ACT2 Scene2-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《家The Family》

1家 第二景 时 间 两个钟点以后,雨停了。 地 点 在觉新的卧室内。(即第一幕中的洞 房)开幕时,觉新坐在书桌前看书。 瑞环和海儿在酣睡。觉新放下书,走 到床前,看着在透明的罗帐中的母子 二人。远远有一两声犬吠。 觉 慧(在门外)大哥睡了没有? 觉 新 没有,觉慧吗?进来吧 [觉慧进来。 觉 新 你怎么还没睡? 觉 慧 你也没睡?你听见刚才东面一声枪响 么? 觉 新 听见了。 觉 慧 我怕今天夜晚不大对吧! ①alert /la:t/. 警觉的 觉 新 嗯,方才三爸来了,叫警醒点,说城 里张督军的军队不大稳。 觉 慧 是听说,是不是要想个办法? 觉 新 等等看吧,半夜里,也没什么法子可 想。 觉 慧 几点钟了? 觉 新 有两点多了,雨不下了吧? ·142· The Famify Scene 2 Time Two hours later. The rain has stopped. Place Juexin's bedroom. [ The wedding chamber of Act I.] As the curtain rises, Juexin is sitting in front of the desk, reading something. Jade and the baby are asleep in bed. Juexin puts down the book, approaches the bed and looks at the mother and child through the gauze curtains. Dogs bark in the distance. Juehui [outside]Big Brother,are you in bed? Juexin No. Is that Juehui? Come in. Juehui enters.] Juexin So you are still up. Juehui So are you. Did you hear the gunshot a while ago? From the east, it seemed. Juexin Yes. Juehui There may be trouble tonight. Juexin Third Uncle was here. He wants us to be alert^{①}. The armies of Marshal Zhang in the city are restive Juehui That's what I understood. Should we do something? Juexin Better wait and see. Nothing we can do at this time of night, anyway. Juehui What's the time? Juexin It's after two. Has the rain stopped? ·143· 1家 觉 慧 雨住了好半天了。 觉 新 你还是睡去吧。 觉 慧不,我还有事。嫂嫂呢? 觉 新 床上,陪海儿睡呢。 觉 慧 不用叫他们起来吧? 觉 新(镇静地)不用。瑞王为着侍候爷爷的 病,有几夜没怎么睡了。 [远处又一声枪响。 觉 慧 这是不是又一声枪? 觉 新 听不大见。(走到窗前望望)外面漆 黑! 觉 慧 我去接着把《黎明周报》稿子赶完。 [他向门口走时,又一声枪响,这次近 些了。 觉 慧 你听,又一声枪! 觉 新 是的,这回倒真是了。 [近处也有枪声响应。 觉 慧 我有点担心。 觉 新 怎么? 觉 慧 枪声的来处,大概正是梅表姐和她母 亲住的地方。 觉 新 我也正想到这一点。 [周氏匆匆忙忙上,后随刘四姐,即第 一幕中的喜娘,提着灯笼。 ① tensely /tensli/ ad. 紧张 周 氏(紧张地)你们听见枪声没有? 恕 ·144· The Famify Juehui Yes, a while ago. Juexin You go to bed then. Juehui No, I have things to do. Where is Sister-in-law? Juexin In bed. With the baby. Juehui Should we wake them up? Juexin [calmly] I don't think so. She hasn't had a good night's sleep for days. Looking after Grandfather, you know. [A distant gunshot.] Juehui Was that another gunshot? Juexin I'm not sure. [goes to the window] It's completely dark outside. Juehui I'll go back to my article for the Dawn Weekly. [As he heads for the door, another gunshot, nearer this time.] Juehui There! Another one! Juexin Yes. No mistaking that. [A few answering shots are heard.] Juehui I'm a bit worried. Juexin Why? Juehui The shots seem to be close to where cousin Plum and her mother are staying Juexin I was thinking of the same thing. [Mme Zhou hurries in, with Fourth Sister Liu (the bridesmaid in Act I) behind her, carrying a lantern.] Zhou [tensely①]Did you hear the gunshots? ·145· 1家 觉 新 听见了。 觉 慧 周 氏 传说外面已经在抢东西了。老太爷都 ①loot /u:Vv.抢劫:掠夺 起来了。三爸把手枪也都拿出来了。 ②pistol /pistl/ n. 手枪 我们也得准备一下。 觉 慧 我得去一下。(他走了) 周 氏 你还不快把瑞玉叫醒,先把海儿抱好。 我要到别的房里看看。 觉 新 等一下,母亲。关于鸣风- 周 氏 鸣风?哦(向刘)鸣风找到没有? 刘四姐没有,他们还在找。 觉 新 我是说送她去冯家的事- ③ cannon /kaenon/ n. 大炮 [传来一声炮响。 周 氏 什么时候了,还谈这些丫头们的事! [周氏和刘四姐忙下。 觉 新(跑到床前)瑞王!快起来! 瑞 王(起来,坐在床上)什么?怎么? 觉 新 先起来一下吧,怕兵变,炮声很重,不 知是不是轰城。(一面为她拿过衣服) ④ artillery /a:'tilari/ n. (军) 火炮,大炮 瑞 王(穿上衣服)真奇怪,我刚才还以为是 bombard /bam'ba:d/ r. 炮击 打雷呢。 [外面又一声炮响。 觉 新(有些慌急)是像城外的大炮向城里 轰。你快把海儿抱起来,我要到爷爷 屋里看看去。 瑞 王(抱起唾着的海儿)不,不,你等我, 我陪你一道去。 ·146· The Famify Juexin Yes. Juehui Zhou They say that looting{has begun in the streets.The Old Master is up. Your Third Uncle has his pistol^{②}out. We should be prepared. Juehui I'd better go. [He goes off:] Zhou Wake up Jade and the baby. I will alert the others. Juexin Just a moment, Mother. About Phoenix- Zhou Phoenix? Oh,[ turns to Liu] have they found her? Liu No, they are still looking. Juexin I mean, about sending her to the Fengs - [A cannon③shot.] Zhou Please, this is no time to discuss the affairs of bondmaids! [She goes off with Liu, in a hurry.] Juexin [going to the bed] Jade! Wake up! Jade [sitting up]Wh -What happened? Juexin You have to get up. There may be a mutiny in the army. That sounded like heavy artillery④}. They might bombard} the city. [hands her her clothes] Jade (putting on her dress] Funny. I thought it was thunder. [Another cannon shot.] Juexin [tense] That sounds like bombarding the city from the outside. You take care of the baby. I must go and look after Grandfather. Jade [picking up the baby] No, no, wait for me. I'll go with you. ·147· 1家 觉新不。(向外走) [又轰一声响,很近。 瑞 王 觉新! 觉 新 我还是得去,瑞王! [沈氏头发散乱,一手抱着一个红漆首饰 ① dishevel /di'feval/ r. 使 盒,一手拉着还未清醒明白的淑贞。大 蓬乱,使头发凌乱 ②mg/tAq/r.用力拉 叫大喊,十分狼狈地跑进来。 ③ hysterical /his'terikol/ a. 歇斯底里的,异常兴奋的 沈 氏啊呀,觉新,怎么办哪?我们都要死 啦! 我屋子的玻璃都震破了。怎么办,怎 么办哪! 觉 新(无可奈何地)五婶,不要紧,您先在 我屋里坐一下。我要看爷爷去 沈 氏 去不得呀,外面走不得呀!(拉着他) 你不能去呀!你那死鬼五爸,也不知 死到哪儿去了?这半夜了,还没回来。 [苏福匆匆上。 苏 福 大少爷,老太爷叫您快去。 [沈氏不觉放下手。 瑞 王 你去吧,觉新。 ④ intermittent [外面又一声巨炮响,枪声断断续续。 /inta(:)'mitant/ a. 间 沈 氏(大叫)觉新,你别去!你别去!(新不 的,断断续续的 rifle /raifl/n. 步枪 顾,走出)觉新!这屋没有男人怎么成 6 in spite of不顾.不管 (对瑞玉)你怎么能放他走哇? 瑞 王 他走了好,去了总可以为大家拿个主 意。 沈氏 可我们怎么办?我们叫谁拿主意呀? ·148· The Famify Juexin No.[ heads for the door] [Another cannon shot, very near.] Jade Juexin! Juexin I have to go, Jade! [Mme Shen, her hair dishevelled ①}, runs in. She is holding a lacquer jewellry box in one hand, tugging{②} Shuzhen, who is still half awake, with the other, screaming at the top of her voice, completely hysterical③.] Shen Oh, Juexin, what to do?We are all going to die! My windows were all shattered! What to do? What to do? Juexin [helplessly] Fifth Auntie, don't worry. Stay in my room for the time being. I'll go and see Grandfather. Shen You can't! You mustn't walk about in the open! [clinging to him] You mustn't! Your Fifth Uncle, damn him,he's not even home! Not back at this hour! [Su Fu enters hurriedly.] Su Fu Young Master, the Old Master wants you with him right now. [Shen lets go of Juexin.] Jade Go, Juexin. [Another loud cannonshot, with intermittent④} rifle shots.] Shen [screaming], Juexin, you can't go! You can't go! Juexin goes off in spite of her.J Juexin! How can we stay here without a man? [to. Jade] How could you let him go? Jade It's better he went. At least they can reach some decision. Shen What about us? Who'll decide for us? Now my Young ·149· 1家 啊呀!少奶奶,你还不快收拾收拾你 的细软首饰,金货,银货? 瑞 玉 我要等觉新回来。 沈 氏 好厉害,觉新查你查得这么凶啊。 ① thumb /am/ n. 拇指 瑞 环不,不是的,我就是要等他回来。 (对 淑贞)四妹,别怕,坐下吧,不要紧的 [轰又一声巨响,淑贞大叫一声“妈” ② bosom /buzam n. 胸部 扑在沈氏怀内。海儿也惊醒大哭,王 低低地拍着哄着。 沈 氏 哎呀,菩萨呀,救苦救难吧,不好啦 完了,今天夜晚,我们娘儿俩,都要死 在这儿啦,我们不会活着从这儿出去 ③ wretched /retfid/ a. 可 啦!你那鬼爹爹呀!--(忽然望见瑞王 怜的,不幸的,卑那的 不作声向正中门走)你要上哪儿去? 瑞 玉 我要看看觉新去。 [王抱着海儿下。 沈 氏 真是作死啊!作死啊! [王氏由右墙侧门进来,她一手领着觉 ④haul /ho:l/ r. 拖 英,一手提着一只小皮箱,--跟在 valise /va'litz.-lits/ n. 旅 行裁 后面的婉儿臂里抱着一个未断奶的女 wean/wi:n/ vt.给(婴 儿)断奶 孩,还提着灯笼。 王 氏快,快,快点进来吧。婉儿,小心抱 好六小姐。 沈 氏 怎么啦? 王 氏 完了,完了,我们的屋脊都中了炮弹了。 沈 氏哎呀,(吓得一时都想不起称呼)谁, 谁呢?哦,四哥呢? ·150· The Famify Mistress, don't just stand there, you must gather up your jewels, your silver and gold! Jade I'll wait for Juexin. Shen What? Are you so much under his thumb^{④}? Jade No, it's not that. I just want to wait for him. [ to Shuzhen] Don't be afraid. Sit down. Nothing will happen. [Another cannon shot. Shuzhen screams "Mama!" and buries her head in Mme Shen's bosom{②}. The baby wakes up crying. Jade tries to calm him.] Shen Oh, Buddha, have mercy on us! We're finished! Both of us will die here! We'll never get out of this alive! Oh, your wretched{③} father!- [suddenly seeing Jade going out through the door in the center] Where are you going? Jade I'm going to see Juexin. [She goes out with the baby in her arms.] Shen You'll get yourself killed! [Mme Wang rushes in from the side entrance, leading Jueying with one hand and hauling{④}a leather valise with the other. Grace comes in behind her, holding a not yet weaned*} baby and carrying a lantern.] Wang Quick, come in here quick. Grace, be careful with Sixth Miss. Shen What happened? Wang We're finished! Our roof was hit by a cannon shot! Shen Oh God! Where is what's-his-name, I mean where is Fourth Brother? ·151·