這場戲：進攻前夜的部署
第 5 章 · 共 17 章 · 2'53"
決戰前夜，達克斯給軍官交代進攻計劃：天晴得「太好了」、沒有霧雨，要守就守一整天；散會後士兵擠在暗處，拿死法開玩笑——寧可挨機槍也不願挨刺刀。有人一句 That's as clear as mud（這話可真夠清楚，反諷），把沉重聊成黑色幽默。想學反諷和告別式祝福，這段很妙。
「挺過來」說 come through
come through 挺過來、安然度過which means 也就是說all day 一整天
❝ 獨白 · 18 句 「一點也不清楚」說 as clear as mud
as clear as mud 一點也不清楚（反諷）when it comes to 一說到、涉及tin hat 鋼盔
進攻前夜，達克斯給軍官們交代部署，只留兩個連當預備隊。有人問天氣，他答 Too good.（太好了），晴天一整天；問拿下蟻丘後要守多久才有支援，答案是 which means, of course, that we'll have to hold all day.（也就是說，得守上一整天）。他祝大家 come through（挺過來）像往常一樣。散會後士兵們擠在暗處，拿死法開玩笑：一句 I'm not afraid of dying tomorrow, only of getting killed.（我不怕明天死，只怕被打死），另一句 That's as clear as mud.（這話可真夠清楚，反諷）。他們比較刺刀和機槍，說機槍 quicker, cleaner and less painful（更快、更乾淨、沒那麼疼），結論是 more afraid of getting hurt than of getting killed（更怕受傷而不是怕死）。將軍端出白蘭地，眾人舉杯 To France.（敬法國）。
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。
“I'm not afraid of dying tomorrow, only of getting killed.”
我不怕明天死，只怕被打死。
把「怕死」拆成兩層，一句話點出士兵真正怕的東西。
I'm not afraid of X, only of Y.
要把兩種害怕分開講時用；語氣自嘲又認真，聊天裡很自然。
I don't fear death, just the dying part. ／ It's not death I mind, it's the pain.
口語
afraid of 連讀，only of 重讀，killed 收尾。
I'm not afraid of failing, only of not trying. 我不怕失敗，只怕沒試過。
“That proves that most of us are more afraid of getting hurt than of getting killed.”
這證明我們大多數人更怕受傷，而不是怕死。
把一場鬥嘴收成一句結論，像給恐懼下了定義。
more afraid of X than of Y
要比較兩種害怕或顧慮時用；講道理、做總結都合適。
People fear pain more than death. ／ We dread the hurt more than the end.
中性
more afraid of 連讀，than of 輕帶，killed 重讀。
She's more afraid of regret than of failure. 比起失敗，她更怕後悔。
“why should you care about what it is that kills you?”
又何必在乎是什麼要了你的命？
用反問把恐懼的荒謬戳破，邏輯一轉，意味很足。
Why should you care about ...?
要指出對方的擔心沒必要時用；帶點說教，對長輩說會顯得頂撞。
Why does it matter how it happens? ／ What difference does the weapon make?
口語
why should you 連讀，what it is that 重讀，kills you 收尾。
Why should you care about how you get there? 又何必在乎怎麼到那兒呢？
“Ah, you're too smart for me, Professor. All I know is nobody wants to die.”
啊，你太聰明了，教授。我只知道沒人想死。
先認輸再甩一句大白話，樸素得讓人沒法反駁。
All I know is ...
說不過對方、想用常識收場時用；帶點自嘲，朋友之間很自然。
All I know is it hurts. ／ I can't argue with that, but nobody wants to die.
口語
too smart for me 連讀，All I know is 稍停，die 重讀。
All I know is it works, and that's enough. 我只知道它管用，這就夠了。
“If you're really afraid of dying, you'd be living in a funk all the rest of your life...”
你要真怕死，那你這輩子剩下的日子都得活在恐懼裡……
用條件句推出荒誕後果，把怕死這件事反將一軍。
If you're really afraid of X, you'd be ...
要指出某種恐懼會毀掉生活時用；語氣像講道理，別拿來挖苦人。
If you feared that, you'd never leave the house. ／ Live like that and you're already dead.
中性
afraid of dying 連讀，you'd be living 弱讀，funk 重讀。
If you're really afraid of failing, you'd never start anything. 你要真怕失敗，那就什麼都別開始了。
“The tail is just meat, but the head — ah, the head is all bone.”
屁股不過是塊肉，可腦袋——啊，腦袋全是骨頭。
用肉和骨頭作比，把怕傷哪裡說得又粗又準。
X is just ..., but Y is all ...
要用粗糙但貼切的比喻講道理時用；軍營、朋友間合適，正式場合別用。
The arm is just flesh, but the skull is bone. ／ That's only muscle; this is all bone.
口語
just meat 連讀，the head 前停頓，all bone 重讀收。
The arm is just muscle, but the knee is all bone. 胳膊不過是肌肉，膝蓋可全是骨頭。
That proves that most of us are more afraid of getting hurt than of getting killed. Look at Bernard. He panics when it comes to gas, but gas doesn't bother me a bit. He's seen photos of gas cases. Doesn't mean anything to me. But I'll tell you something though — I'd hate like the devil to be without my tin hat. But on the other hand, I don't mind not having a tin hat for my tail. - Why's that? - You ought to. That's where your brains are. Because I know a wound to the head will hurt much more than one in the tail. The tail is just meat, but the head — ah, the head is all bone. - Ah, speak for yourself. - Tell me this. Aside from the bayonet, what are you most afraid of? - High explosives. - Exactly! And it's the same with me. Because — Because I know that it can chew you up worse than anything else. Look, it's just like I'm trying to tell you. If you're really afraid of dying, you'd be living in a funk all the rest of your life... because you know you've got to go someday, any day. And besides, if it's death that you're really afraid of... why should you care about what it is that kills you?
這證明我們大多數人更怕受傷，而不是怕死。 看看貝爾納。 一說到毒氣他就慌，可毒氣一點也嚇不著我。 他見過毒氣傷員的照片。對我來說沒什麼感覺。 不過我跟你說——要是沒有鋼盔，我可真受不了。 可反過來，屁股上沒鋼盔我倒不在乎。 ——為什麼？——你該在乎。你的腦子就長在那兒。 因為我知道，頭上挨一下比屁股上挨一下疼得多。 屁股不過是塊肉，可腦袋——啊，腦袋全是骨頭。 ——啊，你只能代表你自己。——我問你。 除了刺刀，你最怕什麼？ ——高爆炸藥。——沒錯！我也一樣。 因為——因為我知道它比什麼都更能把人撕碎。 你看，我說的就是這個意思。 你要真怕死，那你這輩子剩下的日子都得活在恐懼裡…… 因為你知道自己總有一天要走，隨時都可能。 再說，你要是真怕的是死本身…… 又何必在乎是什麼要了你的命？
下一章 · 06take responsibility for承擔責任這場戲：下令炮擊自己人字面是「像泥一樣清楚」，實際是反諷，等於「一點也不清楚」。戲裡達克斯聽完整套繞來繞去的說法，用這句吐槽。
說 come through。戲裡達克斯祝軍官們 come through as you always do，就是「相信你們會像往常一樣挺過來」。
指「提心吊膽、鬱鬱不樂」的狀態。戲裡說你要是真怕死，就會 in a funk 過完餘生。
指「鋼盔」，是士兵對頭盔的老式叫法。戲裡說頭上挨一下最疼，所以最捨不得 tin hat。
指「一說到、涉及某事」，後接名詞或動名詞。戲裡說 Bernard 一說到毒氣就慌，用的就是 when it comes to gas。
