knife
第 11 章out of thin airJuror 8 Reenacts the Old Man's Walk
第 12 章see if the cat licks it upThe Jury Deadlocks at Six to Six
第 13 章hung juryJuror 8 Tests the Movie Alibi
第 14 章have the gutsJuror 8's Knife Demonstration
第 15 章you peopleJuror 10's Racist Rant
第 16 章obscure the truthJuror 8 Warns About Prejudice
第 17 章in questionJuror 8 Doubts the Eyewitness第 1 / 17 章 · 残り約 75 分