唐顿庄园第一季第七集_1

 　　唐顿庄园第一季第七集_1

　　[INT. GREAT HALL - DAY]

　　[Mrs Hughes does her rounds as the housemaids clean the room.]

　　MRS HUGHES

　　Hurry up, girls, come on.

　　[00:00:36, INT. DRAWING ROOM - DAY]

　　[Mrs Hughes continues her rounds. A housemaid cleans the chandelier and steps down from

　　the ladder.]

　　MRS HUGHES

　　Come on, come on. You should be done here. They'll be back from the station any second now.

　　[INT. SERVANTS' CORRIDOR - DAY]

　　[Carson and Mrs Hughes descend¹ the servants' stairs.]

　　MRS HUGHES

　　I haven't had a chance to ask, how was London?

　　MR CARSON

　　Oh, much as usual. Dirty, noisy, quite enjoyable.

　　MRS HUGHES

　　There was no need for you to come back a day early. I'm perfectly² capable of getting the house  ready.

　　MR CARSON

　　Of course you are. But I like to have the heavy luggage back and unpacked⁴ before they get

　　here.

　　MRS HUGHES

　　I suppose...

　　[Carson and Mrs Hughes suddenly make way as William almost runs into them with a tray of silver vases.]

　　MRS HUGHES

　　Steady, William! This isn't a race.

　　[William nods and exits.]

　　MRS HUGHES

　　Poor lad.

　　MR CARSON

　　But he did see her? I was worried when I took him to King's Cross.

　　MRS HUGHES

　　Yes, he had time to say goodbye.

　　MR CARSON

　　How is he now?

　　MRS HUGHES

　　Well, you've only got one mother, haven't you?

　　[Gwen rushes in holding some flowers.]

　　GWEN

　　They're here, Mrs Hughes.

　　[Carson and Mrs Hughes head for the stairs.]

　　July 1914

　　[00:01:37, EXT. DOWNTON ABBEY, FRONT WALK - DAY]

　　[The family exits the motorcar.]

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Hello, William. It's good to have you back.

　　--

　　[INT. GREAT HALL - DAY]

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　What a relief to be home.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Don't listen when His Lordship pretends not to enjoy the Season.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　When in Rome.

　　MRS HUGHES

　　Will Lady Mary be back soon?

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　She's staying on with my sister for a couple of weeks.

　　[The servants assist the family as they remove their travel clothes.]

　　MRS HUGHES

　　So Grantham House is closed?

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　It will be by the end of this week. Dear Mrs Hughes, I hope you've had some time to yourself while we've been away.

　　MRS HUGHES

　　I've tackled⁵ a few jobs that get forgotten about when the house is full.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Any local news?

　　MRS HUGHES

　　The main topic here is the murder of the Austrian Archduke.

　　MR CARSON

　　Here and everywhere else.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　I'm afraid we haven't heard the last of that. And how's William?

　　MR CARSON

　　Bearing⁶ up.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Poor chap. He has our sympathies. I think I'll wash the train off before dinner.

　　MR BATES

　　Very good, milord. I can unpack³ while you're bathing.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　I'll see you up there.

　　[The family and servants depart leaving only Cora and Mrs Hughes.]

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Oh, Mrs Hughes, have you had any thoughts about the garden party for the hospital?

　　MRS HUGHES

　　I've started on it, but there are things we need to talk about.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Oh, dear. That sounds like trouble. I'll take my hat off. Sybil?

　　[Sybil and Edith stop before they go up the stairs.]

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　You were a great success in London, darling. Well done.

　　[Sybil smiles and goes up the stairs. Edith looks at her mother.]

　　LADY EDITH

　　You never say that to me?

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Don't I?

　　[Cora takes Edith's hand and leads her up the steps.]

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　You were very helpful, dear. Thank you.

　　[INT. SERVANTS' CORRIDOR - DAY]

　　[Mrs Hughes has a word with Carson as they watch Mrs Patmore and Daisy through the

　　kitchen window.]

　　MRS HUGHES

　　I hate to spoil Her Ladyship's homecoming, but what are we going to do about Mrs Patmore? She's worse than when you left. Much worse. Oh, and I meant to ask - is there a decision? About Mr Bates leaving?

　　MR CARSON

　　Not yet. His Lordship wants the facts, and Mr Bates won't give them. So what are you going to say to Her Ladyship about Mrs Patmore?

　　MRS HUGHES (sigh)

　　I'm not sure. I don't want the poor woman sacked, but things cannot go on as they are.

　　[EXT. LONDON, PARK - DAY]

　　LADY ROSAMUND

　　There's nothing like an English summer, is there?

　　LADY MARY

　　Except an English winter.

　　LADY ROSAMUND

　　I'm sorry you haven't received more invitations. But then, after four seasons, one is less a debutant than a survivor⁷.

　　LADY MARY

　　Hmm.

　　LADY ROSAMUND

　　My dear, is there anything you're not telling me?

　　LADY MARY

　　No.

　　LADY ROSAMUND

　　Only, one hears stories...

　　LADY MARY

　　There's nothing, Aunt Rosamund.

　　LADY ROSAMUND

　　So, have you decided⁸? Whether or not to marry Cousin Matthew?

　　[Mary looks at Rosamund in surprise.]

　　LADY ROSAMUND

　　Oh, there's no secret Cora can keep for more than a month.

　　LADY MARY

　　You'd be surprised. I've told him I'll give him my answer the day I get back.

　　LADY ROSAMUND

　　Well, it would be very tidy. At least we can say that.

1 descend   

vt./vi.传下来，下来，下降

参考例句：

• I hope the grace of God would descend on me.我期望上帝的恩惠。
• We're not going to descend to such methods.我们不会沦落到使用这种手段。

2 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

3 unpack   

vt.打开包裹（或行李），卸货

参考例句：

• I must unpack before dinner.我得在饭前把行李打开。
• She said she would unpack the items later.她说以后再把箱子里的东西拿出来。

4 unpacked   

v.从（包裹等）中取出（所装的东西），打开行李取出( unpack的过去式和过去分词 )；拆包；解除…的负担；吐露（心事等）

参考例句：

• I unpacked my bags as soon as I arrived. 我一到达就打开行李，整理衣物。
• Our guide unpacked a picnic of ham sandwiches and offered us tea. 我们的导游打开装着火腿三明治的野餐盒，并给我们倒了些茶水。 来自辞典例句

5 tackled   

解决( tackle的过去式和过去分词 )； 应付； 与某人交涉； 向某人提起（问题或困难情况）

参考例句：

• The robber tried to run away but a man tackled him. 强盗企图逃跑，但一个人把他抓住了。
• The policeman tackled the thief. 警察捕捉小偷。

6 bearing   

n.关系，影响，举止，姿态，方位，方向

参考例句：

• What you said had not much bearing on the problem.你说的话跟这个问题没有多大关系。
• He preserved his grave and dignified bearing.他保持庄重威严的仪态。

7 survivor   

n.生存者，残存者，幸存者

参考例句：

• The sole survivor of the crash was an infant.这次撞车的惟一幸存者是一个婴儿。
• There was only one survivor of the plane crash.这次飞机失事中只有一名幸存者。

8 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。