这场戏：失明船长交出忏悔录
第 14 章 · 共 18 章 · 2'21"
失明的老船长把一沓手稿交给威尔伯福斯，说 This is my confession（这是我的忏悔录），要他用它把奴隶贸易的船轰出个窟窿。他说自己 never did things by halves（做事从不半途而废），却记不住两万个亡灵的名字，只能说 They were human。想学怎么把忏悔和愤怒说得又重又体面，就听这场。
❝ 独白 · 4 句 老船长说 This is my confession，意思是「这是我的忏悔录」
This is my confession 这是我的忏悔录Everything I remember 我记得的一切a great saviour 伟大的救主
❝ 独白 · 9 句 「轰出个窟窿」英语是 Blow a hole in
Blow a hole in 把…打个窟窿all had names 每一个都有名字just grunts 只是几声哼叫
威尔伯福斯去探望已经失明的老船长约翰·牛顿。牛顿把自己当奴隶船船长那些年写下的记录交给他，说 This is my confession（这是我的忏悔录），里面有名字、船只记录、港口和人。他说 Although my memory is fading, I remember two things very clearly（虽然记忆在消退，但有两件事我记得清清楚楚）：自己罪大恶极，而基督是伟大的救主。他叮嘱威尔伯福斯一定要把这本书印出来，用它把奴隶贩子的船轰出窟窿。牛顿说自己 never did things by halves（做事从不半途而废），可他记不住两万个亡灵的名字，只能说 They were human（他们才是人）。这段独白既是认罪，也是托付，适合想学道歉、认错、托付的人反复听。
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“We were apes. They were human.”
我们是猿，他们才是人。
用最平的两句话翻过整艘船的账，自贬里全是悔，短而压人。
We were X. They were Y.
认错或讲历史时能用，语气极重，别拿它对不熟的人开玩笑。
We were the consumers. They were the cost. ／ We called it business. They called it survival.
literary
两个短句间停顿一拍，human 重音轻放在首。
We were the ones shouting. They were the ones listening. 大喊大叫的是我们，认真在听的是他们。
“Although my memory is fading, I remember two things very clearly: I'm a great sinner and Christ is a great saviour.”
虽然我的记性在衰退，有两件事我记得清清楚楚：我是个罪人，基督是救主。
把一生收成一句认罪与一句信靠，先退一步再钉死重点，很有分量。
Although X is fading, I remember two things clearly
回想往事、交代信念时能用，对信仰不同的人别照搬，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 弱读，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. 细节虽然模糊了，有两件事我记得清楚：谁帮过我，谁替我付了代价。
“I never did things by halves. God decided I'd seen enough.”
我做事从不半途而废；上帝觉得我看得够多了。
用一句轻描淡写的自陈，把一辈子的狠劲和认真都带出来。
never do things by halves
夸自己或形容别人做事彻底时能用，别在需要谦逊的场合说。
She never does anything by halves. ／ He finishes what he starts, every time.
中性
never did 连读，by halves 两个重音均匀落下。
My aunt never does things by halves when she bakes. 我姨妈烤点心从来不糊弄。
“My 20,000 ghosts, they all had names.”
我那两万个亡灵，他们都曾有名字。
用鬼魂称呼被抹去的两万人，再补一句他们都有名字，把统计数据还原成一个个活人。
My 20,000 ghosts, they all had names.
谈及被忽略的受害者、想强调每个数字背后都是活人时用；正式纪念场合也可以，语气要稳。
They were people, not numbers. ／ Every one of them had a name.
literary
20,000 ghosts 放慢压低，they all had names 一字一顿。
The victims, they all had names, and homes, and plans. 那些受害者，他们都有名字，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.
这是我的忏悔录。 你一定要用上它。 名字、船只记录、港口、人名。 我记得的一切，都写在这里面了。
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.
虽然我的记性越来越差，有两件事我记得清清楚楚：我是个罪大恶极的人，而基督是伟大的救主。 你一定要把它印出来。 用它把他们的船轰出个窟窿。用它让他们万劫不复！ 我真希望能记住他们所有人的名字。 我那两万个亡灵，他们都有名字。 美丽的非洲名字。 我们只用几声哼叫来喊他们。 只是些叫声。 我们是猿猴，他们才是人。
下一章 · 15flag of convenience方便旗这场戏：借中立旗法案废奴by halves 指做事只做一半、敷衍了事。老船长说 I never did things by halves，意思是自己做事从不半途而废，要么不做，要做就做到底。
confession。老船长把手稿交给威尔伯福斯时说 This is my confession，意思就是「这是我的忏悔录」，把自己做过的错事全部写下来交代清楚。
saviour。老船长说 Christ is a great saviour，意思是「基督是伟大的救主」，saviour 就是把人从苦难或罪里救出来的那个人。
他回忆自己当年把奴隶当牲口，只用几声哼叫来喊他们，接着一句 We were apes. They were human.，意思是「我们是猿猴，他们才是人」，讽刺当年的残忍，也承认自己罪大恶极。
Damn 是「该死、去他的」，老船长说 Damn them with it，意思是让这本书把那帮奴隶贩子彻底毁掉。语气很重，日常别随便对人用。
ghosts 本意是「鬼魂」，这里指他运送过的两万名奴隶，他们都已经死去。他说他们都有名字，只是自己记不住了。
