1、你好,上校,我是新来的看护。Max: And I m the butler.(我不是上校),我是管家。 Oh, well, How do you do? (边说边很粗鲁地和 Max 握手)噢,好吧,你好。 You will wait here, please. I will call the Captain. ( 下)请在这儿等一下 , 我去叫上校。( Maria 四处打量时, Captain 上。)Captain : Why do you stare at me that way?你为什么用那样的眼光看着我? You don t like a captain.你看起来不像个上校。m afra
2、id you don t look like a governess! Well, madam 你恐怕也不太像个看护!恩,小姐 Maria.我叫玛利亚 Ok, Maria. You are the twelfth governess to look after my children since their mother died. I think you will better than the last governess, she stayed only two hours. 好吧,玛利亚,你是孩子的母亲去世后的第十二位看护。我想你会比前一个看 护要强,因为她只待了两小时。 What s
3、 wrong with the children, sir?先生,孩子们怎么了? Nothing is wrong with the children, only the governesses.OK! Maria. As you know I m a captain. I hope you will be strict to the children as I do.孩子很好,只是看护不行。好吧,玛利亚,你知道,我是个上校,我希望你 对孩子像我一样严格。 Yes, sir.是的,先生。 This is the signal.这是给他们的讯号。( 吹哨,孩子们列队出来。并在哨声的示意下整齐的站
4、成一排 ) Everybody! This is your new governess, Maria. Now give your name at the signal.孩子们,这是你们的新看护,玛利亚。现在听到哨声后报出你们的名字。(每吹一声哨子,孩子们依次上前报出自己的名字。) 大女儿 : Lisa.大儿子 :Nick.二儿子 :Bill.三儿子 : Harry.二女儿 :Kelly.小儿子 :Kurt小女儿:上前一步,但没说话。Emily. ( 代小女儿回答 ) (向Maria ) Now let s see how well you use the Whistle. 现在让我们看看你会
5、不会用哨子发命令。(把哨子递给玛利亚) I don t need a whistle, Captain. I will use their names, such lovely names.我不需要哨子,上校。我要用他们的名字,这些名字太可爱了。This is a large house, and I don t want to have anyshouting.我家房子太大,我不想听到你大呼小叫的。 But sir, whistle is for animals, not for children!但是上校,哨子是针对动物的,而不是孩子!(权威受到挑战,很生气,转身离开 )Up to you
6、!你随便!(Captain 一走,孩子们就很放松 ) At ease. 稍息。Well, now there are just us, would you please tell me your names again, and how old you are? 现在只剩我们了,可不可以再给我说一下你们的名字,还有年纪。Lisa: m Lisa. I m 16 years old, and I don t need a governess !我叫丽莎,我 16 岁了,我不需要看护!m glad you told me, Lisa. We will just be good friends. 很
7、高兴你能告诉我,丽莎。我们将会成为好朋友的。Nick :I m Nick. I m 14, I am impossible!我叫尼克,我 14 了,我会让你受不了的! Really? Who told you that, Nick? 真的吗?谁告诉你的,尼克?Nick: The last governess.上一个看护。Bill :m Bill , I m 13 years old, I m incorrigible ! 我叫比尔,我 13 岁了,我是个不可救药的人! What is “incorrigible ” ?I think it means you won t be treated
8、like a boy.什么是“不可救药”?我想它的意思是你将不会被当做一个小男孩来对待。Harry :I am Kurt. 我是库尔特。 You didn t tell me how old you are, Harry. 你没告诉我你的年龄,哈利。Kurt :m Kurt, he is Harry, he s 11 years old, and I m 7. You aresmart.我才是库尔特,他是哈利,他 11岁了,我 7 岁,你还挺聪明的嘛!Kelly :(很亲密地靠近 )Im Kelly, I m going to be 9 years old . And I like pink.
9、我是凯莉,我马上就 9 岁了,我喜欢粉色。 Pink is my favorite color too. 粉色也是我最喜欢的颜色。(小女儿 Emily 假装生气,叉腰、跺脚。) Maria: Yes ,you are Emily.对,你是艾米莉。( Emily 点头,并伸出一把手。 ) And you are 5 years old?你五岁了是吧?( Emily 再次点头 ) My , you are really a lady. 天哪,你可真是个小淑女啊!(Emily 开心地笑了 ) Now I have to tell you a secret, I ve never been a gov
10、erness.现在呢,我要告诉你们一个秘密,我从来没作过看护。Harry: (带着讥讽 )You mean you dont know anything about being a governess?你的意思是说你一点都不知道怎么做个看护?Maria :(耸肩) Yes, nothing. 是啊,一点也不知道。 Well, let us teach you. The best way to start is to tell father to mind his own Business. 好吧,那就让我们来教你吧。首先告诉我爸让他别多管闲事。 You must be never come t
11、o dinner on time. 吃饭时一定不能准时。Bill: Never eat your soup quietly.喝汤的时候一定要弄出响声。(孩子们边说边围攻 Maria, Maria 被推到在地 ,头发也弄乱了 ) Let s go!我们走吧!Emily: Don t believe a word they say, Maria.千万别相信他们的话,玛利亚。Oh, why not?为什么呢? Because I like you.因为我喜欢你。(孩子们转身走的时候, Maria 把手伸进兜里,突然大叫一声,扔出一只蜘蛛,喊声惊动 了 Captain ,他从另一边出来)(皱着眉) W
12、hats the matter with you?小姐,你怎么了?( 听见父亲的声音,孩子们很害怕,不约而同的停下脚步偷看,等着 Maria 告状后挨打 )(理了理头发,把蜘蛛偷偷藏起来) Nothing ,nothing is wrong.没事,没事,一切都很正常,呵呵。Captain 转身下。孩子们松了口气,下。之后 Maria 也下。第二幕(雷电交加的晚上, Maria 在做祷告)Dear father ,now I know why you set me here, and I pray this will be a happy family 亲爱的主啊,现在我知道你为什么把我派到这里
13、了,我祈祷这个家庭能够充满欢声 笑语( 突然一个炸雷, Emily 抱着头跑出来,抱住了 Maria)Emily , are you scared?艾米莉,你害怕是不?(Emily 点头 )Dont worry, you just stay here with me.Where are the others?别害怕,和我一起待在这儿吧。其他人呢? They are asleep, they are not scared. 他们在睡觉,他们不害怕。(Emily 话音未落,又一个炸雷, Lisa 和 Kelly 一起出来,犹豫了一下 ) Maria :All right ,come here.别不好意思,来我这儿吧。(Lisa 和 Kelly 跑到 Maria 跟前 )Well ,we will wait for the boy
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