第1章 Special love (1)
非常爱情
and what，in the opinion of your highness，is the outlook for friendship among nations？
公主殿下，您如何看待国家之间友好关系的前景？
i have very faith in it... as i have faith in relationship between people.
对此我充满信心，就像我对人与人之间的关系一样充满信心。
late into the night，princess anne escapes from the embassy. she sleeps in the street，happens to be met by joe，a journalist.
selected scene 1：
anne：so happy... how are you this evening？
joe：hey，hey，hey... wake up.
anne：thank you. very much delighted.
joe：wake up.
anne：no，thank you. charmed.
joe：charmed too.
anne：you may sit down.
joe：i think you’d better sit up. you’re much too young to get picked up by the police.
anne：police？
joe：yup，police.
anne：oh，2：15 and back here to change... 2：45...
joe：you know，people who can’t handle liquor shouldn’t drink.
anne：“if i were dead and buried and i heard your voice，beneath the sod，my heart of dust would still rejoice”... do you know that poem？
joe：what do you know？you’re well-read，well-dressed... snoozing away in a public street. would you care to make a statement？
anne：what the world needs is a return to sweetness and decency in the souls of its young men...
joe：yeah，i couldn’t agree with you more，but... （joe summons a tax） get yourself some coffee... you’ll be all right. look，you take the cab.
anne：hmm.
joe：come on. climb in the cab and go home.
anne：so happy.
joe：you got any money？
anne：i never carry money.
joe：that’s a bad habit. all right，i’ll wrap you up. come up.
anne：it’s a tax.
joe：it’s not the super-chief.
driver：where are you going？
anne：coliseum.
joe：no，come on，you’re not that drunk.
anne：you’re so smart. i’m not drunk at all. i’m just being very happy.
joe：don’t go to sleep again. come on.
driver：where are we going？
joe：look，now where do you want to go？where shall i take you？where do you live？come on. where do you live？come on. where do you live？
anne：coliseum.
joe：（to the driver） she lives in the coliseum.
selected scene 2：
joe has no choice but to take anne back to his room.
anne：is this the elevator？
joe：it’s my room.
anne：i’m terribly sorry to mention it but business is getting worse. can i sleep here？
joe：that’s the general idea.
anne：can i have a silk gown with rosebuds on it？
joe takes out a pajama from the closet.
joe：i’m afraid you’ll have to rough it tonight. in these.
anne：pajamas！
joe：sorry honey，but i haven’t worn a nightgown in years.
anne：will you help me get undressed？please.
joe：okay. there you are. you can handle the rest.
joe opens a bottle of wine，and pours himself a glass.
anne：may i have some？
joe：no. now look.
anne：this is very unusual. i’ve never been alone with a man before. even with my dress on. with my dress off it’s most unusual. i don’t seem to mind. do you？
joe：i think i’ll go out for a cup of coffee. you’d better go to sleep. no，no，no，on this one. （joe takes anne to the couch.）
anne：terribly nice.
joe：there are pajamas. they’re to sleep in. you’re to climb into them. you understand？
anne：thank you.
joe：and you do your sleeping on the couch，see. not on the bed. no the chair. on the couch，is that clear？
anne：do you know my favorite poem？
joe：you already recited that for me.
anne：“i refuse a rose from a couch of snows in the acrousseronean mountains. ”keats.
joe：shelly.
anne：keats！
joe：you just keep your mind off the poetry and on the pajamas and everything will be all right，see.
anne：keats！
joe：i’ll be... it’s shelly... i’ll be back in about ten minutes.
anne：keats. you have my permission to withdraw.
joe：thank you very much.
joe goes out. ten minutes later，when he gets home，he finds anne fast asleep.
selected scene 3：
next morning，joe wakes up late.
joe：holy smoke，the princess interview. eleven forty-five.
anne：hmm.
hush he hastens to his office.
man：hi，joe.
secretary：good morning，joe.
joe：hello，honey.
secretary：mr. hennessy has been looking for you.
joe：uh-oh. thanks a lot，honey.
joe knocks at the door of mr. hennessy’s office.
hennessy：come in！
joe：you’ve been looking for me？
hennessy：just coming in to work？
joe：who？me？
hennessy：we start our days at 8：30 in the office. we pick up our assignments...
joe：i picked mine up last night.
hennessy：what assignment was that？
joe：the princess，11：45.
hennessy：you’ve already been to the interview？
joe：sure，i just got back.
hennessy：well，well，well. all my apologies.
joe：it’s all right.
hennessy：this is very interesting.
joe：no，just routine.
hennessy：tell me，tell me，did she answer all the questions on the list？
joe：well，of course she did. i’ve got them right here somewhere.
hennessy：don’t disturb yourself. i have a copy here. how did her highness react to the idea of a european federation？
joe：thought it was just fine.
hennessy：she did？
joe：well，she thought that there’d be two effects.
hennessy：two.
joe：the direct and indirect.
hennessy：remarkable.
joe：naturally she thought that the indirect may not be as direct as the direct. at least not right away. later on，of course，well，nobody knows.
hennessy：well，well，well. that was a shrewd observation. they fool you，you know these royal kids. they’ve got a lot more on the ball than we suspect. how did she feel about the future friendship of nations？
and what，in the opinion of your highness，is the outlook for friendship among nations？
公主殿下，您如何看待国家之间友好关系的前景？
i have very faith in it... as i have faith in relationship between people.
对此我充满信心，就像我对人与人之间的关系一样充满信心。
late into the night，princess anne escapes from the embassy. she sleeps in the street，happens to be met by joe，a journalist.
selected scene 1：
anne：so happy... how are you this evening？
joe：hey，hey，hey... wake up.
anne：thank you. very much delighted.
joe：wake up.
anne：no，thank you. charmed.
joe：charmed too.
anne：you may sit down.
joe：i think you’d better sit up. you’re much too young to get picked up by the police.
anne：police？
joe：yup，police.
anne：oh，2：15 and back here to change... 2：45...
joe：you know，people who can’t handle liquor shouldn’t drink.
anne：“if i were dead and buried and i heard your voice，beneath the sod，my heart of dust would still rejoice”... do you know that poem？
joe：what do you know？you’re well-read，well-dressed... snoozing away in a public street. would you care to make a statement？
anne：what the world needs is a return to sweetness and decency in the souls of its young men...
joe：yeah，i couldn’t agree with you more，but... （joe summons a tax） get yourself some coffee... you’ll be all right. look，you take the cab.
anne：hmm.
joe：come on. climb in the cab and go home.
anne：so happy.
joe：you got any money？
anne：i never carry money.
joe：that’s a bad habit. all right，i’ll wrap you up. come up.
anne：it’s a tax.
joe：it’s not the super-chief.
driver：where are you going？
anne：coliseum.
joe：no，come on，you’re not that drunk.
anne：you’re so smart. i’m not drunk at all. i’m just being very happy.
joe：don’t go to sleep again. come on.
driver：where are we going？
joe：look，now where do you want to go？where shall i take you？where do you live？come on. where do you live？come on. where do you live？
anne：coliseum.
joe：（to the driver） she lives in the coliseum.
selected scene 2：
joe has no choice but to take anne back to his room.
anne：is this the elevator？
joe：it’s my room.
anne：i’m terribly sorry to mention it but business is getting worse. can i sleep here？
joe：that’s the general idea.
anne：can i have a silk gown with rosebuds on it？
joe takes out a pajama from the closet.
joe：i’m afraid you’ll have to rough it tonight. in these.
anne：pajamas！
joe：sorry honey，but i haven’t worn a nightgown in years.
anne：will you help me get undressed？please.
joe：okay. there you are. you can handle the rest.
joe opens a bottle of wine，and pours himself a glass.
anne：may i have some？
joe：no. now look.
anne：this is very unusual. i’ve never been alone with a man before. even with my dress on. with my dress off it’s most unusual. i don’t seem to mind. do you？
joe：i think i’ll go out for a cup of coffee. you’d better go to sleep. no，no，no，on this one. （joe takes anne to the couch.）
anne：terribly nice.
joe：there are pajamas. they’re to sleep in. you’re to climb into them. you understand？
anne：thank you.
joe：and you do your sleeping on the couch，see. not on the bed. no the chair. on the couch，is that clear？
anne：do you know my favorite poem？
joe：you already recited that for me.
anne：“i refuse a rose from a couch of snows in the acrousseronean mountains. ”keats.
joe：shelly.
anne：keats！
joe：you just keep your mind off the poetry and on the pajamas and everything will be all right，see.
anne：keats！
joe：i’ll be... it’s shelly... i’ll be back in about ten minutes.
anne：keats. you have my permission to withdraw.
joe：thank you very much.
joe goes out. ten minutes later，when he gets home，he finds anne fast asleep.
selected scene 3：
next morning，joe wakes up late.
joe：holy smoke，the princess interview. eleven forty-five.
anne：hmm.
hush he hastens to his office.
man：hi，joe.
secretary：good morning，joe.
joe：hello，honey.
secretary：mr. hennessy has been looking for you.
joe：uh-oh. thanks a lot，honey.
joe knocks at the door of mr. hennessy’s office.
hennessy：come in！
joe：you’ve been looking for me？
hennessy：just coming in to work？
joe：who？me？
hennessy：we start our days at 8：30 in the office. we pick up our assignments...
joe：i picked mine up last night.
hennessy：what assignment was that？
joe：the princess，11：45.
hennessy：you’ve already been to the interview？
joe：sure，i just got back.
hennessy：well，well，well. all my apologies.
joe：it’s all right.
hennessy：this is very interesting.
joe：no，just routine.
hennessy：tell me，tell me，did she answer all the questions on the list？
joe：well，of course she did. i’ve got them right here somewhere.
hennessy：don’t disturb yourself. i have a copy here. how did her highness react to the idea of a european federation？
joe：thought it was just fine.
hennessy：she did？
joe：well，she thought that there’d be two effects.
hennessy：two.
joe：the direct and indirect.
hennessy：remarkable.
joe：naturally she thought that the indirect may not be as direct as the direct. at least not right away. later on，of course，well，nobody knows.
hennessy：well，well，well. that was a shrewd observation. they fool you，you know these royal kids. they’ve got a lot more on the ball than we suspect. how did she feel about the future friendship of nations？