唐顿庄园第一季第一集_5

 　　唐顿庄园第一季第一集_5

　　[INT. DRAWING ROOM - DAY]

　　[Robert enters while Cora is embroidering¹.]

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Mary's settling him in.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Cora, don't let Mary make a fool of herself. By the way, I'll be going up to London next week.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Do you want to open the house?

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　No, no, I'll just take Bates and stay at a club. I won't be more than a day or two.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　I see. Are things...progressing?

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　What \"things\"?

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Oomph.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　It's just a regimental dinner

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　It's a pity Bates spoiled the arrival this afternoon.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　He didn't spoil anything. He fell over.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　So undignified. Carson hates that kind of thing.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　I don't care what Carson thinks.

　　[Carson clears his throat.]

　　MR CARSON

　　A message from the Dowager Countess, milady. She says she won't come to tea, but she'll join you for dinner.

　　[Cora gives Robert a slightly exasperated² look.]

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Oh, Carson, I hope you weren't embarrassed this afternoon. I can assure you the Duke very much appreciated his welcome.

　　MR CARSON

　　I'm glad.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Is Bates all right?

　　MR CARSON

　　I think so, my lord.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Must be so difficult for you all the same.

　　[Carson looks at the floor and raises his eyebrows³ and leaves without a word.]

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Don't stare.

　　[INT. SERVANTS' BEDROOM CORRIDOR - DAY]

　　[Mary and the duke sneak⁴ through the servants' passages.]

　　LADY MARY

　　Do you realise this is the first time we've ever been alone?

　　DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH

　　Then you've forgotten when I pulled you into the conservatory⁵ at the Northbrooks.

　　[Mary smiles.]

　　DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH

　　How sad.

　　LADY MARY

　　No, I haven't. It's not quite the same with twenty chaperones hiding behind every fan.

　　DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH

　　And are you pleased to be alone with me, my lady?

　　LADY MARY

　　Oh dear, if I answer truthfully you'll think me rather forward.

　　[The duke steps forward to open the door behind Mary.]

　　LADY MARY

　　I don't think we should pry⁶. It feels rather...disrespectful.

　　DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH

　　Oh, nonsense. It's your father's house, isn't it? You have a right to know what goes on in it. Where does this lead?

　　LADY MARY

　　To the men's quarters, with a lock on the women's side. Only Mrs Hughes is allowed to turn it.

　　DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH

　　Mrs Hughes...

　　[The duke opens the door.]

　　DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH

　　And you.

　　[Mary and the duke enter the men's corridor.]

　　DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH

　　In here?

　　LADY MARY

　　A footman, I imagine.

　　[Mary seems uncomfortable as the duke opens the door and then enters another room. The duke rifles through the dresser drawers.]

　　LADY MARY

　　Should you do that?

　　DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH

　　Why not? I'm--I'm making a study on the genus footman. I seek to know the creature's ways.

　　[Mary laughs, then turns when she hears something.]

　　LADY MARY (whisper)

　　Someone's coming!

　　[Mary stands awkwardly in the corridor and the duke closes the footman's bedroom door as Bates steps out of his room into the corridor.]

　　MR BATES

　　Can I help you, milady?

　　LADY MARY

　　We were just exploring.

　　[The duke steps out of the footman's room.]

　　MR BATES

　　Were you looking for Thomas, Your Grace?

　　DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH

　　No, as Lady Mary said, we've just been exploring.

　　[Bates nods and opens his door.]

　　MR BATES

　　Would you care to explore my room, milady?

　　[Mary is embarrassed and ashamed.]

　　LADY MARY

　　Of course not, Bates. I'm sorry to have bothered you. We were just going down.

　　[Mary walks stiffly back to the women's corridor and the duke follows calmly behind and she locks the door.]

　　DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH

　　Why did you apologise to that man? It's not his business what we do.

　　LADY MARY

　　I always apologise when I'm in the wrong. It's a habit of mine.

　　[INT. LIBRARY - DAY]

　　MR CARSON

　　The plain fact is Mr Bates, through no fault of his own, is not able to fulfil the  extra duties expected of him. He can't lift, he can't serve at table, he's dropping things all over the place. On a night like tonight, he should act as a third footman. As it is, my lord, we may have to have a maid in the dining room.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Cheer up, Carson. There are worse thing happening in the world.

　　MR CARSON

　　Not worse than a maid serving a duke.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　So you're quite determined⁷?

　　MR CARSON

　　It's a hard decision, Your Lordship, a very hard decision, but the honour of Downton is at stake.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Don't worry, Carson, I know all about hard decisions when it comes to the honour of Downton. Don't I boy?

　　[Robert kneels down to pet his dog.]

　　[INT. LUGGAGE ROOM - EVENING]

　　[William sighs with the effort as he puts down some luggage.]

　　MRS HUGHES

　　William, you mustn't let Thomas take advantage. He's only a footman, same as you.

　　WILLIAM

　　Well, that's all right, Mrs Hughes. I like to keep busy. Takes your mind off things.

　　MRS HUGHES

　　What things have you got to take your mind off? If you're feeling homesick, there's no shame in it.

　　WILLIAM

　　No.

　　MRS HUGHES

　　Means you come from a happy home. There's plenty of people here would envy that.

　　WILLIAM

　　Yes, Mrs Hughes.

　　[INT. LORD GRANTHAM'S DRESSING⁸ ROOM - EVENING]

　　MR BATES

　　Will that be all, milord?

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Yes. That is...not exactly. Have you recovered from your fall this afternoon?

　　MR BATES

　　I'm very sorry about that, milord. I don't know what happened.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　The thing is, Bates, I said I'd give you a trial and I have. If it were only up to me. It's this question of a valet's extra duties.

　　MR BATES

　　You mean waiting a table when there's a large party.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　That and carrying things and...you do see that Carson can't be expected to compromise the efficiency of his staff.

　　MR BATES

　　I do, milord, of course I do. Might I make a suggestion? That when an extra footman is required, the cost could come out of my wages.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Absolutely not. I couldn't possibly allow that.

　　MR BATES

　　Because I am very eager to stay, milord. Very eager, indeed.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　I know you are. And I was eager that this should work.

　　MR BATES

　　You see...it is unlikely that I should find another position.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　But surely in a smaller house where less is expected of you...

　　MR BATES

　　It's not likely.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　I mean to help until you find something.

　　MR BATES

　　I couldn't take your money, milord. I can take wages for a job done, that's all.

　　[They regard each other for a moment.]

　　MR BATES

　　Very good, milord. I'll go at once.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　There's no need to rush out into the night. Take the London train tomorrow; it leaves at nine. You'll have a month's wages, too.

　　[Bates is about to protest.]

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　That I insist on.

　　[Bates begins to leave.]

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　It's a bloody⁹ business, Bates, but I can't see any way around it.

　　MR BATES

　　I quite understand, milord.

1 embroidering   

v.（在织物上）绣花( embroider的现在分词 )；刺绣；对…加以渲染（或修饰）；给…添枝加叶

参考例句：

• He always had a way of embroidering. 他总爱添油加醋。 来自辞典例句
• Zhao Junxin learned the craft of embroidering from his grandmother. 赵俊信从奶奶那里学到了刺绣的手艺。 来自互联网

2 exasperated   

adj.恼怒的

参考例句：

• We were exasperated at his ill behaviour. 我们对他的恶劣行为感到非常恼怒。
• Constant interruption of his work exasperated him. 对他工作不断的干扰使他恼怒。

3 eyebrows   

眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Eyebrows stop sweat from coming down into the eyes. 眉毛挡住汗水使其不能流进眼睛。
• His eyebrows project noticeably. 他的眉毛特别突出。

4 sneak   

vt.潜行(隐藏,填石缝)；偷偷摸摸做；n.潜行；adj.暗中进行

参考例句：

• He raised his spear and sneak forward.他提起长矛悄悄地前进。
• I saw him sneak away from us.我看见他悄悄地从我们身边走开。

5 conservatory   

n.温室，音乐学院；adj.保存性的，有保存力的

参考例句：

• At the conservatory,he learned how to score a musical composition.在音乐学校里，他学会了怎样谱曲。
• The modern conservatory is not an environment for nurturing plants.这个现代化温室的环境不适合培育植物。

6 pry   

vi.窥(刺)探，打听；vt.撬动(开，起)

参考例句：

• He's always ready to pry into other people's business.他总爱探听别人的事。
• We use an iron bar to pry open the box.我们用铁棍撬开箱子。

7 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

8 dressing   

n.(食物)调料；包扎伤口的用品，敷料

参考例句：

• Don't spend such a lot of time in dressing yourself.别花那么多时间来打扮自己。
• The children enjoy dressing up in mother's old clothes.孩子们喜欢穿上妈妈旧时的衣服玩。

9 bloody   

adj.非常的的；流血的；残忍的；adv.很；vt.血染

参考例句：

• He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
• He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。