唐顿庄园第一季第七集_13

 　　唐顿庄园第一季第七集_13

　　[INT. MR CARSON'S OFFICE - DAY]

　　[Carson sits at his desk with the telephone in front of him. He picks up the earpiece correctly and speaks into the phone.]

　　MR CARSON

　　Hello, this is Downton Abbey. Carson, the butler, speaking.

　　[Carson hangs up the earpiece and considers for a moment. He picks the earpiece back up.]

　　MR CARSON

　　Hello. This is Mr Carson, the butler of Downton Abbey. To whom am I speaking?

　　[A voice sounds through the earpiece and Carson just about drops it in surprise.]

　　MR CARSON

　　I'm not shouting! Who are you?

　　OPERATOR¹

　　Mrs Gaunt.

　　MR CARSON

　　Oh, Mrs Gaunt.

　　OPERATOR

　　What number do you want?

　　MR CARSON

　　No, I don't want to place a call.

　　[Mrs Gaunt says something we can't hear.]

　　MR CARSON

　　I was practicing my answer.

　　[Mrs Gaunt says something we can't hear.]

　　MR CARSON

　　Well, I daresay a lot of the things you do sound stupid to other people!

　　[Carson hangs up.]

　　[INT. LADY GRANTHAM'S BEDROOM - DAY]

　　VIOLET², COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　I've written to your mother. She's very anxious, naturally. She suggested coming over.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Oh, God.

　　VIOLET, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Yeah, well, that's what I thought. So I put her off, told her to come and admire the baby.

　　[O'Brien enters.]

　　MISS O'BRIEN

　　I'll just go and run Your Ladyship's bath.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Thank you, O'Brien.

　　VIOLET, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Oh, have you had any answers about the position?

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Quite a few.

　　[O'Brien listens from the bathroom.]

　　VIOLET, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　So what do they sound like?

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　There's one I think has real possibilities. She learned³ to do hair in Paris while she was working for the Ambassadress.

　　VIOLET, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Oh... Oh, that sounds promising⁴.

　　[INT. LIBRARY - DAY]

　　[Robert is sitting at his desk when the door opens.]

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Carson, I've been meaning...

　　[Robert looks up.]

　　ANNA

　　You're Lordship.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Oh. Anna, you're back safely, then?

　　ANNA

　　Yes, thank you, milord. And Mrs Patmore's fighting fit again.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　\"Fighting fit\" is the phrase. Is something the matter?

　　ANNA

　　I wanted to see Your Lordship because...

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Please.

　　[Anna walks closer.]

　　ANNA

　　While I was in London, I learned something about Mr Bates.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Not bad, I hope.

　　ANNA

　　No. Not bad at all. I'd have told Mr Carson, but I thought you might like to hear it from me first.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Go on.

　　ANNA

　　You see, I went to call on Mr Bates's mother.

　　[INT. LADY GRANTHAM'S BATHROOM - DAY]

　　[Cora is taking her bath.]

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　O'Brien... how long do you think it takes a lady's maid to settle in?

　　MISS O'BRIEN

　　Depends on the maid, milady.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　'Course it does.

　　[Cora drops the bar of soap.]

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Oops. Sorry.

　　[O'Brien walks over and picks up the soap. A second bar of soap is next to it, but she leaves it there and hands Cora the soap.]

　　MISS O'BRIEN

　　The other half's under the bath.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Never mind. Thank you.

　　[O'Brien moves the soap with her foot so it's not under the bath.]

　　MISS O'BRIEN

　　I'll just go and sort out your clothes, milady.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Okay.

　　[O'Brien enters Cora's room and pauses when she grabs⁵ Cora's dress. She looks at herself in the mirror.]

　　MISS O'BRIEN

　　Sarah, O'Brien, this is not who you are.

　　[O'Brien turns back to the bathroom.]

　　MISS O'BRIEN

　　Milady, if you could just wait...

　　[Cora shouts as she falls in the bathroom and O'Brien stops.]

1 operator   

n.（机器、设备等的）操作员；电话接线员

参考例句：

• He is a computer operator.他是个电脑操作员。
• The telephone operator connected us.话务员给我们接通了电话。

2 violet   

adj.紫色的；n.紫罗兰

参考例句：

• She likes to wear violet dresses.他喜欢穿紫色的衣服。
• Violet is the color of wisdom,peace and strength.紫色是智慧的，和平的和力量的颜色。

3 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

4 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

5 grabs   

n.试图抓取，有意抢夺( grab的名词复数 )v.抢先，抢占( grab的第三人称单数 )；（尤指匆忙地）取；攫取；（尤指自私、贪婪地）捞取

参考例句：

• The job is up for grabs.Why don't you apply now? 那工作谁都可以争取，你怎么不现在就申请呢？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She grabs a stack of baby photos and thrusts them into my hands. 她抓起一沓婴儿照片塞到我手里。 来自辞典例句