唐顿庄园第一季第七集_5

 　　唐顿庄园第一季第七集_5

　　[EXT. LONDON, BELGRAVE SQUARE/ INT. LADY ROSAMUND'S HOUSE - DAY]

　　LADY ROSAMUND

　　Of all of you, Sybil might find joy in a cottage. But not you.

　　LADY MARY

　　We don't know it'll be a boy.

　　LADY ROSAMUND

　　Exactly. So ask Matthew to wait until the child is born. If it's a girl you can wed¹ him happily, and all will be as it was before.

　　LADY MARY

　　But if I delay, won't he think I'm only after him for his position? Besides, I'm not sure I want to put him off, even without the title.

　　[Rosamund is surprised.]

　　LADY MARY

　　We get on so well, you know. And he's terribly clever. He might end up Lord Chancellor².

　　LADY ROSAMUND

　　And he might not. Oh, come along, Mary, be sensible. Can you really see yourself dawdling³ your life away as the wife of a...country solicitor⁴?

　　[Rosamund marches off and Mary considers her words.]

　　[INT. LIBRARY - DAY]

　　[Carson enters with Robert.]

　　MR CARSON

　　But why would we ever want a telephone at Downton, my lord?

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Well, they have their uses. You could speak to the housekeeper⁵ in London. That'd be helpful, surely.

　　MR CARSON

　　I hope I have not failed in my management of the recent move.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Not at all. But the telephone is here now, and the girls got used to it when we were in London. Besides, none of us know what the next few months will bring.

　　MR CARSON

　　Because of the Archduke's death?

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Austria won't get what it wants from Serbia. And now Russia's starting to rumble⁶. Well, there's not much we can do about that. So, will you take care of the telephone man?

　　[Carson nods with a grumble⁷.]

　　MR CARSON

　　Oh, about Mr Bates, my lord. I expect you've had time to consider the contents of that letter?

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Yes, but I find it very odd. Regimental silver? I could more easily see Bates as an assassin than a petty pilferer⁸.

　　MR CARSON

　　I agree. And while the letter is hard to argue with, I wouldn't put anything past Thomas or Miss

　　O'Brien.

　　[Robert considers that remark as Carson leaves.]

　　[INT. DRAWING ROOM - DAY]

　　LADY SYBIL

　　So, what did we miss?

　　LADY MARY

　　Nothing much. Although you'd have had more invitations than I did.

　　VIOLET, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Have you thought about Matthew?

　　LADY MARY

　　Of course, but Aunt Rosamund...

　　VIOLET, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　No!

　　[Violet puts her hand up.]

　　VIOLET, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　She's written to me. I should pay no attention.

　　LADY EDITH

　　But Granny, she has got a point. Mary can't be completely na?ve.

　　LADY MARY

　　I don't need your help, thank you.

　　VIOLET, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Mary, listen to me. If you take Matthew now when his whole future is at risk, he will love you to the end of his days.

　　LADY SYBIL

　　Why, Granny, you're a romantic.

　　VIOLET, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　I've been called many things, but never that.

　　LADY EDITH

　　And what happens if the baby is a boy and Matthew loses everything?

　　VIOLET, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Mary can always change her mind.

　　LADY MARY

　　But I can't do that to Matthew. It's not how we are together.

　　VIOLET, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Oh!

　　[Violet sighs in frustration⁹ and turns away.]

　　LADY MARY

　　Now, I'm going upstairs to help Anna unpack¹⁰.

　　LADY SYBIL

　　I'll come with you.

　　[Sybil leaves with Mary. Violet sits down with Cora and Edith.]

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Edith, why don't you go, too?

　　[Edith gets up with a sigh.]

　　VIOLET, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Sir Anthony Strallan was at Lady Wren's party. He asked after you.

　　[Edith smiles and exits.]

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Is she really serious about him?

　　VIOLET, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Any port in a storm. Oh, by the way, I was right about my maid. She's leaving to get married. I mean, how could she be so selfish?

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　I do sympathise. Robert's always wanting me to get rid of O'Brien, but I can't face it. Anyway, she's so fond of me.

　　VIOLET, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Well, I thought Simmons was fond of me. What am I to do?

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Why don't I put an advertisement in

　　The Lady

　　? It's always the best place to start.

　　VIOLET, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Oh, that's so kind. Thank you. I really must be going. Now, don't let Mary wait for the baby before she gives Matthew her answer.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　I'm sure it's another girl.

　　VIOLET, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　I know those men of the moral high ground. If she won't say yes when he might be poor, he won't want her when he will be rich.

1 wed   

v.娶，嫁，与…结婚

参考例句：

• The couple eventually wed after three year engagement.这对夫妇在订婚三年后终于结婚了。
• The prince was very determined to wed one of the king's daughters.王子下定决心要娶国王的其中一位女儿。

2 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

3 dawdling   

adj.闲逛的，懒散的v.混（时间）( dawdle的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Stop dawdling! We're going to be late! 别磨蹭了，咱们快迟到了！
• It was all because of your dawdling that we were late. 都是你老磨蹭，害得我们迟到了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 solicitor   

n.初级律师，事务律师

参考例句：

• The solicitor's advice gave me food for thought.律师的指点值得我深思。
• The solicitor moved for an adjournment of the case.律师请求将这个案件的诉讼延期。

5 housekeeper   

n.管理家务的主妇，女管家

参考例句：

• A spotless stove told us that his mother is a diligent housekeeper.炉子清洁无瑕就表明他母亲是个勤劳的主妇。
• She is an economical housekeeper and feeds her family cheaply.她节约持家，一家人吃得很省。

6 rumble   

n.隆隆声；吵嚷；v.隆隆响；低沉地说

参考例句：

• I hear the rumble of thunder in the distance.我听到远处雷声隆隆。
• We could tell from the rumble of the thunder that rain was coming.我们根据雷的轰隆声可断定，天要下雨了。

7 grumble   

vi.抱怨；咕哝；n.抱怨，牢骚；咕哝，隆隆声

参考例句：

• I don't want to hear another grumble from you.我不愿再听到你的抱怨。
• He could do nothing but grumble over the situation.他除了埋怨局势之外别无他法。

8 pilferer   

n.小偷

参考例句：

9 frustration   

n.挫折，失败，失效，落空

参考例句：

• He had to fight back tears of frustration.他不得不强忍住失意的泪水。
• He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration.他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。

10 unpack   

vt.打开包裹（或行李），卸货

参考例句：

• I must unpack before dinner.我得在饭前把行李打开。
• She said she would unpack the items later.她说以后再把箱子里的东西拿出来。