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Home alone Act One Mom and Dad arrive back from vacation a day earlier than expected. The curtains are closed and the living room is dark when Mom and Dad enter. Dad: It’s so nice to be home! Mom: Yes, I can’t wait to surprise the boys! Suddenly the door opens and a soccer ball flies through the room. Eric runs in after it, followed by a big dog, walking very slowly. Eric: Mom! Dad! You’re back early! (looking around room, sounding frightened) But, but … you weren’t supposed to come home until tomorrow! The dog slowly walks to Mom and Dad. Mom: (bending to touch dog) Eric, he’s so tired and hungry! (looking at table) The money for dog food is gone, but Spot looks like he is starving! What did you do with the cash we left? Dad: And look at this room—garbage all over the place! Where is your brother? (shouting angrily) Daniel! Daniel: (running into room) Mo m, Dad, I can explain … Dad opens the curtains and light comes into the room. The room is in a mess, with pizza boxes on the floor and dirty dishes in the sink. In the corner, there is a garbage can around which are pieces of garbage and waste paper. Mom and Dad both turn towards Daniel. Dad: (sounding very angry) Listen to me, young man—we left you in charge! We thought you could act like an adult, but look at the mess! I don’t know why the house is so dirty ... Mom: Daniel, we thought you were an adult, a person who would make good decisions ... Dad: How can we trust you any more? We won’t tolerate such behavior in our house! Daniel: (shouting) Stop shouting at me. I’m still a teenager! Why is everything always my fault? Daniel runs into his bedroom and shuts the door angrily. Mom and Dad look at each other as lights go out. End of Act One Act Two, Scene One Daniel and Eric’s bedroom. Eric sits on his bed. Daniel has his arms crossed and looks upset. Daniel: They never even gave me a chance to defend myself. I hate them! Eric: You don’t hate them. I can tell them we had an emergency. Then they won’t be mad any more. Daniel: No, don’t tell them anything. Anyhow, they didn’t trust me. They don’t deserve an explanation. Let them think what they want. Eric: But Daniel, if they knew that Spot was sick and we used the money to take him to the clinic ... Daniel: And that we spent all of yesterday waiting there for him, and that is why we had no time to clean the house ... but no, Eric, why didn’t they ask me what happened instead of shouting at me? Act Two, Scene Two Mom: Do you think we were too hard on Daniel? Perhaps there is a reason why the house is a mess ... Dad: Maybe, but now that he has been so rude to us, I feel like we have to punish him or he won’t respect us. Mom: Oh, why does this have to be so difficult? Mom sighs. End of Act Two 小鬼当家 第一幕 妈妈和爸爸外出度假,比预期的时间提前一天返回家中。妈妈和爸爸进门时,窗帘紧闭,起居室里黑咕隆咚的。 爸爸:回家的感觉真好啊! 妈妈:是啊,我迫不及待地要给儿子们一个惊喜呢! 突然,门开了,一只足球飞了进来。埃里克随后跑进起居室,身后跟着一条大狗,走路慢吞吞的。埃里克:妈妈!爸爸!你们这么早就回来了呀!(四下打量,惊慌地)可是、可是……你们应该明天才到家的呀! 狗缓缓地走到妈妈和爸爸身边。 妈妈:(俯身抚摸着狗)埃里克,狗怎么又累又饿的啊! (看了看桌子)买狗食的钱不见了,可是小斑点看上去都饿坏了!你俩用我们留给你们的钱做什么了? 爸爸:还有,你们看看这起居室——垃圾满地都是!你哥哥在哪儿?(生气地喊)丹尼尔! 丹尼尔:(跑进起居室)妈妈,爸爸,我可以跟你们解释…… 爸爸拉开窗帘,光线一下子照进屋里。起居室里一片狼藉:地板上堆放着比萨饼盒子,洗碗池里全是脏碗碟。角落里有只垃圾桶,在其周围还有垃圾和废纸。 妈妈和爸爸同时转向丹尼尔。 爸爸:(非常生气地)听我说,年轻人——我们将这个家交给你负责!我们原以为你的行为举止能像个大人样了,可看看这片狼籍!我不知道为什么这个房子弄得这么脏…… 妈妈:丹尼尔,我们还以为你是成年人了,是一个会做出正确决定的人…, 爸爸:我们怎么能再信任你?在我们家里可不能容忍这种行为! 丹尼尔:(叫喊着)别对我大喊大叫好不好?我还只是个少年!为什么什么事总是我的过错? 丹尼尔冲进自己的卧室,愤怒地关上房门。妈妈和爸爸面面相觑,灯光灭。 第一幕完 第二幕,第一场 丹尼尔和埃里克的卧室:埃里克坐在床上,丹尼尔双臂抱在胸前,看起来很不高兴。 丹尼尔:他们压根儿就不给我一个辩解的机会。我讨厌他们。 埃里克:你可不要讨厌他们!我可以告诉他们发生了紧急情况:解释之后他们就不会再生气了。’丹尼尔:别,什么都不用跟他们说。不管怎样,他们不信任我:他们不配得到解释。他们愿意 怎么想就让他们怎么想好了。 埃里克:可是丹尼尔.如果他们知道小斑点生病了.我们用那笔钱带小斑点去看了兽医…… 丹尼尔:还有,我们昨天在兽医那儿呆了一整天,正因为如此,我们才没有时间打扫房子…… 可是,不,埃里克,为什么他们不问问我到底发生了什么事就对我大喊大叫呢? 第二幕,第二场 妈妈:你觉得我们刚才对丹尼尔是不是太苛刻了呢?有可能家里一团糟是有原因的…… 爸爸:也许吧,可是既然他对我们那么粗鲁无礼.那我觉得我们有必要教训教训他,要不然他不会尊重我们的。 妈妈:哎,干嘛非得这么麻烦啊? 妈妈叹了口气。 第二幕完 |
