唐顿庄园第一季第六集_2

 　　唐顿庄园第一季第六集_2

　　[INT. LORD GRANTHAM'S DRESSING¹ ROOM - EVENING]

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Rather unlike Carson. We'd better go straight in to dinner.

　　MR BATES

　　I shall tell Miss O'Brien and Anna.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Any more news of the by-election? Mr Crawley was here earlier. He said his mother had gone to the Liberal rally in Ripon.

　　MR BATES

　　I heard it was quite lively.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　I daresay the Townies will make the usual stink² when the Tory candidate's returned.

　　MR BATES

　　I'm not sure. I heard the Liberal was given a hard time today. Mr Branson said it was getting out of hand when they left.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Typical Branson to be there. I hope he squared it with Carson. Who went with him?

　　MR BATES

　　Er...I'm not sure anyone went with him, my lord.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　You just said \"they\". Who was with him?

　　MR BATES

　　I'd rather not say.

　　[Robert turns away from the mirror to look at Bates.]

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Bates, who was with him?

　　MR BATES

　　Lady Sybil.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Lady Sybil? Why?

　　MR BATES

　　I should never have mentioned it, my lord. I thought you knew.

　　[Robert turns sharply back to the mirror.]

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　No, I did not know.

　　[INT. DINING ROOM - EVENING]

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　I gather you went to hear the Liberal candidate today?

　　LADY SYBIL

　　There were several speakers, actually. He was the last.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Did he speak well?

　　LADY SYBIL

　　I thought so.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　But there was quite a brouhaha.

　　LADY SYBIL

　　You know what these things can be like.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　I do.

　　[Robert bangs down his fork and knife on his plate.]

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Which is why I am astonished you should not feel it necessary to ask my permission to attend! I assume this was Branson's scheme.

　　LADY SYBIL

　　No.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　I confess, I was amused at the idea of an Irish radical³ for a chauffeur⁴, but I see now I have been na've.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　I told Branson to take Sybil.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　What are you saying?!

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Sybil needed to go to Ripon. I asked Branson to drive her. I thought it would be sensible, in case there was trouble.

　　LADY SYBIL

　　I want to do some canvassing⁵. The by-election isn't far off.

　　[Robert and Violet stare open mouthed at Sybil.]

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Canvassing?

　　LADY SYBIL

　　Oh, it's quite safe. You're in a group and you knock on doors.

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Yes, I know what canvassing is.

　　LADY MARY

　　I think that Sybil is--

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　What? Are you canvassing, too? Or would you rather take in washing?

　　LADY MARY

　　I was only going to say that Sybil is entitled to her opinions.

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　No! She isn't until she is married. Then her husband will tell her what her opinions are.

　　LADY MARY

　　Oh, Granny!

　　LADY SYBIL

　　I knew you wouldn't approve.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Which presumably is why you all hid your plans from me.

　　[Thomas removes the first course.]

　　[INT. SERVE ROOM - EVENING]

　　THOMAS

　　Her Ladyship will have a smacked⁶ bottom if she's not careful.

　　MR CARSON

　　Hurry up. I don't want anything else to go wrong tonight. Where's the sauce? Doesn't this have Hollandaise?

　　DAISY

　　I'll get it. I won't be a jiffy.

　　THOMAS

　　Would you do that for me?

　　DAISY

　　I'd do anything for you.

　　[INT. DINING ROOM - EVENING]

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Does this mean you won't be presented next month?

　　[Cora rolls her eyes.]

　　LADY SYBIL

　　Certainly not. Why should it?

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Well, I doubt I'd expect to curtsey to Their Majesties⁷ in June, when I'd been arrested at a riot in May. But them I'm old. Things may be different now.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　She hasn't been arrested, and it wasn't a riot.

　　LADY EDITH

　　But it might be next time.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　There will not be a next time.

　　[Sybil sighs.]

　　[INT. SERVANTS' HALL - EVENING]

　　ANNA

　　Her  Ladyship's not best  pleased  at  being told  off  in  public. William  said  she  was  looking daggers⁸.

　　MR BATES

　　I'm sorry I started all this.

　　BRANSON

　　Ah, it's not your fault. Anyway, he ought to be glad he's got a daughter who cares.

　　[Thomas enters.]

　　THOMAS

　　Her Ladyship's ready to leave.

　　[Branson gets up from the table.]

　　BRANSON

　　I'll bring the car around.

　　THOMAS

　　Are you pleased with yourself?

　　ANNA

　　Silly chump.

　　[Anna grins.]

　　MR BATES

　　He's nervous. He thinks I'm planning to tell Mr Carson about the wine.

　　ANNA

　　Well, he shouldn't have stolen it then, should he?

　　MR BATES

　　No. But I don't want anyone to lose their job because of me.

　　ANNA

　　Even Thomas? Even after what they tried to do to you?

　　MR BATES

　　Even then.

　　[INT. GREAT HALL - EVENING]

　　MR CARSON

　　Your Ladyship, do you have a moment?

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Of course.

　　MR CARSON

　　I have received a letter, my lady, from a friend of mine. He's valet to the Marquess of Flintshire.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　I don't envy him.

　　[Carson chuckles]

　　MR CARSON

　　Lord Flintshire is a minister at the Foreign Office.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　As you know, Lady Flintshire is His Lordship's cousin.

　　MR CARSON

　　Oh, of course, of course. The point is, he has dealing⁹ with the Turkish ambassador. It seems His Excellency has made him privy¹⁰ to a scurrilous¹¹ story concerning Lady Mary and the late...

　　[Carson checks over his shoulder.]

　　MR CARSON

　　Mr Pamuk.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　May I read this letter?

　　[Carson opens the letter and hands it to Cora.]

　　MR CARSON

　　Is there anything you want me to do about it?

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　No, thank you. Sometimes even to deny these things is only to throw paraffin onto the flames.

　　MR CARSON

　　I did try to inform His Lordship--

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　What?

　　MR CARSON

　　But I...couldn't seem to find the right moment.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Quite right. Please leave His Lordship to me.

1 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。

2 stink   

vi.发出恶臭；糟透，招人厌恶；n.恶臭

参考例句：

• The stink of the rotten fish turned my stomach.腐烂的鱼臭味使我恶心。
• The room has awful stink.那个房间散发着难闻的臭气。

3 radical   

n.激进份子，原子团，根号；adj.根本的，激进的，彻底的

参考例句：

• The patient got a radical cure in the hospital.病人在医院得到了根治。
• She is radical in her demands.她的要求十分偏激。

4 chauffeur   

n.(受雇于私人或公司的)司机；v.为…开车

参考例句：

• The chauffeur handed the old lady from the car.这个司机搀扶这个老太太下汽车。
• She went out herself and spoke to the chauffeur.她亲自走出去跟汽车司机说话。

5 canvassing   

v.（在政治方面）游说( canvass的现在分词 )；调查（如选举前选民的）意见；为讨论而提出（意见等）；详细检查

参考例句：

• He spent the whole month canvassing for votes. 他花了整整一个月四处游说拉选票。
• I'm canvassing for the Conservative Party. 我在为保守党拉选票。 来自辞典例句

6 smacked   

拍，打，掴( smack的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He smacked his lips but did not utter a word. 他吧嗒两下嘴，一声也不言语。
• She smacked a child's bottom. 她打孩子的屁股。

7 majesties   

n.雄伟( majesty的名词复数 )；庄严；陛下；王权

参考例句：

• Their Majesties will open the new bridge today. 国王和王后陛下今天将为新桥落成剪彩。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He beseeched me to entreat your Majesties to hear and see the matter. 他拜托我一定请陛下二位也来看戏。 来自辞典例句

8 daggers   

匕首，短剑( dagger的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• I will speak daggers to her, but use none. 我要用利剑一样的话刺痛她的心，但绝不是真用利剑。
• The world lives at daggers drawn in a cold war. 世界在冷战中剑拨弩张。

9 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

10 privy   

adj.私用的；隐密的

参考例句：

• Only three people,including a policeman,will be privy to the facts.只会允许3个人，其中包括一名警察，了解这些内情。
• Very few of them were privy to the details of the conspiracy.他们中很少有人知道这一阴谋的详情。

11 scurrilous   

adj.下流的，恶意诽谤的

参考例句：

• Scurrilous and untrue stories were being invented.有人正在捏造虚假诽谤的故事。
• She was often quite scurrilous in her references to me.她一提起我,常常骂骂咧咧的。