唐顿庄园第一季第五集_5

 　　唐顿庄园第一季第五集_5

　　[INT. LADY GRANTHAM'S BEDROOM - EVENING]

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　What if she's over turned' What if she's lying in a ditch¹ somewhere?

　　MISS O?BRIEN

　　I?m sure she?ll be back in the shake of a lamb?s tail.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　The truth is, they?re all getting too old for a mother?s control.

　　MISS O?BRIEN

　　They're growing up.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　They've grown up. They need their own establishments².

　　MISS O'BRIEN

　　I'm sure they'll all get plenty of offers.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　No  one  ever  warns  you  about bringing up  daughters.  You  think  it's going to  be  like Little Women. Instead, they're at each other's throats from dawn till dusk³.

　　[INT. HOUSEMAIDS' BEDROOM - EVENING]

　　ANNA

　　You look done in. I'll bring you some food up later when we've finished dinner. Where were you?

　　GWEN

　　You came up, then'

　　ANNA

　　'Course I did. Had to change for the afternoon.

　　GWEN

　　Did you cover for me?

　　ANNA

　　What do you think' I don't suppose this had anything to do with Lady Sybil?

　　GWEN

　　Oh, Anna, it was a nightmare⁴. I don't know how I got in without being seen. I'm sure I left a trail of mud up the stairs.

　　ANNA

　　So...did you get the job?

　　GWEN

　　Well, we'll have to wait and see.

　　[INT. LIBRARY - EVENING]

　　MISS O'BRIEN

　　Sorry to bother you, milady, but your mother wanted you to know Lady Sybil's  back. She's changing now, so dinner won't be late after all.

　　LADY EDITH

　　What happened to her?

　　MISS O'BRIEN

　　The horse went lame⁵.

　　LADY EDITH

　　Is there anything else?

　　MISS O'BRIEN

　　There is something that's been troubling me. Do you remember the Turkish gentleman, Mr Pamuk, the one who died all of a sudden like?

　　LADY EDITH

　　Of course I remember.

　　MISS O'BRIEN

　　Well, it's Daisy, my lady...the kitchen maid. Only, she's been talking recently as if she had ideas about Mr Pamuk's death.

　　LADY EDITH

　　What sort of ideas?

　　MISS O'BRIEN

　　Well, I've no proof⁶, and maybe I'm wrong, but I've a sense she knows something but won't say what. Something involving Lady Mary.

　　LADY EDITH

　　Well, how absurd⁷. Well, what could she know?

　　MISS O'BRIEN

　　Whatever it is, she won't say. Not to us, anyway.

　　LADY EDITH

　　Have you spoken to Lady Mary about this?

　　MISS O'BRIEN

　　I didn't like to, milady. It seemed impertinent somehow, but I thought someone in the family ought to know about it.

　　LADY EDITH

　　Quite right. Bring the girl to my room...tomorrow after breakfast.

　　LADY MARY

　　What did she want?

　　LADY EDITH

　　Nothing. Just a message from Mama to say that Sybil had turned up alive.

　　LADY MARY

　　Poor darling. She had to walk for miles. I don't think I'd have got down however lame the horse.

　　LADY EDITH

　　No. I don't believe you would.

　　[INT. LADY EDITH'S BEDROOM - MORNING]

　　DAISY

　　I couldn't say, milady. I don't know what Miss O'Brien means. I didn't see nothing...not much.

　　LADY EDITH

　　O'Brien, I wonder if you might leave us.

　　[O'Brien leaves.]

　　LADY EDITH

　　Now, it's Daisy, isn't it?

　　DAISY

　　Yes, milady.

　　LADY EDITH

　　I'm sure you see O'Brien only acted as she did because she is concerned.

　　DAISY

　　I suppose so, milady.

　　LADY EDITH

　　She seems to think that you are in possession of some knowledge that is uncomfortable for you. Because, if that is the case, then I don't think it fair on you. Why should you be burdened with Mary's secret? Oh, my dear, my heart goes out to you, it really does. Oh, there, there. You've been carrying too heavy a burden for too long. Just tell me and I promise you'll feel better.

1 ditch   

n.沟，沟渠，渠道

参考例句：

• With the blind leading the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.如果瞎子替瞎子带路的话，那么两方肯定会掉到沟里。
• The water in the ditch is not very clean.沟里的水不很清洁。

2 establishments   

n.企业( establishment的名词复数 )；建立；（通常反对变革的）当权派；反对改革的保守当权派

参考例句：

• Thoughts of love and elegant individual establishments were running in her head. 满脑袋装的是恋爱婚姻建立豪华小家庭的设想。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• This company includes several separate establishments and employs about ten thousand personnel. 这个公司包括几个独立的厂矿并雇佣约1万职工。 来自辞典例句

3 dusk   

n.薄暮，黄昏，幽暗

参考例句：

• The park closes at dusk.公园在黄昏时关闭。
• At dusk bats appear in vast numbers.蝙蝠于傍晚时分大批出现。

4 nightmare   

n.恶梦，可怕的事物，无法摆脱的恐惧

参考例句：

• I was glad to awake from such a nightmare.我庆幸终于从噩梦中醒来了。
• I had a nightmare last nightand,lost sleep.昨夜我作了个恶梦，失眠了。

5 lame   

adj.跛的，(辩解、论据等)无说服力的

参考例句：

• The lame man needs a stick when he walks.那跛脚男子走路时需借助拐棍。
• I don't believe his story.It'sounds a bit lame.我不信他讲的那一套。他的话听起来有些靠不住。

6 proof   

adj.防...的，耐...的，能防护；n.校样，证据，证明；vt.检验，给...做防护措施

参考例句：

• He is living proof of the wonders of modern medicine.他是当代医学奇迹的活证明。
• The proof was fished up from some old papers.校样在旧文件中被找到了。

7 absurd   

adj.荒谬的，荒诞的，荒唐可笑的，不合理的

参考例句：

• It is ridiculously absurd to believe that the number 13 is unlucky.相信数字13是个不吉祥的数字是荒唐可笑的。
• It was absurd of you to do such a thing.你做那样的事是愚蠢的。