stay silent about something
and then blackmailed me into keeping quiet about the whole thing!Paths of Glory · 1957 — 第 8 / 17 章 · 3'14" · B2
Dax Prepares the Accused Soldiers, Explained：draw lots
Before the court-martial, Dax coaches the three accused: stick to your story, look the judges in the eye, don't whine or make speeches. Paris tells him Roget shot Lejeune on patrol and then blackmailed him, but with no witnesses it is useless. The trial opens by skipping the indictment and charging them with cowardice.
あらすじ
Dax visits the three condemned men before their trial. Paris accuses Lieutenant Roget of shooting Lejeune on patrol and then blackmailing him into silence; the others explain they were chosen by lot or because an officer disliked them. Dax tells them to stick to their stories and behave like brave soldiers, then the court-martial opens and charges them with cowardice.
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blackmaildraw lotsstick tomake speeches
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このシーンの表現
draw lots
decide by lottery
Paris says his case was settled by the sergeant drawing lots, and he was picked by luck.
We drew lots to decide who would stay late.
このシーンの他の表現
- blackmail
force someone by threat
- stick to
keep to something
- make speeches
give long formal talks
- hangdog
ashamed and defeated
- dispense with
do away with
このシーンのメモ一覧
50 行のセリフに 23 件のメモ
forced by threat — Common in speech and news for forcing someone with a secret.
and then blackmailed me into keeping quiet about the whole thing!unrelated to something
But that story has nothing to do with the charges you're being tried for.make someone hostile
Besides, such charges against an officer would only antagonize the court.get free of something
When we get clear of this, I'm going into the story of that patrol again.decide by lottery
Paris says his case was settled by the sergeant drawing lots, and he was picked by luck.
Sir, in my case, Captain Renouart had the sergeant draw lots.by accident
I was picked purely by chance.a painted social outcast — A cutting label; it insults the person it names.
Me, a social undesirable, Colonel.Stress that fair and let the question rise.
- I didn't act like a coward. Picking by lots — is that fair? - Neither did I! Major Vignon — Gentlemen! You've all got to understand that the reason you were picked is immaterial.whatever clause: Whatever introduces a concession: the reason does not change the outcome.
Whatever the reason, you're on trial for your lives.keep to something
Dax tells the accused to hold to the accounts they gave him and not to waver.
Stick to the stories you've told me...with someone present
Now remember, you'll be soldiers in the presence of superior officers.Link presence of, with of reduced to əv.
Now remember, you'll be soldiers in the presence of superior officers.in a certain way
so don't let it seem as if you're dropping your eyes in a hangdog manner.as if clause: As if introduces how something appears, here a look of shame.
so don't let it seem as if you're dropping your eyes in a hangdog manner.As if often blurs into a single quick unit.
so don't let it seem as if you're dropping your eyes in a hangdog manner.give long formal talks
Dax tells the soldiers not to whine, plead or speechify in court; that is his job.
Don't whine, plead or make speeches. That's my job.complain in a weak voice — Disapproving; it means complaining in a feeble way.
Don't whine, plead or make speeches. That's my job.give a summary
I'll do that f oryou when I sum up.do away with
The president declares a general court-martial and dispenses with needless formalities.
We shall therefore dispense with unnecessary formalities.accused of something
These men are charged with cowardice in the face of the enemy...preposition + gerund: A preposition like without takes an -ing form, not a base verb.
Will the prosecutor question the witnesses without even reading the indictment?use up time
Please don't take up the court's time with technicalities.「Dax Prepares the Accused Soldiers」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene is where the film's sense of procedure meets its corruption. Dax's advice is almost theatrical — how to sit, where to look, how loudly to speak — because the trial is a performance whose verdict is already written: 'Whatever the reason, you're on trial for your lives.' Paris's accusation against Roget, that he killed a man and then blackmailed a witness, is true and irrelevant; Dax tells him so because 'that story has nothing to do with the charges you're being tried for.' The court then makes its contempt plain by refusing even to read the indictment, and Dax's objection is overruled before it can land. What the soldiers are defending is not their conduct but the general's reputation, and the law exists only to dress that up.
Theme
JusticeA court is used to punish the men the general blames, and procedure is skipped exactly when the defense needs it most.
PowerThe accused cannot accuse an officer; truth without witnesses is worthless against rank.
このチャプターで学べること
- Dax coaches posture as much as answers.
- A skipped reading of the indictment tells you the verdict.
- Draw lots is justice by lottery, and everyone knows it.
- In the face of the enemy is the phrase that decides their fate.
発音のポイント
- is that fair — Stress that fair and let the question rise.
- in the presence of — Link presence of, with of reduced to əv.
- as if — As if often blurs into a single quick unit.
- Don't you believe me, sir? - Yes, I do, but who else will?Paris's frustration and Dax's honest answer: belief is not enough in court, and without evidence the true story cannot help him.
Whatever the reason, you're on trial for your lives.Dax's plain warning that arguing about why they were picked is pointless — the only thing that matters now is survival.
so don't let it seem as if you're dropping your eyes in a hangdog manner.His practical coaching on appearance: a witness who looks ashamed will be read as guilty, whatever the truth is.
But that story has nothing to do with the charges you're being tried for.Dax sets aside the accusation against Roget as legally useless, even though it is the moral heart of the case.
Will the prosecutor question the witnesses without even reading the indictment?Dax's objection to a trial that skips its own formalities, revealing the court's indifference to fair process.
Don't whine, plead or make speeches. That's my job.His instruction to the soldiers: keep answers short and let the lawyer carry the argument, since emotion will not help them.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Dax tell the soldiers to stick to their stories?
They are on trial for their lives, and any change in their account would be used against them. Consistency is their only defense in a court that already favors the prosecution.
Why is Paris angry about Roget?
Roget shot Lejeune on the patrol and then blackmailed Paris into silence. Paris believes he was chosen for the trial because he knows the truth about Roget.
Why can't Paris use the truth about Roget in court?
He has no witnesses. Dax explains that accusing an officer would only turn the court against him, and that the story has nothing to do with the charges.
How are the three men chosen for trial?
Not by any real judgment: one is picked by lot, another because an officer called him a social undesirable. The selection is arbitrary, which is the point.
How does the court-martial begin?
It opens by declaring a general court-martial and dispensing with formalities, then charges the men with cowardice without even reading the indictment to the defense.
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