《唐顿庄园》精讲02 庄园仆人早上的大聚会

[Mrs Hughes, the housekeeper¹, walks with the keys. William knocks on the butler's door while he's polishing² the silver.]

William: Breakfast is ready, Mr Carson.

早餐好了，Carson先生。

Carson: Ah, William. Any papers³ yet?

报纸到了吗？

William: They're late.

估计要晚到。

Carson: They certainly are. Get the board out, so you can do them as soon as they're here.

看样子是的，把衣板准备好，送来就干活。

[William sets up a board used for ironing⁴ the newspaper.]

Hughes: Is the library tidy?

藏书室打扫干净了吗？

Anna: Yes, Mrs Hughes.

打扫干净了，Hughes夫人。

Good. I want the dining room given a proper going-over today. You can do it when they've finished their breakfast.

很好，今天把餐厅彻底清扫一遍，等主人们用完早餐就开始。

Oh, heavens, girl! You're building a fire, not inventing it! How many have you done?

天啊！姑娘！让你生火，不是造火。还有几个没弄好？

Daisy:This is my last till they come downstairs.

这是主人们下楼前的最后一个了

Hughes: Very well. Now get back down to the kitchens before anyone sees you.

那就好，做完赶紧回厨房，别让人看见你。

[The paperboy cycles up to Downton. Lady Mary gets out of bed and sees him ride past her window. She rings the bell.]

[The bell for the Queen Caroline room rings as the servants are eating breakfast.]

Thomas: And they're off.

他们醒了。

Patmore: No rest for the wicked⁵.

一刻不得闲。

[Mrs Patmore looks at the bells. ]

Patmore: Lady Mary. Are the tea trays⁶ ready?

是Mary小姐。茶沏好了吗？

[Anna gets up from the table.]

Anna: All ready, Mrs Patmore - if the water's boiled.

都好了，Patmore夫人，就等水开了。

Could you give us a hand?

你能帮我一起端去吗？

O'Brien: I've got her Ladyship's to carry.

我还要伺候夫人。

Anna: I'll help.

我来帮忙吧。

[Another bell rings.]

Hughes: Back door.

后门来人了。

Carson: The papers. At last... William?

报纸终于来了，William。

William: You're late!

你来晚了 。

[The paperboy reads the newspaper as William steps out.]

Paperboy: I know, but -

我知道，不过......

William: But what?

不过什么？

Paperboy: You'll see.

你自己看吧。

[William irons⁷ the newspaper.]

Carson: Do the Times first. He only reads that at breakfast.

先熨《泰晤士报》，早餐时他只读这个。

And the Sketch⁸ for her Ladyship.

夫人则看《Sketch日报》。

[William nods as Carson leaves. He starts to fold up the paper, but stops when he sees something and reads it.]

Carson: You can manage the others later.

其他的等等再烫。

Daisy: Why are their papers ironed⁹?

为什么要熨报纸？

Patmore: What's it to you?

关你什么事？

O'Brien: To dry the ink, silly.We wouldn't want his Lordship's hands to be as black as yours.

让墨迹变干，傻丫头。 老爷的手怎能和你的一样脏。

[More bells ring. Daisy finishes clearing the table and Miss O'Brien gets up.]

William: Mr Carson! I think you ought to see this.

Carson先生，您看看这个。

[William hands him the newspaper.]

Hughes: I can't make myself believe it.

我简直不敢相信。

Patmore: Me neither.

我也是。

Thomas: His Lordship's dressed.

老爷已换好衣服。

[Mrs Patmore looks over at William who is talking to Daisy.]

William! Will you stop talking and take this kedgeree up?

William，别聊天了，快把鸡蛋葱豆饭端上去。

And mind the burners are still lit.

再去看下炉子，火要是快灭了就告诉我。

William: Yes, Mrs Patmore.

我知道了， Patmore夫人。

[William takes the dish and heads out.]

Thomas: Is it really true?

是真的吗？

William: Afraid so.

恐怕是的。

Patmore: Nothing in life is sure.

人生无常。

1 housekeeper   

n.管理家务的主妇，女管家

参考例句：

• A spotless stove told us that his mother is a diligent housekeeper.炉子清洁无瑕就表明他母亲是个勤劳的主妇。
• She is an economical housekeeper and feeds her family cheaply.她节约持家，一家人吃得很省。

2 polishing   

n.（大理石雕像，铜版等）磨[抛，擦，打]光，磨料v.（使）光滑，擦亮( polish的现在分词 )；修正；文饰；（涂蜡等）打光滑

参考例句：

• Just go on writing and do the polishing when you've finished. 径直写下去吧，等写完了再修改。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Our sales technique needs polishing up. 我们的销售技术需要提高。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 papers   

n.文件，纸币，论文

参考例句：

• I want to check with my secretary before I sign the papers.在签署这些文件前，我要与我的秘书商议。
• The lawyer read all the papers relating to the case.律师阅读了与该案有关的全部文件。

4 ironing   

n.熨烫；刚熨好的[待熨烫的]衣物v.熨平( iron的现在分词 )；用鱼叉叉（鱼）；用铁铸成；给…加铁具（以使牢固）

参考例句：

• to do the ironing 熨衣服
• I scorched my dress when I was ironing it. 我把自己的连衣裙熨焦了。

5 wicked   

adj.邪恶的，恶劣的，缺德的；淘气的

参考例句：

• Let everyone know all the wicked things she has done.把她干的坏事给大家抖搂抖搂。
• The wicked must be wiped out.恶人必须除掉。

6 trays   

n.盘子( tray的名词复数 )；托盘；文件盘；（各种用途的）浅塑料盒

参考例句：

• Winston and Syme pushed their trays beneath the grille. 温斯顿跟赛姆便把托盘推到铁栅下。 来自英汉文学
• Five trays of eggs would hatch out a huge number of silkworms. 三张蚕种，该可以采多少茧子呢？ 来自汉英文学 - 春蚕

7 irons   

n.镣铐；铁( iron的名词复数 )；坚强；铁器；铁制的工具v.熨平( iron的第三人称单数 )；用鱼叉叉（鱼）；用铁铸成；给…加铁具（以使牢固）

参考例句：

• Some thieves have eaten off their irons with mercury water. 有些窃贼用汞水腐蚀他们的镣铐。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• What caused the price of irons to slump? 钢铁价格暴跌是什么原因？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 sketch   

n.草图；梗概；素描；v.素描；概述

参考例句：

• My sister often goes into the country to sketch. 我姐姐常到乡间去写生。
• I will send you a slight sketch of the house.我将给你寄去房屋的草图。

9 ironed   

v.熨平( iron的过去式和过去分词 )；用鱼叉叉（鱼）；用铁铸成；给…加铁具（以使牢固）

参考例句：

• The bank manager has ironed out all my worries about money. 银行经理消除了我对钱款的忧虑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She ironed out all the creases in the shirt. 她熨平了衬衣上的所有皱褶。 来自《简明英汉词典》