看经典名著学英语翻译之飘(第一章)

　chapter 1 scarlett's jealousy

　　(tara is the beautiful homeland of scarlett, who is now talking with the wins, brent and stew, at the door step.)

　　brent: what do we care if we were expelled from college, scarlett the war is going to start anyday now so we would have left college anyhow.

　　stew: oh, isn't it exciting, scarlett? you know those poor yankees actually want a war?

　　brent: we'll show 'em.

　　scarlett: fiddle-dee-dee. war, war, war. this war talk is spoiling all the fun at every party this spring. i get so bored i could scream. besides, there isn't going to be any war.

　　brent: not going to be any war?

　　stew: ah, buddy, of course there's going to be a war.

　　scarlett: if either of you boys says "war" just once again, i'll go in the house and slam the door.

　　brent: but scarlett honey..

　　stew: don't you want us to have a war?

　　brent: wait a minute, scarlett...

　　stew: we'll talk about this...

　　brent: no please, we'll do anything you say...

　　scarlett: well-but remember i warned you.

　　brent: i've got an idea. we'll talk about the barbecue the wilkes are giving over at twelve oaks tomorrow.

　　stew: that's a good idea. you're eating barbecue with us, aren't you, scarlett?

　　scarlett: well, i hadn't thought about that yet, i'll...i'll think about that tomorrow.

　　stew: and we want all your waltzes, there's first brent, then me, then brent, then me again, then saul. promise?

　　scarlettt:i'just love to.

　　stew: yahoo!

　　scarlett: if only ..if only i didn't have every one of them taken already.

　　brent: honey, you can't do that to us.

　　stew: how about if we tell you a secret?

　　scarlett: secret? who by?

　　brent: well, you know miss melanie hamilton, from atlanta?

　　stew: ashley wilkes' cousin? well she's visiting the wilkes at twelve oaks