《唐顿庄园》精讲48 一切已定

I simply do not understand why we are rushing into this.

为什么如此急不可耐

Matthew Crawley is my heir¹.

Matthew Crawley是我的继承人

Patrick was your heir. He never lived here.

Patrick也曾是 你也没让他来住过

Patrick was in and out of this house since the day he was born.

Patrick打小就常来这里

You saw how many of the village turned out for the service.

你也见到了 追悼会那么多人参加

Nothing's settled² yet.

这事还未定呢

It is settled, my dearest one, whether you like it or not.

亲爱的夫人 无论你是否愿意接受 这事已经定了

I wouldn't say that.

我不这么看

Not while your mother breathes air.

您母亲还健在呢

1 heir   

n.继承人，接班人

参考例句：

• The King's eldest son is the heir to the throne.国王的长子是王位的继承人。
• We don't recognised him to be the lawful heir.我们不承认他为合法继承人。

2 settled   

a.固定的；稳定的

参考例句：

• The dispute was settled without acrimony. 没有唇枪舌剑，这场纠纷就解决了。
• a settled way of life 安定的生活方式