Previously on LIB

【前情提要】

連續(xù)幾天都睡沙發(fā)的小強心情糟糕透頂，到了公司還惹來同事們異樣的目光，惱怒之下，他決定和Lily說清楚；而Lily回想了很久后覺得自己有點過分，她希望與小強和好如初。經(jīng)過解釋，誤會解除，兩個人又恩愛依舊。

Plot Synopsis

【本期劇情】

小Daniel慢慢長大，再加上有阿姨的幫忙，Sabrina終于可以從瑣碎的生活中暫時解脫出來，和朋友們?nèi)ソ纪馍⑿耐笟狻５?，在爬山的過程中，她卻不小心受傷，幸虧有James在身邊照料，這時，兩人的關系逐漸微妙化。Sabrina和James都掙扎在感情的漩渦中……

Part One: Huai Rou Getaway懷柔游記

這是個漫長的周末，大伙說服莎賓蓮娜把慶喆留給保姆在家照看，邀她一塊去懷柔郊區(qū)放松放松，出發(fā)的前一天晚上，大家舉行了一個豐盛的燒烤大宴，并決定第二天一大早去長城。

Lily: (huffing and puffing) Are we there yet?

Casanova: I'd say we're about a third of the way up.

Lily: A third?! You've got to be kidding.

Sabrina: Quit whining Lily! I haven't exercised since my third trimester and I'm still going.

Lily: I can't believe I let you guys talk me into this. I hate hiking! Didn't a tourist recently fall off the Wall and die?

James: Oh come on， you can do it!

Lily: Look， pass me， okay， I don't want to set the pace for you guys.

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Sabrina: It's alright hon， you take your time.

Lily: (irritably) No， seriously， I'd rather I was at the end and you all went off without me.

Casanova: (making a mock sad face) Oh poor Lily， all alone in the woods and all her friends have abandoned her…

Sabrina: (under her breath) Best not aggravate her too much， Cass…h(huán)ey Elena， are you alright?Haven't heard you speak in a while.

James: Yeah， it's usually so hard to make you shut up!

Elena: You shut up. I don't feel so good.

Casanova: Are you okay babe?

Elena: I think I just need sugar， I didn't really have much to eat for breakfast and my body's crashing on me.

Lily: Hey， let's just sit here and hang for a bit. I seriously need a break.

Casanova: Well， I'll stay with you then. (to Sabrina and James) You guys go on， we'll catch up with you soon.

Sabrina: Alright. Let's go， James! Gotta knock some of these extra pregnancy pounds off!

Sabrina: It's so nice out here. It's great to get some fresh air. I'm really glad you guys convinced me to come out.

James: Yeah， we figured you could use some time to yourself!

Sabrina: You know， now that I've had the baby， I'm not sure how much longer I'd want to be living right in the middle of a big city， caught up in the rat race. I mean， I really wish that Qingzhe were here right now， experiencing the trees and the air and even the little bugs.

James: Yeah， my goal eventually is to move to a beautiful place with lots of space and live a slower-paced life. Maybe a ranch somewhere， with acres of land， and dogs， and horses.

Sabrina: That sounds wonderful.

James: Yeah， if I make my first million by the time I'm in my mid-thirties! Maybe we should all invest in a villa out in the suburbs together， and spend our retirement years bickering with each other.

Sabrina: (laughing) Like we were doing back there? Awesome.

James: （putting on a wobbly， high-pitched old grandmother's voice） \"I still haven't forgiven you for leaving us there when we were hiking the Great Wall…\"

Sabrina: Hahahaha! Oh my god， it's Lily as an old woman!

James: \"I told you I didn't like hiking.\" (putting on a gruff， old man voice) \"I told you to stay in the car， you old hag.\" \"You should have carried me up， if you'd been half a gentleman.\" \"Shut your pie-hole， and go get me some soup! \"

Sabrina: (laughing uncontrollably) Oh my god， it's like watching someone with multiple personalities.

James: Seriously， I can see us all living together in one big house， and we'd all be old， although Lily would look twenty years younger than the rest of us because of all the weird plastic surgery…

Sabrina: Hahahahahaha.

James: Casanova would be on his fifth wife， and he'd have the downstairs room because both his hips had to be replaced from all the geriatric sex he's having…

Sabrina: (still laughing) Oh no! Poor Elena.

James: Meanwhile， Elena would be this super-hot old minx who doesn't give a shit about Casanova anymore because she's onto bigger and younger things – if you know what I mean. (wiggles his eyebrows)

Sabrina: Eeeeeeww! And what about me?

James: Well， you would…

（突然間，莎賓蓮娜沒站穩(wěn)，驚叫一聲摔倒了。）

Sabrina: Ouch! Christ!!

James: Are you alright?! What happened?!

Sabrina: (grumpily) Yeah， my foot just slipped out from under me.

James: Ouch， your knee is bleeding.

Sabrina: Oh geez. It's not a big deal， just a little scrape.

James: Here， sit over here where it's flatter. I think I have a Band-Aid on me.

（詹姆斯在背包里翻出一打創(chuàng)可貼及一些消毒液。）

James: This'll work. .

Sabrina: Thanks.

James: It should be fine by tomorrow， so long as we keep it clean. I've trained in first aid before so I should know!

（詹姆斯轉(zhuǎn)向莎賓蓮娜朝她笑了笑。突然感覺他們挨得那么近，莎賓蓮娜刷的一下臉紅了。他們的眼神相觸，莎賓蓮娜趕緊轉(zhuǎn)眼看別處。詹姆斯一時不知該說些什么。）

（正當他們?nèi)绱藢擂蔚臅r候，莉莉，埃蓮娜和卡薩諾瓦已走上前了。）

Lily: Oh my god! Look at the view here!

Elena: Gorgeous.

Casanova: Was it worth the effort， ladies?

Lily: Oh， for sure. Besides， it wasn't that bad.

（聽到大伙兒都上來了，莎賓蓮娜趕緊慌亂地爬起。擔心她會再次摔倒，詹姆斯扶著她的胳膊使她站穩(wěn)。）

Elena: (jumping up and down childishly) Woooooo! Hey guys!

Casanova: Sweetheart， don't do that. What if you fell over! I wouldn't want to lose my angel in a freak accident.

Lily: (laughing) We'll both have to hang on to your arms so you don't fly over the edge!

（莉莉看到了莎賓蓮娜膝蓋上的創(chuàng)可貼。）

Lily: Hey Sab， did you take a spill? James， I guess you'll have to keep a hold of her until we get back to the lodge!

（莎賓蓮娜意識到她和詹姆斯的手依然握在一塊兒，立即松手。）

Sabrina: Thanks， James， I'll be fine.

（詹姆斯看著她，想不出該說什么。）

莉莉：（上氣不接下氣地）我們到了嗎？

卡薩諾瓦：我看我們只走了三分之一的路。

莉莉：三分之一？！你開玩笑吧。莎賓蓮娜：別抱怨了，莉莉！我自懷孕這三個月以來就沒做過運動，我都還在堅持。

莉莉：我真不敢相信我居然聽了你們的鬼話跑來這兒，我討厭爬山！你沒聽說過最近有一個游客從墻上掉下去給摔死了嗎？

詹姆斯：加油吧，你能堅持下去的！

莉莉：這樣，你們走我前面，好吧，我不想拖累你們。

莎賓蓮娜：這樣也好，你慢慢來吧。

莉莉：（有點煩躁）不，真的，我寧愿我走最后面，你們盡管走你們的吧。

卡薩諾瓦：（做一個嘲笑性的憂傷鬼臉） 哦，可憐的莉莉，孤身一人游蕩在從林中，所有的朋友都拋棄她……

莎賓蓮娜：（低聲說）你最好別把她給逼急了，卡薩……嗨，埃蓮娜，你們還行吧？這么久沒聽到你們說話呢。

詹姆斯：誒，好像讓你閉嘴不說話總是件很艱難的事情！

埃蓮娜：你閉嘴。我不太舒服。

卡薩諾瓦：你還好吧寶貝兒？

埃蓮娜：我想我需要些糖，我早上沒吃多少東西，我覺得自己體力不支了。

莉莉：喂，我們在這兒休息一會兒吧，我不行了。

卡薩諾瓦：好，我和你一塊休息會兒。（轉(zhuǎn)向莎賓蓮娜和詹姆斯），你們繼續(xù)，我們一會兒就趕上來。

莎賓蓮娜：好吧，詹姆斯，我們走！我要把懷孕時長的膘給甩掉些！

莎賓蓮娜：這兒真好，來這兒呼吸新鮮空氣真的很棒。我真高興你們說服了我出來。

詹姆斯：是啊，我們覺得你應該找點時間給自己享受。

莎賓蓮娜：你看，我現(xiàn)在有了孩子，我不知道我還會在大城市住多久，每天都為工作為生活東奔西走，我指的是，我很希望慶喆現(xiàn)在也在這里，體會大自然的氣息，看那蔥郁的樹木，尋覓小蟲。

詹姆斯：恩，我的理想就是搬到一個美麗而且空間很大的地方，過著悠閑慢腳步的生活，也許是個農(nóng)場什么的，擁有大片土地，有很多狗，還有成群的馬……

莎賓蓮娜：聽上去很不錯！

詹姆斯：恩，如果在我三十多歲的時候我掙到一百萬的話！也許我們可以合伙投資在郊區(qū)建一個小庭院，等我們退休后我們在那喋喋不休地討論這討論那。

莎賓蓮娜：（不禁大笑）像在我們剛才路上那樣吵鬧？太恐怖了。

詹姆斯：(故意學老太婆顫抖的高音調(diào)) “我還記得那次爬長城時你們棄我們而去，我可還沒原諒你們呢?！?/p>

莎賓蓮娜：哈哈哈哈！我的天吶，這是莉莉老了的時候嗎？

詹姆斯：“我告訴過你，我不喜歡爬山”（裝出脾氣暴躁的老翁的一串怪腔）“我告訴過你叫你待在車上，你這個老巫婆”“你要是還有那么一點紳士風度的話你就應該把我背上去”“你閉嘴，快去給我盛點湯?！?/p>

莎賓蓮娜 ：（捧腹大笑） 哦我的天哪，我像是看到一個多重性格的人。

詹姆斯：真的，我已設想到我們生活在一個大屋子里，大家都會老，雖然莉莉因為做了整形手術，看上去比我們所有的人都要年輕20歲。

莎賓蓮娜：哈哈哈哈

詹姆斯：卡薩諾瓦和他的第15個妻子在一起，他應該住在樓下，他的臀因為太過風流而不得不換掉。

莎賓蓮娜：（依然在笑）哦不！可憐的埃蓮娜。

詹姆斯：同時，埃蓮娜會是個風韻十足的老熟女人，她忙著和一些嫩瓜曖昧著，再也不會搭理卡薩諾瓦——你知道我的意思嗎?（一邊擠眉弄眼）

莎賓蓮娜：咦！那我呢？

詹姆斯：這個，你……

（突然間，莎賓蓮娜沒站穩(wěn)，驚叫一聲摔倒了。）

莎賓蓮娜：哦！上帝??！

詹姆斯：你還好吧？！怎么了？！

莎賓蓮娜：（有點暴躁），恩，我不小心滑了一跤。

詹姆斯：呀，你的膝蓋流血了。

莎賓蓮娜：沒關系，沒什么大不了，只是擦皮破點兒皮。

詹姆斯：來，坐這兒，這兒平坦些。我想我?guī)Я藙?chuàng)可貼。

（詹姆斯在背包里翻出一打創(chuàng)可貼及一些消毒液。）

詹姆斯：這樣會好些。

莎賓蓮娜：謝謝。

詹姆斯：明天就會好的，只要我們保持傷口的清潔。我之前受過急救培訓，所以我知道這些！

（詹姆斯轉(zhuǎn)向莎賓蓮娜朝她笑了笑。突然感覺他們挨得那么近，莎賓蓮娜刷的一下臉紅了。他們的眼神相觸，莎賓蓮娜趕緊轉(zhuǎn)眼看別處。詹姆斯一時不知該說些什么。）

（正當他們?nèi)绱藢擂蔚臅r候，莉莉，埃蓮娜和卡薩諾瓦已走上前了。）

莉莉：哦，我的天吶，快看這里的景色！

埃蓮娜：真壯觀。

卡薩諾瓦：我們這么辛苦也值了吧，女士們？

莉莉：哦，那是。而且這并沒有那么糟糕。

（聽到大伙兒都上來了，莎賓蓮娜趕緊慌亂地爬起。擔心她會再次摔倒，詹姆斯扶著她的胳膊使她站穩(wěn)。）

埃蓮娜：（像孩子一樣又蹦又跳的）唔！嗨，伙計們！

卡薩諾瓦：寶貝兒，別那樣，如果你掉下去了怎么辦！我可不想在一場離奇的意外中失去了我的天使。

莉莉：（大笑）我們會緊緊抓住你的手臂，這樣你就不會飛出去了！

（莉莉看到了莎賓蓮娜膝蓋上的創(chuàng)可貼。）

莉莉：嗨，莎賓蓮娜，你摔跤了嗎？詹姆斯，我想你要一直那么扶著她直到我們回到旅館！

（莎賓蓮娜意識到她和詹姆斯的手依然握在一塊兒，立即松手。）

莎賓蓮娜：謝謝你，詹姆斯，我沒事。

（詹姆斯看著她，想不出該說什么。）

Notes

1. talk somebody into

指說服某人做某事，相當于persuade somebody to do

2. set the pace

指規(guī)定步行的速度，相當于fix the speed，在對話中，Lily走得太慢了，但又不想大伙因為她而減速，所以她叫大伙盡管走她前面。

3. under her breath

低聲說、小聲說的意思。

4. aggravate

有使加重、惡化、加劇等意思，在這里是惹惱、激怒的意思。

5. crash

（使）猛撞、撞毀的意思，在這里是指身體越來越疲憊；現(xiàn)在我們常常用crash來表示電腦死機。如：

Computers in our company always crash， what the hell cause it?

公司的電腦經(jīng)常死機，到底怎么回事？

6. knock some of these extra pregnancy pounds off!

Sabrina 說的是繼續(xù)運動，把懷孕時長的肥肉給減掉些。

7. caught up in the rat race

指大城市里人們?yōu)楣ぷ鳛樯蠲γβ德担拖窭鲜筚惻芤粯樱@個比喻形象貼切。

8. shut your pie-hole

閉嘴的意思，相當于“shut up”。

9. plastic surgery

外科整形手術

10. first aid

急救，急救知識。

Part Two: A Night of Horror 恐怖之夜

那天晚上，大伙兒在旅館享受當?shù)氐拿牢丁琪V魚。

Elena: Nice! Nothing like a really fresh piece of fish.

Lily: What do you guys want to do now?

Casanova: I vote for opening another bottle of wine， and then some poker. 100 kuai buy-in.Anyone game?

（大伙兒都同意這個規(guī)則，然后便玩起來了。幾個小時過去了。）

Elena: Blaaaaaah， this is no fun， I keep losing and having to buy in again and again.

Casanova: That's because your tactics are wild and erratic， sweetheart.

Elena: Yeah， so? It's supposed to confuse you all.

Sabrina: (laughing) I think you're the one that's getting confused， hon.

Elena: Humph.

（埃蓮娜退出來了，其他的人繼續(xù)玩牌?？粗巴夂谄崞岬囊箍?，她突然想到一個主意。）

Elena: Hey guys， let's quit playing and go out for a night stroll. Who knows what kind of creepy things are out there in the dark…?

James: I don't know about that， it's all a little too \"Blair Witch\" for my liking. Besides， it's really dangerous to go out there in the dark without the right equipment. We don't even have a flashlight on us.

Casanova: He might be right， Elena， it's too risky.

Elena: Geez， I just wanted to have a little fun. I thought we could sit somewhere and tell ghost stories…

Lily: Eeew， no thanks! Not a fan of the occult.

Sabrina: (giggling) Hey Elena， if you like ghost stories， you should get Zhang Zhen to tell you one.

Casanova: (jealously) Who's this Zhang Zhen guy then?

Sabrina: Oh， he used to host this TV show that， like， followed supernatural occurrences sent in by viewers. It was really popular. So say someone called in and claimed to know about a haunted house， he'd go and investigate. But he recently died under mysterious circumstances…

Lily: Oh god， stop.

Sabrina: And some say he was led to his death by the spirits that he spoke of so often on his show…

James: Brrr!

Casanova: (jokingly) Well， I've seen plenty of those Chinese horror movies， and I've got to say， all those girl ghosts in the movies are pretty hot. Not like the bloody old hags you see in Western horror movies， right James?

Elena: Well， that's because you've never seen a real ghost before.

（全桌的人都笑了。）

Sabrina: (patting Elena's hair) Have you ever seen a real ghost， sweetie?

Elena: I can imagine what it would be like!

James: You know what I always think is so interesting is the difference in Chinese and Western horror movies in the way they depict ghosts. You know what I mean? Like in the Chinese ones…

Casanova: (interrupting) Yeah， they're more realistic， like real people. There's a lot less of the blood and gore， and the headless zombie kind of thing.

Lily: Yeah， like Chinese ghost stories are a lot more， like， creepy.

Sabrina: A lot of them have a revenge theme going， like the ghost is out to kill someone that did them wrong when they were alive， that type of thing.

James: But then there are plenty of others where it just seems like an evil spirit is out to get everyone， just because they happened to move into their house， or saw a tape， or something.

Lily: You mean \"The Ring\"? That's Japanese you goof!

James: Yeah， but you know what I mean. And all those horror movies that have been a hit in the West recently are Asian imports. \"The Ring\"， \"The Grudge\"…

（突然傳來一聲響亮的敲門聲。頃刻間，大家都停止了談話。埃蓮娜手指顫抖著指向大廳。）

Elena: (whispering) You better go and check on that

（卡薩諾瓦心怦怦地跳，慢慢的從角落里挪向前門，當他打開門時，大伙兒都聽到“吱呀”的一聲，然后就是一聲慘叫。詹姆斯立即起身拿起桌上的水果刀跟上卡薩諾瓦跑出去。莉莉隨手抓起一個塑料碟子也跟了上去。屋里只剩下莎賓蓮娜和埃蓮娜，她們聽到一陣掙扎聲和呼救聲，驚恐地抱在一起，她們把前門推得更開些，朝黑漆漆的外面窺去，只見一柄水果刀，閃著一抹寒光，她們頓時尖叫了起來。）

Sabrina and Elena: Aaaaaaahh!!

Xiao Qiang and Paul: Surprise!!

埃蓮娜：太好了！沒有什么會比一塊新鮮的魚肉更美味了。

莉莉：現(xiàn)在你們想干些什么呢？

卡薩諾瓦：我建議再開一瓶酒，然后打幾局撲克，每局賭100塊，誰玩？

（大伙兒都同意這個規(guī)則，然后便玩起來了。幾個小時過去了。）

埃蓮娜：沒意思，沒意思，我總是輸錢，不斷地買莊。

卡薩諾瓦：那是因為你的戰(zhàn)術急躁不穩(wěn)定，親愛的。

埃蓮娜：恩，是嗎？本來應該迷惑你們的。

莎賓蓮娜：（大笑）我想是你自己迷糊了，親愛的。

埃蓮娜：哼哼。

（埃蓮娜退出來了，其他的人繼續(xù)玩牌?？粗巴夂谄崞岬囊箍?，她突然想到一個主意。）

埃蓮娜：嗨，伙計們，別玩了，去外邊走走吧。誰知道在這樣黑的夜里外邊會有什么恐怖的東西。

詹姆斯：我不太清楚，像《女巫布萊爾》這類都不是我所喜歡的，而且我們在沒有任何裝備的情況下夜里出去會很危險的。我們連個手電筒都沒有。

卡薩諾瓦：他說的對，埃蓮娜，太危險了。

埃蓮娜：咦，我只是想找點樂子。我覺得我們可以坐在哪講講鬼故事。

莉莉：哦，別，謝謝！不喜歡這種超自然的東西。

莎賓蓮娜：（發(fā)出咯咯的笑聲）嗨，埃蓮娜，如果你喜歡鬼故事，你應該找張震給你講。

卡薩諾瓦：（一臉疑惑）張震是誰啊？

莎賓蓮娜：哦，他曾經(jīng)主持電視節(jié)目，比如，調(diào)查聽眾提供的超自然的現(xiàn)象。很受歡迎的。如果有人打電話進來說知道哪有鬧鬼的屋子，他就會去哪調(diào)查。但是他最近神秘地死了。

莉莉：哦，天吶，打住。

莎賓蓮娜：很多人說他的死與他在節(jié)目中多次談及的鬼魂有關……

詹姆斯：哦！

卡薩諾瓦：（開玩笑似的）恩，我看過很多這種中國恐怖電影，我要說的是，這些電影中的女鬼們都非常性感迷人，不像西方恐怖電影中血淋淋的老女巫，是吧，詹姆斯？

埃蓮娜：那是因為你還沒有看過真正的女鬼。

（全桌的人都笑了。）

莎賓蓮娜：（撫摸著埃蓮娜的頭發(fā)）你看過真正的女鬼嗎，親愛的？

埃蓮娜：我能想象出這會是個什么樣子！

詹姆斯：你知道，我經(jīng)常覺得中國電影和西方電影在女鬼的描繪上的不同之處是非常有趣的。你們明白我的意思嗎？像中國的女鬼們……

卡薩諾瓦：（打斷）對，她們更加逼真，像真人一樣。沒那么多血淋淋的場面，也沒有像無頭行尸這類東西。

莉莉：是啊，像中國的鬼故事中有很多，很嚇人的。

莎賓蓮娜：她們中的絕大多數(shù)都有某種復仇目的，比如一些厲鬼回人間殺死那些生前對她們做惡的人，諸如這些事情。

詹姆斯：但也有很多故事講的是在某個地方，惡鬼現(xiàn)形見人就殺，只因為這些人在無意中闖進了她們的房子，或是看了某個錄像帶等等。

莉莉：你指的是《午夜兇鈴》？那部日本弱智電影！

詹姆斯：是啊，但你知道，所有這些近來曾在歐洲火熱一時的恐怖電影都是從亞洲進口的。像《午夜兇鈴》、《咒怨》……

（突然傳來一聲響亮的敲門聲。頃刻間，大家都停止了談話。埃蓮娜手指顫抖著指向大廳。）

埃蓮娜：（低聲說）你們最好去看看。

（卡薩諾瓦心怦怦地跳，慢慢的從角落里挪向前門，當他打開門時，大伙兒都聽到“吱呀”的一聲，然后就是一聲慘叫。詹姆斯立即起身拿起桌上的水果刀跟上卡薩諾瓦跑出去。莉莉隨手抓起一個塑料碟子也跟了上去。屋里只剩下莎賓蓮娜和埃蓮娜，她們聽到一陣掙扎聲和呼救聲，驚恐地抱在一起，她們把前門推得更開些，朝黑漆漆的外面窺去，只見一柄水果刀，閃著一抹寒光，她們頓時尖叫了起來。）

莎賓蓮娜和埃蓮娜：啊啊啊?。?/p>

小強和保羅：驚喜??！

Notes

11. Blair Witch

指恐怖片《The Blair Witch Project》中的女巫布萊爾，影片中描述到女巫布萊爾殺人以前，會讓其他的被害者面對墻壁。當你看見那個男的正面對著墻壁，接下來就輪到你了。

12. Zhang Zhen

張震，以講恐怖故事名聲大噪的遼寧電臺生活娛樂臺節(jié)目主持人，傳言他在講故事的時候被自己的故事嚇死了，但有資料解釋這是謠言。

13. hot

本意指“熱、燙”，但當用來形容女性的時候指的是“性感、迷人、嫵媚”。

14. the Ring

《午夜兇鈴》這一部充滿日本傳統(tǒng)恐怖氣息的恐怖懸疑片。

15. a hit

指風行一時的事物，如音樂電影戲劇等等。

16. The Grudge

日本恐怖電影《咒怨》，根據(jù)日本兩卷錄影帶改編，因造成話題，才拍成電影。

Part Three: Sabrina's Uncertainty 猶豫不決

漫長的周末已經(jīng)過去，大伙都各自回到工作崗位，莎賓蓮娜自生產(chǎn)后一直做著兼職，發(fā)現(xiàn)自己空閑的時候總回味著在長城上與詹姆斯在一起時的情景。

Sabrina: (thinking to herself) Maybe Elena and Lily were right…I never thought of James in a romantic way before， but I can't deny the chemistry we had in Huai Rou…so weird though， it came out of nowhere. Maybe it's just because I've been feeling vulnerable lately – I have to face it， I love having Qing Zhe in my life， but it makes me worry about the future and how I'll cope with being a single mother as he gets older…

（這時，電話響起。）

Sabrina: Hello?

Lily: Hi， hon!

Sabrina: Oh hey. What's up?

Lily: So what was going on with you and James the other day， when we went hiking?

Sabrina: What? What do you mean， \"what went on\"?

Lily: Oh stop being coy. There was something in the air， I could feel it.

Sabrina: Alright， alright. Well， it's not a big deal…

Lily: I knew it! I knew you guys were meant to get together!

Sabrina: Wait a minute， I haven't said anything yet! So when you guys came up， I had just sorta fallen down and scraped myself， and James just helped me clean the scrape and put a Band-Aid on it. That's all.

Lily: That's all?! What are you， kindergarteners?

Sabrina: He was really nice about it. And…we kind of had a moment.

Lily: A moment? Be more specific. Was it a romantic moment?

Sabrina: Well…kind of. It was one of those weird movie moments where the sun was shining behind his head and it looked like he had a glow. And he was being so concerned for me， and…I don't know. I think it was just a moment of weakness， to be honest， because I've been so worried about how I'm going to cope with being a single mother. I shouldn't latch onto the first guy who's nice to me because I'm lonely， you know?

Lily: Sweetie， I don't think you should just dismiss these feelings you obviously have for James.I've always been a big fan of James.

Sabrina: Yes， yes， you've made that veeeery clear.

Lily: And with good reason! The guy is crazy about you! And I'm not the only one who thinks so， Elena thinks so too， and I know that my word doesn't always mean much because I'm Miss Flaky but you should take Elena's word for it.

Sabrina: That's uncharacteristically insightful of you – so you do realise that you're flaky.

Lily: Oh， shush. Anyway…think about it.

（把電話掛了，莎賓蓮娜加了些水打算燒水給慶喆的奶瓶消毒。但她還是心不在焉的。）

Sabrina: (thinking to herself) I don't know…I still think my feelings for James are basically just friendly feelings. And knowing that he likes me， I shouldn't take advantage of him now just because I'm lonely. That would be awful for both of us in the end.

（沉思中，她沒意識到水已經(jīng)沸騰并溢出，無意識地她伸手去拿水壺。水壺倒了并把她燙傷了。奶瓶從她另一只手滑落，打碎在地板上。）

Sabrina: Ow!

Ayi: Eh? What's going on in there?

Sabrina: Shit， I've just burned myself and now there's glass all over the floor!

Ayi: (running into the kitchen) Goodness， how did this happen? (shooing Sabrina away) Go sit down， and I'll clear this up in no time. Don't step on the glass!

（清理完碎玻璃片后，阿姨給莎賓蓮娜的手找了些藥膏。）

Ayi: There you go. Just put some of this on so you don't scar.

Sabrina: Thanks， ayi. I'm sorry I'm such a klutz.

Ayi: What's going on with you then? You seem so distracted lately.

Sabrina: Oh， it's nothing， just girly stuff， I don't want to moan about it.

Ayi: Come on now， I know I'm just some woman from the sticks to you， but if it's \"girly stuff\" then we're all the same， aren't we? Why don't you try me? The way I see it， a woman's got three major milestones to achieve in her lifetime – fall in love， get married and have a baby. All you've got left to do is get married! Then your life will be perfect.

Sabrina: Um， I guess so…

Ayi: What's wrong with this fella of yours then， doesn't want to buy the cow， wants the milk for free?

Sabrina: Hahahahaha! Oh my god， he would be mortified if he knew you said that about him. No， the baby's father and I are… it's complicated.

Ayi: Nothing complicated about it， if you ask me. You've already had the baby. Now it's time to make it official， by walking down the aisle.

Sabrina: Well， we weren't like that… the baby was kind of an accident， really.

Ayi: Nothing is ever an accident. You two were obviously meant to have that baby， otherwise it wouldn't have happened.

Sabrina: (laughing) I wish I shared your conviction， ayi. (thinking to herself) Thank god she doesn't know that Paul is the father， I don't know what she would say next time he came over!

莎賓蓮娜：（沉思著）也許埃蓮娜和莉莉是對的……我之前從來沒有考慮過詹姆斯，但我不能否認在懷柔時我們之間的那種感覺……如此奇妙，莫名的感覺?；蛟S只是因為最近我比較脆弱——我必須面對現(xiàn)實。生活中擁有慶喆，這讓我很珍惜，但同時也讓我擔心以后的日子，我該如何作為單身母親撫養(yǎng)慶喆，使他健康成長……

（這時，電話響起。）

莎賓蓮娜：嗨？

莉莉：嗨，親愛的！

莎賓蓮娜：哦，嗨。什么事？

莉莉：那天我們爬山的時候，你和詹姆斯怎么樣了？

莎賓蓮娜：什么？你說的“怎么樣了”是什么意思？

莉莉：哦別不好意思了。有點不對勁，我能感覺出來的。

莎賓蓮娜：好吧好吧。也沒什么大不了的……

莉莉：我就知道！我知道你們打算在一起了！

莎賓蓮娜：停，我什么也還沒說！當你們上來的時候，我剛好摔了一跤，擦破了點皮，詹姆斯跑過來幫我，給我清理傷口，然后給我貼了一張創(chuàng)可貼，僅此而已。

莉莉：僅此而已？！你拿我當三歲小孩了？

莎賓蓮娜：他那會兒表現(xiàn)不錯，然后……我們呆了一小會兒。

莉莉：一小會兒？一定比較特殊。很浪漫的一小會兒吧？

莎賓蓮娜：恩……有點兒。就像奇妙的電影片段一樣，太陽在他身后燦爛地照耀著，他看上去熠熠生輝。他當時很擔心我，而……我不知道。我想我只是一時脆弱，說實話，因為我很擔心自己作為一個單身母親該如何去應付這一切。我不能僅僅因為我孤獨而去和他好，你明白嗎？

莉莉：親愛的，我認為你不應該放棄自己對詹姆斯明顯的好感，我一直很贊賞詹姆斯。

莎賓蓮娜：是的是的，你已經(jīng)說得很清楚了。

莉莉：而且還有一個很好的理由！他為你瘋狂！這可不是就我一人這么想，埃蓮娜也是這么認為，我知道我是個“不靠譜”小姐，我的話起不了什么作用，但你應該聽聽埃蓮娜的意見。

莎賓蓮娜：這么有悟性可不是你的風格啊——你也知道自己很不靠譜了。

莉莉：哦，別鬧了。不管怎么樣……考慮一下吧。

（把電話掛了，莎賓蓮娜加了些水打算燒水給慶喆的奶瓶消毒。但她還是心不在焉的。）

莎賓蓮娜：（沉思）我不知道……我還是覺得我對詹姆斯只有朋友間的感覺。知道他喜歡我，可我不能只是因為自己孤獨而利用他啊。這樣到頭來對他對我都不好。

（沉思中，她沒意識到水已經(jīng)沸騰并溢出，無意識地她伸手去拿水壺。水壺倒了并把她燙傷了。奶瓶從她另一只手滑落，打碎在地板上。）

莎賓蓮娜：哦！

阿姨：恩？你那怎么了？

莎賓蓮娜：該死，我把自己給燙了，地板上全是玻璃！

阿姨：（跑進廚房）天哪，怎么會這樣？（輕聲讓莎賓蓮娜走開）坐下，我馬上把這些清理掉。當心別踩到玻璃！

（清理完碎玻璃片后，阿姨給莎賓蓮娜的手找了些藥膏。）

阿姨：給，抹上點就不會留疤。

莎賓蓮娜：謝謝，阿姨。對不起，我笨手笨腳的。

阿姨：你當時怎么了？你最近看上去魂不守舍的。

莎賓蓮娜：哦，沒什么，這是些女人的瑣事。我不想抱怨什么。

阿姨：快別這樣了，我知道在你看來我是一個農(nóng)村老太太，但如果說這是“女人的瑣事”，那我們就是一樣的，不是嗎？為什么不跟我說說。這是我看到的路，女人一生有三個重要的里程碑需要實現(xiàn)——戀愛，結(jié)婚，然后生子。你現(xiàn)在要做的就是結(jié)婚！你的生活就會是完美的。

莎賓蓮娜：恩，我想是的……

阿姨：你跟你的小伙子出什么問題了，不是想要買奶牛，想要免費的牛奶嗎？

莎賓蓮娜：哈哈哈哈！哦我的天哪，不知道他會嚇成什么樣子如果他知道你這么說他。不是這樣的，孩子的爸爸和我……有點復雜。

阿姨：如果你問我，這一點也不復雜。你們已經(jīng)有孩子了。只等走過教堂的走廊來使你們的關系正式確立。

莎賓蓮娜：可是，我們并不是這樣的……孩子只是個意外，真的。

阿姨：沒有什么是意外。你們明顯是打算要這個孩子的，否則就不會有這個孩子。

莎賓蓮娜：（笑了笑）阿姨，真希望我能像你那樣堅定。（心中暗想）謝天謝地，她還不知道保羅是孩子的父親，不知道下次保羅來的時候她會說什么。

Notes

1. chemistry

名詞，指感情關系（尤指相互愛慕的兩人之間產(chǎn)生的微妙的感情）。

2. vulnerable

形容詞，“脆弱的，容易受傷害的，感情脆弱的，敏感的”。文中指莎賓蓮娜經(jīng)過那么多事情后感到很敏感脆弱。

3. hiking

意為“徒步旅行”，在文中指的是他們一群人上次去爬山的經(jīng)歷。

4. coy

“假裝害羞的、故作忸怩的”，在文中莉莉叫莎賓蓮娜要放下矜持。

5. latch onto

有“理解、接受”的意思，

例句：She soon latch onto what kind of business is going on in this bank，

她立即明白這個銀行在進行這什么樣的交易。

也有“對某人感興趣，纏著某人”的意思，

例句：He latched onto that girl since he saw her last month.

他自上個月遇見她后便纏上了她。

6. take advantage of

動詞短語，“利用”，利用某人或某物一般用“take advantage of ”這個固定搭配。

7. klutz

是一個俚語，用來形容笨手笨腳的人，傻瓜。

8. moan about

“抱怨、埋怨”。

例句：What are you moaning about this time?

這次你有什么可抱怨的?

9. sticks

名詞，指農(nóng)村，鄉(xiāng)間，屬于非正式用法，帶有貶義。

10. conviction

名詞，“定罪、宣判有罪”，在這里是“信念，信仰”的意思，文中莎賓蓮娜說自己沒有阿姨那么有堅定的信念。

Part Four: And So They Lived… 從此以后……

與此同時，詹姆斯和卡薩諾瓦在酒吧街的一個露天平臺上喝酒。

Casanova: I can't believe how hazy it is out， even at night. Another Corona?

James: (absentmindedly) What? Oh…sure.

Casanova: What is it， Corona not good enough for you? You want a girly cocktail? You want a raspberry margarita? With a little cherry on top， and an umbrella?

James: Yeah， yeah， whatever.

Casanova: What's the matter with you， you're the most boring company ever tonight. Talk to me.

James: Sorry， I know I'm kind of somewhere else. (suddenly leaning forward) It's about Sabrina... we had this \"moment\" when we were hiking.

Casanova: A \"moment\"?

James: Yes， a \"moment\".

Casanova: Look， dude， it's time for you to actually do something about these feelings you've had for her. You've had a moment! You have to go for it! Who cares if goes totally wrong and it all explodes in your face， at least you'll know! But if you don't， you'll always wonder what might have been!

James: I know that， but it's not that easy – Paul is a friend， and I don't want things to get awkward with him.

Casanova: Hey， I know I'm biased because I was your mate first. I was. But take it from me， I've seen the way Paul acts around Sabrina， and they're totally just friends， man. There is no romantic interest there whatsoever. Nada. You wouldn't be stepping on anyone's toes!

James: I don't know…

Casanova: Look， Paul would totally want Sabrina to be happy too. How about this – make a move tomorrow， at Qing Zhe's birthday party. Take her aside and tell her how you feel! Or just grab her and kiss her.

（第二天，大家都聚在莎賓蓮娜的住處給慶喆過周歲生日。大家都寵著寶寶，漂亮的禮物有一大堆，蠟燭為寶寶點燃，大家為寶寶許了各種各樣的愿望。當大家都吃完蛋糕時，各自找借口忙活在廚房里，故意把莎賓蓮娜和詹姆斯留在客廳?？ㄋ_諾瓦看上去確信大家都明白接下來莎賓蓮娜和詹姆斯將會有什么進展。）

Lily: Paul! Help us wash the dishes.

Paul: Eh? (seeing Lily's murderous look) Oh! Yes， of course.

（回到客廳，莎賓蓮娜意識到他們被有意單獨安排在一起，感到無所適從。）

James: Did you hurt your hand?

Sabrina: Oh， yeah， it's nothing. I just burned myself trying to disinfect Qing Zhe's bottle.

James: I can't imagine how tough it must get sometimes. I really admire you for making the decision to have him， and for continuing to make it work. I think you're amazing.

Sabrina: (blushing) Oh， it's not such a big deal. So many people out there do it， the single parent thing.

James: It is a big deal， Sabrina. You don't give yourself enough credit for it.

Sabrina: Well…I try. It's all been a blur since Qing Zhe was born， it's so hard to find time to actually think about everything I'm doing sometimes. (holding up her hand， and laughing ruefully) Which is why this sort of thing happens.

（詹姆斯出其不意的給了莎賓蓮娜一個緊緊的擁抱。）

James: I know you're a strong woman， and you have everything under control， but I wish you'd rely on me more sometimes. I want to be here for you.

Sabrina: (tearing up) I can't rely on you. It wouldn't be fair. I know that we had that moment the other day， but what if it was just a moment for me? I'm not in any position right now to be able to judge properly， and I'm so afraid that I'm going to mess up our friendship by being ambivalent.

James: It's okay. I don't want to be another complication for you， I just want to be someone you can turn to when you feel like there's no-one else. I care about you so much， Sabrina; I think you know that already， but I just wanted you to hear it from me. I will always be here for you and the baby， no matter what. I promise you.

Sabrina: Oh， James…you have no idea how much I appreciate you saying that. But right now I'm just not sure…

James: Then let's take it slow， and let's see where this goes naturally.

Sabrina: (smiling tearfully) I think I can agree to that.

James: Can I give you a kiss now?

（正當他們相互頃靠在一起想要親吻時，他們聽到“嘭”的一聲，保羅、莉莉、埃蓮娜、小強和卡薩諾瓦一直在廚房門后偷聽，這時都一塊兒倒進客廳。）

Elena: Woops!

Sabrina: Oh my god!

Casanova: Get on with it! Kiss her!!

Xiao Qiang: Yeah， do it!

James: Oh， Christ…

Lily: What are you waiting for?!

Paul: Wait， let me get the video camera.

（莎賓蓮娜破涕而笑，片刻之后，大伙在房間里發(fā)出歇斯底里的歡呼聲。）

Elena: (wiping away tears of mirth) I'm really happy for you guys.

Lily: Hey， I'm really happy for all of us! We've got it going on! Fulfilling jobs， solid relationships， fantastic friends…

Paul: You're right. Not too shabby.

Xiao Qiang: (in a mock cheerleader tone) Hurray for all of us!

（大家繼續(xù)歡笑言談至深夜。）

The End劇終

卡薩諾瓦：我簡直不敢相信外面霧氣那么重，尤其是晚上。在來一杯科羅娜嗎？

詹姆斯：（一臉茫然）什么？噢，好。

卡薩諾瓦：怎么了，科羅娜還不夠好？你想要杯女人們喝的雞尾酒？來杯山莓瑪格麗特？上面再加個櫻桃，再插把小傘？

詹姆斯：嗯嗯，隨意。

卡薩諾瓦：你怎么了，你是今晚最沒勁的陪客。說說吧。

詹姆斯：對不起，我有點心不在焉。（忽然向前傾）關于莎賓蓮娜……我們爬山的時候有過一種特別的感覺？

卡薩諾瓦：特別的感覺？

詹姆斯：是的，特別的感覺。

卡薩諾瓦：聽著，你要為你對她的感覺付出實際行動。既然有了感覺你要勇敢追求！誰會在乎結(jié)果是好是壞，你對她是有感覺的，都寫在你臉上了，至少你自己清楚。如果你不試試，你就會一直生活在猜測之中。

詹姆斯：我知道，但是可沒那么容易——保羅是我朋友，我不想跟他關系搞僵。

卡薩諾瓦：嘿，我知道我有點偏心，因為首先我是你的朋友。但是相信我，我清楚保羅和莎賓蓮娜的情況，伙計，他們才只是朋友而已。他們之間根本沒有愛情。這沒什么，你沒有激怒任何人。

詹姆斯：我不知道……

卡薩諾瓦：你看，保羅也希望莎賓蓮娜幸福。這樣吧，明天就行動，就在慶喆的生日派對上。把他領到一邊告訴她你是怎么想的?；蛘甙阉Ьo，吻她。

（第二天，大家都聚在莎賓蓮娜的住處給慶喆過周歲生日。大家都寵著寶寶，漂亮的禮物有一大堆，蠟燭為寶寶點燃，大家為寶寶許了各種各樣的愿望。當大家都吃完蛋糕時，各自找借口忙活在廚房里，故意把莎賓蓮娜和詹姆斯留在客廳。卡薩諾瓦看上去確信大家都明白接下來莎賓蓮娜和詹姆斯將會有什么進展。）

莉莉：保羅！幫我們洗碗。

保羅：呃？哦，（看著莉莉兇神惡煞的樣子）好，沒問題。

（回到客廳，莎賓蓮娜意識到他們被有意單獨安排在一起，感到無所適從。）

詹姆斯：你把手弄傷了？

莎賓蓮娜：喔，是的，沒什么。我給慶喆奶瓶消毒的時候燙了一下。

詹姆斯：很難想像有時候你的處境是多么艱難。我真的很佩服你決定生下慶喆，并承擔一切，太不可思議了。

莎賓蓮娜：（臉紅了）哦，沒你說的那么嚴重。很多人都是這樣，都是單親家庭。

詹姆斯：這很了不起莎賓蓮娜。你要自信。

莎賓蓮娜：呃……我嘗試著。自從慶喆出生以后，一切都變得很迷茫。有時我根本沒時間思考自己在做什么。（握起手，苦笑著）所以就會發(fā)生這樣的事。

（詹姆斯出其不意的給了莎賓蓮娜一個緊緊的擁抱。）

詹姆斯：我知道你是個堅強的女人，一切都在你的掌控之中，但是我希望有時候你能更多地依賴我。我想在這陪你。

莎賓蓮娜：（抽泣了起來）我不能依靠你。這不公平。我知道那天我們都彼此有好感，如果這種感覺稍縱即逝我該怎么辦？我現(xiàn)在沒法兒正確地做出決定。而且我很害怕我這么優(yōu)柔寡斷會把我們的友誼搞砸。

詹姆斯：沒關系。我不想給你帶來煩惱。我只想在你無依無靠的時候我能成為你的依靠。我很在乎你莎賓蓮娜；我想你是明白的，但是我只想讓你聽我說這些心里話。不管發(fā)生什么，我會一直站在你和孩子的身邊。我向你保證。

莎賓蓮娜：哦，詹姆斯……你不知道你說這些我心里有多感激。但是現(xiàn)在我還不確定……

詹姆斯：慢慢來，我們順其自然吧。

莎賓蓮娜：（滿臉淚花地笑著）好吧。

詹姆斯：我能吻你一下嗎？

（正當他們相互頃靠在一起想要親吻時，他們聽到“嘭”的一聲，保羅、莉莉、埃蓮娜、小強和卡薩諾瓦一直在廚房門后偷聽，這時都一塊兒倒進客廳。）

埃蓮娜：唔！

莎賓蓮娜：哦我的天哪！

卡薩諾瓦：快點！親她！！

小強：對，快！

詹姆斯：哦，上帝……

莉莉：還等什么呢?

保羅：等等，我去拿一下攝像機。

（莎賓蓮娜破涕而笑，片刻之后，大伙在房間里發(fā)出歇斯底里的歡呼聲。）

埃蓮娜：（擦干眼淚，露出了笑容）真為你們開心。

莉莉：嘿，我為我們大家感到高興！我們讓故事進展下去了！任務完成，堅定的感情，了不起的朋友……

保羅：是啊。還不錯。

小強：（假裝啦啦隊隊長的腔調(diào)）萬歲！

（大家繼續(xù)歡笑言談至深夜。）

劇終

Notes

11. hazy

“有霧的、模糊的、不清楚的”。也可以用來表示對人的用意感到模糊、不了解。

例句：I am rather hazy as to what your purpose.

我摸不清你的用意何在。

12. company

“陪伴、伴隨、朋友”。

13. go for

意為“想得到……，去找某人、爭取”。表示為了某件事物或某個目的。

14. biased

意為“結(jié)果有偏倚的、不公平的”。文中指的是偏心。

15. step on one's toes

“激怒某人”通常指談戀愛過程中第三者的行為。

16. credit

名詞，指有某種能力，作動詞時表示“認為（某人）具備某種能力”一般用到“credit somebody with something”

例：People credit the candidate with the ability to lead the country well.

人們認為這名候選人有能力領導好他們的國家。

17. mess up

Mess本就有“弄亂、臟亂、一團糟”的意思，這個短語就是指“將……弄糟、弄亂”。

例句：Mother warned us not to mess up the room.

母親警告我們不要把房間弄得亂七八糟。