Link is and everyone so they run together.
Is - Is everyone here?12 Angry Men · 1957 — 第 2 / 17 章 · 5'03" · B1
Juror 8 Votes Not Guilty, Explained：kick someone around
The jury takes its first vote expecting to be done, and everyone raises a hand for guilty — except one man. Asked why, he answers, "It's not easy to raise my hand and send a boy off to die without talking about it first," and the room is forced to keep talking.
あらすじ
Twelve jurors are locked in a hot room to decide whether a teenage boy is guilty of murdering his father. The foreman explains that a guilty verdict means the electric chair, then calls the customary preliminary vote. Eleven hands go up for guilty; one juror votes not guilty and asks the others to talk it through.
注目の表現
just like thatsupposing we're wrongthe rest of uskick someone around
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このシーンの表現
kick someone around
be treated badly for years
Laying out the boy's history, Juror 8 says he has been kicked around his whole life, stating a fact, not begging.
He was kicked around by every boss he ever had.
このシーンの他の表現
- just like that
suddenly, with no effort
- supposing we're wrong
what if we are mistaken
- the rest of us
all the others here
- preliminary vote
an initial vote
- trial cost
the price of the trial
このシーンのメモ一覧
101 行のセリフに 25 件のメモ
an initial vote
The foreman suggests an opening vote to see where everyone stands, careful not to seem pushy.
I think it's customary to take a preliminary vote.Outta swallows out of into one word.
Yeah, let's - Let's vote. Who knows? Maybe we all can get outta here, huh?get out of here — Outta is a spoken contraction of out of.
Yeah, let's - Let's vote. Who knows? Maybe we all can get outta here, huh?where everyone stands
Well, now we know where we are.oh man — A spoken sigh of exasperation.
Boy, oh, boy. There's always one.all the others here
A juror snaps at Juror 8 that he sat in the same court and heard the same testimony as everyone else.
I mean, you sat in court with the rest of us. You heard what we did.The t in sat often flaps before the vowel in in.
I mean, you sat in court with the rest of us. You heard what we did.a lethal murderer
The kid's a dangerous killer. You could see it.spell them out for you
Would you like me to list them for you?believe it or not
I don't know whether I believe it or not. Maybe I don't.whether clause: The whether-clause is the object of know and leaves both options open.
I don't know whether I believe it or not. Maybe I don't.infinitive subject: The infinitive is the real subject; it is only a placeholder.
It's not easy to raise my hand and send a boy off to die...To weakens to a short tuh after off.
It's not easy to raise my hand and send a boy off to die...the man is guilty — Guy is casual; avoid it in formal speech.
I honestly think the guy's guilty.make me think differently
You couldn't change my mind if you talked for a hundred years.unreal conditional: The past tense in the if-clause marks an unreal condition.
You couldn't change my mind if you talked for a hundred years.within five minutes
We can't decide it in five minutes. Supposing we're wrong.does it matter
Look, what's the difference how long it takes?be treated badly for years
Laying out the boy's history, Juror 8 says he has been kicked around his whole life, stating a fact, not begging.
Look, this kid's been kicked around all of his life...from age nine on
you know, born in a slum, mother dead since he was nine.one time each day
'Cause he's been hit on the head by somebody once a day every day.present perfect passive: The present perfect passive shows repeated blows from the past up to now.
'Cause he's been hit on the head by somebody once a day every day.mister, with an edge — Used for a stranger and often carries a challenge.
I don't mind telling you this, mister. We don't owe him a thing.you bet — A casual, emphatic agreement.
- He's lucky he got it. You know what I mean? - You know it.「Juror 8 Votes Not Guilty」を読み解く
What's really going on
The vote is supposed to be a formality, and that is exactly what makes the scene tense. Eleven men want to be done and go home; one won't raise his hand. "It's not easy to raise my hand and send a boy off to die without talking about it first," he says, and the room has no answer except to keep talking. His stand is not a claim of innocence — he admits he doesn't know if he believes the boy's story — but a refusal to let the verdict be a reflex. The others push back with the trial's facts and the cost of the trial itself, while he keeps pulling the conversation back to the boy's life: born in a slum, mother dead at nine, kicked around his whole life. "I just think we owe him a few words," he says, and the reply — "We don't owe him a thing" — shows how far apart they are.
Theme
JusticeA jury's first vote nearly ends a life in five minutes; one holdout insists the verdict must be earned by talking, not reflex.
DutyThe lone juror treats the vote as a responsibility rather than a chore, arguing they owe the accused at least a conversation before condemning him.
このチャプターで学べること
- One raised hand can stall eleven certain men.
- Asking to talk first is itself an argument.
- A boy's hard life is stated, not pleaded.
- The majority's certainty is the thing on trial.
発音のポイント
- Is everyone — Link is and everyone so they run together.
- get outta — Outta swallows out of into one word.
- sat in court — The t in sat often flaps before the vowel in in.
- off to die — To weakens to a short tuh after off.
It's not easy to raise my hand and send a boy off to die...The holdout explains why he voted not guilty: not because he believes the boy, but because condemning someone to death should not be a reflex — it deserves discussion first.
We can't decide it in five minutes. Supposing we're wrong.His warning against haste: a verdict reached in minutes can still be the wrong one, and the cost of being wrong here is a life.
I - I just think we owe him a few words. That's all.The holdout asks for the minimum: that the jury discuss the case before voting. He frames it as respect owed to any defendant, not as a claim of innocence.
We're talking about somebody's life here.The line that anchors his whole argument: the stakes are a human life, so the jury cannot treat the verdict as a quick formality.
このシーンについての質問
Why does the first vote come out eleven to one?
Eleven jurors vote guilty almost immediately, treating the trial's evidence as settled. One juror votes not guilty — not because he thinks the boy is innocent, but because he wants the facts discussed first.
Why does Juror 8 vote not guilty if he thinks the boy may be guilty?
He says he doesn't know whether he believes the boy's story, and that voting not guilty is how he forces the jury to talk before sending a boy to die.
What does the foreman say a guilty verdict means?
He reminds the jury that the charge is first-degree murder, so a guilty verdict is mandatory death — the electric chair. That is the weight behind why the vote cannot be rushed.
What does "kicked around" mean in the juror's speech?
It means treated badly and pushed from place to place all his life — no stable home, no one looking after him. The juror uses it to explain why the boy turned out angry.
Why does the jury take a preliminary vote at all?
It is the customary way to see where everyone stands before debating. The foreman calls it a preliminary vote, expecting it to confirm the obvious — and it almost does.
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次のチャプター · 第 3 章burden of proofThe Jurors Go Around the Table
第 1 章open-and-shut caseJurors Gather in the Jury Room
再生中 · 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 2 / 17 章 · 残り約 70 分