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Published: Oct 28, 2020 08:03 PM
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The Trial of the Chicago 7/ 芝加哥七君子审判/ (zhījiāɡē qījūnzǐ shěnpàn)  

1. That's right, we're not goin' to jail because of what we did, we're goin' to jail because of who we are! 

对, 我们不是因为做过的事而入狱,而是因为我们的身份而入狱!

(duì,wǒmen búshì yīnwèi zuòɡuòde shìérrùyù, érshì yīnwèi wǒmende shēnfèn érrùyù.) 

2. On top of everything, we're giving them what they want: a stage and an audience. 

最重要的是, 我们为他们提供他们想要的东西:一个舞台和一个观众。

(zuìzhònɡyàodeshì, wǒmenwèitāmen tíɡònɡ tāmen xiǎnɡyàode dōnɡxi: yíɡèwǔtái héyíɡè ɡuānzhònɡ.) 

3. This is the Academy Awards of protests and as far as I'm concerned it's an honor just to be nominated. 

这是抗议活动的奥斯卡金像奖, 就我而言, 被提名是一种荣誉。

(zhèshì kànɡyì huódònɡde àosīkǎ jīnxiànɡjiǎnɡ, jiùwǒ éryán, bèitímínɡ shìyìzhǒnɡ rónɡyù.)

4. I understand why they're trying to smoke Abbie, Jerry, and Hayden, even Rennie and Dellinger. But, for the life of me, I can't figure out what the two of us are doing here. 

我了解艾比, 杰瑞和海顿, 甚至是伦尼和德林杰他们为什么要抽烟。但是, 对于我的一生, 我搞不清楚我们两个在这里做什么。

(wǒliǎojiěàibǐ, jiéruì héhǎidùn, shènzhìshì lúnní hédélínjié tāmenwèishénme yàochōuyān. dànshì, duìyú wǒde yìshēnɡ, wǒɡǎobùqīnɡchǔ wǒmen liǎnɡɡè zàizhèlǐ zuòshénme.)

5. I feel exactly the same way.   

我感觉完全一样。

(wǒɡǎnjué wánquán yíyànɡ.)

6. You remember what I said.  

你要记得我说的话。

(nǐyào jìde wǒshuōdehuà.)

7. Okay. And you remember to keep us out of prison. 

好吧。你也要记得让我们脱离监狱。

(hǎoba. nǐyěyào jìde rànɡwǒmen tuōlíjiānyù.)

8. We are, Your Honor. 

法官大人, 我们准备好了。

(fǎɡuāndàrén, wǒmen zhǔnbèi hǎole.)

Illustration: Liu Xidan/GT