這場戲：失明船長交出懺悔錄
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失明的老船長把一沓手稿交給威爾伯福斯，說 This is my confession（這是我的懺悔錄），要他用它把奴隸貿易的船轟出個窟窿。他說自己 never did things by halves（做事從不半途而廢），卻記不住兩萬個亡靈的名字，只能說 They were human。想學怎麼把懺悔和憤怒說得又重又體面，就聽這場。
❝ 獨白 · 4 句 老船長說 This is my confession，意思是「這是我的懺悔錄」
This is my confession 這是我的懺悔錄Everything I remember 我記得的一切a great saviour 偉大的救主
❝ 獨白 · 9 句 「轟出個窟窿」英語是 Blow a hole in
Blow a hole in 把…打個窟窿all had names 每一個都有名字just grunts 只是幾聲哼叫
威爾伯福斯去探望已經失明的老船長約翰·牛頓。牛頓把自己當奴隸船船長那些年寫下的記錄交給他，說 This is my confession（這是我的懺悔錄），裡面有名字、船隻記錄、港口和人。他說 Although my memory is fading, I remember two things very clearly（雖然記憶在消退，但有兩件事我記得清清楚楚）：自己罪大惡極，而基督是偉大的救主。他叮囑威爾伯福斯一定要把這本書印出來，用它把奴隸販子的船轟出窟窿。牛頓說自己 never did things by halves（做事從不半途而廢），可他記不住兩萬個亡靈的名字，只能說 They were human（他們才是人）。這段獨白既是認罪，也是託付，適合想學道歉、認錯、託付的人反覆聽。
A1–C2 是歐標等級。點一個等級後，比它高的卡片會變淡，播放到那裡不會自動暫停。
“We were apes. They were human.”
我們是猿，他們才是人。
用最平的兩句話翻過整艘船的賬，自貶裡全是悔，短而壓人。
We were X. They were Y.
認錯或講歷史時能用，語氣極重，別拿它對不熟的人開玩笑。
We were the consumers. They were the cost. ／ We called it business. They called it survival.
literary
兩個短句間停頓一拍，human 重音輕放在首。
We were the ones shouting. They were the ones listening. 大喊大叫的是我們，認真在聽的是他們。
“Although my memory is fading, I remember two things very clearly: I'm a great sinner and Christ is a great saviour.”
雖然我的記性在衰退，有兩件事我記得清清楚楚：我是個罪人，基督是救主。
把一生收成一句認罪與一句信靠，先退一步再釘死重點，很有分量。
Although X is fading, I remember two things clearly
回想往事、交代信念時能用，對信仰不同的人別照搬，容易冒犯。
Although the details blur, I remember why I started. ／ My memory fades, but I still know what I owe.
正式
Although 弱讀，two things 稍停，saviour 放慢收尾。
Although the details are fading, I remember two things clearly: who helped me and who paid. 細節雖然模糊了，有兩件事我記得清楚：誰幫過我，誰替我付了代價。
“I never did things by halves. God decided I'd seen enough.”
我做事從不半途而廢；上帝覺得我看得夠多了。
用一句輕描淡寫的自陳，把一輩子的狠勁和認真都帶出來。
never do things by halves
誇自己或形容別人做事徹底時能用，別在需要謙遜的場合說。
She never does anything by halves. ／ He finishes what he starts, every time.
中性
never did 連讀，by halves 兩個重音均勻落下。
My aunt never does things by halves when she bakes. 我姨媽烤點心從來不糊弄。
“My 20,000 ghosts, they all had names.”
我那兩萬個亡靈，他們都曾有名字。
用鬼魂稱呼被抹去的兩萬人，再補一句他們都有名字，把統計資料還原成一個個活人。
My 20,000 ghosts, they all had names.
談及被忽略的受害者、想強調每個數字背後都是活人時用；正式紀念場合也可以，語氣要穩。
They were people, not numbers. ／ Every one of them had a name.
literary
20,000 ghosts 放慢壓低，they all had names 一字一頓。
The victims, they all had names, and homes, and plans. 那些受害者，他們都有名字，有家，也有打算。
This is my confession. You must use it. Names, ships' records, ports, people. Everything I remember is in here.
這是我的懺悔錄。 你一定要用上它。 名字、船隻記錄、港口、人名。 我記得的一切，都寫在這裡面了。
Although my memory is fading, I remember two things very clearly: I'm a great sinner and Christ is a great saviour. You must publish it. Blow a hole in their boat with it. Damn them with it! I wish I could remember all their names. My 20,000 ghosts, they all had names. Beautiful African names. We called them with just grunts. Noises. We were apes. They were human.
雖然我的記性越來越差，有兩件事我記得清清楚楚：我是個罪大惡極的人，而基督是偉大的救主。 你一定要把它印出來。 用它把他們的船轟出個窟窿。用它讓他們萬劫不復！ 我真希望能記住他們所有人的名字。 我那兩萬個亡靈，他們都有名字。 美麗的非洲名字。 我們只用幾聲哼叫來喊他們。 只是些叫聲。 我們是猿猴，他們才是人。
下一章 · 15flag of convenience方便旗這場戲：借中立旗法案廢奴by halves 指做事只做一半、敷衍了事。老船長說 I never did things by halves，意思是自己做事從不半途而廢，要麼不做，要做就做到底。
confession。老船長把手稿交給威爾伯福斯時說 This is my confession，意思就是「這是我的懺悔錄」，把自己做過的錯事全部寫下來交代清楚。
saviour。老船長說 Christ is a great saviour，意思是「基督是偉大的救主」，saviour 就是把人從苦難或罪裡救出來的那個人。
他回憶自己當年把奴隸當牲口，只用幾聲哼叫來喊他們，接著一句 We were apes. They were human.，意思是「我們是猿猴，他們才是人」，諷刺當年的殘忍，也承認自己罪大惡極。
Damn 是「該死、去他的」，老船長說 Damn them with it，意思是讓這本書把那幫奴隸販子徹底毀掉。語氣很重，日常別隨便對人用。
ghosts 本意是「鬼魂」，這裡指他運送過的兩萬名奴隸，他們都已經死去。他說他們都有名字，只是自己記不住了。
