《唐顿庄园》精讲104 追求简单世界

I don't understand.

我不懂

Why would she want to be a secretary?

她为什么要做秘书呢

She wants a different life.

过不同的生活

But why?

为什么呢

I should far prefer to be a maid in a large and pleasant house than work from dawn till dusk in a cramped¹ and gloomy² office.

我倒是宁愿在大庄园做女仆 何必在小屋里忙得昏天暗地呢

Don't you agree, Carson?

你同意吗 卡森

I do, My Lady.

同意 夫人

Why are we talking about this?

谈这个干什么

What does it matter?

这重要吗

It matters that the people live and work here are content.

当然 庄园仆人的幸福感很重要

Of course. We should be helping³ Gwen if that's what she wants.

没错 格温若有愿望 我们该成人之美

I agree.

我同意

Surely, we must all encourage those less fortunate to improve their lot where they can.

我们都应鼓励下层人民去提高自己的生活质量

Not if it isn't in their best interests.

怕是好心办坏事吧

Isn't the maid a better judge of that than we are?

是好是坏 女仆比我们有发言权 不是吗

What do say, Mr. Pamuk?

帕努克先生您说呢

Should our housemaid be kept enslaved or forced out into the world?

是该留下家仆还是赶她入世呢

Why are you English so curious about other people's lives?

你们英国人 怎么这么关心别人的生活

If she wishes to leave and the law permits it, then let her go.

她想走 又不违法 就随她

Perhaps the law should not permit it, for the common good.

法律该管管 这对大家都好

So you hanker for the days of serfdom?

您很向往农奴时代吧

I hanker for a simpler world.

我向往简单安定

1 cramped   

a.狭窄的

参考例句：

• The house was terribly small and cramped, but the agent described it as a bijou residence. 房子十分狭小拥挤，但经纪人却把它说成是小巧别致的住宅。
• working in cramped conditions 在拥挤的环境里工作

2 gloomy   

adj.阴暗的，阴沉的，令人沮丧的，阴郁的

参考例句：

• A few faint gleams of sunshine lit up the gloomy afternoon.几束隐约的阳光使阴暗的下午有些明亮。
• When I saw their gloomy faces,I knew something was wrong.当我看到他们沮丧的脸时，我知道出事了。

3 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。