唐顿庄园第一季第六集_4

 　　唐顿庄园第一季第六集_4

　　[EXT. COUNTRY ROAD, OPEN ROLLS ROYCE - DAY]

　　SIR ANTHONY STRALLAN

　　The Kaiser is such a mercurial¹ figure - one minute the warlord, the next a lovelorn poet.

　　LADY EDITH

　　But a poet in need of an empire.

　　SIR ANTHONY STRALLAN (chuckle²)

　　That's very good. \"A poet in need of an empire,\" yes. My late wife used to say that...

　　LADY EDITH

　　What did Lady Strallan used to say?

　　SIR ANTHONY STRALLAN

　　Oh, never mind.

　　LADY EDITH

　　But I should like to hear it.

　　SIR ANTHONY STRALLAN

　　Really?

　　[Edith nods.]

　　SIR ANTHONY STRALLAN

　　Would you really? She used to say that Kaiser Bill loved uniforms and medals, but he never really connected them with fighting.

　　[They both chuckle lightly.]

　　LADY EDITH

　　What was she like?

　　SIR ANTHONY STRALLAN

　　Maud? Oh, she was awfully³ funny. Some people couldn't see it, but she was.

　　[EXT. THE VILLAGE - DAY]

　　[William is walking in his time off. He meets Lady Mary walking her horse and tips his hat to her.  A blacksmith⁴ hammer clangs in the background.]

　　LADY MARY

　　Is Lynch anywhere about?

　　WILLIAM

　　Oh, I haven't seen him, milady.

　　LADY MARY

　　My horse is lame⁵.

　　WILLIAM

　　Oh, I could have a look at him.

　　LADY MARY

　　Do you know about horses?

　　WILLIAM

　　I looked after the horses on my father's farm. It was the best job in the world.

　　LADY MARY

　　Then why did you leave it?

　　WILLIAM

　　Me mother wanted me to have a chance of bettering myself.

　　LADY MARY

　　As a second footman?

　　WILLIAM

　　It's a good place for me, milady.

　　[Mary realises her rudeness.]

　　LADY MARY

　　Of course it is. I'm sorry.

　　WILLIAM

　　She hopes, one day, that I might be first footman, or even get to be...

　　LADY MARY

　　Carson had better watch out.

　　WILLIAM

　　Stranger things happen at sea.

　　[Mary chuckles⁶.]

　　[INT. MR CARSON'S OFFICE - EVENING]

　　MISS O'BRIEN

　　I've seen Mr Bates with a bottle from time to time. I must have thought he was helping⁷ you.

　　MR CARSON

　　Why would I order a valet to help with the wine?

　　MISS O'BRIEN

　　Well, when you put it like that, of course you wouldn't.

　　MR CARSON

　　So, Mr Bates is taking wine. And why would this be? To drink it?

　　THOMAS

　　It's not to clean his boots.

　　MR CARSON

　　Thank you, Thomas. Daisy? Thomas says you have something to add to this.

　　DAISY

　　Well...

　　MR CARSON

　　You're not in any trouble or any danger of trouble.

　　THOMAS

　　You remember what you saw.

　　DAISY

　　I may have seen him coming out of the cellar⁸.

　　MR CARSON

　　\"May\"? Did you or didn't you?

　　MISS O'BRIEN

　　It's very hard for the girl, Mr Carson. You're frightening her.

　　MR CARSON

　　I'm sorry. Thank you. You may go.

1 mercurial   

adj.善变的，活泼的

参考例句：

• He was of a mercurial temperament and therefore unpredictable.他是个反复无常的人，因此对他的行为无法预言。
• Our desires and aversions are mercurial rulers.我们的欲望与嫌恶是变化无常的统治者。

2 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。

3 awfully   

adv.可怕地，非常地，极端地

参考例句：

• Agriculture was awfully neglected in the past.过去农业遭到严重忽视。
• I've been feeling awfully bad about it.对这我一直感到很难受。

4 blacksmith   

n.铁匠，锻工

参考例句：

• The blacksmith is hammering the red-hot metal.铁匠正在锤烧红的铁。
• The blacksmith forged a bar of iron into a hook.铁匠把一根铁条锻造成一个钩子。

5 lame   

adj.跛的，(辩解、论据等)无说服力的

参考例句：

• The lame man needs a stick when he walks.那跛脚男子走路时需借助拐棍。
• I don't believe his story.It'sounds a bit lame.我不信他讲的那一套。他的话听起来有些靠不住。

6 chuckles   

轻声地笑( chuckle的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Father always chuckles when he reads the funny papers. 父亲在读幽默报纸时总是低声发笑。
• [Chuckles] You thought he was being poisoned by hemlock? 你觉得他中的会是芹叶钩吻毒吗？

7 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

8 cellar   

n.地窖，地下室，酒窖

参考例句：

• He took a bottle of wine from the cellar.他从酒窖里拿出一瓶酒。
• The little girl hid away in the cellar.小姑娘藏在地下室里。