O:     And where have you been?

T:      The village. To send a telegram, if you must know.

O:     Pardon  me for living.

         Well, Murray didn’t stay long.

T:      Does Her Ladyshipknow how they left it?

 

O:     No.  They talked it all through on the way back from the church.

T:      If I was still his valet, I’d get it out of him.

O:     Bates won’t say a word.

T:      He will not.    I bet you a tenner he’s a spy in the other direction.  I wanted that job. We were all right together, His Lordshipand me.

O:     Then be sure   to get your foot in the doorwhen Bates is gone.

T:      You can’t get rid of him just because he talks   behind our backs.

O:     There’s more than one way to skin a cat.

 

本课语言点：

1.pardon：pardon sb. for sth. 请原谅此人的此项行为 Please pardon me for eating your sandwich!/my fault!

[英]['pɑ:dn][美][ˈpɑrdn]

vt.宽恕; 原谅; 赦免; 劳驾; 

n.饶恕，原谅; 赦免; [宗]免罪符; 

int.（用于请求别人重复某事）什么，请再说一遍; 

2.Her Ladyship/His Lordship/My Majesty/MyHighness 夫人、老爷、陛下、殿下

3. valet

[英]['væleɪ][美]['væleɪ]

n.男子的贴身男仆; （旅馆中洗熨衣服的）侍者; 伺候客人停车、用车的人; 衣帽架; 

vt.做贴身男仆; 为…管理衣物，替…洗熨衣服; 

vi.伺候，服侍; 清洗（汽车）; 

footman

[英]['fʊtmən][美][ˈfʊtmən]

n.（常穿制服的）男仆，侍者; 

4. get it out of sb. 从某人那里拿出来、弄出来、得到（此处特指从老爷那里套出话来）

5. tenner

[英]['tenə(r)][美][ˈtɛnɚ]

n.<美>十磅纸币，十元纸币; 

6. to get one's foot in the door说的是某人先把一只脚伸到门里。所以它的含义就是：先获得一个有利于将来发展的地位；也可以说，为进入某个行业或团体走出第一步。

Example: My goal is to become a full-time teacher at theUniversity but there aren't any openings at the moment. So, I've decided toregister there as a replacement teacher. At least that way I'll get my foot inthe door, and maybe down the road I'll be the first in line if there is anopening.