唐顿庄园第二季第八集_3

 　　唐顿庄园第二季第八集_3

　　[INT. LADY SYBIL'S BEDROOM - DAY]

　　LADY SYBIL

　　Your threats are hollow, don't you see? "I won't be received in London. I won't be welcome at court." How do I make you understand? I couldn't care less.

　　[Robert is about to reply when Violet knocks and enters.]

　　VIOLET

　　I do hope I'm interrupting something.

　　ROBERT

　　I only wish you were, but I seem to be getting nowhere. Have you seen Cora?

　　VIOLET

　　Ah-ha. She's lying down, and can we blame her? Now, Sybil, dear, this sort of thing is all very well in novels, but in reality, it can prove very uncomfortable. And while I am sure Branson has many virtues…

　　[Robert is about to protest.]

　　VIOLET

　　Well, no, no. He's a good driver.

　　LADY SYBIL

　　I will not give him up!

　　ROBERT

　　Don't be rude to your grandmother.

　　VIOLET

　　No, she's not being rude, just wrong.

　　LADY SYBIL

　　This is my offer: I will stay one week to avoid the impression I've run away, and because I don't want to spoil Matthew's wedding. And then we will marry in Dublin and whoever wishes to visit will be very welcome.

　　ROBERT

　　Out of the question.

　　LADY SYBIL

　　Will you forbid Mary and Edith?

　　VIOLET

　　No, don't, don't. Don't say anything you may have to retract¹.

　　ROBERT

　　Know this: there will be no more money. From here on in, your life will be very different.

　　LADY SYBIL

　　Well, bully² for that.

　　[INT. MR CARSON'S OFFICE - DAY]

　　[Mrs Hughes knocks on the door and enters with a tray.]

　　MRS HUGHES

　　I thought this might [?] you off--

　　[Mr Carson tries to rise as she enters, but he's obviously not well.]

　　MRS HUGHES

　　Mr Carson, whatever's the matter?

　　MR CARSON

　　Oh, I 'm sure I'll be all right if I can just stay still for a moment.

　　[Mr Carson sinks back into his chair and Mrs Hughes puts down the tray.]

　　MRS HUGHES

　　You will not stay still, not down here. Get to bed this minute. I'll send for the doctor.

　　MR CARSON

　　I can't. We've got the Crawleys tonight and Miss Swire. What with this business of Lady Sybil.

　　MRS HUGHES

　　I'll deal with it.

　　[She helps him up.]

　　MR CARSON

　　Get Mr Molesley to help.

　　MRS HUGHES

　　There's no need.

　　MR CARSON

　　I mean it. The war is no longer an excuse for sloppy³ presentation.

　　MRS HUGHES

　　Oh, very well, I'll ask him, but only on condition you go to bed.

　　[Mrs Hughes helps Carson to his room.]

　　[INT. LADY GRANTHAM'S BEDROOM - EVENING]

　　[Cora heaves⁴ an exhausted⁵ sigh.]

　　O'BRIEN

　　Are you too hot in that, my lady? We still have time to change.

　　CORA

　　No, I'm fine. Thank you.

　　[O'Brien leaves and Cora sinks into a chair.]

　　CORA

　　So, what do we do next?

　　ROBERT

　　God knows. This is what comes of spoiling her. The mad clothes, the nursing. What were we thinking of?

　　CORA

　　That's not fair. She's a wonderful nurse and she's worked very hard.

　　ROBERT

　　But in the process, she's forgotten who she is.

　　CORA

　　Has she, Robert? Or have we overlooked⁶ who she really is?

　　ROBERT

　　If you're turning American on me, I'll go downstairs.

　　[Cora sighs and Robert leaves.]

　　[INT. SERVE ROOM - EVENING]

　　ANNA

　　Mr Carson likes to serve two white wines, which you should open and decant⁷ just before they eat. A light one for the hors d'oeuvres, then a heavy one with the soup. Keep that going for the fish, and then change to the Claret, which you should really decant now. There's a pudding wine, and after that whatever they want in the drawing room with their coffee.

　　MR MOLESLEY

　　Blimey, it's a wonder they make it up the stairs.

　　ANNA

　　They don't drink much of any of it. Now, let me show you the decanters. These four...

　　[INT. STAIRCASE⁸ - EVENING]

　　CORA

　　So I don't have to receive that terrible man again.

　　MRS HUGHES

　　It won't be necessary. They'll meet Ethel here, but the--

　　[Cora stops to lean on the banister.]

　　MRS HUGHES

　　Should you be downstairs, milady?

　　CORA

　　Oh, I'm perfectly⁹ all right, thank you.

　　[Cora continues down the stairs.]

　　[INT. KITCHENS - EVENING]

　　THOMAS

　　Why Molesley? I could've done it.

　　MRS PATMORE

　　But you always make a mountain out of not being a servant.

　　THOMAS

　　I'm just trying to be helpful.

　　MRS PATMORE

　　I'm afraid "being helpful" is not something we associate you with.

　　[Thomas walks off.]

　　MRS PATMORE

　　Ooh, it's wonderful what fear can do to the human spirit.

　　[INT. SERVE ROOM - EVENING]

　　ANNA

　　You quite right, Mr Molesley?

　　MR MOLESLEY

　　Yes, I just want to be absolutely sure that this is the lighter¹⁰ wine.

　　[Molesley pours himself a glass.]

　　JANE

　　What does it matter as long as it's white.

　　MR MOLESLEY

　　No. I believe in starting the way you mean to go on. Don't want to get off on the wrong foot.

　　[INT. DINING ROOM - EVENING]

　　VIOLET

　　I'm glad you're here, Sybil, dear. I was afraid you'd have a tray in your room.

　　ROBERT

　　Maybe you should have done.

　　LADY SYBIL

　　Why? I'm nor eloping like a thief in the night. I might have once, but Mary and Edith talked me out of it.

　　[Mary and Edith stare at her for outing them.]

　　VIOLET

　　Oh? The plot thickens.

　　ISOBEL

　　After all, Sybil's had enough time to think about it--

　　MATTHEW

　　Mother, it is not for us to have an opinion.

　　[Molesley falters¹¹ in pouring Matthew's wine.]

　　MATTHEW

　　Mr Molesley, are you quite well?

　　MR MOLESLEY

　　I--I'm all right, thank you, sir.

　　MATTHEW

　　I don't believe you are.

　　CORA

　　The awful truth is, I'm not quite all right and I'm afraid I'm going to ask you to excuse me.

　　ROBERT

　　I'm so sorry.

　　[The men stand as Cora gets up from the table.]

　　ROBERT

　　Would you like us to call Dr Clarkson?

　　CORA

　　No, no, darling, it's too late.

　　ANNA

　　He's coming anyway, Your Lordship, for Mr Carson.

　　LADY EDITH

　　I-- I'll bring him up when he arrives.

　　ROBERT

　　I can sleep in my dressing¹² room.

1 retract   

vt.缩回，撤回收回，取消

参考例句：

• The criminals should stop on the precipice, retract from the wrong path and not go any further.犯罪分子应当迷途知返，悬崖勒马，不要在错误的道路上继续走下去。
• I don't want to speak rashly now and later have to retract my statements.我不想现在说些轻率的话，然后又要收回自己说过的话。

2 bully   

n.恃强欺弱者，小流氓；vt.威胁，欺侮

参考例句：

• A bully is always a coward.暴汉常是懦夫。
• The boy gave the bully a pelt on the back with a pebble.那男孩用石子掷击小流氓的背脊。

3 sloppy   

adj.邋遢的，不整洁的

参考例句：

• If you do such sloppy work again,I promise I'll fail you.要是下次作业你再马马虎虎，我话说在头里，可要给你打不及格了。
• Mother constantly picked at him for being sloppy.母亲不断地批评他懒散。

4 heaves   

n.马慢性肺气肿v.举( heave的第三人称单数 )；拉；扔；抛

参考例句：

• The ship heaves with wave. 这艘船随着波浪颠簸。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The wind heaves the waves. 风吹起浪。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5 exhausted   

adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。

6 overlooked   

v.忽视( overlook的过去式和过去分词 )；监督；俯视；（对不良现象等）不予理会

参考例句：

• He seems to have overlooked one important fact. 他好像忽略了一个重要的事实。
• This is a minor point, but it must not be overlooked. 此事虽小，然亦不可忽视。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

7 decant   

v.慢慢倒出

参考例句：

• She always used to decant the milk into a jug.她过去总是把牛奶倒入一个壶中。
• Vintage ports must be decanted to remove natural sediments.上等的波尔图葡萄酒必须倒入其他容器中以滤除自然沉淀物。

8 staircase   

n.楼梯，楼梯间

参考例句：

• Footsteps on the staircase interrupted his train of thought.楼梯上传来脚步声，打断了他的思路。
• I crossed the staircase landing,and entered the room she indicated.我经过一个楼梯平台，走进她说的那个房间。

9 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。

10 lighter   

n.打火机，点火器；驳船；v.用驳船运送；light的比较级

参考例句：

• The portrait was touched up so as to make it lighter.这张画经过润色，色调明朗了一些。
• The lighter works off the car battery.引燃器利用汽车蓄电池打火。

11 falters   

（嗓音）颤抖( falter的第三人称单数 )； 支吾其词； 蹒跚； 摇晃

参考例句：

• He never falters in his determination. 他的决心从不动摇。
• The plan never falters; the design never changes. It is all ordered. 大自然从不步履蹒跚，从不三心二意，一切都是有条不紊。

12 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。