《唐顿庄园》精讲23 事情就是这样!

Mama, I'm sorry. No one told me you were here.

妈妈 对不起 我不知道您在这儿

Oh dear, such a glare! I feel as if I were on stage at the Gaiety.

天啊 太晃眼了 就像站在Gaiety剧院的舞台上

We're used to it. I wish you'd let me install it in the Dower House.

我们都习惯了 您的屋里也该装上

It's so convenient. The man who manages the generator¹ could look after yours as well.

很方便的 电工也会帮您办妥一切

No. I couldn't have electricity in the house. I wouldn't sleep a wink².All those vapors³!

带电的东西休想进我的屋子 根本没法合眼 到处是蒸气

Even Cora won't have it in the bedrooms.

连Cora也不在卧室里装灯

She did wonder about the kitchens - I couldn't see the point.

她觉得厨房需要 但我觉得没必要

Before anyone joins, I'm glad of this chance for a little talk. I gather Murray was here today.

趁其他人还没来 正好跟你谈点事 我听说Murray今天来过

News travels fast.Yes, I saw him, and he's not optimistic that there's anything we can do.

您的耳朵真厉害 是的 我见过他了 他的看法一样不乐观

I refuse to believe it.

我不信

Be that as it may, it's a fact. But to lose Cora's fortune. Really, Mama. You know as well as I do that Cora's fortune is not Cora's fortune any more!

尽管如此 事实就是事实 但失去Cora的财产 妈妈 您和我一样清楚Cora的财产早就不是她的了

Thanks to Papa, it is now part of the estate and the estate is entailed⁴ to my heir! That is it! That is all of it!

多亏了爸爸 它现在是庄园的一部分 庄园现在都限定在我名下了 事情就是这样 也只能这样

1 generator   

n.发电机，发生器

参考例句：

• All the while the giant generator poured out its power.巨大的发电机一刻不停地发出电力。
• This is an alternating current generator.这是一台交流发电机。

2 wink   

n.眨眼，使眼色，瞬间；v.眨眼，使眼色，闪烁

参考例句：

• He tipped me the wink not to buy at that price.他眨眼暗示我按那个价格就不要买。
• The satellite disappeared in a wink.瞬息之间，那颗卫星就消失了。

3 vapors   

n.水汽，水蒸气，无实质之物( vapor的名词复数 )；自夸者；幻想 [药]吸入剂 [古]忧郁（症）v.自夸，（使）蒸发( vapor的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• His emotions became vague and shifted about like vapors. 他的心情则如同一团雾气，变幻无常，捉摸不定。 来自辞典例句
• They have hysterics, they weep, they have the vapors. 他们歇斯底里，他们哭泣，他们精神忧郁。 来自辞典例句

4 entailed   

使…成为必要( entail的过去式和过去分词 )； 需要； 限定继承； 使必需

参考例句：

• The castle and the land are entailed on the eldest son. 城堡和土地限定由长子继承。
• The house and estate are entailed on the eldest daughter. 这所房子和地产限定由长女继承。