唐顿庄园第二季第八集_2

 　　唐顿庄园第二季第八集_2

　　[INT. DRAWING ROOM - EVENING]

　　[Mary is standing¹ up facing Robert.]

　　ROBERT

　　What do you mean, "you knew"?

　　LADY MARY

　　I hoped it would blow over. I didn't want to split the family when Sybil might still wake up.

　　ROBERT

　　And all the time, you've been driving me about, bowing and scraping and seducing² my daughter behind my back?

　　BRANSON

　　I don't bow and scrape! And I've not seduced³ anyone! Give your daughter some credit for knowing her own mind!

　　ROBERT

　　How dare you speak to me in that tone. You will leave at once.

　　LADY SYBIL

　　Oh, Papa!

　　ROBERT

　　This is a folly⁴! A ridiculous, juvenile⁵ madness!

　　[Violet holds up her hand.]

　　VIOLET

　　Sybil, what do you have in mind?

　　ROBERT

　　Mama, this is hardly—

　　[Violet holds up her hand.]

　　VIOLET

　　No. She must have something in mind. Otherwise, she wouldn't have summoned him here tonight.

　　LADY SYBIL

　　Thank you, Granny. Yes, we do have a plan. Tom's got a job on a paper. I'll stay until after the wedding; I don't want to steal their thunder.

　　[Sybil indicates Mary and Lavinia.]

　　LADY SYBIL

　　But after that, I'll go to Dublin.

　　CORA

　　To live with him? Unmarried?

　　LADY SYBIL

　　I'll live with his mother while the bans are read. And then we'll be married... [Sybil and Branson gaze into each other's eyes.]

　　LADY SYBIL

　　And I'll get a job as a nurse.

　　VIOLET

　　What does your mother make of this?

　　BRANSON

　　If you must know, she thinks we're very foolish.

　　VIOLET (chuckles)

　　So at least we have something in common.

　　[Robert, who has been facing the wall, whips around and storms into the centre of the room.]

　　ROBERT

　　I won't allow it! I will not allow my daughter to throw away her life!

　　LADY SYBIL

　　You can posture⁷ it all you like, Papa, it won't make any difference!

　　ROBERT

　　Oh, yes, it will.

　　LADY SYBIL

　　How? I don't want any money and you can hardly lock me up until I die! I'll say goodnight. But I can promise you one thing, tomorrow morning nothing will have changed. Tom.

　　[Sybil gives him a look to follow her out, leaving the rest of them in a state of shock.]

　　[INT. ETHEL'S HOUSE - DAY]

　　ETHEL

　　He's not coming here.

　　[Ethel folds up Mr Bryant's note.]

　　ETHEL

　　I don't want him to see this place. I won't have him pity me.

　　MRS HUGHES

　　The question is, are you prepared to let them into Charlie's life?

　　ETHEL

　　I suppose so, yes.

　　MRS HUGHES

　　Good. I'll ask them to Downton for Monday at four. And this time, it'll be all above board.

　　[INT. SERVANTS' HALL - DAY]

　　O'BRIEN

　　Can't have expected to live here free forever.

　　THOMAS

　　I didn't expect to get booted out.

　　O'BRIEN

　　You'll have to find some work.

　　THOMAS

　　It's not that easy. Every Tom, Dick, and Harry's looking for work these days and they don't all have a hand like a Jules Verne experiment.

　　[Branson enters.]

　　ANNA

　　Mr Branson, I know it wasn't easy last night.

　　BRANSON

　　We should've spoken out long ago.

　　DAISY MASON

　　Spoken out about what?

　　BRANSON

　　Oh, why not? Lady Sybil and I are getting married.

　　[Carson enters and the servants stand.]

　　MR CARSON

　　Have you no shame?

　　BRANSON

　　I'm sorry you feel like that, Mr Carson. You're a good man. But no, I have no shame. In fact, I have great pride in the love of that young woman and I will strive to be worthy⁸ of it.

　　MR CARSON

　　I will not disgrace myself by discussing the topic, and nor will anyone else. Now, if you will go, Mr Branson, we will continue with our day. Leave an address where we may forward what is owing to you.

　　BRANSON

　　No problem there, Mr Carson. I'll be at the Grantham Arms in the village until Lady Sybil is ready to make her departure. I bid you all a good day.

　　JANE

　　Is it really true--?

　　MR CARSON

　　Please. I have asked for silence and silence I will have.

　　[INT. GREAT HALL - DAY]

　　[Lavinia puts a record on the gramophone as Violet enters the house.]

　　VIOLET

　　What on earth is it?

　　LAVINIA

　　A gramophone. Some cousins of mine have given it to us.

　　VIOLET

　　I should stand well clear when you light blue touchpaper.

　　[INT. DRAWING ROOM - DAY]

　　[Violet enters while Edith is sorting the wedding presents.]

　　VIOLET

　　All on your own?

　　LADY EDITH

　　I've left space at the front for jewels. I know Lavinia's getting something from Papa.

　　VIOLET

　　And from me. Though she's so slight, a real necklace would flatten⁹ her.

　　[Edith and Violet chuckle⁶.]

　　VIOLET

　　What news of Sybil?

　　LADY EDITH

　　Papa is with her now.

　　VIOLET

　　I'm afraid it'll end in tears.

　　LADY EDITH

　　Maybe. But they won't be Sybil's.

　　VIOLET

　　I used to think that Mary's beau was a misalliance, but compared to this, he's practically a Hapsburg.

　　[Edith smiles for a moment.]

　　VIOLET

　　Oh, don't worry. Your turn will come.

　　LADY EDITH

　　Will it? Or am I just to be the maiden¹⁰ aunt? Isn't this what they do? Arrange presents for their pretty relations?

　　VIOLET

　　Don't be defeatist, dear, it's very middle class. Now, I better go up and support your father.

1 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

2 seducing   

诱奸( seduce的现在分词 )； 勾引； 诱使堕落； 使入迷

参考例句：

• He got into trouble for seducing the daughter of a respectable tradesman. 他因为引诱一个有名望的商人的女儿而惹上了麻烦。
• Chao Hsin-mei, you scoundrel, you shameless wretch, seducing a married woman. 赵辛楣，你这混帐东西！无耻家伙！引诱有夫之妇。

3 seduced   

诱奸( seduce的过去式和过去分词 )； 勾引； 诱使堕落； 使入迷

参考例句：

• The promise of huge profits seduced him into parting with his money. 高额利润的许诺诱使他把钱出了手。
• His doctrines have seduced many into error. 他的学说把许多人诱入歧途。

4 folly   

n.愚笨，愚蠢，蠢事，蠢行，傻话

参考例句：

• Learn wisdom by the folly of others.从别人的愚蠢行动中学到智慧。
• Events proved the folly of such calculations.事情的进展证明了这种估计是愚蠢的。

5 juvenile   

n.青少年，少年读物；adj.青少年的，幼稚的

参考例句：

• For a grown man he acted in a very juvenile manner.身为成年人，他的行为举止显得十分幼稚。
• Juvenile crime is increasing at a terrifying rate.青少年犯罪正在以惊人的速度增长。

6 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。

7 posture   

n.姿势，姿态，心态，态度；v.作出某种姿势

参考例句：

• The government adopted an uncompromising posture on the issue of independence.政府在独立这一问题上采取了毫不妥协的态度。
• He tore off his coat and assumed a fighting posture.他脱掉上衣，摆出一副打架的架势。

8 worthy   

adj.(of)值得的，配得上的；有价值的

参考例句：

• I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
• There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。

9 flatten   

v.把．．．弄平，使倒伏；使(漆等)失去光泽

参考例句：

• We can flatten out a piece of metal by hammering it.我们可以用锤子把一块金属敲平。
• The wrinkled silk will flatten out if you iron it.发皱的丝绸可以用熨斗烫平。

10 maiden   

n.少女，处女；adj.未婚的，纯洁的，无经验的

参考例句：

• The prince fell in love with a fair young maiden.王子爱上了一位年轻美丽的少女。
• The aircraft makes its maiden flight tomorrow.这架飞机明天首航。