唐顿庄园第一季第三集_8

 　　唐顿庄园第一季第三集_8

　　[EXT. DOWNTON ABBEY, GROUNDS - DAY]

　　[Napier walks towards Cora who is strolling around the grounds.]

　　EVELYN NAPIER

　　Lady Grantham! I've come to say goodbye. They're bringing the car around to take me to the station.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Have you said goodbye to Mary?

　　EVELYN NAPIER

　　I have.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Will we be seeing you here again?

　　EVELYN NAPIER

　　Nothing would give me more pleasure, but I'm afraid I'm a little busy at the moment, and...I wonder if I might risk embarrassing you, because I should like to make myself clear. The truth is, Lady Grantham, I'm not a vain man. I do not consider myself a very interesting person, but I feel it's important that my future wife should think me so. A woman who finds me boring could never love me, and I believe marriage should be based on love. (chuckles) At least at the start.

　　[Cora smiles.]

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Thank you for your faith in me, Mr Napier. Your instincts do you credit. Good luck to you.

　　[They shake hands.]

　　[INT. LIBRARY - DAY]

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Did Mr Napier get off all right?

　　MR CARSON

　　He did, my lord.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　And poor Mr Pamuk has been taken care of?

　　MR CARSON

　　We got Grasby's from Thirsk in the end. They're very good and they didn't mind coming out on a Sunday.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Is everyone all right downstairs?

　　MR CARSON

　　Well, you know. He was a handsome stranger from foreign parts one minute, and the next he was as dead as a doornail. It's bound to be a shock.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Of course. Upstairs or down. It's been horrid¹ for the ladies, and for the female staff, I expect.

　　MR CARSON

　　It's particularly hard on the younger maids.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Indeed. Don't let the footmen be too coarse in front of them. Thomas likes to show off, but we must have a care for feminine sensibilities. They are finer and more fragile than our own.

　　[Mr Carson nods.]

　　[INT. SERVANTS' CORRIDOR - DAY]

　　[Mrs Hughes finds Mr Bates cringing² over his leg again.]

　　MRS HUGHES

　　Mr Bates?

　　[Bates straightens and pretends nothing is wrong.]

　　MRS HUGHES

　　I am going to have to insist that you tell me what is the matter.

　　MR BATES

　　I thought it was for Mr Carson to give me orders.

　　MRS HUGHES

　　Mr Carson's no better than any other man when it comes to illness. Now, tell me what it is and I'll see what I can do.

　　MR BATES

　　It's nothing, truly. I've twisted my bad leg and walked on it too soon. It'll be fine in a day or two.

　　MRS HUGHES

　　Well, if it isn't, I'm sending for the doctor.

　　[INT. DRAWING ROOM - DAY]

　　[Mary is entranced in her own gloomy thoughts. Carson enters to introduce Violet.]

　　MR CARSON

　　The Dowager Countess.

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Oh, my dears, is it really true? I--I can't believe it. Last night he looked so well. Of course, it would happen to a foreigner. It's typical.

　　LADY MARY

　　Don't be ridiculous.

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　I'm not being  ridiculous.  No  Englishman  would  dream  of  dying  in  someone  else's  house. Especially someone they didn't even know.

　　LADY SYBIL

　　Oh, Granny, even the English aren't in control of everything.

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Well, I hope we're in control of something, if only ourselves.

　　LADY MARY

　　But we're not! Don't you see that? We're not in control of anything at all!

　　[Mary leaves quickly.]

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Edith, go and tell Mary to come back at once and apologise to her grandmother.

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　No, leave her alone. She's had a shock, we all have. Just let her rest.

　　[Carson opens the door and William carries in the tea.]

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Oh, just the ticket. Nanny always said, \"Sweet tea is the thing for frayed³ nerves.\" Though why it has to be sweet, I couldn't tell you.

　　[INT. KITCHENS - DAY]

　　GWEN

　　What did you mean, \"Mr Pamuk lived each day as if it were his last\"?

　　THOMAS

　　What I said.

　　GWEN

　　But, well, how did you know?

　　THOMAS

　　Can't keep William waiting. Gangway.

　　MISS O'BRIEN

　　I'll be asking the same question later, so you better have an answer ready.

　　[Thomas leaves with a smirk⁴.]

　　MRS PATMORE

　　Daisy, where have you hidden the flour? I can't see it anywhere.

　　DAISY

　　It's just there, Mrs Patmore.

　　MRS PATMORE

　　Well, fetch it to me, then. Oh, you're all in a daze⁵ today.

　　[INT. CRAWLEY HOUSE - DAY]

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　Do you think we should've gone up there? To see how they are?

　　ISOBEL CRAWLEY

　　I sent a note, but I thought I'd be in the way. Why?

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　Well, I thought Mary was rather struck with him last night, didn't you?

　　ISOBEL CRAWLEY

　　Well, it must've been frightful⁶ for all of them. But there it is. In the midst of life, we are in death.

1 horrid   

adj.可怕的；令人惊恐的；恐怖的；极讨厌的

参考例句：

• I'm not going to the horrid dinner party.我不打算去参加这次讨厌的宴会。
• The medicine is horrid and she couldn't get it down.这种药很难吃，她咽不下去。

2 cringing   

adj.谄媚，奉承

参考例句：

• He had a cringing manner but a very harsh voice.他有卑屈谄媚的神情，但是声音却十分粗沙。
• She stepped towards him with a movement that was horribly cringing.她冲他走了一步，做出一个低三下四，令人作呕的动作。

3 frayed   

adj.磨损的v.（使布、绳等）磨损，磨破( fray的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• His shirt was frayed. 他的衬衫穿破了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The argument frayed their nerves. 争辩使他们不快。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4 smirk   

n.得意地笑；v.傻笑；假笑着说

参考例句：

• He made no attempt to conceal his smirk.他毫不掩饰自鸣得意的笑容。
• She had a selfsatisfied smirk on her face.她脸上带着自鸣得意的微笑。

5 daze   

v.(使)茫然，(使)发昏

参考例句：

• The blow on the head dazed him for a moment.他头上受了一击后就昏眩了片刻。
• I like dazing to sit in the cafe by myself on Sunday.星期日爱独坐人少的咖啡室发呆。

6 frightful   

adj.可怕的；讨厌的

参考例句：

• How frightful to have a husband who snores!有一个发鼾声的丈夫多讨厌啊！
• We're having frightful weather these days.这几天天气坏极了。