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  Subject:You don’t have a leg to stand on.
  迷你对话
  A: From what I have said, we can draw a conclusion that the defendant is innocent.
  综上所述,我们可以得出结论——被告是⽆辜的。
  B: You don’t have a leg to stand on. You haveconcealed the defendant’s crime deliberately.
  你的说法是站不住脚的,你刻意隐瞒了被告⼈的罪⾏。
  地道表达
  have a leg to stand on
  1. 解词释义
  Have a leg to stand on是美国俚语,字⾯意思是“有⼀条可以站得住的脚”,⽐喻为“(⼈)理屈词穷,⾏为⽆法解释”“(论点等)缺乏事实依据或毫⽆事实依据⽽不可成⽴”。
  2. 拓展例句
  e.g. The truth of the matter was they didn't have a leg to stand on.
  事实是,他们的说法⼉根本站不住脚。
  e.g. He hasn't a leg to stand on for his behavior.
  他的⾏为是完全没有道理的。
  e.g. Without written evidence, we don't have a leg to stand on.
  没有书⾯证据, 我们就站不住脚!
  e.g. It's only my word against his, I know. So I don't have a leg to stand on.
  现在是我和他各说各的,这我知道。所以我的话⽆法证实。
  Ps 1:draw a conclusion的意思是“下结论,做出结论”。例如:
  We'd better lay our heads together before we draw a conclusion.
defendant
  在下结论之前我们是⼀起讨论讨论。
  We haven't got sufficient information to draw a conclusion.
  我们还没有⾜够的信息可以下结论。
  ps 2:From what sb. says的意思是“从某⼈所说的来看”。例如:
  From what he said I surmised that she was not very well.
  从他所说的,我猜想她的⾝体不太好。
  He didn't go into details, but from what he said I gather that she was seriously injured.
  他没有说明细节,但我从他的话⾥推测出她受了重伤。
  Ps 3:defendant:被告 innocent:⽆辜的 conceal:隐瞒 deliberately:谨慎地,慎重地

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