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庭上争夺解封文件:sledding uphill

法庭上,环球报申请解封文件,律师搬出 on First Amendment grounds(以第一修正案为依据),又强调 this was a discretionary order(这是法官酌情作出的裁定)。可对方反咬 they just want to sell papers(他们只想多卖报纸);法官则不许把什么都扣到主教头上,只说 Say "the archdiocese."(说「教区」)。想学法庭攻防和正式表达,这段值得看。

发生了什么

斯普林菲尔德的法庭上,环球报的律师请求解封文件:Our argument to make these documents public rests mainly on First Amendment grounds(公开文件的请求主要依据第一修正案),并强调 this was a discretionary order(那是一份酌情作出的裁定)。教会一方反击,说环球报不是本案当事人、只想 sell papers(多卖报纸),还怪别人污蔑了主教的好名声。法官则要求把话说明白:别把什么都扣到主教头上,要说 Say "the archdiocese."(说「教区」)。庭外,记者们商量下一步,还牵出塔尔博神父和一个受害者的线索,约定 Just not yet(只是还不是时候),要先 stay focused on the victims(把注意力放在受害者身上)。想学法庭攻防和正式措辞,值得细看。

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  • 法官如何把主教改口成教区
  • 双方律师抢 smear 这个词
  • 迈克拒绝对手报置评的语气

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sledding uphillat the Judge's discretiontag someone with somethingdiscretionary order

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sledding uphill

逆风爬坡、处境艰难facing an easy task turned hard; struggling against the odds

记者乔在斯普林菲尔德的走廊碰见迈克,用一句俚语调侃他家阿尔巴诺这场官司正逆风爬坡、打得吃力。

Without a budget, the whole project is sledding uphill.没有预算,整个项目都在逆风爬坡。

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  • at the Judge's discretion

    由法官酌情决定、看法官怎么裁量

  • tag someone with something

    把某件事、某笔账都算到某人头上

  • discretionary order

    法官自由裁量作出的命令

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短语 · B2clarify someone's position

澄清环球报的立场

Could you please clarify the Globe's position for me, Mr. Albano?
语法 · B1Could you please clarify

Could you 委婉请求:Could you 后面接动词原形,是英语里最常用的客气请求写法,比直接下命令柔和许多。加上 please 再降低姿态,适合对法官、上级或陌生人开口,既保持礼貌,又不失明确。

Could you please clarify the Globe's position for me, Mr. Albano?
短语 · B2make something public

把这些文件公开

Our argument to make these documents public rests mainly on First Amendment grounds.
短语 · C1on ... grounds

以第一修正案为依据

Our argument to make these documents public rests mainly on First Amendment grounds.
短语 · B1a number of things

若干、好几个

We also have a number of other relevant arguments.
短语 · C1a discretionary order

一份可酌情裁量的裁定

After all, Your Honor, this was a discretionary order.
短语 · C1at someone's discretion

由法官酌情决定、看法官怎么裁量

法庭上,环球报的律师强调这份封存裁定是法官行使裁量权作出的,因此在程序上完全站得住脚。

Yes, it was made at the Judge's discretion.
语法 · B2it was made at the Judge's discretion

被动语态:was made 是过去时的被动语态,强调裁定是「被作出」的,而不点明到底由谁签字。用被动把动作和施动者分开,责任就模糊了,这在程序性的说明里很常见,也方便律师把焦点引回到裁定本身。

Yes, it was made at the Judge's discretion.
短语 · C1be sledding uphill

逆风爬坡、处境艰难

记者乔在斯普林菲尔德的走廊碰见迈克,用一句俚语调侃他家阿尔巴诺这场官司正逆风爬坡、打得吃力。

Your boy Albano's sledding uphill.
短语 · B2have a shot at something

有赢的机会

You actually think you have a shot at winning this thing?
短语 · B1would not comment

拒绝置评

"Globe reporter would not comment,
短语 · C1an odd rationalization

古怪的合理化说辞

He had this really odd rationalization for it.
短语 · B2fool around with someone

和小男孩乱搞

Like it was totally normal to fool around with little boys.
俚语 · C1fool around with little boys

和小男孩乱搞(对儿童性行为的委婉说法)——fool around with someone 是口语里指暧昧或性关系的委婉说法,用在对孩子身上极其严重。它属于私下、非正式的表述,正式报道或法律文书会改用更准确的措辞;对受害者或严肃场合绝不该用这种轻描淡写的说法。

Like it was totally normal to fool around with little boys.
发音go back

go back 连读时 go 末尾的音直接接上 back,听起来像 gow-back,中间没有停顿,语气也更顺。

I'd really like to go back. I think he'd talk to us.
短语 · B2stay focused on someone/something

把注意力放在受害者身上

I want you to stay focused on the victims right now.
发音when I was

when I was 连读时 when 末尾的音滑向 I,I 又轻带出 was,听起来像 we-nai-was,三个词连成一串。

Yeah, he was there when I was.
短语 · C1tag someone with something

把某件事、某笔账都算到某人头上

斯威尼法官打断阿尔巴诺,提醒他不能把什么都扣到劳主教头上,并要求他改口用「教区」这个说法。

You don't get to tag the Cardinal with everything, Mr. Albano.
语法 · B2You don't get to tag the Cardinal with everything

get to 表资格:get to 在这里不是「到达」,而是表示有没有资格、有没有权利做某事,常用否定来驳斥对方越界。don't get to 等于说「你无权这样」,语气直接又不失体面,是争论里划边界很好用的结构。

You don't get to tag the Cardinal with everything, Mr. Albano.
发音get to

get to 里的 t 在两个元音之间会弹成轻轻的浊音,像 ged-to,听起来柔软,命令的力道反而更足。

You don't get to tag the Cardinal with everything, Mr. Albano.
短语 · B2be a party to something

不是本案的当事人

Judge Sweeney, the Globe is not a party to this case,
短语 · B2smear someone's name

污蔑了主教的好名声

If Mr. Garabedian had not smeared the Cardinal's good name,
语法 · C1If Mr. Garabedian had not smeared the Cardinal's good name

虚拟条件句:这是表示与过去事实相反的虚拟条件句:事实上他确实那样说了,这里设想如果没发生,结果就会不同。从句用 had not 加过去分词来搭假设,语气正式克制,常见于法庭和书面论辩中。

If Mr. Garabedian had not smeared the Cardinal's good name,
短语 · B2duly noted

已记录在案(法庭用语)

Duly noted, Mr. Garabedian.

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发音重点

  • go back — go back 连读时 go 末尾的音直接接上 back,听起来像 gow-back,中间没有停顿,语气也更顺。
  • when I was — when I was 连读时 when 末尾的音滑向 I,I 又轻带出 was,听起来像 we-nai-was,三个词连成一串。
  • get to — get to 里的 t 在两个元音之间会弹成轻轻的浊音,像 ged-to,听起来柔软,命令的力道反而更足。
Like it was totally normal to fool around with little boys.

就好像和小男孩乱搞是完全正常的事。 一句平静的转述,却比任何控诉都让人发冷:施害者竟把这当成正常。它不评价、不愤怒,只把那套自我合理化的说法原样端出来,留给听者去消化那份荒谬。

I want you to stay focused on the victims right now.

我现在要你把注意力放在受害者身上。 在全局躁动时把焦点重新按回事发的人身上:先别追更大的对手,先看受伤的人。它既可以是对下属的指令,也可以是一句自我提醒,短而稳,最适合贴在办公桌旁。

You don't get to tag the Cardinal with everything, Mr. Albano.

你不能把什么都扣到主教头上,阿尔巴诺先生。 用一句客气却不容反驳的话划清边界:责任可以追,但不能一股脑堆给一个人。它把「别以偏概全」说得有理有据又体面,是权力场上最见分寸的一种敲打。

He didn't try and hide it at all.

他完全没打算隐瞒。 把「他连装都懒得装」说得干脆利落,一句话就交代出一种坦然到反常的态度。它不评判,却让听者立刻感到背后的问题有多深。

关于这一章的问题

sledding uphill 是什么意思?

字面是「往上坡滑雪橇」,意思是「逆风爬坡、处境艰难」。台词里说 someone's sledding uphill,就是「这人做事处处受阻」。

at the Judge's discretion 是什么意思?

意思是「由法官酌情决定、看法官怎么裁量」。台词里说 it was made at the Judge's discretion,就是「这是法官按自己的裁量作出的」。

tag someone with something 怎么用?

意思是「把某件事、某笔账都算到某人头上」。台词里说 You don't get to tag the Cardinal with everything,就是「你不能把什么都扣到主教头上」。

「污蔑别人的好名声」英语怎么说?

smeared someone's good name。台词里说 smeared the Cardinal's good name,就是「污蔑了主教的好名声」,动词 smear 有「抹黑」的意思。

这些句子适合什么场合?

法庭或正式交涉用 at the Judge's discretion、a discretionary order;形容处境艰难用 sledding uphill;指责别人乱扣帽子用 tag someone with something。

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