《唐顿庄园》精讲122 玛丽对人生的疑惑

Are you looking for something?

你在找什么

Lady Mary?

玛丽小姐

I just wanted to make sure the room had been tidied up after the after the people had left.

我就来确认一下客人走了以后房间打扫了没有

Life can be terribly unfair, can't it?

人生很不公平 不是吗

It certainly can.

有时候是的

Everything seems so golden¹ one minute,then turns to ashes the next.

一切本是那么美好 突然间就灰飞烟灭

Can I ask you a question, Carson?

卡森 我能问个问题吗

Have you ever felt your life was somehow slipping² away and there was nothing you could do to stop it?

你有没有感觉生命不知不觉地逝去而你却无能为力

I think everyone feels that at one time or another.

每个人时不时都会有这种感受

The odd³ thing is I feel, for the first time, really, I understand what it is to be happy.

奇怪的是 我第一次感觉到我理解了什么是幸福

It's just I know that I won't be.

却知晓自己不会幸福

1 golden   

adj.金的，含金的，可贵的，金色的，贵重的，繁盛的

参考例句：

• My teacher is an Englishman with golden hair.我的老师是一个金黄色头发的英国人。
• It's a balmy evening,the golden time for lovers.这是一个暖和的夜晚，是恋人们的黄金时光。

2 slipping   

adj.渐渐松驰的，渐渐不行了的，渐渐变懒的v.滑( slip的现在分词 )；滑脱；下降；（健康状况等）变差

参考例句：

• The stair treads were covered with rubber to prevent slipping. 楼梯踏板上覆盖着橡胶以防滑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I take a firm grasp on the rope from slipping. 我紧握住绳子不让它滑掉。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 odd   

adj.奇特的；临时的；奇数的；n.[pl.]机会

参考例句：

• She looks a bit odd.I wonder what has happened to her.她的神色有些异样，不知出了什么事。
• He's an odd character and no mistake!他的确是个怪人！