这场戏：当庭撤回全部指控
第 16 章 · 共 19 章 · 2'29"
法庭上，麦克布赖德逼问阿德拉：the prisoner followed you, didn't he?（被告跟着你进去了，是不是？）她沉默许久，终于说 I'm afraid I've made a mistake.（恐怕我犯了个错。）接着一句 Dr Aziz never followed me into the cave.（阿齐兹医生从没跟着我进岩洞。）全场哗然，她当场撤回指控。想学翻供、认错和法庭用语，这段最关键。
「阿齐兹医生从没跟着我进岩洞」英语说 Dr Aziz never followed me into the cave
in the cave 在岩洞里made a mistake 犯了个错误What nature of mistake 什么样的错never followed me 从没跟着我
阿德拉出庭作证。麦克布赖德一再追问，说被告跟在她后面进了岩洞，请她确认；她请求给她一分钟，然后说 I'm not quite sure.（我不太确定。）麦克布赖德不肯松口，继续念她签过的证词。她终于改口：I'm afraid I've made a mistake.（恐怕我犯了个错。）接着明确说 Dr Aziz never followed me into the cave.（阿齐兹医生从没跟着我进岩洞。）法官提醒她 you speak on oath（你是在宣誓后作证），又问 did you withdraw the accusation（你是否撤回指控）。她答 I withdraw everything.（我全部撤回。）法庭一片哗然，最终宣布 the prisoner is released without one stain on his character（被告无罪释放，名誉不沾污点）。想学翻供、认错和法庭收场用语，这段很完整。
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“- I'm afraid I've made a mistake. - What nature of mistake?”
——恐怕我犯了个错。——什么样的错？
一句轻描淡写的认错立刻被反将一军，短句来回像刀锋。
I'm afraid I've made a mistake.
承认失误、措辞想留余地时用；正式和日常都常见。
I'm afraid I made a mistake. ／ I think I've got something wrong.
中性
afraid I've 连读，mistake 重读。
I'm afraid I've made a mistake in the report. 恐怕报告里我弄错了一处。
“Dr Aziz never followed me into the cave.”
阿齐兹医生从没跟着我进岩洞。
一句最简单的否定，当场推翻整个指控，平静到可怕。
Someone never did something.
坚决否认某事时用；语气越平越有力。
He never said that to me. ／ She never came into the room.
中性
never 重读，into the 连读。
He never touched the money. 他从没碰过那笔钱。
“I was speaking to the witness. And the public will be silent!”
我在问证人。旁听的公众请肃静！
一句陈述职责、一句喝止全场，语气一收一放，威权感十足。
I was speaking to X.
有人插话打断你时用；语气强硬，适合正式场合。
I was talking to her, not to you. ／ Let me finish what I was saying.
正式
speaking to the 连读，silent 重读。
I was speaking to the manager, not to you. 我在跟经理说话，不是跟你说。
“And remember - you speak on oath, Miss Quested.”
记住——你是在宣誓后作证，奎斯特德小姐。
用 on oath 提醒法律责任，一句轻话把压力全压回证人身上。
remember, you speak on oath
提醒对方说话要负责时用；法律语境里很正式。
Remember, you are under oath. ／ You are bound by your oath.
正式
on oath 连读，remember 重读。
Remember, you speak on the record now. 记住，你现在是正式发言。
“The prisoner is released without one stain on his character!”
被告无罪释放，名誉不沾一点污点！
用 stain 形容名誉，一句宣判既还了清白，也提醒世人曾经泼过脏水。
without one stain on his character
宣布某人清白时用；语体重，适合正式声明。
He leaves with his name cleared. ／ There is not a stain on his record.
正式
without one 连读，character 重音在 char。
She left without a stain on her reputation. 她离开时名誉清白。
下一章 · 17have a hunch凭直觉猜这场戏：撤诉后回声消失「撤回指控」。法官问 you withdraw the accusation, Miss Quested? 就是问她是不是要撤诉；她答 I withdraw everything，等于把全部指控都收回。
说 on oath。法官提醒 you speak on oath, Miss Quested，就是提醒她这是在宣誓之下作证，说假话要负责任。
「以健康为由」，常用于正式场合。有人喊 I stop these proceedings on medical grounds，就是以健康理由要求中止庭审，请病假时也能借用这个说法。
「名誉上的污点」。宣判时说 released without one stain on his character，就是无罪释放、名誉干净，没有一点污点。
因为这是阿德拉第一次承认自己错了。一句 I've made a mistake 出口，整场指控就塌了，比长篇道歉更有效。
