



LITTLE WOMEN · JO & LAURIE
《小妇人》(2019) 精选双人场景
幕1 舞会帘幕后 · 初次相识
情绪:青春、局促、初识时的轻快心动。
(1861年,两人都不喜欢舞会的社交规矩。Jo因为裙子被烧坏躲起来,Laurie也因陌生而躲在帘幕后。由尴尬到自在,是这段关系的起点。)
(Jo躲到帘幕后,几乎坐到Laurie身上。)
JO:Dear me, I didn’t know any one was here!
天哪,我不知道这里有人!
LAURIE:Don’t mind me; stay, if you like.
别管我,你愿意的话就待在这里。
JO:I won’t disturb you?
我不会打扰你吧?
LAURIE:Not at all; I don’t know many people, and felt rather strange at first, you know.
一点也不会。我认识的人不多,刚开始觉得很不自在,你知道的。
JO:So do I.
我也是。
(两人站在一起,都有些害羞。)
LAURIE:Miss March, isn’t it?
你是March小姐,对吗?
JO:Yes, Mr. Laurence, but I’m not Miss March, I’m only Jo.
是的,Laurence先生,不过我不是什么March小姐,叫我Jo就好。
LAURIE:And I’m not Mr. Laurence, I’m only Laurie.
我也不是什么Laurence先生,叫我Laurie就好。
(两人相视而笑,初次见面的拘谨反而令人愉快。)
JO:Don’t you dance?
你不跳舞吗?
LAURIE:I don’t know how you do things here yet - you see, I’ve spent most of my life in Europe.
我还不太懂这里的规矩,你知道,我大半辈子都在欧洲度过。
JO:EUROPE! That’s CAPITAL! I shouldn’t use words like that.
欧洲!那太棒了!我不该用这样的词。
LAURIE:Says who?
谁说的?
JO:Meg. She’s my older sister.
Meg,我姐姐。
(两人从帘后探头,看Meg跳舞。)
JO:She reminds me to be good so Father will be proud of me when he returns.
她总提醒我要表现得体,好让父亲回来时为我骄傲。
LAURIE:Where is he?
他在哪里?
JO:Volunteered for the Union Army. I wanted to go fight with him. I can’t get over my disappointment in being a girl.
他自愿加入了联邦军。我想跟他一起上战场。我始终无法释怀自己是个女孩这件事。
LAURIE:Jo ... would you like to dance? With me?
Jo……你愿意跳舞吗?和我一起?
JO:I can’t, because...
我不能,因为……
LAURIE:Because what?
因为什么?
JO:You won’t tell?
你不会告诉别人吧?
LAURIE:Never!
绝对不会!
JO:I scorched my dress, see? Meg told me to keep still, so no one would see it. You can laugh if you want to. It’s funny, I know.
我把裙子烧焦了,看到了吗?Meg叫我别乱动,免得被人发现。你想笑就笑吧,我知道这很好笑。
(Laurie没有笑,目光反而格外温柔。)
LAURIE:Never mind that; I’ll tell you how we can manage.
别担心这个,我有办法。
(他们在门廊上尽情跳舞。)
幕 2:Laurence 家的图书室 · 书籍与默契
情绪:书香、好奇、精神上的默契。
(1862年,Amy在学校受了惩罚,被带到Laurence家。Jo与Meg随后赶来。Jo刚进入图书室便被满屋藏书吸引,几乎忘记妹妹的处境。Laurie见她如此兴奋,顺势开玩笑。两人对自由与阅读的态度在短短几句话里展现得非常鲜明。 Meg立即走向Amy;Jo却被书架吸引。Laurie看见Jo进来便站起身)。
LAURIE:Jo!
Jo!
JO:What richness! Theodore Lawrence you ought to be the happiest boy in the world!
多么丰富的藏书啊!西奥多·劳伦斯,你应该是世界上最幸福的男孩!
LAURIE:A fellow can’t live on books alone.
一个人可不能光靠书活着。
JO:I could.
我可以。
(Jo在房间里四处看书,停在劳伦斯先生的肖像前;Laurie顺着她的目光看去。)
JO:Christopher Columbus, look at that.
我的天哪,看看那个。
LAURIE:That’s my grandfather. Are you scared of him?
那是我祖父。你怕他吗?
JO:I’m not scared of anyone! He looks stern, but my grandfather was much more handsome.
我谁都不怕!他看起来很严厉,不过我祖父可比他英俊多了。
(不巧,Jo说这番话时,劳伦斯先生和March太太已经进来了,Jo却没有发现。)
幕3 Pickwick Club · 森林信箱的钥匙
(1862年,March姐妹在阁楼里模仿绅士俱乐部开会。Jo主动提议接纳Laurie,其他姐妹最初反对,担心男孩会破坏她们的小天地。Jo坚持争取,最终获得通过。Laurie其实早已藏在衣柜中,随后隆重登场,以森林里的小邮局作为礼物。此处的钥匙后来会成为Jo迟来表白的重要道具。 四姐妹戴着帽子、眼镜,叼着烟斗,装扮成绅士参加俱乐部会议。)
JO:Starring the greatest actress from here to the Mississippi River, Miss Meg March.
主演是从这里到密西西比河最伟大的女演员——梅格·马奇小姐。
JO:Mr. President and gentlemen, I wish to propose the admission of a new member. One who highly deserves the honor, would be deeply grateful, and would add immensely to the spirit of the club. I propose Mr. Theodore Laurence!
主席先生、各位先生,我提议接纳一位新成员。他非常值得这份荣誉,也一定会心怀感激,而且会大大增添俱乐部的活力。我提议接纳西奥多·劳伦斯先生!
(剧情衔接|Meg与Amy反对让男孩入会,Beth则表示赞成。)
JO:Come now, let’s have him.
得了吧,让他加入吧。
JO:Now then, everybody vote, and remember that it’s our Laurie and say “AYE!”
那么,大家投票吧!别忘了,他可是我们的Laurie——赞成的请说“同意”!
(剧情衔接|姐妹们终于投了赞成票。)
JO:And, as there is no time like the present!
既然择日不如撞日!
(Jo猛地打开衣柜门,Laurie已经穿戴整齐,等着参加会议。)
LAURIE:Ladies, please - this is my stratagem, I deserve the blame: Jo only gave into it after lots of teasing.
女士们,请听我说——这是我的计策,要怪就怪我:Jo是在我再三央求之后才答应的。
( Laurie深深鞠躬。)
JO:Hear hear!
说得好!
LAURIE:I merely wish to say, that as a slight token of my gratitude and as a means of promoting friendly relations between adjoining nations, I propose this set of keys for a little post office I’ve made in the forest by the pond.
我只想说,为了略表谢意,也为了促进两个邻国之间的友好关系,我献上这组钥匙——我在池塘边的树林里建了一座小小的邮局。
LAURIE:Allow me to present four copies of the key, and with many thanks for your favor, take my seat as part of the club.
请允许我献上四把钥匙,并衷心感谢各位的厚爱。现在,我作为俱乐部的一员就座。
(他将四把系着不同颜色丝带的钥匙放在她们面前,再次鞠躬,众人欢呼。)
(伏笔|多年以后,Jo会拿着同一把钥匙打开森林信箱,并在那里留下写给Laurie的信。)
幕4 海滩上的秘密 · 手套与爱情的试探
情绪:阳光、玩笑、带试探意味的亲密。
情境(1862年春天,Jo、Laurie和朋友们在海边放风筝、打羽毛球。Jo发现Meg和Mr. Brooke越来越亲密,心里很不高兴:她害怕姐姐结婚后离开家庭。Laurie注意到她的反应,凑近耳边透露一个关于Meg手套的秘密。前半段像孩子般分享八卦,后半段却触及Jo对婚姻的抗拒,也隐约显露Laurie对Jo的心意。Jo一边练习羽毛球,一边不断看向Meg。Meg正含情脉脉地望着Mr. Brooke,这让Jo很恼火。Laurie注意到了,走过来在她耳边低声说话。)
(对Jo耳语)
LAURIE:I know something you don’t know.
我知道一件你不知道的事。
(同样低声回答)
JO:Tell me this second!
现在就告诉我!
(带着调皮、捉弄的神情)
LAURIE:Has Meg perhaps mislaid a glove?
Meg是不是弄丢了一只手套?
(Jo猛地转过头看向Laurie。)
(语气突然变得尖锐)
JO:Mr. Brooke has it?
手套在Brooke先生那里?
JO:How do you know?
你怎么知道的?
LAURIE:Saw it.
我看见了。
JO:Where?
在哪儿?
LAURIE:Pocket.
他口袋里。
JO:All this time?
一直放在那里?
LAURIE:Yes, isn’t it romantic?
是啊,这不是很浪漫吗?
JO:No, it’s horrid.
不,简直糟透了。
LAURIE:I thought you’d be pleased.
我还以为你会高兴呢。
JO:At the idea of anybody coming to take Meg away? No, thank you.
想到会有人把Meg从我们身边带走?不,谢谢,我可不愿意。
LAURIE:You’ll feel better about it when somebody comes to take you away.
等将来有人要把你带走时,你就不会这么想了。
JO:I’d like to see anyone try it!
我倒要看看谁敢试!
LAURIE:So would I!
我也想看看!
(海滩上继续闪过他们童年时光的画面,背景响起Jo朗读乔治·艾略特《弗洛斯河上的磨坊》的声音。此处进入旁白及下一场景,不属于两人之间的继续对话。)
幕5 山坡上的求婚与拒绝
情绪:压抑的爱意、冲突、心碎。
(1866年,Meg已婚、Amy去了欧洲,Jo感到家正在散去。Laurie终于决定说出多年的爱意。Jo预感到这会改变他们的关系,试图阻止;Laurie则不愿再等待。此幕从两人走进树林开始,到Laurie离去、Jo痛哭结束。)
(Jo与Laurie像多年来一样并肩走在树林里。)
JO:Meg married, Amy off to Europe, now that you’re a graduate, you’ll be off on a long holiday - I’m not good like Beth so I’m angry and restless.
Meg结婚了,Amy去了欧洲,现在你也毕业了,要去长途旅行。我不像Beth那么好,所以我又生气又烦躁。
LAURIE:You don’t have to stay here.
你不必留在这里。
JO:Why? Should we run off and join a pirate ship?
为什么?难道我们要一起逃走,去当海盗吗?
(他深吸一口气准备开口。Jo立刻明白他要说什么。)
JO:No, Teddy -- please don’t.
不,Teddy——求你别说。
LAURIE:It’s no use Jo; we’ve got to have it out..
没用了,Jo;我们必须把话说清楚。
JO:No, no, we don’t...
不,不,我们不必……
LAURIE:I’ve loved you ever since I’ve known you Jo -- I couldn’t help it, and you’ve been so good to me -- I’ve tried to show it but you wouldn’t let me; now I’m going to make you hear and give me an answer because I can’t go on like this any longer.
Jo,自从认识你,我就一直爱着你——我控制不了自己。你一直对我那么好——我试过让你明白,但你不肯接受。现在我一定要你听我说完,给我一个答复,因为我再也不能这样下去了。
JO:I wanted to save you from this, I thought you’d understand.
我原本想让你免受这种痛苦,我以为你会明白。
LAURIE:I’ve worked hard to please you, and I gave up billiards and everything you didn’t like, and waited and never complained for I hoped you’d love me, though I’m not half good enough --
我一直努力让你高兴,戒掉台球和所有你不喜欢的事。我等着,从不抱怨,因为我盼着你会爱上我,尽管我还远远不够好——
JO:Yes, you are, you’re a great deal too good for me, and I’m so grateful to you and so proud of you, I don’t see why I... I can’t love you as you want me to.
不,你很好,你对我来说好得过头了。我非常感激你,也为你骄傲。我不知道为什么我……我就是无法以你期待的方式爱你。
LAURIE:You can’t?
你不能?
JO:I can’t change the feeling and it would be a lie to say I do when I don’t. I’m so sorry, Teddy, so desperately sorry, but I can’t help it...
我无法改变自己的感情。明明不爱却说爱,那就是撒谎。对不起,Teddy,我真的非常非常抱歉,但我无能为力……
(Laurie向后退去,仿佛被她狠狠打了一下。)
LAURIE:I can’t love any one else.
我无法再爱上别人。
JO:It would be a disaster if we married, we’d be miserable! We both have such quick tempers --
如果我们结婚,那会是一场灾难,我们都会痛苦!我们两个脾气都太急——
LAURIE:If you loved me Jo, I would be a perfect saint!
Jo,如果你爱我,我会变成一个完美的圣人!
JO:I can’t - I’ve tried it and failed.
我做不到——我试过了,但失败了。
LAURIE:Everyone expects it -- Grandpa and your family, Jo say you will and let’s be happy!
所有人都盼着我们在一起——祖父,还有你的家人。Jo,答应我吧,让我们幸福吧!
JO:I can’t say “Yes” truly so I won’t say it at all.
我无法真心说出“我愿意”,所以我根本不会说。
JO:You’ll see that I’m right, eventually, and you’ll thank me for it.
总有一天你会明白我是对的,你还会因此感谢我。
LAURIE:I’ll be hanged if I do!
我才不会!
JO:You’ll find some lovely accomplished girl, who will adore you, and make a fine mistress for your fine house. I wouldn’t. I’m homely and awkward and odd and you’d be ashamed of me and we would quarrel, we can’t help it even now! I’d hate elegant society and you’d hate my scribbling and we would be unhappy and wish we hadn’t done it and everything will be horrid.
你会找到一位美丽又多才多艺的姑娘,她会崇拜你,也会成为你那漂亮宅邸的好女主人。我却做不到。我平凡、笨拙、古怪,你会为我难堪,我们会争吵——我们现在就已经控制不住!我讨厌上流社会,你会讨厌我写作。我们会不快乐,会后悔结婚,一切都会糟透了。
LAURIE:Anything more?
还有吗?
JO:Nothing more -- except that... I don’t believe I will ever marry. I’m happy as I am, and love my liberty too well to be in any hurry to give it up.
没有了——除了……我想我永远不会结婚。我现在这样就很快乐,我太珍惜自由了,不愿急着放弃它。
LAURIE:You will care for somebody, and you’ll love him tremendously, and live and die for him. I know you will, it’s your way, and you will and I’ll watch.
你总会在乎某个人,会深深地爱他,愿意为他生、为他死。我知道你会的,你就是这样的人。你一定会,而我只能看着。
JO:Teddy..
Teddy……
(他转身离开。Jo哭了又哭。尽管是她亲手打碎了这段感情,她自己的心也碎了。)
幕6 一封没有送达的信
情绪:迟来的坦白、怀念、无法挽回的遗憾。
(1869年,Beth去世,Jo深陷孤独。她与母亲谈起自己可能过早拒绝了Laurie,却也承认渴望被爱不等于爱上某个人。)
(Jo带着一种新的冲动给Laurie写信。观众听见信中的片段。)
JO:My dear Teddy, I miss you more than I can express.
亲爱的Teddy,我对你的思念难以言表。
(Jo在树林中找到信箱。)
JO:...I used to think the worst fate was to be a wife, I was young and stupid. Now I have changed. The worst fate is to live my life without you in it. I was wrong to turn you down and to run away to New York.
……我曾以为最糟糕的命运就是成为别人的妻子。那时我年轻又愚蠢。现在我改变了。最糟糕的命运,是我的人生里没有你。当初拒绝你、逃去纽约,是我错了。
(她把信放进信箱,然后合上。)
幕7 重逢与婚讯
情绪:熟悉与陌生交错、惊讶、释然。
(Laurie终于回来。Jo以为两人或许还有可能,然而Laurie已与Amy结婚。开场的喜悦逐渐变为震惊,最后两人尝试重新定义彼此的关系。)
(Laurie轻轻摇醒Jo。)
LAURIE:Jo? Wake up!
Jo?醒醒!
JO:Oh Teddy! My Teddy!
哦,Teddy!我的Teddy!
LAURIE:Dear Jo, are you glad to see me then?
亲爱的Jo,见到我你高兴吗?
(Jo拥抱他,久久不愿放手。)
JO:Glad, my blessed boy, is too small! Words can’t express it.
高兴?我亲爱的男孩,这个词远远不够!语言根本无法形容。
LAURIE:Oh thank heaven, I was worried, well, anyway, I wanted a moment with you alone.
谢天谢地,我还担心呢。总之,我想单独和你说几句话。
JO:Yes, of course. Here, come sit.
当然,来,坐下。
(他们已不再是年少时的自己,一时不知该如何相处。)
JO:How’s Amy? Did she bother you all the way from Europe with her preening?
Amy怎么样?她从欧洲一路上都在打扮自己、烦你吗?
LAURIE:Yes, but I love it.
是啊,但我喜欢。
JO:Where is she now? Did she not come straight home?
她现在在哪儿?没有直接回家吗?
LAURIE:Your mother’s got her down at Meg’s, we stopped there by the way, and there was no getting my wife out of their clutches.
你母亲带她去Meg家了,我们路上顺道停了一下。她们抓着我妻子不放,怎么也不让她走。
JO:Your... your what?
你的……你的什么?
LAURIE:Now I’ve done it! It was meant to be a surprise.
哎呀,我说漏嘴了!本来想给你个惊喜。
JO:What surprise?
什么惊喜?
LAURIE:Well, we were engaged, and we were going to wait... that is to say, now we are man and wife.
嗯,我们订了婚,本来打算再等等……就是说,现在我们已经是夫妻了。
(Jo坐下来,受到沉重打击。)
JO:You and... Amy.
你和……Amy。
LAURIE:It all happened very fast.
一切发生得很快。
JO:Are you - in love?
你们……相爱吗?
LAURIE:Yes. Jo, I want to say one thing, and then we’ll put it away forever. I have always loved you; but the love I feel for Amy is different, you were right, we would have killed each other.
是的。Jo,我想说一件事,然后我们就永远不再提起。我一直爱着你,但我对Amy的爱不一样。你是对的——如果我们在一起,迟早会把彼此折磨死。
JO:Yes.
是的。
LAURIE:I think it was meant this way.
我想,事情本来就该这样。
JO:Oh, Teddy.
哦,Teddy。
LAURIE:No one ever calls me that but you.
除了你,没有人这样叫我。
JO:What does Amy call you?
Amy怎么叫你?
LAURIE:My Lord.
我的大人。
JO:That’s like her... Well, you look deserving of it.
真像她的风格……不过,你看起来倒也配得上这个称呼。
LAURIE:Can we - can we still be friends?
我们……我们还能做朋友吗?
(她费尽全力,终于说出口:)
JO:Of course, my boy, always.
当然,我的男孩,永远都是。