ACT4-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《家The Family》

第四幕 时 间 高老太爷死后一星期,清晨。 地 点 在城外临时租下的破旧屋内。这屋子 ① dilapidate /di'lepi.deit/ v. (使)荒废(使)毁坏 许久没有人住过,现在虽然生着炭盆。 ②hut/hAt/n. 小屋,厚 ③ dispel /dis'pel/ r. 驱散 一进来就有一种浓重的可怕的腐闷气 ④ dampness /daempnis/ n. 味。 潮涩 mildew /mildju/u. 发 霉,生霉 幕启时,瑞玉躺在床上,双目紧闭,面 crib/krib/n. 婴儿小床 色苍白。她身边是新生婴儿的小床。窗 子上为了御寒,遮上了被子和床单。点 了一夜的蜡烛还在亮着。周氏手中捧着 broth /bro:/n. 肉汤 一碗鸡汤,看着瑞王。刘四姐手里拿着 几种衣物。二人都已经熬了一夜。 刘四姐 她没事吧? (周氏不答)二小姐 8 midwife /midwaif/ n. 助 周 氏(轻声)别叫她了。那个接生婆呢? 产士,接生婆 .260· ACTIV Time A week later, Early morning Place A dilapidated① hut ② in the countryside, rented for Jade's childbirth. The room has not been occupied for a long time, and even the charcoal burner placed in it cannot dispel③ the dampness* and the mildewed" smell As the curtain rises,, Jade, very pale, is lying on the bed, her eyes closed. A crib* for the new-born baby is placed beside her. The windows are covered with blankets and bed-sheets to keep out the cold. An overnight candle is still burning. Mme Zhou is holding a bowl of chicken broth{}, looking at Jade. Fourth Sister Liu has some baby clothes in her hand. Both have spent a sleepless night. Liu She will be all right, won't she? [Mme Zhou does not answer.] MissJade! Zhou [softly] Don't call her. Where is that midwife{}? ·261· 1家 刘四姐 她到那间屋休息去了。 周 氏(气恼)她有什么道理要休息? (朝向 那个门) 刘四姐 叫她来也没用。什么都不懂。昨天一 夜二小姐没少让她折磨。 周 氏 可怜的瑞王!要是出什么事,我就跟 陈姨太拼命! 刘四姐 您派人去找大少爷了么? 周 氏找了。可是现在太早,城门还没开, 天又下着雪,_- [觉新上。他穿一件灰布棉袍,白布 鞋,手里拿着孝袍和麻绳腰带,他走 进门,顺手把这些放在屋里一把椅子 上。满眼沉重的悲痛,颜色较前些天 更暗淡,脸上的胡须也长深了。他依 然强打着精神,应付着眼前的琐事, ① subble/'stab n. 短须 胡 时时有些微咳。 刘四姐 大少爷回来了。 觉 新 瑞王怎么样了? 刘四姐 刚刚睡着了。 觉 新 那先不要惊醒她。怎么老三还没有消 息? 周 氏 唔,自从他们爷爷断了气那天晚上起 觉慧这个傻孩子,听见他们同学为着 爱国游行出了事,就不顾死活,跟这 ② recklessly /'reklisli/ ad 不顾后果地,鲁莽地 群同学们一块儿去混闹。从那天起。 ③trace /treis/ a. 痕迹,踪 七天了,四处托人找,到现在,连个 迹 ④ whereabouts 人影都没有见着。 /(h)wears.bauts/ n. 下 落,所在之处 觉 新 这些衙门里的人说话,也不知是真是 ·262· The Famify Liu She went to the other room to have some rest. Zhou 1[annoyed] What right has she to rest? [ heads for the door] Liu No use getting her. She doesn't know a thing. The way she handled Miss Jade last night did enough damage. Zhou Poor Jade! If anything happens I'll make the concubine pay with her own life! Liu Did you send for the Young Master? Zhou Yes, but it's too early. The city gates have just opened and it's snowing,- Juexin enters. He is wearing a grey padded gown, with a pair of white shoes. He enters with his mourning clothes and hemp waist band which he throws on a chair in the room. His eyes are heavy with mourning, looking even more weighed down than before. He now has a stubble^{①}, but he is trying hard to keep up his spirits to deal with affairs round him. Now and then he is seized with fits of light coughing.] Liu The Young Master is back. Juexin How is Jade? Liu She has just fallen asleep. Juexin Don't wake her. Is there still no news of Juehui? Zhou After their grandfather passed away, Juehui learned that his friends were in trouble because of the patriotic demonstrations. and he recklessly②joined in; the silly boy! Since that day, we tried to find him by everything in our power, but there was not a trace③} of his whereabouts{} and it's seven days now. Juexin The local authorities must be lying. I have been to their office ·263· I家 假。 我天天去打听,他们总推说没有 这个人。 刘四姐 怎么,三少爷入了监了? 觉 新 他的同学们都这么说,并且说这跟冯 乐山有关系,是这个老东西陷害的。 周 氏 他父亲临死之前,就把这三个没有母亲 ① entrust /in'trAst/ x. 托付 的孩子托给我,连指着觉慧说:“老三! 交托 老三!”就是不放心他,你看现在- (哭泣)我怎么对得起他的父亲 觉 新母亲,不要难过了,我一定设法把三 弟找着的。(为她拿着大衣预备送她 出门) 周氏(痛苦中经验过来)再要回来,我真 是要天天守着他,真跪着求他,再也 不要出门闹事,我真是叫这个孩子吓 伤了。(低声)走,我先去。 [刘四姐送她出了门。 [觉新正要进屋,觉慧从躲着的地方走 出来,他换了衣装,叫人几乎认不出 来了。他穿着一个短短的蓝布旧棉秋, ②guise /qaiz/ n. 装束打扮 脸上是胡子椅儿,但他仍旧目光炯炯。 十分小心地悄悄走近觉新。 觉 慧 (低声)大哥! 觉 新 i (抬头,惊愕地)是你,三弟 觉 慧 不要吵醒她。(拉他离开这间屋)我 一定要见你。 觉 新 可是,你怎么成了这个样子?你怎么 来的? 觉 慧 我同几个同学想法跑出来了。 ·264' The Famify every day, but they always denied they were holding him. Liu Why, the third Young Master is in prison? Juexin That's what all his classmates say, and they also say that it was Squire Feng's doing Zhou Before his father died, he entrusted{① these three motherless boys to me, and he was again and again pointing at Juehui. saying: The third one, the third one! He was worried about Juehui, and now, -[weeps] I have let him down! Juexin Mother, don't worry yourself sick. I certainly will find Younger Brother. [He gets her great coat ready.] Zhou[ from all her painful experiences] If he is back, I'll not let him out of my sight, I'll kneel down to him, asking him never to get into trouble away from home, the boy has wounded me to the quick. [in a low voice] I better go first. [Liu sees her out.] [Before Juexin could enter the room, Juehui comes out from where he was hiding. He is hardly recognizable in his new guise②}, wearing a short blue padded jacket and with a stubble on his face. His eyes, however, remain as alert as ever. He approaches Juexin slowly.] Juehui [softly]Elder Brother! Juexin [raising his head, stunned] It's you, Juehui! Juehui Don't wake her up.[ takes him away from the room] I had to see you. Juexin 1 But -why are you like this? How did you get here? Juehui A few of us escaped, made a break for it .265· 1家 觉 新 这么说你是给关起来了? 觉 慧 嗯。 觉 新 你吃了苦头了吧 觉 慧 还好,没有什么。 觉 新 那么你-- 觉 慧不提这个。他们恐吓我,说我扰乱治 ① intimidate /in'timideit/ c. 安,要枪毙我。前天夜晚,他们已经 威胁,恐吓,胁迫 ② subversiye 把我推出去了,一排枪都对准了我的 /sAb'vo:siv/a. 从事颠覆 的,破坏性的 ③ sentence /'sentansl v. 宣 判,判决 觉 慧(微笑)别着急,大哥,你看我现在 不是在你眼前了? ④ evidence /evidans n. 根 觉 新 那么,什么证据呢? 据,证据 accusation 觉 慧 这些军阙们杀人,还用得着什么证据? /aekju(:)'zeifan/n. 控 告,指控 觉 新 怎么,快要放枪,又把你免了? 觉 慧嗯。(忽然)我在要死的前一刻,我第 一想起的人,就是你!大哥,我上次说 错了,我们是弟兄啊,好弟兄啊! 觉 新(眼泪流下)是啊,弟弟。 觉 慧那一会儿我真想见你。我要对你说许 多许多话。我要把我得到的认识完全 告诉你。大哥,所以在我临走以前 我非要见你一面。 觉 新 你上哪儿去? 觉 慧 我要离开家乡了。我方才明明看见母 亲走出屋。我不能见她,我怕她拉着 ·266· The Famify Juexin So you were arrested! Juehui i Yes. Juexin You must have suffered! Juehui It wasn't that bad. Juexin But - Juehui Let's not go into that now. They tried to intimidate{①}me, you know, accused me of subversive② activities and sentenced③ me to be shot. Night before last, they actually put me against the wall,- Juexin But you- Juehui [with a smile]Don't get worked up, Elder Brother, I am right here in front of you. Juexin What evidence④ did they have for all these accusations? Juehui What made you think these warlords ever needed evidence? Juexin So they let you off at the last moment? Juehui Yes. [suddenly] At the moment I was supposed to die, the first person I thought of was you! Elder Brother, I was wrong at our last meeting. We are brothers, good brothers! Juexin [in tears] Yes Juehui! Juehui At that moment I so much wanted to see you, to tell you everything I have thought of. That's why I am here before going away. Juexin 1 Where are you going? Juehui I have to leave the land where I was born. Just now I saw Mother leave this room, but I could not meet her. I know she wouldn't let me go. This family has no need of me, and I have ·267· 1家 我,不放我。这个家不需要我,我更 不需要这个家。而且这个地方对我是 危险的。 觉 新 他们是不是还在追着你? ① manoeuver /ma'nu:val t. 觉 慧 逃出来的人,自然还有进去的可能。 调动,操纵 觉 新 这都是冯乐山这个混账东西在暗地操 纵。 觉 慧 我现在倒不那么恨他了。这几天我才 渐渐认识,我的敌人不是一个冯乐山 ② individual /indi'vidiual 而是冯乐山所代表的制度。他伪善。 n.个人,个体 ③ represent /.ritpri'zent /et. 他怕人说他伪善;你想得到吗,他刚 代表 发表了一组悼诗,是献给婉儿的,可 他就是杀死婉儿的凶手!他诬陷了我 他得了意。但我绝不会让冯乐山跟冯 乐山类似的这一群东西终生得意的 大哥,我好后悔呀! 觉 新 你后悔什么呢? 觉 慧 我在临死的那一刻,我才想起我过去浪 ④ illusion /i'lu:3on.i'lju:- 费了多少时间,为着梦想,为着错误, n.幻想,错误的观念 5wondrous /wAndras/ a. 为着不晓得怎么活着!大哥,生命真好 令人惊奇的,奇妙的 啊,你真要积极地热烈地活下去呀!我 6 feryor /fa:val n. 热诚 热烈 现在不懂为什么鸣凤会死得下去。对于 一个要死而真想活着的人,一分钟的自 由都像藏着无限的幸福似的。 觉 新 那么你就是来告诉我这个? specific /spi'sifik/ a. 具体 觉 慧 不只是这个,要比这个具体。我要你答 的,明确的 应我,你要勇敢,你真需要振起精神。 你把嫂嫂接出来吧,让她帮你一同去 闯,重新为人。嫂嫂真好啊,你现在还 ·268· The Famify no need of it. Besides, this city has become dangerous for me. Juexin 1 Are they still after you? Juehui There is always the possibility of being arrested again. Juexin Squire Feng is behind all this, manoeuvering① everything behind the scenes. Juehui I don't hate him personally so much anymore. In the last few days I have come to realize that my enemy is not just Feng as an individual{}, but the whole system he represents^{③}. He is a hypocrite, and he hates being exposed as one. Can you imagine, he just had a series of elegiac verses published, in memory of Grace, whom he murdered! He thinks he has me fixed and is now on top of the world. But he and the likes of him wouldn't be there forever. There is so much I regret. Juexin 1 What is it? Juehui When I faced death, I realized how much time I have wasted in the past, because of illusions{④, mistakes and simply because I didn't know what to live for! Elder Brother, life is such a wondrous thing! You must live it with joy, with fervor}!I can't imagine how Phoenix could decide to end it all. For someone facing death, every minute of freedom seems to contain so much joy. Juexin Is this what you have come to tell me? Juehui Not only this, but also specific^{} things. Promise me that you will have courage to pull yourself together. You should take your wife out of the family, let her help you start a new life. She is such a wonderful person. Can you still say that "you ·269·