Elegy《挽歌（2008）》完整中英文对照剧本.docx

我们并非都是清教♥徒♥的后裔We'renotalldescendedfromthePuritans.不是吗-还有一个殖民地No?-Therewasanothercolony距离普利茅斯三十英里地图上没有标记快乐山30milesfromPlymouth,it'snotonthemapstoday.MerryMount.好吧你在书中提到Allright,youmentionedinyourbook.殖民地里做什么都行Thecolonywhereanythinggoeswent.不禁酒-酗酒淫乱Therewasbooze.-Therewasbooze,therewasfornication,玩音乐甚至therewasmusic.Theyeven.为所欲为Younameit,younameit.他们甚至每个月戴着面具围着Theyevendancedroundthemaypoleonceamonth五月柱跳舞崇尚天道wearingmasks,worshippingGodknowswhat,白人和印第安人一样得过且过whitesandIndianstogether,allgoingforbroke.谁对这一切负责Whowasresponsibleforallofthis?那人叫做托马斯默顿AcharacterbythenameofThomasMorton.清教♥徒♥中的休海夫纳Ah,theHughHefnerofthePuritans.可以这样说没错Youcouldsaythat,yeah.我给你们读一段清教♥徒♥对默顿追随者的看法Erm,mgonnareadyouaquoteofwhatthePuritansthoughtofMorton'sfollowers.“放荡的酒鬼和无神论者”"Debauchedbacchanaliansandatheists“陷入到荒淫无度过着堕落的生活”"fallingintogreatlicentiousnessandleadingdegeneratelives."听到这话我收拾起行囊离开牛津直奔美国WhenIheardthat,Ipackedmybags,IleftOxford,IcamestraighttoAmerica,来到荒淫无度的美国Americathelicentious.那些人后来怎么样;清教♥徒♥把他们关了Sowhathappenedtoallofthosepeople?-Well,thePuritansshutthemdown.他们派来迈尔斯斯坦迪什率领民兵TheysentinMylesStandish,leadingthemilitia,hechoppeddownthemaypole,砍倒了五月柱砍倒了彩带和彩旗cutdownthosecolouredribbons,banners,everything,一切都完了-我们变成了一个partywasover.-Andwebecameanation古板的清教♥徒♥国家ofstraight-lacedPuritans?嗯-这难道不是你的观点Well.-Isn'tthatyourpoint,though?清教♥徒&hearts激了他们消灭了所有与性有关的东西ThePuritanswon,theystampedoutallthingssexual.你会如何描述性享乐幸福Howwouldyousay?-Sexualhappiness.Happiness.完全正确直到二十世纪六十年代Exactly.Untilthe1960s.直到二十世纪六十年代再次在各地爆发Untilthe1960swhenitallexplodedagainallovertheplace.对大家都围着五月柱跳舞Right.Everyonewasdancingaroundthemaypole,然后then.要做♥爱♥不要战争Makelovenotwar.如果你还记得就在几十年前Ifyouremember,onlyadecadeearlier,在五十年代如果你想做♥爱♥ifyouwantedtohavesex,ifyouwantedtomakeloveinthe1950s,你必须乞求必须偷偷摸摸youhadtobegforit,youhadtocopafeel.或者结婚Orgetmarried.就像我在二十世纪六十年代那样AsIdidinthe1960s.有什么遗憾Anyregrets?很多但那是我们的隐秘Plenty.Erm,butthat'soursecret.别告诉别人Don'ttellanybody!这是你我之间的秘密That'sjustbetweenyouandme.好像贝蒂戴维斯说过“老年不适合胆小者”IthinkitwasBetteDaviswhosaid,"Oldageisnotforcissies.'*但托尔斯泰曾说过“人的一生中最大的惊喜"ButitwasTolstoywhosaid,"Thebiggestsurpriseinaman'slife“就是步入老年”"isoldage."老年悄悄来临Oldagesneaksuponyou,接下来你会问自己我问自己andthenextthingyouknow,you'reaskingyourseltmaskingmyself“为什么老年人不能表现出他的真实年龄”"Whycan'tanoldmanacthisrealage?“我怎么可能还沉浸”"Howisitpossibleformetostillbeinvolved“在人类喜剧的肉♥欲♥中""inthecarnalaspectsofthehumancomedy?',因为在我的脑海里Because,inmyhead,什么都没有改变nothinghaschanged.她叫康斯薇拉卡斯蒂洛HernamewasConsuelaCastillo,是我的学生andshewasmystudent.这门课叫做实用批评Thiscourseiscalledpracticalcriticism.So.上课rlet,sgo.我们来讨论这个大问题Righttothebigquestion,shallwe?战争与和平是否会因为我们熟知而变成另一本不同的书DoesWarAndPeacebecomeadifferentbookbecausewereadit?是的当然会但是为什么Well,yes,ofcourse.Butwhy?因为我们给这本书带r些东西Becausewebringsomethingtothebook.我们自己的东西Webringourselves.而且十年后你再读这本书What'smore,youreadthebookagainintenyears,会因为你的改变而再次改变it'llchangeagainbecauseyou'vechanged.美在旁观者的眼中Beautyisintheeyeofthebeholder.我一直对女性美很敏感vealwaysbeenvulnerabletofemalebeauty.卡斯蒂洛小姐则不同姿态很完美MissCastillowasdifferent.Herposturewasperfect穿着就像著名律师事务所的年轻同事andshedresslikeayoungassociateofaprestigiouslawfirm.世故老练与众不同Therewasasophisticationthatsetherapart.她知道自己很漂亮Sheknowsshe,sbeautiful但不知道该如何处理自己的美貌butshe'snotyetsurewhattodowithherbeauty.不不要记笔记老实说没有必要At.No,don'ttakenotes,becausehonestly,it'snotworthit.真的别想了Really,don,t.don'tgiveitathought.艺术作品会让你想起你现在是谁So,aworkofartremindsyouofwhoyouarenow.自从她们把性骚扰热♥线♥电♥话♥贴在我办公室楼下的走廊后Sincetheypostedthesexualharassmenthotlinenumberdownthehallfrommyoffice我就再也没有私卜联♥系♥过我的学生Inevermakeprivatecontactwithanyofmystudents.直到她们结束这门课Untilthey'vereceivedtheirgrades.在那之后我为全班举办鸡尾酒会Afterwhich,Ialwaysthrowacocktailpartyfortheclass,而且非常成功andit'salwaysasuccess.想喝点什么Wantsomethingtodrink?科佩什教授我们昨晚在电视上看到你了ProfessorKepesh,uh,wesawyouonTVlastnight.你真棒-噢谢谢Youweregreat.-Oh,thankyou.杳理罗斯也很不错对吧CharlieRosewasprettygoodtoo,wasn'the?是的我猜Well.yes,Iguess!不真的很棒-你真好祝你晚上愉快No,itwasreally.great.-You'reverykind.Havealovelyevening.谢谢Thankyou.这是一种宏观视野It,sthecolossusOfperspective.关键是谁在观察对吧科佩什教授Itdependsonwho'sobserving,right,ProfessorKepesh?西方人认为伊♥斯♥兰♥完整主义是落后的和危险的WesternersseeIslamicIntegralistsasprimitiveanddangerous而伊&hearts撕♥兰♥完整主义认为美国人是堕落的和腐♥败♥的whiletheIslamicIntegralistsseeAmericansasdepravedandcorrupt.十字军东征之后什么都没有改变Nothing'schangedsincetheCrusades.我们需要一个文明联盟Weneedanallianceofcivilisations.卡斯蒂洛小姐MissCastillo.嗨教授Hi,Professor.这是卡夫卡的亲笔信-对IsthisarealletterfromKafka?-Yes.这是他写给米莲娜的信的原件别人送的礼物It'soneoftheoriginallettershewrotetoMilena.Itwasagiftfromsomeone.亲近你的人Someoneclosetoyou.和我很亲近的人卡斯蒂洛小姐Someonewhowasclosetome,MissCastillo.叫我康斯薇拉不是在课堂别那么正规Consuela.Wearenotinclass,wedon'tneedtobesoformal.康斯薇拉Consuela.你会弹钢琴-是的Doyouplaythepiano?-Yep.能不能弹一曲人太多了弹不好Wouldyouplayforus?-Toomanypeople.dfreeze.你身上有种气质让人觉得你很拘谨Youknowthere'ssomethingaboutyouthatinvitesakindofformality.你是什么意思Whatdoyoumean?你有一种优雅的朴素Youhaveakindofelegantausterity.简朴-差不多吧Austerity?-Somethinglikethat.我想这是我父亲遗传给我的Well,IguessIgotthatfrommyfather.他严肃而高傲Heisaustere,andproud.典型古巴风格-他是古巴人VeryCuban.-He,sCuban?我们全家都是古巴人我来的时候十一岁MywholefamilyisCuban.IwaselevenyearsoldwhenIcame.你高中毕业就直接上大学了Didyougostraighttocollegefromhighschool?不我在一家律师事务所做法律秘书No.Iwasalegalsecretaryinalawfirm.是吗-我努力过但我不喜欢Youwere?-ItrieditbutIdidn'tlikeit.我父母希望我能上大学所以AndmyparentsalwayshopedIwouldgotocollege,so.我经过努力考上了大学ImadeupmymindandhereIam.我给你看些东西MayIshowyousomething?就这个-戈雅Hereweare.-Goya.这画叫什么-着衣的玛哈What'sthisonecalled?-1.aMajaVestida.还有呢And?还有-她和你很像And?-Sheresemblesyou.你很像她Youresembleher.真的Really?我想是的Ithinkso.你觉得怎么样我不知道Whatdoyouthink?-Idon'tknow.也许眼睛像Theeyes,maybe.为什么要谈论卡夫卡戈雅和她的古巴家庭WhyallthistalkaboutKafka,Goya,andherCubanfamily?别误会她家是古巴人她喜欢我的课这很好Don'tgetmewrong,it'sgreatthatherfamily'sCubanandsheenjoysmyclass但我继续唠叨主要是因为我想上她butIgoonyakkingawaymainlybecauseIwanttofuckher.我还能说什么-真心话WhatcanIsay?-Thetruth.房♥间里满是耳朵Thattheroomisfullofspies?我非常喜欢歌&hearts倨!）我爷爷带我去看歌♥剧I.Idoloveopera,mygrandfathertakesmetotheopera,我也很喜欢戏剧andIadorethetheatre.我为一家杂♥志♥评论剧本你愿意可以和我一起Ireviewplaysforamagazine.Wouldyouliketogowithmesometime?去剧院看戏Tothetheatre.好抱歉Yes.-Sorry.去看戏你干嘛不带她去舞会Gotothetheatre?Whydon'tyoutakehertotheprom?不你不明白这个女孩是No,youdon'tgetit.Thisgirlis.她是完全不同时代的复古者She'sathrowbacktoacompletelydifferenttime.必须向她求爱Shehastobewooed.我以为我们在讨论性Ithoughtweweretalkingaboutsex,I.作为普利策奖得主的诗人Youknow,foraPulitzerPrize-winningpoet,有时你表现出非凡的缺乏想象力sometimesyoudisplayaremarkablelackofimagination.所以他们才给我这个该死的奖That'swhytheygavemethefuckingprize.别告诉我你从来没有经历过那个过程说过那些话Don'ttellmeyou'veneverbeenthroughtheprocess,talkingthetalk?所以我有了一个家庭天哪That'swhyIhaveafamily,forChrist'ssake.说过那些话也许你应该再结婚Italktothem.Maybeyoushouldgetmarriedagain.乔治George!区分你的需求Bifurcateyourrequirements.如果你想可以和你妻子聊一聊You'lltalkthetalkwithyourwife,ifyoufeellikeit.或去博物馆看看所有你想要的戈雅们Gotothemuseums,lookatalltheGoyasthatyouwant,保留性♥爱♥部分为了性butkeepthesexpartjustforsex.好吧Allright.你还跟你妻子在一起乔治Doyoureallystilltalktoyourwife,George?♥平♥Ouuuh,.one-all.我不打mnothittingthat.偷偷溜走去抽烟Oh,sneakingoffforasmoke!你不应该抽烟Youknowyoushouldn'tsmoke.你每三周在这床上都说了一遍Youtellmethatinthisbedeverythreeweeks.我压力很大munderalotofpressure.我喜欢始终如一我也一样Iliketobeconsistent.-SodoI.大卫你已经劝我戒烟二十年了David,you'vetriedtogetmetoquitsmokingfor20years.从上你课的第一天起Sincethefirstdayofyourclass.天哪你的课让我抽烟了Oh,myGod,yourclassmademesmoke.我压力很大munderalotofstress.芝加哥怎么样克利夫兰Oh,howwasChicago?-Cleveland.芝加哥是上周亚特兰大Chicagowaslastweek.Atlanta.亚特兰大就在下周-你怎么像西北偏北的Atlantaisnextweek.-YousoundlikeCaryGrant加里格兰特inNorthByNorthwest.笑吧1.augh.像个经营自己生意的女人Justtrybeingawomanrunningyourownbusiness.我以为你喜欢自己做老板是的是的Ithoughtyoulikedbeingyourownboss.-Ido.Oh,Ido,Ido.没错Ido.感谢上帝有这些小插曲ButthankGodfortheselittleinterludes,我只能说这些that'sallIcansay.你不接电♥话♥Aren'tyougonnagetthat?世界上只有一个人会在凌晨两点给我打电♥话♥Onlyonepersonintheworldwouldcallmeattwoo,clockinthemorning.留个口信1.eaveamessage.有没有收到电子邮件我需要跟你谈谈Didyougetmyemail?1reallyneedtotalktoyou.我早该知道肯尼Ishouldhaveknownbetter.-Kenny.而以为你这个时候会在家thantothinkyou'dbehomeatthishour.或者你在家里舒舒服服自鸣得意Ormaybeyouarehomeandyou'relisteningtothisallsnugandsmug蜷着身子听着andcurledup.三十五岁了还对我恨之入骨35yearsold,hestillhatesmyguts.你抛弃了他Well,youranoutonhim.我放弃了一段婚姻就像摆脱百万年前的年轻和恐惧IranoutonamarriagethatIgotmyselfintooutofyouthandfearamillionyearsago.这就是你为解放付出的代价不这是他成为That'sthepriceyoupayforliberation.-No,that'sthepricehepays被遗弃母亲的英勇捍卫者所付出的代价forbeingturnedintotheheroicdefenderoftheabandonedmother.我们中只有一个人能翻越这堵墙1mean,there'sonlyoneofuscouldmakeitoverthewall,他还揪住我不放he,sstillonmycase.难道没有什么诉讼时效Imean,isn'ttheresomestatuteOflimitations?我努力过了真的vetried.Really,vetried.在他十二三岁的时候有一次Whenhewas12or13onetime,他来和我一起过夏天我带他去看大都会队hecametospendthesummerwithme,ItookhimtotheMets,他在接下来的五局都在男厕所里呕吐hespentthenextfiveinningsthrowingupinthemen'sroom.从那以后他就一直在吐那个电♥话♥就是他在吐He'sbeenthrowingupeversince,thatphonecallwashimthrowingup.你知道什么是野生的吗Andyouknowwhat'swild?他就是肯尼科佩什He'ssuccessful.KennyKepesh.备受尊重的医生我的医生儿子Well-respecteddoctor,mysonthedoctor.会说流利的法语已经结婚有了孩子HespeakspassableFrench,he'smarriedwithchildren.只要对着我他就会变成你刚才听到的那样It,sonlywithmethatheregressestowhatyoujustheard.对不起我激动了msorry,hegetsmegoing.我以为你不再评论剧本了Ithoughtyoustoppedreviewingplays.那个看来还是有点乐趣Well,thatonelookedkindOfinteresting.可惜我要去亚特兰大我会去找乔治ToobadmgonnabeinAtlanta.-llgowithGeorge.宗教家庭教堂自助书籍Religion,family,church,self-helpbooks,牙齿这么白让人以为嘴里有手电筒menwithteethsowhiteyouthinkthere'saflashlightintheirmouths.爱尤其是浪漫的爱情-爱1.ove!Especiallyromanticlove!-1.ove!鲜花小商场Flowers,mini-malls.没有什么比小商场更令人沮丧的了There'snothingmoredepressingthanmini-malls.能干什么-小商场Whatdoyouthink?-Mini-malls!也许除了你的缺点你的恶习Exceptperhapsyourflaws,yourvices,你的抵押贷款你的yourmortgages,your.偷偷摸摸看着你沉睡的黑莓furtivelookstoyoursleepingBlackBerrys.黑莓BlackBerrys!这个男人发现自己在这里头皮屑从我的头上掉下来Andthismanwhofindshimselfhere,dandrufffallingoffmyhead.空池安德烈拉马尔太棒了Thatwaswonderful.很高兴你喜欢-谢谢mgladyouenjoyedit.-Thankyou.找个地方喝一杯怎么样Wouldyouliketogosomewhereforadrink?不必勉强Wedon'thaveto.我只是不习惯和名人在一起mjustnotusedtobeingoutwithacelebrity.除了每周在公共电视上谈论一次文学Talkingaboutliteratureonpublictelevisiononceaweek偶尔为纽约客写一篇评论文章andwritingtheoccasionalreviewfortheNewYorker算不上什么名人doesn'tmakememuchofacelebrity.别忘了你那个享乐书籍Don'tforgetyourrisquebooks.美国享乐主义的起源TheoriginsofAmericanhedonism.好吧如果你不喜欢被人盯着看1.ook,ifyoudon'tliketheideaofbeingstaredat,可以去我那里wecouldgotomyplace,那里只有我一个人盯着你thentheonlypersonst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