一笑篇 舊Blog 轉載(14)
2013年7月8日下午1:48
累積瀏覽: 257 as at 12 Oct 2013
上文談翻譯, 以下也舉些翻譯例子。
以下是從網上一些有關法庭趣事的報導裡節錄出來, 紀錄的是真人真事, 這些法庭上的語錄為法院這超然肅穆、鐵面無情之地透露了點凡夫俗子另類黠慧的風采! 
網上有有心人弄了些翻譯, 現先轉載原文好待大家原汁原味享用,再附上翻譯版(部份對話),以方便參考比較,看看翻譯上的問題! 以下是從網上一些有關法庭趣事的報導裡節錄出來, 紀錄的是真人真事, 這些法庭上的語錄為法院這超然肅穆、鐵面無情之地透露了點凡夫俗子另類黠慧的風采! 
LAWYER: How was your first marriage terminated?
WITNESS: By death.
LAWYER: And by whose death was it terminated?
WITNESS: Guess! 
----- LAWYER: She had three children, right?
----- LAWYER: She had three children, right?
WITNESS: Yes.
LAWYER: How many were boys?
WITNESS: None.
LAWYER: Were there any girls? 
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LAWYER: What was the first thing your husband said to you when he woke that morning?
LAWYER: What was the first thing your husband said to you when he woke that morning?
WITNESS: He said, "Where am I, Cathy?"
LAWYER: And why did that upset you?
WITNESS: My name is Susan. 
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WITNESS: All my autopsies are performed on dead people. 
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LAWYER: All your responses must be oral, OK? What school did you go to?
WITNESS: Oral. 
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LAWYER: Do you recall the time that you examined the body?
WITNESS: The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m.
LAWYER: And Mr. Dennington was dead at the time?
WITNESS: No, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an autopsy. 
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LAWYER: This myasthenia gravis-does it affect your memory at all?
WITNESS: Yes.
LAWYER: And in what ways does it affect your memory?
WITNESS: I forget.
LAWYER: You forget. Can you give us an example of something that you've forgotten? 
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LAWYER: Are you qualified to give a urine sample?
WITNESS: Yes, I have been since early childhood. 
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LAWYER: What is your date of birth?
WITNESS: July fifteenth.
LAWYER: What year?
WITNESS: Every year. 
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LAWYER: Did you ever sleep with him in New York?
WITNESS: I refuse to answer that question.
LAWYER: Did you ever sleep with him in Chicago?
WITNESS: I refuse to answer that question.
LAWYER: Did you ever sleep with him in Miami?
WITNESS: No. 
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LAWYER: How old is your son-the one living with you.
WITNESS: Thirty-eight or thirty-five, I can't remember which.
LAWYER: How long has he lived with you?
WITNESS: Forty-five years. 
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LAWYER: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?
WITNESS: Gucci sweats and Reeboks. 
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LAWYER: Trooper, when you stopped the defendant, were your red and blue lights flashing?
WITNESS: Yes.
LAWYER: Did the defendant say anything when she got out of her car?
WITNESS: Yes, sir.
LAWYER: What did she say?
WITNESS: What disco am I at? 
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LAWYER: Mrs. Jones, is your appearance this morning pursuant to a deposition notice which I sent to your attorney?
LAWYER: Mrs. Jones, is your appearance this morning pursuant to a deposition notice which I sent to your attorney?
WITNESS: No. This is how I dress when I go to work. 
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THE COURT: Now, as we begin, I must ask you to banish all present information and prejudice from your minds, if you have any.
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LAWYER: What is your name?
WITNESS: Ernestine McDowell.
LAWYER: And what is your marital status?
WITNESS: Fair. 
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LAWYER: Are you married?
WITNESS: No, I'm divorced.
LAWYER: And what did your husband do before you divorced him?
WITNESS: A lot of things I didn't know about. 
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LAWYER: Were you acquainted with the deceased?
LAWYER: Were you acquainted with the deceased?
WITNESS: Yes, sir.
LAWYER: Before or after he died? 
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LAWYER: Could you see him from where you were standing?
WITNESS: I could see his head.
LAWYER: And where was his head?
WITNESS: Just above his shoulders. 
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LAWYER: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?
WITNESS: No.
LAWYER: Did you check for blood pressure?
WITNESS: No.
LAWYER: Did you check for breathing?
WITNESS: No.
LAWYER: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?
WITNESS: No.
LAWYER: How can you be so sure, Doctor?
WITNESS: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.
LAWYER: But could the patient have still been alive nevertheless?
WITNESS: It is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law somewhere. -----
律師：當天早上妳先生對妳說的第一句話是什麼？
證人：他說：「我在哪裡啊，Cathy?」
律師：而這句話為何令妳感到不愉快？
證人：我的名字是Susan！
律師：你的第一段婚姻是怎麼結束的？
證人：一方死亡。
律師：哪一方死亡？
證人：猜猜看。
律師：她有三個小孩，對嗎？
證人：是。
律師：幾個是男的？
證人：零。
律師：那幾個是女的？
證人：庭上，我覺得我需要一個不同的律師。我可以換律師嗎？
律師：醫生，你所執行的驗屍解剖中，有多少是對死人進行的？
證人：全部。活的人太會抵抗。
律師：你的回答必須是口頭的，明白嗎？你是上哪所學校的？
證人：口頭的。
律師：你記得你是什麼時間檢查那個人的身體的嗎？
證人：驗屍解剖的程序大約是8:30 PM開始的。
律師：而當時Dennington先生就已經是死亡的狀態了？
證人：不是，他在枱上正思索為何我要做這驗屍解剖。
律師：你說的這個「重症肌無力症」，它會影響你的記憶嗎?
證人：會。
律師：它是以什麼樣的方式影響你的記憶？
證人：我會忘記事情。
律師：你會忘記事情？你能舉一些例子關於你忘記的事情嗎？
律師：你幾月幾號生日？
證人：七月18號。
律師：哪一年？
證人：每一年。
律師：在撞擊的當下你是穿著什麼裝備的?
證人：Gucci的運動衫和Reeboks的鞋子。
律師：你有資格提供尿液樣本嗎？
證人：當然, 我從小便做的了！
律師：跟你住在一起的那個兒子，他多大了？
證人：不是三十八就是三十五，我不太記得哪一個。
律師：那他跟你住在一起多久了？
證人：四十五年。
律師：醫生，當一個人在睡夢中死去，那他在翌日早上起床才會知道，對不對？
證人：你真的有通過律師資格考試嗎?
律師：你最小的那個兒子，20歲的那個，他現在幾歲?
證人：20，就跟你的IQ一樣。
律師：在你這張照片被拍攝的當下，你有在現場嗎？
證人：你在唬我嗎？
律師：你能形容一下那個人的樣貌嗎？
證人：大約一般身高，然後有大鬍子。
律師：對方是男性還是女性？
證人：除非馬戲團剛好有路過鎮上，不然我會猜是男的。
律師：你今早在這裡出現是因為我寄給你的律師的通知嗎?
證人：不，我上班都是穿這樣。
最後...
律師：醫生，在你執行驗屍解剖之前，你有沒有檢查脈搏？
證人：沒有。
律師：你有檢查血壓嗎？
證人：沒有。
律師：那你有檢查呼吸嗎？
證人：沒有。
律師：那麼，有沒有可能當你開始進行解剖時，那個人其實還是活著的？
證人：不可能。
律師：你如何如此肯定呢，醫生？
證人：因為他的腦當時已經裝在一個罐子裡擺在我桌上。
律師：這樣啊... 但有沒有可能他當時就真的還活著呢？
證人：有可能他當時不但活著而且還在讀法律。
** 有興趣者可再閱讀"Disorder in the courts"
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