唐顿庄园第二季第六集_8

 　　唐顿庄园第二季第六集_8

　　[INT. LIBRARY - EVENING]

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　I‘m sorry if it‘s a bit of a crush. I didn‘t want to be overheard.

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Are we talking financial ruin? Or criminal investigation¹?

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Neither. I‘ll get straight to the point. We have a patient who has been badly burned who goes by the name of Patrick Gordon, but he claims to be Patrick Crawley.

　　[They all balk² at that.]

　　ISOBEL CRAWLEY

　　But I thought he was dead. Didn‘t he drown on the Titanic³?

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Well, of course, it is what we all thought until now.

　　LADY EDITH

　　They never found a body.

　　LADY MARY

　　They never found lots of bodies.

　　SIR RICHARD CARLISLE

　　I‘m so sorry, but I‘m not quite on top of this. Who‘s Patrick Crawley?

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　The man who would displace me as heir. If he‘s alive, then I‘m no longer the future Earl of Grantham.

　　LADY MARY

　　It‘s ridiculous. How can it be true? Where‘s he been hiding for the last six years?

　　LADY EDITH

　　In Canada, suffering from amnesia⁴.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　He does have a story that would explain it. I‘m not quite sure about how to test the facts.

　　LADY   EDITH

　　He knows all sorts of things that only Patrick, or someone very close to him, would know.

　　LADY MARY

　　What a stupid thing to say. Any fortune teller⁵ at a fair comes up with a dozen details he couldn‘t possibly   know.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　There‘s no need to be angry. This young man is either Patrick or he‘s not. There must be a way to find out. Is he like Patrick to look at?

　　LADY MARY

　　He isn‘t like anything to look at.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　I‘ve sent his account up to George Murray in London to ask for his advice.

　　LADY MARY

　　But what a waste of time and money.

　　LADY EDITH

　　What‘s the matter? We were all so fond of Patrick. You were going to marry him, for heaven‘s sake! Aren‘t you glad if he survived?

　　SIR RICHARD CARLISLE

　　Dear me, should I be worried?

　　LADY MARY

　　Certainly not. This man is a fake and an imposter, and I think it‘s a cruel trick to play when Matthew‘s been through so much.

　　[Mary is close to tears.]

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　My dear, don‘t be too quick to decide. You never know. This might be a blessing⁶ in disguise.

　　ISOBEL CRAWLEY

　　What do you mean?

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　Well, he seems a nice enough chap. He‘s not very pretty, of course, but he can walk ?round the estate on his own two legs and sire a string of sons to continue the line. All in all, I‘d say that‘s a great improvement on the current situation. Sybil, could I prevail on you to take me back to my room?

　　LADY SYBIL

　　Of course.

　　[INT. LADY GRANTHAM'S BEDROOM - NIGHT]

　　[A knock at the door. Mrs Hughes enters.]

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Oh, Mrs Hughes, we've had a letter in the evening post from Major Bryant's father. He must've found it hard to write for it seems the Major has been killed in the Battle of Vittorio Veneto.

　　MRS HUGHES

　　How sad. I'm sorry to hear it.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　I know, and right at the end. But there we are. I'm afraid it's the end of our story, too.

　　O'BRIEN

　　What story is that, milady?

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　A friend of Mrs Hughes knew the Major. Can you relay the news?

　　MRS HUGHES

　　Of course. Will that be all?

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Yes, thank you.

　　O'BRIEN

　　Is that the Major Bryant that Ethel always thought so handsome, milady?

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Too handsome for anyone's good.

　　[INT. LIBRARY - NIGHT]

　　[Jane enters and turns on a light. Robert is still sitting in a chair.]

　　JANE

　　I... beg your parson, Your Lordship. I thought everyone had gone up.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Not yet.

　　JANE

　　Is there anything I can fetch you?

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Nothing that would help. Never mind me. Goodnight.

　　[Robert leaves despondently⁷ and Jane watches him go.]

1 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

2 balk   

n.大方木料；v.妨碍；不愿前进或从事某事

参考例句：

• We get strong indications that his agent would balk at that request.我们得到的强烈暗示是他的经纪人会回避那个要求。
• He shored up the wall with a thick balk of wood.他用一根粗大的木头把墙撑住。

3 titanic   

adj.巨人的，庞大的，强大的

参考例句：

• We have been making titanic effort to achieve our purpose.我们一直在作极大的努力，以达到我们的目的。
• The island was created by titanic powers and they are still at work today.台湾岛是由一个至今仍然在运作的巨大力量塑造出来的。

4 amnesia   

n.健忘症，健忘

参考例句：

• People suffering from amnesia don't forget their general knowledge of objects.患健忘症的人不会忘记关于物体的一些基本知识。
• Chinese medicine experts developed a way to treat amnesia using marine materials.中国医学专家研制出用海洋物质治疗遗忘症的方法。

5 teller   

n.银行出纳员；(选举)计票员

参考例句：

• The bank started her as a teller.银行起用她当出纳员。
• The teller tried to remain aloof and calm.出纳员力图保持冷漠和镇静。

6 blessing   

n.祈神赐福；祷告；祝福，祝愿

参考例句：

• The blessing was said in Hebrew.祷告用了希伯来语。
• A double blessing has descended upon the house.双喜临门。

7 despondently   

adv.沮丧地，意志消沉地

参考例句：

• It had come to that, he reflected despondently. 事情已经到了这个地步了，他沉思着，感到心灰意懒。 来自辞典例句
• He shook his head despondently. 他沮丧地摇摇头。 来自辞典例句