唐顿庄园第二季第七集_3

 　　唐顿庄园第二季第七集_3

　　[INT. DRAWING ROOM - EVENING]

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　I nearly came down in a dinner jacket tonight.

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Really? Well, why not a dressing¹ gown? Or, better still, pyjamas²?

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　That's why I didn't.

　　ISOBEL CRAWLEY

　　I like the new fashions. Shorter skirts, looser cuts. The old clothes were all very well if one spent the day on a chaise longue, but if one wants to get anything done, the new clothes are much better.

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　I'll stick to the chaise longue.

　　LADY SYBIL

　　Granny, you don't really want things to go back to the way they were, surely?

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Of course I do. And as quickly as possible.

　　LADY SYBIL

　　What about you, Papa?

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Before the war, I believed my life had value. I suppose I should like to feel that again.

　　[Awkward silence.]

　　LADY MARY

　　Have you seen the boys‘ haircuts the women are wearing in Paris?

　　MATTHEW

　　I hope you won‘t try that.

　　[Mary looks over at him in surprise and Violet looks curiously³ between them.] LADY MARY

　　I might.

　　LAVINIA

　　I‘m not sure how feminine it is.

　　LADY MARY

　　I‘m not sure how feminine I am.

　　SIR RICHARD CARLISLE

　　Very, I‘m glad to say.

　　[Edith grins in amusement.]

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Carson, I keep forgetting to tell Mrs Hughes we've had a letter from Major Bryant's mother. She and her husband are in Yorkshire on Friday and she wants to pay us a visit.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Why?

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　The last time they saw him alive it was here. I can understand.

　　MR CARSON

　　Will they be staying, my lady?

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　No, but we'll give them luncheon⁴. That way, they can talk about the Major with all of us who knew him.

　　[Sybil looks like she's trying to contain her irritation⁵ toward the insipid⁶ conversation.]

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　That lets me out, thank heaven.

　　[INT. DOWNTON GARAGE - EVENING]

　　[Branson hears heels clicking on the garage floor and glances up from the car engine. He does

　　a double take as he sees Sybil in her evening gown. She tilts⁷ her head shyly, waiting for him to say something.]

　　BRANSON

　　You look very fine.

　　LADY SYBIL

　　Everything I own is from my season before the war. I‘m trying to wear them out.

　　[Branson continues to check her out.]

　　LADY SYBIL

　　Where have you been all day?

　　BRANSON

　　Nowhere. I‘ve just been busy.

　　LADY SYBIL

　　I envy you. I feel so flat after the rush and bustle⁸ of the last two years. They were sighing for the old days at dinner, but all I could do was think about how much more I want from life now than I did then.

　　BRANSON

　　Does this mean that you‘ve made up your mind…at last?

　　LADY SYBIL

　　Not quite. But almost.

　　[Branson looks down, slightly disappointed. Sybil touches his face and he looks up, surprised, and stares at her longingly⁹.]

　　[INT. MR CARSON‘S OFFICE - EVENING]

　　MR CARSON

　　What do you mean, ―How did she say it?‖? "Mr and Mrs Bryant are coming for luncheon on Friday."

　　MRS HUGHES

　　How are things over at Hacksby?

　　MR CARSON

　　Pretty good. Building materials are in short supply, but Sir Richard knows how to get around that.

　　MRS HUGHES

　　Hmph, I bet he does.

　　MR CARSON

　　Oh, you should see some of the gadgets¹⁰ in the kitchens. And the bathrooms, oh, goodness me. They're like something out of a film with Theda Bara.

　　MRS HUGHES

　　I'm surprised you know who Theda Bara is.

　　MR CARSON

　　Oh, I get about, Mrs Hughes. I get about.

　　MRS HUGHES

　　But will you be happy there? That's what want to be sure of.

　　MR CARSON

　　If you're asking whether I'll regret leaving Downton, I will regret it every minute of every day. I thought I would die here and haunt it ever after.

　　MRS HUGHES

　　Well, then...

　　MR CARSON

　　You see, I think I can help her in those early years, when it's important to get it right. And if I can help her, then I must.

　　MRS HUGHES

　　I wish I could understand. To me, Lady Mary is an upity minx who's the author of her own misfortunes.

　　MR CARSON

　　You didn't know her when she was a child, Mrs Hughes. She was a guinea a [?] then. I remember once she came in here, can't have been more than four or five years old, she said, "Mr Carson, I've decided¹¹ to run away and I wonder if I might take some of the silver to sell."

　　[They chuckle¹².]

　　MR CARSON

　　"Well," I said, "that could be awkward for His Lordship. I suppose I'll give you a sixpence to spend in the village instead." "Very well," said she, "but you must be sure to charge me interest."

　　[They chuckle.]

　　MRS HUGHES

　　And did you?

　　MR CARSON

　　She gave me a kiss in full payment.

　　MRS HUGHES

　　Then she had the better bargain.

　　MR CARSON

　　I wouldn't say that.

　　[Anna enters.]

　　ANNA

　　There you are, Mrs Hughes. They said you were in here. Might I have a word?

　　MRS HUGHES

　　Of course. Shall we go to my room?

　　ANNA

　　There's no reason Mr Carson shouldn't hear it. In fact, I think you probably should. You see, I've had a request from Sir Richard that you ought to know about.

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 pyjamas   

n.（宽大的）睡衣裤

参考例句：

• This pyjamas has many repairs.这件睡衣有许多修补过的地方。
• Martin was in his pyjamas.马丁穿着睡衣。

3 curiously   

adv.有求知欲地；好问地；奇特地

参考例句：

• He looked curiously at the people.他好奇地看着那些人。
• He took long stealthy strides. His hands were curiously cold.他迈着悄没声息的大步。他的双手出奇地冷。

4 luncheon   

n.午宴，午餐，便宴

参考例句：

• We have luncheon at twelve o'clock.我们十二点钟用午餐。
• I have a luncheon engagement.我午饭有约。

5 irritation   

n.激怒，恼怒，生气

参考例句：

• He could not hide his irritation that he had not been invited.他无法掩饰因未被邀请而生的气恼。
• Barbicane said nothing,but his silence covered serious irritation.巴比康什么也不说，但是他的沉默里潜伏着阴郁的怒火。

6 insipid   

adj.无味的，枯燥乏味的，单调的

参考例句：

• The food was rather insipid and needed gingering up.这食物缺少味道，需要加点作料。
• She said she was a good cook,but the food she cooked is insipid.她说她是个好厨师，但她做的食物却是无味道的。

7 tilts   

（意欲赢得某物或战胜某人的）企图，尝试( tilt的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• As the kitten touches it, it tilts at the floor. 它随着击碰倾侧，头不动，眼不动，还呆呆地注视着地上。 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译
• The two writers had a number of tilts in print. 这两位作家写过一些文章互相攻击。

8 bustle   

v.喧扰地忙乱，匆忙，奔忙；n.忙碌；喧闹

参考例句：

• The bustle and din gradually faded to silence as night advanced.随着夜越来越深，喧闹声逐渐沉寂。
• There is a lot of hustle and bustle in the railway station.火车站里非常拥挤。

9 longingly   

adv. 渴望地 热望地

参考例句：

• He looked longingly at the food on the table. 他眼巴巴地盯着桌上的食物。
• Over drinks,he speaks longingly of his trip to Latin America. 他带着留恋的心情，一边喝酒一边叙述他的拉丁美洲之行。

10 gadgets   

n.小机械，小器具（ gadget的名词复数 ）

参考例句：

• Certainly. The idea is not to have a house full of gadgets. 当然。设想是房屋不再充满小配件。 来自超越目标英语 第4册
• This meant more gadgets and more experiments. 这意味着要设计出更多的装置，做更多的实验。 来自英汉非文学 - 科学史

11 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。

12 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。