They talked and laughed and put on their red and black dresses for Faust.

她们一边笑谈着一边穿上她们的红黑的《浮士德》歌剧服。

Faust goes some way down this path.

浮士德在这条路上走了一段路。

The two men then talked about the opera for that night. It was Faust, and usually La Carlotta sang Margarita.

然后这两位先生就谈论起当晚的歌剧来。当晚的歌剧是《浮士德》，通常由拉·卡洛塔演唱玛格丽塔。

In Johann Wolfgang van Goethe's version, Mephistopheles tricks Faust into a grisly deal.

在约翰·沃尔夫冈·凡·歌德的版本中，梅菲斯托费勒斯诱骗浮士德进行了一笔可怕的交易。

The question is: what will Faust want to do?

问题是：浮士德想做什么？

The first danger for Faust is to just stay an academic who resists worldly impact.

浮士德面临的第一个危险是继续做一个抵制世俗影响的学者。

Faust, a dissatisfied scholar, pledges his soul to the devil in exchange for bottomless pleasure.

浮士德，一个心怀不满的学者，将自己的灵魂献给了魔鬼，以换取无尽的快乐。

Faust knows a great deal, but he resists being an academic.

浮士德知道很多， 但他拒绝成为一名学者。

Faust's career path is not unlike Goethe's.

浮士德的职业道路与歌德并无二致。

All Paris talked about the new Margarita in Faust, the girl with the beautiful voice, the girl with the voice of an angel.

整个巴黎都在谈论歌剧《浮士德》中玛格丽塔的新演唱者，那个有着美妙歌喉的姑娘，那个有着天使一般嗓音的姑娘。