Romeo and Juliet · chapter 1 of 6
The Feast
舞会之夜
Sad Romeo is dragged to a feast in his enemy's house. There he meets a girl who shines brighter than the lamps. Then he learns whose daughter she is.
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- Narrator 很久以前，在意大利的维罗纳，蒙太古家和凯普莱特家是仇人。
Hěn jiǔ yǐqián, zài Yìdàlì de Wéiluónà, Méngtàigǔ jiā hé Kǎipǔláitè jiā shì chóurén.
Long ago in Verona, Italy, the Montague family and the Capulet family were enemies.
- Romeo 唉，她连看都不看我一眼。我的心好痛啊，痛得吃不下饭。
Āi, tā lián kàn dōu bú kàn wǒ yì yǎn. Wǒ de xīn hǎo tòng a, tòng de chī bu xià fàn.
Sigh. She won't even look at me. My heart aches so much I can't eat.
- Benvolio 罗密欧，别难过了。今晚凯普莱特家有舞会，我们去看看吧。
Luómì'ōu, bié nánguò le. Jīnwǎn Kǎipǔláitè jiā yǒu wǔhuì, wǒmen qù kànkan ba.
Romeo, don't be sad. The Capulets are having a party tonight. Let's go and see.
- Romeo 去他们家？我们是仇人，他们会赶我们走的！
Qù tāmen jiā? Wǒmen shì chóurén, tāmen huì gǎn wǒmen zǒu de!
Go to their house? We're enemies. They'll throw us out!
- Mercutio 戴上面具，谁也不认识你！走吧，那里有好吃的，还有漂亮女孩！
Dài shàng miànjù, shéi yě bú rènshi nǐ! Zǒu ba, nàlǐ yǒu hǎochī de, hái yǒu piàoliang nǚhái!
Put on a mask and nobody will know you! Come on, there's good food, and pretty girls too!
- Romeo 我不想跳舞。我只想一个人，想着她。
Wǒ bù xiǎng tiàowǔ. Wǒ zhǐ xiǎng yí gè rén, xiǎngzhe tā.
I don't want to dance. I just want to be alone and think of her.
- Mercutio 你这个人，太爱做梦了。醒醒吧，朋友！
Nǐ zhège rén, tài ài zuòmèng le. Xǐngxing ba, péngyou!
You're such a dreamer. Wake up, my friend!
- Benvolio 去了你就知道，世界上还有很多漂亮的女孩。
Qù le nǐ jiù zhīdào, shìjiè shang hái yǒu hěn duō piàoliang de nǚhái.
Once you go, you'll see there are plenty of pretty girls in the world.
- Mercutio 听说凯普莱特家的蛋糕，有桌子那么大！
Tīngshuō Kǎipǔláitè jiā de dàngāo, yǒu zhuōzi nàme dà!
I hear the Capulets' cake is as big as a table!
- Romeo 蛋糕？好吧，好吧。可是我告诉你们，我今晚不会爱上别人。
Dàngāo? Hǎo ba, hǎo ba. Kěshì wǒ gàosu nǐmen, wǒ jīnwǎn bú huì ài shàng biérén.
Cake? Fine, fine. But I'm telling you, I won't fall for anyone tonight.
- Mercutio 这句话，我们记下来了！走！
Zhè jù huà, wǒmen jì xiàlái le! Zǒu!
We'll remember you said that! Let's go!
- Benvolio 记住，进去以后，不要说你的名字。
Jìzhu, jìnqù yǐhòu, bú yào shuō nǐ de míngzi.
Remember, once we're inside, don't tell anyone your name.
- Romeo 哇，好多灯，好多人！你们看……咦，你们两个去哪儿了？
Wa, hǎo duō dēng, hǎo duō rén! Nǐmen kàn… yí, nǐmen liǎng gè qù nǎr le?
Wow, so many lamps, so many people! Look, you two... huh, where did you two go?
- Romeo 算了，我自己看看吧……啊！
Suànle, wǒ zìjǐ kànkan ba… a!
Never mind, I'll just look around by myself... Oh!
- Romeo 那个女孩是谁？她比所有的灯都亮。
Nàge nǚhái shì shéi? Tā bǐ suǒyǒu de dēng dōu liàng.
Who is that girl? She's brighter than all the lamps.
- Romeo 小姐，我可以请你跳一支舞吗？
Xiǎojie, wǒ kěyǐ qǐng nǐ tiào yì zhī wǔ ma?
Miss, may I ask you for a dance?
- Juliet 你戴着面具，我不知道你是谁。可是……好啊。
Nǐ dàizhe miànjù, wǒ bù zhīdào nǐ shì shéi. Kěshì… hǎo a.
You're wearing a mask, so I don't know who you are. But... all right.
- Romeo 我叫什么不重要。我只知道，我从来没有见过这么美的人。
Wǒ jiào shénme bú zhòngyào. Wǒ zhǐ zhīdào, wǒ cónglái méiyǒu jiàn guo zhème měi de rén.
My name doesn't matter. I only know I've never seen anyone so beautiful.
- Juliet 你真会说话。你是不是对每个女孩都这样说？
Nǐ zhēn huì shuōhuà. Nǐ shì bu shì duì měi gè nǚhái dōu zhèyàng shuō?
You're a smooth talker. Do you say this to every girl?
- Romeo 不是。今晚以前，我不知道什么是爱。
Bú shì. Jīnwǎn yǐqián, wǒ bù zhīdào shénme shì ài.
No. Before tonight, I didn't know what love was.
- Juliet 我也是……我的心跳得好快。
Wǒ yě shì… wǒ de xīn tiào de hǎo kuài.
Me too... my heart is beating so fast.
- Juliet 我父亲说，跳舞的时候要看着脚下。可是我只想看你。
Wǒ fùqin shuō, tiàowǔ de shíhou yào kànzhe jiǎoxià. Kěshì wǒ zhǐ xiǎng kàn nǐ.
My father says to watch my feet when I dance. But I only want to look at you.
- Romeo 我可以吻你吗？
Wǒ kěyǐ wěn nǐ ma?
May I kiss you?
- Juliet 可以。
Kěyǐ.
You may.
- Nurse 朱丽叶！朱丽叶小姐！你母亲在找你！
Zhūlìyè! Zhūlìyè xiǎojie! Nǐ mǔqin zài zhǎo nǐ!
Juliet! Miss Juliet! Your mother is looking for you!
- Juliet 我得走了。可是我真不想走，我还想再多看你一会儿。
Wǒ děi zǒu le. Kěshì wǒ zhēn bù xiǎng zǒu, wǒ hái xiǎng zài duō kàn nǐ yíhuìr.
I have to go. But I really don't want to. I want to look at you a little longer.
- Romeo 奶妈，请问，刚才那位小姐是谁？
Nǎimā, qǐngwèn, gāngcái nà wèi xiǎojie shì shéi?
Nurse, excuse me, who was that young lady just now?
- Nurse 你不知道吗？她是朱丽叶，凯普莱特老爷的女儿。
Nǐ bù zhīdào ma? Tā shì Zhūlìyè, Kǎipǔláitè lǎoye de nǚ'ér.
Don't you know? She's Juliet, Lord Capulet's daughter.
- Romeo 凯普莱特……我爱上了敌人的女儿。
Kǎipǔláitè… wǒ àishang le dírén de nǚ'ér.
A Capulet... I've fallen in love with my enemy's daughter.
- Romeo 我的命，现在在敌人手里了。
Wǒ de mìng, xiànzài zài dírén shǒu lǐ le.
My life is in my enemy's hands now.
- Juliet 奶妈，刚才那个戴面具的年轻人是谁？
Nǎimā, gāngcái nàge dài miànjù de niánqīngrén shì shéi?
Nurse, who was that young man in the mask?
- Nurse 我去问问……他叫罗密欧，是蒙太古家的儿子。
Wǒ qù wènwen… tā jiào Luómì'ōu, shì Méngtàigǔ jiā de érzi.
I'll ask... his name is Romeo, and he's a Montague.
- Juliet 蒙太古……我爱上的人，怎么偏偏是仇人的儿子？我该怎么办？
Méngtàigǔ… wǒ àishang de rén, zěnme piānpiān shì chóurén de érzi? Wǒ gāi zěnme bàn?
A Montague... why did the one I love have to be my enemy's son? What do I do now?
What changed in the story?
- Why is Romeo sad at the start?
“她连看都不看我一眼”
- How do Romeo's friends get him to go to the party?
“戴上面具，谁也不认识你”
- What does Romeo tell Juliet about love?
“今晚以前，我不知道什么是爱”
- Who calls Juliet away from Romeo?
“你母亲在找你”
- What does each of them learn at the end?
“她是朱丽叶，凯普莱特老爷的女儿……他叫罗密欧，是蒙太古家的儿子”