TheGifts(礼物)-英语剧本
Mon.:
TomorrowwillbeChristmas.ButDellafeelsverysad.Becauseshehasnomoneytobuyapresentforherhusband,Jim.Shehasonlyonedollarandeighty-sevencents.Theyhaveonly20dollarsaweek,itdoesn’tleavemuchforsaving.
Infact,DellaandJimhavetwopossessionsinwhichtheybothtakeverygreatpride.OneisJim’sgoldwatch,whichhasbeenhisfather’sandhisgrandfather’s.TheotherisDella’slongbeautifulhair.
D:Lifeissohardforme.ThoughIsavedthemoneyformanymonths,Istillhaveonlyonedollarandeightysevencents.
D:I----I----Ihavetohavemyhaircutandsoldit.InthatwayIcangetsomemoneyandIcanbuyabeautifulpresentforJim.
(Attheshop—“MadameSofronie.WeBuyHairGoodsofAllKinds”)
D:Willyoubuymyhair?
M:Yes,Ibuyallkindsofhair.Sitdown,please.Takeyourhatoffandletmehavealook.Oh,verybeautiful.Verygood!Twentydollars,OK?
D:Allright.Butpleasegiveittomequickly.
M:Hereyouare.Twentydollars.
D:Thankyou.Bye.
M:Bye.
Mon.:Dellaspenttwohoursinthestreets.ThenshestoppedataGoldShopandboughtagoldwatchchain.Now,Dellaisathome.
D:Oh,whatabeautifulgoldwatchchain.IthinkitmustmatchJim'swatch.Whenheseesithemustbeveryhappy.
(SuddenlythedooropenedandincameJim.)
J:You-----?
D:Jim.Don’tlookatmethatway.IhadmyhaircutoffandsolditbecauseIcouldn’thavelivedthroughChristmaswithoutgivingyouapresent.Jim,itwillgrowquickly.Youdon’tmind,doyou?Ijusthadtodoit.Myhairgrowsveryfast,youknow.Say“MerryChristmas!”Jim,andlet’sbehappy.
J:You’vecutoffyourhair?
D:I’vecutitoffandsoldit.It’ssold.Itellyou-soldandgone,too.It’sChristmasEve,Jim.Begoodtome,foritwentforyou.
J:Well,Della.Don’tmakeanymistakeaboutme.Idon’tthinkthere’sanythingaboutahaircutthatcouldmakemeloveyouanyless.Iknow,itwentforme.Lookatthispackage.
D:What?
J:Lookatityourself.You'llsee.
D:Ah!Thecombs.Theywereintheshopwindowsformanymonths!
J:Yes,thebeautifulcombs,puretortoiseshell,withjewelryrims--justthecolortowearinyourbeautiful,hair.
D:But,Jim.Theyareexpensivecombs.Iknow,myhearthadlongedforthemwithouttheleasthopeofpossession.Nowtheyaremine.ThankyouJim.
J;Now,youwillseewhyIwasupsetatfirst.
D:Jim,youdon’tknowwhatanice–whatabeautiful,nicegiftI’vegotforyou.Canyouguess?
J:I'msorry.Iwon'tguess.
D:Look.Agoldwatchchain.Isn’titlovely,Jim?Ihuntedalloverthetowntofindit.You’llhavetolookatthetimeahundredtimesadaynow.Givemeyourwatch.Iwanttoseehowitlooksonit.
J:Della,Let’sputourChristmasgiftsawayandkeepthemawhile.They’retoonicetousejustatpresent.Isoldthewatchtogetthemoney.AndIboughtthecombs.Now,Let’shaveoursupper.
礼物
旁白:明天是圣诞节,但是德拉觉得很难过,因为她无钱为她丈夫吉姆买一圣诞礼物,她只有1.87美元,他们一个月只有20美元的收入,那很难再从中省钱了.
事实上,德拉和吉姆有两件让他们引以为豪的宝贝,一件是吉姆的金表,那是从他祖父和父亲那里留传下来的,还有一件是德拉那一头棕发,又长又美丽.
德拉:生活对我来说很困难,虽然我很多个月以前就开始存钱了,我仍然只有1.87美元.
德拉:我……我……我不得不剪了头发去卖掉,那样我就能得到一些钱去买礼物给吉姆了.
(在店门口,写着“夫人:我们买各种各样的头发”)
德拉:你买我的头发