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(Alicia来到陪审团中唯一没有投有罪票的陪审员家中，这位性情古怪的老太坦言：我没投票，只是因为看辩方律师很顺眼...)

holdout  n. 抵抗, 支持, 坚持

defendant¹ [dɪ'fendənt] n. 被告

Alicia: No tea for me, Mrs Duretsky.  

Juror: Suit yourself.

Alicia: So the other jurors said you were a holdout. Is that correct?

Juror: Umm-hum. They all thought they were so much smarter than me. My vote counted just as much as theirs.

Alicia: Uh-hum. What exactly in the defense²’s case convinced you?

Juror: Well, the whole thing, really. I tend to look at a person and size them up pretty quickly. That lady, I liked her. 

Alicia: The defendant, Jennifer?

Juror: No, that lawyer lady. She never put on airs. I like that.

Alicia: Just so I’m clear. The defense expert argued that the gunshot residue³ on Jennifer’s hands came from the struggle. Is that why you held out?

Juror: Oh, I don’t know about that. I just tend to get a feeling. Don’t I, Cyrus?

1 defendant   

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。

2 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

3 residue   

n.残余，剩余，残渣

参考例句：

• Mary scraped the residue of food from the plates before putting them under water.玛丽在把盘子放入水之前先刮去上面的食物残渣。
• Pesticide persistence beyond the critical period for control leads to residue problems.农药一旦超过控制的临界期，就会导致残留问题。