这场戏：庭上逼问前进多远
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法庭上，检察官逼问阿尔诺前进了多远，他老实答：进了铁丝网，还补一句 It was our wire.（是我们自己的）。检察官不信，甩出 You mean to tell me（你是说，你就前进到自家铁丝网那儿？）达克斯想拿他过去的英勇辩护，却被 immaterial（与本案无关）挡回。想反问对方时，就用这句。
「你是说……？」说 you mean to tell me
you mean to tell me 你是说……（难以置信）dead or wounded 死的死、伤的伤ordered back 被命令撤回
「与本案无关」说 immaterial
by lot 靠抽签、凭抽签immaterial 与本案无关、不重要to the effect that 大意是说、意思是
军事法庭上，检察官盘问阿尔诺：你前进了吗？他说前进到被勒努阿上尉命令撤回为止；问前进到哪儿，他答进了铁丝网，还补一句那是我们自己的铁丝网。检察官难以置信：你意思是说，你没越过自家铁丝网？又问有没有催促战友，他实话实说：大多数人还没出战壕三步就死的死、伤的伤，他没有 urge on（催促）。轮到庭长问话，检察官却说靠 by lot（抽签）挑人开刀在法军里是公认做法。达克斯想宣读阿尔诺过去的勇气嘉奖，被 immaterial（与本案无关）驳回，只好指出全团包括自己都没到德国人的铁丝网。想学「你是说……」「与本案无关」，这段最典型。
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“No, sir. It was our wire.”
不是，长官。是我们自己的铁丝网。
一个短句纠正对方的预设立场，冷静里全是讽刺。
No, sir. It was our ...
平静地纠正对方错误预设时用；语气很硬，对长辈要加缓冲。
No—it was ours, not theirs. ／ We never got past our own line.
中性
No, sir 干脆，our wire 重读对比。
No, sir. It was our budget, not theirs. 不是，长官。那是我们自己的预算，不是他们的。
“You mean to tell me that you didn't advance any further than our wire?”
你是说，你就前进到我们自家铁丝网那儿？
用一句复述把对方的答案往羞辱的方向拧，语气里满是不信。
You mean to tell me that ...?
听到难以置信的说法要追问时用；带挑衅，谈判桌上慎用。
Are you telling me that ...? ／ You expect me to believe that?
正式
mean to tell me 连读，our wire 重读收尾。
You mean to tell me nobody checked the figures? 你是说，这些数字谁都没核过？
“Most of them were dead or wounded before they got three steps beyond the trenches.”
他们大多数人还没走出战壕三步，就死的死、伤的伤了。
用「三步」这个具体数目，把整连的伤亡压缩成一句冷事实。
Most of them were dead or wounded before ...
陈述惨烈伤亡、强调无助时用；语气沉重，别用在轻佻场合。
Most were down before they cleared the line. ／ They fell before they got ten yards.
中性
dead or wounded 连读，three steps 重读。
Most of them were out before the first hour ended. 还没到一小时，他们大多数人就出局了。
“was your behavior different in any respect from that of the other men in your company?”
你的表现跟你们连其他士兵有任何不同吗？
故意绕口的官腔问句，本身就是对被告的羞辱，比骂人更狠。
Was your behavior different in any respect from that of ...?
用体面措辞压人时用；日常这么问会显得阴阳怪气。
Did you behave any differently from the others? ／ Was there anything that set you apart?
正式
in any respect 连读，other men 对比重读。
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吗？
“picking by lot was eminently fair in this case.”
那这个案子里抽签决定就再公平不过了。
把最不公的事用 eminently fair 一夸，荒谬感瞬间拉满。
X was eminently fair in this case.
用反话夸一个明显不公的安排时用；讽刺意味强，正式场合少用。
That was perfectly fair, wasn't it? ／ Nothing could be fairer.
正式
eminently fair 重读，in this case 轻收。
Choosing by seniority was eminently fair in this case. 这回按资历选人，可真是公平极了。
“The accused is not being tried for his former bravery...”
被告受审，不是因为他过去的勇敢……
用 not... but 的对照把荣誉一笔勾销，冷静得让人发寒。
not being tried for X but for Y
强调当下而非过去、划清审判范围时用；语气冷硬。
His past record doesn't matter here. ／ This is about now, not then.
正式
former bravery 与 recent cowardice 对照重读。
You're not being judged for last year, but for this quarter. 考核看的不是去年，是这一季度。
下一章 · 11a stain on something污点这场戏：法庭最后陈词对决常用来反问，带点难以置信：「你是说……？」「你的意思是……？」戏里检察官就是用这句质疑阿尔诺只前进了几米。
说 dead or wounded。戏里阿尔诺说大多数战友还没出战壕三步就 dead or wounded，就是「死的死、伤的伤」。
指「靠抽签、凭抽签」。戏里检察官说在法军里 picked by lot 挑人开刀是公认做法，用来给抽签定罪辩护。
指「与本案无关、不重要」，法官常用来驳回。戏里达克斯想拿阿尔诺过去的勇敢辩护，被一句 immaterial 挡回。
指「稍息」，让士兵放松站姿的军令。戏里庭上让阿尔诺 at ease，就是允许他放松站姿。
