唐顿庄园第二季第一集_10

 　　唐顿庄园第二季第一集_10

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

　　[Vera Bates pours some tea while Bates stands resolutely¹.]

　　VERA BATES

　　Sit down.

　　MR BATES

　　I don't want to sit down.

　　VERA BATES

　　Suit yourself.

　　MR BATES

　　Look, I'm not saying it's all your fault for how things were between us, but I couldn't go back to that. I'll take the blame. I'll go to some hotel in Moulton with a tart². So why hold on?

　　VERA BATES

　　Because I tried it on my own and I don't like it. You've got money now. We'd be comfortable.

　　[Bates chuckles³ humourlessly.]

　　MR BATES

　　You're out of your mind. What makes you think that I would allow that to happen?

　　VERA BATES

　　You went to prison for me once.

　　[Vera takes a sip⁴ of the tea.]

　　VERA BATES

　　I must say, this is very good. Does Lord Grantham have his own blend?

　　MR BATES

　　Is that all?

　　VERA BATES

　　Not quite. You see, if you don't come back to me, I'm going to the newspapers with a cracking story, and I'd like to bet the Granthams won't survive it.

　　MR BATES

　　Oh? And what nonsense is this?

　　VERA BATES

　　The nonsense I heard when I used your name to get a job with Lady Flincher⁵. His Lordship's cousin.

　　MR BATES

　　I know who Lady Flincher is.

　　VERA BATES

　　When I arrived, her maid asked me if it was true about Lady Mary Crawley and the Turkish diplomat⁶. They thought I'd know, you see, being your wife.

　　MR BATES

　　I hope you told them you knew nothing about it.

　　[Vera laughs.]

　　VERA BATES

　　As if. I said, why don't you tell me what you think you know, and I'll tell you if it's true. Goodness me, wasn't my patience rewarded. The public's bored with the war, you see. They like gossip. And a diplomat dying in the bed of an earl's unmarried daughter. Well! That takes the ticket for the tale of the year.

　　MR BATES

　　It's a pack of lies!

　　VERA BATES

　　I assume that's loyalty⁷ and not ignorance. Because, you see, I heard that Lady Mary needed her maid to help her carry him. And, yes, you guessed it, your precious Anna's gonna figure in the story, too. Not to worry too much. It's not a criminal offense⁸, is it? Just a social one.

　　[Bates grabs Vera's wrists, shaking with rage.]

　　MR BATES

　　You bitch.

　　VERA BATES

　　Please. Be my guest. Well then you must excuse me when I run into town and have it photographed.

　　[Mr Bates lets her go, then sinks in the chair across the tea table.]

　　MR BATES

　　What do you want from me?

　　VERA BATES

　　Firstly, you'll hand in your notice. Tonight. I'll put up at the pub in the village.

　　MR BATES

　　What reason do I give?

　　VERA BATES

　　You don't need a reason. Just tell them that you're going. And then tomorrow we head back to London. Stay in your mother's house for the time being till we get ourselves sorted. And in case you're wondering, whatever my future plans may be, they will involve you.

　　[Mrs  Hughes shuts the grate in the corridor  outside her  sitting room  where she's  been eavesdropping⁹, then shifts a box to conceal¹⁰ it and leaves.]

　　[INT. LORD GRANTHAM'S DRESSING¹¹ ROOM - EVENING]

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Bates, when you first came here, I fought to keep you! Everyone was against me! Everyone! From Her Ladyship to Carson! They thought I was mad! But I said to them, "After all that we've been through together, Bates and I, I owe him my loyalty!"

　　MR BATES

　　I appreciate that, my lord, but--

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　But what?! But loyalty doesn't matter to you?!

　　MR BATES

　　It does matter, my lord.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Not enough to make you change your mind! Not even enough to make you stay until I've found a replacement¹²!

　　MR BATES

　　I can't.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　You won't take any more money off me! You leave empty handed!

　　MR BATES

　　I don't want money, my lord.

　　[Robert pauses a moment, considering.]

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　I'm sorry, Bates, that was a low shot. Of course, you can have whatever is owing to you. I thought we were friends, that's all. I thought we'd crossed a great divide successfully. Well, well. I've had my say. It's your life. But you've disappointed me, Bates.

　　[Bates stands stiffly, close to tears from Robert's stinging words.]

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　I cannot remember being more disappointed in any man.

1 resolutely   

adj.坚决地，果断地

参考例句：

• He resolutely adhered to what he had said at the meeting. 他坚持他在会上所说的话。
• He grumbles at his lot instead of resolutely facing his difficulties. 他不是果敢地去面对困难，而是抱怨自己运气不佳。

2 tart   

adj.酸的；尖酸的，刻薄的；n.果馅饼；淫妇

参考例句：

• She was learning how to make a fruit tart in class.她正在课上学习如何制作水果馅饼。
• She replied in her usual tart and offhand way.她开口回答了，用她平常那种尖酸刻薄的声调随口说道。

3 chuckles   

轻声地笑( chuckle的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Father always chuckles when he reads the funny papers. 父亲在读幽默报纸时总是低声发笑。
• [Chuckles] You thought he was being poisoned by hemlock? 你觉得他中的会是芹叶钩吻毒吗？

4 sip   

v.小口地喝，抿，呷；n.一小口的量

参考例句：

• She took a sip of the cocktail.她啜饮一口鸡尾酒。
• Elizabeth took a sip of the hot coffee.伊丽莎白呷了一口热咖啡。

5 flincher   

（因危险和痛苦）退缩，畏惧( flinch的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He flinched at the sight of the blood. 他一见到血就往后退。
• This tough Corsican never flinched or failed. 这个刚毅的科西嘉人从来没有任何畏缩或沮丧。

6 diplomat   

n.外交官，外交家；能交际的人，圆滑的人

参考例句：

• The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话，紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
• He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。

7 loyalty   

n.忠诚，忠心

参考例句：

• She told him the truth from a sense of loyalty.她告诉他真相是出于忠诚。
• His loyalty to his friends was never in doubt.他对朋友的一片忠心从来没受到怀疑。

8 offense   

n.犯规，违法行为；冒犯，得罪

参考例句：

• I hope you will not take any offense at my words. 对我讲的话请别见怪。
• His words gave great offense to everybody present.他的发言冲犯了在场的所有人。

9 eavesdropping   

n. 偷听

参考例句：

• We caught him eavesdropping outside the window. 我们撞见他正在窗外偷听。
• Suddenly the kids,who had been eavesdropping,flew into the room. 突然间，一直在偷听的孩子们飞进屋来。

10 conceal   

v.隐藏，隐瞒，隐蔽

参考例句：

• He had to conceal his identity to escape the police.为了躲避警方，他只好隐瞒身份。
• He could hardly conceal his joy at his departure.他几乎掩饰不住临行时的喜悦。

11 dressing   

n.(食物)调料；包扎伤口的用品，敷料

参考例句：

• Don't spend such a lot of time in dressing yourself.别花那么多时间来打扮自己。
• The children enjoy dressing up in mother's old clothes.孩子们喜欢穿上妈妈旧时的衣服玩。

12 replacement   

n.取代，替换，交换；替代品，代用品

参考例句：

• We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
• They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。