09 Sweet Sorrow

Chapter 9, Sweet Sorrow. Tut, tut, you're a sorry sight, man, Will said to the bear's owner, trying to sell an old tame bear to the fights. Well, I've been planning to write a play with a part for a bear, so take this money for him and be gone. Will handed some gold coins to the bear's owner. The man's eyes grew wide, he laughed. You can have him, the man said, and he took off.

第九章 甜蜜的忧伤 啧啧，你这家伙可真不厚道，威尔对熊的主人说， 居然要把一头温驯的老熊卖到斗兽场去。 正好，我正打算写一出有熊角色的戏，所以 拿着这钱把熊留给我，你走吧。 威尔把几枚金币递给了熊的主人。 那男人眼睛瞪得圆圆的，笑了起来。 他归你了，男人说完就转身离开了。

Thank you, and good riddance, called Will. Then he turned to Puck. Take our new player to the stables. Tell the actors they needn't be afraid of him. He's tamer than most of them. Come this way, Puck said. He put his arm around the bear and gently led him out from the trees. You'll love the stage, old man. Bye, Puck. Bye, Dan, said Annie. Puck smiled and waved. The bear stared for a moment at Jack and Annie. He had a grateful look in his eyes. Then he lumbered off with Puck. Thanks, Will, for helping Dan, said Annie, and for helping us. Thank you both for helping me, said Will. You saved the day. The night, you mean, said Jack.

谢谢你啦，可算把你送走了，威尔喊道。 接着他转向帕克。 把咱们的新演员带去马厩吧。 告诉其他演员不用怕他。 他可比大半演员都温驯多了。 跟我来吧，帕克说。 他伸手搂住熊，轻轻地把它从树林里领了出来。 你会爱上舞台的，老家伙。 再见，帕克。 再见，丹，安妮说。 帕克笑着挥了挥手。 熊盯着杰克和安妮看了一会儿。 它的眼睛里满是感激。 然后它就跟着帕克慢悠悠地走了。 威尔，谢谢你救了丹，也谢谢你帮了我们，安妮说。 我也要谢谢你们俩帮了我，威尔说。 你们帮了我大忙。 你是说帮了大忙的今晚对吧，杰克说。

"'Indeed, the night,' said Will. "'Oh, here is your bag. You forgot it.' He gave Jack his leather bag, then he held up their two scrolls with their lines on them. "'And you can take these,' said Will. He handed them to Jack, and Jack put them in his bag. "'Where are you off to now?' said Will. "'The other side of London Bridge,' said Annie. "'Ah, I can take you there in my boat,' said Will. Follow me.' Will led them along a dusty path toward the river. The last rays of the sun slanted through the trees. Soon they came to a small rowboat docked on the Thames. "'Claw him in,' said Will. Jack, Annie, and Will climbed in. Will untied the boat from the dock. Then he began rowing across the river.

“没错，就是今晚，”威尔说。 “哦，这是你的包，你忘拿了。” 他把皮包递给杰克，接着举起了两卷写着他们台词的卷轴。 “还有这些你们也拿去吧，”威尔说。他把卷轴递给杰克，杰克把它们放进了包里。 “你们现在要去哪儿呀？”威尔问。 “去伦敦桥的另一边，”安妮回答。 “啊，我可以划船送你们过去，”威尔说。跟我来。 威尔领着他们沿着满是灰尘的小路往河边走。 夕阳的最后几缕光线斜斜地穿过树林。 很快他们就来到了泰晤士河边，岸边停着一艘小划艇。 “快上船吧，”威尔说。杰克、安妮和威尔都爬了上去。 威尔解开了船和码头拴在一起的绳子，然后开始划船往河对岸去。

The water reflected the purple and pink in the sky. Only a few white swans now glided over the shimmering ripples. The river smelled as bad as before, but Jack didn't mind now. He had grown used to it. Jack pulled out his notebook and pencil. What are you doing? Will asked. I wanted to write some of my memories in my notebook, said Jack. Ah, and I'll note you both in my book of memory, said Will. Jack smiled. I have a question, Will, said Annie. Why does Queen Elizabeth have black teeth? Too much sugar, said Will. I hope it doesn't make her feel bad. Looking that way, I mean, said Annie.

水面倒映着天空的紫霞与粉云，只有几只白天鹅正悠然划过 闪着微光的涟漪。河水还是和之前一样难闻，但杰克现在一点都不在意了。 他已经习惯这个味道了。杰克掏出了他的笔记本和铅笔。 你在做什么呀？威尔问道。 我想把今天的一些回忆写在笔记本里，杰克说。 哈哈，我也会把你们俩记在我的回忆册里的，威尔说。 杰克笑了。 威尔，我有个问题，安妮说。为什么伊丽莎白女王的牙齿是黑的呀？ 因为糖吃太多啦，威尔回答。 我希望她不会因为这个难过。我是说，牙齿变成那样，安妮说。

"'Oh, no, she's not the least hurt,' said Will. The Queen has no idea how she looks. She hasn't peeked in a good mirror for twenty years." "'Is that true?' said Annie. "'Tis,' said Will. The Queen pretends to be young and beautiful. Just as you pretended to be a boy, and the bear pretended to be an actor. You see, all the world's a stage.' Jack liked that idea. He wrote in his notebook, "'All the world's a stage.'" Jack looked up at London Bridge as they passed by. The shops on the bridge were closed now. The theater crowd was thinning out.

“哦，不会的，她一点都不难过，”威尔说。女王根本不知道 自己长什么样子。她已经二十年没好好照过镜子了。” “真的吗？”安妮问。 “当然是真的，”威尔说。女王一直假装自己还年轻漂亮。就像 你们之前假装成男孩子，那只熊假装成演员一样。你 瞧，整个世界就是一个大舞台呀。” 杰克很喜欢这句话。他在笔记本上写下了， “整个世界就是一个大舞台。” 他们经过伦敦桥的时候，杰克抬头望去。桥上的 店铺现在都关门了，来看戏的人群也渐渐散了。

The scary blackbirds were no longer on the rooftops. They had swooped down and were picking at the garbage left on the cobblestones. The show was over. By the time they came to the riverbank, night was falling. It was much cooler. Will tied up his rowboat and climbed ashore with Jack and Annie.

那些吓人的黑鸟已经不在屋顶上了。 它们都飞了下来，正在啄食鹅卵石路上剩下的垃圾。 演出已经结束了。 等他们划到对岸的河边时，夜幕已经降临了。 天气凉快了很多。 威尔把划艇拴好，和杰克、安妮一起爬上了岸。