Kissing it all good-bye. These four stinkin’ walls, 向它们吻别，这四堵即将倒塌的墙
six flights up, 六只飞起来了
theel that roars byat3 am. 晨鸟总是在凌晨3点暄哗
like a cast-iron wind. 象顽固的风一样
Kiss ‘em good-bye for me, Maury. 为我向它们吻别，马瑞
I’ll miss ‘em-like hell I will. 我会想念它们的 就象我总有一天会死去
Dreamin’ again. 继续睡吧
Not anymore, Lii. I’m awake now, 不睡了，莉尔，我已经醒了
awake for the first time in years. 这些年来第一次清醒
Uncle Dave said it-“Daylight 戴夫叔叔说了
is a dream ’如果你闭着眼睛，黎明也是一场梦’
ifyou live with your eyes closed.”
Well, my eyes are open now. I see the choir. 我的眼睛睁开，看见了合唱队
I know they’re dressed in rags, 我知道他们破衣烂衫
but we’re part of that choir. 可我们都是合唱队的一员
Yeah, both of us, 是的，我们俩
and you, Maury, and Uncle Dave. 你，马瑞，以及戴夫叔叔
Sun’s comm up, kid. 太阳出来了，伙计们
They’ll be hawkin’ the fish 他们要沿着富尔顿街去卖鱼去了
down on Fulton Street.
Let ‘em hawk. 让他们叫吧
Let ‘em sing their hearts out. 让他们唱出心声吧
That’s it, kid. 正是这样，孩子
Take that ruined choir. Make it sing. 对破落合唱队负责，让它歌唱
So long, Maury. 太久了，马瑞
So long. 太久了
We’ll hear from that kid, 我们会接到那个孩子的信
and I don’t mean a postcard. 不是用明信片
Fish! 鱼
Fresh fish! 新鲜的鱼
Let’s spit on our hands and get to work. 向手心吐口睡沫，开始工作
It’s late, Maury. 迟了，马瑞
Not anymore, Lil. 一点不迟，莉尔
It’s early. 还早
[Applause]
-Bravo! -Bravo! 太好了一太好了
Bravo! 太好了
-Bravo! -Bravo! 太好了一太好了
-Author! -Author! 作者一作者
-Author! -Author! 作者 作者
-Bravo! -Bravo! 太好了一太好了
[Dog Yaps[
Your table is ready, Monsieur Fink. 您的桌子已经准备好了，芬克先生
In fact, several members of your party have already arrived. 您的几位朋友已经到了
Is Garland Stanford here? 加兰·斯坦福来了吗？
He called to say he’d be a few minutes late. 他打电话过来说要迟到一会
Ah, here we are. 来了
Barton! Barton, so glad you could make it. 巴顿，写出这样的作品 真令人兴奋
You know Richard St. Claire 理查德·圣·克莱尔和 波比·卡纳汉你都认识的
and Poppy Carnahan.
Charmed, charmed, charmed. 真棒，真棒，真棒
We’re drinking champagne in honor of the occasion. 我们喝香槟以表庆祝
Have you seen the Herald? 你看了 《先驱报》 没有？
Not yet. 没有
I won’t embarrass you, 我不想让你不安
but Caven could hardly contain himself. 可是卡文几乎已经失控
More important, 更重要的是…
Richard and Poppy here loved the play. 理查德和波比也都很喜欢这出戏
Weeping. 催人泪下
Copious tears. 泪如泉涌
What did the Herald say? 《先驱报》 怎么说的？
I happen to have it. 我正好带来了
Please, Derek... 念来听听，德拉克
‘Bare Ruined Choirs: ”空破合唱队：
Triumph of the Common Man. 普罗大众的胜利
The star of Bare Ruined Choirs 空破合唱队的明星 昨天在舞台献艺
was nowhere seen on the stage last night,
though the thespians acquitted themselves admirably. 表演非常出色
The find of the evening 昨晚的大发现是这出戏的作者
was the author of this drama about simple folk, 这出戏的描写普通人一鱼贩子的
fishmongers, in fact,
whose brute struggle for existence 描写他们尽管为了生存而艰苦奋斗
cannot quite quell their longing for something higher. 却从不放弃更高的追求
The playwright finds nobility 剧作者呈现了最肮脏 的角落里的高贵
in the most squalid corners
and poetry in the most callous speech. 最冷酷的言词里的诗意
A tough new voice in the American theater has arrived, 戏剧舞台上新的声音已经出现
and the owner of that voice is named... 这个声音的主人名叫…
Barton Fink.” 巴顿·芬克’
They’ll be wrapping fish in it in the morning. 这报纸早上就会被人用来包鱼
Cynic. 尖刻
I can’t start listening to the critics, 我还没有留意评论
and I can’t kid myself about my own work. 可是我自己的东西我最清楚
A writer writes from his gut. 一个作家应该写出他的心声
His gut tells him what’s good and what’s... 他的内心告诉他 什么是好，什么只能算…
merely adequate. …过得去
I don’t pretend to be a critic, 我不想自命为评论家
but Lord knows I have a gut, 不过上帝知道我也有一颗心
and my gut tells me it’s simply... 我的心告诉我这出戏真精彩
marvelous.
And a charming gut it is. 也是一颗迷人的心
Oh, you dog. 小狗
Aroo!
Oh, stop. 别又来了
[Belijingles]
I thoughtyou were going tojoin us. 你应该和大家在一起
Jesus, Garland, you left me alone with those people? 天啊，你不能把我 一个人扔在那里
Don’t panic. 别慌
I’ll join you in a minute. 我一会儿会过去的
We have to talk a little business. 我有点小生意要谈
l’vejust been on the phone to Los Angeles. 我刚和洛杉矶通了电话
Barton, Capitol Pictures wants to put you under contract. 巴顿，神殿影业想签下你
They’ve offered you$1000 a week. 他们开出周薪1000美元
I think I can get them to go as high as 2. 我应该能让这个数再翻倍
To do what? 让我做什么？
What do you do for a living? 你打算如何谋生？
I’m not sure anymore. 我还没完全确定
I guess I try to make a difference. 我倒是想有所改变
There’s no pressure here because I respect you, 因为我尊重你，所以不会给你压力
but a brief tenure in Hollywood 可是拥有一份好莱坞的合同 可以让你写出无数作品
could support you through the writing
of any number of plays.
I don’t know, Garland. 我没想明白，加兰
My place is here right now. 我的事业在这里
I feel I’m on the brink of success. 我已经快要成功了
I’d sayyou’re already enjoying some. 已经有人很欣赏你了
No. Don’t you see? 没有，你不明白吗？
Not the kind of success where critics fawn overyou 那些拍马屁的评论家和…
or producers like Derek make a lot of money. 象德拉克这种赚了大钱 的制作人都不算数的
No. A real success. 不，我需要真正的成功
The success we’ve been dreaming about-- 我们梦想中的那种成功一
the creation of a new living theater 一种全新的生活剧
of and about and for the common man. 来源于普通大众，服务于普通大众
Ifi ran off to Hollywood now, 如果我现在投奔好莱坞
I’d be making money, 也许能赚点钱
going to parties, meeting the big shots, 参加派对，认识点大人物
but I’d be cutting myself off 可是我会失去成功的源泉
from the wellspring of that success,
from the common man. 我的灵感来自于普罗大众
Oh, I guess I’m spouting off again. 我又在浪费口舌了
You see Caven’s review? 卡文的评论你看了吗？
No. What did it say? 没有，说了些什么？
Here, take my copy. 你把我这份拿去吧
You’re the toast of Broadway, 你是百老汇的抢手货
and you have an opportunity 你失去的东西可以用金钱来补偿
to redeem that for a little cash-Strike
that. A lot of cash. 大把的钱
The common man will still be here when you get back. 等你回来后普多大众也不会消失
Who knows? 谁知道呢？
They may even have one or two of them out in Hollywood. 他们中间可能也会有 一两个人去好莱坞
That’s a rationalization, Garland. 这么说挺通情达理，加兰
Barton, it was ajoke. 巴顿，开玩笑的
[Waves Wash Ashore[
[Ring]
[Bell Resonates[
[Muffled Footsteps[
[Bell Resonates[
[Bell Silences[
Welcome to Hotel Earle. Mayl helpyou? 欢迎，有什么可以效劳吗？
I’m checking in. 我要办理入住手续
Barton Fink. 巴顿·芬克
All righty. 没问题
Okay... 我找找…
F-I-N-K? 「一I一N一K ?
“Fink, Barton.” ’芬克，巴顿’
That must be you, huh? 应该是你吧？
Must be. 应该是
Okay, then everything seems to be in order. 好了，一切就绪
Everything seems to be in order. 一切就绪
Just... 你只要…
Are you a trans ora res? 你是暂住还是常住？
Excuse me? 再说一遍
Transient or resident? 暂住还是常住？
我
I--I--I don’t know. 我不知道
I mean, I’ll be here indefinitely. 一切都无法确定
Res. That’s 25.50 a week payable in advance. 暂住，每周先预付25 . 50元
Check-out time’s 12:00 sharp, 结帐时间是中午12点正
only forget that. You’re a res. 这事你不用管，你是暂住
lfyou need anything, pick upyour personal in-room telephone. 有何需要可以拨打房间里的电影
Ifyou need anything, pick upyour personal in-room telephone.
My name is Chet. 我叫切特
Although we provide privacy 我们可为住客提供特别服务
for the residential guests,
we’re a full-service hotel, 我们提供全方位的服务
including complimentary shoe shine. 包括免费擦鞋
My name is Chet. 记住我叫切特
Okay. 行了
Those your only bags? 那是你的行李？
The others are being sent. 其他的正在路上
Welcome to Los Angeles, Mr. Fink. 欢迎来到洛杉矶，芬克先生
Six, please. 请到6楼
Next stop...six. 下一站…6楼
This stop...six. 6楼到了
[Bedsprings Squeak]
[Waves Wash Ashore[
[Waves Wash Ashore]
[Seagulls Cry]
[Sighs]
[Mosquito Buzzes[
Is that him? 是他来了吗？
Is that Barton Fink? 这就是巴顿·芬克吗？
Let me at him. 让我瞧瞧他
Let me put my arms around this guy. 让我抱抱他
Let me hug this guy. 让我抱抱他
How the hell areya? 你好吗？
Good trip? 旅途愉快吗？
My name’sjack Lipnick. 我叫杰克·利普尼克
You know that. You read the papers. 你应该知道我 报纸上应该见过我名字
Lou treating you all right? 卢招待的怎么样？
What’s the matter with your face? 你的脸怎么回事？
What’s the matter with his face, Lou? 他的脸怎么回事，卢？
It’s not so bad. 没什么大事
A mosquito in my room. 被房间里的蚊子咬的
Where’d we put him? 他住在哪时？
I’m at the Earle. 伊格尔酒店
Never heard of it. Let’s move him. 没听说过，换个地方
Stay at my place. 先暂时住我这
I wanted a place a little less-Less 我不需要这么大的地方
Hollywood. Say it. It’s not a dirty word. 这么说我并无恶意
Say whateveryou want. 有什么要求就提
The writer is king at Capitol Pictures. 剧作家就是神殿影业的国王
Look at your paycheck. 你看看付给你的报酬就知道了
That’s what we think of writers. 我们就是这么对待剧作家的
So, what kind of pictures does he like? 他喜欢什么类型的电影？
Mr. Fink hasn’t given a preference, Mr. Lipnick. 芬克先生无特殊偏好，利普尼克先生
So, how about it, Bart? 怎么回事？
Well, uh, to be honest, 说句心理话
I don’t go to the pictures much. 我并不是很想从事电影工作
That’s okay. 没问题啊
You probably walked in here 你到这里来
thinking that was going to be a handicap, 老想着可能会有什么困难
thinking we wanted people who knew something about the medium, 老想着我们需要 对电影有经验的人
thinking there’s technical mumbojumbo to learn. 老想着有不少技术要学
You were dead wrong. 你就完全错了
There’s only one thing-- Can you tell a story? 你只需要会一件事一 你能编个故事吗？
Can you make us laugh, make us cry, 你能让我们笑，让我们哭
make us want to breakout in song? 让我们引吭高歌吗？
That more than one thing? 还需要什么吗？
I run this dump, and I don’t know technical mumbojumbo. 我虽然运作这家公司 可我也不懂电影技术
为什么我能运作呢？
Whydol run it?
‘Cause I got horse sense, showmanship! 只因为我通情达理，能言善道
And also I’m bigger and meaner and louder 因为我比这里的其他犹太人 更强大，更有计划，更有毅力
than any other kike in this town.
I don’t mean my dick’s bigger than yours. 我不是说我的鸡巴比你们大
It’s not a sexual thing. Coffee? 和性无关，要咖啡吗？
Yes, thankyou. 好的，多谢
Lou! 卢
Used to have shares in the company, 他以前是公司的股东
ownership interest, 有股份
got bought out-muscled out. 后来他的股份被买下来
We keep him around. He’s got a family. 我们还是把他留下来办点事 他有家有口
Poor schmuck. He’s sensitive. 可怜的蠢货，他太敏感了
Don’t mention the old days. Hell, say whateveryou want. 不提往事了，说说你的想法
Look, barring a preference, 如果你没有别的想法
you’ll be working on a wrestling picture--Wallace Beery. 那你先为一部讲摔跤的电影写剧本 沃利·毕利的电影
They sayyou know the poetry of the street. 听说你很擅长民间诗歌
That rules out westerns, pirates, 并非西部，强盗，精神病 圣经，罗马一类的东西
screwball, Bible, Roman...
I’m not some guy that thinks poetic is fruity. 我不是那种认为写诗就是同性恋的人
We’re together on that. 这点我们相同
I’m from New York myself. 我是纽约人
Minsk--ifyou want to go all the way back, 来自明斯克一那鬼地方 我们永远不想回去
which we won’t ifyou don’t mind. 如果你喜欢那地方别介意
People will say to you-- 别人会对你说一
Wallace Beery, wrestling-- it’s a B picture. 沃利·毕利，摔跤一 这是部B级制作
You tell them--bullshit! 你要说一胡说八道
We don’t make B pictures here at Capitol. 我们公司从来不制作B级电影
Let’s put a stop to that rumor right now. 谣言该停止了
[Rattling]
[Shoes Squeak]
Thanks, Lou. 多谢，卢
Join us. Join us. 一起来坐坐
We’re talking about the Wally Beery picture. 我们正在谈论沃利·毕利的电影
Excellent picture. 很优秀的电影
Got a treatment on ityet? 那故事开始处理没有？
Wejust bought the story. 我们刚刚买来
Saturday Evening Post. 周末的邮报
The hell with the story. 在这个故事里
Wally Beery’s a wrestler. 沃利·毕利演一位摔跤手
Give me his hopes, his dreams. 故事描写主角的希望，梦想
Naturally he gets mixed up with a bad element 主角自然会有些坏习惯
and a romantic interest or else an orphan. 充满浪漫情调甚至是个孤儿
Lou, think Wally’s too old fora romantic interest? 卢，沃利还要扮浪漫是不是太老了？
Look at me. 你看我
A writer in the room, 屋子里有位剧作家
and I’m asking Lou about the goddamn story. 我还跑去问卢
Which is it, Bart? 应该有什么配角，巴特？
Orphan? Dame? 孤儿？女士？
Both maybe? 两者都有？
Maybe we should do a treatment. 我们应该加工一下
Hell! Let Barttakeacrackatit. 这个问题留给巴特来搞定
He’ll get into the swing of things 他会逐渐应付自如的
or I don’t know writers. 我不了解编剧
Let’s make it a dame. Keep it simple. 还是简化点，来位女士吧
The important thing 最重要的是…
is we all want it to have that Barton Fink feeling. 剧本要有巴顿·芬克的风格
We all have that feeling, 因为你是巴顿·芬克 所以剧本得有你的风格
but since you’re Barton Fink,
I’m assuming you have it in spades. 我估计你已经胸有成竹了
I like you. 我喜欢你
Ifall mywriters were like you, 如果手下的所有编剧都象你
I wouldn’t have to get involved. 我就不用操这么多心了
Have something by the end of the week. 周末拿点东西出来看看
I heard about your show, by the way. 你的戏我听说过
My man in New York saw it. 我的手下在纽约看过
Says it’s damn moving, a little fruity, 据说非常的感人，还有点怪诞
but I guess you know what you’re doing. 要完成的工作你应该很了解
Thanks foryour heart. 感谢你付出的真心
We need more heart in motion pictures. 电影中我们需要真情实感
We’re all expecting great things. 我们都在拭目以待
[Typewriter Clacking[
[Faint Laughing[
[Man Laughing[
Front desk. 前台
Hello? Uh, Chet? 你好？切特？
Speaking. 请说
This is Barton Fink in room 621. 我是621房的巴顿·芬克
Yes. There’s, uh, someone in the room next door to mine-- 我隔壁房间的人一
623-- 623一
and he’s, uh... 他
he’s, uh... 他
making a lot of... noise. 吵得很
I’ll take care of it right away, sir. 我马上去看看
Thank you. 多谢
[Telephone Rings[
[Ring[
Hello. 你好
What? 怎么了？
Huh?
Who? 谁？
[Receiver Slams Down[
[Footsteps[
[Door Opens[
[Loud Knocking[
Did you... 你是不是…
Somebody just complained. 有人刚刚抱怨过
No. I didn’t. 我没有
I mean, I did call down, 我是指责过
not to complain exactly. 不是抱怨
I was concerned that you might-- 我只是觉得你可能一
not that it’s my business-might 应该不关我的事一
be in some kind of...distress. 你可能很苦恼
See, I was trying to work, and it’s... 你看，我正在工作，可是…
Well, itwas...difficult. 挺难进行下去的
Yeah. 打搅你我真过意不去
I’m damned sorry if I bothered you.
The damn walls here... 该死的墙…
I just apologize like hell. 真的很对不起
My name’s Charlie Meadows. 我叫查理·米道斯
I guess we’re neighbors. 我们是邻居
Barton Fink. 巴顿·芬克
Neighbor, I’d feel better 邻居，如果允许我请你喝口酒
about the damned inconvenience 我会感觉好受一些
ifyou let me buyyou a drink.
That’s all right. Really. 没问题
Thank you. 谢谢
All right, hell. 好吧
You trying to work, 你接着工作
me carrying on in there. 我干我的事
The liquor’s good. What do you say? 这酒挺不错的，你看呢？
You got a glass? 要不要来一杯？
It’s the least I can do. 至少我得来一杯
Okay, a quick one. 行啊，一口干
Sure. 没问题
Yeah, just a nip. 小饮一把
I sure do forget myself sometimes. 我有时会得意忘形
I feel like a heel-All 这么无礼的行为 我好过意不去
the carryings-on next door.
我向你保证 没什么大不了的
That’s okay, I assure you.
It’s just I was trying to work. 只是我正是工作而已
What kind of work do you do, Barton, ifyou don’t mind my asking? 你是做什么工作的，巴顿？ 不介意问一问吧？
Well, I’m a writer, actually. 我是搞文字工作的
You don’t say? That’s a tough racket. 挺辛苦的行业，你说呢？
My hat’s off to you. 我得向你致敬
Damned interesting work, I’d imagine. 我觉得这工作挺有意思
It’s not easy, but-Damn 是不容易，不过一
difficult, I’d imagine. 我认为相当辛苦
And what’s your line, Mr. Meadows? 你在哪行混，米道斯先生？
Hell, no, call me Charlie. 别这样，叫我查理
Well, Barton... 巴顿二
you might sayl sell peace of mind. 可以说我是通过 让人心灵平静来赚钱
Insurance is my game. Door-to-door. 我是挨家挨户上门卖保险的
Human contact’s the only way to move merchandise. 和人打交道是唯一的销售方式
In spite of what you might think, I’m pretty good at it. 不管你怎么想，干这行我很拿手
It doesn’t surprise me. 我一点也不吃惊
I believe in it. 我相信你
Fire, theft, and casualty aren’t things 火灾，偷窃，意外伤亡并非 是只发生在其他人身上
that only happen to other people.
Writing doesn’t work out, 会写文章并不能避免这些情况
you may want to look into it. 你可以多观察一下
Providing basic needs-you could do worse. 不会未雨绸缪，情况只会更糟
I’ll keep that in mind. 我会记住这句话的
What kind of scribbler are you? 你是什么类型的作家？
Newspaperman did you say? 从事新闻业的？
No. Actually, I’m writing for the pictures now. 不是，我是给电影写剧本的
Pictures? 电影？
Jesus! 天啊
Aw, I’m sorry, brother. 不好意思，哥们
I wasjust sitting here thinking 我刚才就在想
I was talking to some ambitious youngster eager to make good. 与我交谈的是个 胸怀大志的年轻人
Hell, you’ve got it made. 看来你信心十足
Beating out that competition? 从竞争中脱颖而出了吗？
And me being patronizing? 要我感恩戴德吗？
Is the egg showing or what? 作品公映了没有？
Actually, I’m just starting out in the movies, 其实我在电影圈才刚起步
though I was well established in New York, 我在纽约干的不错
some renown there. 也算小有名气
Oh, it’s an exciting time, then. 真是激动人心的时刻
I’m not the best-read mug on the planet, 我不是这个星球上最好的记者
so it’s not surprising I didn’t recognize your name. 不知道你的名字不足为奇
Jesus, I feel like a heel. 天，我真的有点无礼
That’s okay, Charlie. I’m a playwright. 没关系，查理 我只是个剧作家
My shows have only played New York. 我的作品只在纽约公演过
The last one got a hell ofa write-up. 最后那出戏赢得一片好评
Must be why they wanted me. 别人也许就是冲这出戏找的我
Why not? Everyone wants quality. 为什么不呢？ 人才是大家竞相追逐的
What kind of venue... that is to say, 你是什么范围二就是说
thematically, 主题
um...
What do I write about? 我是写哪方面体裁的？
Caught me trying to be fancy. 我的好奇心又来了
Yeah, that’s it, Bart. 就是指这个
Well, that’s a good question. 是个好问题
Strange as it may seem, Charlie, 听起来可能挺奇怪的，查理
I write about people like you-- 我写的是象你这样的人一
the working stiff, the common man. 劳苦大众，贫民百姓
Well, ain’t that a kick in the head. 是不是有所触动？
I guess it is, but in a way, 应该会的
that’s exactly the point. 就应该是这样
There’s a few people in New York-hopefully 纽约有那么几个人一
our numbers are growing-- 希望这样的人越来越多一
who feel we have an opportunity 认为我们有机会
to forge something real out of everyday experience, 从日常生活中提练素材
create a theater for the masses 创作出为了大众的作品
based on a few simple truths, 这样的作品应该以现实为蓝本
not on some shopworn abstractions about drama 而非以往戏剧中的那些陈腐情节
that don’t hold true today. 以往戏剧中那些东西 现在看来已不真实
I don’t guess this means much to you. 可能你听来没什么意思
Hell, I could tell you stories. 我可以把我的故事告诉你
And that’s the point-we all have stories. 说到点子上了一每个人都有故事
The hopes and dreams of the common man 普通人的希望和梦想 并不比帝王将相低贱
are as noble as those of any king.
The stuff of life-- 这些来自于生活的点滴一
Why shouldn’t it be the stuff of theater? 为什么不能成为戏剧的素材呢？
Why should that be such a hard pill to swallow? 怎么会让人接受不了呢？
Don’t call it new theater, Charlie. 这种戏剧我称之为新戏剧，查理
Call it real theater. 称之为真实的戏剧
Call it our theater! 称之为我们的戏剧
I can see you feel pretty strongly about it. 说到此事你非常地激昂
I don’t mean to get up on my high horse, 我并不是想盛气凌人
but why shouldn’t we look at ourselves up there? 可为什么我们 不着眼于自己身上？
Who cares about the fifth Earl of Bastrop 谁会关心什么 巴士图普的第5伯爵
and Lady Higginbottom 关心什么海金伯顿女士…
and... 以及…
and who killed Nigel Grinch-Gibbons? 关心是谁杀害 奈格尔·格林奇吉布森呢？
My butt’s getting sore already. 我开始愤怒了
Exactly. You understand what I’m saying 没错，你明白我说什么了
a lot more than some of these literary types 除了这些之处 搞创作有很多的题材
because you’re a real man. 因为你是一个有血有肉的人
I could tell you some stories-Sure, 我可以说几个故事一
you could, 你当然可以
yet many writers insulate themselves from the common man, 很多作者把自己与大众隔绝
from where they live, 与大众的生活隔绝
from where they trade and fight and love 与大众的奋斗，爱
and converse and-- 言谈以及一
and... 以及…
So, naturally, theirwork suffers 他们的作品自然会贫乏无味
and regresses into empty formalism and... 全是空洞地形式…
Well, I’m spouting off again, 我又在喋喋不休了
but to put it in your language-the 用你们的语言来说就是一
theater becomes as phony as a$3 bill. 戏剧因此变得 象3美金的钞票一样假
That’s a tragedy right there. 真是一场悲剧
You’re all right, Charlie. 你说的没错，查理．
I’m glad you stopped by. 你来拜访我真高兴
I know sometimes I run on. 我知道我老跑题
Well, Christ, if there’s anyway I can contribute 如果有需要我作点贡献 帮点忙什么的…
or help or whatever... 做回你自己就是帮忙了
You can help by just being yourself.
Well, I can tell you some stories. 我能说几个故事给你听二
Now, look... 听着…
I’m sorry about the interruption. 打搅你我真抱歉
Too much revelry late at night, 已经很晚了
you forget there’s other people in the world. 你忘了这世界上还有其他人
[Waves Wash Ashore]
[Wallpaper Peeling]
[Mosquito Buzzing[
[Buzz[
I’ll be eating on the lot today. 我这一天忙得团团转
Who’s this? 这是谁？
Barton Fink, Mr. Geezier. 巴顿·芬克，吉兹勒先生
Geisler. 盖斯勒
I’m a writer, Mr. Geisler. 我是个编剧，盖斯勒先生
Ted Okum said to drop by. 奥昆让我来的
Ever act? 演过戏吗？
Huh? No. I’m a-- 没有，我是一个一
We need Indians for a Norman Steele western. 我们需要印第安人出演西部片
I’m a writer. 我是个编剧
Writers come and go. We always need Indians. 编剧来来去去 印第安人我们一直需要
I’m a writer. 我是个编剧
Ted Okum said you’re producing this Wallace Beery picture. 奥昆说沃利·毕利 的那部电影你是制片人
Ted Okum doesn’t know shit. 奥昆屁都不懂
They’ve assigned me enough pictures for a year. 这帮家伙一年给我排太多戏了
What Ted Okum doesn’t know 奥昆不知道你 快挤进好莱坞音乐厅了
you could almost squeeze into the Hollywood Bowl.
Who should I talk to? 那我应该找谁？
Get me Lou Breeze. 给我接卢·布里兹
Mr. Breeze’s office. 布里兹先生办公室
Is he in for Mr. Geezier? 吉兹勒先生找他
Geisler. 盖斯勒
Lou! How’s Lipnick’s ass smell this morning? 卢！今天利普尼克的屁股香不香？
Yeah? Yeah? 什么？什么？
Yeah. All right. Listen. 行了，听着
I got a writer here-Fink--all screwy. 有个编剧来找我一 芬克一说话不着边际
Says I’m producing that Wallace Beerywrestling picture. 说我正在制作沃利·毕利 那部摔跤的电影
What am I, the goddamnjanitor? 当我是谁？看门的吗？
Yeah? Who’d you get that from? 是吗？你们从哪里找来的？
Well, tell Lipnick he can kiss my dimpled ass. 告诉利普尼克亲我的屁眼去吧
No, no. All right. Shit. 不行，好吧，该死
All right. No. All right. 好吧，不，好吧
Okay, Fink. 好吧，芬克
Let’s chow. 我们吃饭去吧
Don’t worry about it. 别担心
It’s just a B picture. 只是部B级制作
I bring it in on budget, 我已经做好预算了
they book it without screening it. 他们审核不需要剧本的
Lipnick said he wanted to look at the script 利普尼克说周末他想看看剧本
by the end of the week.
Sure, he did. 没事
He forgot about it before your ass left his sofa. 你屁股一离开他的沙发 说过的话他就全忘了
He forgot about it before your ass left his sofa. 好吧
Okay.
I’m just having trouble getting started. 开头我遇到点麻烦
It’s funny. I’m blocked up. 很搞笑，我写不下去了
I just feel 我希望有人告诉我到底 要个什么样的东西
like I need some kind of indication
of what’s expected.
Wallace Beery. Wrestling picture. 沃利·毕利，摔跤的电影
What do you need, a road map? 你还需要什么，线路图？
Look, 听着
you’re confused. 你很糊涂
You need guidance? 需要人指导吗？
Talk to another writer. 找其他编剧请教吧
Who? 找谁？
Oh,jesus. 天啊
You throw a rock in here, you’ll hit one. 这里你随便扔一块石头 就能砸中一个编剧
Do me a favor, Fink-Throw 帮帮忙，芬克一
it hard. 用力扔吧
[Vomiting]
[Retching]
[Belches]
[Cough]
[Humming]
[Toilet Flushes]
[Gargling]
[Humming Old BlackJoeJ
Bill Mayhew. Sorry about the odor. L匕尔·梅修，抱歉气味不好
Barton Fink. 巴顿·芬克
Jesus. W.P.? 天啊，讨．P . ?
I beg your pardon? 能再说一次吗？
W.P. Mayhew? The writer? 讨．P．梅修？作家？
Just Bill, please. 叫我比尔就行了
Bill! 比尔
You’re the finest novelist of our time. 你是这个时代最出色的小说家
Why, thankyou, son. How kind. 是吗？多谢美言
My God. 我的天
I had no idea you were in Hollywood. 我不知道你来了好莱坞
All of us undomesticated writers 梁鹜不训的作家最终都会 被吸引到这块盐碱地里来
eventually make our way out here
to the great salt lick.
That’s probably why 所以我总是干渴之极
I always have such a powerful thirst.
A little social lubricant, Mr. Fink? 要不要来点润滑剂，芬克先生？
No. It’s a little early for me. 不用了，我刚喝过一点
Bill... 比尔…
ifl’m imposing, you should say so. 如果给你添麻烦了，你就直说
I know you’re very busy. 我知道你非常忙
I just wanted to ask... you a favor. 我只是想请你帮个忙
Have you ever written a wrestling picture? 你写过关于摔跤的剧本吗？
You are drippin’, sir. 你的手在滴水，先生
They have not invented a genre of picture 这世界上还没有比尔·梅修 从未涉及的电影类型
that Bill Mayhew has not at one time or other
been invited to assay. 没错，摔跤片我写过
Yes, I’ve taken my stab at the wrestling form,
as I have stabbed at so many others. 我写过的电影类型多不胜数
Well, how doyou- 那么，你如何一
I gatheryou’re a freshman here, 我推断你是个菜鸟
eager for an upperclassman’s counsel. 非常渴望老手的指点
However, just at the moment 可惜我刚喝了酒
I have drinking to do.
Why don’t you stop by my bungalow, number 15, 你可以下午光临寒舍，巧号房
later on this afternoon? 我们一起讨论一下摔跤片 以及其他话题
We will discuss wrestling scenarios
and other things literary.
[Mayhew]Sons of bitches! 狗娘养的
Where’s honey? 宝贝在哪？
Huh?
Honey! 宝贝
Where’s my honey? 我的宝贝在哪？
The water’s lapping upon me, honey! 水溅到我身上了，宝贝
Honey, just stop it. 宝贝，住手
[Wailing]
I can’t. I’m trying to helpyou. 不行，我正在帮你
Ohh!
Can I helpyou? 什么事？
I’m sorry. I-Where 对不起，我一
are you, damn it? 你在哪？
My name is Fink. 我叫芬克
Bill asked me to drop by this afternoon. 比尔让我下午过来找他
Is he, uh... 是他吗？
Honey! 宝贝
in? 在里面？
000h!
Mr. Mayhew is indisposed at the moment. 梅修先生这会不舒服
Where’s my honey? 我的宝贝在哪？
Is he, uh... 是他吗？
Honey! 宝贝
Is he okay? 他没事吧？
He’ll be fine. 他会好的
Mr. Fink, I’m Audrey Taylor, 芬克，我是奥黛丽·泰勒
Mr. Mayhew’s personal secretary. 梅修先生的私人秘书
Where’s my honey? 我的宝贝呢？
I know this all must sound horrid. 我知道听起来挺可怕的
I really do apologize. 真的很抱歉
Where are you, damn it? 你在哪？
When he can’t write, he drinks. 他一写不出东西就要酗酒
It’s so embarrassing. 真的好难堪
How about you? Will you be all right? 你呢？没事吧？
I’ll be fine. 我会好的
Are you a writer, Mr. Fink? 你是编剧吗？芬克先生？
Yes. I’m working on a wrestling-- 我的，我正在写关于摔跤一
Please call me Barton. 请叫我巴顿
I’ll tell Bill you dropped by. 我会告诉比尔你来过了
I’m sure he’ll want to reschedule your appointment. 他应该会换个时间约你
Perhaps you and I can get together at some point also. 从某种角度来说 也许我和你是一致的
Sorry if that sounds abrupt. 抱歉我说话唐突
I just... 我只是…
I--I don’t know anyone here in town. 我在此举目无亲
Perhaps the three of us, Mr. Fink. 也许我们三个都是这样，芬克先生
Please. Barton. 请叫我巴顿
Barton. 巴顿
You see, Barton, 你知道，巴顿
I’m not just Bill’s secretary. 我不仅是比尔的秘书
Bill and I are... 我们俩相爱了
in love.
[Clank]
Where’s my honey? 我的宝贝呢？
Look, I know this must look-- 我知道这个样子挺一
[Sobbing]
funny. 滑稽的
Bastard-ass sons of bitches! 狗娘养的
I’m sorry. 对不起
Please don’t judge us, Mr. Fink. 请别妄自推测，芬克先生
Where’s that woman? 那个女人去哪了？
Bastard-ass sons of bitches! 狗娘养的
The water’s lapping up! 水泼出来了
Oh, honey! 宝贝
[Sexual Moaning[
Oh...
Ah...
Oh...
Ah...
Howdy, neighbor. 你好，邻居
Charlie. How areyou? 查理，你好
Oh,jesus, I hope I’m not interrupting you again. 希望没妨碍你
Heard you walking around in here. 我听见你走来走去
Figured I’d drop by. 于是我就过来坐坐
Yeah. Come on in. Have a seat. 进来，坐吧
I haven’t really gotten started yet. 我还没开始工作
What happened to your ear? 你的耳朵怎么了？
Oh, yeah. An ear infection. 一种耳病
Chronic thing. 慢性病
Goes away for a while, then it comes back. 时好时坏的
I got cotton in it to staunch the pus. 我塞了棉花以免流脓
别担心，不会传染的
Don’t worry. It’s not contagious. 看过医生没有？
You seen a doctor?
What’s he going to tell me? 医生能怎么样？
Can’t trade my head for a new one. 又不能给我换个新头
I guess you’re stuck with the one you got. 我估计你就会一直忍着
I’d invite you to my place, 我该邀请你到我那坐坐的
but it’s a goddamn mess. 可我那乱七八糟的
You married, Bart? 结婚了吗？
No. 没有
I myself have yet to be lassoed. 我也是个王老五
Hey, Bart. 巴特
Ouch.
Got a sweetheart? 有情人吗？
No. 没有
I guess it’s something about my work. 可能是因为工作原因
I get so worked up over it. 我一心扑在工作上
I don’t have much attention left over, 没有精力作其他事
so it would be a little...unfair. 可能有点不公平
Yeah. Ladies do ask for attention. 女人都是需要呵护的
In my experience, they pretend to give it, 以我的经验，女人总是假装不要
but it’s generally a smoke screen 其实都是玩欲擒故纵的把戏
for demanding it back with interest.
How about family, Bart? 你的家人呢？
How you fixed in that department? 都在老家吗？
My folks live in Brooklyn with my uncle. 我的家人和我叔叔 一起住在布鲁克林
Mine have passed on. 我的家人都去世了
It’s just us three now. 只剩下我们弟兄三个
What’s that expression? 那句话怎么说了？
Me, myself, and I. 举杯邀明月，对影成三人
Sure. 是啊
That’s tough. 挺惨的
But in a sense, 可从某种意义上说
we’re all alone in the world, aren’t we, Charlie? 我们其实是同病相怜，对吧？
I’m often surrounded by family and friends, 我虽然亲戚朋友一大堆
but... 可是…
[Deep Sigh[
You’re no stranger to loneliness, then. 看来你惯了孤独寂寞
I guess I got no beef, 只要一有女人垂青 我就不发牢骚了
especially where the dames are concerned.
In my line of work, I got opportunities galore. 在工作中我可是大把泡妞机会
I could tell you stories to curl your hair, 要提起以前的艳史 保证听得你性致盎然
but it looks like you’ve already heard them. 这种事好象你也有所耳闻
That’s me in Kansas City plying my trade. 我那时正在堪萨斯拼命工作
That was taken by one of my policyholders. 这是我的一位客户拍的
They’re more than just customers to me, Barton. 我和他们不止是客户关系，巴顿
They appreciate what I have to offer. 他们很感激我提供的服务
Her hubby was out of town, 男主人出门去了
and they were carrying fire and life. 他们保了火险和寿险
The third quarter payment was way past due. 保险已经付了四分之三了
In a way, I envyyou-your 某种程度上，我挺羡慕你的一
daily routine, you know what’s expected. 你的工作很有条理，你的目标明确
You know the drill. 你知道如何训练自己
My job is to plumb the depths, 而我的工作就好象摸黑走路
so to speak.
Dredge up something from inside, 总是要得去发掘 一些深处的东西
something honest. 内心的东西
I got to tell you, 我说的是我的内心感觉…
the life of the mind...
There’s no road map for that territory. 这个行业没有现成的方法
And exploring it can be painful. 摸索的过程令人痛苦
I have pain most people don’t know anything about. 我的痛苦大多数人根本无法明白
This must be boring you. 可能你听的不耐烦了
Not at all. It’s damned interesting. 没关系，挺有趣的
Yeah. 不错
Probably sounds a little grand 给沃利·毕利写一部摔跤戏 听起来好象挺威的
for someone who’s writing a wrestling picture
for Wallace Beery.
Beery? You got no beef there. 毕利？那你还烦个什么？
He’s a hell ofan actor, 他可是个很棒的演员
though you can’t beatjackOakie. 不过还比不过杰克·奥奇
A stitch, Oakie. 要比奥奇差一点
Funny stuff, funny stuff. 有趣的题材
But don’t get me wrong. 不过没搞错吧？
Beery? Wrestling picture? Could be a pip. 毕利？摔跤片？可能不是很妥
Could be a pip. 可能不是很妥
Wrestled myself some back in school. 说起摔跤让我想起 在学校的往事
I guess you know the basic moves. 摔跤的基本动作你应该懂吧
No.1 never watched any. 不懂，我从没看过
I’m not interested in the act. 我对运动不感兴趣
Hell, you should know what it’s about. 你该知道个大致情况
I can show you the wrestling basics in 30 seconds. 我用30秒时间给你 演示摔跤基本动作
You’re a little out ofyourweight class, 你可能体重轻了点
but just for demonstration purposes... 不过为了示范…
That’s all right. 那就算了吧
Nota bit of it, compadre. 伙计，一点也不难
Easiest thing in the world. 轻而易举的
Just get on your knees to my left here. 膝盖跪在我的左侧
Slapyour right hand here, your left hand here. 右掌在这，左掌在这
Come on, champ. You can do it. Come on. 来吧，快点，没问题的
Come on. 来吧
Yeah. There you go. 就这样
Right there. 这里
All right. 好了
Now, when I say, “Ready, wrestle,” 我一说’开始了，摔吧’
we try to pin each other. 我争取按住你，你争取按住我
That’s the whole game. Got it? 整个游戏就是这样，明白吗？
Yeah. Okay. 明白了
Ready? Wrestle. 开始了，摔吧
Oh! 1 , 2 , 3
1, 2,3.
Damn. There I go again. 不能再来了
Going to wakeup the downstairs neighbors. 会吵到楼下的
I didn’t hurt you, did I? 没伤着你吧？
It’s okay. 没事
Well, that’s all wrestling is. 摔跤就是这么回事
Usually there’s more grunting and squirming 通常摔之前还有些 拉拉拽拽的动作
before the pin.
Well, you’re out ofyour weight class. 我们俩是不同重量级的
Jesus, I did hurt you. 天啊，我真伤着你了
I sure do apologize. 真的好过意不去
I’m just a big, clumsy lug. 我真是个傻大个
I sure do apologize. 真的很过意不去
You sure you’re okay? 你真的没事吗？
I’m fine, really. 真的没事
Actually, it’s been helpful. 应该有点用
But I guess I should get to work. 我得工作去了
It wasn’t fair of me to do that. 对你来说不是很公平
I’m prettywell-endowed physically. 我比你个头大多了
Don’t feel bad, though. 别觉得不舒服
I wouldn’t be much ofa match foryou 比脑瓜子我比万万及不上你
at mental gymnastics.
Give me a holler you need anything. 有事叫我就是了
[Waves Wash Ashore[
[Humming Old BlackJoeJ 尼布甲尼撒二世 作者：H . P．梅修
Ifi close myeyes, 闭上眼睛我能闻到橡树的味道
I can almost smell the live oak.
That’s chicken fat, Bill. 那是鸡肉的味道，比尔
Well, my olfactory’s turning womanish on me-lying 我的嗅觉开始变得女人化一
and deceitful. 惯于说谎和欺骗
Still, I must say I haven’t felt peace like this 这些日子一直工作繁重 我从未感到如此的平静
since the grand productive days.
Don’t you find it so, Barton? 你没觉得吗，巴顿？
Ain’t writing peace? 这种宁静很适于写作
Well...
actually... 说真的
no, Bill. 不是，比尔
No. I’ve always found 我一直认为作品应该 来源于内心巨大的创痛中
that writing comes from a great inner pain.
Maybe it’s a pain that comes from a realization 这种创痛可能来自于现实中
that one must do something for one’s fellow man 作者为了减轻某人的痛苦为引致
to help somehow ease the suffering.
Maybe it’s personal pain. 也许这个创痛是很私人化的
At any rate, I don’t believe 无论如何，我不相信 优秀作品可以没有痛苦
good work is possible without it.
Hmm.
Well, me, I just enjoy making things up. 我更喜欢杜撰
Yes, sir. Escape. 是的，没有自己的影子
It’s when I can’t write and escape myself, 所以我写不出东西 或是无法逃避自我
that I want to rip my head off 我恨不得撕开自己的脑袋
and run screaming through the street 到大街上大喊大叫
with my balls in a fruit picker’s pail. 在水果桶里跳舞
Hmm. 这东西有时候也有帮助
This will sometimes help.
That doesn’t help anything, Bill. 那东西毫无用处，比尔
I’ve never found that to help my writing. 我从来没发现酒 对我的创作有何帮助
Your writing? 你的创作？
Son, have you ever heard the story of Solomon’s mammy? 孩子 你读过’所罗门的妈妈’这本书吗？
Barton, you should read this. 巴顿，那东西你应该读读
I think it’s Bill’s finest, 是比尔最好的作品
or among his finest, anay. 或者说最好的作品之一
So now I’m supposed to roll over 我是不是该转过身 让你挠挠我的痒处？
and get my belly scratched?
Bill. 比尔
Look, uh... 听我说
maybe it’s none of my business, 可能不关我的事
but don’t you think a man with your talent... 你想过面对上天赐予 你的天赋，应尽什么责任吗？
your first obligation is to your gift?
Shouldn’t you be doing whateveryou have to 为什么你不想方没法 恢复写作呢？
to work again?
What would that be? 那我该怎么办？
I don’t know. 我也不知道
But with that drink, 可是这么酗酒
you’re cutting yourself off from your gift 你会辜负你的天赋
and your fellow man 你的朋友
and everything your art is about. 以及一切
Oh, no, son. 不是这样的，孩子
I’m building a levee-- 我在构筑一道防堤一
gulp by gulp, brick by brick-Putting 一砖一瓦地构筑一道防堤
up a levee
to keep that raging river of manure 以免大水卷来的废料 将我的门口淹没
from lapping at my door.
Maybe you better, too, Barton, 你最好也构筑一道堤，巴顿
before you get buried under his manure. 以免他的废料将你淹没
My honey pretends to be impatient with me, 我的宝贝假装对我不耐烦
but she’ll put up with anything. 最终她一切都能忍受
Not anything, Bill. 不是一切，比尔
Don’t test me. 你最好别试
You’re lucky she puts up with you as much as she does. 她尽可能地容忍你 你该感到幸运
Maybe to a schoolboy’s eyes. 从一个混沌未开的学生看来
People who know about the human heart, though, 或者是一个体察人心的人看来
maybe they’d say, “Bill over here, 也许是这样’那个比尔啊’
he gives his honey love, 他把爱献给了他的宝贝
and she pays him back with pity, 她就应该报之以同情
the basest coin there is.” 这样是最公平的了’
Stop it, Bill. 别说了，比尔
那些心头年轻，无忧无虑 的日子离我远去
Gone are the days
When my heart was young and gay
Gone are my friends 我的伙伴们也离开了棉花地
From the cotton fields away
Gone from the earth 远离这个世界找一块乐土
To a better/and/know
/hear their gent/e voices 我听到他们柔声呼唤
[Urinating] 老黑奴
Call/n’ Old B/a ckJoe
I’m corn/n’ 我来了
Oh, my head is bending/ow 我的头渐渐低垂
/hear their gentle-- 我听到他们柔声一
The truth, my honey, is a tart 我的宝贝，你不过是个 经不起考验的裱子
that does not bear scrutiny.
Breach my levee at your peril! 胆敢毁坏我的防堤 出了事你别埋怨
Gone are my friends 我的伙伴们也离开了棉花地
From the cotton fields...
That son of a bitch! 狗娘养的
Don’t get me wrong. He’s a fine writer. 别搞错，他是个好作家
Gone from the earth 远离这个世界
Are you all right? 你没事吧？
Toabetter life/know 寻找新的生活
Audrey, y-you can’t-Oh, 奥黛丽，你不能一
Barton. 巴顿
You can’t put up with that. 你不能老这么忍
Old B/a ckJoe 老黑奴
I feel so sorry for him. 我感到真对不起他
What? He’s--He’s a son ofa bitch. 什么？他是个混蛋
No. 不
No. 不是
He... 他
He sometimes just... 他只是时常…
/hear the/range! voices... 我听到天使之声
Well, he thinks about Estelle. 他想起埃斯特尔了
His wife still lives in Fayettesville. 是他的妻子，住在菲叶特维尔
She’s... 她
disturbed. 神经失常
Really? 真的？
I’ll just walk on down to the Pacific, 我要向着太平洋走去
and from there I’ll improvise.
He’ll wander back when he’s sober 他冷静下来会回来道歉的
and apologize. 他一向如此
He always does.
Okay, but that doesn’t excuse his-- 可这种行为也是不能原谅的
Silence upon the hill-behavior.
in Darien! 爱需要理解
Empathy requires understanding.
I’m corn/n’ 我来了
What? 什么？
What don’t I understand? 我怎么不懂你说的话？
I’m cumin’ 我来了
Oh, my head is hang/n/ow 我的头渐渐下垂
/hear their gentle voices 我听到他们柔声呼唤
Call/n’ Old B/a ckJoe 叫我老黑奴
[Glass Breaks]
[Clock Chimes]
[Mosquito Buzzes[
[Buzz[
淡入，东下城一间出租公寓
我们能听到鱼贩的叫卖声
车辆的噪音还听不见
我们迟早会听见的
I hope these are your shoes. 这应该是你的鞋子吧
Charlie. 查理
Because that would mean... 那么我的鞋子应该在你这
they gave you mine.
Yeah. 事实上是他们搞错了
As a matter of fact, they did.
Come on in. 走吧
Jesus, what a day I had. 天啊，今天到底是什么鬼日子
Ever have one of those days? 这种倒霉日子你经历过吗？
Seems like nothing but lately. 我就是最近遇上的
Jesus, what a day. 天啊，这鬼日子
Felt like I couldn’t have sold ice water in the Sahara. 可能我在撒哈拉 连水都卖不动
Okay. So you don’t want insurance. 行了，你不愿买保险就不买吧
Okay. So that’s your loss. 其实是你自己的损失
But, God, people can be rude. 可是，天啊，人们 变得如此粗暴
I feel like I have to talk 我得找个正常人聊聊天
toa normal person likeyou
just to restore a little of my... 让我找回一点…
It’s my pleasure. 乐意效劳
I could use a little lift myself. 我自己能给自己打气
A little lift? Yeah. 自己打气？
Good thing they bottle it, huh, pal? 瓶子里是好东西吧？
Did I say rude? 我刚才说了人很粗暴吗？
People can be goddamn cruel, 人都很冷酷
especially some of these housewives. 尤其是那些师奶们
Okay. 行了
So I have a weight problem. 我这满身肥肉是个问题
That’s my cross to bear. 这是我的过错吗？
I don’t know. 我不知道
It’s a defense mechanism. 可能人们是习惯性地自我防卫
Defense against what, insurance? 防卫什么？保险？
Something they need? 防卫他们需要的东西？
Something they should be grateful to me for offering? 我提供保险他们 对我心存感谢才是
A little peace of mind. 为了求得内心平静
Finally decided to knock off early. 我决定早点放工
Went to see a doctor about this. 去医院看看我的耳朵
He told mel had an ear infection. 医生说我的耳朵感染了
$10, please. 要收我10元钱
I says, “Hell, I told you my earwas infected. 我说’喂，是我告诉你 我的耳朵感染了’
Why don’t you give me$1 0?” 为什么你不给我10块钱？
Well, that led to an argument. 于是大吵了一架
Listen to me bellyaching, 听我唠唠叨叨好象 我的问题堆成山了
as if my problems amounted toa hill of beans.
How goes the life of the mind? 脑力劳动会不会这样？
Well, it’s been better. 好一点
I can’t seem to get going on this thing. 可我的工作好象 没法进行下去
That one idea, 只要灵感一来就能 让人不停地写下去
the one that lets you get started,
I still haven’t gotten it. 可我到现在还没有灵感
Maybe I only had one idea in me-- 可能只有我喜欢种类 我才有灵感
my play. 也可能灵感已经用完了
Maybe once that was done,
I was done being a writer. 我一成为正式的编剧 就没灵感了
Christ, I feel like a fraud, 天啊，我天天坐在这里 对着纸发呆
sitting here staring at this paper. 感觉我象个骗子
Those two lovebirds next door driving you nuts? 是不是隔壁那一对爱侣 老让你开小差？
How do you know about that? 你怎么知道的？
Know about it? 怎么知道？
I can practically see how they’re doing it. 他们在干什么 我早看在眼里
Brother, I wish I had a piece of that. 兄弟，我其实好想置身其中
Seems like I hear everything 这些 梆梆的声音 真是动人魂魄
that goes on in this dump--
the pipes or something.
Yeah, but-- 不过一
You’ll lick this picture business. 你的工作会完成的
You got a head on your shoulders. 你脖子上长着个聪明脑袋
What do they say? 俗话怎么说的？
Where there’s a head, there’s hope. 有头脑就有希望
Where there’s life, there’s hope. 有生命就有希望
See, that proves you really are a writer. 你看，说出这种话 证明你是个作家
There’s hope foryou, too, Charlie. 你也会有希望，查理
Tomorrow I bet you sell a half-dozen policies. 我赌你明天能卖出六份保险
Thanks, brother, but the fact is 谢了，哥们，不过…
I got to pull up stakes for a while. 我得离开一阵
You’re leaving? 你要走了？
In a few days. 就这几天吧
Out toyour stomping grounds-New York City. 去你的成名之地一纽约
Things got all balled up at the head office. 总部那有事情要处理
I’m truly sorry to hear that. I’ll missyou. 我真的好遗憾，我会想你的
Well, hell, buddy. Don’t pull a long face. 哥们，别把脸拉得这么长
I keep a room here, 房间我还留着
and I’ll be back sooner or later. 我迟早会回来的
And mark mywords, 记住我这句话
by the time I get back, 我回来的时候，你的剧本也完成了
your picture will be finished.
New York can be pretty cruel to strangers. 纽约人对外地人挺冷酷的
lfyou need a home-cooked meal, 如果想尝尝家常菜
you just look up Sam and Lillian Fink. 可以去拜访山姆和莉莲
They live on Fulton Street... 他们和我叔叔马瑞 住在富尔顿街
with my uncle Maury.
[Rip]
Christ. 天啊
Your room does that, too. 你的房间也这样
I guess the heat’s sweating off the wallpaper. 可能是墙纸热得流汗了
What a dump. 真烂
I guess this must seem pretty pathetic 对于你这样的人 来说挺难受的
to a guy like you.
Well...
But it’s pathetic, isn’t it? 真是挺难受的，对吧？
I mean, to a guy from New York? 对于你这样从纽约来的人？
What doyou mean? 你是什么意思？
This kind of heat. 这里天气这么热
It’s pathetic. 挺难受的
Well, I guess you pickyour poison. 估计你不会忘了 把你的酒带上的
So they say. 别人也这么说
Don’t pick up and leave without saying good-bye. 别不说声再见就卷包走了
‘Course not, compadre. 当然不会的，老友
You’ll see me again. 我会和你道个别的
[Thumping]
[Thump]
[Banging]
[Laughing]
Zing! Bango! 砰！砰！
You’re dead. You’re a corpse. 你死了，你是一具尸体了
You got me. 被你打中了
Okay, go, go, you son ofa gun. 好了，走了，你这浑蛋
Yeah, Fink. 芬克
[Humming Yes, We Have No Bananas]
Come on, come on. 进来，进来
What do you got for me? 来找我什么事？
What the hell happened to your face? 你的脸怎么回事？
Nothing. It’s just a mosquito bite. 没事，被蚊子咬的
There are no mosquitoes in Los Angeles. 洛杉矶没有蚊子
Mosquitoes breed in swamps. This is a desert. 蚊子是在沼泽地繁殖的 这里是沙漠
What do you got for me? 找我什么事？
Well, I-- 我
On the Beery picture, where are we? 毕利那部片，写到哪里了？
Well, I’m having a little trouble getting started. 开头有点麻烦
Getting start-Christjesus, started? 开头？天啊，开不了头？
You don’t have anything yet? 你根本没开始写？
Well, not much. 是没写多少
What the hell do you think this is, Hamlet, 你以为你在写什么名著啊？ 哈姆雷特？
Gone With the Wind Ruggles of Red Gap? 飘？红峡谷的拉格尔斯？
It’s a goddamn B picture-- 不就是一部B级制作吗？
big men in tights-you know the drill. 你钻进牛角尖去了 技巧方法你都知道的
I don’t really understand that genre. 这种类型的东西我真的不熟悉
Maybe that’s the problem. 也许这正是症结所在吧
Understand? Shit! 明白吗？
You were going to consult another writer on this. 你应该去咨询 一下其他编剧
Well, I’ve talked to Bill Mayhew. 我已经和比尔·梅修谈过了
Mayhew? Some help. The guy’s a souse. 梅修？算了吧 他不过是个酒鬼而已
He’s a great writer. 他是个伟大的编剧
A great souse! 伟大的酒鬼
He’s in pain because he can’t write. 他只是为写不出东西而痛苦
Souse! Souse! 酒鬼，酒鬼
He manages to write his name 他只会每周在支票上 写自己的名字
on the back of his paycheck every week.
I thought no one cared about this picture. 这电影可能根本没人关心？
You thought? 你是这么认为的？
I don’t know what the hell you said to Lipnick, 我不知道你和利普尼克 说了些什么鬼话
but the son of a bitch likes you. 搞得这王八蛋很喜欢你
He’s taken a interest. 他对你兴趣很大
Never make Lipnicklikeyou. 千万别让利普尼克喜欢你
Never! 千万
I--I don’t understand. 我不明白
Are you deaf? He likes you. 你聋了吗？我说他喜欢你
What the hell did you say to him? 你到底和他说了什么鬼话？
Nothing. 没有
Well, he’s taken a interest. 他对你很有兴趣
He’ll makeyour life hell. 他会把你搞得苦不堪言
Since I drew the short straw 因为我放了点甜头 给这个废物
to supervise this turkey,
he’ll be all over me, too. 他也跑来讨好我
Fat-ass son ofa bitch called yesterday 这蠢猪昨天打电话给我
to ask how it’s going. 问剧本进行的如何
I said you were making progress. 我说你已经有进展了
We were all very excited. 我们都很激动
I told him it was great. 我告诉他剧本很了不起
Understand that? 明白吗？
Now my ass is on the line. 现在搞得我进退两难
He wants you to tell him all about it tomorrow. 他让我明天把所有情况向他汇报
I can’t write anything by tomorrow. 明天我可写不出什么东西的
Who said write? Jesus,jack can’t read. 谁让你写了？杰克根本不识字
You got to tell it to him. 你要亲口和他说
Tell him something, for Christ’s sake. 把情况告诉他
Well, what dolt-tell him? 我跟他说什么？
[Stomach Gurgles[
Yes, Mr. Geezier. 吉兹勒先生，什么事？
Projection! 接放映室
Jerry. 杰瑞
Jerry, Ben Geisler here. 杰瑞，我是本·盖斯勒
Any screening rooms free? 有没有空的放映室？
Good! Book it for me. 好的，给我订一间
I got a writer here. He’s coming in. 我这有个编剧，他马上过来
You’re going to show him wrestling pictures. 你把关于摔跤的片放给他看
I don’t give a shit which ones! 放哪部我他妈的不关心
Isn’t Victor Sjoderberg shooting one now? 维克多·斯杰德博格不是 正拍着一部此类型的片吗？
Show him some dailies on that. 搞些工作样片给他看
Okay, Ben. 好的，本
All right. 行了
This will give you some ideas. 应该能给你找些灵感
8:15 tomorrow morning at Lipnick’s house. 明早8 : 15在利普尼克家
Ideas. 灵感
Broad strokes.
Don’t cross me, Fink. 别折磨我，芬克
Devil on the Can-Devil 地板上的魔鬼一
on the Canvas, 12 Apple, take 1. 地板上的魔鬼 12A，第一次
Action! 开始
will destroy him! 我要撕了他
Cut! Cut! Cut! Cut! 停！停！停！停！
Devil on the Canvas, 12 Apple, take 2. 地板上的魔鬼 12A，第二次
Action! 开始
will destroy him! 我要撕了他
Cut! Cut! 停！停
Rolling! 开动
Devil on the Canvas, 12 Apple, take 4. 地板上的魔鬼，12A，第一次
Action! 开始
will destroy him! 我要撕了他
Cut! Cut! Cut! 停！停！停！
Devil on the Canvas, l2AppIe, take 5 地板上的魔鬼，12A，第5次
will destroy him! 我要撕了他
12 Apple, take 6. 12A，第6次
will destroy him! 我要撕了他
12 Apple, take 7 12A，第7次
will destroy him! 我要撕了他
12 Baker, take 1. 12B，第1次
will destroy him! 我要撕了他
Aah!
12C，第1次
12 Charlie, take 1.
-Aah! -Aah!
Take 2. 第2次
-Aah! -Aah!
2...
Take 7 第7次
-Aah! -Aah!
2...
-Aah! -Aah!
Aah!
Orphan. 孤儿
Dame. 女士
Front desk. 前台
Hello, Chet? 你好，切特？
This is Barton Fink in room 621. 我是621房的巴顿·芬克
Could you try a number for me in Hollywood? 你能帮我接通 一个好莱坞的电话吗？
Slauson 6-4304. 6一4304 .
Right away, sir. 马上，先生
[Ring]
Pick it up. Pick it up. 快接，快接
Hello. 你好
Audrey, I need help. 奥黛丽，我需要帮忙
I know I shouldn’t be calling you like this. 我知道这种时间 给你打电话不合适
I wouldn’t have if I could see any alternative. 可是我别无选择
I’m sorry. Listen, how are you? 对不起，你好吗？
You doing okay? 你没事吧？
Who is this? 什么声音？
Barton! I’m sorry. It’s Barton Fink. 巴顿！对不起 是巴顿·芬克．
Barton, I’m afraid it’s not a good time. 巴顿，恐怕这个时候不太合适
I’m sorry. I just feel like I need-- 对不起，我感觉我很需要－一
I know I shouldn’t ask. 我知道我不该提
I just need some kind of help. 可我真的需要人帮助
I have a deadline tomorrow. 明天就到了最后期限了
All right, Barton. 好吧，巴顿
I’ll see ifi can slip away. 我试试能不能抽出身来
Oh, ifyou could-- 如果你一
If I can. 我得试试
He--He gets jealous. 他会吃醋的
I need help, Audrey. 我需要帮助，奥黛丽．
[Mayhew Shouting]
I’ll try to slip out 他睡着了我就过去
if he quiets down, passes out.
I’m afraid he thinks... 我恐怕他有想法…
Well, he said you were a buffoon, Barton. 他说你是个小丑，巴顿
U h-huh.
He becomes irrational. 他变得不可理喻
[Shouting]
Uh-huh, uh-huh.
I’ll try and slip away. 我会尽量抽身出来的
[Mayhew] Who is that? 是谁？
[Knock On Door]
Audrey, thankyou for coming. 奥黛丽，多谢你的光临
Thank you. 多谢
Hello, Barton. 你好，巴顿
I’m sorry to be... 真抱歉我…
sucha...sucha... 如此…如此…
Thank you. 多谢
That’s all right, Barton. 别客气，巴顿
Everything’s going to be all right. 一切都会好的
Yes. Thankyou. 是的，多谢
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Thank you. 多谢
Yes. Thankyou. 是的，多谢
How’s Bill? 比尔怎么样了？
Oh, he’s, uh... 他
He drifted off. 他没事了
He’ll sleep for a while now. 睡了有一会了
What is ityou have to do exactly? 你到底要作什么？
Well, I have to come up with an outline, 我刚完成故事大纲
I guess you call it, 应该是叫这个
the whole goddamn story, soup to nuts, three acts, 狗屁的故事 从头到尾共有三幕
the whole goddamn-- 狗屁的…
That’s all right, Barton. 这样就行了，巴顿
You don’t have to write actual scenes. 你没必要写 具体的场景镜头
No, but the whole goddamn... 不是，这些狗屁的…
Audrey... 奥黛丽…
have you ever read any of Bill’s wrestling scenarios? 你读过比尔写的摔跤片剧本吗？
Yes, I’m afraid I have. 应该读过
What are they like? What are they about? 是这么样的？故事是讲什么的？
Well...
usually they’re simple morality tales. 剧情通常都是简单的善恶关系
There’s a good wrestler and a bad wrestler, 有一个好的摔跤手 和一个坏的摔跤手
whom he confronts at the end. 坏的老是和好的作对
In between, the good wrestler has a love interest 这之间，好人还要有一段罗曼史
ora small child he has to protect. 或者有个什么小孩需要保护
Bill would usually make the good wrestler 主角的背景比尔通常 设定为后进人物或罪犯
a backwards type or a convict,
and sometimes, instead ofa waif, 有时候是个流浪汉
he’d have the wrestler protecting an idiot man-child. 其中一出戏主角要 保护一位白痴男孩
The studio always hated that. 剧组不会喜欢剧本的主角二
Some of the scripts were so... …有些剧本是这样的
spirited. 台词非常超然
Barton, look, it’s really just a formula. 巴顿，听着，这些 都是公式化的东西
You don’t have to type yoursoul into it. 不需要这么呕心沥血的
We’ll invent some names and a new setting. 我们先来虚构 几个名字和背景
I’ll helpyou. It won’t take any time at all. 我来帮你，不会花很多时间的
I did it for Bill so many times. 我为比尔写过很多次
You did what for Bill? 你为比尔写过什么？
WeII...this. 就是这个
You wrote his scripts for him? 你给他写剧本？
Well, the basic ideas were frequently his. 基本的思路大部分是他的
You wrote Bill’s scripts? 比尔的剧本是你写的？
Jesus, you wrote his... 天啊，你写他的…
Well, what about before that? 那以前呢？
Before what? 什么以前？
Before Bill came to Hollywood. 比尔到好莱坞以前
Bill was always the author, so to speak. 比尔可以说算是个作家
What do you mean, “so to speak”? 你什么意思？’可以说’?
Audrey, how long have you been his... 奥黛丽，你做 他的秘书已经多久了？
secretary? 秘书
Let’s concentrate on our little project. 还是把精力集中 到我们的事上吧
I want to know how many of Bill’s books you wrote! 我要知道比尔的书 有多少本是你写的
I want to know! 我要知道
Barton, honestly... 巴顿，说真的…
Only the last couple. 只有最后两本
Hah!
And my input was mostly editorial, really, 我做的大部分 是修改工作，真的
after he had been drinking. 在他喝醉之后
I’ll bet. 我发誓
Jesus, the grand productive days”! 天啊，所谓’数量众多的杰出作家’
What a goddamn phony. 原来全是他妈的假货
W.P. Mayhew- W．P．梅修一
William goddamn Phony Mayhew! 该死的梅修
All his guff about escape! 所谓逃避全是他妈的瞎扯
I’ll say he escaped! 原来是真不会写
We don’t have much time. 我们不够时间了
It’ll be fine. 没事的
Don’t judge him, Barton. 别给他下定论，巴顿
Don’t condescend to him. 也不需要对他低声下气
I help Bill most by understanding him, 我帮助比尔大部分 是因为理解他
by appreciating him. 欣赏他
We all need understanding, Barton-- 大家都需要理解，巴顿一
even you tonight. 你今晚更需要理解
It’s all you really need. 这就是你需要的
[Moaning]
[Screaming]
[Mosquito Buzzes[
[Buzzing Stops[
Aah!
[Door Opens]
[Footsteps]
[Door Closes]
[Footsteps]
[Knock On Door]
Barton? 巴顿？
[Knock Knock]
Barton, are you all right? 巴顿，你没事吧？
I’m fine, thanks. 我很好，谢谢
You sure? 真的？
No! No. 没事，没事
[Whimpers]
[Cart Bell Rings[
Barton. Are you all right? 巴顿，你没事吧？
No. Can I come in? 没事，我能进来吗？
Let’s go to your room. 去你的房间吧
Charlie, I’m in trouble. You got to help me. 查理，我惹麻烦了 你一定要帮我
Get a grip on yourself, brother. 哥们，你不要慌张
Whatever the problem is, we can sort it out. 到底是什么问题？ 我们一起想法解决
Charlie, I’m in trouble. Something horrible’s happened. 查理，我惹麻烦了 发生了可怕的事
I got to call the police. 我想去报警
Will you stay with me till they get here? 在警察来之前 你能和我在一起吗？
Don’t worry about it. We can work it out. 别担心，我们能解决的
Before you go in... I didn’t do this. 你进去之前… 不是我干的
I don’t know how it happened, but... 我不知道出了什么事，不过…
I didn’t. 不是我干的
I want you to know that. 我希望你知道
Okay. 好的
Ohhh!
Oh...
[Vomiting]
[Toilet Flushes[
Oh...
Jesus, Barton, what the hell is this? 天啊，巴顿，到底是怎么回事？
What are we going to do? 我们怎么办？
Call the police. 报警
Hold on. 稳住
I didn’t do this. 不是我干的
I did not do this! 不是我干的
Hold on! 稳住
Stop. 别说了
Take a deep breath. Tell me what happened. 做一下深呼吸，告诉我怎么回事
I passed out! I don’t know! Won’t the police-- 我要晕过去了，我不知道怎么回事 警察会不会…
Stop with the police! Wake up! 别叫警察，脑子放清醒一点
This looks bad! They hang people for this! 实在太糟了，这样会被绞死的
But I didn’t do it. Don’t you believe me? 可不是我干的，你不相信我吗？
I believe you! I know you! Why should the police? 我相信你，我了解你 可警察凭什么相信你？
Did you... 你
Barton, between you and me, 巴顿，我不会说出去的
did you have sexual intercourse? 你和此人做过爱没有？
Jesus, they can tell that. 天啊，你不说他们也查得出来
Got to believe me! 相信我
They got to have mercy! 警察会有怜悯之心的
You’re in pictures, Barton. 你在电影界工作，巴顿
Even if they cleared you eventually, 即使警察最后证明你是清白的
this would ruin you. 这种事也足以毁了你
Come on. 来
Wait in the bathroom. 在浴室等着
[Thumping And Banging[
[Charlie]Oh, Lord. Oh, Lordy. Oh, my Lord. 天啊，我的老天爷
Oh, my Lord. 我的老天爷
Ooh!
You passed out. 你错过去了
Where’s Audrey? 奥黛丽在哪？
She’s dead, Barton! 她死了，巴顿！
She’s dead, if that was her name! 如果你说的是那人的名字 她已经死了
You got to act as if nothing has happened. 你要装作什么事都没发生过
Put this totally out ofyour head. 完全抛之于脑后
Your play is to go about your business as usual. 要一切如常
Give us some time to sort this out. 我们需要点时间解决这事
[Ticking]
Bart! So happy to see ya! 巴特，见到你真高兴
Sit. Talk. Relax fora minute. 坐下，先放松一会
Then talk. 然后再说话
Drink? 喝点什么？
U h...
yeah. 好的
Rye whiskey? 黑麦威士忌？
Boy, you writers. Work hard, play hard. 你们这帮编辑 工作刻苦，也真会享受
That’s what I hear, anay. Lou! 我是这么听人说的，卢！
Anyway, Ben Geisler tells me things are going along great. 本·盖斯勒说取得的成绩很了不起
Says we got a real winner in this one. 他说这回我们一定是赢家
I’ll tell you something. I’m counting on it. 我告诉你，我一直在盼着
I’ve taken an interest. Nothing to fear, mind you. 我兴趣很大，别怕
Hardly seems necessary in your case-- 没必要害怕
a writer, a storyteller ofyour stature. 作为一个象你这样 有才能的作家
Give it to me in bold strokes, Bart. 来震撼我一下，巴特
Give me the broad outlines. 把故事大纲说说
I’m in the audience, the lights go down, 我是个观众，灯光熄灭了
Capitol logo comes up. 神殿的标志出来了
You’re on, huh? 然后到你了
Yeah. 好的
Uh...okay.
Huh?
Well, uh...
we...we fade in... 背景淡入
U h-huh.
It’s--It’s a tenement building on the Lower East Side. 出现东下城的出租屋
Great! He’s poor, this wrestler. 太好了，这个摔跤手很穷
He’s had to struggle, huh? 他必须要奋斗
And then... 然后…
U h-huh?
Well, uh...
Can I be honest, Mr. Lipnick? 我能实话实说吧？利普尼克先生？
Can you? Jesus, you damn well better be! 你能吗？天啊，这么做最好了
If I wasn’t honest in my business dealings-- 如果我做生意不地道
Well, you can’t always be honest, 你也没必要诚实
not with the sharks swimming around this town. 城市周围游来游去的鳖鱼 也没必要诚实
lfl’d been totally honest, 如果我老不说真话
I wouldn’t be near this pool 我就没可能坐在 这么大的游泳池边
unless I was cleaning it. 除非我是清洁工
But that’s no reason foryou not to be. 你没有理由不这么做
Honest, I mean. Not cleaning the pool. 我指诚实 不是让你去做清洁工
Oh.
U h-huh.
To be honest, uh... 说真的
I’m never really comfortable 我一直觉得很别扭
discussing work in progress. 讨论还在进展中的工作
I got it all worked out in my head, 我早已胸有成竹
but sometimes, ifyou force it into words... 可是如果强行用言语表达出来
prematurely... 过早的…
uh, the wrong words... 要是说错话…
Well, your meaning changes, I心里的想法也会变
and it changes in your own mind, and you never get it back, 一旦心里的想法变了 就再也回不来了
so I’d... I’d just as soon not talk about it. 所以我宁愿别这么早说出来
Mr. Fink.., never mind me. 芬克先生，你别在乎我
Never mind how long I’ve been in pictures. 我在电影圈中的资历不足一提
Mr. Lipnick’s been in pictures about since they was invented. 可利普尼克先生自从电影发明 以来就一直在电影圈工作
He practically invented them. 电影几乎可以说是他创造的
I think if he’s interested 他对他的签约员工的工作 有兴趣的话
in what one of his contract employees is doing,
that employee should be able to tell him 员工应该告诉他
if he wants to stay an employee. 除非员工自己不想留下来
Right now, the contents of your head 现在，你头脑里的东西已经 是神殿影业的财富
are the property of Capitol Pictures.
If I was you... 如果换了我的话…
I would speak up. 我会说出来的
And pretty goddamn fast. 并且越快越好
You lousy kike... son of a bitch. 你这恶心的犹太人，狗娘养的
You’re telling this man-this artist-what 你居然教这个人，这位艺术家…
to do? …应该怎么做？
Mr. Lipnick, I-He 利普尼克先生，我一
creates for a living! 他为生命的美好而创作
Thank him, you son ofa bitch, oryou’re fired! 感谢他，狗娘养的，要不我炒了你
Mr. Lipnick, that’s really not necessary. 利普尼克先生，真的没必要
Get down on your knees, you son of a bitch! 跪下来，狗娘养的
Kiss this man’s feet! 亲他的脚
Mr. Lipnick, please. 利普尼克先生，求你别这样
Kiss this man’s feet! 亲他的脚
[Dog Barking]
Get out of here! You understand me? 滚出去！你没听明白？
You’re out of here. You’re fired. Get out of my sight. 滚出去，你被炒了，别出现在我面前
我
I apologize, Barton. 我道歉，巴顿
No. Mr. Breeze actually has been a great help. 不用，布里兹先生 真的帮了大忙
You don’t have to cover for him. That’s very noble. 你不用为他说好话，他不值
I’d feel much better ifyou’d just reconsider. 如果您能收回成命 我会感觉好一些
lfthat son ofa bitch won’t apologize to you, 如果这个王八蛋不向你道歉
then goddamn it, I will. 我要骂死他
I respect your artistry and your methods. 我尊重你的才能和行事方法
Ifyou can’t fill us in yet, 如果你不相信我们的诚意
hell, we should be kissing your feet foryour fine efforts. 我们应该为你的 工作成绩吻你的脚
You know... 你知道
in the old country, we were taught as young children 在我以前的国家里 从年少里我们就被教导
that there’s no shame in supplicating yourself …恳求你敬重的人 并没有什么可羞耻的
when you respect someone.
On behalf of Capitol Pictures, 作为神殿影业所有股东的代表
the administration, and all of the stockholders,
please accept this 请你接受
as a symbol of our apology and respect. 以表达我们的歉意和敬意
[Knock On Door]
Barton, can I come in? 巴顿，我能进来吗？
Jesus...you’re leaving? 天啊，你要走了？
Have to, old-timer, just for a little while. 必须得走，老伙计，只是去一会儿
Jesus. 天啊
Charlie, I-Everything’s 查理，我一
okay, believe me. 一切都弄好了，相信我
I know it’s rough mentally, 我知道精神上很受不了
but everything’s been taken care of. 不过我把一切都处理好了
Charlie, I got no one else here. 查理，这里我谁也不认识
You’re the only person I know in Los Angeles 你是我在洛杉矶的唯一朋友
that I... that I can talkto. 我唯一能交谈的人
I feel like I’m... 我感觉…
like I’m losing my mind, like I’m going crazy. 我快失去理智了，我快要疯了
I don’t know what to do. 我不知道怎么办
I didn’t do it, believe me. 不是我干的，相信我
I--I’m sure of that, Charlie. 我保证，查理
You got to get a grip on, brother. 你必须控制自己，哥们
You got to carry on till I get back. 你要坚持到我回来
Try and stay here. Don’t talk to anyone. 留在此别动，别和其他人说话
We got to keep our heads, 我们得保持头脑清醒
and we’ll figure it out. 这样才能解决问题
Okay, but-- 好，可是一
Don’t argue. 别争辩了
You asked me to believe you and I do. 你让我相信你，我信了
Now, don’t argue with me. 这会别和我争了
Look, pal, can you do something for me? 听着，伙计，能帮我做点事吗？
Keep that for me till I get back. 帮我保存这东西直到我回来
It’s just a lot of personal stuff, 里面只是些私人的东西
but I don’t want to drag it with me. 可我不想随身带着
Funny, huh? 挺滑稽，是吧？
When everything that’s important to a guy, 如果某些东西对一个人很重要
everything he wants to keep from a lifetime, 打算伴随一生的话
and he can fit it all into a little box like that. 他就会象这样把这些东西 全放在一个小盒子里
I guess... 我想…
I guess it’s pretty pathetic. 我想这里面的东西一定很让人难过
It’s more than I’ve got. 是让人很难过
Well, keep it for me. 帮我保管好
Maybe it’ll bring you good luck. 也许能给你带来好运
It’ll helpyou finish your script. 也许能帮你完全成剧本
You’ll think about me. Make meyourwrestler. 你可以想着我，把我当成你的摔跤选手
Then you’ll lick that story. 你就能把故事完成了
Thanks, Charlie. 多谢，查理
Yeah, yeah, sure. 肯定没问题的
I’ll see you soon, friend. You’ll be fine. 很快会再见的 朋友，你不会有事的
And you’ll be back? 你还会回来吗？
Don’t worry about that, compadre. 别提心，伙计
I’ll be back. 我会回来的
[Dog Barks]
王回答加勒底人说，梦我已经忘了
你们若不将梦或梦的讲解告诉我
你们必被凌迟 你们的房屋必成为粪堆
曼哈顿东下区出租公寓里 可以听见车辆的噪声
鱼贩的叫卖声
上帝说’要有光’，于是有了光
[Telephone Rings]
[Ring]
You read the Bible, Pete? 你读过圣经吗？
Holy Bible? 圣经？
Yeah. 是的
Yeah, I think so. 应该读过
Anyway, I’ve heard about it. 至少我听过
Fink? 芬克？
Yeah. 马斯崔诺蒂探员
Detective Mastrionotti.
Detective Deutsch. 杜伊什探员
L.A. P. D. 洛杉矶警方
U h-huh. 我们有些问题想问你
Got some questions we want to askyou.
Just routine. Sit down. 例行公事而已，请坐
What do you do, Fink? 你是作什么的？芬克？
I--I write. 我是写东西的
Oh, yeah? What kind of writing? 哪一类的？
As a matter of fact, I write for the pictures. 事实上，我是写电影剧本的
Big fucking deal. 真他妈是份好工作
Should my partner kiss your ass? 要不要我搭挡亲亲你的屁股？
I didn’t mean to sound-What 我并非这个意思一
did you mean? 你是什么意思？
I got respect forworking guys Iikeyou. 我很尊敬象你们这一类的人
Jesus, ain’t that a load off. 天啊，这样我们承受不起
You live in 629? 你住在621房？
Yeah. 是的
How long? 多久了？
Aweek. Eight, nine days. 1个星期，八天，九天
This multiple choice? 这么多答案？
You know this slob? 这个笨蛋你认识吗？
Yeah, he lives next door to me. 他住在我的隔壁
That’s right, Fink. 这就对了，芬克
He lives next door toyou. 他住在你的隔壁
You ever talk to him? 你和他说过话吗？
Once or twice. 一两次
His name is Charlie Meadows. 他叫查理·米道斯
Yeah, and I’m Buck Rogers. 那我还叫巴克·罗杰斯呢
His name’s Mundt. Karl Mundt. 他叫蒙特，卡尔·蒙特
Also known as Madman Mundt. 也叫疯子蒙特
A little funny in the head. 脑子里有点病
What did he-He 他做了一
likes to ventilate people with a shotgun 他喜欢用鸟枪 在别人头上轰个洞
and cut their heads off. 然后割下来
Yeah, he’s funny that way. 他乐于此道
Started in Kansas City. Couple of housewives. 从堪萨斯城开始作案 几个家庭主妇遭殃了
We got the same MO. in Los Feliz. 在洛菲里兹也有受害者
Doctor. Ear, nose, and throat man. 是个医生，五官科医生
All ofwhich is missing. 五官都没了
Well, some throat was there. 还剩下喉咙
Physician, heal thyself. 医生，把自己给治了
Good luck with no fucking head. 没头真好运
Hollywood precinct finds another stiff yesterday 好莱坞区发现另外一宗案子
not too far from here. 离此不远
This one’s better-looking than the doc. 受害者长得比医生漂亮
Female Caucasian, about 30 years old, 白人女性，约30岁左右
nice tits, no head. 波大无脑
Ever see Mundt with anyone fits that description? 见过蒙特和符合以上 特征的人在一起吗？
But, you know, with the head still on. 当然，脖子上还长着头
No.1 never saw him with anyone else. 我没有见过他 和这样的人在一起
So you did talk to Mundt. What about? 你和蒙特说过话 都谈些什么内容？
Nothing, really. 没什么，真的
He said he was in the insurance business. 他说他是作保险的
Yeah, and he’s Buck Rogers. 他还是巴克·罗杰斯呢
No reputable company would hire a guy like that. 有点名气的公司 不可能请这样的人
That’s what he said. 我也是听他说的
What else? 还有什么？
I’m trying to think. 我正在想
Nothing, really. He... 没有了，真的…
He said he liked Jack Oakie pictures. 他说他喜欢杰克·奥奇的电影
You know, ordinarily we say anything you might remember 一般被询问人想起什么 东西都是有用的线索
could be helpful,
but I’ll be frankwith you, Fink. 可是我要坦白地跟你说，芬克
That is not helpful. 你说的根本没用
Notice how he’s not writing it down? 留意一下他什么不做记录
Fink. 芬克
That’s a... 这是个…
ajewish name, isn’t it? 犹太名字，对不？
Yeah. 是的
I didn’t think this dump was restricted. 我不相信制不住这个垃圾
Mundt has disappeared. 蒙特失踪了
I don’t think he’ll be back, 他不会回来了
but give me a call ifyou see him... 如果你见到他给我打电话
or ifyou remember something that isn’t totally idiotic. 或者是想起些不那么八卦的事
[Thump Thump Thump Thump Thump[
[Telephone Rings[
[Ring]
[Muffled Ring]
Fade in. 淡入
A young hussy opens the door... 一个年轻妖艳的女人打开门…
to the burlyman’s... 到一位壮汉的…
apartment. 公寓
Ifyou were a man, 如果你还算个男人
a real man, 一个真正的男人
you’d slap me.” 你就给我一巴掌
“I put my mark on you first... 我首先在你这作记号…
indelibly.” 可以擦去的
“Boardinghouse, 公寓，
painted women, 妓女
and the burlyman...” 壮汉
“Why’d you arrest him?” 你们为什么逮捕他？'
“With one lightning move with his mighty arms, 他强壮的胳膊闪电般的动作
the burlyman...” 壮汉…”
“She’s a good woman...” ’她是个好女人
“I don’t care what people say...” 我不管别人怎么说
“So, Burlyman, we have to deduct those expenses ”那么，壮汉 我们要扣除这些费用
from your personal...” 从你个人的…”
“Don’t you care for me after all these years?” 经过这么些日子你还喜欢我吗？
Hold the line, sir. I have your call. 别挂，先生，你的电话
Hello, operator! I can’t-Oh, 总机，我听不见一
God. 天啊
Ahem. Hello? 你好？
Garland, it’s me. 加兰，是我
Barton? 巴顿？
Wh-What time is it? 几点了？
Are you all right? 你没事吧？
Yeah, I’m--I’m fine. 我挺好
I have to talk to you, Garland. 我要找你谈谈，加兰．
I’m calling long-distance. 我在打长途
What is it, Barton? Are you okay? 什么事，巴顿？你没事吧？
Yeah, I’m fine, Garland, 我很好，加兰
but we have to talk. 不过我们得谈谈
It’s about what I’m writing. 关于我正在写的东西
I think... 我想…
it’s really... 这部作品真的是…
I think it’s really big. 这部作品真的是大作
What doyou mean, Barton? 你是什么意思，巴顿？
Not big in the sense of large, 从某种意义来说甚至是伟大
although it’s that, too. 其实都差不多
I--I mean important. 我是指很重要
This may be the most important work 这可能是我的作品中最重要的
I’ve ever done.
Barton, is everything okay? 巴顿，没事吧？
You sound a little, urn... 你听起来有点…
Sound a little what? 有点什么？
You sound a little, urn... 你听起来有点…
Thanks, Garland. 多谢，加兰
Thanks for all the encouragement. 多谢你的夸奖
Nitwit. 笨蛋
[Typewriter Clacking[
剧终
[Water Running[
[Big Band Music Plays[
Whoo!
You’re cute. 你真可爱
Excuse me, buddy. Mind if I cut in? 对不起，兄弟 我接手你不介意吧？
This is my dance, sailor. 这是我的舞伴，水手
Hey, come on, buddy. I’m shipping out tomorrow. 别这样，兄弟 我明天就要出海了
I’m a writer 我是个作家
celebrating the completion of something good. 正在庆贺一部 优秀作品的诞生
Do you understand that, sailor? 你明白吗？兄弟？
Beat it, creep. 揍他
Come on, buddy, give the navy a dance. 算了吧，兄弟，让水手跳吧
Let somebody else spin the dame. 把这位女士让给别人吧
Step aside, four eyes! 滚一边去，四眼狗
4-F, take a hike! 找抽
Go sit on a tomato. 去坐在西红柿上吧
I’m a writer, you monsters! 我是作家，你们这帮恶人
I create! 我是搞创作的
I create for a living! 为了生活的美好而创作
I’m a creator! 我是位创造者
I am a creator! 我是位创造者
Screwy! 疯子
This is my uniform. 这就是我的军服
This is howl serve the common man! 我用这里为普通人服务
This is where I-Get 这是一
‘em, boys! 揍他们，伙计们
[Voices In Background[
“He left this morning. 他今早离开
Said he had ajob to do. 说他有工作要做
There was something in his eyes, 他的目光很特别
something new. 与以前不同
Mother: What’s to become of him?” 母亲：他怎么会变成这样？
“Father: 父亲：
We’ll be hearing from that crazy wrestler, 那个疯子摔跤手会来信的
and don’t mean a postcard 我不是指明信片
Fade out. 淡出
The end.” 剧终
I thought you said you were a writer. 你说过你是个作家
I don’t know, Duke. I kind of liked it. 不知道，我挺喜欢这东西的
Keep your filthy eyes off of that. 别看那东西了
You made the morning papers, Fink. 你又制造新闻了，芬克
Second one of your friends to die. 你的朋友又死一位
You do get around, don’t you? 你到处闲逛，是吧？
You didn’t tell us you knew the dame. 你没有告诉我们 你认识那位女士
Sixth floor too high foryou, Fink? 6楼对你来说太高了，芬克？
Give you nosebleeds? 搞得你流鼻血了？
Just tell me one thing. 你告诉我一件事
Where’d you put the heads? 你把头放哪了？
Charlie. 是查理
Charlie’s back. 查理回来了
No kidding, bright boy. 不开玩笑，伙计
We smelled Mundt all over this. 这里到处都是蒙特的味道
Was he the idea man? 主谋是他吗？
Tell us where the heads are. 告诉我们头在哪？
Maybe they’ll go easy on you. 也许能给你减刑
Only fryyou once. 只在油锅里炸一次
Come back later. It’s too hot. 迟点再来吧，太刺激了
My head’s killing me. 我头疼死了
All right, forget the heads. 好吧，不说头了
Where’s Mundt, Fink? 蒙特在哪，芬克？
He teach you how to do it? 他教你干的？
You two have some sick sex thing? 你们俩作过爱？
Sex? 作爱？
He’s a man. 他是个男人
We wrestled. 我们摔过跤
You’re a sick fuck, Fink. 你真的太恶心了，芬克
Charlie’s back. 查理回来了
It’s hot. 正是时候
He’s back. 他回来了
[Elevator Bell Rings[
Fred. 弗瑞德
Sit tight, Fink. 坐好了，芬克．
Why’s it so goddamn hot out here? 外面怎么会这么热？
Duke. 杜克
电梯
Mundt! 蒙特！
Show yourself. 出来
There’s a boy, Mundt. 你来了，蒙特
Put the policy case down 把手提箱放下
and your mitts in the air. 把手套脱下来
He’s complying. 他照着做了
Look upon me! 看着我
I’ll showyou the life of the mind! 我告诉你我的内心世界
Aah!
Aah! Look upon me! 看着我
Aah! I’ll show you the life of the mind! 我告诉你我的内心世界
I’ll showyou the life of the mind! 我告诉你我的内心世界
I will showyou the life of the mind! 我告诉你我的内心世界
Aah!
He I, Hitler. 晦，希特勒
Aah!
[Gunshot]
Barton. 巴顿
[Whistles] 兄弟，太热了
Brother, is it hot.
How you been, buddy? 你怎么样，兄弟
Well, don’t look at me like that. 别这么看着我
It’s just me--Charlie. 还是我一查理
I hear it’s Mundt. 我听说你叫蒙特
Madman Mundt? 疯子蒙特？
Jesus, people can be cruel. 天啊，这些人真残忍
If it’s not my build, it’s my personality. 如果不是指我的体格 那就是指我的个性
They say I’m a madman, Bart, 别人说我是疯子
but I’m not mad at anyone. 我一点也不疯
Honest, I’m not. 真的，我不是
Most guys I just feel sorry for. 那些人我觉得很可怜
It tears me up inside 想着他们的遭遇 我的内心快被撕裂了
to think about what they’re going through,
how trapped they are.
I understand it. 我明白那种痛苦
I feel for them. 我能体谅他们
So I try and help them out. 所以我尽力帮助他们
Jesus. 天啊
Yeah.
I know what it feels like 总部所有的事情 乱七八遭让人不爽
when things get all balled up
at the head office.
They put you through hell, Barton. 他们搞得我半死，巴顿
So I help people out. 所以我去帮助他们解脱了
I just wish someone would do as much for me. 我也希望别人这么对我
Jesus, it’s hot. 天啊，太热了
Sometimes it gets so hot 有时我会热得甚至 想从皮肤里爬出来
I want to crawl right out of my skin.
But, Charlie, why me? 可是，查理，为什么是我？
Why-- 为什么一
Because you don’t listen! 因为你不听我说话！
Jesus. 天啊
I’m dripping again. 我又在流脓了
Come on, Barton, 你说，巴顿
you thinkyou know pain? 你认为你了解痛苦吗？
You think I madeyour life hell? 你认为是我让你堕入地狱吗？
Look around this dump. 你自己看看
You’rejust a tourist with a typewriter. 你不过是个带着 打字机的异乡人
I live here. Don’t you understand that? 而我住在这里，你不明白吗？
And you come into my home... 你闯入我的家
and you complain 还抱怨我太吵了
that I’m making too much noise.
I’m sorry. 对不起
Don’t be. 不必了
I’ll be next door ifyou need me. 有事你就来隔壁找我
Oh...
I dropped in on your folks in New York. 我在纽约拜访了你的家人
And Uncle Maury. 还有你的莫瑞叔叔
Good people. 他们真是好人
By the way, that package I gave you-I 顺便说说，我给你的那个包
lied. 我撒了谎
It isn’t mine. 那东西不是我的
Fink. 芬克
Samuel or Lillian Fink. 请找萨穆尔或莉莲
85 Fulton Street. 富尔顿街85号
Or Uncle Maury. 或者 莫瑞叔叔
I understand that, but there’s still no answer. 我清楚，可是还没人答复
Mr. Fink? 芬克先生？
Shall I check for trouble on the line? 需要我查查线路 有没有问题吗？
Fink. 芬克
Mr. Lipnick. 利普尼克先生
Colonel Lipnick-ifyou don’t mind. 不介意的话，叫我利普尼克上校
Sit down. 请坐
I was commissioned yesterday in the army reserve. 昨天我在预备役中被任命的
Henry Morgenthau arranged it. Dear friend. 亨利·摩根索安排的
Congratulations. 祝贺你
It hasn’t officially gone through yet. 官方还未正式确认
Had wardrobe whip this up. 穿上军服是要尽快促成此事
Got to pull teeth to get anything done. 要把事情做好 就得想尽一切办法
Can understand red tape in peacetime, 这样的官样文章 和平时代可以理解
but now it’s all-out warfare against thejaps. 可现在是全面对日作战时期
They’d love to see me sit this one out. 大家希望我入伍
Yes, sir. They, uh... 是的，长官
Anyway, I had Lou read your script for me. 我让卢把剧本读给我听了
I got to tell you, Fink... 我得告诉你，芬克
it won’t wash. 这个东西不行
With all due respect, 凭良心说
I think it’s the best work I’ve done. 我认为这是我最好的作品
Don’t gas me, Fink. 别吹牛，芬克
lfyour opinion mattered, I’d let you run the studio. 如果你的想法正确 我可以让你来运作公司了
The lunatics aren’t going to run this particular asylum. 疯子不能管理这个 杂乱的精神病院
Let’s put a stop to that rumor right now. 这些无稽之谈还是赶紧停止吧
是的，先生
Yes, sir.
Had to call Beery this morning, 今早给毕利打了电话
tell him we were pushing the picture back. 告诉他电影推迟了
After all I told him about quality, 我把作品的质量告诉了他
about that Barton Fink feeling, 那所谓巴顿·芬克品味
how disappointed we were. 我们如此的失望
Wally was heartbroken. The man was devastated. 沃利心都碎了，他完全崩溃了
I didn’t actually call him. Lou did. 不是我亲自打的电话，是卢打的
That’s a fair description, isn’t it, Lou? 我说的没错吧？卢？
Yes, Colonel. 没错，上校
I could take you through it step-by-step, 我一点一点指导你…
explaining why your story stinks, 解释给你听你的东西 为何是垃圾
but I won’t insult your intelligence. 我不想侮辱你的智商
Well, all right. 好了
First of all, this is a wrestling picture. 最重要的是，这是一部摔跤的电影
The audience wants to see action, adventure, wrestling. 观众想看的是动作，冒险和摔跤
They don’t want to see a guy wrestling with his soul. 观众不想看一个家伙 和他的灵魂搏斗
All right, some for the critics. 这是我的一些意见
You make it the carrot that wags the dog. 你这是拿着胡萝卜逗狗玩
Too much, they head for the exits. 太过份了，观众就会退场的
There’s plenty of poetry inside that ring, Fink. 摔跤台上就有足够的题材写，芬克
Look at Hell 10 Feet Square. 想一下这10尺见方的小平台
BIood Sweat, and Canvas. 有血有泪有汗
These are big movies, Fink, about big men. 这是重要电影，芬克 演员也是重要人物
In tights! 太束缚了
Both physically and mentally-especially 身体和思想都是一
physically. 特别上身体上
We don’t put Wally Beery in a fruity movie about suffering. 我们不想让沃利·毕利 在这种娘娘腔的电影里受折磨
I thought we were together on that. 其他人也不想受折磨
I’m sorry if I let you down. 让你失望我很抱歉
You didn’t let me down or even Lou. 你没有让你或者卢失望
We don’t live or die by what you scribble. 你胡搞和我们没关系
You let Ben Geisler down. 你让本·盖斯勒失望了
He liked you, trusted you. 他喜欢你，信任你
That’s why he’s gone. He’s fired. 所以他得走了，他被炒了
That man had a big heart. 这人有野心
You fucked him. 你把他害死了
He tried to convince me to fire you, too, 他努力说服我炒了你
but that’d be too easy. 可没这么容易
You’re under contract. You’ll stay that way. 你签了合同，你得待下去
Anything you write is property of Capitol Pictures. 你写的东西都属于神殿影业
Capitol Pictures won’t produce anything you write-not 在你没成熟之前，神殿影业 不会拍摄你写的任何东西
until you grow up a little.
You ain’t no writer, Fink. 你不再是编剧了，芬克．
You’re a goddamn write-off. 你是个废物
I--I tried to show you... 我尽量写点精彩的东西出来
something beautiful.
Something about all of us. 写点大家需要的东西
我
You arrogant son of a bitch. 自大的王八蛋
You think you’re the only writer 你以为只有你能写出什么 巴顿·芬克品味的东西？
that can give me that Barton Fink feeling?
I got 20 writers under contract 我手下有20个签约编剧
I can ask for a Fink-type thing from! 我随时可以让他们 写出芬克风格的东西
You swell-headed hypocrite. 你这个自负的伪君子
You don’t get it. 你写不出什么东西的
You think the whole world 你以为缺了你地球就不转了？
revolves around whatever rattles
inside that little kike head of yours.
Get him out of my sight, Lou! 别让他在我面前出现，卢
I want him in town, though. 把他留在镇上
He’s still under contract. 他的合同还没到期
I want you in town and out of my sight. 你待在镇上，别在我面前出现
Now, get lost. 快走
There’s a war on. 战争来了
It’s a beautiful day. 天气真不错
Huh?
I said it’s a beautiful day. 我说天气真不错
Yes. 是的
It is. 没错
What’s in the box? 盒子里是什么？
I don’t know. 我不知道
Isn’t ityours? 是你的吗？
I don’t know. 我不知道
You’re very beautiful. 你真是太漂亮了
Are you in pictures? 你是从画里下来的吗？
Don’t be silly. 说傻话