Lesson Seven Text here.Let's hear what he's got to say. No.8:Well,if you want to hear how I feel about it,It's all right with me.I don't have anything brilliant.I only know as much as you do. According to the testimony,the boy looks guilty. Maybe he is.I sat in court for six days,listening while the evidence split out.Everybody sounded so positive.(75)I began to get a peculiar feeling about this trial.I mean nothing is that positive.There are a lot of questions I would like to ask.I know they wouldn't have meant anything.But I began to get the feeling that the defense counselor wasn't conducting a thorough enough cross-examination.He let too many things go by (76) little things. No.10:What little things?Listen, when these fellows don't
here. Let’s hear what he’s got to say. No.8: Well, if you want to hear how I feel about it, It’s all right with me. I don’t have anything brilliant. I only know as much as you do. According to the testimony, the boy looks guilty. Maybe he is. I sat in court for six days, listening while the evidence split out. Everybody sounded so positive.(75)I began to get a peculiar feeling about this trial. I mean nothing is that positive. There are a lot of questions I would like to ask. I know they wouldn’t have meant anything. But I began to get the feeling that the defense counselor wasn’t conducting a thorough enough cross-examination.He let too many things go by ,(76) little things. No. 10: What little things? Listen, when these fellows don’t Lesson Seven Text 第七课 课文
Lesson Seven Text ask those questions,it's because they know the answers already. No.8:Maybe.But it's also possible for a lawyer to be just plain stupid,isn't it?I mean,it's possible.I kept putting myself in the kid's place.I'd ask for another lawyer,I think.I mean,if I was on trial for my life,I'd want my lawyer to tear the prosecutor's evidence to shreds,(77)_at least try to. Look,there was one alleged evewitness (78)to this killing.And someone else claimed that he heard the killer run out of the room afterwards.Supposing they were wrong? No.12:What do you mean?"Supposing they were wrong" You can suppose there were no witnesses at all. 5 No.8:Could they be wrong?They are only people.People make mistakes (79) 1B30 课
ask those questions, it’s because they know the answers already. No. 8: Maybe. But it’s also possible for a lawyer to be just plain stupid, isn’t it? I mean, it’s possible. I kept putting myself in the kid’s place. I’d ask for another lawyer , I think. I mean, if I was on trial for my life, I’d want my lawyer to tear the prosecutor’s evidence to shreds,(77) at least try to. Look, there was one alleged eyewitness (78) to this killing. And someone else claimed that he heard the killer run out of the room afterwards. Supposing they were wrong? No.12: What do you mean? “Supposing they were wrong”. You can suppose there were no witnesses at all. No. 8: Could they be wrong? They are only people. People make mistakes.(79) Lesson Seven Text 第七课 课文
Lesson Seven Text Could they be wrong? No.12:Come on.This is not an exact science No.8:That's right.It isn't. No.3:Ok,let's go to the point.(80)What about the switch blade they found in the old guy's chest,the knife this fine upright boy admitted (81buying on the night of the killing.Let's talk about it. No.8:All right,let's talk about it.Let's get it in here and look at it.I'd like to see it again.Mr.Foreman?The Foreman tells the guard to bring in the knife.) No.4:The knife and the way it was found was pretty strong evidence, don't you think? No.8:I do
Could they be wrong? No. 12: Come on. This is not an exact science. No. 8: That’s right. It isn’t. No. 3: Ok, let’s go to the point.(80) What about the switch blade they found in the old guy’s chest, the knife this fine upright boy admitted (81)buying on the night of the killing. Let’s talk about it. No.8 : All right, let’s talk about it. Let’s get it in here and look at it. I’d like to see it again. Mr. Foreman? ( The Foreman tells the guard to bring in the knife.) No.4: The knife and the way it was found was pretty strong evidence, don’t you think? No. 8: I do. Lesson Seven Text 第七课 课文
Lesson Seven Text No.4:Good!Now suppose we take these facts one at a time.One,the boy admitted going out of the house at 8 o'clock at the night of the murder after being hit several times by his father.Two,he went directly to a neighborhood iunk shop (82)and bought one of those switch knives.(83)This wasn't what you call an ordinary knife. It has an unusual carved handle and blade.The shopkeeper who sold it to him said that it was the only one of its kind he had ever had in his stock.Three,he met some friends of his in front of the tavern at around 8:45.Am I right so far?(84) No.8:Yes,you are. No.4:He talked to his friends for about an hour leaving at 9:45.During this time,they saw the switch knife.Four,they identified the death weapon in court as that very knife 上课
No. 4: Good! Now suppose we take these facts one at a time. One, the boy admitted going out of the house at 8 o’clock at the night of the murder after being hit several times by his father. Two, he went directly to a neighborhood junk shop (82) and bought one of those switch knives.(83) This wasn’t what you call an ordinary knife. It has an unusual carved handle and blade. The shopkeeper who sold it to him said that it was the only one of its kind he had ever had in his stock. Three, he met some friends of his in front of the tavern at around 8:45. Am I right so far? (84) No.8: Yes, you are. No. 4: He talked to his friends for about an hour leaving at 9:45. During this time, they saw the switch knife. Four, they identified the death weapon in court as that very knife Lesson Seven Text 第七课 课文
Lesson Seven Text Five,he arrived home at about 10 o'clock.Now this is where the stories offered by the state and the boy begin to diverge slightly.He claimed that he went to a movie at about 11:30,returning home at 3:10 to find his father dead and himself arrested.Now what happened to the switch knife?He claimed that it fell through a hole in his pocket on his way to the movie theatre sometime between 11:30 and 3:30,and he never saw it again.Now these are the details, gentlemen.I think it's clear that the boy never went to the movies that night.No one in the house saw him leave after 11:30.No one at the theater identified him.He couldn't even remember the names of the movies he saw.What actually happened is this the boy stayed home, had another fight with his father, stabbed him to death,and left the house at 10 minutes after 12.He
Five, he arrived home at about 10 o’clock. Now this is where the stories offered by the state and the boy begin to diverge slightly. He claimed that he went to a movie at about 11:30, returning home at 3:10 to find his father dead and himself arrested. Now what happened to the switch knife? He claimed that it fell through a hole in his pocket on his way to the movie theatre sometime between 11:30 and 3:30, and he never saw it again. Now these are the details, gentlemen. I think it’s clear that the boy never went to the movies that night. No one in the house saw him leave after 11:30. No one at the theater identified him. He couldn’t even remember the names of the movies he saw. What actually happened is this : the boy stayed home, had another fight with his father, stabbed him to death, and left the house at 10 minutes after 12. He Lesson Seven Text 第七课 课文