唐顿庄园第一季第七集_16

 　　唐顿庄园第一季第七集_16

　　[EXT. DOWNTON ABBEY, GROUNDS - DAY]

　　[O'Brien goes to Cora who is lounging¹ unhappily in the shade of a tent.]

　　MISS O'BRIEN

　　I wish you'd come inside, milady.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　No. People mustn't think I'm really ill. I don't want to cast a dampener on the party.

　　MISS O'BRIEN

　　Very well. But are you are you have everything you need, milady?

　　[O'Brien places a blanket over Cora's legs.]

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Dear O'Brien.

　　[Cora takes O'Brien's hands.]

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　How sweet you are.

　　[O'Brien nods and leaves. Violet rushes to her.]

　　VIOLET, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　O'Brien, O'Brien! Can I have a word? I need a favour and I don't want to bother Lady Grantham with it.

　　MISS O'BRIEN

　　Certainly, milady.

　　VIOLET, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　She's been helping² me find a new maid...

　　[O'Brien is surprised.]

　　VIOLET, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　...and we've had quite a few answers from her advertisement. Can you find where she's put them and get Branson to bring them to the Dower House?

　　MISS O'BRIEN

　　Her Ladyship was helping you find a new lady's maid?

　　[O'Brien realises her mistake.]

　　VIOLET, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Yes. We should have asked you, really. You might take a look at the letters if you have a minute. There's one we liked the sound of who'd been trained in Paris.

　　[O'Brien is still in shock.]

　　VIOLET, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Do you know where she might have put them? The answers?

　　[O'Brien snaps³ out of her troubling thoughts.]

　　MISS O'BRIEN

　　Oh, yes, milady. There are only two or three places they could be.

　　VIOLET, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Oh, thank you, O'Brien. You're a treasure. Thank you.

　　[Violet leaves.]

　　[EXT. GROUNDS, CATERING⁴ TENT - DAY]

　　[Bates stands there with his cane⁵ while Anna brings in a tray.]

　　ANNA

　　I didn't know a garden party was a spectator⁶ sport.

　　MR BATES

　　Pretty, though, isn't it? Hard to believe the clouds are gathering⁷ on a summer's day like this.

　　ANNA

　　Mr Bates, I know you think I was wrong to call on your mother.

　　MR BATES

　　I don't think that. She likes you, by the way.

　　ANNA

　　I had to find out the truth.

　　MR BATES

　　But you see you don't know the whole truth, not even now. You know my mother's truth.

　　ANNA

　　But not your wife's... Where is she now.

　　MR BATES

　　I couldn't tell you.

　　ANNA

　　I better get back.

　　[Anna leaves and Molesley steps up next to Bates.]

　　MR BATES

　　Are you here, Mr Molesley? I didn't know that.

　　MR MOLESLEY

　　Just helping out. Nice girl, that Anna. Do you know if she's got anyone special in her life?

　　MR BATES

　　I'd like to say she hasn't. I would, truly, but I'm afraid there is someone, yeah.

　　MR MOLESLEY

　　And do you think he's keen on her? Or is it worth a go?

　　MR BATES

　　Well, he keep himself to himself. He's very hard to read at times, but...I'd say he's keen. I'd say he's very keen indeed.

　　[Molesley grimaces⁸ and walks on. Mrs Patmore rushes out with a tray.]

　　MRS PATMORE

　　Daisy! I said ices, not iced cakes! Now, unclog your ears and get these to William before they

　　turn into soup.

　　[Daisy grabs⁹ the tray and rushes off while Mrs Patmore returns to the house.]

　　[EXT. DOWNTON ABBEY, GROUNDS - DAY]

　　[Mary talks with Matthew by a bench.]

　　LADY MARY

　　But I don't understand, nothing's changed.

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　Everything's changed.

　　LADY MARY

　　You can't be sure I was going to refuse you, even if it had been a boy. Because I'm not.

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　That's the point. I can't be sure. Of you, or of anything, it seems. The last few weeks have

　　taught me that.

　　LADY MARY

　　But you can't leave Downton.

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　I can't stay. Not now.

　　LADY MARY

　　Well, what will you tell Papa?

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　That I'm grateful for what he's tried to do, but the experiment is at an end. I'm not a puppet. I must take charge of my own life again.

　　LADY MARY

　　Would you have stayed if I'd accepted you?

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　Of course.

　　LADY MARY

　　So I've ruined everything.

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　You've shown me I've been living in a dream, and it's time to return to real life. Wish me luck with it, Mary. God knows I wish the best for you.

　　[Both of them are on the verge¹⁰ of tears when he leaves. Mary covers her face with her hands and cries.]

　　[EXT. DOWNTON ABBEY, GROUNDS - DAY]

　　[Violet and Rosamund see Matthew return.]

　　VIOLET, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Well, Rosamund, I'm afraid your meddling¹¹ has cost Mary the only decent¹² offer she'll ever get.

　　LADY ROSAMUND

　　I'm sorry, Mama, but you know me. I have to say what I think.

　　VIOLET, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Why? Nobody else does.

　　[EXT. DOWNTON ABBEY, GROUNDS - DAY]

　　[Carson goes to Mary as she cries.]

　　MR CARSON

　　Are you quite well, my lady?

　　LADY MARY (broken)

　　Of course. You know me, Carson. I'm never down for long.

　　[Mary continues to cry and Carson holds her in his arms.]

　　MR CARSON

　　I know you have spirit, my lady. That's what counts. It's all that counts in the end. There, there.

　　[EXT. DOWNTON ABBEY, GROUNDS - DAY]

　　[Isobel and Violet walk together.]

　　ISOBEL CRAWLEY

　　So, Mary is to be denied her countess's coronet after all?

　　VIOLET, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Don't crow at me. I think she was very foolish not to take him when she could. Well, I told her so.

　　ISOBEL CRAWLEY

　　Well, if I'm perfectly¹³ honest, I wonder if Matthew isn't making the same mistake right now.

　　[They watch Matthew walking alone.]

　　[EXT. DOWNTON ABBEY, GROUNDS - DAY]

　　[Robert sits with Cora, holding her hand.]

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Are you warm enough?

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　I am when you're holding my hand.

　　[Carson enters with post tray.]

　　MR CARSON

　　Your Lordship? This has just arrived for you.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Thank you.

　　[Robert stands as he takes it.]

　　MR CARSON

　　Oh, and I'm happy to tell you that Thomas has just handed in his notice. So we'll be spared any unpleasantness on that score.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　What a relief.

　　[Robert places the letter opener back on the tray and Carson leaves. Robert's expression changes to foreboding surprise as he reads the letter. He exits the tent and pulls off his hat to wave everyone's attention.]

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Please, will you stop, please!

　　[The string quartet stops playing.]

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　My lords, ladies and gentlemen. Can I ask for silence?

　　[All conversations cease and the servants step out of the catering tent to listen.]

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Because I very much regret to announce...that we are at war with Germany.

　　[Everyone stands in shock.]

1 lounging   

闲逛（lounge的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• Several students were lounging around, reading newspapers. 有几个学生懒洋洋地坐着看报。
• She enjoys lounging around the pool. 她喜欢绕水塘漫步。

2 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。

3 snaps   

v.猛地咬住( snap的第三人称单数 )；（使某物）发出尖厉声音地突然断裂[打开，关闭]；厉声地说；拍照

参考例句：

• The cloth flower snaps on with a special binder. 这布花是用一种特殊的粘合剂固定住的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• As the fish snaps at the bait, it gets caught on the hook. 鱼咬饵时，就被钓在钩上。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 catering   

n. 给养

参考例句：

• Most of our work now involves catering for weddings. 我们现在的工作多半是承办婚宴。
• Who did the catering for your son's wedding? 你儿子的婚宴是由谁承办的？

5 cane   

n.手杖，细长的茎，藤条；v.以杖击，以藤编制的

参考例句：

• This sugar cane is quite a sweet and juicy.这甘蔗既甜又多汁。
• English schoolmasters used to cane the boys as a punishment.英国小学老师过去常用教鞭打男学生作为惩罚。

6 spectator   

n.观众，目击者，旁观者

参考例句：

• A spectator threw the ball back to the players.一个观众把球掷回给球员。
• He was content to stand by as an impassive spectator.他满足于站在旁边做一个冷漠的旁观者。

7 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

8 grimaces   

n.（表蔑视、厌恶等）面部扭曲，鬼脸( grimace的名词复数 )v.扮鬼相，做鬼脸( grimace的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Mr. Clark winked at the rude child making grimaces. 克拉克先生假装没有看见那个野孩子做鬼脸。 来自辞典例句
• The most ridiculous grimaces were purposely or unconsciously indulged in. 故意或者无心地扮出最滑稽可笑的鬼脸。 来自辞典例句

9 grabs   

n.试图抓取，有意抢夺( grab的名词复数 )v.抢先，抢占( grab的第三人称单数 )；（尤指匆忙地）取；攫取；（尤指自私、贪婪地）捞取

参考例句：

• The job is up for grabs.Why don't you apply now? 那工作谁都可以争取，你怎么不现在就申请呢？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She grabs a stack of baby photos and thrusts them into my hands. 她抓起一沓婴儿照片塞到我手里。 来自辞典例句

10 verge   

n.边，边缘；v.接近，濒临

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• She was on the verge of bursting into tears.她快要哭出来了。

11 meddling   

v.干涉，干预（他人事务）( meddle的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He denounced all "meddling" attempts to promote a negotiation. 他斥责了一切“干预”促成谈判的企图。 来自辞典例句
• They liked this field because it was never visited by meddling strangers. 她们喜欢这块田野，因为好事的陌生人从来不到那里去。 来自辞典例句

12 decent   

adj.象样的，不错的，体面的，正派的，恰当的

参考例句：

• We want to raise our children to be decent men and women.我们盼望把孩子们培养成优秀人才。
• There isn't even a decent table in this room.这屋里连张像样的桌子也没有。

13 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。