唐顿庄园第一季第六集_3

 　　唐顿庄园第一季第六集_3

　　[INT.SERVANTS' CORRIDOR¹ - NIGHT]

　　MISS O'BRIEN

　　I'm sorry. The only sure way to get rid of a servant is to have him or her suspected of stealing.

　　THOMAS

　　Aren't you forgetting we've tried that and it didn't work.

　　MISS O'BRIEN

　　But  last time  we  invented  a  theft. What  we  need  to  do  is  to  make  him  a  suspect  when something's really been stolen.

　　THOMAS

　　How do we know anything's been stolen?

　　MISS O'BRIEN

　　Because you stole it, you noodle.

　　THOMAS

　　Oh, you mean the wine.

　　MISS O'BRIEN

　　Yeah, the wine.

　　THOMAS

　　But that's the whole point; Bates knows I took it. He was threatening to tell Mr Carson.

　　MISS O'BRIEN

　　Well, he can't, can he? Not if we get in first.

　　[INT. MR CARSON'S OFFICE - NIGHT]

　　MR CARSON

　　Are you telling me you saw him take the cellar² key?

　　THOMAS

　　Not exactly, but I saw him in here and I thought the key was swinging on its hook³. I just wondered if you'd noticed if any of the wine was missing⁴.

　　[Carson stops and looks at Thomas, then considers.]

　　[INT. LADY GRANTHAM'S BEDROOM - NIGHT]

　　[Robert reads in bed as Cora gets under the covers.]

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　I think I owe you an apology, after the way I spoke⁵ at dinner.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Next time you want to treat me like a naughty schoolgirl, you might do it in private, not in front of the servants.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　You're right. I'm sorry.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Of course, it gave your mother her best evening since Christmas.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Hm. Even so, we must try to keep control of Sybil.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Robert, believe me, Sybil is not your problem. We've got to support Mary this year. When we

　　get to London.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　But it's Sybil's first season. We can't have Mary stealing her thunder.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Sybil will do well enough. It's time Mary was settled. High time.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Poor old Edith. We never seem to talk about her.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　I'm afraid Edith will be the one to care for us in our old age.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　What a ghastly prospect⁶.

　　[INT. DRAWING ROOM - DAY]

　　[Mary enters in riding clothes.]

　　LADY MARY

　　Mama? Anna said you wanted me.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Look who's paid us a visit.

　　LADY MARY

　　Sir Anthony! How nice. We all thought we'd driven you away with that horrible salty pudding.

　　SIR ANTHONY STRALLAN (chuckles)

　　No, indeed. But I have been away.

　　LADY EDITH

　　He's been in Austria and Germany.

　　LADY MARY

　　How interesting.

　　SIR ANTHONY STRALLAN

　　Interesting...and worrying.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Sir Anthony's here to show you his new car.

　　LADY MARY

　　Oh.

　　SIR ANTHONY STRALLAN

　　I've--I've rather taken to driving myself, and I have to keep finding⁷ destinations to justify⁸ it.

　　LADY MARY

　　What kind of car is it?

　　SIR ANTHONY STRALLAN

　　It's an open Rolls Royce, and I wondered if you might like a spin in it.

　　LADY MARY

　　Oh, how kind. But alas⁹, not today. I've had Diamond saddled¹⁰ and he's waiting for me.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　You could ride this afternoon.

　　LADY MARY

　　But it's arranged now. But thank you, Sir Anthony. Do ask me again.

　　[Mary leaves and Sir Anthony sits.]

　　LADY EDITH

　　I...don't suppose you'd take me?

　　SIR ANTHONY STRALLAN

　　Of course. I should be delighted.

　　[INT. MR CARSON'S OFFICE - DAY]

　　MR BATES

　　What is it that I'm accused of?

　　MR CARSON

　　Oh, nobody's \"accusing\" you of anything, but there has been a suggestion that you were handling the cellar key, and before I take it any  further, I  want to find if there's a simple explanation.

　　MR BATES

　　Because some wine is missing?

　　MR CARSON

　　How do you know that?

　　[Bates doesn't answer.]

　　MR CARSON

　　Right. Well, we'll leave it there for now.

1 corridor   

n.走廊，回廊，通路

参考例句：

• The corridor opens into Mr.Brown's office.这条走廊通到布朗先生的办公室。
• There was a ring of laughter in the corridor.走廊里传来响亮的笑声。

2 cellar   

n.地窖，地下室，酒窖

参考例句：

• He took a bottle of wine from the cellar.他从酒窖里拿出一瓶酒。
• The little girl hid away in the cellar.小姑娘藏在地下室里。

3 hook   

vt.钩住；n.钩子，钩状物

参考例句：

• The blacksmith forged a bar of iron into a hook.铁匠把一根铁条锻造成一个钩子。
• He hangs up his scarf on the hook behind the door.他把围巾挂在门后的衣钩上。

4 missing   

adj.遗失的，缺少的，失踪的

参考例句：

• Check the tools and see if anything is missing.检点一下工具，看有无丢失。
• All the others are here;he's the only one missing.别人都来了，就短他一个。

5 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

6 prospect   

n.前景，前途；景色，视野

参考例句：

• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
• The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。

7 finding   

n.发现，发现物；调查的结果

参考例句：

• The finding makes some sense.该发现具有一定的意义。
• That's an encouraging finding.这是一个鼓舞人心的发现。

8 justify   

vt.证明…正当(或有理)，为…辩护

参考例句：

• He tried to justify his absence with lame excuses.他想用站不住脚的借口为自己的缺席辩解。
• Can you justify your rude behavior to me?你能向我证明你的粗野行为是有道理的吗？

9 alas   

int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等)

参考例句：

• Alas!The window is broken!哎呀！窗子破了！
• Alas,the truth is less romantic.然而，真理很少带有浪漫色彩。

10 saddled   

给（马）装鞍（saddle的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He saddled his horse, mounted, and rode away at a gallop. 他给马套上鞍子，跨上马背疾驰而去。
• At his father's death he was saddled with heavy debts. 他父亲的死使他负起很重的债务。