唐顿庄园第二季第一集_15

 　　唐顿庄园第二季第一集_15

　　[Anna enters to find Ethel sitting on the bed crying.]

　　ANNA

　　Not you, too.

　　[Anna puts her lamp on the mantel and pulls up a chair beside Ethel.]

　　ANNA

　　What's the matter?

　　ETHEL

　　Why ask? You don't care.

　　[Anna rolls her eyes in frustration¹.]

　　ANNA

　　Ethel...perhaps if you stop going on about all the marvellous things you're going to do when

　　you leave service.

　　[Ethel looks up in disbelief.]

　　ETHEL

　　But you've got to have dreams. Don't you have any dreams?

　　ANNA

　　Of course I do. Big dreams.

　　[Anna is close to tears.]

　　ANNA

　　It's just, I know now they won't be coming true.

　　[Ethel takes Anna's hand to comfort her.]

　　[INT. LADY MARY'S BEDROOM - NIGHT]

　　[Mary kneels by her bed, looking at a photo of Matthew. She folds her hands, but hears the door knob turn and quickly shoves the photo under the blanket and stands up. Edith enters.]

　　LADY MARY

　　What do you want?

　　LADY EDITH

　　I think I left my book in here.

　　[Mary finds the book and hands it to Edith. Edith smiles in amusement.]

　　LADY MARY

　　Is that all?

　　LADY EDITH

　　You were praying.

　　LADY MARY

　　Don't be ridiculous.

　　LADY EDITH

　　You were praying. What were you praying for?

　　LADY MARY

　　Please go, I'm tired.

　　[Edith leaves. Mary kneels beside the bed again and pulls out Matthew's photo. She folds her hands.]

　　LADY MARY

　　Dear Lord, I don't pretend to have much credit with you. I'm not even sure that you're there. But if you are, and if I've ever done anything good, I beg you to keep him safe.

　　[EXT. BATTLEFRONT TRENCHES³ - NIGHT]

　　[Matthew walks through the quiet trenches. He finds Thomas sitting in a shelter, having some tea.]

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　You look very comfortable there, Corporal.

　　[Thomas gets up quickly and solutes Matthew. Matthew solutes back.]

　　THOMAS

　　Would you like some, sir? We've got condensed milk and sugar.

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　I won't ask how you managed that.

　　[They sit in the shelter and Thomas pours Matthew a drink while he removes his helmet. Thomas hands him the drink.]

　　THOMAS

　　Go on, sir.

　　[Thomas removes his helmet. Matthew takes a sip⁴.]

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　That's nectar. You sure you can spare it?

　　THOMAS

　　Gladly. If we could talk about the old days and forget about all this for a minute or two.

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　Do you ever hear from anyone?

　　THOMAS

　　Oh, yes. Miss O'Brien keeps me informed. Lady Edith's driving.

　　[Matthew smiles with a chuckle⁵.]

　　THOMAS

　　Lady Sybil's training as a nurse. Miss O'Brien tells me the hospital's busier than ever with the wounded coming in. That true?

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　Certainly is. They had a concert when I was there to raise extra funds.

　　[Thomas thinks for a moment, beginning to plot.]

　　THOMAS

　　I'm curious, sir. Do you think I could ever get a transfer back to the hospital, seeing as it's war work?

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　Well, you'd have to be sent home from the front first. And then you might have to pull a few strings⁶.

　　[Matthew finishes his tea.]

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　Thank you for that. Thank you very much.

　　THOMAS

　　What would my mother say? Me entertaining the future Earl of Grantham for tea.

　　[Matthew smiles his amusement.]

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　War has a way of distinguishing between the things that matter and the things that don't.

　　[They put their helmets back on and exit the shelter. They solute each other and Matthew leaves. Thomas pauses for a moment and then makes his way through the trenches. He finds a lonely spot and begins to panic as he puts out a cigarette and lighter⁷. His panic rises as he holds up the lighter above the top of the trench². A shot rings out and he pulls his hand in, cradling the bloody⁸ wound.]

　　THOMAS

　　Thank you. Thank you for my deliverance.

1 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。

2 trench   

n./v.(挖)沟，(挖)战壕

参考例句：

• The soldiers recaptured their trench.兵士夺回了战壕。
• The troops received orders to trench the outpost.部队接到命令在前哨周围筑壕加强防卫。

3 trenches   

深沟，地沟( trench的名词复数 )； 战壕

参考例句：

• life in the trenches 第一次世界大战期间的战壕生活
• The troops stormed the enemy's trenches and fanned out across the fields. 部队猛攻敌人的战壕，并在田野上呈扇形散开。

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 chuckle   

vi.／n.轻声笑，咯咯笑

参考例句：

• He shook his head with a soft chuckle.他轻轻地笑着摇了摇头。
• I couldn't suppress a soft chuckle at the thought of it.想到这个，我忍不住轻轻地笑起来。

6 strings   

n.弦

参考例句：

• He sat on the bed,idly plucking the strings of his guitar.他坐在床上，随意地拨着吉他的弦。
• She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。

7 lighter   

n.打火机，点火器；驳船；v.用驳船运送；light的比较级

参考例句：

• The portrait was touched up so as to make it lighter.这张画经过润色，色调明朗了一些。
• The lighter works off the car battery.引燃器利用汽车蓄电池打火。

8 bloody   

adj.非常的的；流血的；残忍的；adv.很；vt.血染

参考例句：

• He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
• He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。