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Can You Ever Forgive Me? · 2018 — 第 12 / 14 章 · 2'58" · B2

Lee Refuses to Apologize at Sentencing, Explained：turn over a new leaf

The law wants Lee to prove she's reformed: a job, community service, AA. Her lawyer warns of time 'behind bars.' Then Lee stands up and tells the court, 'I can't specifically say that I regret any of my actions' — a defendant declining to perform the remorse everyone expects.

あらすじ

Lee's lawyer lays out what she must do before sentencing: get a job, do community service, attend AA, and look like someone who has turned over a new leaf. In court the judge asks if she has anything to add, and Lee gives a statement that is honest in all the wrong ways.

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turn over a new leafbehind barscommunity servicethe least of your worries

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このシーンの表現

turn over a new leaf

start behaving better

The lawyer lists conditions, telling Lee the court must believe she has reformed.

He promised to turn over a new leaf this year.

このシーンの他の表現

  • behind bars

    in prison

  • community service

    court-ordered unpaid work

  • the least of your worries

    the smallest problem you have

  • render a verdict

    formally announce a decision

このシーンのメモ一覧

38 行のセリフに 22 件のメモ

発音Can't say

Drop the t in Can't and run straight into say.

Can't say I blame you.
表現 · B2be behind bars

in prison

Reading the forged letters, the lawyer warns that prison time is likely.

We're probably looking at some time behind bars.
発音behind bars

Stress behind bars to make the prison threat land.

We're probably looking at some time behind bars.
表現 · B2that said, ...

even so

That said, these letters are pretty incredible.
表現 · B2represent someone

act on someone's behalf

Look, if you want me to represent you...
表現 · B1appear in court

go before a judge

there are a few things you're going to have to do before appearing in court.
文法 · B1you're going to have to do

future obligation: Going to have to stacks future with obligation: you will be forced to do it.

there are a few things you're going to have to do before appearing in court.
表現 · B2clean up one's act

start behaving properly

Clean up your act.
表現 · B1do community service

court-ordered unpaid work

The lawyer's second condition is community service, proof of remorse for the judge.

Second, you're enrolling in community service to show just how penitent you are.
スラング · B1Ah, Jesus

a weary exclamation — A casual exclamation of dismay; avoid it in formal settings.

Ah, Jesus. No.
スラング · B1whatever

anything, it doesn't matter — Casual and dismissive; not for polite or formal talk.

Animals, then. Sick people, whatever.
表現 · B2turn over a new leaf

start behaving better

The lawyer lists conditions, telling Lee the court must believe she has reformed.

You have to show that you've turned over a new leaf.
文法 · B1that you've turned over a new leaf

noun clause: The that-clause is the object of show: it names what must be proven.

You have to show that you've turned over a new leaf.
発音turned over a

Link turned over and over a into one run.

You have to show that you've turned over a new leaf.
表現 · B1go to AA meetings

attend Alcoholics Anonymous

And you've got to go to AA.
表現 · B2be the least of someone's worries

the smallest problem you have

When Lee fears the buyers all know, the lawyer says that is the smallest of her problems.

But right now, that's the least of your worries.
表現 · B2work as a copy editor

a text-editing job

She is seeking employment with Scholastic Books as a copy editor and has already put in over 40 hours of community service at a cat shelter.
表現 · B1use drugs

take illegal substances

Before I render my verdict, have you, in the last 24 hours, used drugs, pills, alcohol...
文法 · B2have you, in the last 24 hours, used

parenthetical: The time phrase is inserted between have you and used.

Before I render my verdict, have you, in the last 24 hours, used drugs, pills, alcohol...
表現 · B1say something to the court

address the judge

Have you anything additionally you'd like to say to the court before I offer your sentence?
表現 · B1be found out

be discovered

because I was just always afraid of being found out.
表現 · B2regret one's actions

feel sorry for what one did

I can't specifically say that I regret any of my actions.

「Lee Refuses to Apologize at Sentencing」を読み解く

What's really going on

Everyone in the room is waiting for a performance of remorse. The lawyer spells out the script — a job, community service, AA — because the court has to show that you've turned over a new leaf. Lee knows the lines but won't say them. Asked if she has anything to add before sentencing, she admits 'I can't specifically say that I regret any of my actions' and calls this period 'the best time of my life.' It's her honesty that lands as the most shocking thing, not the crime.

Theme

GuiltLee says she lived in 'enormous guilt and anxiety,' but admits it was fear of being caught, not conscience.
RedemptionThe court demands proof she has turned over a new leaf; Lee refuses to perform the redemption it wants.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Reform can be staged for a judge.
  • Lee fears exposure more than wrongdoing.
  • Her confession turns a courtroom into a stage.

発音のポイント

  • Can't say — Drop the t in Can't and run straight into say.
  • behind bars — Stress behind bars to make the prison threat land.
  • turned over a — Link turned over and over a into one run.
You have to show that you've turned over a new leaf.

The lawyer's instruction: to avoid the worst outcome, Lee must look like someone who has genuinely reformed.

But right now, that's the least of your worries.

The lawyer brushes aside Lee's worry about what her buyers know — more serious problems are ahead.

I mean, in many ways, this has been the best time of my life.

Lee's closing note in court: even facing punishment, she remembers the forgery years as the happiest she has been.

I can't specifically say that I regret any of my actions.

Lee declines to fake remorse. She resents being caught far more than she regrets what she did.

That said, these letters are pretty incredible.

The lawyer concedes the forged letters are impressive — even though they are the evidence against her.

このシーンについての質問

Why does the lawyer tell Lee to turn over a new leaf?

The court expects a show of remorse before sentencing. A job, community service, and AA are all ways to prove she has reformed and deserves leniency.

Does Lee actually regret forging the letters?

No. She says she 'can't specifically say' she regrets her actions, and admits her guilt came from fear of being caught rather than from believing she did wrong.

Why does Lee call it the best time of her life?

The forgery years were when she was finally writing and earning again. She refuses to rewrite them as a mistake just because she got caught.

What is Lee saying in her statement to the court?

She says she has lived in guilt and anxiety for months, less because she thought she was wrong than because she was afraid of being found out — and she does not regret it.

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