《唐顿庄园》精讲143 孤独的下人

You shouldn't have eaten with us.

你不应与我们共餐

The chauffeur¹ always eats in his own cottage.

司机都在车库里吃

Steady on. You can cut him a bit of slack on his second day.

算了 才第二天 别为难他

I'm waiting to take old Lady Grantham home.

我等着送老夫人回家

Even then, Taylor never ate with us.

即便如此 Taylor也从不同桌就餐

You're taking advantage of Mrs Hughes' absence.

趁Hughes夫人不在就胡来

What are you doing?

你在做甚

I'm sorting the collars.

分拣衣领

Removing the ones that have come to an end.

挑出用旧的衣领

What happens to his lordship's old clothes?

老爷的旧衣物去向何处

What's it to you? Clothes are a valet's perk², not a chauffeur's.

与你何干 衣物都归贴身男仆 绝非司机

I get some but mostly it goes into the missionary³ barrel.

部分给我 多半都捐给了教会

I know it's meant to be kind but I can think of better ways of helping⁴ the needy⁵ than sending stiff collars to the equator.

本意虽好 但除了送些硬领去非洲 还有别的济贫之道吧

I thought Anna might have come down for her dinner.

Anna怎么没下来用餐

And show she's ready to start work again? Not a chance.

好尽她本分 动手干活吗 不可能

Is she still in bed, then?

她仍卧病在床吗

She is.

是的

While I'm sat here sewing like a cursed princess in a fairy tale and not down at the fair with the others.

害我像纺金线的公主 没命地干活 眼睁睁看着别人去集会

1 chauffeur   

n.(受雇于私人或公司的)司机；v.为…开车

参考例句：

• The chauffeur handed the old lady from the car.这个司机搀扶这个老太太下汽车。
• She went out herself and spoke to the chauffeur.她亲自走出去跟汽车司机说话。

2 perk   

n.额外津贴；赏钱；小费；

参考例句：

• His perks include a car provided by the firm.他的额外津贴包括公司提供的一辆汽车。
• And the money is,of course,a perk.当然钱是额外津贴。

3 missionary   

adj.教会的，传教(士)的；n.传教士

参考例句：

• She taught in a missionary school for a couple of years.她在一所教会学校教了两年书。
• I hope every member understands the value of missionary work. 我希望教友都了解传教工作的价值。

4 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。

5 needy   

adj.贫穷的，贫困的，生活艰苦的

参考例句：

• Although he was poor,he was quite generous to his needy friends.他虽穷，但对贫苦的朋友很慷慨。
• They awarded scholarships to needy students.他们给贫苦学生颁发奖学金。