Day63

THE SECOND ACT

第二场

Narration：Della spent two hours in the streets. Then she stopped at a Gold Shop and bought a gold watch chain. Now, Della is at home.

旁白：德拉在街上逛了2个小时，然后她在一家金店止步，进去买了一条金表链。现在德拉正在家里。

D: [feel happy] Oh, what a beautiful gold watch chain. I think it must match Jim's watch. When he sees it he must be very happy.

德拉：哦，多么漂亮的金链子，我想那一定跟吉姆的手表很配，当他看到它的时候，一定会很高兴的。

(Suddenly the door opened and in came Jim.)

（突然门打开了，吉姆走了进来）

Jim:[be surprised] You-----?

吉姆：你……？

D: [be proud of it] Jim. Don’t look at me that way. I had my hair cut off and sold it because I couldn’t have lived through Christmas without giving you a present. Jim, it will grow quickly. You don’t mind, do you? I just had to do it. My hair grows very fast, you know. Say “Merry Christmas!” Jim, and let’s be happy.

德拉：吉姆，不要那样看着我，我剪了我的头发并卖了，因为我无法度过一个我不送你圣诞节礼物的圣诞节，吉姆，它会长得很快的，你不会介意的，对吗？我必须这么做，我的头发长得很快的，这你是知道的，说：“圣诞快乐！”，吉姆，让我们高兴起来。

J: [be depressed] You’ve cut off your hair?

吉姆：你剪了你的头发？

D: I’ve cut it off and sold it. It’s sold. I tell you -sold and gone, too. It’s Christmas Eve, Jim. Be good to me, for it went for you.

德拉：我剪了头发并卖了，它被卖掉了，我跟你说它被卖掉了，没有了！现在是圣诞节前夜，对我好一点，吉姆，那都是为了你。

J: [seriously] Well, Della. Don’t make any mistake about me. I don’t think there’s anything about a haircut that could make me love you any less. [comfort Della] I know,  it’s for me. Look at this package.

吉姆：哦，德拉，别误会我，我想我不会因为你剪了头发而对你的爱就减少了。我知道，那是为了我，看看这个包裹。

D: [be full of curiosity] What?

德拉：什么？

J: [take it easy] Look at it yourself. You'll see.

吉姆：你自己看吧！你会明白的。

D: [be surprised] Ah! The combs. They were in the shop windows for several months!

德拉：啊，是梳子！它们就是几个月前陈列在橱窗里的那套。

J: [nodded] Yes, the beautiful combs, pure tortoiseshell, with jewelry rims--just the color to wear in your beautiful, hair.

吉姆：是的，那套漂亮的梳子，镶珠宝的，那颜色正好配你的发色。

D: But, Jim. They are expensive combs. I know, my heart had longed for them without the least hope of possession. [feel happy] Now they are mine. Thank you, Jim.

德拉：但是，吉姆，那些都是很贵的，我知道，我一直渴望但却没有丝毫的奢望拥有它。现在，它们是我的了，谢谢你，吉姆。

J; Now, you will see why I was upset at first.

吉姆：现在，你知道我为什么一开始就那么悲伤了吧。

D: Jim, you don’t know what a nice –what a beautiful, nice gift I’ve got for you. Can you guess?

德拉：吉姆，我给你买了一件又美丽又好的礼物，你能猜出来吗？

J:[be upset] I'm sorry. I won't guess.

吉姆：对不起，我不想猜。

D: Look! It’s a gold watch chain. [and show it to Jim]  Isn’t it lovely, Jim? I hunted all over the town to find it. You’ll have to look at the time a hundred times a day now. Give me your watch. I want to see how it looks on it.

德拉：看，一条金表链，吉姆，它是不是很可爱？我找遍了整个城才找的，你从现在起可得一天要看一百次时间了。把你的表给我，我想看一下表链装在表上的样子。

J: Della, Let’s put our Christmas gifts away and keep them a while. They’re too nice to use just at present. I sold the watch to get the money. And I bought the combs. [be relaxed] Now, let’s have our supper.

吉姆：德拉，让我们把圣诞礼物收起来珍藏一段时间，它们太好了，但我们现在用不着，我把表卖了。得到了钱才买了这梳子。现在让我们吃晚饭吧！

Day63