《唐顿庄园》精讲87 玛丽与母亲的谈话

Anything interesting? Not particularly.

有什么趣事吗 没有

It's from Evelyn Napier.

是艾弗林·奈皮尔寄来的

You met him with the Delderfields last November at Doncaster races.

去年十一月唐克斯特赛马会 他和戴德菲尔兹一家在一起 你们见过面

Is that Lord¹ Branksome's boy?

是布兰克森老爷的儿子吗

It is. Do you like him?

没错 你喜欢他吗

I don't dislike him.

我不讨厌他

And what's he writing about?

他信上说些什么

Nothing much, he's out with the York and Ainsty next week.

没什么 下周他要跟约克安斯提的人出去狩猎

The meet is at Downton.

集合地点就在唐顿

He'll want some tea when he's up here.

届时他会来喝杯茶

Where's he staying? With friends?

他住在哪 和朋友一起吗

He says he's found a pub² that caters³ for hunting⁴.

他说找了一家为狩猎提供住宿的酒吧

Well, we can improve on that.

我们能提供更好的条件

He must come here. He can send the horses up early if he wants.

让他来这里吧 早晨他可以随时备马出发

He'll know why you're asking him.

他能猜到你邀请他的原因

I can't think what you mean.

我不明白你说什么

His mother's a friend of mine. She'll be pleased at the idea.

我是他母亲的朋友 她肯定喜欢这个提议

Not very pleased, she's dead.

不怎么喜欢 她过世了

All the more reason, then.

那就更有理由邀请他了

You can write a note, too, and put it in with mine.

你可以写个便条 然后和我的一起寄出去

Should I tell him about your friendship with his late mother?

我要不要提及你与他亡母的交情

I am sure you, of all people, can compose⁵ a letter

我很确信 众人当中

to a young man without any help from me.

唯独你给年轻男子写信 用不着我帮忙

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 pub   

n.[英]旅馆，小店，酒馆

参考例句：

• He is the landlord of this pub.他是这家酒店的店主。
• They saw that four large men marched into the pub.他们看到四个彪形大汉走进了酒吧。

3 caters   

提供饮食及服务( cater的第三人称单数 )； 满足需要，适合

参考例句：

• That shop caters exclusively to the weaker sex. 那家商店专供妇女需要的商品。
• The boutique caters for a rather select clientele. 这家精品店为特定的顾客群服务。

4 hunting   

n.搜寻

参考例句：

• Diana, the goddess of hunting 狩猎女神狄安娜
• Since 1977 otter hunting has been illegal. 捕猎水獭1977年以后就被列为非法了。

5 compose   

vt.组成，构成；创作，为…谱曲；使平静

参考例句：

• Nine players compose a team.9名选手组成一队。
• We should compose ourselves in the face of fear.我们在危险时要保持镇静。