唐顿庄园第二季第三集_11

 　　唐顿庄园第二季第三集_11

　　[INT. RECREATION ROOM - DAY]

　　[The general plays a game.]

　　DR CLARKSON

　　And again.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　You must be enjoying your respite¹ from the front.

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　Actually I'm struggling a bit. I've just lost my soldier servant and I haven't managed to replace him yet.

　　[Mary regards Lavinia tensely.]

　　LADY ROSAMUND

　　So, when will you tell Matthew?

　　MR CARSON

　　Dinner is served, my lady.

　　LADY ROSAMUND

　　Don't waste the opportunity.

　　[Rosamund gets up for dinner.]

　　LADY MARY

　　Why must she be so savage²? It's my broken heart, and it was her advice that wrecked³ it in the first place.

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Classic Rosamund. She's never more righteous than when she's in the wrong. Come on.

　　[INT. SERVANTS' HALL - DAY]

　　[Branson walks briskly down the hall.]

　　MRS HUGHES

　　Everything all right, Mr Branson?

　　BRANSON

　　I think so, Mrs Hughes.

　　[Branson takes a breath and then carries a dish up the stairs.]

　　[INT. LADY SYBIL'S BEDROOM - DAY]

　　[Anna finds a note on the floor. On one side it says "Lady Sybil" on the back "Forgive me." Anna opens the note and her jaw⁴ drops. She runs through the hallways to the servants' hall while Mr Branson enters the dining room. Anna runs into Mrs Hughes's sitting room.]

　　ANNA

　　Where's Mr Branson?

　　MRS HUGHES

　　He's just taken up the soup, why?

　　[Anna shows Mrs Hughes the note.]

　　ANNA

　　Read that.

　　MRS HUGHES

　　"They'll have arrested me by now, but I'm not sorry. The bastard⁵ had it coming to him"?

　　[Mrs Hughes's jaw drops.]

　　MRS HUGHES

　　Oh!

　　[They run to Mr Carson.]

　　MR CARSON (whisper) What in God's name?

　　MRS HUGHES (whisper) Read this! Where is he now?

　　MR CARSON

　　Oh, my God.

　　[INT. DINING ROOM - DAY]

　　[Branson glares at the general. Mr Carson and Anna cross the room to him just as Branson is about to pull the lid off of the soup. Mr Carson clamps his hand down over Branson's, so he can't open it.]

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　I'm sorry to hear about your servant.

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　Yes. Pneumonia⁶ and not a bullet.

　　BRANSON (whisper) No!

　　MR CARSON (whisper) Yes.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　I don't envy you.

　　[Branson struggles for a minute, then looks at Sybil behind him and eventually let's Carson escort him out. Mary notices as Anna follows them with the soup tray. Mr Carson shoves Branson through the door.]

　　MR CARSON (whisper) Get downstairs now!

　　[Branson makes to go back through the door, but Carson twists his arm behind his back and forces him all the way to the servants' hall.]

　　BRANSON

　　All right! All right! There's no need to be so rough!

　　[Carson shoves him into the kitchen.]

　　MR CARSON

　　There's every need! To stop a murder!

　　BRANSON

　　Murder? What do you mean "murder"?

　　ANNA

　　You were going to assassinate⁷ the general!

　　BRANSON

　　Kill the general?! I was not!

　　[Anna lifts the lid on the soup and they all gag.]

　　ANNA

　　Ugh!

　　BRANSON

　　I was going to throw that lot all over him.

　　ANNA

　　What is it?

　　BRANSON

　　Oil and ink and a bit of a cow pie, all mixed with sour milk. He'd have needed a bath, right enough, but not a coffin⁸!

　　[Mrs Patmore turns her head away as she pours it down the sink.]

　　DAISY

　　I thought you'd taken the soup up, but you left it in the pantry.

　　[Mrs Hughes grabs a copper⁹ pot from the shelf.]

　　MRS HUGHES

　　We'll use this. It's not bee heated, but the hell with that! And we'll decide what happens to you later.

　　MR CARSON

　　Nevermind later, what about now? How do we keep this dinner going?

　　WILLIAM

　　I'll serve, Mr Carson. I don't mind. Who knows when I'll have the chance again?

1 respite   

n.休息，中止，暂缓

参考例句：

• She was interrogated without respite for twenty-four hours.她被不间断地审问了二十四小时。
• Devaluation would only give the economy a brief respite.贬值只能让经济得到暂时的缓解。

2 savage   

adj.野蛮的；凶恶的，残暴的；n.未开化的人

参考例句：

• The poor man received a savage beating from the thugs.那可怜的人遭到暴徒的痛打。
• He has a savage temper.他脾气粗暴。

3 wrecked   

adj.失事的，遇难的

参考例句：

• the hulk of a wrecked ship 遇难轮船的残骸
• the salvage of the wrecked tanker 对失事油轮的打捞

4 jaw   

n.颚，颌，说教，流言蜚语；v.喋喋不休，教训

参考例句：

• He delivered a right hook to his opponent's jaw.他给了对方下巴一记右钩拳。
• A strong square jaw is a sign of firm character.强健的方下巴是刚毅性格的标志。

5 bastard   

n.坏蛋，混蛋；私生子

参考例句：

• He was never concerned about being born a bastard.他从不介意自己是私生子。
• There was supposed to be no way to get at the bastard.据说没有办法买通那个混蛋。

6 pneumonia   

n.肺炎

参考例句：

• Cage was struck with pneumonia in her youth.凯奇年轻时得过肺炎。
• Pneumonia carried him off last week.肺炎上星期夺去了他的生命。

7 assassinate   

vt.暗杀，行刺，中伤

参考例句：

• The police exposed a criminal plot to assassinate the president.警方侦破了一个行刺总统的阴谋。
• A plot to assassinate the banker has been uncovered by the police.暗杀银行家的密谋被警方侦破了。

8 coffin   

n.棺材，灵柩

参考例句：

• When one's coffin is covered,all discussion about him can be settled.盖棺论定。
• The coffin was placed in the grave.那口棺材已安放到坟墓里去了。

9 copper   

n.铜；铜币；铜器；adj.铜(制)的；(紫)铜色的

参考例句：

• The students are asked to prove the purity of copper.要求学生们检验铜的纯度。
• Copper is a good medium for the conduction of heat and electricity.铜是热和电的良导体。