英文版雷雨.docx

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英文版雷雨

PING（hurryingacrosstothecentredoor）:

Feng!

（openingthedoor）Comein!

（Sifengcomesin,herfacewetwhittearsandrain,andhertangled纠缠的,drippinghairhanginginhereyes.ShestartsatZhouPingasifinatrance恍惚.）

FENG:

Ping!

---（Tinmidly）Anyoneabout?

PING（perturbed）:

No,it’sallright.（Hegraspsherhands）

FENG:

Oh,Ping!

（Sheflingsherarmsroundhimandsobsconvulsively）

PING:

How—howdidyougetintosuchastste?

HowdidyouknowIwashere?

（Babblingwithrelief.）Howdidyougetin?

FENG:

Islippedinthroughthebackway.

PING:

Yourhandsarelikeice.you’dbetterhurryupandgetthosewetthingsoff.

FENG:

No—（withasob）letmehavealookatyoufirst.

PING（takingherovertoasofaandsittingherdownbesidehim）:

But–butwherehaveyoubeen?

FENG（lookingatZhouPingwithhereeyesfuuloftears）:

Hereyouareatlast,Ping.ItseemsagessinceIlastsawyou.

PING:

Mypoordarling,howcanyoubesosilly?

Butwherehaveyoubeen,mysillysister?

FENG:

IjustranonandonintherainuntillIdidn’twhereIwas.Thenoiseofthunderseemedtodricedeverythingoutofinmymind.IthoughtIheardMothercallingafterme,butIwasafraid,andIranasfastasIcould.Iwaslookingfortheriveroutinfrontofourplace.Iwasgoingtothrowmyselfin.

PING（aghast）:

FENG!

FENG--:

ButsomehowIcouldn’tfindit,thoughIwentroundandroundincircleslookingforit.

PING:

Oh,FENG,it’sallmyfault.Pleaseforgiveme.Don’tholditagainstme.

FENG:

SomehowIstumbledhereinadaze.SuddenlyIsawtherewasalirhtinyourwindowandIrelizedyouwerein.ALLofasuddenIfeltthatIcouldn’tjustdie:

Icouldn’tbeartobepartfromyou.Ithinkwecanstillgoaway—onlywemustgoawaytogether.

PING（solemnly）:

Yes,wemustgoawaytogether.

FENG（earnestly）:

It’stheonlywayout,PING.I‘vegotnothingnow—nofamily,nofriends.I’vegotonlyyou,PING.Takemeawaywithyoutomorrow.（Apause）

PING（afterapause）:

No,no.

FENG（indespair）:

PING!

PING:

Wemustgorightnow.

FENG（incredulous）:

What,thisminute?

PING（tenderly）:

Yes.Iwasintendingtogoaloneandthencomebackforyoulater.butthereisnoneedtowaitnow.

FENG（stillincredulous）:

Youreallymeanit?

We’llgotogether?

PING:

Yes,Ireallydomeanit.

FENG（tearsstreamdownhercheeks）:

Soit’strue.It’strue,then!

OhPing!

Youdarling,you!

You’rethedarestdarlinginthewholeworld.You—you’vesavedmylife!

PING（fervently）:

Fromnowonwe’llalwaysbetogether.

FENG:

Yes,oncewegetawayfromthisplace,we’llneverbepartedfromeachother.

PING（gettingup）:

Allright,FENG,butbeforewegothere’ssomeonewemustsee.Assoonaswe’vedonethat,we’llbeaway.

FENG:

Whatdoyoumean?

PING:

Yourbrother.

FENG:

Dahai?

PING:

He’sbeenlookingforyou.He’sinthediningroomthere.

FENG（frightened）:

No,no,don'tseehim.Hehatesyou.He’llhurtyou.Let’sgo—let’sgetout—quick.

PING:

I’vealreadyseenhim—andwomustseenhimoncemore.—（withanairoffinality）otherwisewejustwon’tbeabletogo.

FENG（timoroulsly）:

But,PING,you---（ZHOUPINGgoesacrosstothedining-roomdoorandopensit）

PING（calling）:

LUDahai!

LUDhai!

—Isay!

He’sgone!

That’sfunny.Hemusthavegoneoutthroughtheotherdoor.（Helooksatsifeng）

FENG（goinguptoZHOUPINGandpleadingwithhim）:

Comeon,PING,let’sgo.（Dragginghimtowardsthecentredoor.）Let’sgojustasweare.

（AssifenggetsZHOUPINGtothedoor,itopens.LUMAandLUDahaicomein.）

（LUMAlooksachangedwoman.Shehascriedandshoutedherselfhoarseintherain.Sheseemstohaveagedconsiderably.）

FENG（inalarm）:

Mother!

（asilghtpause）

MA（inaagonizedvoice,herarmsheldouttowardssifeng.）:

FENG.

（sifengrushestowardshermother）

FENG:

Oh,Mother!

MA（strokingsifeng’shead）:

Mychild,mypoorpoorchild.

FENG（sobbingquietly）:

Oh,Mother,forgiveme,forgiveme.

MA:

Whydidn’tyoutellmeeariler?

FENG（hangingherhead）:

Iwasafraid.Iwasafraidyoumightbeangrywithme,anddespiseme,andturnmeout.Ijustdidn’tdaretellyou.

MA（sorrowfully）:

It’smyownfaultforbeingsostupid.Ishouldhavethoughtitbefore.Butwhocouldhaveexpectedanythinglikethis?

Andtothingthatitshouldhavehappenedtomyownchildofallpeople!

Myownfate’sbeenhardenough,butyou---

HAI（unemotionally）Let’sgetgoing,then.Sifengwillbegoinghomewithyouforthetimebeing.—I’vearrangedeverythingwithhim—（pointingtoZHOUPING）hecangooninadvanceandcomebackforSifenglater.

MA（bewildered）:

Whatareyousaying?

Whatareyousaying?

HAI（lookingathismother,unperturbed）:

Iknowwhat’sworryingyou,Mother,butthere’snootherwayout.So---（afterapause）wemayaswellletthemgo.

MA:

What?

Letthemgo?

PING（hesitantly）:

Youcantrustme,Mrs.LU.I’llbegoodtoher.I’mtakingherwithmeandleavingatonce.

MA（hervoicetrembling）:

Doyouwanttogowithhim,FENG?

FENG（tightlygrippinghermother’shands）:

Mother,I’mafraidI’llhavetoleaveyouforawhile.

MA:

Youcan’tlivetogether!

HAI（surprised）What’sthematter,Mother?

MA（firmly）:

No!

Itwouldn’tdo!

FENG:

Mother!

MA:

sifeng,we’regoinghome.（ToDahai）Goandcallarickshaw.Idon’tsupposeSifengcandoanymorewalking.Wemustgo—asfastaswecan!

FENG（recoilingfromherindesperation）:

Youcan’tdothistome,Mother!

MA:

Itwouldn’tdo,Isay.Comeon,wemustgo.

FENG:

Doyouwanttodriveyourdaughtertodistractionandseeherdieofworrybeforeyourveryeyes?

PING（goinguptoLUMA）:

Mrs.Lu,IknowI’vedoneyouwrong,butI’lldomybesttomakeupfotit.Nowthatthingshavecometosuchapass,you---

HAI（atalosstounderstandhismother’shehaviour）:

What’sthematterwithyou?

Mother?

MA:

Yougoandgetarickshaw!

（Tosifeng）.Nowlistentome,FENG:

I’dratherloseyouthanseeyoulivingwithhim!

—Comeon,then.（JustasDahaigetstothedoor,sifengscreams.）

FENG:

A—a—ah!

Mother!

（Shefaintsintohermother’sarms.）

MA（holdingherinherarms）:

Mychild!

You---

PING（agitated）:

She’sfainted.

MA（feelingsifeng’sforheadandsoftlycallinghername）:

sifeng.

（ZHOUPINGrunstowardsthediningroom）

HAI:

Don't’spanic:

adropofcoldwaterandshe’llbeallright.Shewaslikethatwhenshewaslittle.

（ZHOUPINGgetssomecoldwateronherface）:

Wakeupwakeup,sifeng.

FENG（drawingadeepbreath）:

Ah,mother.

MA（tryingtocomforther）:

Don’tbehardonme,child.I’mnotbeinghard—hearted.Ijustcan’ttellyouwhatI’mgoingthrough.

FENG（sightingdeeply）:

Mother.

MA:

Whatisit?

FENG（toZHOUPING）:

I—there’ssomethingI’vegottotellyou.

PING:

feelbetternow,Feng?

FENG:

I---I’vebeenkeepingitfromyouallthetime.（lookingpiteouslyathermother.）

MA:

Whatisit,child?

FENG:

（sobbing）:

I----we’regoingtohavea–（Shebreaksdowninafloodoftears.）

MA:

What?

Youmeanyou---（Wordsfailher.）

PING（seizingSiFeng’shand）：

Sifeng!

Youmeanit?

You---

FENG:

（weeping）:

Yes.

PING:

Butwhen?

Howlong?

FENG:

（hangingherhead）:

Aboutthreemonthsnow.

PING:

But,Sifeng,whydidn’tyoutellme?

I---oh,my—

MA:

（hoarsely）:

MyGod!

PING:

（goingovertoLuMa）:

Youjustcan’tstandinourwaynow,Mrs.Lu.Itsallmyfault.Now.,please.Pleaselethergo.IgiveyoumywordI’llbeworthyofher,andacredittoyou

FENG:

（goingdownonherkneesathermother’feet）Havepityonus,Mother.Sayyesandletusgo.

MA:

（sittingthereinadaze,unabletospeakforamoment）:

Imustbedreaming.Mychildren,myownchildren,afterthirstyyears---Oh,myGod!

（Sheburiesherfaceinherhandsandburstsintotears,thenwavesthemaway.）　Goaway!

Idon’tknowyou!

（sheturnsherfaceaway）

PING:

Inthatcase---（rising）we’dbettergo.（Sifenggetstoherfeetagain）

MA:

（unabletocontrolherself）:

No,youcan’tdoit

FENG:

（fallingonherkneesagainandpleadingwithher）:

What’sthematterwithyou,Mother?

Mymind’smadeup.Whoeverheis,Ibelongtohimnow.myheartwaspromisedtohimfromtheveryfirst,andtherecanneverbeanybodyelseformebuthim.I’vegotnowsothatwhereverhegoesI’llgowithhimandwhateverhedoesI’lldotoo.Can’tyouunderstand.Mother,thatI–

MA:

（stoppingherwithagesture,distressed）:

Child!

HAI:

Well,thingsbeingastheyare,Idon’tseewhyweshouldn’tlethergo

PING:

Mrs.Lu,ifyourefusetolethergo,we’llhavenoalternativebuttodisobeyyouandjustgo.---Feng!

FENG:

（shakingherhand）:

No---（stilllookingupatLuMa）Mother!

MA（inalowvoice）:

Oh,Godknowswhatthisisapunishmentfor---whathaveIeverdonetobringsuchacalamitydownonourheads?

—Mypoorchildren,theydidn’tknowwhattheydoing.Oh,God,ifanyonehastobepunished,whycan’titjustbeme?

It’smyfaultandnooneelse’s:

itallbeganwhenItookthefirstfalsestep.（Heart-broken.）They’remyinnocentchildren;theydeserveachanceinlife,Theguiltishereinmyheart,andIshouldbetheonetosufferforit,（sherisestoherfeetandlooksheavenwards,）Andtonight,hereIamlettingthemgoawaytogether,IknowI’mdoingwrong,butthiswaytheresponsibilitywillallbemine;allthistroublewascausedbymeinthefirstplace,Mychildrenhaven’tdoneanythingwrong,they’retoogoodandinnocenttodoanythingwrong,Iftheremustbeapunishment,letmebearit---along,（lookingaway,）Feng---

FENG:

（uneasily）:

What’sthematterwithyou,Mother?

Whatareyoutalkingabout?

MA:

（turningherfaceaway）:

Itdoesn’tmatter.（Gently.）Nowgetup.Andgo.Bothofyou.

FENG:

（gettingupanembracinghermother）:

Oh,Mother!

PING:

Comeon,then.（Lookingathiswatch.）Wehaven’tgotmuchtime.Onlytwenty-fiveminutesbeforethetraingoes.Tellthemtogetthecarout.Comeon.

MA:

（calmly）:

No,don’tdothat,Feng,Ifyou’regoingawaysecretlylikethisinthemiddleofthenight,itwouldbebestnottoattracttoomuchattention.（ToDahai.）Dahai,youcangoandgetarickshaw.I’mgoinghomenow.Youcanseetheo