固定搭配A2↩ 00:10
one by one
one by one
一个接一个地
I thought he was really sharp, the way he handled all those points one by one .
我觉得他很厉害,他把那些要点一个接一个地处理得很漂亮。
语法B2↩ 00:10
the way he handled all those points one by one
the way从句:说明“他处理要点的方式”,作用接近 how。
I thought he was really sharp, the way he handled all those points one by one .
我觉得他很厉害,他把那些要点一个接一个地处理得很漂亮。
固定搭配B1↩ 00:24
hold it down
hold it down
安静一点
- Okay, fellas , can we hold it down a minute? - Sure.
- 好了,各位,能安静一分钟吗? - 好。
发音↩ 00:24
can we hold
can 弱读 /kən/,与 we 连成一串。
- Okay, fellas , can we hold it down a minute? - Sure.
- 好了,各位,能安静一分钟吗? - 好。
俚语A2↩ 00:24
fellas
伙计们——熟人间称呼一群男性,较随意。
- Okay, fellas , can we hold it down a minute? - Sure.
- 好了,各位,能安静一分钟吗? - 好。
固定搭配A2↩ 00:28
get started
get started
开始行动
Say, we'd like to get started . Gentleman at the window.
喂,我们想开始了。窗边那位先生。
固定搭配A2↩ 00:35
just like that
just like that
就那么一下
Pretty tough to figure, isn't it? Kid kills his father - bing, just like that .
挺难想明白的,对吧?孩子杀了父亲——啪,就那么一下。
固定搭配A2↩ 00:39
all the time
all the time
一直;总是
Aw, listen, you analyze the figures, you'll see it happens all the time .
听着,你分析一下这些数字,就会发现这种事一直在发生。
固定搭配B1↩ 00:42
run wild
run wild
撒野;失控
这里指孩子没人管、行为失控。
They let those kids run wild up there.
他们就任由那些孩子在那儿无法无天。
固定搭配B1↩ 00:44
serve someone right
serve someone right
某人活该
不是“服务他们”,而是说结果是他们应得的。
Well, maybe it serves 'em right . You know what I mean?
嗯,也许他们活该。你懂我的意思吧?
俚语B1↩ 00:44
'em
他们——them 的口语缩略,正式写作不用。
Well, maybe it serves 'em right . You know what I mean?
嗯,也许他们活该。你懂我的意思吧?
固定搭配B1↩ 01:10
keep someone waiting
keep someone waiting
让某人久等
Oh, forgive me, gentlemen. I - I didn't mean to keep you waiting .
哦,先生们,请原谅。我——我不是故意让你们等的。
固定搭配B2↩ 01:33
take a preliminary vote
take a preliminary vote
进行初步投票
I think it's customary to take a preliminary vote .
我想,先进行一次初步投票是惯例。
固定搭配A2↩ 01:36
get out of somewhere
get out of somewhere
离开这里
outta 是 out of 的口语缩略。
Yeah, let's - Let's vote. Who knows? Maybe we all can get outta here , huh?
好,我们投票吧。谁知道呢?也许我们都能离开这儿了,对吧?
发音↩ 01:36
get outta here
outta 是 out of 的口语吞音,快速整体听。
Yeah, let's - Let's vote. Who knows? Maybe we all can get outta here , huh?
好,我们投票吧。谁知道呢?也许我们都能离开这儿了,对吧?
俚语A2↩ 01:36
outta
out of——快速口语形式,非正式文本少用。
Yeah, let's - Let's vote. Who knows? Maybe we all can get outta here , huh?
好,我们投票吧。谁知道呢?也许我们都能离开这儿了,对吧?
语法B2↩ 01:47
if we vote the accused guilty
条件从句:if 引出条件,vote 后接人和形容词表示判定其有罪。
and if we vote the accused guilty ...
如果我们投票认定被告有罪……
发音↩ 01:49
send him to
him、to 都弱读,to 常读成 /tə/。
uh, we've got to send him to the chair.
呃,我们就得把他送上电椅。
发音↩ 02:39
There's always one
one 是落点重音,突出“总有一个异议者”。
Boy, oh, boy. There's always one .
哎呀,哎呀。总会有这么一个人。
固定搭配A2↩ 02:56
the rest of something
the rest of something
其余的我们
I mean, you sat in court with the rest of us . You heard what we did.
我是说,你和我们其他人一起坐在法庭里。你听到的和我们一样。
固定搭配B1↩ 03:21
think twice about something
think twice about something
再三考虑
No one had to think about it twice except you.
除了你,没人需要考虑两遍。
语法B1↩ 03:27
whether I believe it or not
whether结构:表示“是否”,whether 后接完整陈述句,并可与 or not 连用。
I don't know whether I believe it or not . Maybe I don't.
我不知道自己信不信。也许我不信。
俚语B1↩ 03:30
how come
为什么——口语提问原因,后接陈述语序。
So how come you vote not guilty?
那你为什么投无罪票?
固定搭配A2↩ 03:47
change someone's mind
change someone's mind
改变某人的想法
You couldn't change my mind if you talked for a hundred years.
你就算说上一百年,也改变不了我的想法。
固定搭配A2↩ 04:03
what's the difference?
what's the difference?
有什么区别;有何妨
Look, what's the difference how long it takes?
听着,花多长时间有什么区别?
固定搭配B1↩ 04:34
kick someone around
kick someone around
一辈子受欺负
不是踢来踢去,而是长期被人欺压、折腾。
Look, this kid's been kicked around all of his life ...
听着,这孩子这辈子一直被人欺负……
固定搭配B2↩ 04:44
serve a jail term
serve a jail term
服刑
his father was serving a jail term for forgery.
他的父亲因伪造罪服刑。
固定搭配B1↩ 05:03
owe someone a thing
owe someone a thing
欠某人任何东西
I don't mind telling you this, mister. We don't owe him a thing .
先生,我不妨明白告诉你,我们什么也不欠他的。
语法B2↩ 05:17
knowing what he is
分词短语:现在分词短语补充背景,what he is 是 knowing 的宾语从句。
You're not gonna tell me that we're supposed to believe this kid, knowing what he is .
你不会要告诉我,明知这孩子是什么样的人,我们还该相信他吧。
发音↩ 05:17
supposed to believe
to 弱读 /tə/,不要逐字重读。
You're not gonna tell me that we're supposed to believe this kid, knowing what he is .
你不会要告诉我,明知这孩子是什么样的人,我们还该相信他吧。
俚语A2↩ 05:17
gonna
将要;会——going to 的口语形式,正式场合少用。
You're not gonna tell me that we're supposed to believe this kid, knowing what he is .
你不会要告诉我,明知这孩子是什么样的人,我们还该相信他吧。
固定搭配B1↩ 05:24
not believe a word someone says
not believe a word someone says
一句话也不信
强调对某人的话完全不信。
You can't believe a word they say . You know that.
他们说的每一个字你都不能信。你知道的。
固定搭配B1↩ 06:00
there's no point doing something
there's no point doing something
留下来也没意义
- There's no point staying here forever. - Sorry.
- 我们没必要永远待在这里。 - 抱歉。
语法C1↩ 06:18
that it's up to the group of us to convince this gentleman that he's wrong and we're right
宾语从句:seems to me 后接 that 从句,内部还有不定式和另一层 that 从句。
that it's up to the group of us to convince this gentleman that he's wrong and we're right .
我们这群人有责任说服这位先生,让他明白他错了而我们是对的。
语法B2↩ 06:23
if we each took a couple of minutes just to
虚拟条件句:过去式 took 表示委婉设想,不一定指过去发生的事。
Now, maybe if we each took a couple of minutes just to ...
现在,也许我们每个人花几分钟,只是……
固定搭配B2↩ 06:50
the burden of proof is on someone
the burden of proof is on someone
举证责任在控方
The burden of proof's on the prosecution .
举证责任在控方。
发音↩ 06:52
have to open
have to 中 to 弱读,to open 之间自然连读。
The defendant doesn't even have to open his mouth.
被告甚至不必开口。