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布达佩斯大饭店英文台词教学提纲
itisanextremelycommonmistake,
peoplethinkthewriter'simaginationisalwaysatwork,
thathe'sconstantlyinventinganendlesssupply
ofincidentsandepisodes,
thathesimplydreamsuphisstoriesoutofthinair.
Inpointoffact,theoppositeistrue.
Oncethepublicknowsyou'reawriter,
theybringthecharactersandeventstoyou
andaslongasyoumaintainyourabilitytolook
andtocarefullylisten,
thesestorieswillcontinueto...
Stopit.Stopit!
Don't!
Don'tdoit!
Uh,willcontinuetoseekyououtoveryourlifetime.
Tohimwhohasoftentoldthetalesofothers,
manytaleswillbetold.
Sorry.It'sallright.
Theincidentsthatfollowweredescribedtome
exactlyasIpresentthemhere
andinawhollyunexpectedway.
Anumberofyearsago,
whilesufferingfromamildcaseof"Scribe'sFever,"
aformofneurastheniacommonamong
theintelligentsiaofthattime,
IdecidedtospendthemonthofAugust
inthespatownofNebelsbadbelowtheAlpineSudetenwaltz,
andhadtakenuproomsintheGrandBudapest,
apicturesque,elaborate,andoncewidelycelebratedestablishment.
Iexpectsomeofyouwillknowit.
YOUNGWRITER:
Itwasoffseasonand,bythattime,decidedlyoutoffashion,
andithadalreadybegunitsdescent
intoshabbinessandeventualdemolition.
Whatfewguestswewere
hadquicklycometorecognizeoneanotherbysight
astheonlylivingsoulsresidinginthevastestablishment,
althoughIdonotbelieveanyacquaintanceamongournumberhadproceeded
beyondthepolitenodsweexchangedaswepassed
inthePalmCourt,
intheArabianbaths,
andonboardtheColonnadeFunicular.
Wewereaveryreservedgroup,itseemed,
and,withoutexception,solitary.
Perhapsasaresultofthisgeneralsilence,
Ihadestablishedacasualandbanteringfamiliarity
withthehotel'sconcierge,aWest-continental
knownonlyasMonsieurJean,
whostruckoneasbeing,atonce,
bothlazyand,really,quiteaccommodating.
Iexpecthewasnotwellpaid.
Inanycase,oneevening,
asIstoodconferringelbow-to-elbowwithMonsieurJean,
ashadbecomemyhabit,Inoticedanewpresenceinourcompany.
Asmall,elderlyman,smartlydressed,
withanexceptionallylively,intelligentface
andanimmediatelyperceptibleairofsadness.
Hewas,liketherestofus,alone,butalso,Imustsay,
hewasthefirstthatstruckoneasbeingdeeplyandtrulylonely.
Asymptomofmyownmedicalconditionaswell.
Who'sthisinterestingoldfellow?
IinquiredofMonsieurJean.
Tomysurprise,hewasdistinctlytakenaback.
Don'tyouknow?
Heasked.
Don'tyourecognizehim?
Hedidlookfamiliar.
That'sMr.Moustafahimself.
Hearrivedearlierthismorning.
Thisnamewillnodoubtbefamiliar
tothemoreseasonedpersonsamongyou.
Mr.ZeroMoustafawasatonetimetherichestmaninZubrowka,
andwasstillindeedtheowneroftheGrandBudapest.
Heoftencomesandstaysaweekormore,
threetimesayearatleast,butneverintheseason.
MonsieurJeansignaledtomeandIleanedcloser.
I'lltellyouasecret.
Hetakesonlyasingle-bedsleepingroomwithoutabath
intherearcornerofthetopfloor
andit'ssmallerthantheserviceelevator!
Itwaswellknown,
ZeroMoustafahadpurchasedandfamouslyinhabited
someofthemostlavishcastlesandpalazzosonthecontinent.
Yethere,inhisownnearlyemptyhotel,
heoccupiedaservant'squarters?
Atthatmoment,thecurtainrose
onaparenthetical,domesticdrama...
Shit.
...whichrequiredtheimmediateandcompleteattention
ofMonsieurJean,
but,frankly,didnotholdmineforlong.
However,
thisprematureintermissioninthestoryofthecurious,oldman
hadleftme,astheexpressiongoes,
"gespanntwieeinFlitzebogen,"
thatis,ontheedgeofmyseat,
whereIremainedthroughoutthenextmorning,until,
inwhatIhavefoundtobeitsmysteriousandutterlyreliablefashion,
fate,onceagain,intervenedonmybehalf.
MR.MOUSTAFA:
Iadmireyourwork.
Ibegyourpardon?
Isaid,Iknowandadmireyourwonderfulwork.
Thankyoumostkindly,sir.
DidMonsieurJeanhaveawordortwotosharewithyou
abouttheagedproprietorofthisestablishment?
Imustconfess,Ididmyselfinquireaboutyou.
He'sperfectlycapable,ofcourse,MonsieurJean
butwecan'tclaimhe'safirst,
or,inearnest,evensecond-rateconcierge.
Butthereitis.
Timeshavechanged.
Thethermalbathsareverybeautiful.
Theywereintheirfirstcondition.
Itcouldn'tbemaintained,ofcourse.
Toodecadentforcurrenttastes.
ButIloveitalljustthesame,thisenchantingoldruin.
Howdidyoucometobuyit,ifImayask?
TheGrandBudapest.
Ididn't.
Ifyou'renotmerelybeingpolite,
andyoumusttellmeifthat'sthecase,
butifitgenuinelydoesinterestyou,
mayIinviteyoutodinewithmetonight,
anditwillbemypleasureand,indeed,myprivilegetotellyou
"mystory."Suchasitis.
Twoducksroastedwitholives.
Rabbit,salad?
Mmm.
Pouilly-Jouvet'52,plusasplitofthebrut.
Thatshouldprovideusampletime
ifIcommencepromptly.
Byallmeans.
Well,itbegins,asitmust,withourmutualfriend'spredecessor.
Thebeloved,originalconciergeofTheGrandBudapest.
Itbegins,ofcourse,with...
Bringthetabletothewindow.Yes,MonsieurGustave.
Bringthetraytothetable.Rightaway,MonsieurGustave.
Rightthere.Havethosebeenbrushedandblocked?
Ofcourse,MonsieurGustave.Packtheminthehatboxes.
IsthatfromOberstdorf&Company?
Ibelieveso,MonsieurGustave.
Secondtrunk.Whohasthetickets?
Ido,MonsieurGustave.
Givethemtome.
Theseareinorder.Waitinthecorner.
I'mnotleaving.
Ibegyourpardon?
I'mnotleaving.Whynot?
I'mfrightened.Ofwhat?
Ifearthismaybethelasttimeweeverseeeachother.
Whyonearthwouldthatbethecase?
Well,Ican'tputitintowords,butIfeelit.
Forgoodnesssake,there'snoreason
foryoutoleaveusifyou'd...
Comewithme.
TofuckingLutz?
Please.Givemeyourhand.
You'venothingtofear.You'realwaysanxiousbeforeyoutravel.
Iadmit,youappeartobesuffering
amoreacuteattackonthisoccasion.
But,trulyandhonestly...Oh,dearGod.
Whathaveyoudonetoyourfingernails?
Ibegyourpardon?
Thisdiabolicalvarnish.
Thecoloriscompletelywrong.Don'tyoulikeit?
It'snotthatIdon'tlikeit.Iamphysicallyrepulsed.
Perhapsthiswillsootheyou.
What?
Don'trecite.
Justlistentothewords.Hush.
Please.Notnow.
"Whilequestingonceinnoblewoodofgray,medievalpine,
"Icameuponatomb,rain-slick'd,rubbed-cool,ethereal,
"'itsinscriptionlong-vanished,
"yetstillwithinitsmelancholyfissures..."
MADAMED.:
Willyoulightacandleforme,please?
InthesacristyofSantaMaria?
GUSTAVEH:
I'llseetoitmyselfimmediately.
Remember,I'malwayswithyou.
Iloveyou.
Iloveyou.
It'squiteathingwinningtheloyaltyofawomanlikethat
for19consecutiveseasons.
Um...Yes,sir.
She'sveryfondofme,youknow.
Yes,sir.
ButI'veneverseenherlikethatbefore.
No,sir.
Shewasshakinglikeashittingdog.
Truly.
RuntothecathedralofSantaMariainBrucknerplatz.
Buyoneoftheplain,half-lengthcandles
andtakebackfourKlubecksinchange.
Lightitinthesacristy,sayabriefrosary
thengotoMendl'sandgetmeacourtesanauchocolat.
Ifthere'sanymoneyleft,giveittothecrippledshoe-shineboy.
Rightaway,sir.
Holdit.
Whoareyou?
I'mZero,sir.ThenewLobbyBoy.
Zero,yousay?
Yes,sir.
I'veneverheardofyou,neverlaideyesonyou.
Whohiredyou?
Mr.Mosher,sir.
Mr.Mosher!
Yes,MonsieurGustave?
AmItounderstandyou'vesurreptitiouslyhiredthisyoungman
inthepositionofaLobbyBoy?
He'sbeenengagedforatrialperiod,
pendingyourapproval,ofcourse.
Uh...
Perhaps,yes.Thankyou,Mr.Mosher.
You'remostwelcome,MonsieurGustave.
You'renowgoingtobeofficiallyinterviewed.
ShouldIgoandlightthecandlefirst,sir?
What?
No.
Experience?
HotelKinski,KitchenBoy,sixmonths.
HotelBerlitz,MopandBroomBoy,threemonths.
BeforethatIwasaSkilletScrubber...
Experience,zero.
Thankyouagain,MonsieurGustave.
Straightenthatcap,Anatole.
Thepleasure'smine,HerrSchneider.Thestrap'sbusted.
Thesearenotacceptable.Ifullyagree.
Education?
Istudiedreadingandspelling.
Istartedmyprimaryschool.Ialmost...
Education,zero.
Nowit'sexploded.
Goodmorning,Cicero.Callthegoddamnplumber!
Thisafternoon,MonsieurGustave?
Withoutfail,FrauLiebling.
Whatinhellisthis?
Notnow.
Family?
Zero.
Six,Igor.
WhydoyouwanttobeaLobbyBoy?
Well,whowouldn't,attheGrandBudapest,sir?
It'saninstitution.
Verygood.
AthousandKlubecks.
Mygoodness.
WereyoueveraLobbyBoy,sir?
Whatdoyouthink?
Well,Isupposeyou'dhavetostartsomewhere...
Goandlightthegoddamncandle.Yes,sir.
MR.MOUSTAFA:
Andso,mylifebegan.
JuniorLobbyBoyin-training,
GrandBudapestHotel,
underthestrictcommandofMonsieurGustaveH.
Ibecamehispupil,andhewastobemycounselorandguardian.
GUSTAVEH:
WhatisaLobbyBoy?
ALobbyBoy'scompletelyinvisible,yetalwaysinsight.
ALobbyBoyrememberswhatpeoplehate.
ALobbyBoyanticipatestheclient'sneeds
befor