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{17}{105}So my mom sees this mirror|at the foot of our bed.{107}{183}And she says, "Ai-ya,|a mirror there is bad luck.{185}{295}All the romance will hit the mirror,|poom, go back the opposite direction."{297}{343}- So what'd you do?|- We moved it.{345}{403}Yeah, put that baby|right on the ceiling.{404}{451}- Waverly loves it.|- So I've heard.{452}{539}Yeah, well, this guy|will do anything for her.{541}{594}- But they're allies. But now|it's getting out of hand...|- Ah.{596}{655}because after the party,|we're going to Lake Tahoe...{657}{703}-and he actually asked her to come with us.|-Okay!{705}{751}- Come on, she'd have a great time!|- What are you, nuts?{753}{819}Well, choosing between the two of us,|I'd rather I had the great time, okay?{821}{929}- You'll have a good time.|- Easy, cowboy.|- Oh.{932}{987}Ah, ah, ah, save some|room for dessert.{989}{1067}My mom's cake is coming out, and I'm|counting on you guys for two slices apiece.{1069}{1115}- She'll eat five.|- Ten.{1117}{1199}Uh, do I have to use chopsticks?|Because it could take a while.{1327}{1422}- Where's Jennifer?|- Oh, her Auntie June|is putting her down for a nap.{1423}{1478}- Oh, I'll go check on her.|- Oh, yeah.{1539}{1599}And now the woman was old.{1600}{1655}And she had a daughter who|grew up speaking only...{1657}{1758}English and swallowing|more Coca-Cola than sorrow.{1759}{1866}- What's "sorrow"?|- Sadness.{1868}{1938}For a long time now, the woman|wanted to give her daughter...{1939}{2004}the single swan feather|and tell her--{2006}{2120}Is the swan real?|Is there really a swan?{2122}{2210}I don't know, baby.|It's my mama's story..{2211}{2311}And we can't ask her|'cause she's dead.{2550}{2616}And the woman would|tell her daughter...{2618}{2682}"This feather|may look worthless...{2683}{2805}but it comes from afar and carries with it|all my good intentions."{2807}{2899}- What's "intentions"?|- Oh, a good intention means...{2901}{2978}- everything your mommy wants for you.|- Oh.{2979}{3068}Like blowing out candles|on your birthday cake.{3399}{3468}- Like it?|- It's great.{3470}{3538}It's gonna be great for June..{3539}{3594}I bet the twins|are in China right now...{3596}{3670}dreaming about|their little American sister.{3672}{3736}Yes, but their mother...h{3738}{3822}that's who they waited for|all these years.{3824}{3887}- They will be so sad.|- They already know.{3889}{3967}Auntie Lindo wrote them.{4134}{4272}As a little girl,|I wondered every day.{4274}{4404}Worst of all,|I had to wonder in secret.{4406}{4468}I had no memory|of my mother...{4470}{4532}because she was|kicked out of the house...{4534}{4584}when I was four years old.{4610}{4649}An Mei.{4704}{4748}You are not my daughter.{4849}{4886}If you have any self-respect...{4888}{4936}you should kill yourself.{5016}{5060}Your husband just died...{5062}{5121}and you've become|another man's concubine.{5231}{5318}- An Mei!|- The scar from the soup...{5319}{5418}was all I had left|of my mother.{5420}{5500}My grandmother, my uncle|and my aunties...{5502}{5578}they taught me to hate her.{5580}{5666}They accused her of breaking|her vow as a widow...{5668}{5751}and running away|to marry a rich man...{5752}{5871}who already had a wife,|two concubines and other children.{5912}{6051}Then one day, as my grandmother|was lying in her deathbed...{6764}{6843}If you have any dignity,|leave right away.{6844}{6907}Let your mother go to heaven|in peace.{6909}{6975}You are no longer|her daughter.{7391}{7463}I saw my own face|looking back at me.{8896}{8959}It was an old tradition.{8961}{9015}Only the most|dutiful of daughters...{9017}{9083}- would put her own flesh in a soup...|- Ma.{9085}{9155}to save her mother's life.{9213}{9303}My mother did this|with her whole heart...{9305}{9434}even though my grandmother|had disowned her.{9436}{9520}- This is how a daughter|honors her mother.|- Ma.{9522}{9603}The pain of the flesh|is nothing.{9605}{9694}The pain you must forget.{9696}{9787}This is the most|important sacrifice...{9789}{9874}a daughter can make|for her mother.{10202}{10266}Mama, don't leave.{10403}{10469}Mama, don't leave.{10692}{10759}An-Mei, Mama's leaving.{10812}{10915}Respect your uncle|and your aunties.{10916}{10996}Remember, be obedient!{11140}{11213}Don't forget your Mama.{11277}{11326}If you take this child away...{11328}{11371}she will become like you.{11372}{11414}Never able to face anyone.{11415}{11497}Never able to lift her head.{11732}{11812}I lost her once before.{11814}{11887}This time I took my chance|before it was too late.{11889}{11990}- Ma! Ma!|- You are going to ruin her whole life!{12051}{12075}Mom? Mom?{12142}{12192}Let's go.{12294}{12356}Jennifer,|give the soup to Mommy.{12358}{12464}I'm afraid you'll spill it.|There you go.{12466}{12516}Good girl.{12554}{12626}Ted coming to dinner?{12627}{12674}Why do you ask that?{12675}{12743}Huh, you bought flour, egg...{12744}{12827}bittersweet Hershey bar,|Skippy Chunky.{12828}{12953}Good for only chocolate|peanut butter pie. Who else eat?{13010}{13086}Well, i-it's not|a dinner exactly.{13087}{13191}Just sort of a meeting|at the house tonight.{13192}{13283}- Meeting?|- Yeah, well, we both thought it was time...{13285}{13358}to settle all the property stuff.{13360}{13475}- Both?|- Yeah, both. Absolutely.{13476}{13535}What you going to ask for?{13586}{13636}What are you talking about?{13652}{13736}Talking about what you're worth.{13864}{13950}That first afternoon|he introduced himself on campus...{13951}{14011}he asked to borrow my notes.{14012}{14074}I pretended|I didn't know who he was.{14076}{14159}Um, this is so good.|It is.{14161}{14227}People look at the newspaper,|and they see the articles--{14228}{14286}I don't know why|I'm saying this.{14337}{14410}I knew who you were|when you came up to me.{14411}{14487}I-I've watched you for weeks,|like all the girls watch you...{14489}{14618}and I was excited and flattered|when you came on to me.{14619}{14710}So I baked you this pie|and, and we had dinner.{14711}{14774}Only I don't know who you are.{14775}{14826}I know who your family is|and what they do...{14828}{14968}and suddenly I'm starting to wonder|whether I belong in this conversation.{14970}{15039}I don't like feeling that way.{15075}{15142}Well.{15143}{15218}- Oh.|- I love you said that.{15271}{15330}I didn't say it to impress you.{15332}{15385}That's why it did.{15523}{15571}His dad owned|a publishing empire.{15572}{15626}His mom's family had wineries.{15627}{15695}I'd never been around|people like this.{15697}{15750}- Dad. Mom.|- Hi.{15751}{15815}This is Rose Hsu,|my girlfriend.{15817}{15894}The one word sent me|into total shock...{15895}{15962}- from which, I'm afraid,|I've never quite recovered.|- How do you do?{15963}{16020}- Hello. Hi.|- Hello.{16277}{16359}Is this a private reverie|or can an old lady join you?{16361}{16409}Sure.{16440}{16518}You and Ted haven't known|each other long, have you?{16549}{16683}- Actually, no.|- I've never heard him speak|of you until this morning.{16685}{16759}But it's always a thrill for a mother|to hear that sort of excitement...{16761}{16838}in her son's voice.{16839}{16898}So I hope you|won't misunderstand...{16899}{16983}what I have to say.{16985}{17062}I want you to know, Rose, that|we're a very liberal family...{17063}{17129}- I couldn't believe what she was telling me.|- and we know several very...{17131}{17187}- charming Oriental people.|- It was straight out|of some awful racist movie...{17189}{17247}- It's just that Ted|is going to be working...|- like The World of Suzie Wong.{17249}{17311}with his father in the company,|and, uh, he's going to be...{17313}{17378}judged by people|of a different standard:{17379}{17502}publishers, authors,|critics and their wives.{17503}{17583}And they won't be|as understanding as we are.{17611}{17719}Mrs. Jordan, you sound as if|Ted and I are getting married.{17721}{17770}That's hardly the case.{17771}{17871}Oh, I know, dear, it's just that, well,|the way the world is.{17873}{17942}How unpopular Vietnam was.{17943}{18015}I'm not Vietnamese.|I'm American.{18017}{18102}Of course you are.|It's just--{18103}{18163}I understand you.|That's all I'm trying to say.{18164}{18230}- Do you understand?|- Mom?{18232}{18314}- Hello, darling.|We're having a wonderful visit.|- "Hello, darling"?{18315}{18403}You know, you know,|I always knew you were a jerk.{18405}{18529}But, shit, this is the first time|in my life I am ashamed of you.{18531}{18582}How dare you|use that language.{18583}{18658}I think you better|apologize right now.{18660}{18716}I'm sorry, Mom, you made|a fuckin' asshole out of yourself...{18718}{18790}in front of the woman I love.{18839}{18909}We're outta here.{19155}{19235}I wasn't sorry|what his mother did.{19236}{19307}How else would I have known,|if he hadn't rescued me...{19308}{19370}how wonderful he was?{19371}{19446}That he loved me.{19723}{19804}In six months,|we were married.{19806}{19886}After the wedding,|the fears began to sink in...{19887}{19932}take hold.-{19934}{19980}Everything I had married into.{19982}{20072}The pressure, the weight of it.{20074}{20146}I promised myself|that I could handle it.{20147}{20250}That nothing, nothing|could ever change me.{20278}{20328}Or us.{20358}{20405}Wayne, could you chop this up|into smaller slices?{20407}{20484}Last time they were|way too big. Thanks.{20486}{20556}Ah, also, could you dress|the deviled eggs...{20558}{20622}- with tomatoes and watercress--|- At first, it was just|a bunch of little things...... [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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