《唐顿庄园》精讲28 整个庄园为公爵的到来兴奋

Oh, do stop admiring yourself!

别臭美了

He's not marrying you for your looks.

他不是为你的美貌慕名而来

That's if he wants to marry you at all.

会不会娶你还是个未知数

He will.

等着瞧吧

You look beautiful.

你真美

Thank you, Sybil, darling.

谢谢 Sybil

We should go down.

该下去了

They'll be back from the station at any moment.

他们随时会从车站回来

Let's not gild¹ the lily, dear. And Mary, try and look surprised.

别戴花了 要装出惊讶的样子

Are you all ready?

准备好了吗

Very well. We shall go out to greet them.

很好 都出去迎接贵宾

And me, Mr Carson?

我也去吗 Carson先生

No, Daisy, not you.

Daisy 你不能去

Can you manage, Mr Bates, or would you rather wait here?

你可以吗 Bates先生 还是在这等着

I want to go, Mr Carson.

我想去 Carson先生

There's no obligation² for the whole staff to go.

不是所有仆人都必须到场

I'd like to be there.

我想去

Well, it's certainly a great day for Downton to welcome a duke³ under our roof.

今天 公爵到访唐顿这事非同小可

Help me with the luggage. Don't go running off.

帮我提行李 别想偷懒

I'll give you a hand.

我帮你

I couldn't ask that, Mr Bates, not in your condition.

怎敢劳烦你 Bates先生 你腿脚不便

1 gild   

vt.给…镀金，把…漆成金色，使呈金色

参考例句：

• The sun transform the gild cupola into dazzling point of light.太阳将这些镀金的圆屋顶变成了闪耀的光点。
• With Dimitar Berbatov and Wayne Rooney primed to flower anew,Owen can gild the lily.贝巴和鲁尼如今蓄势待发，欧文也可以为曼联锦上添花。

2 obligation   

n.（法律、道德上的）义务，责任

参考例句：

• Every player is under an obligation to keep the rules.每个选手都必须遵守这些规则。
• It is the obligation of citizens to perform military service.服兵役是每个公民的义务。

3 duke   

n.公爵

参考例句：

• His grandfather was a royal duke.他的祖父是王室公爵。
• The duke was the king's most trusted adviser.公爵是国王最信赖的顾问。