这场戏：法庭最后陈词对决
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军事法庭上，检察官一句 this case speaks for itself（这案子不言自明）就想定罪，还说那场败仗是法国的污点。达克斯做最后辩护，直接说审判本身才是 a stain（污点），指控是对人类正义的 a mockery（嘲弄），最后恳请法庭 show mercy（手下留情）。想学正式场合的强硬陈词和求情，这段台词句句经典。
被砸晕无人作证：knocked me cold（把我砸得不省人事）
knocked me cold 把我砸得不省人事witnesses to that 那件事的证人stand down 退下、可以离席了
❝ 独白 · 11 句 检察官的起诉陈词
用国旗与荣誉层层加码，把一次失败说成整个国家的耻辱。
❝ 独白 · 24 句 一场嘲弄：a mockery of（对……的嘲弄）
a mockery of 对……的嘲弄haunt each of you 一辈子缠着你们每一个人show mercy to 对……手下留情
庭审进入最后陈词。检察官说 this case speaks for itself（这案子不言自明），把昨天上午的进攻说成法国国旗上的 a stain（污点），请求法庭 find the accused guilty（判定被告有罪），按军法处置。达克斯接着陈词，先说自己羞于做人类一员，然后层层抗议：法庭不给机会提交证据、控方没有证人、也没有书面起诉书和速记记录。他掉转枪口：审判才是真正的污点和耻辱，加在士兵头上的罪名是 a mockery of（对……的嘲弄）人类正义，判他们有罪会缠住每个人一辈子。最后他恳请法庭 show mercy（对……手下留情）。想学法庭陈述、抗议与求情，这段值得反复听。
A1–C2 是欧标等级。点一个等级后，比它高的卡片会变淡，播放到那里不会自动暂停。
“Corporal Paris, why didn't you leave the trenches?”
帕里下士，你为什么没离开战壕？
一句平静的追问，却把「你凭什么活着回来」这层杀意递到被告脸上。
why didn't you ...?
想追问对方为何没做某件该做的事时用；对长辈或客人这样问显得逼人。
Why did you stay behind? ／ Why didn't you get out with the others?
中性
重音落在 leave，trenches 放慢，尾音微微上扬。
Why didn't you call me when you landed? 你落地了怎么没给我打电话？
“No, sir. I guess everybody was too busy to notice me.”
没有，长官。我猜大家都太忙了，没人顾得上注意我。
不喊冤不辩解，把无人作证说成「大家都太忙」，越平淡越让人心凉。
everybody was too busy to ...
要轻描淡写地解释没人帮自己时用；正式道歉里这么讲像是推给旁人。
Nobody had time to look my way. ／ Everyone was too busy to help.
口语
guess 轻读，too busy to 连读成 too-busy-ta。
Nobody noticed me leave; everyone was too busy to care. 没人注意到我走，大家都忙得顾不上。
“But this court-martial is such a stain and such a disgrace.”
可这场军事审判才是这样的污点，这样的耻辱。
把检察官扣给士兵的「国耻」原样还回去，一句完成攻守互换。
such a ... and such a ...
要把对方扣的帽子反扣回去时用；吵架时用这句火力很猛。
This trial is the real disgrace. ／ The shame here lies with the court.
正式
两个 such 都要重读，中间稍停，尾音砸下去。
You call us lazy, but such a rule and such a boss are the real problem. 你说我们懒，可这样的规矩、这样的上司才是真问题。
“The case made against these men is a mockery of all human justice.”
加在这些士兵头上的罪名，是对一切人类正义的嘲弄。
不辩事实只辩程序，一句把整个案子抬到「人类正义」的高度否掉。
something is a mockery of ...
要批评某套程序根本不公时用；说琐事会显得夸张。
This charge makes a joke of justice. ／ The whole proceeding is a travesty of law.
正式
重音落在 mockery 与 justice，句子中间推进不要断。
A two-minute vote is a mockery of fair review. 两分钟就表决，是对公正审查的嘲弄。
“I can't believe that the noblest impulse of man — his compassion for another— can be completely dead here.”
我无法相信，人最高尚的冲动——对同类的怜悯——会在这里彻底死去。
先用破折号插入「怜悯」，再问它是否已死，情感与修辞一起到顶。
I can't believe that ... can be completely dead here.
面对冷漠的群体、想质问人心是否还在时用；私下抱怨会显得太隆重。
I refuse to believe kindness is dead here. ／ It can't be that pity has died in this room.
literary
compassion 后停顿，dead 重读，整体放慢收住。
I can't believe simple kindness can be completely dead here. 我无法相信，一点起码的善意会在这里彻底消失。
“Gentlemen of the court, there are times when I'm ashamed...”
法庭的诸位，有些时候，我会感到羞愧……
以「羞愧」开场，比怒骂更狠，先把自己放进人类的尴尬里再开口。
there are times when I'm ashamed ...
要郑重表达对某群体的失望时用；日常小事说这句会太戏剧。
Sometimes I feel ashamed of us all. ／ There are moments I am ashamed to be here.
正式
times 稍停，ashamed 压低，句尾故意留白。
There are times when I'm ashamed of how we treat newcomers. 有时候我为我们对待新人的方式感到羞愧。
Gentlemen of the court, there are times when I'm ashamed... to be a member of the human race... and this is one such occasion. It's impossible for me to summarize the case for the defense... since the court never allowed me a reasonable opportunity to present my case. Are you protesting the authenticity of this court? Yes, sir. I protest against being prevented from introducing evidence... that I consider vital to the defense. The prosecution presented no witnesses. There has never been a written indictment of charges made against the defendants. And lastly, I protest against the fact... that no stenographic records of this trial have been kept. The attack yesterday morning was no stain on the honor of France... and certainly no disgrace to the fighting men of this nation. But this court-martial is such a stain and such a disgrace. The case made against these men is a mockery of all human justice. Gentlemen of the court... to find these men guilty... would be a crime to haunt each of you... till the day you die. I can't believe that the noblest impulse of man — his compassion for another— can be completely dead here. Therefore, I humbly beg you... show mercy to these men.
法庭的诸位，有些时候，我会感到羞愧…… 为自己是人类的一员而羞愧…… 而现在就是这样的时刻。 我没法为辩方总结这个案子…… 因为法庭从未给我合理的机会陈述案情。 你是在质疑本法庭的正当性吗？ 是的，长官。 我抗议，我被阻止提交证据…… 而那些证据我认为对辩护至关重要。 控方没有传唤任何证人。 对被告的指控，从来没有形成书面起诉书。 最后，我要抗议的是…… 这场审判没有留下任何速记记录。 昨天上午的进攻绝不是法国荣誉上的污点…… 更绝不是这个国家参战军人的耻辱。 可这场军事审判才是这样的污点，这样的耻辱。 加在这些士兵头上的罪名，是对一切人类正义的嘲弄。 法庭的诸位…… 判这些人有罪…… 将是一桩会缠住你们每个人的罪…… 直到你们死去的那一天。 我无法相信，人最高尚的冲动——对同类的怜悯——会在这里彻底死去。 所以，我谦卑地恳求你们…… 对这些人手下留情。
Gentlemen of the court... this case speaks for itself . All of us witnessed the regrettable attack yesterday morning. And I submit that that attack... was a stain on the flag of France... a blot on the honor... of every man, woman and child in the French nation. It is to us that the sad, distressing... repellant duty falls, gentlemen. I ask this court to find the accused guilty... and impose the penalties prescribed by the Code of Military Justice.
法庭的诸位…… 这桩案子本身已经说明了一切。 昨天上午那场令人遗憾的进攻，我们大家都亲眼目睹了。 而我认为，那场进攻…… 是法国国旗上的一个污点…… 是荣誉上的一个污斑…… 是法兰西全体男女老少荣誉上的污斑。 悲伤而令人痛心的…… 这份令人厌恶的责任，落到了我们头上，诸位。 我请求本庭判定被告有罪…… 并按《军法法典》的规定施以刑罚。
下一章 · 12prepare for the worst做好最坏的打算这场戏：死囚的最后一餐指「不言自明」，不用解释也看得出来。戏里检察官说 this case speaks for itself，意思是不必多说，罪证已经明摆着。
说 a stain，常搭配 a stain on something，指……上的污点。戏里用它形容那场败仗，达克斯又反过来说审判才是污点。
指「判定某人有罪」，是法庭常用说法。戏里检察官请求 I ask this court to find the accused guilty，就是要法庭定罪。
指「对……的嘲弄」，表示把某事物变成了笑话。戏里达克斯说加在士兵头上的罪名是对人类正义的 a mockery of。
指「对……手下留情、网开一面」。戏里达克斯最后恳请法庭 show mercy to these men，就是求他们放这些人一马。
