唐顿庄园第二季第二集_5

 　　唐顿庄园第二季第二集_5

　　[INT. MRS HUGHES'S SITTING ROOM - EVENING]

　　MRS HUGHES

　　Is everything under control?

　　ANNA

　　Mr Lang seems a bit nervous.

　　[Mrs Hughes dismisses it with a wave.]

　　MRS HUGHES

　　Stage fright. But what about you?

　　ANNA

　　Oh. I'm a trooper. And we can't complain, can we? Not when you think what's going on in France.

　　MRS HUGHES

　　Still. A broken heart can be as painful as a broken limb¹.

　　ANNA

　　Don't feel sorry for me, Mrs Hughes. I'm not. I know what real love is and there aren't many who can say that. I'm one of the lucky ones.

　　MRS HUGHES

　　If you say so.

　　[INT. PARLOUR - EVENING]

　　SIR RICHARD CARLISLE

　　So the fashion for cocktails² before dinner hasn't reached Yorkshire?

　　LADY MARY

　　I could get Carson to make you one, but I won't guarantee the result.

　　MR CARSON

　　Mrs Crawley, Captain Crawley, and Miss Swire.

　　[Mr Carson steps aside for them to enter.]

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Ah. Isobel.

　　[Matthew steps forward.]

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Well, now. Still in one piece. Thank God.

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　Touch wood.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　I never stop touching³ it.

　　LADY MARY

　　Do you know Sir Richard Carlisle? My cousin, Captain Crawley.

　　SIR RICHARD CARLISLE

　　How do you do?

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　And his fiancé, Miss Swire.

　　SIR RICHARD CARLISLE

　　I know Miss Swire. Her uncle and I are old friends.

　　LAVINIA

　　Well, old acquaintances⁴, anyway.

　　[Across the room, Sybil speaks with her aunt.]

　　LADY SYBIL

　　What do you think Mary sees in him?

　　LADY ROSAMUND

　　Besides the money, you mean?

　　LADY SYBIL

　　It must be more than that.

　　LADY ROSAMUND

　　For you. Not necessarily⁵ for her.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　What is General Strutt like?

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　Well, you know. Rather important. And brave. He got the [?] in Africa.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Is there any chance it might be permanent? That we can count you out of danger? It would be such a relief.

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　I wouldn't want that, I'm afraid. He's promised to get me back to France when he's done with me. How's your new appointment with the North Ridings working out?

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Oh, that. It seems I won't be going to the front after all. I made a mistake. They only wanted a mascot⁶.

　　VIOLET⁷, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Mary tells me you're in newspapers?

　　SIR RICHARD CARLISLE

　　Well, I own a few.

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Ah. That must be quite a responsibility at a time like this, you know, in a war. When it's so important to keep people's spirits up.

　　SIR RICHARD CARLISLE

　　Lady Grantham, my responsibility is to investors⁸. I need to keep my readership up. I leave the public spirits to government propaganda⁹.

　　[Mary approaches.]

　　LADY MARY

　　So now you've met Granny. I warn you, she has very strong opinions.

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Oh, you need have no fear where that's concerned, my dear. We're more than evenly matched.

　　[INT. KITCHENS - EVENING]

　　MR CARSON

　　Where are the spoons for this?

　　DAISY

　　Just here.

　　[Daisy hands them to Carson.]

　　MR CARSON

　　Oh my God, I've forgotten the sauce.

　　ANNA

　　Mr Lang's bringing the sauce, and the Melba toast.

　　MR CARSON

　　Right. Right. Good.

　　ANNA

　　Now, Mr Lang, are you ready?

　　MR LANG

　　I think so. Now, it's always the left, and not ladies first?

　　ANNA

　　No. Just follow Mr Carson. Start with Old Lady Grantham, then His Lordship, then just go on round. You must have done this before.

　　MR LANG

　　Not since the war started.

　　DAISY

　　I don't think I ever knew that. Why i'n't it just ladies first? Wouldn't it be more polite?

　　ANNA

　　That's the way it's done on the continent, and we don't like foreign ways here.

1 limb   

n.树枝，四肢，枝干，边缘；vt.切断手足，切断树干

参考例句：

• She sat on a limb of the tree and looked down.她坐在一根大树枝上往下看。
• His refusal to agree left him out on a limb.他拒不表示同意，致使自己处于孤立地位。

2 cocktails   

n.鸡尾酒( cocktail的名词复数 )；餐前开胃菜；混合物

参考例句：

• Come about 4 o'clock. We'll have cocktails and grill steaks. 请四点钟左右来，我们喝鸡尾酒，吃烤牛排。 来自辞典例句
• Cocktails were a nasty American habit. 喝鸡尾酒是讨厌的美国习惯。 来自辞典例句

3 touching   

adj.动人的，使人感伤的

参考例句：

• It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。
• His letter was touching.他的信很感人。

4 acquaintances   

n.相识的人( acquaintance的名词复数 )；熟人；对…有了解；（与某人）认识

参考例句：

• Claire has a wide circle of friends and acquaintances . 克莱尔交游很广。
• We are the casual acquaintances of a long railway journey. 我们是在火车长途旅行中相识的朋友。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 necessarily   

adv.必要地，必需地；必定地，必然地

参考例句：

• More work does not necessarily call for more men.增加工作量不一定就要增添人员。
• A voter must necessarily be no younger than eighteen.选民必须在18岁以上。

6 mascot   

n.福神，吉祥的东西

参考例句：

• The football team's mascot is a goat.足球队的吉祥物是山羊。
• We had a panda as our mascot.我们把熊猫作为吉详物。

7 violet   

adj.紫色的；n.紫罗兰

参考例句：

• She likes to wear violet dresses.他喜欢穿紫色的衣服。
• Violet is the color of wisdom,peace and strength.紫色是智慧的，和平的和力量的颜色。

8 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

9 propaganda   

n.宣传，宣传机构

参考例句：

• A lot of propaganda has painted him as bad.大量宣传把他说得很坏。
• Art may be used as a vehicle for propaganda.艺术可以用作为宣传的媒介。