唐顿庄园第一季第四集_7

 　　唐顿庄园第一季第四集_7

　　[INT. SERVANTS' CORRIDOR/HALL - NIGHT]

　　MISS O'BRIEN

　　Well, that's the greatness done and dusted for the night.

　　MR BATES

　　William, you had a good night?

　　WILLIAM

　　I'm off to bed.

　　[William gets up from the table and leaves.]

　　MR BATES

　　Wait.

　　[William stops at the base of the stairs.]

　　MR BATES

　　What happened?

　　WILLIAM

　　Nothing. Doesn't matter.

　　[William leaves.]

　　MR BATES

　　How was your evening, Mrs Hughes?

　　MRS HUGHES

　　Very enjoyable, thank you. The others are just behind me, so you can lock up in a minute. Well, I'll say goodnight.

　　MR BATES

　　Goodnight Misses.

　　MISS O'BRIEN

　　Night.

　　THOMAS

　　Goodnight, Mrs Hughes. I was right when I said she was looking sparkly-eyed.

　　MR CARSON

　　I beg your pardon, Thomas?

　　THOMAS

　　He can disapprove¹ all he likes, Mrs Hughes has got a fancy man.

　　DAISY (snorts)

　　Him  a fancy man?

　　MR BATES

　　Don't be so nasty, Daisy, it doesn't suit you.

　　THOMAS

　　I reckon there's a job vacancy² coming up. Miss O'Brien, do you fancy a promotion³?

　　MISS O'BRIEN (scoffs)

　　Very droll⁴. If she's got a boyfriend, I'm a giraffe.

　　[INT. SERVANTS' BEDROOM CORRIDOR - NIGHT]

　　[Mr Bates knocks on William's door and opens it.]

　　WILLIAM

　　Leave me alone, Mr Bates. I know you mean well, but let me be.

　　[Bates closes the door.]

　　THOMAS

　　What chance did he have up against a champion?

　　[Bates grabs Thomas and shoves him up against the wall.]

　　MR BATES

　　Now, you listen, you filthy⁵ little rat. If you don't lay off, I will punch your shining teeth through the back of your skull⁶.

　　THOMAS

　　Is this supposed to frighten me, Mr Bates' ?Cause if it is, it isn't working. I'm sorry, but it's just not working.

　　[Bates lets Thomas go roughly.]

　　[INT. MRS HUGHES'S SITTING ROOM - MORNING ]

　　[Mrs Hughes smiles as she looks at the doll Joe Burns gave her.]

　　--

　　[INT. KITCHENS - MORNING]

　　MRS PATMORE

　　Daisy? Chafing⁷ dishes, now!

　　DAISY

　　They're right in front of you, Mrs Patmore.

　　MRS PATMORE

　　Are you trying to trick me?

　　MRS HUGHES

　　Anna's still not well. O'Brien, you'll need to dress the girls this morning.

　　MISS O'BRIEN

　　All we know about Lady Mary and here I am waiting on her hand and foot.

　　THOMAS

　　Will we do anything with that?

　　MISS O'BRIEN

　　Maybe. But not yet.

　　THOMAS

　　What do you look like? Daisy, what do you think he looks like? Do your buttons up.

　　DAISY

　　Well, go on, then.

　　[INT. LADY SYBIL'S BEDROOM - MORNING]

　　[Gwen enters as O'Brien is fixing Sybil's hair.]

　　MISS O'BRIEN

　　What do you want?

　　GWEN

　　I've got a message for Lady Sybil from Her Ladyship.

　　LADY SYBIL

　　Thank you, O'Brien, I'll manage now.

　　[O'Brien leaves.]

　　LADY SYBIL

　　Odious⁸ woman. What does Mama want?

　　GWEN

　　I just said that to get rid of her. This came today.

　　[Gwen hands Sybil a letter. Sybil opens and reads it.]

　　LADY SYBIL

　　I knew they would want to see you.

　　GWEN

　　Well, it's your reference what's done it. But how am I going to get there' They won't let me take a day off.

　　LADY SYBIL

　　You're going to be ill. They can't stop you being ill.

　　GWEN

　　What?

　　LADY SYBIL

　　No one has seen Anna for a whole day. They won't notice if you vanish for a couple of hours.

1 disapprove   

v.不赞成，不同意，不批准

参考例句：

• I quite disapprove of his behaviour.我很不赞同他的行为。
• She wants to train for the theatre but her parents disapprove.她想训练自己做戏剧演员，但她的父母不赞成。

2 vacancy   

n.（旅馆的）空位，空房，（职务的）空缺

参考例句：

• Her going on maternity leave will create a temporary vacancy.她休产假时将会有一个临时空缺。
• The vacancy of her expression made me doubt if she was listening.她茫然的神情让我怀疑她是否在听。

3 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

4 droll   

adj.古怪的，好笑的

参考例句：

• The band have a droll sense of humour.这个乐队有一种滑稽古怪的幽默感。
• He looked at her with a droll sort of awakening.他用一种古怪的如梦方醒的神情看着她.

5 filthy   

adj.卑劣的；恶劣的，肮脏的

参考例句：

• The whole river has been fouled up with filthy waste from factories.整条河都被工厂的污秽废物污染了。
• You really should throw out that filthy old sofa and get a new one.你真的应该扔掉那张肮脏的旧沙发，然后再去买张新的。

6 skull   

n.头骨；颅骨

参考例句：

• The skull bones fuse between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five.头骨在15至25岁之间长合。
• He fell out of the window and cracked his skull.他从窗子摔了出去，跌裂了颅骨。

7 chafing   

n.皮肤发炎v.擦热（尤指皮肤）( chafe的现在分词 )；擦痛；发怒；惹怒

参考例句：

• My shorts were chafing my thighs. 我的短裤把大腿磨得生疼。 来自辞典例句
• We made coffee in a chafing dish. 我们用暖锅烧咖啡。 来自辞典例句

8 odious   

adj.可憎的，讨厌的

参考例句：

• The judge described the crime as odious.法官称这一罪行令人发指。
• His character could best be described as odious.他的人格用可憎来形容最贴切。