這場戲：口述自傳謀生計
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露西要招房客貼補家用，幽靈船長卻醋意大發，罵她往一個蠢貨身上 throw yourself at（投懷送抱）。吵完他改口：由他口述、她執筆，把他一生的故事 put it down on paper（寫到紙上）換錢過日子。又刻薄又護短，這幾句把「嫌棄」和「在意」說得剛剛好。
❝ 獨白 · 4 句 船長提議合寫自傳：put it down on paper（寫到紙上、落筆）
take in 招進家裡住、接納worse than 比…還糟、還難纏put it down on paper 寫到紙上、落筆meant to be 本意就是要、存心如此
露西招房客補貼家用，幽靈船長丹尼爾以為她要嫁給庫姆先生，醋意上頭，罵她往一個蠢貨身上 throw yourself at（投懷送抱）。弄清真相後他道歉，轉而提出合寫自傳《血與浪》：由他口述、她 put it down on paper（寫到紙上），寫書賺錢。家裡一時沒錢，他乾脆讓她把首飾 pawn（拿東西去典當）應急，兩人從此以「丹尼爾」和「露西婭」相稱。這段戲裡，throw yourself at 形容死纏爛打地倒貼，帶貶義；put it down on paper 就是「落筆、寫下來」，開會、寫方案都能用；pawn 是動詞，把東西押給當鋪換錢。想學幾句又刻薄又親暱的英文，這場最合適。
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 find it hard enough to write a postcard.”
我連寫張明信片都費勁。
用一個最小的例子自嘲，把寫書的難一下說得好笑又可信。
I find it hard enough to ...
謙虛推辭或自嘲能力不夠時用；急著表態的場合別這麼說。
I struggle to write even a short note. ／ Writing a postcard is already a lot for me.
中性
hard enough 重讀，to write 輕快帶過。
I find it hard enough to write an email, let alone a speech. 我連寫封郵件都費勁，更別說演講稿了。
“Can't afford to be squeamish.”
這關頭可顧不上講究。
省掉主語的一句斷言，把窮途末路時的乾脆利落寫透。
can't afford to be ...
催促別人別挑剔、抓緊辦正事時用；對女性或晚輩別這樣說，很衝。
This is no time for picky scruples. ／ We can't be fussy about it now.
口語
can't afford 連讀，squeamish 咬清收尾。
We can't afford to be fussy about the color now. 這會兒可沒工夫挑顏色了。
“Women named Lucy are always being imposed upon, but Lucia, now there's a name for an amazon, for a queen.”
叫露西的女人總是被人欺負；可露西婭，那才是配得上女戰士、配得上女王的名字。
拿名字做文章，把改名說成翻身，一句恭維裡全是船長的浪漫。
X are always being ..., but Y, now there's a name for ...
夸人換了稱呼後更出色時可用；正式文書裡別這樣打趣。
The name never suited you, but this one does. ／ That is a name that finally fits.
literary
Lucy 放平，Lucia 上揚，amazon 與 queen 逐字加重。
Plain Sam is always overlooked, but Samuel, now there's a name with weight. 叫山姆總被忽視，可塞繆爾，這名字才有分量。
“I feel frightened and confused and wondering what the future will bring.”
我又害怕又迷茫，不知道將來會怎樣。
三個並列的詞把脆弱鋪開，最後落在對未來的懸空感上。
I feel ... and ... and wondering what ...
向信任的人坦白不安時用；工作彙報裡這樣講會顯得沒底氣。
I'm scared and confused, and I don't know what comes next. ／ I feel lost and anxious about what lies ahead.
中性
三個詞遞進加重，what the future will bring 放慢。
I feel tired and unsure and wondering what the move will bring. 我又累又沒底，不知道這次搬家會帶來什麼。
“And keep on believing, and I'll always be real to you.”
一直相信下去，我就永遠對你是真實的。
把存在系在信念上，兩個 and 把溫柔和條件綁成一句。
Keep on doing ..., and I'll always ...
給彼此打氣、相約堅持時用；正式文書裡少用這種口語並列。
As long as you believe in me, I am here. ／ Hold on to that, and I'll stay real to you.
literary
keep on 連讀，always 重讀，句尾放柔。
Keep on writing, and you'll always have this story. 一直寫下去，這個故事就永遠是你的。
Me. The story of me life. And we'll call it, uh, let's see. We'll call it, uh, Blood and Swash. Yes. Blood and Swash by Captain X.
寫我。寫我一生的故事。 書名嘛，呃，我想想。 就管它叫，呃，《血與浪》。 對，《血與浪》，無名船長著。
下一章 · 09unvarnished不加修飾的這場戲：為用詞跟船長爭執意思是往某人身上貼、投懷送抱，死纏爛打地倒追。帶貶義，多用來損人，比單純的 like 重得多。
說 pawn，一個動詞就夠。pawn it 是「把它當掉」，名詞 pawnshop 是當鋪。劇中船長讓露西把首飾 pawn 應急。
put something down on paper，也說 put it down on paper。意思是把想法寫下來，開會記要點、寫方案都能用。
帶點不服氣、要對方聽好的語氣，等於「你聽好了」。被人冤枉或需要正色維護自己時才用，別對長輩隨便說。
形容人怕這怕那、過於講究，一點不體面或不舒服的事都受不了。劇中船長拿它勸露西：緊要關頭別講究。
