set the wheels of justice in motion让司法机器转起来

一句 took that to heart 写出期待，也预告了这份期待后来的落空。

I took that to heart. I thought I was going to ...

说自己把别人的话当真、满怀期待时用；带点自嘲也可以。

I took him at his word. I thought my turn had come. ／ I believed it and thought I would get my shot.

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took that to heart 连读，thought I was going to 放慢。

I took that to heart. I thought I was going to get the job. 我把那话当真了，以为这份工作稳了。

把责任揽在自己身上又不推脱，一句 I didn't 收得极重。

I felt it was up to me to ..., and I didn't.

自责没做成该做的事时用；对同事或朋友说都很重。

I thought it was on me to stop it, and I failed. ／ I believed the job was mine, and I let it go.

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up to me 连读，句尾 I didn't 降调收住。

I felt it was up to me to speak up, and I didn't. 我觉得该由我站出来说话，可我没说。

一句辞职式的陈述，比长篇控诉更能说明他有多失望。

Since ..., I have given up ...

讲某件事之后自己彻底改变了做法时用；语气要平。

I haven't practiced criminal law since that trial. ／ That trial ended my career in criminal law.

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Since his trial 后稍停，have given up 连读。

Since that winter, I have given up driving at night. 那个冬天之后，我就再没在夜里开过车。

把「推翻判决」翻译成人话，一句话拆掉法律术语的迷雾。

They are saying they ... with ...

替别人解释术语、把话说白时用；语气可以很平静。

They are simply disagreeing with the judge. ／ All it means is that they see it differently.

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are saying 弱读，disagree with 连读。

They are saying they disagree with the plan, not with you. 他们是在说不同意这个方案，不是针对你。

messed up 和 derailed 连用，把失控的画面说得很具体。

it's all gotten messed up and derailed again.

形容事情反复搞砸、又回到原点时用；口语里很常见。

It all fell apart and went off the rails again. ／ Everything got tangled up and derailed once more.

口语

messed up 连读，derailed 重读。

The trip was all gotten messed up by the weather. 行程被天气搅得一团糟。

用 yet 一转，把前面所有票数论证全掀翻，短而有力。

Yet ... was reversed.

讲结果和推理相反时用；适合收尾或转折处。

And still the case was reversed. ／ Yet the ruling was overturned anyway.

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Yet 后稍停，reversed 重读收尾。

Yet the decision was reversed after all. 可到头来决定还是被推翻了。