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- accusation [,aekju:fzeijn] (обвинение). Решение о виновности или невиновности выносят присяжные. Jury ['d3uari] означает присяжных в целом, а каждый присяжный заседатель называется juror [^зиэгэ]. Свидетель по-английски witness ['witnisj. Он дает показания: he gives evidence ['evidans]. The Trial of the Century Процесс века Part I Herald: The trial is beginning. Come on. Alice: What trial is it? Herald: Come now and you will see. Alice: The King and Queen of Hearts are sitting on their throne. There is a great crowd in the hall. There are little birds and animals and there is a whole pack of cards. Who is the accused? Herald: The Knave is. There he is standing in front of the King and the Queen. Alice: Oh, he is in chains! I have never been in a court before. I have only read about it in books. Who is the judge? Herald: The King is! Look, he is wearing his crown over the wig. Alice: And those must be the jurors. The trial has not begun yet, and they are writing busily! Herald: They are writing down their names. Alice: Why? Herald: They’re afraid to forget them before the end of the trial. Alice: Stupid things! Herald: Silence in the Court! King: Herald, read the accusation! Herald: The Queen of Hearts made some tarts. One summer day the accused, the Knave of Hearts, stole those tarts. He took them away! 323
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