這場戲：重演十五秒到門口
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又有人改投無罪，票數成了八比四，他只說 There is a reasonable doubt in my mind（我心裡有合理懷疑）。對方不服，說這是 pulling stories out of thin air（憑空編故事），還追問：老頭拖著中風的腿，十五秒內怎麼可能趕到門口？於是有人照著平面圖當場重演一遍。想學「合理懷疑」「無中生有」，這段最全。
一句「我心裡有合理懷疑」：reasonable doubt（合理懷疑）
reasonable doubt 合理懷疑nothing but words 不過是空話ramming this into 把這東西捅進changed your vote 改票
❝ 獨白 · 4 句 八號複述老頭的證詞
把證詞拆成腳步聲、開門聲和趕路三拍，聽的人跟著一步步走。
❝ 獨白 · 7 句 陪審長鋪開平面圖
像帶人看房一樣報出每個房間，把抽象證詞變成一張可走的圖。
重演十五秒：對中風老人就是 a long walk（很長一段路）
Fifteen seconds 十五秒a long walk 很長一段路bring it up 把某事提出來Knock it off 別鬧了、住手
又有人改投無罪，票數變成八比四。眾人要他說理由，他只說 There is a reasonable doubt in my mind（我心裡有合理懷疑）；對方嫌他 pulling stories out of thin air（憑空編故事），還堅持孩子有罪。爭論轉到老頭身上：他去年中過風，走路拖著一條腿，上證人席都得人扶，怎麼可能在屍體倒地後十五秒內從臥室趕到前門？於是有人搬來兩把椅子當床，照著公寓平面圖當場重演，一步步量這段路。想學「合理懷疑」「無中生有」，還有怎麼把證詞裡的細節對起來，這場戲句句有用。
A1–C2 是歐標等級。點一個等級後，比它高的卡片會變淡，播放到那裡不會自動暫停。
“There is a reasonable doubt in my mind.”
我心裡有合理的懷疑。
不辯解、不吵架，只把法律裡最關鍵的一句平靜地說出來。
There is a reasonable doubt in my mind.
被逼問立場、想保留判斷時用；法庭和正式討論裡都合適。
I have a reasonable doubt about this. ／ The doubt here is real and reasonable.
正式
reasonable doubt 重讀，in my mind 輕輕收住。
There is a reasonable doubt in my mind about his story. 對他的說法，我心裡有合理的懷疑。
“Maybe he didn't bring it up because it would have meant bullying and badgering a helpless old man.”
也許他不提，是因為那等於欺負、刁難一個無助的老人。
把律師的沉默解釋成一種剋制，替一個不在場的人說出體面。
Maybe he didn't ... because it would have meant ...
替別人的沉默找更善意的解釋時用；正式討論裡很有分量。
Perhaps he stayed quiet out of respect. ／ He may have held back rather than badger an old man.
正式
didn't bring it up 連讀，bullying and badgering 稍作停頓。
Maybe she said nothing because it would have meant betraying a friend. 也許她什麼都沒說，是因為那等於出賣朋友。
“I mean, you're sittin' here, you're pulling stories out of thin air, you know?”
我是說，你坐在這兒，憑空編故事，你知道嗎？
用「從空氣裡拽故事」這個畫面，把憑空捏造說得又輕又狠。
pull something out of thin air
指責對方憑空捏造時用；熟人之間說帶火氣，正式場合太重。
You are making this up as you go. ／ That came out of nowhere.
口語
out of 弱讀連讀，thin air 兩個詞都重讀。
You pulled that number out of thin air. 那個數字是你憑空編出來的。
“He can walk only very slowly. They had to help him into the witness chair.”
他只能走得非常慢，還得有人扶他上證人席。
兩個具體動作把走路速度變成可驗證的事實，空談一下有了尺子。
He can ... only very slowly. They had to ...
用細節支撐判斷時能用；對抽象爭論別隻講感覺，擺出畫面更有力。
He moves very slowly and needs help. ／ They had to support him just to stand.
中性
only very 連讀，had to 弱讀成 hafta，witness chair 重讀。
She can read only very slowly without her glasses. 她不戴眼鏡只能讀得非常慢。
As soon as the body hit the floor, he said he heard footsteps upstairs... running toward the front door... heard the upstairs door open, the footsteps start down the stairs. He said he got to his own front door as fast as he could...
屍體剛一倒地，他說他就聽見樓上有腳步聲…… 朝前門那邊跑…… 聽見樓上的門開了，腳步聲開始下樓。 他說他儘可能快地趕到自己家門口……
All right. Here's the apartment where the killing took place. The old man's apartment was directly beneath and exactly the same. Here are the el tracks, the bedroom, living room, kitchen, bathroom. Here's the hall. Here are the stairs. Now, the old man was in this bedroom right here. He says he crossed to the door and walked down the hall... opened the front door just in time to see the boy running down the stairs.
好。這就是兇案發生的那套公寓。 老頭的公寓就在正下方，格局一模一樣。 這是高架軌道，臥室、客廳、廚房、衛生間。 這是走廊。這是樓梯。 那麼，老頭當時就在這間臥室裡。 他說他走到門口，沿走廊走過去…… 開啟前門，正好看見那孩子衝下樓梯。
下一章 · 12see if the cat licks it up丟擲去看看有沒有人買賬這場戲：公開投票卡在六比六法律用語，指「合理懷疑」：證據不足以讓人確信有罪時，就存在合理懷疑，按無罪推定不能定罪。臺詞裡有人說 There is a reasonable doubt in my mind。
字面是「從稀薄空氣裡抓出來」，指憑空、無中生有。有人罵對方 pulling stories out of thin air，就是「你憑空編故事」。
說 bring something up，或 bring it up。法庭上問律師當初為什麼沒 bring it up，就是「為什麼沒把這一點提出來」。日常也常用。
指「討某人喜歡、讓人接受」，多用否定，doesn't sit well with someone 就是「讓人不舒服、不討好」。臺詞說這在陪審團面前不討好。
口語裡就是「別鬧了、住手」，用來叫停吵鬧或胡鬧。有人看不下去重演，說 Come on, knock it off，就是「行了，別鬧了」。
