《唐顿庄园》精讲89 把玛丽嫁出去吧

It's not of my doing. It's all Mary's own work.

这事与我无关 全是玛丽自己在忙活

But I think we should encourage it.

不过我觉得我们应该鼓励她

Branksome's a dull dog, but I don't suppose that matters.

布兰克森这人不解风情 但这似乎不要紧

Did you know his wife had died?

你知道他妻子去世了吗

He only ever talks about racing¹.

他就知道谈论赛马

Cora is right.

柯拉是对的

Mary won't take Matthew Crawley,

玛丽不会接受马修·卡劳利

so we'd better get her settled

所以得赶快把她嫁出去

before the bloom² is quite gone off the rose.

否则青春易逝 容颜易老

Is the family an old one?

这个家族有历史吗

Older than yours, I imagine.

我想比你家历史久远

Old enough.

挺古老的

And there's plenty of money.

而且家产颇丰

Oh, really? Hmm.

是吗 嗯

Mama, you've already looked him up in the stud books

母亲 你早就在纯血种马簿里查过他们

and made inquiries³ about the fortune, don't pretend otherwise.

打听过他们的家产了 不要装得毫不知情

Are you afraid someone will think you're American if you speak openly?

你是不是在担心 如果你表现得太坦诚 会被当成美国人

I doubt it'll come to that.

也不是不可能

1 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

2 bloom   

n.花，花期；vi.开花；容光焕发，显露出健康

参考例句：

• The park is a picture when flowers are in bloom.当鲜花盛开时，这个公园的景色美极了。
• The flowers in the garden are now in full bloom.花园里的花盛开。

3 inquiries   

n.调查( inquiry的名词复数 )；疑问；探究；打听

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending further inquiries. 他获得保释，等候进一步调查。
• I have failed to reach them by postal inquiries. 我未能通过邮政查询与他们取得联系。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》