布达佩斯大饭店英文台词教学提纲.docx

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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