這場戲：死囚的最後一餐
第 12 章 · 共 17 章 · 2'18"
行刑前夜，三個死囚吃「最後一餐」：看守不給刀叉。有人猜飯裡下了藥，會 groggy（昏昏沉沉）；有人盯著牆上一隻蟑螂說，以後跟我老婆孩子打照面的機會比我還多。達克斯說會 see us through（幫他們渡過難關），神父卻來傳話：得 prepare for the worst（做好最壞的打算）。想學這幾句，這段最沉。
❝ 獨白 · 5 句 帕裡的蟑螂獨白
用一隻蟲子反照自己的死，荒誕又冷靜，越說越讓人心寒。
「做好最壞的打算」說 prepare yourselves for the worst
prepare yourselves for the worst 做好最壞的打算in authority 當權的、有權拍板的人bad news 壞訊息
行刑前夜，三個死囚在牢裡吃司令 compliments of（敬贈）的最後一餐。看守不給刀叉，只能用手抓；有人猜飯裡下了藥，好讓他們 groggy（昏昏沉沉）。一個死囚指著牆上的蟑螂說：明天我們死了它還活著，以後跟我老婆孩子打照面的機會比我還多——這就是被判死刑的人最後的算計。達克斯說會 see us through（幫他們渡過難關）、保證能救他們，可神父隨後帶來壞訊息：達克斯聯絡不上有權的人，讓三人 prepare for the worst（做好最壞的打算）。想問「做好最壞的打算」「幫人渡過難關」怎麼說，這段最貼。
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。
“Is this supposed to be our last meal or something?”
這該不會就是我們的最後一餐吧？
用最輕的口氣問最重的事，一句黑色幽默把死刑說成一頓飯。
Is this supposed to be ... or something?
半開玩笑地試探一件很糟的事時用；對長輩或正式場合別這麼輕飄。
Is this meant to be our last meal? ／ This isn't our last meal, is it?
口語
supposed to 縮讀，or something 輕快帶過。
Is this supposed to be the final warning or something? 這該不會就是最後通牒吧？
“It isn't "supposed to be" our last meal. It is our last meal.”
這不是「算是」最後一餐，它就是我們的最後一餐。
咬住對方一個虛詞不放，用重複把玩笑釘成事實。
It isn't 'supposed to be' ... It is ...
要當場戳穿別人含糊的說法時用；語氣很硬，朋友間用容易翻臉。
Don't say 'sort of'; it is what it is. ／ It's not 'kind of'; it's certain.
口語
supposed to be 放慢帶引號語氣，It is 重讀截斷。
It isn't 'probably' late. It is late, and we have to go. 別說什麼「可能」晚了，就是晚了，我們得走。
“Tomorrow morning, we'll be dead and it'll be alive.”
明天早上，我們就死了，它卻還活著。
拿一隻蟑螂做參照，生死被壓成一句工整的對仗。
we'll be ... and it'll be ...
用對比說自己渺小時不輕不重地開口；太悲傷的場合慎用。
By tomorrow we'll be gone and it will still be here. ／ It lives on; we don't.
中性
dead 重讀，it'll be 輕快，兩句節奏對齊。
Next week we'll be gone and the machine will still run. 下週我們就走了，機器還照樣轉。
“It'll have more contact with my wife and child than I will.”
它跟我老婆孩子打照面的機會，都會比我多。
不喊冤，只算一筆荒誕的賬：一隻蟲子比他更親近家人。
A will have more contact with B than I will.
用具體對比說自己的缺席時用；這種自嘲適合熟人，不適合正式彙報。
It will see my family more often than I will. ／ That bug will know my kids better than I do.
口語
more contact with 連讀，than I will 收得低。
The delivery man will see my daughter more than I will. 快遞員見到我女兒的次數都會比我多。
“You must prepare yourselves for the worst. Colonel Dax asked me to tell you so.”
你們得做好最壞的打算。是達克斯上校讓我來告訴你們的。
前半句給判決，後半句把責任推回上校，一句裡全是無力的體面。
You must prepare yourselves for the worst.
要鄭重通知壞訊息、讓人有心理準備時用；日常也可勸人別太樂觀。
Brace yourselves for the worst. ／ You should be ready for bad news.
正式
must 重讀，the worst 放慢，第二句降調收尾。
Prepare yourselves for the worst; the results come out tonight. 做好最壞的打算吧，結果今晚就出。
“Maybe you're not, but I am. I'll guarantee you of that.”
也許你們出不去，但我能。這一點我向你保證。
別人都在認命，他偏要把自己單獨拎出來，一句頂回去。
Maybe you're not, but I am.
被人一起看衰、想單獨表態時用；語氣很衝，正式場合少用。
You may give up, but I won't. ／ Some of you may quit, but not me.
口語
but I am 重讀，guarantee you 連讀，尾句壓低。
Maybe they think it's over, but I don't. 也許他們覺得完了，可我不這麼想。
You see that cockroach? Tomorrow morning, we'll be dead and it'll be alive. It'll have more contact with my wife and child than I will. - I'll be nothing, and it'll be alive. Now you got the edge on 'im.
看見那隻蟑螂了嗎？ 明天早上，我們就死了，它卻還活著。 它跟我老婆孩子打照面的機會，都會比我多。 ——我會什麼都不剩，而它還活著。 這麼一說，你還佔了它的上風。
下一章 · 13harden your heart讓心腸變硬這場戲：行刑前夜死囚告解指「做好最壞的打算」。戲裡神父帶來壞訊息，讓大家 prepare yourselves for the worst，就是準備接受最壞的結果。
說 compliments of，常見於禮物、餐點：compliments of General Mireau 就是「米羅將軍敬贈」。
指「昏昏沉沉、發暈」，像剛睡醒或被下了藥。戲裡死囚猜飯裡被放了東西，好讓他們 groggy。
指「幫我們渡過難關、撐過去」。戲裡說 Dax will see us through，就是相信他會把這關扛過去。
不是。last meal 特指「臨刑前的最後一餐」。戲裡死囚一聽不給刀叉，就明白這是最後一餐了。
