Roman Holiday《罗马假日》

贺雨薇

《罗马假日》是1953年由美国派拉蒙公司拍摄的浪漫爱情片。影片由格利高里·派克和奥黛丽·赫本联袂主演，取得了巨大的成功，成为好莱坞黑白电影的经典之作。奥黛丽·赫本也因该片获得了她一生最重要的奖项——奥斯卡最佳女主角奖。

As a crown princess， Ann has started a publicized tour of several European capitals. In Rome， which is the last stop， Ann becomes frustrated[1] because of her stressful[2] responsibilities. Her doctor gives her a sedative to help her fall asleep， but she sneaks out the embassy to experience Rome on her own.

安作为一名皇室的公主，正在对欧洲一些国家首都进行公开访问。在访问的最后一站罗马，安对第二天要进行的工作感到压力重重而情绪失控。她的医生给她注射了镇定剂来帮助她安睡，然而公主却在镇定剂生效前就偷偷溜出大使馆，希望自由自在地体验真实的罗马。

The sedative comes into effect before long[3]. Princess Ann falls asleep on a bench. Meanwhile， Joe Bradley， who is an American reporter， happens to find her. He thinks she is just a drunken[4] girl. He tries to help her go home by taxi， but drowsy[5] Ann has no willing to cooperate. Finally， for safetys sake， Joe decides to let her spend the night in his apartment.

镇定剂不久就发挥效力，公主在路边的一张长椅上睡着了。与此同时，一位美国新闻记者乔·布莱德利恰巧路过，以为这是一位醉酒的姑娘，就叫了出租车想把她送回家。可是睡得昏昏沉沉的公主并不配合。最终，出于安全考虑，乔决定将她带回自己的住所度过一晚。

The next morning， Joe is late for work due to oversleeping. The editor tells Joe that the press conference for the princess has been canceled because the princess has fallen ill suddenly. Joe then sees a picture of the princess and immediately[6] recognizes that she is the young lady last

night. Joe soon realizes this could be an opportunity.

第二天上午，因晚起而迟到的乔来到工作的报社，主编告诉他原本准备的公主见面会因为公主突然生病而取消了。乔看到了一张公主的照片，立马认出她就是昨晚上自己遇到的那位年轻女子。乔仿佛看到一笔横财在向他招手。

Joe hurries home and offers to show Ann around Rome， hiding the fact that he is a reporter. At the same time， he contacts his photographer friend， Irving Radovich， to take pictures of the princess secretly. However， Ann rejects Joes suggestion and chooses to wander in Rome alone instead.

乔立刻赶回公寓，对公主隐瞒了自己的媒体记者的身份，并主动提出带公主参观罗马。同时他也暗地里联系他的摄影师朋友——欧文·拉多维奇，让他在暗中拍下公主的照片。然而，公主拒绝了乔的陪同，选择了独自在罗马街头闲晃。

Enjoying her precious freedom， Ann does several things she wants， such as buying a pair of flat shoes， getting a haircut and so on. Joe follows her and meets her as expected. In the rest of the day， Joe shows Ann some scenic[7] sights in Rome by motorcycle. During the little trip， Ann shares with Joe about

her dream， which is living a normal life as an ordinary girl without her burdensome[8] responsibilities. That night， the government agents find Princess Ann at a dancing party on a boat and try to take her back. But after wild chaos， Joe and Ann escape successfully. Through all this， they fall in love with each other gradually. However， Ann knows clearly that a relationship between them is impossible. So she says goodbye to with great pain and returns to the embassy.

公主安享受着这难得的自由时光，做了一些想做的事情，如买平底鞋、剪短发等等。乔一直暗中跟随，不出意料地再次“偶遇”她。接下来的时间里，乔骑着摩托车带着公主周游罗马，去了很多景点。途中，安告诉乔她长久以来的一个梦想，那就是做一个普通的女孩，过普通人的生活，抛开那些繁重责任的负担。当天晚上，当两人正在水上舞会跳舞时，政府官员找到了公主并试图将她带回去。在一片混乱中，乔和安巧妙逃脱了。经历过这些事情，两人逐渐坠入爱河。然而安清楚地知道他们两人是不可能在一起的。于是，在无限的痛苦中，她和乔道别，回到了大使馆。

The next day， Princess Ann appears for the delayed press conference， Joe and Irving let her know that her secret is safe with them indirectly. When asked which city she admires most， Ann finally drops the diplomatic language and speaks out her true thought：

第二天，公主出现在延迟举行的新闻发布会上，乔和欧文间接地让公主知道，她的秘密将永不外泄。而在被问到“旅途中最欣赏的城市”时，公主终于没有再使用外交辞令，而是说出了自己的真实想法：

“Rome， by all means， Rome. I will cherish my visit here in memory， as long as I live！”

“罗马，当然是罗马。我会用我的一生来珍藏在这儿度过的每一刻！”

The story of Roman Holiday is as sweet as a dream， which includes lots of romantic elements： escaping princess， poor but gentle reporter， pleasant foreign scenery and so on. Princess Ann is so innocent and lovely that every single smile of hers is attractive. Basking[9] in the sunshine of Rome， Ann and Joe visit the city happily together. Romanticism has been endowed to the roles without reservation in the film.

However， there is always a moment for waking up. People live in the real world eventually[10]. Princess Ann chooses to undertake[11] her responsibilities instead of keeping a love relationship.

The result may be imperfect but by no means regretful. Everything that happens in Rome will be kept in their memories， which will remain nice and sweet as time passes by.

Everyone is longing for[12] perfect love. But we are also moved by love in Roman Holiday. It is probably because that love is love whatsoever. And it is no necessary that every love relationship ends up in being together.

《罗马假日》的故事就好像梦一样美好，里面有无限浪漫的因素：出逃的公主、贫穷但绅士的记者、惬意的异国风景。公主安是那么纯真可爱，一颦一笑都是如此吸引人。沐浴在罗马的阳光下，两人愉快地相伴游览了这个城市。在电影中浪漫情怀总是可以毫无保留地挥洒在主角身上。

然而美梦总有醒来的时候，人们终究要活在现实中。公主最终选择继续承担自己的职责而放弃爱情。这样的结局也许并不完美，却不令人遗憾。罗马的点点滴滴将永远珍藏在两人心中，无论何时回忆起来都是美好和甜蜜。

完美的爱情固然令人心驰神往，但《罗马假日》里的爱情也一直被人们所感叹。大概是因为爱情就是爱情，而不是所有爱情都要在一起。

[1] frustrated adj. 挫败的；泄气的 [2] stressful adj. 紧张的；有压力的

[3] before long 不久以后 [4] drunken adj. 喝醉的

[5] drowsy adj. 昏昏欲睡的 [6] immediately adv. 立即；马上

[7] scenic adj. 风景优美的 [8] burdensome adj. 繁重的

[9] bask v. 晒太阳 [10] eventually adv. 最终；终于

[11] undertake v. 承担 [12] long for 渴望