ACT1 Scene1-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《家The Family》

Ba Jin 第一幕 第一景 时间一九二○年代的早春。下午两点钟。 地点高宅大院中的一间房子，今天要在这里 ①mansion/'manJon/n.大 厦，大房子 办喜事，是高家大少爷觉新和瑞珏的洞 2 bridal /braidl/a.新娘 的，婚礼的 房，—精心布置得洋溢着喜气。 chamber /'tfeimba/n. 开幕时，四太太王氏和五太太沈氏， 室，房间 正对门外参观完新房的长辈亲戚们招 呼着。 王氏伯母！慢点走！冯老太太，下台阶留神！ 沈氏我们就来，我们照应一会儿新房就来！ 〔可以听见老太太们和其他女宾们，客 气着，有的笑，有的贼，逐渐远去。 王氏（在沈氏还在嚷着送客的时候，已转过 ④di近of渐渐离开 身来，似乎有些疲倦地)哎！ oldy'uldi/n.老人 沈氏可把我累昏了！这帮老太太们 6 shortage∫b:tid3/n.缺 少，不足 王氏这会儿道喜的客人来得真不少！ ①stool/tul/n.凳子，搁 脚凳 沈氏唉，四嫂，你也快找个凳儿坐坐吧！我 ·006· ACTI Scene 1 Time Early spring in the 1920's.Two o'clock in the afternoon. Place One of the rooms in the Gao family mansion,now decorated and used as the bridal2 chamber for the wedding of Juexin and Jade. As the curtain rises,fourth daughter-in-law Wang and fifth daughter-in-law Shen are seeing off elderly relations after their visit to the bridal chamber. Wang Take it easy,Auntie!Watch the steps,Mrs.Feng! Shen We'll be with you in a moment!As soon as we have taken care of the bridal chamber! We can hear the parting remarks made by the old ladies as they drift off.) Wang 〔turning round and heaving a sigh]Oh,my！ Shen Am I tired!These lovely oldies! Wang At least we can't complain of a shortage of guests. Shen Fourth Sister-in-law,why don't you find a stool and sit down ·007· 家 腿都站麻了！就是他们高家的规矩多， 我嫁过来十二年了，一看见高家的长 d fastidious /faes'tidias/a. 辈子来，我还是头大！大房的大少爷 难取悦的，挑剔的，苛求 的 接媳妇，我们当婶婶的受罪，你说天 2ctiquctte /eti'ket,'etiket/n. 下有这个道理不？ 仪，礼节 ③clan /klaen/n.氏族，宗族 ④wreck/rek/n.健康受损 的人 王氏得了，等淑贞长大了，找个好姑爷， 分dowager /dauad3a/h.老 年贵妇人 那一天，您五太太不就欢天喜地的， 当个享福的外老太太么？ 沈氏啊呀，我没这么大福气！（忽然正经 起来)这两天光淑贞那双脚就把我气 死了。 disobedience /,disa'bi:dj3ns/n.不服 王氏怎么啦？脚裹得怎么样啦？ 从，不顺从 ⑦loosen/lu:sn/.放松， 沈氏哎，死不听话呀！这两天刚裹得有点 使…松开 名堂，她半夜又偷偷地放了。 卷sly/saia偷偷的 9 feign /fein/r.假装，装作 王氏（故意大惊小怪）哎呀，那怎么好？不 ile /rail/.惹怒，使焦急 重thrash /0raef/.鞭打 白费了精神？ B black and blue青一块， 沈氏一嗯，气急了，我就拼命拿马鞭子 紫一块 抽！抽得青一块，紫一块的！有什么法 子？我一看见这新房，我就想起我过 humiliate /hju(:)'milieit/ ,使…丢脸，使…蒙 门坐洞房第一天晚上受的气！我，我 羞 一辈子忘不了！ I honourable /'onorabl/a. 声誉卓著的，很有名望的 王氏唉，过了这许多年一 B betroth /bi'traud/at. 订婚，同…订婚 沈氏忘不了，忘不了！您想，你五弟，（忽 然又是恨，又是幽默地笑起来)我那 新郎官哪！那个死东西！他就死也不肯 进房。大家都对着我面前笑，笑啊， ·008· The Family for a while too.My legs are so tired from standing!The Gao family is so fastidious about etiquette!I've been married into this clan for 12 years,but every time I have to meet with these elders,I am a wreck Now,it's the eldest branch getting a bride for their son,isn't it?So why should we poor aunties work like slaves?That's what I would like to know! Wang One of these days your daughter Shuzhen will be of age and find her young man,then you yourself will be the happy and contented dowager 5. Shen Me?I'll never have such luck!(suddenly serious]Her feet alone are enough to drive me wild! Wang Why?Aren't they getting properly bound? Shen Downright disobedience!Just when they are getting nicely into shape,she goes and loosens them up at night,on the sly! Wang [with feigned alarm)But she mustn't!All that effort wasted. Shen So,so,-when I get really riled I take up the horse whip and thrash her black and blue!What else can I do?The moment I enter this room,my own wedding all comes back to me.How I was humiliated I'll never forget it! Wang Oh,after all these years- Shen Never forget it!Never!Your honourable Fifth Master, [suddenly laughs with bitter humour]my betrothed5!Damn him,he simply refused to come into the bridal chamber!And everybody was laughing at me,laughing their heads off! ·009· I家 笑啊，笑得我— 王氏是怎么的啦？ D thrust/erAst/.伸，伸展 ②dainty /deinti/a优美的， 沈氏怎么的啦？（把脚一伸）还不是为我 娇小可爱的 这双半大不大的脚！（忽然）不成， vehemently /'vi:imantli/ l.热烈地 不成，非裹不可！淑贞！淑贞！ 王氏你干什么？ 沈氏淑贞！ 〔外面一个女孩儿的声音：唉，妈！ ④soak /s3uk/E,使浸泡 沈氏叫淑贞烫脚！ (喊)淑贞！淑贞！ 〔外面女孩儿：来了，妈！ 〔淑贞上。 淑贞（高举着喜果，欢叫）妈！喜果！吃喜 果！ 沈氏淑贞！ 淑贞（匆忙地）四伯娘，你也吃。 沈氏淑贞，你听着，一 淑贞（兴高采烈）咦？我的手绢呢？我放在 这屋里的手绢呢？（一边说，一边十 5 hanky严h:egki/h.手绢 分灵巧可喜地转了一个螺旋，四下里 望)啊，在这儿哪！坏三哥！坏三哥！ 6 awful /:fulV极讨厌 这一定是三哥放的！（一脚登上炕， 的，橹透的 又立刻下来)妈，我到前院跟三哥一 ⑦hop /hop/,单脚跳，跳 跃，跃过 块儿看戏去啦。 沈氏别跑，淑贞！你别太高兴！记着！你今 天晚上一 淑贞（脸上忽然罩了一层恐怖）不，妈！ 〔三老爷高克明上。 ·010· The Family Wang What about? Shen What about?[thrusts her feet forward]My feet!My not so small dainty feet![vehemently Never!Never again! We'll have them properly bound this time!Shuzhen! Shuzhen! Wang What do you want now? Shen Shuzhen! 〔A young girl's voice,from afar:Aye,Moml〕 Shen I want her feet soaked 4 in hot water right now! [shouts]Shuzhen!Shuzhen! 〔Voice from outside:.Coming,Moml〕 〔Shuzhen enters.J Shuzhen [with a bag of candy,joyously]Mom! Wedding candy！Take some! Shen Shuzhen! Shuzhen [perfunctorily]Fourth Auntie,have some too. Shen Now,Shuzhen- Shuzhen (laughing]Where's my hanky 5 I left my hanky here a while ago![spins round gracefully and looks around]Here it is!It must be Brother Juehui who hid it.Isn't he awful? hopping on to the "kang"bed and hopping down again) Mom,I'm going to the front court to watch the stage show with Brother Juchui! Shen Don't run!Behave yourself!Don't you forget,tonight- Shuzhen [seized with sudden fear]No,Mom! [Third Master,Gao Keming enters. ·011· I家 淑贞三爸！ 沈氏 你玩儿去吧！ 〔淑贞出去了。 沈氏 三哥！ 王氏 克明觉新不在这儿？ 王氏不在这儿。 沈氏我刚才倒是瞧见大少爷的。也，也许 又一个人到梅树林子里去了。 D plum/plm/n梅子 2 grove/grauv/.果树林 3 ridiculous /ri'dikjulas/a. 荒谬的，可笑的 克明真是怪事，怪事！眼看就要接亲的人， threshold /'erefhauld/n. 门槛，入口 还这么小孩子脾气！（转身要走）】 王氏咱们走吧，我听见三老爷又回来了。 沈氏（望了一下）还有大少爷和他妈！ 王氏从这边出去吧，省得万一待会儿新房 里掉了东西，说我们没有看着。 沈氏你不说我倒忘记了。（连忙跑到梳妆 台前，从小抽屉上的玻璃盒子里取出 一点东西揣在怀里就走) 王氏你怎么？ 沈氏偏偷它！（笑着）偷了新房的东西有 ⑤giggle'"gig/弘.咯略地笑 好处的。 王氏哎呀，来了！ 〔沈氏与王氏笑着同下。 〔三老爷克明、觉新和大房的周氏上。 三老爷仿佛在严重地告诫着。觉新俯 ·012· The Family Shuzhen Third Uncle! Shen You may go. 〔Shuzhen goes out..J Shen Third Brother. Wang Keming Isn't Juexin here? Wang No. Shen I saw him a moment ago.By now he's probably moping around the plum grove again. Keming This is ridiculous Ridiculous!For someone on the threshold of manhood,he is behaving like a child.[turns to gol Wang We'd better move on.I think I hear the Third Master coming back. Shen [looks]With the bridegroom,and his mother! Wang Let's go through this door.I don't want to be blamed if anything is missing in the bridal chamber. Shen That reminds me.[takes something from a glass case on top of the drawers] Wang What are you doing? Shen Stealing![giggling It's lucky to steal something from the bridal chamber,don't you know? Wang Here they come！ The two women go out,laughing. [Third Master Keming re-enters,with Juexin and Juexin's ·013· I家 首静听，面容惨淡。 ①resigned/i'zaind/a听 从的，顺从的 2 sermon/'s3:m3n/h.说 教 周氏（焦虑地）觉新！ 克明 觉新哪，你听着！ 觉新是，三爸。 周氏 你现在好一点了么？ 觉新好些了，妈。 克明那就好极了！（突然严重起来）觉新哪！ 3 sententious /sen'tenfas/ 你是长房长孙，以后比你小的弟妹们要 ,好说教的 拿你做榜样。而且你的父亲在病，日后 ④emulate/"emjuleit/r,效 我们这样大的家庭，固然要你这个做长 法，尽力赶上 5 bedridden /bed.ridn/a. 孙的来撑持，现在的责任又何尝不该由 卧床不起的 你来担负呢？ 觉新嗯，是。 周氏你吃了药，还是不好过吧？ 觉新好，没有什么。 克明（不值一顾地）现在爷爷既然是退休养 unheeding /An'hi:din/ad. 不注意地，不在意地 老，以后家里可以说有出无进。所以 coffer /'kofa/资产，财源 deplete/di'pli:t/n.耗尽 你的责任可以说是无穷无尽的！ replenish /ri'plenif/. 把…装满 周氏觉新，你的脸色还是不好，躺一会儿 吧。 克明所以，从今天起 周氏 你一定是太累了。 克明（捺不下了）大嫂，我前面还有许多客 人要应酬。大嫂让我说完，好不好？ ·014·