B:     Will that be all, my lord?

R:     Yes.    That is…Not exactly.   Have you recovered from（从。。。恢复过来） your fall（摔倒、摔跤） this afternoon?

B:     I’m very sorry about（很遗憾、很抱歉） that, my lord.  I don’t know what happened.

R:     The thing is, Bates. I said I’d give you a trial and I have. If it were only up to  me（全由我来决定的话（虚拟语气））…

         It’s this question of   a valet（贴身侍从）’s extra duties.

B:     You mean waiting a table（侍奉用餐） when there’s a large party?

R:     That and carrying things and…  You do see that Carson can’t be expected to（对。。。期待） compromise the efficiency of his staff.

 

B:     I do, my lord, of course I do. Might I make a suggestion（提个建议）? That when an extra footman  is required, the cost could come out of my wages（工资）.

R:     Absolutely not. I couldn’t possibly allow that.

B:     Because I am very eager to（很希望、由衷期望） stay, my lord. Very eager, indeed.

R:     I know you are. And I was eager that this should work（很希望能成事）.

B:     You see,   it is unlikely that I should find another position

R:     But surely in a smaller house,  where less is expected of（。。。被期待） you.

B:     It’s not likely.

R:     I mean to help until you find something.

B:     I couldn’t take your money, my lord. I can take wages for a job done. That’s all.

         Very good, my lord.   I’ll go at once（立刻、马上）.

 

R:     There’s no need to（没必要做某事） rush out into the night. Take the London train tomorrow. It leaves at 9:00.

         You’ll have a month’s wages, too. That   I insist on（坚持）.

         It’s a bloody business（事情）, Bates. But I can’t see any way around it（别无他法）.

B:     I quite understand, my lord.