《唐顿庄园》精讲14 追悼会结束乔治和罗伯特的私语

Robert: Well, we've given them a memorial in London and a memorial here.

好啦，伦敦和这里的追悼会都办完了。

George Murray: I prefer memorials to funerals. They're less dispiriting.

追悼会更好些 没有葬礼那么压抑

Robert: We could hardly have held a funeral without the bodies.

没有遗体也办不了葬礼。

I gather they're putting up a stone to mark those whose bodies were never found.

我看他们会建一座纪念碑来悼念那些尸骨无存的人。

George Murray: In fact, I hear the Canadians are making quite a thing of the Titanic¹ cemetery².

实际上我听说加拿大人要建泰坦尼克号公墓。

I'm surprised at the number they found. You'd think the sea would have taken more of them.

我对他们所找到的遗体的数字感到惊讶。我本以为还有更多的人都要葬身海底了。

Robert: So, Murray, what have you to tell me about the lucky Mr Crawley?

那么， Murray，你必须告诉我那位幸运的Crawley先生家成员有什么消息呢？

George Murray: Nothing too terrible, I hope.

我希对你来说不是太糟糕的情况。

[Scene: Murray chuckles³.]

[情景：Murray轻声地笑了笑。]

George Murray: I've only made a few inquiries⁴ but, no, there's not much to alarm you.

我也只是稍作了些打听，您不必太担心。

Matthew Crawley is a solicitor⁵, based in Manchester.

Matthew Crawley是名律师，在曼彻斯特执业。

Robert: Manchester?

曼城？

George Murray: His special field is company law. His mother is alive and he lives with her.

他的专长是公司法。母亲还健在，同他一起生活。

His father, obviously, is not. He was a doctor.

当然啦，父亲过世了，生前是名医生。

Robert: I know. It does seem odd that my third cousin should be a doctor.

我知道我的三堂兄居然是一名医生。

George Murray: There are worse professions.

还有比这更差的职业了。

Robert:Indeed.

确实。

1 titanic   

adj.巨人的，庞大的，强大的

参考例句：

• We have been making titanic effort to achieve our purpose.我们一直在作极大的努力，以达到我们的目的。
• The island was created by titanic powers and they are still at work today.台湾岛是由一个至今仍然在运作的巨大力量塑造出来的。

2 cemetery   

n.坟墓，墓地，坟场

参考例句：

• He was buried in the cemetery.他被葬在公墓。
• His remains were interred in the cemetery.他的遗体葬在墓地。

3 chuckles   

轻声地笑( chuckle的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Father always chuckles when he reads the funny papers. 父亲在读幽默报纸时总是低声发笑。
• [Chuckles] You thought he was being poisoned by hemlock? 你觉得他中的会是芹叶钩吻毒吗？

4 inquiries   

n.调查( inquiry的名词复数 )；疑问；探究；打听

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending further inquiries. 他获得保释，等候进一步调查。
• I have failed to reach them by postal inquiries. 我未能通过邮政查询与他们取得联系。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 solicitor   

n.初级律师，事务律师

参考例句：

• The solicitor's advice gave me food for thought.律师的指点值得我深思。
• The solicitor moved for an adjournment of the case.律师请求将这个案件的诉讼延期。