Unit 5: Twelve Angry Men
Teaching objectives
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1. Introduction to the Text
2. Detailed Discussion of the Text
3. Vocabulary: Verb: dress, score, strain;
Noun: focus; Phrase: but for
4. Grammar Focus: Sentence analysis;
Where-clauses; Inversion; Verb forms
5. More work on the Text: Oral Work;
Vocabulary; Grammar; Written Work
(Chinese-English Translation)
Arrangements
Pre- reading
While- reading
After- reading
Pre – reading
Warming- up questions
Background information
Warming-up questions
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1. Can you give examples about the
people who have once got involved in
law cases?
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2. How much do you know about
American law?
The first person
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赖昌星
45 years old
远华 Group
Smuggling
30 billion yuan
(1996 – 1999)
Canada
The second person
• 赵燕
• being beaten by two
American policemen
without reason
• time: 21st, July,
2004
• During a travel
• the result of the case
innocent
civil case
The third person
• 赵本山
• 2nd, March, 2007
• NewYork
• “刘老根” Art Corps
• Illegal profits:
giving- back tickets
no seats
• Being asked for 1
million dollars for
compensation
Unit 5 Twelve Angry Men
Lesson 5 – Twelve Angry Men
Background information
I.
American Court System
II. Jury System & Jurors
III. Jury Procedure
IV. Civil Case vs. Criminal Case
V.
Trial Pattern: Key Words
Some books for Law
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American Court System
The accused is deemed innocent
until and unless proved “guilty
beyond a reasonable doubt”;
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In most cases, the verdict has to
be unanimously reached.
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A trial does not aim at discovering
who committed a particular crime,
but rather the innocence or guilt of
the accused;
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The system is valuable, but not
infallible
and
can
be
quite
precarious.
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The end of American Court System.
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Jury System & Jurors
A jury is made up of 12 adults.
Jury service is usually compulsory
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Jury System & Jurors
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How long does jury service last for?
Around two weeks, however, if at the end
of this time the trial is still going, you may
be asked if you are able to stay on.
Who can I talk to about the trial?
Once you are a juror you may only discuss
the trial in the jury room when all the jury are
present. You must not talk about the trial to
anyone who is not a member of your jury.
It is an offence for anyone to impersonate a
juror and to serve on his or her behalf.
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Jury Procedure
What happens after all of the evidence is
presented?
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After all of the evidence is presented,
the lawyers make closing arguments.
The judge then gives the “charge”, or
instructions, to the jury.
In these instructions, the issues that
jurors must decide are defined. When the
judge has finished, the jurors retire to the
jury room to deliberate the case.
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Jury
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Procedure
How is voting conducted by the jurors?
Your final vote should represent your
own opinion. When differences of
opinion arise between jurors, the
jurors should say what they think and
why they think it. jurors must not try
to force agreement. Jurors should not
refuse to listen to the arguments and
opinions of others and must not
permit any decision to be reached by
chance or the “toss of a coin”.
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The first four steps
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evidence presenting
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Judge’s instructions
closing arguments
jurors’ deliberation of the case
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Jury
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Procedure
What should a jury do once it has reached a
verdict?
Once the jury has reached its verdict,
the presiding juror completes and signs
the verdict form. The judge will provide
instructions explaining the verdict form.
Once the verdict form is signed, the
presiding juror should inform the bailiff
or clerk. The entire jury panel will then
re-enter the courtroom and deliver its
verdict in open court.
The end of Jury Procedure.
The full juror procedure
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evidence presenting
closing arguments
Judge’s instructions
jurors’ deliberation of the case
presiding juror filling the verdict form
delivering the verdict form openly
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Civil Case vs. Criminal Case
A civil case is one in which a person who
feels he or she has been wronged brings legal
action in order to protect his or her interests.
This person is known as the plaintiff. The
person being sued is known as the defendant.
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People usually sue for an amount of money to
make up for the injury or loss they have
suffered.
Civil cases do not result in prison terms.
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Civil Case vs. Criminal Case
A criminal case, on the other hand, is one
in which the local, State, or Federal
Government begins the action in the name of
its citizens. The plaintiff is the government
acting on behalf of the people.
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Civil Case vs. Criminal Case –Differences
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In a civil case, it is up to the plaintiff,
the person who has started the lawsuit,
to prove his or her case with stronger
evidence than the defendant.
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In other words, the judge or jury
must believe that the weight of the
plaintiff's evidence is greater than the
weight of the defendant's evidence, if
the plaintiff is to win.
 In a criminal case, because a person is
presumed to be innocent until proven guilty,
the prosecution must prove the case beyond
a reasonable doubt.
 This is a much heavier burden of proof
than there is in a civil case.
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Trial Pattern: Key Words:1
Not-Guilty Plea:
When a defendant enters a plea of not
guilty, the case proceeds to trial. The jury is
selected, 12 people plus alternate jurors if
the trial is expected to be long.
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Trial Pattern: Key Words:2
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Presentation of Evidence:
Each side then has a turn to present
evidence, which can be pictures, objects,
documents, or sworn testimony by
witnesses. Evidence must have a
tendency to prove or disprove the issues
in the case.
The judge decides if evidence is
unreliable based on evidence rules. The
evidence rules are intended to ensure
that the evidence is reliable.
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Trial Pattern: Key Words:3
Objections:
During a trial, if attorneys
on either side feel that a
question asked or evidence
offered is improper, they
may make objections.
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Trial Pattern: Key Words:4
Verdict:
The judge will instruct the jury
on the law that applies to the case.
The jury then moves to the jury
room to reach a verdict. All 12
jurors must agree on a guilty
verdict.
If the jury reaches a guilty
verdict in a felony case, the judge
will order a probation report and
schedule a sentencing hearing for
20 days later. A misdemeanor can
be sentenced immediately.
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Trial Pattern: Key Words:5
Sentences:
State and local laws define crimes
and specify punishment.
The end of Trial Pattern.
While- reading
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Text appreciation
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Language study
Text appreciation
Plot of the story
Setting of the story
Protagonists of the story
Theme of the story
Plot: A young delinquent awaits sentencing for
the manslaughter of his aggressive father.
One juror feels there is a reasonable
doubt—to the frustration of his eleven
colleagues—thus preventing a quick
verdict. During the heated deliberations,
the hidden preconceptions and prejudices
of the jurors are revealed.
Setting: jury room
Protagonists: 12 jurors
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Sentence Paraphrase 1
Now you fellows can handle this any way you
want. (Para. 2)
Adverbial clause of manner
“This” refers to the deliberation of the jurors.
Notice the difference between “any way” and “anyway”.
-He may not like to see me, but I’m going anyway.
-You can do it any way you want. I don’t care. I just
want the result.
-He is desperate. He has to find that money any way.
Sentence Paraphrase 2
Now we know where we are. (Para. 5)
Now we know what everybody’s
attitude is.
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Word Study
4.
charge
v. a. to state officially that someone
may be guilty of a crime
指控
b. to ask someone for a particular
amount of money for something you
are selling 付费
Examples:
Gibbons has been charged with
murder.
The gallery charges an entrance fee.
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charge sb. with
以……的罪行
指控
to state officially that someone
may be guilty of a crime
Examples:
The man they arrested last night
has been charged with murder.
They're going to charge him with
dangerous driving.
Cf.
He was accused of murder.
Smith accused her of lying.
Sentence Paraphrase 3
You know, (he was)born in a slum, his mother
(was) dead since he was 9, (and he)lived a
year and a half in an orphanage when his
father was serving a jail term for forgery.
(Para. 19)
Ellipsis
In spoken English, elliptical sentences are
common.
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在监狱服刑
serve a jail term/sentence, serve time
to spend a particular period of
time in prison
Examples:
He served an eighteen-month
sentence for theft.
Did you know that Les is serving
time (= is in prison) ?
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3. owe sb. sth
欠某人……
to feel that you should do
something for someone or give
someone something
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Examples:
I owe my brother $50.
He asked for help from a colleague
who owed him a favour..
You owe him an apology.
“I owe my parents a lot,” he
admitted.
Their success owes more to good
luck than to careful management.
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4. be supposed to do
本应该……
used
should
to
say
or
what
should
someone
not
do,
especially because of rules or
what someone in authority has
said
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Examples:
We're supposed to check out of
the hotel by 11 o'clock.
I'm not supposed to tell anyone.
No one was supposed to know
about it.
The meeting was supposed to take
place on Tuesday, but we've had
to postpone it.
Sentence Paraphrase 4
What do you think that trial cost?
(Para. 20)
According to the U.S. law any
citizen has a right to a proper trial,
and if he can’t pay, the trial will be
paid by the government. That’s
why No. 10 here reminds No. 8
angrily that the boy has cost a lot
of public money.
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Sentence Paraphrase 5
Since when is dishonesty a group characteristic?
(Para. 21)
I’m surprised to hear you say that
as if dishonesty has ever been a
group characteristic.
This is a retort to No. 10’s remark
from No. 9 who is opposed to
stereotyped opinions about the
poor people.
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5.
mix up
搞混淆
to make the mistake of thinking
that someone or something is
another person or thing
Examples:
I must have got the times mixed
up.
I always mix him up with his
brother. They look so much alike.
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Translation
6.
put into words
v. to express
用语言来
表达
婉转地讲
Examples:
It is hard to put into words how I
feel now.
Sentence Paraphrase 7
Translation
Innocent until proven guilty. The burden of
proof is on the prosecution. (Para. 27)
没有证明有罪，
就算无辜。举
证的责任在指
控的一方。
The accused is not guilty unless we
prove him guilty. And it is the
prosecutor’s
responsibility
to
present the evidence.
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10.
refute
v. to prove that a statement or
idea is not correct
refute a hypothesis/a claim/an
idea, etc.
反驳一个假设/说法/想法
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swear
v. (swore, sworn)
a. to use rude and offensive
language 诅咒
b. to say very strongly that what
you are saying is true 发誓
Examples:
Don't swear in front of the children.
I never touched your purse, I swear!
Sentence Paraphrase 8
You don’t believe the boy’s story. How come you
believe the woman’s? She’s one of THEM, too,
isn’t she? (Para. 36)
Those
people who
live in
slums
How is it that…?
Why…?
No. 8 is pointing out a flaw in No. 10’s logic. No. 10
first says that you can’t believe those slum people,
then he begins to quote of those people’s testimony,
but he is not aware of his self-contradiction.
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Sentence Paraphrase 9
You are a pretty smart fellow, aren’t you?
(Para. 37)
This is a real fine boy. (Para. 49)
Notice the ironic tone when two jurors say
them, then put into appropriate Chinese.
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Writing Devices
Irony
the discrepancy between what is
said and what is meant, what is
said and what is done.
origin
“Irony” comes from the Greek
word “eiron,” meaning a man
who makes himself appear less
than he is.
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8. practically
ad. a. almost
b. in a sensible way which
takes
account of
problems
Examples:
It's practically impossible to
predict what will happen.
“But how can we pay for it?” said
John practically.
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9.
provoke
v.
a. to make someone angry,
especially deliberately 激怒
Examples:
Her rudeness provoked me
to
strike her.
Paul tried to provoke Fletch into a
fight.
Sentence Paraphrase 10
It may have been two too many. Everyone has
a breaking point. (Para. 47)
“The last straw on
camel’s back”
Subjunctive
mood
These two slaps may have been beyond his limit of
endurance. The boy has been kicked around so
often that he may have been reaching the
breaking point when the two slaps come.
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Sentence Paraphrase 11
I think we’re missing the point here.
(Para. 52)
Branch out to something
irrelevant
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Paragraph 58
5.
conduct
a. control, manage 主持, 操纵
b. to stand in front of a group of
musicians or singers and direct their
playing or singing 指挥
c. if something conducts electricity
or heat, it allows electricity or heat to
travel along or through it 导电,导热
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2. allege
v. to say that something is true or that
someone has done something wrong,
although it has not been proved 断言
Examples:
The prosecution alleged that the
man had been responsible for an
act of terrorism.
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13.
指认某人为
identify… as
to recognize and correctly name
someone or something
Examples:
Eye witnesses identified the
gunman as an army sergeant.
The aircraft were identified as
American.
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6. diverge
v. differ
n. divergence, a. divergent
Examples:
The two species diverged millions of
years ago.
Here his views diverged from
Gregory's.
Sentence Paraphrase 12
You pulled a real bright trick. Now suppose
you tell me what it proves. Maybe there are 10
knives like that. So what? The discovery of the
age of something? (Para. 76)
Perform or carry
out a really clever
trick
Impolite response
showing that the
speaker does not care
about what another has
just said
You think it is the great discovery of this historical
period or what?
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Paragraph
1.
84
abstain
v. a. to choose not to vote for or
against
弃权
n. abstain
abstain from alcohol, vote
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Sentence Paraphrase 13
I’ve got a proposition to make to all of you.
(Para. 84)
I’ve got a proposal to make to all of you.
“Proposition” is formal.
Brother, you really are something.
(Para. 88)
Something: an important or remarkable
person
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Sentence Paraphrase 14
And then some golden-voiced preacher
started to tear your poor heart out about a
poor kid, and so you changed your vote.
This is the most sickening… Why don’t you
drop a quarter in the collection-box? (Para.
88)
Irony: Preachers often speak
in an affected way to strike
awe in the hearts of the
listeners. Here “preacher” is
used in a derogatory sense.
No. 3 is showing his contempt for
someone whose soft heart has blinded his
judgment.
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14.
unbearable
a.
too unpleasant, painful,
annoying to deal with
(Synonym: intolerable)
or
Examples:
The strain eventually became unbearable,
and Adam started seeing a psychiatrist.
Without him, my life would be
unbearable.
II.
Text Analysis
Further discussion about the story
Guilty
1st vote
Not guilty
No. 8
2nd vote
3rd vote
4th vote
5th vote
6th vote
7th vote
8th vote
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Fill in the blanks,
and figure out
which
juror
changes his vote
each time a vote
is called for.
Theme: "Twelve Angry Men" is about one
individual's ability to stand up for what
he believes, even when others ridicule
him. It is also a powerful study not just
of the criminal justice system, but also
of the diversity of human experience,
the nature of peer pressure, and the
difficulty of ever fully knowing the
truth.
The end of General Introduction.
Further discussion about the story
Why didn’t the author give names to the
characters in the drama? Is this play merely a
conflict among people or is it also a conflict of
ideas?
Why did No. 8 vote not guilty? Did he have any
evidence to prove the boy’s innocence at first?
Why did he vote the way he did then? What
was his motive? Did he allow his sympathy for
the boy to interfere with his judgment?
Figure out prejudicial arguments in the play.
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Self – study
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Further thinking
Additional reading
Language points
Key to exercise
Discussion
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1. After studying unit five, do you think American
law is with justice or not?
2. What was the evidence against the boy fail?
3. How did it fall piece by piece through the discussion?
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Additional reading
Famous sayings of Justice
The whole history of the world is summed up in the fact
that, when nations are strong, they are not always just,
and when they wish to be just, they are no longer
strong.
—Winston Churchill
世界的整个历史可以归结为这个事实: 一个国家强大时就
不太公正, 而当他们希望求得公正时, 就不再强大。
—丘吉尔
• It is in justice that the ordering of society
is centered.
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—Aristotle
Justice consists not in being neutral
between right and wrong, but in
finding out the right and upholding
it, wherever found, against the
wrong.
—Theodore Roosevelt
IV. Poem
A Nation’s strength
(Ralph Waldo Emerson)
Not gold, but only man can make
A People great and strong;
Men who, for truth and honor’s sake,
Stand fast and suffer long.
Brave men who work while others sleep,
Who dare while others fly–
They build a nation’s pillars deep
And lift them to the sky.
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Lesson 4 - Wsdom of Bear Wood
IV. Poem
国力
（爱默生）
什么才能使一个民族伟大强盛？
不是金子，
而只有人；
只有那些英雄，
他们为了真理，为了民族的光荣，
坚定不移，不惜牺牲。
在懒汉们酣睡的时候，
勇敢的人们却在忘我劳动。
当懦夫们望风而逃，
我们的英雄却在冲锋陷阵。
是他们建造了支撑祖国大厦的柱石，
使它们拔地而起，高耸入云。
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V.
Supplementary Reading
A personal experience as a juror
… Right before lunch, my name was the last in a long list
(of the chosen jurors), and I excitedly hurried over to
Empaneling Room #5, where after a long delay my
fellow jurors and I were transported by bus to another
court building located no more than 200 feet away…
The voir dire, where the judge and lawyers ask all order of
questions, was the most interesting aspect of my day.
Our panel of jurors was instructed that this case was a
robbery case, where two men were suspected of robbing
a pizza delivery man at knifepoint.
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I heard all order of excuses as people were asked whether they
could be biased. Jurors were asked individually, starting with
number one going up to number 14 (12 jurors, two
alternates). While number one made it through the first round
of questioning from the judge without a problem, three people
were dismissed from the number-two spot before a suitable
one was found. Excuses ranged from "I've been robbed
before, so I hate all robbers" to "I can't miss work because I
have to pay my exwife's alimony." One man even tried to use
his experience as a producer for Court TV to suggest that he
was biased against all courtroom settings. The lawyers agreed
to dismiss him, perhaps only to stop his whining.
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My name was called when the eighth juror was dismissed. My heart
immediately started racing as I walked up to the jury box. The
questions were simple in nature, but I couldn't help noticing that the
judge was asking me far more questions than any other juror,
perhaps trying to expose my youth as a source of doubt. Finally, the
judge moved on. A few other jurors were dismissed, but after the
judge's questioning, both of the lawyers' questioning sessions went
on without a problem. At long last, we were all sent out of the room
while some discussion went on.
When the 14 of us were seated again, the judge called out a list of
names—eight of them in total—that were dismissed. Lawyers can
dismiss any juror with justification, or can use a limited number of
"peremptory challenges" to dismiss a juror without any given reason.
Despite the grilling I took, my name wasn't one of the eight called. I
was in.
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The trial didn't start until the following Tuesday, five days later. I was sworn
not to tell anyone anything about the case, and I kept my word. My coworkers were surprised that I got picked, and some were angry that I didn't
try to fake my way out of it. In any event, after a half-day on Friday and a
full day of work on Monday, I was set to go.
The trial was not without a slew of delays. Whenever anyone ran late, the
whole trial had to pause. A whopping 90 minutes was allocated for lunch,
although there were always a few people who took more. We were
surprised that the trial even proceeded in a timely manner; at one point we
thought we were going to follow in the footsteps of the other jury we saw
while waiting, who brought overnight bags in case they needed to be
sequestered.
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The lawyers had contrasting styles; while the Assistant
District Attorney was always impeccably well-dressed
and neat, the defense attorney almost reminded us of
a lawyer who might advertise on daytime television,
what
with
his
hilariously
mismatched
suits,
disorganized stacks of note paper, and generally gruff
demeanor. Nevertheless, both were able to make very
good cases.
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In a criminal case, the jury must be unanimous in their verdict.
After four hours of heated debate, growing very fierce at times
(I didn't gain any friends by changing my vote a few times),
we decided that the defendant was indeed guilty of robbery in
the second degree, and guilty of robbery in the first degree. As
our foreman read the verdict, the defendant—who had barely
shown any emotion during the entire trial—turned bright red
and buried his head in his hands on the table. That, in my
opinion, was the toughest part of the trial. However, after it
was all over I was confident that I made the right choice, and
the judge told us that the defendant would likely get the
minimum sentence of five years in jail, rather than the
maximum of 25 years. I was also relieved that I wouldn't need
the overnight bag I was told to bring, so that I could enjoy my
fourth-of-July weekend in its entirety.
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Overall I think jury duty was an interesting experience,
certainly one that not everyone gets to experience. I'll
spare you the drivel they gave me about my Civic Duty,
and just say that the sheer intensity of arguing points with
eleven strangers puts "reality" TV shows like "Survivor"
and "Big Brother" to shame. (Granted, there weren't any
bikini-clad women or "entertainers in a gentleman's club"
in our group.) I have to say, though, that it's also a load
off my back to know that I won't get called again for at
least four years.
The end of Supplementary Reading.
Self -study
• Language
points
Sentence Paraphrase 6
It’s hard to put into words. I just think he’s
guilty. I mean nobody proved otherwise.
(Para. 26)
Otherwise
1. in another way; differently 以另外的方；不同地：She
thought otherwise. 她从另一个侧面考虑。
2. under other circumstances 否则，不然 ， 在另外的情况下 ：
Otherwise I might have helped. 不然我也许可以帮得上忙的。
3. in other respects 在其他方面：an otherwise logical mind.
在其他方面才有逻辑的头脑
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Sentence Paraphrase 7
Translation
Innocent until proven guilty. The burden of
proof is on the prosecution. (Para. 27)
没有证明有罪，
就算无辜。举
The accused is not guilty unless we prove him 证 的 责 任 在 指
guilty. And it is the prosecutor’s responsibility 控的一方。
to present the evidence.
The American legal system is based on the
confrontation principle with the prosecutor trying his
utmost to prove the accused guilty and the defense
lawyer trying his best to prove his client not guilty.
When all the facts are out, then the jury makes a
decision.
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9.
provoke
v.
a. to make someone angry,
especially deliberately 激怒
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7. provoke sb. into doing
provoke sb to do sth
激怒, 激发
a. to make someone angry,
especially deliberately
Examples:
Paul tried
fighting.
to
provoke
them
into
She hopes her editorial will provoke
readers into thinking seriously about
the issue.
Sentence Paraphrase 10
It may have been two too many. Everyone has a
breaking point. (Para. 47)
It is said that this is a quotation from chapter 2 of Charles
Dickens’ Dombey and Son (1848): “As the last straw breaks the
laden camel’s back, this piece of underground information
crushed the sinking spirits of Mr. Dombey.” This colorful variant
of the older “last feather that breaks the horse’s back” is now
proverbial as “it is the (last) straw that breaks the camel’s
back.” It means the final (perhaps small) blow which makes
matters insupportable.
These two slaps may have been beyond his limit of endurance.
The boy has been kicked around so often that he may have
been reaching the breaking point when the two slaps come.
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Writing Devices
Irony: examples
Brother, you really are something.
You sat there and voted guilty like
the rest of us. And then some
golden-voiced preacher started to
tear your poor heart out about a
poor kid, and so you changed your
vote. (Para. 88)
This is a real fine boy. (Para. 49)
To be continued on the next page.
• It must be delightful to find oneself in a foreign
country without a penny in one’s pocket.
• I stayed in the hospital ten days with my sister
who was dying. Barbara, my ex-best friend,
came to my house to look after my children.
She helped things out and took my things out.
She did help!
Lesson 5 – Twelve Angry Men
Paragraph
65
Collocation of
10. miss the point
“point”
not to understand the main point of
what someone is saying
举例说明
illustrate the point
get to the point
中肯的, 扼要的
come (straight) to the point
直接切入主题
beside the point
离题, 不中肯
to the point
中肯, 扼要
Lesson 5 – Twelve Angry Men
Translation
conduct a

进行侦察/调查
survey/investigation
conduct an experiment/a  做实验/测试
test
conduct a campaign
 发起一场运动
conduct an interview
 进行面谈/访谈
conduct an orchestra
 指挥交响乐
conduct heat/electricity  导热/电
Lesson 5 – Twelve Angry Men
Paragraph
71
identify with somebody/something
认同
He identified with our distress and
despair.
Identify
something
with
somebody/something 视……为一体
the attempt to identify crime with
poverty and social problems
Lesson 2 – Going Home
make something of yourself
(= to become successful )
be (really/quite) something
(= spoken used to say that
something is very good and
impressive)
there's something in/to something
(= used to admit that someone's words
are true or their ideas are successful, etc.)
Lesson 2 – Going Home
He looked like a man who might be able to
make something of himself if a good woman
took him in hand.
Running your own company at 21 is really
something.
They had to concede that there was
something in his teaching methods.
Self –check
•
Key to exercise in the textbook
II.
Quiz 1
1. 犯严重错误
2. 负责处理此案
3. 出庭作证
4. 提供证据
5. 验明凶器
6. 抹去指纹
7. 进行盘问
8. 付诸表决
9. 要求表决
10. 以不记名投票方式表决
11. 投票赞成或反对
12. 投票认为有罪
13. 作出判决
14. 判决某人死刑
15. 成功地耍一个花招
16. 堵塞河流
II.
Quiz 1
7. To refute an argument
1. To quote the Bible
2. To list all the reasons 8. To test the sharpness
of a knife
3. To dial the phone
9. To clear one’s throat
number
10. To miss the point
4. To define a word
11. To set a time limit
5. To serve a jail term 12. To make a rule
6. To owe someone an
apology
II.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
Quiz 1
To share/spit the rent
To pass a given point
To tear sth to shreds
To get back to the point
To stab sb in the back
II.
Quiz 2
1. evident, plain, distinct 11.
2. feeble, weak,
12.
inadequate
13.
3. To cry out, to shout
14.
4. Normal, usual, routine
15.
5. Threat, danger
smart, wise, intelligent
To insert
remarkable, amazing
To differ, to disagree
To achieve, to perform
6. Legal advisor, lawyer 16. Proposal, suggestion
17. disgusting
7. proof, grounds, fact
8. scum, loafers
18. decision, judgment
9. dirty, unclean, rotten 19. intolerable, unacceptable
10. disagreement,
20. quality, feature
dispute
1. Inaccurate
2. proud
II.
3. calm
4. Innocent
5. To deny
6. To defense
7. insensitive
8. strong/solid
9. To disprove/refute
10. impersonal
Quiz 2
11. dishonest
12. irregular
13. negative
14. abnormal
II.
Quiz 2
1. Our company was heavily in debt when he took over.
We owed the bank about 10 million.
2. Lao Song, I owe you an apology. I really behaved lie a
fool that day.
3. People know very well that they owe everything they
have today to the reform and open policy.
4. Why did their boat invade our territorial waters? They
owe us an explanation at least.
5. He claimed to have two Ph.D. degrees from two
universities.
6. Both sides claimed to have won the competition.
II.
Quiz 2
7. The Taipings took the city finally. But the battle
claimed one of their best leaders.
8. These patients won the claim of 50 million dollars for
their damaged health.
9. This otherwise wonderful manager is a womanizer.
10. Her otherwise perfect family only had one problem.
Her little daughter was handicapped .
Unit 5: Twelve Angry Men