唐顿庄园第二季第二集_6

 　　唐顿庄园第二季第二集_6

　　[INT. DINING ROOM - EVENING]

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　I gather your footman Thomas has returned to the village. No.

　　[Violet refuses the sauce Lang offers.]

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Crikey. Where did you see him?

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　At the hospital. Seems he's working there.

　　[Lang walks around Carson, past Robert to serve Lady Rosamund.]

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　I wonder how he wangled that.

　　MR CARSON (whisper to Lang) Get back behind me!

　　SIR RICHARD CARLISLE (background) Not as well as I should.

　　[Carson and Lang switch places and Lang serves Robert the sauce. Robert and Rosamund speak in low tones¹ to avoid being overheard².]

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　What do you make of our [?]?

　　LADY ROSAMUND

　　He's an opportunity. Mary needs a position, and preferably a powerful one. He can provide it.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　You don't think she'd be happier with a more traditional set up?

　　LADY ROSAMUND

　　Will she have the option?

　　[Lang continues down the table to Rosamund.]

　　LADY ROSAMUND

　　Thank you, but I already have some.

　　MR CARSON

　　No, no. Give that to me.

　　[Lang tries to hand Carson the sauce, but Carson drops it and it spills all over Edith.] MR CARSON

　　I--I do apologise, my lady. I-- Mr Lang, get a c--

　　[Mr Carson seizes up.]

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Carson?

　　[The entire table stands up to help Carson.]

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Carson, what's the matter?

　　LADY MARY

　　Carson, it's all right. Everything will be fine.

　　[Isobel sits Carson down in her chair.]

　　ISOBEL CRAWLEY

　　Edith, go with Branson and fetch Major Clarkson. I'll telephone and explain what's happened.

　　LADY EDITH

　　What about my dress?

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Edith! We'll get you a coat! Come.

　　LADY MARY

　　Sybil will know what to do until the doctor comes.

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　You'll find there's never a dull moment in this house.

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　Lady Sybil and I will take him upstairs. Mrs Hughes will show us the way, please.

　　LADY MARY

　　I can help.

　　LADY SYBIL

　　No, let me. I know what I'm doing.

　　[Still rather incapacitated, Carson still protests.]

　　MR CARSON

　　I'm sure that's not necessary, my lady.

　　LADY SYBIL

　　It's not milady now, Carson.

　　MRS HUGHES (whisper) Mr Lang!

　　LADY SYBIL

　　It's Nurse Crawley.

　　MRS HUGHES (whisper) Mr Lang! Come on.

　　[Mrs Hughes leads him to the doorway³ where the maids are standing⁴.]

　　MRS HUGHES (whisper)

　　Anna and Ethel, I must trust the dinner to you.

　　ETHEL

　　Well, I'd say the first course is a thing of the past. MRS HUGHES (whisper)

　　Then clear and lay the hot plates. Daisy, you fetch the beef and the rest of it, and Anna, you'll have to serve the wine.

　　[The girls take off.]

　　MRS HUGHES (whisper)

　　Mr Lang, you can clear up the mess.

　　O'BRIEN

　　I'll do that.

　　MRS HUGHES (whisper) There's no need.

　　O'BRIEN

　　I don't mind.

　　MRS HUGHES (whisper)

　　I thank you. Mr Lang, you better go downstairs.

　　[INT. LADY GRANTHAM'S BEDROOM - NIGHT]

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Well...Clarkson's seen him. It's definitely not a heart attack, but he does need rest.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　He's working much too hard. For a start, he's just got to let the maids serve in the dining room.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Quite right. There is a war. Even Carson has to make sacrifices.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Poor Lang. He looked like a rabbit in front of a snake.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　I don't understand it. He seemed so solid when I met him, even taciturn. Now he's a bundle of nerves.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　I heard what you said to Matthew about the regiment⁵.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Everyone else knows what a fool I made of myself, why shouldn't he?

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　I don't think you're a fool. Isn't that enough?

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　No. Maybe it should be, but it isn't.

　　[INT. VALET'S BEDROOM - NIGHT]

　　[Lang stands in his room, eyes closed, bombs and gunfire echoing⁶ in his mind.]

　　O'BRIEN

　　You all right, Mr Lang?

　　[Lang is startled⁷ out of his trance.]

　　O'BRIEN

　　You're not, are you? I've seen shellshock before, you know. I had a brother with it. My favourite brother, as it happens. And I was his favourite, too. They sent him back and he's dead now.

　　MR LANG

　　They won't send me back. I'm a gonner as far as they're concerned.

　　O'BRIEN

　　You shouldn't be working yet.

　　MR LANG

　　I must work. I don't know what to do, else. I have to work.

　　MRS HUGHES

　　Mr Lang, I thought you'd gone up.

　　O'BRIEN

　　He wanted to hang up the livery before it got creased⁸.

　　MRS HUGHES

　　We can discuss the dinner another time. I'll say goodnight.

　　O'BRIEN

　　Goodnight, Mrs Hughes.

　　MR LANG

　　Goodnight.

1 tones   

音( tone的名词复数 )； 色调； 腔调； 全音 （英式英语）

参考例句：

• his clipped military tones 他那短促的军人音调
• His name was always mentioned in almost reverential tones. 人们每次提起他的名字，语调中几乎总是充满了敬意。

2 overheard   

adj. 串音的, 偶而听到的 动词overhear的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• We talked quietly so as not to be overheard. 我们低声交谈，以免别人听到。
• I told Lucy the news under my breath, but Joyce overheard me. 我低声地把这个消息告诉露西，可还是被乔伊斯听到了。

3 doorway   

n.门口，(喻)入门；门路，途径

参考例句：

• They huddled in the shop doorway to shelter from the rain.他们挤在商店门口躲雨。
• Mary suddenly appeared in the doorway.玛丽突然出现在门口。

4 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

5 regiment   

n.团，多数，管理；v.组织，编成团，统制

参考例句：

• As he hated army life,he decide to desert his regiment.因为他嫌恶军队生活，所以他决心背弃自己所在的那个团。
• They reformed a division into a regiment.他们将一个师整编成为一个团。

6 echoing   

n. 回声现象 动词echo的现在分词

参考例句：

• The cave was echoing with shouts. 山洞内回荡着叫喊声。
• A long peal of thunder came echoing across the sky. 缓慢的拖着尾巴的雷声也来了。 来自子夜部分

7 startled   

adj.受惊吓的v.使惊跳，使大吃一惊( startle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• A crowd of 2000 was startled near the end of the concert. 2000名观众在音乐会将近结束时大吃一惊。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Startled by the sudden whistle of the train, the horse broke away. 火车突然鸣笛，那匹马受惊脱逃。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 creased   

（使…）起折痕，弄皱( crease的过去式和过去分词 )； （皮肤）皱起，使起皱纹； 皱皱巴巴

参考例句：

• You've creased my newspaper. 你把我的报纸弄皱了。
• The bullet merely creased his shoulder. 子弹只不过擦破了他肩部的皮肤。