唐顿庄园第一季第四集_6

 　　唐顿庄园第一季第四集_6

　　[EXT. THE VILLAGE FAIR - EVENING]

　　FAIRFOLK (background)

　　Yes, sir.

　　MRS HUGHES

　　I ought to start back. This is very late for me.

　　JOE BURNS

　　Oh, not yet. It's a long time since I've had a girl to show off for at the fair.

　　FAIRFOLK (background)

　　Fair enough.

　　JOE BURNS

　　So, I take it you never get lonely?

　　MRS HUGHES

　　Well, that's working in a big house. Though there are times you yearn¹ for a bit of solitude².

　　[Joe plays the fair game.]

　　MRS HUGHES

　　Oh!

　　FAIR VENDOR³

　　We have a winner!

　　JOE BURNS

　　Ah, thank you. Well, er…something to remind you of me.

　　MRS HUGHES (chuckles)

　　I don't need help to remember you.

　　JOE BURNS

　　But what—what happens when you retire?

　　MRS HUGHES

　　I should think I'll stay here.

　　JOE BURNS

　　Suppose they sell the estate.

　　MRS HUGHES

　　Suppose there's a tidal wave. Suppose we all die of the plague. Suppose there's a war.

　　[They chuckle⁴.]

　　THOMAS

　　What did I tell you? She's found her Romeo.

　　GWEN

　　That might be her brother.

　　THOMAS

　　She hasn't got a brother, I would know it by now, just a sister in Levinson Sands.

　　DAISY

　　You know everything, don't you?

　　WILLIAM (scoffs)

　　Everything, my foot. You're hiding behind him, but he's not what you think he is.

　　DAISY

　　Oh, go on, William, if you're gonna be such a spoil sport.

　　WILLIAM

　　All right, I will.

　　[William marches off.]

　　GWEN

　　Oh, come back, she didn't mean it!

　　MRS HUGHES

　　I must go, but it's been lovely to see you again, Joe. Really.

　　JOE BURNS

　　And you know what I'm asking?

　　MRS HUGHES

　　You haven't asked anything yet.

　　JOE BURNS

　　But you know what it is when I do. I'm gonna stop here at the pub until I hear from you. Oh, and take your time. I'd rather wait a week for the right answer than get a wrong one in a hurry. Think about it carefully.

　　MRS HUGHES

　　I will. I promise you that.

　　[INT. LIBRARY - EVENING]

　　[Mary rings the bell.]

　　LADY MARY

　　To break the entail⁵, we'd need a private bill in Parliament.

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　Even then, it would only be passed if the estate were in danger, which it's not.

　　LADY MARY

　　And I mean nothing in all this.

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　On the contrary, you mean a great deal…very great deal.

　　MR CARSON

　　You rang, my lady?

　　LADY MARY

　　Yes, Carson. Mr Crawley was just leaving. Do you know where His Lordship is?

　　MR CARSON

　　Gone to bed, my lady. He felt tired after he put Lady Grantham into the car.

　　LADY MARY

　　I bet he did. Thank you, Carson.

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　I'm sorry, I wish I could think of something to say that would help.

　　LADY MARY

　　There's nothing. But you mustn't let it trouble you.

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　It does trouble me. It troubles me very much.

　　LADY MARY

　　Then that will be my consolation⁶ prize. Goodnight, Cousin Matthew.

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　Goodnight.

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　I hope I haven't kept you up too late. I'm afraid we've interfered⁷ with your dinner.

　　MR CARSON

　　It's been rather a chop and change evening downstairs.

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　Lady Grantham got off all right?

　　MR CARSON

　　“All right” is an optimistic assessment⁸, sir.

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　It's very difficult, Carson, for her, for Lady Mary, for everyone.

　　MR CARSON

　　It is Mr Crawley. But I appreciate your saying so.

1 yearn   

v.想念；怀念；渴望

参考例句：

• We yearn to surrender our entire being.我们渴望着放纵我们整个的生命。
• Many people living in big cities yearn for an idyllic country life.现在的很多都市人向往那种田园化的生活。

2 solitude   

n. 孤独; 独居,荒僻之地,幽静的地方

参考例句：

• People need a chance to reflect on spiritual matters in solitude. 人们需要独处的机会来反思精神上的事情。
• They searched for a place where they could live in solitude. 他们寻找一个可以过隐居生活的地方。

3 vendor   

n.卖主；小贩

参考例句：

• She looked at the vendor who cheated her the other day with distaste.她厌恶地望着那个前几天曾经欺骗过她的小贩。
• He must inform the vendor immediately.他必须立即通知卖方。

4 chuckle   

vi.／n.轻声笑，咯咯笑

参考例句：

• He shook his head with a soft chuckle.他轻轻地笑着摇了摇头。
• I couldn't suppress a soft chuckle at the thought of it.想到这个，我忍不住轻轻地笑起来。

5 entail   

vt.使承担，使成为必要，需要

参考例句：

• Such a decision would entail a huge political risk.这样的决定势必带来巨大的政治风险。
• This job would entail your learning how to use a computer.这工作将需要你学会怎样用计算机。

6 consolation   

n.安慰，慰问

参考例句：

• The children were a great consolation to me at that time.那时孩子们成了我的莫大安慰。
• This news was of little consolation to us.这个消息对我们来说没有什么安慰。

7 interfered   

v.干预( interfere的过去式和过去分词 )；调停；妨碍；干涉

参考例句：

• Complete absorption in sports interfered with his studies. 专注于运动妨碍了他的学业。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I am not going to be interfered with. 我不想别人干扰我的事情。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 assessment   

n.评价；评估；对财产的估价，被估定的金额

参考例句：

• This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
• What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？