《惊杀大阴谋》三
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Nicholas Baker1: There he is. Fred.
 
Frederick Aiken: Hey.
 
Nicholas Baker: Hamilton here has offered to be your second chair.
 
Frederick Aiken: Oh. Re...
 
Hamilton: Not a chance in hell.
 
Nicholas Baker: No? You sure?
 
Hamilton: Oh, yeah. I'll carry his briefcase2, but I'm not...
 
Frederick Aiken: Sarah.
 
Sarah: Fred.
 
Frederick Aiken: Why are you here?
 
Sarah: I'm trying to understand why you're here. I suppose I should wish you luck.
 
General Hunter: Come to order.
 
Mary Surratt: How is Anna, Mr. Aiken?
 
Frederick Aiken: She's fine... looking forward to when you come home.
 
Mary Surratt: That's very nice of you to say, Mr. Aiken.
 
General Hunter: Judge Advocate Holt, will you please proceed?
 
Joseph Holt: In the matter of Mary Surratt, the prosecution3 calls as its first witness Mr. Louis Weichmann.
 
Frederick Aiken: I thought he was like family. Why are they calling him?
 
Joseph Holt: Place your right hand on this Bible.
 
Mary Surratt: I don't know.
 
Joseph Holt: Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you, God?
 
Louis Weichmann: I do.
 
Joseph Holt: Please. Are you acquainted with the defendant4, Mary Surratt?
 
Louis Weichmann: Yes. Yes, I am. I attended Divinity College with her son John.
 
Joseph Holt: And until recently, you resided at the boarding house owned by Mary Surratt. Is that correct?
 
Louis Weichmann: That is correct, sir.
 
Joseph Holt: Were any of these men ever present in her home?
 
Louis Weichmann: Yes, sir. These three over there on several occasions.
 
Joseph Holt: Let the record reflect that the witness has identified the prisoners Herold, Payne and Atzerodt. And who invited these men?
 
Louis Weichmann: John Surratt.
 
Frederick Aiken: Objection.
 
Joseph Holt: Objection?
 
Frederick Aiken: Uh, uh...There's no way to prove that John Surratt even knew these men, let alone invited them.
 
Joseph Holt: Mr. Surratt's absence from this proceeding5 is Mr. Surratt's problem.
 
General Hunter: Objection overruled. Continue, Mr. Holt.
 
Joseph Holt: Was John Wilkes Booth also a frequent guest of John Surratt?
 
Louis Weichmann: Indeed, but all the Surratts adored him...John, his sister Anna and their mother, too.
 
Joseph Holt: And were there ever meetings held at the boarding house involving Mr. Booth?
 
Louis Weichmann: Many, sometimes lasting6 two, three hours and always in secret, behind closed doors.
 
Joseph Holt: And did you ever see Mary Surratt object to these, uh, meetings?
 
Louis Weichmann: No, sir.
 
Joseph Holt: Or to the presence of those men?
 
Louis Weichmann: No, she did not.
 
Joseph Holt: Thank you.
 
Louis Weichmann: She appeared to welcome them.
 
Joseph Holt: Thank you. That'll be all, Mr. Weichmann.
 
Frederick Aiken: How long did you say these secret meetings lasted?
 
Louis Weichmann: At least two, three hours.
 
Frederick Aiken: You were timing7 them? Eh, if you were timing them, I suppose these secret meetings were not, in fact, kept secret from you.
 
Louis Weichmann: I knew about them, sir, but I had no knowledge of what they were about.
 
Frederick Aiken: And that is because you never attended any yourself, correct?
 
Louis Weichmann: Exactly.
 
Frederick Aiken: Why was that?
 
Louis Weichmann: I thought them suspicious.
 
Frederick Aiken: Suspicious? Well, then, you see, you did know what they were about.
 
Louis Weichmann: No, sir, I did not.
 
Frederick Aiken: Then why were your suspicions aroused?
 
Louis Weichmann: By the snatches of rebel conversation I overheard in the hallways and by their frequent whisperings.
 
Frederick Aiken: Well, in that case, if it was of such great concern to you, why did you not report your suspicions to your superiors at the War Department?
 
Louis Weichmann: I did.
 
Frederick Aiken: Excuse me?
 
Louis Weichmann: I did reveal my suspicions. I made a confidant of Captain Gleason in the War Department.
 
General Hunter: Mr. Aiken, if there's nothing else... Counselor8, will that be all?
 
Frederick Aiken: Uh, yes. Uh, no. No. No, I do have something else. Tell me, Mr. Weichmann. Tell us all. You ever been in Richmond?
 
Joseph Holt: Objection.
 
Frederick Aiken: I merely wish to know if the witness has ever visited the capital of the Confederacy.
 
Louis Weichmann: I don't recall.
 
Frederick Aiken: Then perhaps this train receipt will refresh your memory. It indicates passage to Richmond, and it has your initials on it.
 
Louis Weichmann: Yes. That's right. I considered continuing my divinity studies there after the war. I plan on becoming a priest.
 
Frederick Aiken: That's very nice. Do you recall, Mr. Weichmann, at which institute in Richmond you were thinking of enrolling9?
 
Louis Weichmann: The name?
 
Frederick Aiken: Yes, Mr. Weichmann, the name.
 
Louis Weichmann: Well, uh...
 
Frederick Aiken: There is no academy of the kind...
 
Joseph Holt: Objection.
 
Frederick Aiken: ...In Richmond, is there, Mr. Weichmann? In fact, perhaps you visited Richmond...
 
Joseph Holt: Objection, General.
 
Frederick Aiken: ...For another purpose entirely10.
 
General Hunter: Objection sustained.
 
Frederick Aiken: You worked for the general in charge of rebel prisoners, did you not?
 
Louis Weichmann: Yes. So?
 
Frederick Aiken: Perhaps a distinguished11 clerk like yourself knew certain information.
 
Louis Weichmann: What sort of information?
 
Frederick Aiken: Information that might have been of divine interest to certain rebels within the capital of the Confederacy.
 
Joseph Holt: Objection, General. The witness is not on trial here.
 
Lewis Payne: Well, he ought to be!
 
General Hunter: Objection sustained. The witness is not on trial.
 
Frederick Aiken: Sir, I am merely trying to establish the witness' credibility or rather the lack of credibility of this man.
 
General Hunter: Mr. Aiken, you are incriminating the witness.
 
Frederick Aiken: Incriminating? Sir, Louis Weichmann shared a room with John Surratt. I have a ticket that puts him in Richmond. I think it reasonable to assume that he knows more about this plot to assassinate12 our president than he supposedly reported.
 
Joseph Holt: What Mr. Aiken thinks is entirely immaterial.
 
General Hunter: Counselor, unless you have something more relevant to ask, the witness will step down.
 
Frederick Aiken: No. No, I have nothing more...relevant to ask.
 
妙语佳句 活学活用
 
1. let alone: 更不用说,更别提。
 
2. Objection overruled: 抗议无效/反对无效。
 
3. time: 记录……的时间。
 
4. snatch: 片段。请看例句:We heard snatches of their conversation as they raised their voices from time to time.(当他们不时地提高嗓门说话时,我们听到了他们谈话的片段。)
 
5. of great concern: 非常重要。看一下例句:It's a matter of great concern.(这件事至关重要。)
 
6. Objection sustained: 抗议有效/反对有效。
 
7. incriminate: 暗示(或显示)……有罪。
 
8. immaterial: 无关紧要的。
 
9. step down: 退下。


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1 baker wyTz62     
n.面包师
参考例句:
  • The baker bakes his bread in the bakery.面包师在面包房内烤面包。
  • The baker frosted the cake with a mixture of sugar and whites of eggs.面包师在蛋糕上撒了一层白糖和蛋清的混合料。
2 briefcase lxdz6A     
n.手提箱,公事皮包
参考例句:
  • He packed a briefcase with what might be required.他把所有可能需要的东西都装进公文包。
  • He requested the old man to look after the briefcase.他请求那位老人照看这个公事包。
3 prosecution uBWyL     
n.起诉,告发,检举,执行,经营
参考例句:
  • The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
  • He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。
4 defendant mYdzW     
n.被告;adj.处于被告地位的
参考例句:
  • The judge rejected a bribe from the defendant's family.法官拒收被告家属的贿赂。
  • The defendant was borne down by the weight of evidence.有力的证据使被告认输了。
5 proceeding Vktzvu     
n.行动,进行,(pl.)会议录,学报
参考例句:
  • This train is now proceeding from Paris to London.这次列车从巴黎开往伦敦。
  • The work is proceeding briskly.工作很有生气地进展着。
6 lasting IpCz02     
adj.永久的,永恒的;vbl.持续,维持
参考例句:
  • The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
  • We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。
7 timing rgUzGC     
n.时间安排,时间选择
参考例句:
  • The timing of the meeting is not convenient.会议的时间安排不合适。
  • The timing of our statement is very opportune.我们发表声明选择的时机很恰当。
8 counselor czlxd     
n.顾问,法律顾问
参考例句:
  • The counselor gave us some disinterested advice.顾问给了我们一些无私的忠告。
  • Chinese commercial counselor's office in foreign countries.中国驻国外商务参赞处。
9 enrolling be8b886d0a6622fbb0e477f03e170149     
v.招收( enrol的现在分词 );吸收;入学;加入;[亦作enrol]( enroll的现在分词 );登记,招收,使入伍(或入会、入学等),参加,成为成员;记入名册;卷起,包起
参考例句:
  • They lashed out at the university enrolling system. 他们猛烈抨击大学的招生制度。 来自辞典例句
  • You're enrolling in a country club, Billy. 你是注册加入乡村俱乐部了,比利。 来自辞典例句
10 entirely entirely     
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
参考例句:
  • The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
  • His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。
11 distinguished wu9z3v     
adj.卓越的,杰出的,著名的
参考例句:
  • Elephants are distinguished from other animals by their long noses.大象以其长长的鼻子显示出与其他动物的不同。
  • A banquet was given in honor of the distinguished guests.宴会是为了向贵宾们致敬而举行的。
12 assassinate tvjzL     
vt.暗杀,行刺,中伤
参考例句:
  • The police exposed a criminal plot to assassinate the president.警方侦破了一个行刺总统的阴谋。
  • A plot to assassinate the banker has been uncovered by the police.暗杀银行家的密谋被警方侦破了。
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