The Great Gatsby · chapter 3 of 20
Gatsby's Party
盖茨比的晚会
Nick is invited to one of Gatsby's huge parties, where the guests whisper wild stories about a host that nobody seems to have met.
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- Narrator 那年夏天，盖茨比家的晚上，都是音乐和汽车。
Nà nián xiàtiān, Gàicíbǐ jiā de wǎnshang, dōu shì yīnyuè hé qìchē.
That summer, Gatsby's nights were full of music and cars.
- Nick Carraway 到了星期五，有几百个水果送进他家。到了星期一，一个都没有了。
Dào le xīngqīwǔ, yǒu jǐ bǎi gè shuǐguǒ sòng jìn tā jiā. Dào le xīngqīyī, yí gè dōu méiyǒu le.
Come Friday, hundreds of pieces of fruit go into his house. Come Monday, there's not one left.
- Narrator 七月的一个星期六早上，盖茨比的人给尼克送来一封信。
Qīyuè de yí gè xīngqīliù zǎoshang, Gàicíbǐ de rén gěi Níkè sònglái yì fēng xìn.
One Saturday morning in July, a man from Gatsby's house brought Nick a letter.
- Nick Carraway “今天晚上，请来我家的小晚会。杰伊·盖茨比。”
“Jīntiān wǎnshang, qǐng lái wǒ jiā de xiǎo wǎnhuì. Jiéyī Gàicíbǐ.”
“Please come to my little party tonight. Jay Gatsby.”
- Nick Carraway 他请我？他怎么知道我的名字？
Tā qǐng wǒ? Tā zěnme zhīdào wǒ de míngzi?
He's inviting me? How does he know my name?
- Jordan Baker 尼克，你也来了。
Níkè, nǐ yě lái le.
Nick. So you came too.
- Nick Carraway 乔丹！这么多人，我一个都不认识。
Qiáodān! Zhème duō rén, wǒ yí gè dōu bú rènshi.
Jordan! So many people, and I don't know a single one.
- Jordan Baker 我也不认识几个。很多人都没有见过主人。
Wǒ yě bú rènshi jǐ gè. Hěn duō rén dōu méiyǒu jiànguo zhǔrén.
I don't know many of them either. Lots of these people have never met the host.
- Nick Carraway 真奇怪。花园里，一盏一盏的灯都亮了，可是主人在哪儿？
Zhēn qíguài. Huāyuán li, yì zhǎn yì zhǎn de dēng dōu liàng le, kěshì zhǔrén zài nǎr?
How strange. Light after light is on in the garden, but where's the host?
- Lucille 你们知道吗？盖茨比先生有很多秘密。有人说，他以前杀过人！
Nǐmen zhīdào ma? Gàicíbǐ xiānsheng yǒu hěn duō mìmì. Yǒu rén shuō, tā yǐqián shāguo rén!
Did you know? Mr. Gatsby has lots of secrets. Somebody says he once killed a man!
- Jordan Baker 露西尔，你天天都有新故事。
Lùxī'ěr, nǐ tiāntiān dōu yǒu xīn gùshi.
Lucille, you have a new story every day.
- Lucille 这个是真的！还有人说，战争的时候，他帮德国人做事！
Zhège shì zhēn de! Hái yǒu rén shuō, zhànzhēng de shíhou, tā bāng Déguó rén zuòshì!
This one's true! Other people say that in the war, he worked for Germany!
- Narrator 尼克和乔丹去找主人。他们走进一个大房间，里边都是书。
Níkè hé Qiáodān qù zhǎo zhǔrén. Tāmen zǒu jìn yí gè dà fángjiān, lǐbian dōu shì shū.
Nick and Jordan went to look for the host. They walked into a big room full of books.
- Owl Eyes 你们看！这些书都是真的！
Nǐmen kàn! Zhèxiē shū dōu shì zhēn de!
Look! These books are all real!
- Nick Carraway 您怎么知道？
Nín zěnme zhīdào?
How do you know?
- Owl Eyes 我看了，一本一本都是真的！可是没有人看过。了不起！
Wǒ kàn le, yì běn yì běn dōu shì zhēn de! Kěshì méiyǒu rén kànguo. Liǎobuqǐ!
I looked, and every single one is real! But nobody has ever read them. Amazing!
- Jordan Baker 你的眼镜真大。
Nǐ de yǎnjìng zhēn dà.
Your glasses are really big.
- Owl Eyes 大眼镜好啊，什么都看得很清楚！
Dà yǎnjìng hǎo a, shénme dōu kàn de hěn qīngchu!
Big glasses are great. I can see everything so clearly!
- Jay Gatsby 我好像见过你。战争的时候，我们都在第一师吧？
Wǒ hǎoxiàng jiànguo nǐ. Zhànzhēng de shíhou, wǒmen dōu zài Dìyī Shī ba?
I think I've seen you before. In the war, we were both in the First Division, weren't we?
- Nick Carraway 是啊！这个晚会真好，可是我还没有见过主人。您认识盖茨比先生吗？
Shì a! Zhège wǎnhuì zhēn hǎo, kěshì wǒ hái méiyǒu jiànguo zhǔrén. Nín rènshi Gàicíbǐ xiānsheng ma?
Yes! It's a wonderful party, but I haven't met the host yet. Do you know Mr. Gatsby?
- Jay Gatsby 我是盖茨比。我以为你知道呢，老兄。
Wǒ shì Gàicíbǐ. Wǒ yǐwéi nǐ zhīdào ne, lǎoxiōng.
I'm Gatsby. I thought you knew, old sport.
- Nick Carraway 啊！对不起，盖茨比先生！
A! Duìbuqǐ, Gàicíbǐ xiānsheng!
Oh! I'm so sorry, Mr. Gatsby!
- Jay Gatsby 没关系。我不是一个好主人。
Méi guānxi. Wǒ bú shì yí gè hǎo zhǔrén.
That's all right. I'm not a very good host.
- Nick Carraway 他笑了，好像在说：“我相信你。”
Tā xiào le, hǎoxiàng zài shuō: “Wǒ xiāngxìn nǐ.”
He smiled, as if to say, “I believe in you.”
- Gatsby's Butler 先生，芝加哥的电话，请您去接。
Xiānsheng, Zhījiāgē de diànhuà, qǐng nín qù jiē.
Sir, there's a call from Chicago for you.
- Jay Gatsby 我马上来。老兄，我一会儿就回来。
Wǒ mǎshàng lái. Lǎoxiōng, wǒ yíhuìr jiù huílai.
I'll be right there. Old sport, I'll be back soon.
- Gatsby's Butler 贝克小姐，盖茨比先生想一个人见您。
Bèikè xiǎojiě, Gàicíbǐ xiānsheng xiǎng yí gè rén jiàn nín.
Miss Baker, Mr. Gatsby would like to see you alone.
- Narrator 一个小时以后，乔丹回来了。
Yí gè xiǎoshí yǐhòu, Qiáodān huílai le.
An hour later, Jordan came back.
- Nick Carraway 乔丹，他跟你说了什么？是什么秘密？
Qiáodān, tā gēn nǐ shuō le shénme? Shì shénme mìmì?
Jordan, what did he tell you? What's the secret?
- Jordan Baker 太了不起了……可是，我答应过他，不告诉别人。
Tài liǎobuqǐ le… kěshì, wǒ dāyingguo tā, bú gàosu biérén.
It's amazing... but I promised him I wouldn't tell anyone.
What changed in the story?
- What surprises Nick about Gatsby's letter?
“他请我？他怎么知道我的名字？”
- What does Lucille say about Gatsby?
“有人说，他以前杀过人！”
- What amazes the man in big glasses about Gatsby's books?
“你们看！这些书都是真的！”
- Where does Gatsby think he has seen Nick before?
“战争的时候，我们都在第一师吧？”
- What does Jordan say after she sees Gatsby alone?
“太了不起了……可是，我答应过他，不告诉别人。”