給某人來點、丟擲訊息或版本
All right, John, hit us with the short form.The Man from Earth · 2007 — 第 15 / 18 章 · 4'45" · C1
眾人爭論耶穌往事：have something in mind
有人把佛陀、羅馬和耶穌串成一段親歷故事，聽的人越聽越不對：這是不是在說他自己就是基督？值得學的是 have something in mind（心裡原本打算或期待某事），一句 It's not what I had in mind（這不是我想要的）就能說計劃落空。約人、提方案時想委婉否定，這兩句都能用。
發生了什麼
談話中，有人把佛陀、羅馬帝國和耶穌串成一段親歷式敘述：先說這人見了佛陀，回到地中海，又進入羅馬帝國，覺得羅馬成了一臺巨型殺人機器；再說他到近東，想把佛陀的教導用現代形式傳下去；最後把復活解釋成一次悄悄離開。聽的人不斷追問、反駁，有人說這是褻瀆，也有人抓住“基督”這個名號不放。表達上，pass something on 是「把學問、信念或訊息傳給後人」；pin something on someone 是「把身份、罪名或故事硬扣在某人身上」；have something in mind 是「心裡原本打算或期待某事」，一句 It's not what I had in mind 就能說期待落空。這些說法在聊歷史、信仰和誤會時都能直接拿來用。
這場戲看什麼
- 看約翰怎樣用短句截斷追問
- 對比伊迪絲護信仰與他的冷幽默
- 留意宗教詞落進日常語氣的落差
留意這幾個短語
pass something onsort ofpin something on someonepretty damn closely
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本章短語
have something in mind
心裡原本打算或期待某事have a plan or picture in mind
儀式清單剛唸完，說話者用 have something in mind 的過去式 It's not what I had in mind 收住，把失望壓成平靜的否決，像承認眼前一切偏離初衷。
I have a quiet café in mind, not another loud chain.我心裡想的是一家安靜的小咖啡館，不是又一家吵鬧的連鎖店。
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- pass something on
把學問、信念或訊息傳給後人
- sort of
算是吧、不完全如此
- pin something on someone
把身份、罪名或故事硬扣在某人身上
- pretty damn closely
要我說，像得不得了
- screwed
完蛋了、沒救了
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83 句台詞裡標了 29 處
慢慢滲入、蔓延到
Seeped into the Roman empire.把學問、信念或訊息傳給後人
臺詞用 pass something on 來概括這段漫長旅程：把佛陀的教誨帶到近東，再換成現代形式傳下去。語氣像講軼事，不煽情，也沒有停下來解釋。
He went to the Near East thinking, "Why not pass the Buddha's teachings on in a modern form."編出來美化過的故事 這裡不是童話，而是摻進歷史的傳說
Well, sort of. Lot of fairy tales mixed in.讓預言應驗
Oh, no. That's the medal they pinned on Jesus to fulfill prophecy.把疼痛壓住
He blocked the pain as he had learned to do in Tibet and India.放慢身體機能
He also learned to slow his body processes down to the point where they were undetectable.程度狀語從句：to the point where 引出‘到了……程度’，where 後接完整從句說明結果。
He also learned to slow his body processes down to the point where they were undetectable.省略方式從句：as 引出‘照他訓練的方式恢復’，to 後省略 normalize，不是比較。
His body normalized as he had trained it to.守夜、放哨
He attempted to go away undetected, but some devotees were standing watch.儘可能遠、儘量
Thus, I was resurrected, and I ascended to central Europe to get away as far as possible.重音落在 far 和 possible，兩個 as 輕快帶過
Thus, I was resurrected, and I ascended to central Europe to get away as far as possible.一個字都不當真
You don't mean a word of this, John.對某事的種種猜測
All the speculations about Jesus.可一直追溯到
The Christ figure goes all the way back to Krishna - Hercules, of course.I'd 的 d 很輕，say 順著帶過，別逐字斷開
Pretty damn closely, I'd say.加強語氣的粗口——熟人爭論時用，正式場合別帶
Pretty damn closely, I'd say.到處都是、雜亂無章
The early Christian leaders, they threw away Hebrew manuscripts and borrowed from pagan sources all over the place.單看、單獨來看
Taken alone, the philosophical teachings of Jesus are Buddhism with a Hebrew accent.完蛋了、沒救了——朋友間自嘲，別對上級或嚴肅場合說
But a talking snake make a lady eat an apple, So we're screwed.本來、一開始
save our souls that we never lost in the first place.以某人的名義
It's been said that Buddha and Jesus would laugh or cry if they'd known what was done in their name.虛擬條件句：if they'd known 是對過去的虛擬假設，what was done 是被動從句作賓語。
It's been said that Buddha and Jesus would laugh or cry if they'd known what was done in their name.心裡原本打算或期待某事
儀式清單剛唸完，說話者用 have something in mind 的過去式 It's not what I had in mind 收住，把失望壓成平靜的否決，像承認眼前一切偏離初衷。
It's not what I had in mind.快說時 what I 黏在一起，had 的 d 輕輕帶過
It's not what I had in mind.胡扯、花架子——熟人打趣的冷門詞，正式文本別用
But that's Vatican flapdoodle.跟某事毫無關係
It doesn't have a thing to do with God.通往良善的路
A simple path to goodness needs a supernatural roadmap.讓步狀語從句：whether ... or not 表示‘無論信不信’，讓步語氣讓前半句結論不受信念影響。
Anything that happens, happens within nature, whether we believe in it or not.看懂「眾人爭論耶穌往事」
發音重點
- as far as possible — 重音落在 far 和 possible，兩個 as 輕快帶過
- I'd say — I'd 的 d 很輕，say 順著帶過，別逐字斷開
- what I had — 快說時 what I 黏在一起，had 的 d 輕輕帶過
Thus, I was resurrected, and I ascended to central Europe to get away as far as possible.於是我就‘復活’了，又‘昇天’到中歐，只為躲得越遠越好。 神聖詞彙接上逃亡計劃，莊重腔一秒變成冷幽默。
"I am what I am becoming."我就是我正在成為的人。 把身份說成未完成的過程，短句像一句冷靜的箴言。
It's been said that Buddha and Jesus would laugh or cry if they'd known what was done in their name.據說，佛陀和耶穌若知道後人以他們之名做了什麼，不是大笑就是痛哭。 讓創始人先有人的反應，再把審判推回給借名的人。
It's not what I had in mind.這不是我原先想的那樣。 輕描淡寫，卻把理想落空和儀式走樣一併說透。
A simple path to goodness needs a supernatural roadmap.一條向善的簡單路，偏要配一張超自然的路線圖。 把救贖比作多餘路線圖，諷刺干淨，不動聲色。
關於這一章的問題
pin something on someone 是什麼意思？
意思是「把身份、罪名或故事硬扣在某人身上」。臺詞裡說，那枚勳章是別在耶穌身上、好讓預言應驗，就是這種硬扣上去的用法。
「算是吧，不完全如此」英語怎麼說？
可以說 sort of。臺詞裡先有一句 “The rest is history.”，緊跟著一句 “Well, sort of. Lot of fairy tales mixed in.”，就是「算是吧，裡面摻了不少童話」。
flapdoodle 是什麼意思，能隨便用嗎？
意思是「胡扯、唬人的花架子」，語氣很不客氣。臺詞裡 But that's Vatican flapdoodle. 等於把一整套排場說成瞎扯淡；熟人之間吐槽可以，正式場合別用。
have something in mind 是「記得」的意思嗎？
不是。have something in mind 是「心裡原本打算或期待某事」，不是「記得」。臺詞裡 It's not what I had in mind. 說的是「這不是我想要的」，不是「我沒記住」。
「把學問、信念或訊息傳給後人」英語怎麼說？
用 pass something on。臺詞裡說 Why not pass the Buddha's teachings on in a modern form.，就是問「何不把佛陀的教導用現代形式傳下去」。
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