廊桥遗梦英文剧本The Bridges of Madison County之欧阳生创编.docx

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廊桥遗梦英文剧本TheBridgesofMadisonCounty之欧阳生创编

TheBridgesofMadisonCounty

Nothing’sgoannaChangeMyLoveforYou

时间：

2021.02.08

创作人：

欧阳生

IfIhadtolivemywithoutyounearme

Thedayswouldallbeempty

Thenightswouldseemsolong

WithyouIseeforeverallsoclearly

Imighthavebeeninlovebefore

Butitneverfeltthisstrong

Ourdreamsareyoung

Andmebothknowthey’lltakeuswherewewontto

goHoldmenowtouchmenow

Idon’twanttolivewithoutyou

Nothing’sgoannachangemyloveforyou

YououghttoknowbynowhowmuchIloveyou

Onethingyoucanbesureof

I’llneveraskformorethanyourlove

Nothing’sgonnachangemyloveforyou

YououghttoknowbynowhowmuchIloveyou

Theworldmaychangemywholelifethrough

Butnothing’sgonnachangemyloveforyou

Iftheroadaheadisnotsoeasy

I’llbethereforyouifyoushouldneedme

Youdon’thavetochangeathing

Iloveyoujustthewayyouare

Socomewithmeandsharetheview

Socomewithmeandsharetheview

I’llhelpyouseeforevertoo

Holdmenowtouchmenow

Idon’twanttolivewithoutyou

Mother’stestament

（Thepicturebeginsinthepresentdaywhenitisthirty

yearssincetheprotagonists’storytookplace,andatthe

samelocation.）

protagonist:

heroheroineleadingroleAcademyAwardfor

BestActor,BestActress,BestSupportingActor,BestsupportingActress.

（Caroline,inherfortiesstandsinthesamedoorway）

ofthesamehousewhereshelivedandgrewup.Shesees

acarwithFloridaplatedrivinguptothehouse.Carolinesteps

outofthedoorwayandheadsforthecaroutofwhichexither

brotherMichael!

andhiswifeBetty.Theyhuggedeachother.）

headfor

whereisthebomberheadingfor?

Carryingthewound,theambulancewasstraightlyheadedforthehospital.Michael:

Isis.

CAROLINE:

Hi,Betty.

BETTY:

I,Caroline.

（Inthelivingroomoftheirmother’shousethatday,alawyerhandsMichaeladocument.）

LAWYER:

Ah,Michael,ifIcouldjustgetyoutosignthisherewhichgivesyouthecontentsfromthesafedepositbox.（Michaeldoes.）Fine.Andthisoneplease,whichclearsthebankofallfurtherresponsibilityforthecontents

Safedepositbox?

I’mgoingtodepositthe2000dollarsintheBankofChina

Withdrawwithdrawal

Pleasemakeoutawithdrawalslipbeforehand.

BETTY:

Thisiskindofexciting.Maybewe’llfindoutyourmotherhadsecretmillionslyingaround?

Kindof:

Wherecanwefindarestaurant?

I’mkindofhungry

（Carolinesmilesweakly.Michaelhandsbackthepapers.）

LAWYER:

Well,whydon’twegetstarted?

NowyourmotherisinterredatSeerHeightsFuneralHomeuntilarrangementscanbemade.

Inter

Afterinterringhismurderedbeloved,hewentonthewayofrevenge.

Thetoptaskoftheearthquakeaftermathistosearchforandrescuethosewhoareburiedundertheruins.

MICHAEL:

（tohissister）Ithoughteverythingwasarranged.

CAROLINE:

No,there’saproblem.

MICHAEL:

whatproblem?

LAWYER:

Well,yourmotherleftexplicitinstructionsthatshewishedtobecremated.

1.Explicit:

ThereasonwhyI’mnotresponsibleforthedamagehasbeenexplicitlystated!

Heshowsanexplicitintentionofcoupdeath.

2.cremate cremation.

CremationisbeingadvocatedbytheGovernmentasanenvironment-friendlywayofinterment.

MICHAEL:

Cremated?

CAROLINE:

Iknow.Idon’tunderstanditeither.

MICHAEL:

Whendidshedecidethis?

LAWYER:

Well,apparentlyjustbeforeherdeath.

MICHAEL:

Thisiscrazy.Idon’tknowanybodywhogetscremated.

BETTY:

Lotsofpeopledo.

MICHAEL:

Well,nooneinmyfamilydid!

Dadboughtcemeteryplotsatprairiehill,oneforhimandoneforMom.

1. plot

anexperimentalplotofricecemeteryplot

Theplotthickens.

2. prairie

Asinglecanstartaprairiefire.

Prairiestate

LAWYER:

Well,itclearlystatesinthewill

MICHAEL:

Idon’tcarewhatitsays!

（toCaroline）MaybeMamawasdelirious,youknow.Maybeshedidn’tknowwhatshewassaying,youknow.Ifshewantedtobecremated,whythehelldiesheletdadbuytwoplots,huh?

1. Deliriousbedeliriouswithjoy

2. thehell

Whatthehellareyougoingtodo?

LAWYER:

Well,shewasveryspecific.ShewantedherashestobethrownoverRosmand Bridge.

MICHAEL:

What!

BETTY:

Bizarre!

CAROLINE:

Mr.Peterson,areyousureMamawroteallthis?

LAWYER:

Well,itwasnotarizedandwitnessedbyaMrs.LucyDelaney.Maybeyoucanaskher.

1. notarizenotarization

ThenationalCollegeEnglishSpeakingContestisnotarizedbyBeijingNotaryoffice.

2. witness

Thewitnessassertedtheseniorofficertobethemurderer.

Theyear2001witnessedChina’ssuccessingettingintotheWorldCup.

MICHAEL:

WhothehellisLucyDelaney?

CAROLINE:

IrememberMrs.Delaney,butIjusthavenoideawhatshewas…

MICHAEL:

Well,Idon’tcareifit’slegalornot.We’renotcrematingherandthrowingherashesalloversomebridgewherewecan’tevengovisitherbecauseshe’sgoingtobeblownallovertheplacelikeanashtray

BETTY:

Imaginepeopledrivingoverheranddoggiesdoingtheirbusiness…

MICHAEL:

（interrupting）We’renotdoingit!

I’mnotevensureit’sChristian.

BETTY:

Maybeit’sanItalianthing.（tothelawyer）TheirmotherwasItalian.

MICHAEL:

Doesn’tmatter.Moveon.

（Thewomandarenotobject.TheLawyerraiseshiseyebrowsandcontinues.）

LAWYER:

Well,wecancomebacktothis,Whydon’tweopenthebox?

（A:

keyis insertedintothelockofthesafedepositboxandthelidisopened.Therearesomepapers,deeds,et.Michael!

 Beginssortingthroughthese.Carolinenoticesamanilaenvelopeaddressedtohermother,postmarked1965.Sheopensituptofindtwolettersandafewphotographs-Francescastandingnearacoveredbridge,herhairwind blown,herexpressionserene,beautifulandsad.）

CAROLINE:

Michael,lookatthese-I’veneverseenthesepicturesofmama.Haveyou?

（BettyandMichaellookoverhershoulder.Heshakes“no”）

CAROLINE（continued）Itwasinthisenvelopefrom1965.

BETTY:

She’snotwearingabra.（takesthebridgephotoWell,that’stheHolywellBridge.Incaseanybody’sinterested.）

（Michaelreturnstotheotherpapers.Bettytakesthephotographforfurtherexamination.Carolineopensoneofthelettersandbeginstoread.）

MICHAEL:

（toLawyer）Whyaretheretwodeedshere?

LAWYER:

I’llseethem.Thisisfortheadditionalacreshepurchasedin1959.

MICHAEL:

Andthis?

LAWYER:

Thosearebillsofsalefromtheequipmentyourmothersoldin…

（Throughouttheirconversation,Carolinereadstheletterandherexpressionsinksintooneofshockandcon-fusion.Sheflipstothelastpageofthelettertoreadwhoitisfrom.Shecan’tbelievehereyes.）

sink

Herheartsankwithinherassheknewshecouldn’tpasstheexam.

LAWYER:

Oh,thisoneisfortheoriginalparcelyourfatherpurchased.And…

CAROLINE:

Michael.

MICHAEL:

（readingdocuments）Yeah.

CAROLINE:

Michael!

MICHAEL（irritated）Why?

CAROLINE:

Couldyoucomeherforaminute,please?

MICHAEL:

Why?

Wherearewegoing?

（Theyexit,leavingBettyandtheLawyerinthelivingroom.）

BETTY:

Didshesayanythinginthereaboutme,aboutleavingmeanythinginparticular?

Inparticular:

Themanboughtmanypresentsforhisfamilyandalovelyroseforhiswifeinparticular.

LAWYER:

No.

（MichaelandCarolinereenterthelivingroom.Michael’sexpressionnowmatchesCAROLINEindisbelief.）

1. match:

Thecolorofthisnewhatmatchesthatofthecoat.

2. indisbelief:

Heislookingatthecashindisbeliefandcan’timaginehecanmakesomuchmoney.

BETTY:

What’sgoingon?

MICHAEL:

Um…wewerejustwonderinghowitmightbebetterifCarolineandIwouldlookoverthestuffbyourselves.Notkeepyoutwowaitingaround.（totheLawyer）I’llcontactyourofficeaboutthelegalwork.

Wewerejustwonderinghowitmightbebetterif…

IwasjustwonderinghowitmightbebetterifIwenttherefirstandthenyouwouldgotheotherday.

（InsidetheKITCHENLATER,CAROLINEisreadingthelettertoMichael.）CAROLINE:

“Istruggletoputittogetherinawaythatallowsmetocontinueknowingwe’reonseparateroad.ButthenIlookthroughthelensofmycamera,andyou’rethere..IstarttowriteanarticleandIfindmy-selfwritingittoyou.It’scleartomethatnowwehavebeenmovingtowardseachother,towardsthosefourdays,allourlives.

Separate

Sheandhersistershaveseparateroomsinthehotel.

MICHAEL:

（risesandinterrupts）Idon’twanttohearanymore!

Burnthedamnthing!

Idon’twanttohearit!

Throwitaway!

（CAROLINEcontinuesreadingsilently.Michael’scuriositygetsthebetterofhim.）

getthebetterof

Theyoungmangotthebetterofotherplayersandwonthetabletennismatch.

MICHAEL:

What’shesayingnow?

CAROLINE:

Well,hejustgoesonabouthowifmamaeverneededhim,shecouldreachhimthroughtheNationalGeographicmagazineinWashingtonD.C.Hewasaphotographer.Hepromisesnottowriteagain.Andthenallitsaysis…Iloveyou…Robert.

TheNationalGeographicmagazine:

WashingtonD.C.WashingtonDistrictofColumbus.

MICHAEL:

Robert!

Jesus!

I’llkillhim

CAROLINE:

Thatwouldbesometrick.He’salreadydead.That’swhatthisotherletteris.（takestheletterandskimsFromhisattorney.Heleftmostofhisthingstomamaandrequested…）

MICHAEL:

What?

CAROLINE:

ThathebecrematedandhisashesthrownonRosmandBridge.

MICHAEL:

DAMNHIM!

Iknewmamawouldn’thavethoughtofthatherself.Itwassomedamnperverted…photographicmindinfluencingher!

Whendidthebastarddie?

CAROLINE:

’82

MICHAEL:

Waitaminute!

Thatwasthreeyearsafterdaddy.Doyouthink…?

CAROLINE:

Idon’tknow.I’mcompletelyinthedarkhere.That’swhatIgetformovingaway.

Inthedark

Theymadetheplansecretlyandputeveryoneelseinthedark.

MICHAEL:

Wewerekidswhenthishappened.I