这场戏：海盗名号原来能继承
第 2 章 · 共 3 章 · 2'18"
火焰沼泽出来后，有人自称罗伯茨，转述舱房里那句 you will inherit it from me（从我这儿继承）：上一任富了想退隐，才让他继承船和名号。重逢之后，讲述者自己要退隐，说的才是 hand the name over（把名号交出去）。先分清是继承还是退隐交接，别把两句安到同一个人身上。
❝ 独白 · 9 句 三年的杀你晚安
死亡威胁重复三年，落点却是两人成了朋友。
❝ 独白 · 6 句 重逢退隐才 hand the name over（把名号交出去）
you will inherit it from me 你会从我手里继承I am not the Dread Pirate Roberts 我不是恐怖海盗罗伯茨inspiring the necessary fear 把该有的恐惧激起hand the name over 把名号交出去
两人刚走出火焰沼泽，有人说复仇号就停在那头，并称自己就是罗伯茨。紧跟着 life's little quirks（生活里离谱的小转弯），后面那句才讲以前的 please 是真的。再往后，上一任三年每晚说 I'll most likely kill you in the morning（早上多半会杀了你），两人后来成了朋友。对方富得想退隐，在舱房承认 I am not the Dread Pirate Roberts，并说 you will inherit it from me（从我手里继承）。名字要负责 inspiring the necessary fear（把该有的恐惧激起），因为没人会向恐怖海盗韦斯利投降。等新船员相信了，上一任才离开。重逢之后，讲述者自己要退隐，说的是 hand the name over（把名号交出去）。继承在舱房，交班在重逢，别合成一句。
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。
“Fire Swamp certainly does keep you on your toes.”
火沼确实会让你一刻不敢松懈。
刚被火燎过，却用一句习语把险境说成提神，轻得好看。
某事会让人一刻不敢松
朋友聊一段辛苦但值得的经历时能说；抱怨事故或对上司哭穷时别用。
keep someone on their toes ／ keep you sharp
口语
does 稍重，toes 收干净，整句往上扬。
This deadline will keep you on your toes until Friday. 这个截止日期会让你一直绷到周五。
“And I, as you know, am Roberts.”
而我，你也知道，就是罗伯茨。
身份用一句插入语揭开，轻得像补一句闲话，其实是整场的炸弹。
而我，你知道，就是某身份
熟人之间揭一个对方早该知道的身份时可以用；对陌生人自报家门别这么绕。
as you know, I'm the one ／ I happen to be that person
中性
as you know 加快带过，Roberts 单独落下。
As you know, I am the person who reserved this room. 你也知道，订这间房的人就是我。
“Sleep well. I'll most likely kill you in the morning."”
好好睡。明早我多半会杀了你。
晚安和谋杀贴在一起，重复三年后威胁变成了只属于他们的口令。
先道晚安，再夸张地吓唬
极熟的朋友互相吓唬时能接这句；正式场合、对晚辈或对不熟的人千万别说。
I'll probably murder you for that ／ Sleep tight. You're in trouble tomorrow.
口语
Sleep well 放软，kill 突然加重，再轻轻收回。
Sleep well. I'll most likely make you redo the slides in the morning. 先睡吧。那些幻灯片我明早多半让你重做。
“I inherited the ship from the previous Dread Pirate Roberts, just as you will inherit it from me.”
我从上一任恐怖海盗罗伯茨手里接过这艘船，正如你也会从我手里接过去。
两代交接用 just as 扣成同一句，名字像物件一样被递出去。
我从某人处继承，你也将从我处继承
说明职位、手艺或外号是接过来的，还可以再传下去；推卸责任时别用。
passed from him to me, and on to you ／ I got it from him; you'll get it from me
literary
just as 前稍停，后半句和前半句同一节奏。
I inherited the shop from my aunt, just as you will inherit it from me. 我从姨妈那儿接下这家店，正如你也会从我这儿接去。
“You see, no one would surrender to the Dread Pirate Westley.”
你瞧，没人会向恐怖海盗韦斯利投降。
把吓人的头衔和本人名字一拼，逻辑立刻成立，也好笑。
没人会向这个不够吓人的名字投降
解释为什么对外要用一个更唬人的称呼；嘲讽同事真名时别拿来当众说。
nobody would take that name seriously ／ that title wouldn't scare anyone
口语
Westley 放轻，像名字本身就不可怕。
No one would surrender to a manager named Buddy. 没人会怕一个叫巴迪的经理。
“Except now that we're together, I shall retire and hand the name over to someone else.”
不过既然我们已经在一起，我就该退下来，把这个名字交给别人。
重逢不是结局，而是他把吓人的名字让出去的理由，甜和冷酷一起落地。
既然在一起，我就把名号交出去
对亲近的人解释你为何要卸下一个角色；谈合同或辞职信里别这么文。
I'll step down and pass it on ／ now that you're here, I'm done with it
中性
together 放慢，后半句一口气交出去。
Now that we live in the same city, I shall retire and let someone else host. 既然我们住在同一座城市，我就不再当召集人了。
He said, "All right, Westley. I've never had a valet. You can try it for tonight. I'll most likely kill you in the morning." Three years he said that. "Good night, Westley. Good work. Sleep well. I'll most likely kill you in the morning." It was a fine time for me. I was learning to fence, to fight. Anything anyone would teach me. And Roberts and I eventually became friends.
他说：“好吧，韦斯利。 我从来没有过贴身男仆。今晚你先当一晚试试。 早上我多半还是会杀了你。” 这句话，他说了整整三年。 “晚安，韦斯利。干得不错。 好好睡。早上我多半还是会杀了你。” 那段日子我过得很好。我在学击剑，学打架。 只要有人肯教，我什么都学。 后来，罗伯茨和我也成了朋友。
Then he explained the name was the important thing for inspiring the necessary fear. You see, no one would surrender to the Dread Pirate Westley. So we sailed ashore, took on an entirely new crew, and he stayed aboard for a while as first mate, all the time calling me Roberts. Once the crew believed, he left the ship and I have been Roberts ever since. Except now that we're together, I shall retire and hand the name over to someone else. Is everything clear to you?
然后他解释说，要紧的是这个名字，得靠它激起该有的恐惧。 你看，没人会向恐怖海盗韦斯利投降。 于是我们靠了岸，换上一整船新船员，他以大副身份在船上留了一阵，嘴里一直叫我罗伯茨。 等船员们相信了，他就下了船，从此我一直是罗伯茨。 只不过现在我们在一起了，我要退隐，把这个名字交给别人。 这一切你都清楚了吗？
下一章 · 03mostly dead大半死了没死透这场戏：找退休郎中求救命药quirk 是说不通却发生了的转弯，这里收成生活里离谱的小转弯。原句是 I, myself, am often surprised at life's little quirks，后面接的是一句 please。
字面是早上多半会杀了你，贴在 Good night 后面，连着说了三年，像一句吓唬式的晚安。后来他们成了朋友，并没有真的下手。
说 hand the name over。那是重逢之后讲述者自己退隐的一句：I shall retire and hand the name over to someone else。舱房里说的是 inherit，你将从我手里继承。
你会照同一套，从我手里把船继承过去。舱房里那人承认 I am not the Dread Pirate Roberts，接着报上名字 Ryan，船是从前一任那儿接过来的。
一件事逼你全程打起精神、一刻也松不得，就可以说 keep you on your toes。火焰沼泽那句是 Fire Swamp certainly does keep you on your toes。
