〈西雅图夜未眠-sleepless in Seattle〉剧本及注释

〈西雅圖夜未眠〉劇本及注釋 Sam: Mommy got sick, and it happened just like that. There was nothing anyone could do. It isn?t fair. There?s no reason and if we start asking “why?”, we?ll go crazy. Greg?s wife: Five minutes in the microwave, anyone of them, five minutes and.... done, ready to eat. Do you know how to make juice? Sam: Microwave. Five minutes. Sam?s workmate1: Here, my shrink Call him?. Sam: “Loss of Spouse Support Group”, “Chicago Cancer Family Network”; “Parents Without Partners” ; “Partners Without Parents”; Hug yourself. Hug a friend, hug a shrink or work, work hard, work will save you. Work is the only thing that will see you through this. Don?t mind him, he?s just a guy who?s lost his wife. I think what we really need is change. Sam?s workmate1: Good id ea. Take a couple of weeks off. Get some sun. Take Jonah fishing. Sam: No, a real change. A new city. Some place where every time I go around a corner I don?t think of Maggie. Sam?s workmate1: Where are you going to go? Sam: I was thinking about Seattle... Greg?s wife: Eventually, in a few months, you?ll start seeing women. You?ll meet someone. Sam: Right, right. Move on. Right. That?s what I?m going to do. And then, in a few months “ Boom”. I?ll be fine. I?ll just grow a new heart. Greg?s wife: Sam, I?m sorry. I didn?t mean it. Sam: I know. I know. Look, it just doesn?t happen twice. Walter: The tall one with red hair is your cousin Irene... Annie: You?ll recognize her by the disappointed look on her face. Walter:... Who is married to Harold, who ran off with his secretary. Annie: But came back because Irene threatened to put the dog to if he didn?t .?sleep Walter: Your brother Dennis is a professor at John Hopkins, who?s married to Betsy. Annie: The most competitive woman in the world. Walter: I don?t see how I?m going to remember all this. Annie: Oh, well, Walter, you will. Walter: Your uncle Miltton lost all of his money... ------------------------ shrink: slang for psychiatrist? put the dog to?sleep: to kill an animal, in a merciful way, at the Veter inarian?s ( Animal doctor) office. 1 Annie:.... and some other peoples?... Walter:... in a pyramid scheme. Don?t mention the IRS or the federal business system. Your mother is Barbara. Your father is Cliff. Annie: My father has electric trains. Walter: Really? Am I what they had in mind? Annie: Oh, Walter they?re going to love you! Barbara: Everybody, Annie has an announcement. Annie: Walter and I are engaged! Everybody: Yea! Congratulations Walter. Walter: (sneezes) Everybody: Bless you. Bless you. Cliff: Are you all right? Walter: It?s nothing. Annie: Maybe it?s the flowers. Barbara: We?ll move them. Walter: No, no! Don?t touch them. It?s terrible sneezing at a time like this. This is a very important moment for me. Annie: He?s allergic to everything. Don?t worry about it. Harold: Bees... I?m allergic to bees. Irene: Harold is allergic to every type of bee. We always have to carry wherever we go.?a hypodermic of adrenaline Annie: If he eats even one tiny piece of a nut... Walter: My head swells up like a watermelon and I drop dead. Irene: It?s the same with Harold and bees. Cliff: Your mother and I had salmon at our wedding, and I really think that a wedding without cold salmon is... Walter: I am not allergic to salmon... I don?t think. But, you never know. Harold: You never know. Irene: Harold wasn?t always allergic to bees. Barbara: Oh, honey, what a shame! We had some champagne and what did we use it for? ?Dennis: Uncle Milton?s parole. Milton: It was wonderful. ------------------------------ adrenaline: A hypodermic? needle full of a strong natural stimulant that can counteract an allergic reaction. parole: When a person gets out of jail.?Barbara: It was, wasn?t it, Milton? Betsy: When are you getting married, Annie? Cliff: Early June, in the garden. Harold: Does it have to be in the garden? Irene: What about Harold and bees? Harold: I?m allergic to bees. ?Betsy: We?ll spray. Cliff: Cold Salmon, a lovely cucumber salad, strawberries... Walter: I?m afraid I am allergic to strawberries. Today I consider myself the luckiest m-m-man on the f-f-face of the e-e-earth. Annie: A Lou Gerrig line. You remember? the Lou Gerrig line from... Walter: “ Pride of the Yankees” Annie: “ Pride of the Yankees” Harold: Baseball. It?s baseball. A historical reference. Dennis: I would like to propose a toast... to my kid sister Cliff: To Walter and my baby. Barbara: Everyone, please eat, before it gets cold. Barbara: Here it is. The historical society wanted this and I never would give it to them. Annie: Oh, Mom! Barbara: I notice these things are back in fashion. Annie: Grandmother?s dress. Barbara: He?s a lovely man, Annie. Annie: I know. He is wonderful, isn?t he? And he?s such a wonderful athlete. Barbara: Are his folks nice? Annie: You?ll love them. We?re going down to D.C. tonight to be with them Christmas morning. Barbara: How did it happen? Annie: It?s silly, really. Um, I?d seen him at the office. Obviously I?d seen him, he?s the associate publisher, and then one day, we both ordered sandwiches from the same place and he got my lettuce-and-tomato on whole wheat which of course he was ?allergic to, and I got his lettuce and tomato on white. Barbara: How amazing! Annie: It is, isn?t it? You make a million decisions that mean nothing and then one day, ------------------------------- spray: poison?to kill any bees. Poisons that kill insects are called “insecticides” whole? wheat and white: refer to two different and most common types of bread. and it changes your life.?you order take-out Barbara: Destiny takes a hand! A nnie: Mom, destiny is something we?re invented because we can?t stand the fact that everything that happens is accidental. Barbara: Then how do you explain that you both ordered exactly the same Sandwich, except for the bread? How many people in this world like lettuce and tomato, without something else like tuna? Annie: Well, it wasn?t a sign. It was a coincidence. Barbara: I was in Atlantic city with my family. Cliff was a waiter. He wasn?t even supposed to work that night, and suppose he hadn?t? He asked me to take a midnight walk on the steel pier. I?ve probably told you this a million times, but I don?t care. And he held my hand. At one point I looked down and I couldn?t tell which fingers were his and which were mine, and I knew..... Annie: What? Barbara: You know. Annie: What? Barbara: Magic. It was magic. Annie: Magic? Barbara: I knew we?d be together forever, and that everything would be wonderful, just the way you feel about Walter. Walter, it?s quite a formal name, isn?t it. One of the things I tru ely knew was that your , I believe?father and I were going to have a wonderful time in... “ the sack” you call it. Annie: Mom! Barbara: Of course it took several years before everything worked like clockwork in that department, so don?t be worried if it takes a while. Annie: Well, we already... Barbara: Fine, fine. Fiddle-de-dee. How?s it working? Annie: Like.... clockwork. Barbara: Oh! Honey. Annie: It?s a sign. Barbara: You don?t believe in signs. Annie: They love you. I told you they would love you and they loved you. Walter: I love you. -------------------------------------- ? order take-out: call a restaurant and have food delivered to you. in the? sack: means in bed. She is referring to sex. Annie: I love you, Walter. Did anyone call you anything other than “ Walter”? Walter: No. Annie: Not even when you were young? Walter: No. Not even when I was young. You?re sure you don?t want do drive with me? Annie: How will I get back to Baltimore on Friday? Oh, I forgot the present. Walter, I left your step-mother?s present inside by accident. I swear, when we?re old and gray you?re going to have to remind me to put my teeth in. I?ll be walking all over town smacking my gums together and not even noticing. Walter: I?ll wait. Annie: Oh, right. No, don?t wait, Walter. It?s silly. You go ahead. We?re late anyway. I?ll be ten minutes behind you. Annie: (singing) Dr.Marsha: Welcome back to “ You and Your Emotions”. I?m Dr. Marsha Fieldstone, broadcasting live across America from the top of the Sears Tower in Chi cago. Tonight, we?re talking about “ Wishes and Dreams “. What?s your wish this Christmas Eve? Annie: What?s your wish?My wish is to turn the radio station... ( She changes the station and then decides to change it back.) Dr.Marsha: Seattle, go ahead. Jonah: Hello, this is Jonah... ( Beep!) Dr.Marsha: No last names, Jonah. You sound younger than our usual callers. How old are you? Jonah: I?m 8. Dr.Marsha: Eight! How come you?re up so late? Jonah: It?s not that late in Seattle. Dr.Marsha: Oh, of course. You?re absolutely right. What?s your Christmas wish, Jonah? Jonah: It?s not for me, it?s for my Dad. I think he needs a new wife. Dr.Marsha: You don?t like the one he has now? Jonah: He doesn?t have one now. That?s the problem. Dr.Marsha: Where?s your mom? Jonah: She died. Dr.Marsha: I?m so sorry to hear that. Annie: (sarcastically) Well, I can believe this. Jonah: I?ve been pretty sad, but I think my dad?s worse. Dr.Marsha: Have you talked to your dad about this? Jonah: No. Dr.Marsha: Why not? Jonah: It?s like it makes him sadder. Dr.Marsha: Well, I can understand that. Jonah, is your dad home right now? Jonah: Yeah. Dr.Marsha: What?s he doing? Is he busy? Jonah: Not really. he?s out on the deck. Dr.Marsha: Well, I?m sure that I can help, but I?m going to need you to help me help him... Annie: Wretched woman! Dr.Marsha: ... so bring your dad to the phone. 继续阅读