由Emma Watson主演的新作《Little Women》日前被媒體捕捉到片場新照,這部將在明年上映的電影,改編自美國小說家 Louisa May Alcott 在 1868 年寫下的經典名著,敘寫了 March 家的四個女兒,生長在貧窮的環境,卻在父母的教育下,成長為善良而勇敢的女人。這部小說曾6度被改編成同名電影,它在女孩們心中的份量可見一斑。
Emma Watson & Saoirse Ronan filming《Little Women》2019
這四個女孩的個性迥異,有時愛慕虛榮、有時固執任性,還記得小時候的自己是多麼厭惡她們的一切小缺點,如今再次細讀她們的故事,才發現,那原來正是曾經的自己——對親人的依戀、對愛情的憧憬、對未來的徬徨… ,《Little Women》經過一世紀的淬鍊,其中的字句卻未曾過時,那些字字珠璣教會了我們,如何從女孩變成女人。
而在Emma Watson版本的《Little Women》上映之前,不妨跟著我們再次重溫這些發人省思的字句:
1.
“I want my daughters to be beautiful, accomplished, and good. To be admired, loved, and respected. To have a happy youth, to be well and wisely married, and to lead useful, pleasant lives, with as little care and sorrow to try them as God sees fit to send.”
「我希望我的女兒美麗、成功、善良。被欣賞、被深愛、被尊重。擁有快樂的童年、選擇好的婚姻,並過著有意義、歡愉的人生。希望上帝只用一點點的憂愁和悲傷,考驗她們。」
2.
“Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. Then youth will be delightful, old age will bring few regrets, and life will become a beautiful success, in spite of poverty.”
「規劃固定的工作和玩樂時間;讓每一天都充滿意義和快樂,善用時間並且證明你了解時間的可貴。那麼,青春將會十分愉悅,當你老了也不會有太多的後悔,這樣的人生是美麗的成就,儘管是貧窮的。」
3.
“Because they are mean is no reason why I should be. I hate such things, and though I think I’ve a right to be hurt, I don’t intend to show it. They will feel that more than angry speeches or huffy actions.”
「她們低劣卑鄙,不代表我也應該如此。我不喜歡這樣,雖然我覺得我有權感到受傷,我也不會表現出來。這樣比憤怒的言論和行為,更能讓她們感受到。」
4.
“Never get tired of trying, and never think it is impossible to conquer your fault.”
「永遠不要因厭倦而不再嘗試,永遠不要以為征服自己曾經犯下的錯(或缺點)是不可能的事。」
5.
“I’ve learned to check the hasty words that rise to my lips, and when I feel that they mean to break out against my will, I just go away for a minute, and give myself a little shake for being so weak and wicked.”
「我學會了,在匆匆忙開口說話之前,先思量我的話。當我覺得,這些話快要不自禁爆發出來的時候,我會先離開一分鐘,好好清醒、不再讓自己這麼脆弱而邪惡。」
6.
“Love is the only thing that we can carry with us when we go, and it makes the end so easy.”
「當我們離開人世時,愛是唯一能帶走的東西;它讓生命的結束,變得輕鬆一些。」
7.
“I like good strong words that mean something…”
「我喜歡好聽的、強烈的話語,但必須是有意義的。」
8.
“She is growing up, and so begins to dream dreams, and have hopes and fears and fidgets, without knowing why or being able to explain them.”
「她開始長大了,所以開始有了夢想,有了希望、恐懼、和不安。但她不知道為什麼會這樣,也不知道該怎麼解釋。」
9.
“My dear girls, I am ambitious for you, but not to have you make a dash in the world – marry rich men merely because they are rich, or have splendid houses, which are not homes because love is wanting.”
「我的女兒們,我對你們有很大的期許,但我不是要你急著闖進這個世界 – 嫁給一個有錢的男人,只因他有富有、或者有華麗的房子。因為,一個等待著「愛」的家,不是真正的家。」
10.
“Don’t cry so bitterly, but remember this day, and resolve with all your soul that you will never know another like it.”
「不要哭得這麼悲痛,但要記住這一天。用你所有的精神下定決心,不會再有這麼一天了。」
當然也不能忘了《Little Women》最深植人心的,還是那一句:
“Be worthy love, and love will come.”
「當你值得被愛的時候,愛情一定會到來。」
做自己、充實自己,當你成為你最想成為的那個模樣時,愛情將悄悄來到你身邊,不需再等待。
Photos via: Backgrid、《Little Women》1994
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