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色戒英文剧本

《色，戒》英文剧本

西班牙眼发布于：

2008-03-2623:

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LUST,CAUTION

Screenplayby

WangHuiLingandJamesSchamus

Basedontheshortstory'Se,Jei'by

EileenChang

CompiledbyW.S.

EXT.YEE'SRESIDENCE-SHANGHAI-WINTER1942-DAY

AGermanShepherdguarddog,strainingathisleash,sniffstheground.

YuYuenRoad.Lane#1136.Aclusterofelegantresidencessitsundergrayskies.OncetheheightofShanghaifashionandwealth,butnowslightlyseedy.

Infrontofeveryhousetherestandsasecurityguardwithagun.Andontherooftops,guardswithbinoculars,keepingwatch.

Plainclothessecurity,intheirshortcoats,idle,coldandsurly.Anairofmenace.

Bythehighwall,twochauffeurssmokeandchatidly,leaningontheir

fancycars.

INT.YEE'SRESIDENCE-SHANGHAI-DAY

Wontonsfloatinbowlsofchickensoup.Amah,thehousekeeper,picksupthebowlsandheadsdownthecorridor.Laughtermixeswiththenoiseofmahjongtilesclacking--agameinprogress.

MATAI-TAI（O.S.）

Aiya!

AndIwaswaitingtonabyour'2'!

（A"Tai-tai"isamarriedwomanwithacertainsocialstatus-"MaTai-tai"

meanssomethinglike"MadameMa."）

YEETAI-TAI（O.S.）

Shameless!

LikeIdidn'tknowyouweremissinga'2'?

IfonlyMaiTai-tai

didn'tblockme...

LEUNGTAI-TAI（O.S.）

Aiya!

Don'tyouknowthree'pung'can'tbeatonegood'stash'!

Somuchforthat!

Come,come!

Let'sshiftthewindandchangeseats!

Amahentersthechamber,litbyapooloflightoverthemahjongtable.

Amahsetsdownthetraywhilesignalingforanotherservanttoremove

leftoverbowlsofreddatesandstickyrice.Thewhiteporcelainspoonsand

bowlsareallstainedwithredlipstick.

Onthemahjongtable,theladies'smoothwhitehandsarebusilyshufflingandsortingthetiles,theirdiamondringssparklingunderthesharplight.

MATAI-TAI（O.S.）

Talkingaboutwindshift,Ialmostforgottocongratulateyou!

--

onMr.Leung'spromotion!

LEUNGTAI-TAI

Whatpromotion,really!

（snickers）

Anofficerinchargeofrice!

MATAI-TAI

Look,thesedayswecan'tevengetIndianricethroughourconnections!

Controllingriceismorepowerfulthanguardinggold!

JustyoulistentoourYeeTai-tai.

YEETAI-TAI

（laughs）

Listentome?

Why,I'mnolivingBuddha!

Ifanyone,yourhusbandshouldhavelistenedtome,andnottakenonTransportation.Nowhe'saway

fromhometwo,threedaysaweek–andletsyourunwild!

Wenowgetalookattheladies.YeeTai-tai,thehostess,isagranddame,olderthantheothers,andjealousofhersuperiorstatus.LeungTai-taiiscorpulent,avariciousandgrasping.MaTai-taiisyounger,attractiveand

sharp-eyed.

MATAI-TAI

Me,wild?

Hisrelativescomeovereverydayforonethingoranother,till

myhallwaysarecrammedwithin-laws.Findingoddjobsforthemisnot

enough,Ihavetofeedthemtoo.Wedon'tearnenoughforallthat

bother.

LEUNGTAI-TAI

Yousaidit!

YEETAI-TAI

Aiya!

Wecan'tgiveourMaiTai-taithewrongimpression--she'llthink

WangChing-wei’sgovernmentisrunbyuswivesoverthemahjongtable!

WANGCHIA-CHIH/MAITAI-TAI

Butitseemsyou'reonlytellingthetruth!

LEUNGTAI-TAI

ThoselittleJapanesedevilswillneverknow--thatthere'sanotherheavenabovetheEmperor'shead!

Thewomencrackup.

WenowseetowhomYeeTai-taiisreferring.MaiTai-taiisonlyinherearlytwenties,delicatelybeautiful,andwearinghardlyanymake-upbesidesthebrightshinylipstickonherchiseledlips.ShesmilesdemurelyatYee

Tai-tai,somethingslightlysecretiveinhermanner--infact,morethan

slightly,asweshalldiscover.ForherrealnameisWangChia-chih,andthemoneysheisgamblingonmahjongtodayisnotherown....

YEETAI-TAI

Eatitwhileit'sstillhot.

LEUNGTAI-TAI

Ireallyshouldn'teatanymore!

Sofatalready-

YEETAI-TAI

Everybodyishoardingthesedays!

Sincewecan'tdomuchelse,wemightaswellhoardfatonourbodies!

WANGCHIA-CHIH/MAITAI-TAI

What'sgoodtohoardthesedays,YeeTai-tai?

MyLittleMaiisalways

lookingforthenexttrendinimports.Evenwiththeportclosed,youcan

stilldoalotofbusinessinHongKong.

YEETAI-TAI

YousaidyoualreadysoldoutallyourWesternmedicine?

Whata

shortage!

I'djusthavehimgetmoreofthatforyou.

FromthecornerofhereyesMaTai-Taiwatchesthetwoconfer.

MATAI-TAI

IheardyouallwenttothatSzechuanrestaurantShu-yüyesterday?

YEETAI-TAI

Yes,wedid,thewholegroup--MaiTa-taihadneverbeentherebefore.

WANGCHIA-CHIH/MAITAI-TAI

WhenItoldthem,theyalllaughed-

YEETAI-TAI

They'vealreadyopenedtwobranchesinHongKong-

WANGCHIA-CHIH/MAITAI-TAI

Iknow--

YEETAI-TAI

TheysaidtheSichuanchefscouldn'tgetalongwiththeHongKongchefs,sobusinesswasbad.HongKongpeoplecan'ttakeittoospicyhot

anyway,right?

Itwasplentyhotyesterday--

WANGCHIA-CHIH/MAITAI-TAI

Veryhotindeed!

--SohotthatI--

YEETAI-TAI

Thecolderitgets,thehotteroneeats--totakethechillout!

Theirspicybeanfishwassogood!

Why,whojustdiscardedthe'5dots'?

Aiyo!

Thankyouverymuch!

Sheputsdownherbowltorearrangethetiles.

MaandLeungbothsportfashionableblackcapes,closedatthecollarwithathickgoldclasp.

LEUNGTAI-TAI

SoMaTai-taididn'tgoyesterday?

YEETAI-TAI

She'sbeenhidingfromusforquiteawhile!

MATAI-TAI

Iwastiedupathome!

YEETAI-TAI

（laughs）

Youpromisedtotreatus,couldn'tbackdown,soinsteadyouvanished!

MATAI-TAI

AndwhowasbusywhenIcalledafewdaysago?

YEETAI-TAI

（laughs）

Thatdidn'tcount-IhadtofetchMaiTai-tai.Askherifyoudon'tbelieveme.（toMaiTai-tai/WangChia-chih）

MaTai-taipickedthatverydaytotreatus,deliberately!

LEUNGTAI-TAI

（toMai）

Say,anystockingsleftfromyourstock?

WANGCHIA-CHIH/MAITAI-TAI

I'mafraidI'mallsoldoutofthosetoo.

YEETAI-TAI

YesterdayLiaoTai-taialonetookawayhalfadozen!

LEUNGTAI-TAI

Thatladyisjusttoo...

WANGCHIA-CHIH/MAITAI-TAI

（apologetic）

I'llbringmorenexttime,Ipromise!

YEETAI-TAI

Shanghaiisshortofjustabouteverythingthesedays.Eventoothpaste--youcanonlygetitontheblackmarket.NowthatIfoundyouagain,youmustcomemoreoften,andalwaysstaywithmewhenyou'reintown!

Malowershereyelidsandfiddleswiththetilesinherhand.

MaiTai-tai（WangChia-chih）followsMa'severyexpression.Clearly,Ma

makeshernervous.

Soundcut:

ontheclatteringofmahjongtiles,wecutto:

INT.BASEMENTHALLWAY--SECRETSERVICEBUILDING-DAY

Anirondoorispushedopenandamanexitsintoahallway--Yee,forties,elegant,paleandweary.Hewincesalmostimperceptiblyatthesoundsof

tortureemanatingfromtheroombehindhim.Heisaccompaniedbyhis

second-in-command,Chang,sinister,oily.

ThisisabasementprisonoperatedbytheWangChing-weiregimes's

secretservice.

CHANG

Hewon'tlastmuchlonger-theJapanesemilitarywillbeheretoclaimhim.

YEE

Theydidn'tsaydeadoralive.Givehimaquickoneasafavor.

ChangglancesatYee.

CHANG

Sir,aboutGeneralMiuraTaicho-theyarestilllookingfortheAmerican

shipmentofarmstoChungking.

YEE

I'llseehimtonight.

CHANG

Hissecretarycalled.Heregretsthathewillhavetocanceltonight'sdinner.Heasksthatyoureportfirstthingtomorrowmorning-atJapanese

headquarters.

Yeepauses,vaguelydisturbed.

INT./EXT.SECRETSERVICEBUILDING--FRONTCOURTYARD–SHANGHAI--DAY

YeeandChangcomedownthestairsintotheofficearea.

CHANG

Willyoubereturningtoday?

YEE

No...Ihaveanappointment.

AsYeeheadstowardshiscar,twobodyguardscomequicklyforward,checkingthesurroundingsandopeningthecardoorforhim.Changstands

besidethecarasYeegetsin.

Thedoorcloses,abodyguardgetsinthefrontwiththedriver.

ChangwatchesasYee'scarpullsaway.

INT.YEE'SCAR–DAY

Yeesitsinthebackseat,searcheshispockets,doesn'tfindwhatheis

lookingfor.

Theguardhandshimacigarette.

Yeelightsitandsmokes,thinking.Hewatchesthepigeonscirclingabove.

EXT.YEE'SRESIDENCE—SHANGHAI

Yee'scarpullsupattheentrance.Anothercarisalreadyparkedinthe

alley.

Thebodyguardgetsoutfirst,looksaround,thenopensthecardoor.

Yeegetsout,alert,anddisappearsintothehouseinasinglestride.

INT.YEE'SRESIDENCE—SHANGHAI—CONTINUOUS

Yeepausesinthefronthall,hearsthewomenlaughingandplaying.

Inthehallwaymirror,hestraightenshishair.

Hewalksupstairs.Amahispassingby.

AMAH

Sir,you'rebackhome.

LEUNGTAI-TAI（O.S.）

SomeonehelpedmycousinbuyayellowdiamondfromaRussian

aristocrat,somesevenoreightcarats.

MATAI-TAI

ThoseRussianaristocratsareallovertheplace,scroungingforcigarette

butts.Areyousureitwasn'tafake?

Yeeenters,nodsatthethreeladies.

YEE

Iseeyouladiesstartedearlytoday.

MaiTai-tai/WangChia-chihnodspolitelyathim,andimmediatelylowers

hereyestosortthetilesinherhands.

Yeesmiles,andstandsbehindYeeTai-taiwatchingthegame.

YeeTai-taidiscardsa'3character'.

LEUNGTAI-TAI

Ohmygod!

Youmusthaveagreathand.Mr.Yeeisheretocheeryouon.

MAITAI-TAI/WANGCHIA-CHIH

Oh--myturn?

Shequicklydiscardsatile.

YeeTai-taicontinuestotalkdiamonds.

YEETAI-TAI

（lookingatMa'shand）

Nowyoursissomethingelse!

Howmanycaratsisitagain?

Three?

Masmilesuneasily,givingYeeaslyglance.

MATAI-TAI

Thisoldthing?

It'ssoold-fashioned.I'mplanningonhavingitresetina

fewdays.

YEETAI-TAI

OurtrustedrunnerP’inFenwasheretheotherdayandshowedmeafive-carat.Itwasbigallright,butthebrilliancewasnowherenearyours--

YeeTai-taitakesanotherlookatMa'sdiamondring.

LEUNGTAI-TAI

Andwhydidn'tyou