这场戏：老人改投无罪票
第 7 章 · 共 17 章 · 5'02"
第一轮不记名投票，唱票唱到最后冒出一句 Not guilty（无罪）——有人当场炸了，追着问是谁改的票。年长的陪审员这才开口：他是看那人一个人扛着所有人的嘲笑，才把票投给他。开会卡壳时，一句 run it up the flagpole（先抛出去试水看反应）正好能用上。
❝ 独白 · 4 句 「不记名投票」英语说 secret ballot
secret ballot 不记名投票golden-voiced preacher 说话好听的说客underprivileged kid 穷苦人家的孩子drop a quarter in 往里投一枚硬币
❝ 独白 · 7 句 「独自顶着众人」是 standing alone against（一个人对着干）
standing alone against 独自顶着，一个人对着干gambled for support 赌一把去争支持respect his motives 敬重他的用意make it clear 把话讲明白
「先抛出去试水」英语说 run it up the flagpole
run it up the flagpole 先抛出去试水看反应peculiar ways of 有套装怪的做派here's an idea 我有个主意
第一轮不记名投票，十一个人投了 Guilty（有罪），只有一个人写下 Not guilty（无罪）。有人立刻追问是谁改的票，另一位陪审员却说这是 secret ballot（不记名投票），说好要保密的。最后那位年长的陪审员承认是自己，他说不是相信少年无罪，只是不想看一个人孤零零地顶着众人的嘲笑，于是赌一把支持他。休会时，做广告的陪审员聊起公司里的怪毛病：抛点子前爱先来一句 run it up the flagpole（先抛出去试水看反应），还吹嘘自己做生意靠的是 the soft sell（绕弯子推销）。想聊投票、开会和推销话术，这几句都派得上用场。
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“This gentleman has been standing alone against us.”
这位先生一直独自站在我们的对面。
把全片的核心摆上桌：一个人对十一个人，还说得体面。
someone has been standing alone against ...
当众替一个被孤立的人说话时用；正式会议上语气要稳住，别带火气。
He has been holding out on his own. ／ She stood alone against the whole room.
中性
重读 standing alone，against us 连读后轻轻收住。
She has been standing alone against the whole department. 她一直独自顶着整个部门的压力。
“Well, it's not easy to stand alone against the ridicule of others.”
要知道，独自顶着众人的嘲笑可不容易。
不喊口号，只讲一句常识，反而最有分量。
it's not easy to ...
安慰或替人撑腰时用；对上级或客人这么说会显得越界。
It takes nerve to hold your ground alone. ／ Going against everyone is never easy.
中性
not easy to 连读，stand alone 略停，句尾放平。
It's not easy to stand alone when everyone disagrees. 所有人都反对时，一个人扛住并不容易。
“So he gambled for support, and I gave it to him.”
所以他赌了一把，想找人支持，我就给了他这一票。
把改票说成一次押注，坦白又干脆，不给自己贴金。
he gambled for ..., and I gave it to him
解释自己为何站到少数一边时用；正式汇报里少用 gamble 这种赌的口吻。
He took a chance and asked for my support. ／ I backed him because he took the risk.
中性
gambled for 连读，and I gave 轻快带过，重读 it。
She gambled for a second chance, and I gave it to her. 她赌了一把争取第二次机会，我给了她。
“There are no secrets in a jury room. I know who it was.”
陪审室里没有秘密。我知道是谁投的。
先立一条不成文的规矩再点名，小团体的压力和神秘感同时到位。
There are no secrets in ... I know who ...
强调小圈子藏不住事时能用；对当事人别这么说，会显得在逼供。
Nothing stays secret in this room. ／ I know who did it, and so do you.
口语
no secrets 连读，I know 重读，who it was 轻收。
There are no secrets in this office. I know who leaked it. 这间办公室没有秘密，我知道是谁走漏的。
This gentleman has been standing alone against us. Now, he doesn't say the boy is not guilty. He just isn't sure. Well, it's not easy to stand alone against the ridicule of others. So he gambled for support, and I gave it to him. I respect his motives. The boy on trial is probably guilty, but, uh, I want to hear more.
这位先生一直独自站在我们的对面。 他并没有说这孩子无罪。 他只是拿不准。 要知道，独自顶着众人的嘲笑可不容易。 所以他赌了一把，想找人支持，我就给了他这一票。 我敬重他的动机。 受审的孩子也许真有罪，不过，呃，我想再多听听。
You sit here, vote guilty like the rest of us... and then some golden-voiced preacher starts tearin' your poor heart out... about some underprivileged kid just couldn't help becomin' a murderer... and you change your vote.
你坐在这儿，跟大家一样投有罪…… 结果来了个嗓子金亮的布道家，把你那颗可怜的心都给说碎了…… 说什么穷人家的孩子，没办法才成了杀人犯…… 你就改票了。
下一章 · 08as plain as the nose on your face一目了然这场戏：用列车时间质疑证词就是「不记名投票」，每个人私下写票、不用当众说投给谁，为的是让别人不受压力。戏里有人提醒，说好是不记名的，不该追着问是谁改的票。
可以说 you bet，语气比 of course 更热。戏里有人被说「容易上头」，立刻回了一句 You bet I'm excitable，意思是「那还用说，我当然上火」。
字面是「把旗子升到旗杆上」，实际指把新点子先抛出去，看大家反应再决定要不要做。开会卡壳没主意时，说一句 Let's run it up the flagpole，就是「先试试水」。
不是。它字面是「扑腾翅膀」，用来形容一个人临阵倒戈、突然改投另一边。戏里就有人用一句 another chap flaps his wings，调侃又有人反水了。
「软推销」，不直接硬推，而是靠聊天、套近乎、绕弯子让对方自己动心。戏里有人被问 You know what the soft sell is，这句话在职场和销售场合都常出现。
