ACT2 Scene3-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《家The Family》

I家 第三景 时间十几天以后，兵变已经平息。早上八 D quell /kwel/.压制，平 点左右，雨淅渐沥沥下个不停。 息 2 odds and ends n.琐碎物 地点觉新的寝室。 品，零星杂物 幕启时，刘四姐正在收拾零星物件， 装进旅行包里，瑞珏上。 瑞珏这些包都查过了吗？ 刘四姐查过了。梅小姐的东西都在这儿。她在 哪儿？ 瑞珏一个人到湖边散步去了。 刘四姐咳！说实话，不该让她去的。 瑞珏让她去吧。她想最后看一眼梅林。她 是在这个大院长大的，你知道吗，跟 大少爷一块儿。 刘四姐我是想说，一鸣凤刚死了几天，要 叫我一个人到那儿去我可不敢。 瑞珏十天了吧，是不是？可怜的鸣凤！ 刘四姐这十天出了多少事！一个死了，一个嫁 了。 瑞珏嫁了？你说的是谁？ 刘四姐婉儿啊。她替了鸣凤。 瑞珏你把这叫“出嫁”？ 刘四姐要不叫什么呢？冯老太爷到底派来了 3 bearer /beara/n.轿夫 四人抬的轿子，还有吹鼓手呢。 ·166· The Family Scene 3 Time A fortnight later.The mutiny has been quelled.About 8 o'clock in the morning.Drizzling rain. Place Juexin's Bedroom. As the curtain rises,Miss Liu is tidying up odds and ends and packing them into a travelling bag.Jade enters. Jade Have you checked all the bags? Liu Yes.Miss Plum's things are all here.Where is she? Jade Gone to take a walk alone by the lake. Liu Oh!She shouldn't,really. Jade Let her.She wants to have a last look at the plum grove.She was brought up in this house,you know.With the Young Master. Liu What I meant was,-with Phoenix dead only a few days ago,I know I would be scared to go near it alone. Jade It's ten days now,isn't it?Poor Phoenix! Liu So much has happened!One dead,the other married off. Jade Married off?What do you mean? Liu Grace,I mean.She took Phoenix's place. Jade You call that a marriage? Liu Well,what else can you call it?The squire did send a sedan chair with four bearers,and even some musicians. ·167· 家 瑞珏我不知道应该更可怜哪一个，鸣凤还 是婉儿。可这是老太爷吩附的。 〔觉新持雨伞上。 瑞珏轿子都备齐了？ 觉新快了。（对刘四姐）你去照应一下海 儿，他在钱姑太那里。 刘四姐是，大少爷。 〔刘四姐下。 瑞珏你和觉慧谈了吗？ ①retrieve/ri'tri:v/.取回 觉新我问他，他不理我。尸首从湖边上捞出 ②weep/wi:p/哭泣，流 泪 来以后，我只听见他哭过一次，至今他 对谁也不提鸣凤。我真难过，他事前不 告诉我，事后又不许我来安慰他。我是 他的哥哥呀！可他却把我看成路人！ (在床上坐下) 瑞珏不，不难过，觉新，让我们一块儿来 安慰他。 [淑贞拉着觉慧的手打开门，探出身来。 淑贞我们从大哥屋里穿过去吧？ 觉慧（还在门外）有人么？ 淑贞你看哪有人？ 〔他们进了屋。 淑贞你答应过我到湖边上钓小螃蟹！ 觉慧不。 淑贞那么明天吧？ ·168· The Family Jade I don't know which one to pity more,Phoenix or Grace. But those were Grandfather's orders. (Juexin comes in with an umbrella. Jade Are the sedan chairs ready? Juexin Yes,soon now.[to Miss Liu]You'd better go and take care of Hai'er.He's with Aunt Qian. Liu Yes,Young Master. 〔Miss Liu goes.J Jade Did you talk to Juehui? Juexin He wouldn't talk to me.Since the body of Phoenix was retrieved from the lake,I heard him weep only once. And he never mentions her name.I feel so awful about it. He didn't tell me how he felt about her beforehand,and now he wouldn't even accept my sympathy.I am his brother!But he treats me like a stranger![goes and sits on the bed] Jade Don't feel so bad,Juexin.We'll try to talk to him together. [The door is pushed open and Shuzhen,holding Juehui's hand,appears.) Shuzhen Let's go through Big Brother's room! Juehui [still at the door]No one here? Shuzhen No.Can't you see the room is empty? 〔They come in.J Shuzhen You promised me we'd go to the lake and catch little crabs! Juehui No. Shuzhen Tomorrow? ·169· 家 觉慧不。 淑贞等着天晴吧？ 觉慧不。 〔觉新走上前来。 觉新 觉慧！ 觉慧哦，你们在这儿。 觉新（冲动地，抓住他的手）你不能这样， D impulsive /im'pAlsiv/a. 冲动的，受感情驱使的 你不能对我，对我们大家这样— 觉慧行了，大哥。（转身就走） 觉新你怎么对我一句话也没有呢？ 〔觉慧已经走掉。 觉新（对瑞珏）我一定要和他谈谈。 2mystify /'mistifai/r. 〔他追着觉慧，下。淑贞不明白出了什 困惑，迷惑 么事，也随下。 〔梅小姐从中门上。 瑞珏梅表妹！散步回来了？ 梅芬嗯。（放下手中的雨伞）我们就要走 了。 瑞珏你们何不多住几天呢？ 梅芬我，我也想回去。 瑞珏我是真想留你多住几天呢 梅芬我知道，就是住在人家家里，总有些 不惯的。 〔刘四姐在门口出现。 刘四姐少奶奶，海儿非要找你。 ·170· The Family I Jue hui No. Shu zhen When the rain stops? Jue hui No. [Ju ex in comes forward.] Juexin Juehui! Jue hui Oh， you are here. Ju ex in 〔impulsively ， taking his hand You cant go on like this! You can't treat me， treat all of us like this - Jue hui S top it， Brother. [turns to go] Ju ex in Why wont you even talk to me? (Jue hui is gone.) Ju ex in [to Jade I must talk to him. $$\left[ H e f o l l o w s J u e h u i o u t . S h u z h e n ， m y s i t f e d ^ { 2 } ， g o e s a t e r t$$ them. [Miss Plum comes in from the door in the center. Jade Cousin Plum! Back from your walk? Plum Yes. puts away her umbrella) So everything is ready for our departure. Jade Why don't you stay a few more days? Plum I would like to go back， myself. Jade I really want you to stay longer. Plum I know. But somehow I can never get used to living in other people's houses. [Miss Liu appears at the door. Liu Young Mistress， Hai'er insists on you. ·171· 家 瑞珏我就来。（对梅芬）我马上就回来。 你先歇一会儿，还有时间。 〔瑞珏与刘四姐下。 〔梅芬打开旅行包，又关上。这间屋子 使她追忆起那么多往事。她叹了口气， D evoke /i'vuk/.唤 起，引起 缓缓向右面侧门走。这时觉新正在侧 门门口出现。 觉新梅！ 〔半响。 觉新轿都快预备好了。 梅芬那么，就要走了。 觉新外面还落着小雨呢。 梅芬妈说要走，就得走的。 觉新（半响，又—）天气忽然变凉了，你 2chilly /'tfili/a寒冷的 们的衣服带够了么？ 梅芬够了，表嫂借给我衣服了。 觉新唉！快得很，到底还是要走了。 梅芬嗯，住了也有十几天了 觉新回到乡下，每天干些什么呢？ 梅芬乡下没有什么事情。夜晚睡不着呢， 躺着等天亮；天亮起来了，就坐着等 天黑。 觉新你，你也许还要回到他们家里去吧？ 梅芬（片刻，才一）也许不必去了，人既 然是不在了。一他们家里的人并不 喜欢我。（微微咳起来）》 &mild/maild/a.轻微的 觉新身体要紧呀，梅，你不能老这样地病， 病下去。 ·172· The Family Jade I am coming.[to Plum)I'll be back.Take a rest.There is still time. [Jade goes off with Miss Liu.] [Plum opens the travelling bag,closes it again.Memories evoked by this room become too much for her.With a sigh she heads for the side entrance when Juexin appears.) Juexin Plum! [pause] Juexin The sedan chairs are ready. Plum So we are going at last. Juexin It's still raining. Plum When Mother decides to go,we have to go. Juexin〔after a pause〕It's turned quite chilly②.Did you bring enough clothes? Plum Yes.-I borrowed some from Jade. Juexin Time passes so quickly.So soon and you have to go. Plum Yes.-It has been more than ten days though. Juexin What will you do back in the countryside? Plum Nothing much to do there.At night I lie awake,waiting for the dawn;in the day I sit,waiting for the dark. Juexin Will you-will you have to return to your husband's family? Plum (pause]Perhaps not.He is no more-and the family doesn't really like me,you know.[a fit of mild coughing) Juexin You must take care of yourself.You mustn't allow your illness to go on like this. ·173· 家 梅芬（凄笑）也许幸而有这一点病陪着我， ①wan /won/a虚弱的， 缺乏生气的 不然，日子会觉得更长了。 〔半响。 觉新姨妈还是那个样子吧？ 梅芬嗯，她是不会改的。 觉新你走了，还会想着我么？ 梅芬我从来没有忘记过。 觉新 这次分开了，真不知什么时候再见面了。 梅芬嗯。 觉新（忽然激动地）我们就像隔开的两个坟 墓里的虫一样，谁死谁生，谁也不会 知道，永远见不着天日，永远出不了 2 emerge'ma:d/.(从 头。（隐泣起来） 困境中}摆脱出来，出 义 梅芬（同情）你真爱哭啊！不要哭了，让我们 3 compassion /kom'paefan/ ?同情，怜悯 再看一看这外头的梅林吧！（踱到窗前） 觉新（随着）嗯。雨又下起来了。 梅芬我们一小，就在那块地方玩大的呀。 觉新我们在这间书房里读过书，谈过话。 梅芬照着一个小油灯。 ④licker /flika/r,闪动， 闪烁 觉新做着同样的梦一 梅芬你又喝酒了，大表哥！ 觉新嗯。 梅芬不要再喝酒吧，你该想着表嫂，她真 是个可爱的妻子啊。 觉新（沉闷地）嗯，我知道她好。 5 torment /'t3:ment/.折 梅芬那你就不要顾虑得太多了。（沉静地） 磨，使痛苦 ·174· The Family Plum (with a wan smile]Maybe I should be thankful for it. Without this illness the days would seem even longer. [pause] Juexin Is Auntie her old self Plum You know she wouldn't change. Juexin Will you think of me after you go? Plum I have never forgotten. Juexin I don't know when we will see each other again. Plum No. Juexin [suddenly agitated]We are like worms in two separate tombs,not knowing whether the other is living or dead,never seeing the light of day,never emerging2 from the dark.[sobs] Plum [with compassion)You cry too easily.Don't.Let's have another look at the plum trees.[walks to the window] Juexin [following her]Yes.It's raining again Plum That's where we used to play as children. Juexin And this is the room where we studied and talked. Plum With light from a flickering oil lamp. Juexin Dreaming the same dreams- Plum You have been drinking again,Juexin. Juexin Yes. Plum Don't drink anymore.For Jade's sake.She is such a wonderful wife. Juexin [dully)]I know she is good. Plum Then you should not torment5 yourself anymore.[quietly]I ·175·