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So it's really very simple.
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Thank you.
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We have a judge, the symbol of justice here.
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Thank you.
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who was accused of raping and brutally beating this young girl right here.
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Now, we can do something about it.
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We can do it today.
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Thank you.
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and we can do it together.
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Now let's make this our goal line stand.
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has given me a verdict of gilding.
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I need your help.
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Thank you.
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Ross Cunha has completed his opening statement.
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Thanks, counsel.
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Ready?
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Yes, Your Honor.
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Thank you.
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Your Honor, Mr. Foreman.
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Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, my name is Arthur Kirkland.
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and I am the defense counsel.
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for the defendant.
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Judge Henry T.
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Fleming.
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Thank you.
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Now that man over there, he's the prosecuting attorney.
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And he couldn't be happier today.
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Yes.
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He is a happy man today because today he's going after a judge.
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And if he gets him, If he gets him, he's gonna be a star.
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He's gonna have his name in this month's law review.
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Centifold.
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Lawyer of the month.
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Now, in order to win this case, He needs...
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You.
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Naturally.
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You're all he's got, believe me.
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So he's counting on tapping that emotion in you which says, Let's get somebody in power.
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Let's get a judge.
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However, these proceedings are not about that.
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These proceedings are here to see that justice is done.
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And justice is, as any reasonable person would tell you, the finding of the truth.
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And what is the truth today?
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Thank you.
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One truth, a tragic one, is that that girl has been beaten and raped.
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Another truth is that the prosecution doesn't have a witness.
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does not have one piece of substantiating evidence other than the testimony of the victim herself.
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Another truth is that my client Voluntarily, and the prosecution is well aware of this fact, voluntarily took a lie detector test...
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Jackson, Your Honor, that's inadmissible evidence!
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- What?
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- Come on, Arthur!
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- Tell the truth!
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The jury will disregard that remark.
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Polygraph tests have not been proven 100 % reliable, therefore inadmissible in a court of law.
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Sorry, Your Honor.
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Let's get back to justice.
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What is justice?
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What is the intention of justice?
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The intention of justice is to see that the guilty people are proven guilty and that the innocent are freed.
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Simple, isn't it?
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Only it's not that simple.
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However, It is the defense counselor's duty to protect the rights of the individual,
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as it is the prosecution's duty to uphold and defend the laws of the state.
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Justice for all.
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Only we have a problem here.
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Thank you.
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You know what it is?
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Both sides.
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Wanna win?
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Thank you.
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We want to win.
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We want to win regardless of the truth.
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And we want to win regardless of justice, regardless of who's guilty or innocent.
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willing Thank you. is everything.
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Thank you.
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That man there wants a win so badly today, it means so much to him.
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He is so carried away with the prospect of winning, the idea... that he forgot something.
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That's absolutely essential to today's proceedings.
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He forgot his case.
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He forgot to bring it.
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I don't know.
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I don't see it. Do you?
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The prosecution's case.
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He's got to have one.
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Not a witness!
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Not one piece of substantiating evidence other than the testimony of the victim herself.
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Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I have a case...
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The end of our case is...
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I have witnesses for my client.
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I have character references, testimonials that are...
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backed up from here to Washington, D .C.
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I got lie detector tested.
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Objection!
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Objection!
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Objection!
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Sit down, Frank.
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Mr. Kirkland, you are out of order!
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One thing.
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Thank you.
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that bothered me.
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The one thing that stayed in my mind and I couldn't get rid of it, that haunted me, was why.
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Why would she lie?
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What was the motive for lying?
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If my client...
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is innocent, she's lying.
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Why?
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Thank you.
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Was it blackmail?
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No. Was it jealousy?
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No. Yesterday.
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I found out why.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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She...
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Doesn't have a motive.
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You know why? Because...
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She's not lying.
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And ladies and gentlemen of the jury, Thank you.
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Thank you.
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The prosecution is not gonna get that man today.
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No. Because I'm gonna get him!
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My client!
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The Honorable Henry T.
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Fleming should go right to fucking jail!
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The son of a bitch is guilty!
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That man is guilty!
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That man is a slime!
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He is a slime!
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If he's allowed to go free, then something really wrong is going on.
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Mr. Franklin, you are out of order.
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You're out of order.
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You're out of order.
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The whole trial is out of order.
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They're out of order.
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That man, that sick, crazy, defrayed man, raped and raped that woman there.
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And he'd like to do it again.
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He told me so.
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It's just a shot.
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It's a shot.
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It's a shot.
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Let's make a deal!
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Let's make a deal!
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Hey, Frank!
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You wanna make a deal?
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I got an insane judge who likes to beat the shit out of women.
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What do you wanna give me, Frank?
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Three weeks probation?
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Damn it!
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You...
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You're sick!
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Son of a bitch, you!
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You're supposed to stand for something!
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You're supposed to protect people, but instead you'll fucking murder them.
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Shut him up!
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You killed McCullough.
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You killed him.
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Hold it.
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Hold it.
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I just completed my opening statement.
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Oh, shit.

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Deze spreekles op niveau B2 is gebaseerd op de video “And Justice For All - Opening statements scene - FULL SPEECH”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: justice, truth, guilty, judge, jury. Deze video bevat 161 zinnen en 908 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 8:40. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 105 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 84% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
objection zelfstandig naamwoord/əbˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/tegenspraak
gentleman zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈd͡ʒɛn.təl.mən/meneer
proceedings zelfstandig naamwoord/pɹəˈsiːd.ɪŋz/afloop
slime zelfstandig naamwoord/slaɪm/slijm
substantiate werkwoord/səbˈstænʃieɪt/onderbouwen
voluntarily bijwoord/ˌvɑlənˈtɛɹɪli/vrijwillig
motive zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈmoʊtɪv/motief, beweegreden
testimony zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈtɛstɪmoʊni/getuigenis
blackmail zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈblækˌmeɪl/chantage, afpersing
defray werkwoord/dɪˈfɹeɪ/bekostigen, dekken
uphold werkwoord/ˌʌpˈhəʊld/hoog houden
haunt werkwoord/hɔnt/rondspoken
disregard werkwoord/dɪsɹɪˈɡɑɹd/veronachtzamen, negeren
accuse werkwoord/əˈkjuz/beschuldigen, aanklagen
jealousy zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈd͡ʒɛl.ə.si/jaloersheid, naijver

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordBetekenis
find out werkwoordontdekken, onderzoeken
sit down werkwoordgaan zitten

Zinnen om te herhalen

Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:

  • You're all he's got, believe me.
  • Let's get back to justice.
  • You know what it is?
  • Because I'm gonna get him!
  • You wanna make a deal?

Grammatica in deze video

De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:

StructuurIn de video
Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telthas given · has completed · has been beaten
Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doetwas accused · has been beaten · have not been proven

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 24 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals you're, gonna, wanna. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: objection /əbˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/, prosecution /ˌpɹɑ.sɪˈkju.ʃən/, substantiate /səbˈstænʃieɪt/, probation /ˌpɹoʊˈbeɪʃən/, emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/
  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: prosecution /ˌpɹɑ.sɪˈkju.ʃən/, inadmissible /ˌɪnədˈmɪsəbəl/, voluntarily /ˌvɑlənˈtɛɹɪli/, testimony /ˈtɛstɪmoʊni/, testimonial /tɛstɪˈmoʊni.əl/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: proceedings /pɹəˈsiːd.ɪŋz/, motive /ˈmoʊtɪv/, uphold /ˌʌpˈhəʊld/, disregard /dɪsɹɪˈɡɑɹd/, accuse /əˈkjuz/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: substantiate /səbˈstænʃieɪt/, blackmail /ˈblækˌmeɪl/, polygraph /ˈpɒliɡɹæf/, tragic /ˈtɹæd͡ʒɪk/
  • /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: polygraph /ˈpɒliɡɹæf/, disregard /dɪsɹɪˈɡɑɹd/

Zo oefen je met deze video

  1. Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
  2. Spreek zin voor zin na op normale snelheid en herhaal elke zin tot je ritme gelijk is aan dat van de spreker.
  3. Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als objection, gentleman, proceedings.

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