《唐顿庄园》精讲17 仆人的心声

They've all gone?

客人都走了吗

They have, thank the Lord¹.

走了 谢天谢地

What about the lawyer?

律师也走了吗

He was the first away.

头一个走的

Didn't even stay for the luncheon².

午饭都没吃

I wish they'd make their minds up.

说走就走 说留就留

Gwen's put clean sheets on the Blue Room bed.

Gwen已给客房换上干净床单了

Now she'll just have to strip³ it again.

现在 又得去收起来

Can't you leave it for the next guest?

不能留给下一位客人用吗

Well, only if you don't tell.

只要你能接受就行

So, has it all been settled?

一切都定下来了吗

No, I don't know if anything's been settled.

不 我不知道是否一切尘埃落定

There's a fellow in Manchester with claims to the title, I gather,

怎么可能 曼城的一个年轻人要继承爵位

but it's all a long way from settled.

离定下来还远着呢

You mustn't take it personally.

这就不用你太操心了

Oh, I do take it personally, Mrs Hughes.

我还真得操心 Hughes夫人

I can't stand by and watch our family threatened with the loss of all they hold dear.

不能眼睁睁看着我们的家人就这么失去一切

They're not our family.

他们不是我们的家人

Well, they're all the family I've got!

我把他们当家人看

I beg your pardon.

抱歉

Do you...ever wish you'd gone another way?

你可曾想过换一种活法

Worked in a shop or a factory? Had a wife and children?

在商店或工厂里工作 娶妻生子

Do you?

你想过吗

I don't know. Maybe. Sometimes.

我不知道 或许 有时想过

William's laid tea in the library, but her Ladyship hasn't come down.

William把茶水送到藏书室了 但夫人还没下来

She'll be tired. Take a tray⁴ up to her bedroom.

她一定是累了 直接送到卧室去

Is Thomas back?

Thomas回来了吗

Not yet, Mr Carson.

还没有 Carson先生

1 lord   

n.上帝，主；主人，长官；君主，贵族

参考例句：

• I know the Lord will look after him.我知道上帝会眷顾他的。
• How good of the Lord not to level it beyond repair!上帝多么仁慈啊，竟没有让这所房子损毁得不可收拾！

2 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。

3 strip   

n.长条，条状；连环漫画；n.脱衣舞；vt.脱衣，剥夺；挤干(牛奶)；vt.拆卸；去除(烟叶的茎)；vi.脱衣，表演脱衣舞；剥落

参考例句：

• I need one more strip of cloth to finish this decoration.我还要一根布条来完成这个装饰品。
• We had to strip the old paint from the doors.我们只好把门上的旧漆刮掉。

4 tray   

n.盘，托盘，碟

参考例句：

• There were two glasses of champagne on the tray.托盘里有两杯香槟酒。
• A waitress came in,carrying tea on a tray.一名女侍者走进来，手端放着茶的托盘。