這場戲：庭上逼問前進多遠
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法庭上，檢察官逼問阿爾諾前進了多遠，他老實答：進了鐵絲網，還補一句 It was our wire.（是我們自己的）。檢察官不信，甩出 You mean to tell me（你是說，你就前進到自家鐵絲網那兒？）達克斯想拿他過去的英勇辯護，卻被 immaterial（與本案無關）擋回。想反問對方時，就用這句。
「你是說……？」說 you mean to tell me
you mean to tell me 你是說……（難以置信）dead or wounded 死的死、傷的傷ordered back 被命令撤回
「與本案無關」說 immaterial
by lot 靠抽籤、憑抽籤immaterial 與本案無關、不重要to the effect that 大意是說、意思是
軍事法庭上，檢察官盤問阿爾諾：你前進了嗎？他說前進到被勒努阿上尉命令撤回為止；問前進到哪兒，他答進了鐵絲網，還補一句那是我們自己的鐵絲網。檢察官難以置信：你意思是說，你沒越過自家鐵絲網？又問有沒有催促戰友，他實話實說：大多數人還沒出戰壕三步就死的死、傷的傷，他沒有 urge on（催促）。輪到庭長問話，檢察官卻說靠 by lot（抽籤）挑人開刀在法軍裡是公認做法。達克斯想宣讀阿爾諾過去的勇氣嘉獎，被 immaterial（與本案無關）駁回，只好指出全團包括自己都沒到德國人的鐵絲網。想學「你是說……」「與本案無關」，這段最典型。
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。
“No, sir. It was our wire.”
不是，長官。是我們自己的鐵絲網。
一個短句糾正對方的預設立場，冷靜裡全是諷刺。
No, sir. It was our ...
平靜地糾正對方錯誤預設時用；語氣很硬，對長輩要加緩衝。
No—it was ours, not theirs. ／ We never got past our own line.
中性
No, sir 乾脆，our wire 重讀對比。
No, sir. It was our budget, not theirs. 不是，長官。那是我們自己的預算，不是他們的。
“You mean to tell me that you didn't advance any further than our wire?”
你是說，你就前進到我們自家鐵絲網那兒？
用一句複述把對方的答案往羞辱的方向擰，語氣裡滿是不信。
You mean to tell me that ...?
聽到難以置信的說法要追問時用；帶挑釁，談判桌上慎用。
Are you telling me that ...? ／ You expect me to believe that?
正式
mean to tell me 連讀，our wire 重讀收尾。
You mean to tell me nobody checked the figures? 你是說，這些數字誰都沒核過？
“Most of them were dead or wounded before they got three steps beyond the trenches.”
他們大多數人還沒走出戰壕三步，就死的死、傷的傷了。
用「三步」這個具體數目，把整連的傷亡壓縮成一句冷事實。
Most of them were dead or wounded before ...
陳述慘烈傷亡、強調無助時用；語氣沉重，別用在輕佻場合。
Most were down before they cleared the line. ／ They fell before they got ten yards.
中性
dead or wounded 連讀，three steps 重讀。
Most of them were out before the first hour ended. 還沒到一小時，他們大多數人就出局了。
“was your behavior different in any respect from that of the other men in your company?”
你的表現跟你們連其他士兵有任何不同嗎？
故意繞口的官腔問句，本身就是對被告的羞辱，比罵人更狠。
Was your behavior different in any respect from that of ...?
用體面措辭壓人時用；日常這麼問會顯得陰陽怪氣。
Did you behave any differently from the others? ／ Was there anything that set you apart?
正式
in any respect 連讀，other men 對比重讀。
Was your work different in any respect from that of the others? 你的工作跟其他人有任何不同嗎？
“picking by lot was eminently fair in this case.”
那這個案子裡抽籤決定就再公平不過了。
把最不公的事用 eminently fair 一誇，荒謬感瞬間拉滿。
X was eminently fair in this case.
用反話誇一個明顯不公的安排時用；諷刺意味強，正式場合少用。
That was perfectly fair, wasn't it? ／ Nothing could be fairer.
正式
eminently fair 重讀，in this case 輕收。
Choosing by seniority was eminently fair in this case. 這回按資歷選人，可真是公平極了。
“The accused is not being tried for his former bravery...”
被告受審，不是因為他過去的勇敢……
用 not... but 的對照把榮譽一筆勾銷，冷靜得讓人發寒。
not being tried for X but for Y
強調當下而非過去、劃清審判範圍時用；語氣冷硬。
His past record doesn't matter here. ／ This is about now, not then.
正式
former bravery 與 recent cowardice 對照重讀。
You're not being judged for last year, but for this quarter. 考核看的不是去年，是這一季度。
下一章 · 11a stain on something汙點這場戲：法庭最後陳詞對決常用來反問，帶點難以置信：「你是說……？」「你的意思是……？」戲裡檢察官就是用這句質疑阿爾諾只前進了幾米。
說 dead or wounded。戲裡阿爾諾說大多數戰友還沒出戰壕三步就 dead or wounded，就是「死的死、傷的傷」。
指「靠抽籤、憑抽籤」。戲裡檢察官說在法軍裡 picked by lot 挑人開刀是公認做法，用來給抽籤定罪辯護。
指「與本案無關、不重要」，法官常用來駁回。戲裡達克斯想拿阿爾諾過去的勇敢辯護，被一句 immaterial 擋回。
指「稍息」，讓士兵放鬆站姿的軍令。戲裡庭上讓阿爾諾 at ease，就是允許他放鬆站姿。
