这场戏：举枪逼剧作家念诗
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奎尔蒂的宅邸里，亨伯特举着枪，逼这个醉醺醺的剧作家念一首诗，念完问一句 Do you have any last words before you die（你死前还有什么遗言）。奎尔蒂不但不怕，还打趣说 This pistol-packing farce is becoming a sort of nuisance（这场拿着手枪的闹剧越来越烦人）。想学死亡威胁下还在打岔的黑色幽默，这段最典型。
Do you have any last words（你死前还有什么遗言）
last words 遗言pistol-packing farce 拿着手枪的闹剧settle this 把这件事了结like a champion 像个冠军
trifling with life and death（拿生死当儿戏）
trifling with life and death 拿生死当儿戏this sort of tragedy 这类悲剧dream up 凭空设想、编出来black and blue 青一块紫一块
❝ 独白 · 13 句 房主的荒唐招揽
从送房子到看行刑，层层加码的胡话把恐惧伪装成热闹。
亨伯特带着枪来到奎尔蒂的宅邸，逼他念一首自己写下的、像死刑判决一样的诗，念完便问 Do you have any last words before you die（你死前还有什么遗言）。奎尔蒂醉得一塌糊涂，不但不怕，还嫌 This pistol-packing farce is becoming a sort of nuisance（这场拿着手枪的闹剧越来越烦人），又劝对方别 trifling with life and death（拿生死当儿戏），甚至想弹琴、拉他合伙写歌。亨伯特只问 Do you want to die standing up or sitting down（你想站着死还是坐着死），奎尔蒂答 I want to die like a champion（我想像个冠军那样死）。这套威胁与打岔混在一起的台词，适合学黑色幽默和死亡的英文说法。
A1–C2 是欧标等级。点一个等级后，比它高的卡片会变淡，播放到那里不会自动暂停。
“Do you have any last words before you die, Quilty?”
奎尔蒂，临死前你还有什么遗言吗？
把刽子手的客套钉进一句问话，越礼貌，死亡越近。
Do you have any last words before ...?
只有在真正摊牌、话说到尽头时能用；日常争执别用，太重也太戏剧化。
Any last words? ／ Got any final words before we finish this?
中性
any last words 连读，before you die 放慢，Quilty 上挑。
Do you have any last words before we sign this deal? 签这份协议前，你还有什么要说的吗？
“This pistol-packing farce is becoming a sort of nuisance.”
这场持枪的闹剧，渐渐变成一种麻烦了。
用戏剧评论家的腔调给谋杀降格为'麻烦'，轻蔑得令人发毛。
This ... is becoming a sort of nuisance.
想讽刺某事越来越烦、又不想太激动时能用；对当事人痛处别说，像在嘲讽。
This whole thing is becoming a nuisance. ／ This farce is getting to be a real bother.
literary
pistol-packing 重音在前，a sort of nuisance 拖长带倦意。
This paperwork is becoming a sort of nuisance. 这堆手续渐渐成了个麻烦。
“I want to die like a champion.”
我要像个冠军那样死去。
面对枪口挑一个体面的死法，荒唐里的尊严感最扎眼。
I want to die like a ...
半开玩笑地表达想体面收场时能用；真在葬礼或病人面前别说，太轻浮。
I'd rather go out like a champion. ／ I want to go down fighting.
口语
want to 连读 wanna，die like a 平滑，champion 重读。
I want to lose like a champion, not sulk in the corner. 我要像冠军那样输，而不是缩在角落生闷气。
“Listen, captain, why don't you stop trifling with life and death?”
听着，队长，你何苦拿生死当儿戏？
用'何必'的劝告口吻反击枪口，把施暴者说成不懂事的人。
Why don't you stop ...ing ...?
委婉劝阻对方别再做某事时能用；对方正在气头上别说，会被听成挑衅。
Why not stop trifling with this? ／ You should stop playing games with life and death.
正式
Why don't you 弱读连读，trifling with 轻轻带过，life and death 一字一顿。
Why don't you stop trifling with the deadline and just start? 你何苦拿截止日期当儿戏，直接动手不行吗？
You know, this house is roomy and cool. You see how cool it is. I intend moving to England or Florence forever. You can move in. I've got some nice friends who could come and keep you company. You could use them as pieces of furniture. There's one guy who looks just like a bookcase. I could fix for you to attend executions. How would you like that? Just you there, nobody else, just watching. Watch. Do you like watching, captain? Because not many people know that.... That the chair is painted yellow. You'd be the only guy in the know. Imagine! Your friends, you could tell them....
你知道，这房子又宽敞又凉快。你看，多凉快。 我打算永远搬到英国或者佛罗伦萨去。 你可以搬进来。 我有几个不错的朋友，可以来陪陪你。 你可以拿他们当几件家具使。 有个家伙长得活像个书架。 我可以给你安排去看死刑。你觉得怎么样？ 就你一个人在那儿，没别人，就看着。看着。 你喜欢看吗，上尉？ 因为没多少人知道…… 那把椅子漆成了黄色。 你就成了唯一知情的人。 想想看！你的朋友，你可以告诉他们……
下一章 · 03Happily divorced幸好离了这场戏：带看房聊起亡夫意思是「遗言」，指人临死前说的最后几句话。这里举着枪问 Do you have any last words before you die，就是「你死前还有什么遗言」，语气冷得像行刑。
trifle with，常用进行时 trifling with。这里一句 stop trifling with life and death 就是「别拿生死当儿戏」，trifle with 后面接的都是不该轻慢的事。
也可以说 dying words、final words，意思都一样。last words 最常用，日常甚至拿它开玩笑，比如问某人有啥「最后要说的」。
black and blue。奎尔蒂中枪后嘴硬，说明天腿上准会 black and blue，就是「青一块紫一块」。这个词组专形容被撞、被打后的淤青。
是「凭空设想、编出来」，多指想点子或编故事。奎尔蒂提议两人一起 dream up 一段歌词，就是这个用法，比 think of 更强调凭空造出来。
