湖边小屋:我想给他我全部的身心
本文是经典爱情电影听力系列The Lake House(湖边小屋,又叫“触不到的恋人”)的第十六段对白。 Kate的时间里,生日又一次到来,她却只身坐在酒吧,算是给自己的生日礼物。同事Anna也来到这里。各有各的寂寞。Anna依然清晰记得女儿在泥水地乱跑摔跤的情形,可现在女儿却已经念大学了。 两年前的生日,Morgan召集一大帮朋友给Kate过生日,Kate似乎不太喜欢这种热闹的场面。对客人只是应付而已。生日宴会上,Kate认识了Alex,但此时的她,应付的心理怎么会记得这个人呢? 时空就在这两年的生日里转换。Kate告诉Anna那个活生生站在自己面前,想和她结婚的男人,她推开了;而这个只能感觉到,却触摸不到的人,她却想给他整个全部…… Anna:According to most accepted social norms, a person should not drink alone after 10 p.m unless they have a good excuse. What's yours? Kate:Gosh, don't have one. Anna:I do. My youngest left for college this morning. Marie. One day she's splashing around a wading pool in diapers then she's packing up a Volvo and driving to California. I just hope she knows what she's getting into. Kate:Don't tell me. Premed? Anna:Bingo. ------------ Morgan:Hey, how are you? Good to see you. Alex:I'm well, thanks. Morgan:I want you to meet some friends of mine. Alex, Mona, the Wootch. Susan, Johnny. Alex:Hi. Morgan:Let's get you something to drink. Come on. Bar's back here. Come on. Hey, this is Marjorie. Anna:Why didn't you mention it was today? We would have had a cake for you or something. Kate:Oh, it's just time passing. I hate making a big deal out of it. Anna:You keep a lot to yourself. Nothing wrong with it. But I've sometimes wondered what else you have in your life besides work. Family? Boyfriend? Kate:Well, I did. Once. His name was Morgan. Anna:Morgan? Morgan. That's a sexy name. ----------- All:Surprise! Happy birthday, Kate. Happy birthday. Happy birthday. We got you. Morgan:This is Kate, obviously. Someone:Hi, Kate. Morgan:This is Alex and Mona. This guy's gonna help us find our lake house. Right? Alex:You haven't had cake. Kate:Anyway, well, I ended it. And I'm happy now, and it was the right thing to do. Anna:So who is it you write to? I couldn't help... every time you get a break at the hospital...you're writing something. Kate:There is someone. It's kind of a long-distance relationship. Anna:How did you meet? Kate:We haven't. Anna:What? Kate:No. The story of my life. Anna:You're kidding. Kate:Keep everything at a distance. Everyone. The man who was standing in front of me, the one that wanted to marry me, him, I push away. I run from him. In the meantime, the...the one man I can never meet...him, I would like to give my whole heart to. Anna:He must write one hell of a letter. Kate:It's nice. It's safe. Anna:Christ, he's in prison, isn't he? Kate:No. Anna:You're one of those women, aren't you? Kate:No. No, he's just a guy who lives on a lake. He's an architect. 注释: 1. social norm:社会规范 2. gosh:感叹词,唉,糟糕 3. diaper:尿布。Anna依然记得小女儿很小的时候摔跤的情景,而现在就要去读大学了。 4. make a big deal out of:小题大做 5. long-distance:长途,远距离。Kate形容和Alex的关系距离很远。 6. You're kidding:美国常用的口语,意思是“你在开玩笑吧” 7. push away:推开 |