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Fancy party.) （在新年前夕。沃尔特与安妮正在舞会上跳舞。） Walter: you know, i'm thinking. I've got to go to boston for the ^aab convention, right? And then i've got to visit winstoi'rhugh&s about twitching over our tomputers.why don't we meet in new york for valentine's day weekend? 沃尔特：知道吗，我正行考虑。我要到波士顿开飞机事鼓委员会的会议，对吧？再到温斯顿休斯公司换一下电脑。情人节周末我们纽约见好吗？ Annie: walter! I'd love to! 安妮：沃尔特，太好了！ Walter: hmmm? We could stay at the plaza. 沃尔特：我们住广场大酒店。 
安妮：到中央公园溜冰。 Walter: register. 沃尔特：逛街。 Annie: register? 安妮：逛街？ Walter: for dishes, glasses, silverware, everything. How about it? 沃尔特：买碟子、酒杯和银器，还有好多东西，怎么样？ Annie: i'll take you to chinatown for ^dim sum. 安妮：我带你到唐人街饮茶。 
沃尔特：里面有麦片吗？ Walter (singing): dim sum, dim sum... 沃尔特：（唱）饮茶，饮茶… (the people begin to countdown to midnight begins.) （众人开始为子夜的到来而倒计时。） All: 10, 9, 8,7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, i! Aahl. 众：10，9，8，7，6，5，4，3，2，1！噢！ (sam is watching the countdown on tv and jonah is fast asleep on the couch.) （此时，萨姆也在收看的电视节目也在倒记时，乔纳已在沙发上熟睡。） 
Ok. Go! 萨姆：嘿，乔纳，醒醒，醒醒！小伙子，球掉下来了。好吧，咱们走！ (sam picks him up and takes him to bed.) （萨姆将乔纳抱到床上去。） Jonah: happy new year. 乔纳：新年快乐。 Sam: happy new year. (kisses jonah.) 萨姆：新车快乐。（亲了亲乔纳一 
乔纳（将玩具熊举起）：亲亲霍华德。 Sam: goodnight howard. (kisses teddy bear.) 萨姆：晚安，霍华德。（亲了来玩具熊。） Sometimes i wonder how i spend the lonely nightsdreaming of a song. The melody haunts my ^revelry and i am once again with you when our love was new and each kiss an inspiration. But that was long ago now my consolation is in the stardust of a -song. Beside a garden wall 有时我任想怎样打发这孤独的夜晚,梦中有一支歌。悦耳的音调在我耳边回响,于是我又回到了你身边, 当我们的爱重新来过,每个吻都令我激动不已。但那已成往事,如令我在歌曲的幻章中寻来安慰。在花园的园墙旁 When stars are bright you are in my arms. The nightingale tells his fairytale a paradise where roses bloom though i dream in vain in my heart it will remain my stardust melody of love's ^refrain. 当星星闪烁,你就在我的怀中。夜莺告诉我们它的传说,一个玫瑰盛开的天堂,尽管我徒劳无益地梦想,它仍将留在我心中,我爱之歌的幻音。 (in tv, people are merrying new year with the fireworks. Sam goes inside from his deck and lies on the couch, enmanshed in the recall of the past. In a trance, maggie seems to come back to him.) （电视里，烟花烂漫；人们都在欢庆新年。萨姆从甲板上走进屋里，躺在沙发上；沉浸在对往事的追忆中。恍忽中，玛姬似乎回到了他的身边。） 
玛姬：我可以喝一半你的香槟吗？ Sam: sure, go ahead. 萨姆：当然，喝吧。 Maggie: what did i used to say? Here's looking at you? Here's mud in your eye? 玛姬：我通常是怎么说的？看看你而你的眼光迷离。 Sam: "here's to us." you used to say "here's to us." oh, baby, i miss you so much it hurts. 萨姆："敬我们。”你以前总是说"敬我们”、噢，宝贝，我想你想到心痛。 (the next day, sam goes to the site of a house he is remodeling. When he gets there, two of his coworkers, bob and jay, are waiting for him with his demanding client, claire.) （次日，萨姆来到他将重建的房子，他的两名同事鲍勃．杰伊和雇主克莱尔已在等他。） 
鲍勃：我们现在怎么办？ Jay: we'll tell him when he gets here. 杰伊：等他来了告诉他。 Bob: you want to tell him? 鲍勃：你要告诉他吗？ Jay: i'll tell him. 杰伊：我要告诉他。 Bob:-1 -don't -want-to tel-1 hirn-; 鲍勃：我可不想告诉他。 
（萨姆走进来。） Bob: he's here. 鲍勃：他来了。 Jay: she's back. She's got another idea. 杰伊：她又回来了，她又有新意见。 Sam: no, no, no. I'm fine. 萨姆：不不不，我很好。 Claire: sam. 克莱尔：萨姆。 
萨姆：克莱尔，你好啊。 Claire: i'm so glad you're here. I heard you on the radio. I told everyone about it. 克莱尔：更高兴能在这儿遇见你。我听到你上电台了，我告诉了所有的人。 Jay: oh, we already knew. 杰伊：噢，我们已经知道了。 Sam: how did you... 萨姆：你们怎么…… Bob: grace. 鲍勃：格蕾丝说的。 
萨姆：那个大嘴巴？那么全西雅图都知道了。 Claire: i was brushing my teeth and suddenly there you were! I just couldn't believe my ears. I called my mother in las vegas. I said, "mother! Turn on the radio. That's my architect!" you know it is so nice when a man can express his feelings. 克莱尔：当时我正在刷牙，突然就出现了你的声音！我真不敢相信我的耳朵。我马上给拉斯维加斯的妈妈打电话，我说，'妈！开收音机，那是我的建筑师！’要知道，男人肯流露 真情真是太感人了。 Bob: it's wonderful. 鲍勃：好极了。 Sam: yeah. 萨姆：没错。 Jay: i wish i could express my feelings. 杰伊：我希望我也能真情流露。 
萨姆：那么克莱尔，你有什么问题？ Claire: i was just "tossing and turning last night. You know what that's like, sam. Because i realized i'm never going to fit my platters in that refrigerator we ordered and when i give parties, i always put in "'platters. So, i thought i would get the sub-zero refrigerator instead and the only problem... 克莱尔：我昨晚上翻来覆去睡不着，你知道那滋味，萨姆。因为我意识到我们定购的冰箱里放不下盘子。在家举行宴会时，我总是以盘子待客。于是我就想，我得把这个零度以下的冰箱换掉，然后唯一的问题就是… Men: is to redo all the cabinets. 众：而有的橱柜都要重造。 Sam: we'll be into this wall. 萨姆：得嵌进壁里。 Jay: that a bearing wall. 杰伊：那是主墙。 
萨姆：克莱尔，这将使工期延迟 Bob: 2, 3... 鲍勃：2，3…… Sam: 5, 6... 萨姆：5，6…… Jay:12 weeks. 杰伊：12周。 Claire: i don't mind. The important thing is to get it right. 克莱尔：我不在乎，最重要的是要做好。 
萨姆：当然。 Claire: your words. Well, i've got to rush. "'la decorateur calls. Bye. 克莱尔：是你说的。我得快点了，我和设计师还有约。再见！ Men: bye. 众：再见！ Jay: well, this is fate. She's divorced, we don't want to redo the cabinets, and you need a wife. What do they call that when everything intersects? 杰伊：这是命运的安排。她离婚了，找们并不想重做这些橱柜；还有你需要个妻子。倒霉事撞成一团怎么形容？ Sam: the bermuda triangle. 萨姆：百慕大三角。 
（当天晚些时候，雷雨中萨姆回到家，发现乔纳和邮差正在门阶上摆弄一大袋信。） Mailman: and here's another one. You got room for one more here? Here you go. All right, there? 邮差：这里又有一袋。有地方放吗？拿好了。行了，搬得动吗？ Jonah: look at this, dad, they're all for you. 乔纳：爸，你看，全是你的。 Mailman: yes sir. Here you go. 邮差：是啊先生。这些请拿好。 Sam (reading): sleepless in seattle care of dr. Marsha fieldstone. 萨姆（读信址）：玛莎菲尔斯通医生转交西雅图失眠人收。 
邮差：如果你睡不着；你可以试试喝水。 Jonah: i thought that was for "'hiccups. 乔纳：那是治打嗝的。 Mailman: does it work for hiccups? 邮差：那是治打嗝的吗？ Jonah: for hiccups, take a spoonful of sugar and hold it in your mouth for a minute. 乔纳：要治打嗝，含一匙糖在嘴里，一分钟就可以了。 Mailman: really? 邮差：真的？ 
萨姆：谢谢。 (inside.) （在屋内。） Sam: what possessed you to give them our address? 萨姆：你干吗把地址告诉电台？ Jonah: they called and asked for it. (reading the letter.) "dear sleepless in seattle, you are the most attractive man i ever laid ears on." (casting off the letter.) Bipppt! 乔纳：他们打电话来问的。（读信）"亲爱的西雅图失眠人，你是我听过的最吸引人的男人。”（将信一仍。）噗！ Sam: wait wait wait! They called? How did they get our number? Oh let me guess - you gave it to them. 萨姆：等等，等等，等等！他们们电话来？他们怎么会知道电话号码的？啊，让我来请猜-一是你给他们的。 
乔纳：不得不给，否则不能上节目。（读另外一封信）"亲爱的西雅图失眠人，我住托沙…”托沙在哪儿？ Sam: it's in oklahoma. Do you know where oklahoma is? 萨姆：奥克拉荷马州。你知道奥克拉荷马州在哪儿吗？ Jonah: somewhere in the middle. 乔纳：中部的某个地方。 Sam: i'm not even going to think about what they're not teaching you in school. Not gonna think about it. (take a glance at the wall cap.) Yeah, somewhere in the middle. And, generally speaking, i think we should rule out anyone that doesn't live near here. 萨姆：我甚至想都不用想他们在学校都教了你些什么。想都不用想。（看一眼墙上的地图）没错，是在中部。总的来说，我认为我们得把不住附近的人都排除掉。 Jonah: she's willing to fly anywhere. 乔纳：她愿意搭飞机采。 
萨姆（着相片）：她像我小学三年级的老师，我讨厌我小学三年级的老师。且慢，她真的是我的小学三年级的老师！ Jonah: aren't you going to read any of these? 乔纳：这些信你都不看吗？ Sam: no, because this is not how it's done. I much rather just see somebody i like and get a feeling about them. And ask them if they want to have a drink or... 萨姆：不看，事情可不是这么办的。我宁愿看到我想见的人，感觉一下。如果她们愿意的话，请她们喝一杯，或 Jonah: or a slice of pizza? 乔纳：或吃片比萨薄饼？ Sam: not dinner. Not necessarily on the first date because half-way through dinner, you could be really sorry you asked them to dinner. Well, if it's just a drink, if you like them, you can always ask them to dinner, but if not, you can just say, well, that was great. And then you go home. See what i mean? I wonder if it still works this way. 萨姆：不吃晚饭。第一次约会没必要晚饭。吃到一半时你也许会后悔不迭、怎么会请她们吃晚饭。但是，喝饮料的话，喜欢她们就请她们吃饭，否则你就可以说很不错，然后拍拍屁股走人；懂吗？我在想不知这种方式现在是否还流行。 
乔纳：不流行了。现在是她们追你。 Sam: i'm starting to notice that. 萨姆：我也开始意识到了。 (later, father and son are brushing their teeth.) （晚上，父子俩在刷牙。） Jonah: if you get a new wife, i guess you'll have sex with her, huh? 乔纳：如果你要要新太太，就得和她有性关系，对吧？ Sam: i certainly hope so. 萨姆：我当然这样想。 
乔纳：她会抓你的背吗？ Sam: what?! 萨姆：什么？！ Jonah: in movies, women are always scratching up the men's back and screaming and stuff when they're having sex. 乔纳：电影里他们发生性关系时；女人都抓男人的脊尖叫什么的。 Sam: how do you know this? 萨姆：你怎么知道的？ Jonah: jed's got cable. 乔纳：杰德家装了有线电视。 
萨姆：哦 ，是吗。把毛巾递给我。谢谢。 Jonah: i need it too. 乔纳：我也要用。 Sam: let me get you. Jed's got cable! Come on! 萨姆：我帮你擦。杰德家装了有线电视！过来！ Jonah: ah! Makin ^'whoopee another bride, another groom, another sunny honeymoon, another season, another reason for makin whoppie. 乔纳：噢！让我们狂欢,另一个新娘，另一个新郎，另一个甜美的蜜月酿，另一个季节，另一个狂欢的原因。 | 
