英语选修八小课文及翻译第四单元

Unit4ActTwo,Scene1MAKINGTHEBET第二幕第一场打赌Itis11aminHenryHiggins'housethenextday.HenryHigginsandColonelPickeringaresittingdeepinconversation.第二天上午11点，在亨利·希金斯家。亨利同皮克林上校正坐着深切地交谈。H:Doyouwanttohearanymoresounds?希：你还想不想听听更多的发音呢？CP:No,thankyou.IratherfanciedmyselfbecauseIcanpronouncetwenty-fourdistinctvowelsounds;butyouronehundredandthirtybeatme.Ican'tdistinguishmostofthem.皮：不听了，谢谢。我本来还很自负的，因为我能清晰地发出24个元音来。而你发出了130个元音，其中多数我都分辨不清。你赢我了。H:(laughing)Well,thatcomeswithpractice.希：（笑起来）这都是练习的结果。ThereisaknockandMrsPearce(MP),thehousekeeper,comesinwithcookies,ateapot,somecreamandtwocups.敲门声起，皮尔斯夫人（管）带着甜点、茶壶、奶酒和两个杯子进来。MP:(hesitating)Ayounggirlisaskingtoseeyou.管：（犹豫地）一个年轻姑娘求见你。H:Ayounggirl!Whatdoesshewant?希：年轻姑娘！她想要什么？MP:Well,she'squiteacommonkindofgirlwithdirtynails.Ithoughtperhapsyouwantedhertotalkintoyourmachines.管：哦，很普通的一个年轻姑娘，手指甲脏兮兮的。我本来还以为你是要她来对着机器讲话的呢。H:Why?Hasshegotaninterestingaccent?We'llsee.Showherin,MrsPearce.希：怎么啦？她的口音很有趣吗？咱们来看看吧。皮尔斯夫人，带她进来。MP:(onlyhalfresignedtoit)Verywell,sir.(goesdownstairs)管：（半听不听地）好吧，先生。（随即向楼下走去）H:Thisisabitofluck.I'llshowyouhowImakerecordsonwaxdisks...希：还真是运气，我让你看看我是怎样在唱片上录音的。MP:(returning)Thisistheyounggirl,sir.(ElizacomesintotheroomshylyfollowingMrs.Pearce.Sheisdirtyandwearingashabbydress.Shecurtsiestothetwomen.)管：（返回来）先生，这就是那个年轻姑娘。（伊莱扎跟在皮尔斯夫人后边羞怯地走进房来。她穿着破旧的衣服，还脏兮兮的。进来就朝两位先生行屈膝礼。H:(disappointed)Why!I'vegotthisgirlinmyrecords.She'stheonewesawtheotherday.She'snouseatall.Takeheraway.希：（失望地）好啦，我已经给这个年轻姑娘做过记录了。她就是那天我们见到过的那个，现在根本没有用了，带她走吧！CP:(gentlytoEliza)Whatdoyou-want,younglady?皮：（温和地）年轻姑娘，你想要干什么？E:(upset)Iwannabealadyinaflowershop'steado'sellingflowersinthestreet.Buttheywon'ttakeme'lessIspeakbetter.SohereIam,readytopayhim.I'mnotaskingforanyfavours-andhetreatsmelikedirt.伊：（不安地）我想在花店里当卖花姑娘，不想到街上去卖花了。但是他们不会要我，除非我讲话讲得好些，所以我来了，准备付给他钱。我并不是求他帮忙——可他把我当下贱人看待。H:Howmuch?希：你给多少钱？E:(happier)Nowyertalking.AladyfriendofminegetsFrenchlessonsfortwoshillingsanhourfromarealFrenchman.Youwouldn'thavethefacetoaskmeforthesameforteachingmeasyerwouldforFrench.SoIwon'tgiveyermorethanashilling.伊：（比较高兴地）啊，你发话了。我的一位女朋友跟一个真正的法国人学法文，每小时两先令。你总不会好意思要我付跟法语同样多的钱吧。所以我最多给你一个先令。H:(ignoringElizaandspeakingtoPickering)Ifyouthinkofhowmuchmoneythisgirlhas-why,it'sthebestofferI'vehad!(toEliza)ButifIteachyou,I'llbeworsethanafather.希：（不理睬伊莱扎，而跟皮克林说）要是你想到这个年轻姑娘身上能有多少钱，那么，这就是我能得到的最高薪俸了！（对伊莱扎说）不过，要是我来教你，我会比当爸爸的还要严格。CP:Isay,Higgins.Doyourememberwhatyousaidlastnight?I'llsayyou'rethegreatestteacheraliveifyoucanpassheroffasalady.I'llbetherefereeforthislittlebetandpayforthelessonstoo...皮：喂，希金斯。你还记得昨天晚上你说过的话吗？如果你能使她冒充一位贵夫人，那么我说你就是一位最了不起的教师了。我会为这个小赌当裁判，而且课时费由我来付。E:(gratefully)Oh,yerrealgood,yerare.Thankyou,Colonel.伊：（感激地）啊！你真好，真好。谢谢你，上校。H:Oh,sheissodeliciouslylow.(compromises)OK,I'llteachyou.(toMrsPearce)Butshe'llneedtobecleanedfirst.Takeheraway,MrsPearce.Washherandburnherhorribleclothes.We'llbuyhernewones.What'syourname,girl?希：哦，她真是粗俗得可爱！（提出折衷办法）好吧，我教你。（对皮尔斯夫人说）不过，她得先把自己洗干净了。把她带下去，皮尔斯夫人。给她洗一洗，把那身可怕的脏衣服全部烧掉。我们给她买新的。姑娘，你叫什么名字？E:I'mElizaDoolittleandI'mclean.MyclotheswenttothelaundrywhenIwashedlastweek.伊：我叫伊莱扎·杜立特尔。我是干净的，上个礼拜才洗过澡。MP:Well,MrHigginshasabathtubofhisownandhehasabatheverymorning.Ifthesetwogentlementeachyou,you'llhavetodothesame.Theywon'tlikethesmellofyouotherwise.管：希金斯先生有自己的浴缸。他每天早晨都要洗澡。如果你要这两位先生教你，你就得照着办另外，他们不想闻到你身上的那股气味。E:(sobbing)Ican't.Idursn't.Itain'tnaturalandit'dkillme.I'veneverhadabathinmylife;notovermywholebody,neitherbelowmywaistnortakingmyvestoff.I'dneverhavecomeifI'dknownaboutthisdisgustingthingyouwantmetodo...伊：（哭泣）我不能，我不敢。这太别扭了，会要我的命的。我这一生从来没有在浴缸里洗澡过，特别是全身浸泡，冲洗腰部以下或者把我的背心拿走我也算是不会洗的。要是我知道你要我做这样的丑事，我是绝不会来的。H:Oncemore,takeheraway,MrsPearce,immediately.(OutsideElizaisstillweepingwithMrsPearce)Youseetheproblem,Pickering.It'llbehowtoteachhergrammar,notjustpronunciation.She'sinneedofboth.希：我再说一遍，把她带走，皮尔斯夫人，立刻带走。（伊莱扎跟皮尔斯夫人出去了，还在哭泣）皮克林，你看到麻烦了吧。不仅仅是语音问题，还得教语法呢。这两个方面她都需要。CP:Andthere'sanotherproblem,Higgins.Whatarewegoingtodooncetheexperimentisover?皮：希金斯，还有一个问题。一旦试验完成了，我们准备做什么呢？H:(heartily)Throwherback.希：（兴奋地）把她扔回去。CP:Butyoucannotoverlookthat!She'llbechangedandshehasfeelingstoo.Wemustbepractical,mustn'twe?皮：你可不能小看这个问题了！她是会变的，她也是有感情的。我们必须实际一些，难道不是吗？H:Well,we'lldealwiththatlater.First,wemustplanthebestwaytoteachher.希：这个以后再谈吧。首先咱们得制定一个最好的教学计划。CP:Howaboutbeginningwiththealphabet.That'susuallyconsideredveryeffective...(fadesoutastheygooffstagetogether)皮：先从字母教起，怎么样？通常认为那是最有效的……（两人一道朝台下走去，声音逐渐减弱）