【跟着美剧练发音】美剧美语1040期

The Attorney:  I've instructed my client to remain silent. He's not gonna talk.

 

Cal: That's okay. That's okay. I don't have much faith in words myself. Statistically¹ speaking, the average person tells three lies per ten minutes' conversation.  And granted, it's just regular people. We haven't studied people who are planning to firebomb a black church. .could skew differently..

 

 FBI 1: We don't have time for this scientist to talk to the guy. We went at him for four hours, got nothing.

 

Cal:  Now, the FBI knows you want mass casualties. So right now ATF is searching  every inch of the two largest black churches in the state. The FBI got it wrong. Well, there's a shocker. It's not one of those two churches. Maybe you want one of the smaller churches, one of the black suburbs.

 

The Criminal:  You don't know what you're talking about.

 

Cal:  Don't respond! What do you say ATF starts with Southbridge? No, I'm only kidding. We'll skip that one. We're gonna focus on Lorton. You feel good about that? That's it! Lorton! Going after a church in Lorton.

 

The Attorney:  That accusation² has no basis.

 

Cal:  What do you mean? He just told me.

1 statistically   

ad.根据统计数据来看，从统计学的观点来看

参考例句：

• The sample of building permits is larger and therefore, statistically satisfying. 建筑许可数的样本比较大，所以统计数据更令人满意。
• The results of each test would have to be statistically independent. 每次试验的结果在统计上必须是独立的。

2 accusation   

n.控告，指责，谴责

参考例句：

• I was furious at his making such an accusation.我对他的这种责备非常气愤。
• She knew that no one would believe her accusation.她知道没人会相信她的指控。