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等待戈多英语剧本
【剧本】等待戈多(英文版)
WaitingforGodot
tragicomedyin2acts
By
SamuelBeckett
Estragon
Vladimir
Lucky
Pozzo
aboy
ACTI
Acountryroad.Atree.
Evening.
Estragon,sittingonalowmound,istryingtotakeoffhisboot.He
pullsatitwithbothhands,panting.Hegivesup,exhausted,rests,
triesagain.
Asbefore.
EnterVladimir.
ESTRAGON:
(givingupagain).Nothingtobedone.
VLADIMIR:
(advancingwithshort,stiffstrides,legswideapart).I'm
beginningtocomeroundtothatopinion.AllmylifeI'vetriedto
putitfromme,sayingVladimir,bereasonable,youhaven'tyet
triedeverything.AndIresumedthestruggle.(Hebroods,musingon
thestruggle.TurningtoEstragon.)Sothereyouareagain.
ESTRAGON:
AmI?
VLADIMIR:
I'mgladtoseeyouback.Ithoughtyouweregoneforever.
ESTRAGON:
Metoo.
VLADIMIR:
Togetheragainatlast!
We'llhavetocelebratethis.Buthow?
(He
reflects.)GetuptillIembraceyou.
ESTRAGON:
(irritably).Notnow,notnow.
VLADIMIR:
(hurt,coldly).MayoneinquirewhereHisHighnessspentthenight?
ESTRAGON:
Inaditch.
VLADIMIR:
(admiringly).Aditch!
Where?
ESTRAGON:
(withoutgesture).Overthere.
VLADIMIR:
Andtheydidn'tbeatyou?
ESTRAGON:
Beatme?
Certainlytheybeatme.
VLADIMIR:
Thesamelotasusual?
ESTRAGON:
Thesame?
Idon'tknow.
VLADIMIR:
WhenIthinkofit...alltheseyears...butforme...
wherewouldyoube...(Decisively.)You'dbenothingmorethana
littleheapofbonesatthepresentminute,nodoubtaboutit.
ESTRAGON:
Andwhatofit?
VLADIMIR:
(gloomily).It'stoomuchforoneman.(Pause.Cheerfully.)Onthe
otherhandwhat'sthegoodoflosingheartnow,that'swhatIsay.
Weshouldhavethoughtofitamillionyearsago,inthenineties.
ESTRAGON:
Ahstopblatheringandhelpmeoffwiththisbloodything.
VLADIMIR:
HandinhandfromthetopoftheEiffelTower,amongthefirst.We
wererespectableinthosedays.Nowit'stoolate.Theywouldn't
evenletusup.(Estragontearsathisboot.)Whatareyoudoing?
ESTRAGON:
Takingoffmyboot.Didthatneverhappentoyou?
VLADIMIR:
Bootsmustbetakenoffeveryday,I'mtiredtellingyouthat.Why
don'tyoulistentome?
ESTRAGON:
(feebly).Helpme!
VLADIMIR:
Ithurts?
ESTRAGON:
(angrily).Hurts!
Hewantstoknowifithurts!
VLADIMIR:
(angrily).Nooneeversuffersbutyou.Idon'tcount.I'dliketo
hearwhatyou'dsayifyouhadwhatIhave.
ESTRAGON:
Ithurts?
VLADIMIR:
(angrily).Hurts!
Hewantstoknowifithurts!
ESTRAGON:
(pointing).Youmightbuttonitallthesame.
VLADIMIR:
(stooping).True.(Hebuttonshisfly.)Neverneglectthelittle
thingsoflife.
ESTRAGON:
Whatdoyouexpect,youalwayswaittillthelastmoment.
VLADIMIR:
(musingly).Thelastmoment...(Hemeditates.)Hopedeferred
makeththesomethingsick,whosaidthat?
ESTRAGON:
Whydon'tyouhelpme?
VLADIMIR:
SometimesIfeelitcomingallthesame.ThenIgoallqueer.(He
takesoffhishat,peersinsideit,feelsaboutinsideit,shakes
it,putsitonagain.)HowshallIsay?
Relievedandatthesame
time...(hesearchesfortheword)...appalled.(With
emphasis.)AP-PALLED.(Hetakesoffhishatagain,peersinsideit.)
Funny.(Heknocksonthecrownasthoughtodislodgeaforeignbody,
peersintoitagain,putsitonagain.)Nothingtobedone.
(Estragonwithasupremeeffortsucceedsinpullingoffhisboot.He
peersinsideit,feelsaboutinsideit,turnsitupsidedown,shakes
it,looksonthegroundtoseeifanythinghasfallenout,finds
nothing,feelsinsideitagain,staringsightlesslybeforehim.)
Well?
ESTRAGON:
Nothing.
VLADIMIR:
Showme.
ESTRAGON:
There'snothingtoshow.
VLADIMIR:
Tryandputitonagain.
ESTRAGON:
(examininghisfoot).I'llairitforabit.
VLADIMIR:
There'smanalloverforyou,blamingonhisbootsthefaultsofhis
feet.(Hetakesoffhishatagain,peersinsideit,feelsabout
insideit,knocksonthecrown,blowsintoit,putsitonagain.)
Thisisgettingalarming.(Silence.Vladimirdeepinthought,
Estragonpullingathistoes.)Oneofthethieveswassaved.
(Pause.)It'sareasonablepercentage.(Pause.)Gogo.
ESTRAGON:
What?
VLADIMIR:
Supposewerepented.
ESTRAGON:
Repentedwhat?
VLADIMIR:
Oh...(Hereflects.)Wewouldn'thavetogointothedetails.
ESTRAGON:
Ourbeingborn?
Vladimirbreaksintoaheartylaughwhichheimmediatelystifles,
hishandpressedtohispubis,hisfacecontorted.
VLADIMIR:
Onedaren'tevenlaughanymore.
ESTRAGON:
Dreadfulprivation.
VLADIMIR:
Merelysmile.(Hesmilessuddenlyfromeartoear,keepssmiling,
ceasesassuddenly.)It'snotthesamething.Nothingtobedone.
(Pause.)Gogo.
ESTRAGON:
(irritably).Whatisit?
VLADIMIR:
DidyoueverreadtheBible?
ESTRAGON:
TheBible...(Hereflects.)Imusthavetakenalookatit.
VLADIMIR:
DoyouremembertheGospels?
ESTRAGON:
IrememberthemapsoftheHolyLand.Colouredtheywere.Very
pretty.TheDeadSeawaspaleblue.Theverylookofitmademe
thirsty.That'swherewe'llgo,Iusedtosay,that'swherewe'llgo
forourhoneymoon.We'llswim.We'llbehappy.
VLADIMIR:
Youshouldhavebeenapoet.
ESTRAGON:
Iwas.(Gesturetowardshisrags.)Isn'tthatobvious?
Silence.
VLADIMIR:
WherewasI...How'syourfoot?
ESTRAGON:
Swellingvisibly.
VLADIMIR:
Ahyes,thetwothieves.Doyourememberthestory?
ESTRAGON:
No.
VLADIMIR:
ShallItellittoyou?
ESTRAGON:
No.
VLADIMIR:
It'llpassthetime.(Pause.)Twothieves,crucifiedatthesame
timeasourSaviour.One?
ESTRAGON:
Ourwhat?
VLADIMIR:
OurSaviour.Twothieves.Oneissupposedtohavebeensavedandthe
other...(hesearchesforthecontraryofsaved)...damned.
ESTRAGON:
Savedfromwhat?
VLADIMIR:
Hell.
ESTRAGON:
I'mgoing.
Hedoesnotmove.
VLADIMIR:
Andyet...(pause)...howisit杢hisisnotboringyouI
hope?
howisitthatofthefourEvangelistsonlyonespeaksofa
thiefbeingsaved.Thefourofthemwerethere杘rthereabouts?
and
onlyonespeaksofathiefbeingsaved.(Pause.)Comeon,Gogo,
returntheball,can'tyou,onceinawhile?
ESTRAGON:
(withexaggeratedenthusiasm).Ifindthisreallymost
extraordinarilyinteresting.
VLADIMIR:
Oneoutoffour.Oftheotherthree,twodon'tmentionanythieves
atallandthethirdsaysthatbothofthemabusedhim.
ESTRAGON:
Who?
VLADIMIR:
What?
ESTRAGON:
What'sallthisabout?
Abusedwho?
VLADIMIR:
TheSaviour.
ESTRAGON:
Why?
VLADIMIR:
Becausehewouldn'tsavethem.
ESTRAGON:
Fromhell?
VLADIMIR:
Imbecile!
Fromdeath.
ESTRAGON:
Ithoughtyousaidhell.
VLADIMIR:
Fromdeath,fromdeath.
ESTRAGON:
Wellwhatofit?
VLADIMIR:
Thenthetwoofthemmusthavebeendamned.
ESTRAGON:
Andwhynot?
VLADIMIR:
Butoneofthefoursaysthatoneofthetwowassaved.
ESTRAGON:
Well?
Theydon'tagreeandthat'sallthereistoit.
VLADIMIR:
Butallfourwerethere.Andonlyonespeaksofathiefbeingsaved.
Whybelievehimratherthantheothers?
ESTRAGON:
Whobelieveshim?
VLADIMIR:
Everybody.It'stheonlyversiontheyknow.
ESTRAGON:
Peoplearebloodyignorantapes.
Herisespainfully,goeslimpingtoextremeleft,halts,gazesinto
distanceoffwithhishandscreeninghiseyes,turns,goesto
extremeright,gazesintodistance.Vladimirwatcheshim,thengoes
andpicksuptheboot,peersintoit,dropsithastily.
VLADIMIR:
Pah!
Hespits.Estragonmovestocenter,haltswithhisbackto
auditorium.
ESTRAGON:
Charmingspot.(Heturns,advancestofront,haltsfacing
auditorium.)Inspiringprospects.(HeturnstoVladimir.)Let'sgo.
VLADIMIR:
Wecan't.
ESTRAGON:
Whynot?
VLADIMIR:
We'rewaitingforGodot.
ESTRAGON:
(despairingly).Ah!
(Pause.)You'resureitwashere?
VLADIMIR:
What?
ESTRAGON:
Thatweweretowait.
VLADIMIR:
Hesaidbythetree.(Theylookatthetree.)Doyouseeanyothers?
ESTRAGON:
Whatisit?
VLADIMIR:
Idon'tknow.Awillow.
ESTRAGON:
Wherearetheleaves?
VLADIMIR:
Itmustbedead.
ESTRAGON:
Nomoreweeping.
VLADIMIR:
Orperhapsit'snottheseason.
ESTRAGON:
Lookstomemorelikeabush.
VLADIMIR:
Ashrub.
ESTRAGON:
Abush.
VLADIMIR:
A?
Whatareyouinsinuating?
Thatwe'vecometothewrongplace?
ESTRAGON:
Heshouldbehere.
VLADIMIR:
Hedidn'tsayforsurehe'dcome.
ESTRAGON:
Andifhedoesn'tcome?
VLADIMIR:
We'llcomebacktomorrow.
ESTRAGON:
Andthenthedayaftertomorrow.
VLADIMIR:
Possibly.
ESTRAGON:
Andsoon.
VLADIMIR:
Thepointis?
ESTRAGON:
Untilhecomes.
VLADIMIR:
You'remerciless.
ESTRAGON:
Wecamehereyesterday.
VLADIMIR:
Ahno,thereyou'remistaken.
ESTRAGON:
Whatdidwedoyesterday?
VLADIMIR:
Whatdidwedoyesterday?
ESTRAGON:
Yes.
VLADIMIR:
Why...(Angrily.)Nothingiscertainwhenyou'reabout.
ESTRAGON:
Inmyopinionwewerehere.
VLADIMIR:
(lookinground).Yourecognizetheplace?
ESTRAGON:
Ididn'tsaythat.
VLADIMIR:
Well?
ESTRAGON:
Thatmakesnodifference.
VLADIMIR:
Allthesame...thattree...(turningtowardsauditorium)that
bog...
ESTRAGON:
You'resureitwasthisevening?
VLADIMIR:
What?