现代大学英语精读第三册.docx

现代大学英语精读第三册05b （收听）Text Twelve Angry Men (Part One)by Reginald RoseCharactersNarratorForeman (Juror No. 1)Jurors No. 2 — No. 12Narrator: The scene is a jury room in a criminal court・ Twelve men walk into the room. They are the jury for the trial of a boy charged with murdering his father.Foreman: OK, gentlemen. Now you fellows can handle this any way you want. We can discuss it first and then vote on it. Thats one way. And we can vote on it right now...No. 4:1 think its customary to take a preliminary vote.No. 7: Yes, lets vote. Maybe we can all get out of here.Foreman: OK... Of course we know that we have a first-degree murder charge here. And if we vote the accused guilty, weve got to send him to the chair. Anyone doesnt want to vote? OK, those voting guilty, please raise your hands・・・・ Nine ・・・ ten ... eleven. OK. Not guilty? (No. 8 raises his hand.) One. OK, eleven guilty, one not guilty. Now we know where we are.No. 3: (To No. 8) You really think hes innocent?No. 8:1 dont know.No. 3: Well, you sat in court with the rest of us・ You heard what we did. The kid is a dangerous killer.No. & Hes 18 years old.No. 3: Thats old enough. He stabbed his own father. Four inches into the chest. They proved it in a dozen different ways in court. Would you like me to list them for you?No. & No.No. 10: Then what DO you want?No. 8:1 just want to talk.No. 10: May I ask you something? Do you believe his story?No. 8:1 dont know. Maybe I dont.No. 7: Then how come you vote not guilty?No. 8: There were eleven votes for guilty. Its not easy to send the boy off to die without talking about it first.No. 7: Who says its easy? What? Just because I voted fast? I honestly think the guys guilty. Couldnt change my mind if you talked for a hundred years.No. 8:1 dont want to change your mind. I just want to talk for a while. Look, this kids been kicked around all his life. You know, bom in a slum, his mother dead since he was 9, lived a year and a half in an orphanage when his father was serving a jail term for forgery. He is a wild angry kid. You know why? Because hes been hit on the head by somebody once a day every day. I just think we owe him a few words. Thats all.No. 10: We dont owe him a thing. He got a fair trial, didn*t he? What do you think that trial cost? Hes lucky he got it. Listen, we are all grown-ups here. YouYe not going to tell me that were supposed to believe this kid, knowing what he is! Listen, Tve lived among them all my life. You cant believe a word they say.No. 9: What a terrible thing for a man to believe・ Since when is dishonesty a group characteristic?No. 10: Now look here...Foreman: Listen, we have a job to do. Lets do it. Now perhaps the gentleman down there whos disagreeing with us could let us know what he*s thinking, and we might be able to show him where hes mixed up.No. 12: Well, it seems to me that its up to the group of us to convince this gentleman that he is wrong and we are right. Maybe, if we each of us talk for a couple of minutes just to ・・・ well, just a quick idea...Foreman: No, no. Thats a good one. Suppose we go once around the table. (Turns to No. 2) I guess you are the first.No. 2: Well, eh …Its hard to put into words. I just think hes guilty. I mean nobody proved otherwise.No. 8: Nobody has to prove otherwise. Innocent until proven guilty. The burden of proof is on the prosecution. The defendant doesnt have to open his mouth.No. 2: Oh, sure, I know that. What I meant was …I just think hes guilty. I mean somebody saw him do it.No. 3: OK, heres what I think. And I have no personal feelings about this. I just want to talk about facts. Number One: The old man who lives downstairs under the room where the killing took place・ At ten minutes after twelve, he heard a loud noise・ He said it sounded like a fight. Then he heard the kid yell out, "Pm going to kill you!” A second later, he heard the body hit the floor. He ran to the door, opened it up, and saw the kid running down the stairs and out of the house. He called the police. They came and found the old man dead with a knife in his chest. The coroner fixed the time of death at around midnight. Now these are facts. You cant refute facts. The kids guilty. Fm just as sentimental as the next fellow. I know hes only eighteen. But hes still got to pay for what he did.No. 4: Its obvious to me, anyway, that the boys story was flimsy. He claimed that he was at the movies during the time of the killing. But only one hour later, he couldnt remember the names of the films he saw or who played in them.No. 10: And listen, what about the woman across the street? If her testimony dont prove hes guilty, then nothing does.No. 11: Thats right. She was the one who actually saw the killing take place.No. 10: Wait a minute. Heres the woman, whos lying in bed. She cant sleep・ She looks out of the window. And right across the street, she sees 。