唐顿庄园第二季第二集_12

 　　唐顿庄园第二季第二集_12

　　[INT. KITCHENS - EVENING]

　　MRS PATMORE

　　Fold it in, don't slap it. You're making a cake, not beating a carpet.

　　[Robert walks in.]

　　MRS PATMORE

　　Oh. I'm sorry, Your Lordship. I didn't see you there.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　It's quite all right, Mrs Patmore. I wonder, is there somewhere we could have a word?

　　MRS PATMORE

　　Er, er...

　　MRS HUGHES

　　Why not go into my sitting room?

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

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Please sit.

　　[He closes the door and they sit.]

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　I do have some news of your nephew. I telephoned the war office and they've just come back

　　to me, but I'm afraid it's not good news.

　　MRS PATMORE

　　I--I knew he was dead all along. I-- I said so to my sister. I said, "Kate", I said, "He's gone and you'll have to face-- "

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Mrs Patmore, it's worse than that.

　　MRS PATMORE

　　What can be worse than being dead?

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Private Philpots was shot for cowardice¹ on the 17th of February.

　　MRS PATMORE

　　Oh my God.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　This explains why the regiment² was reluctant to supply information.

　　[Robert stands up and opens the door while Mrs Patmore begins to cry.]

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Mrs Hughes, could you come in, please?

　　[Mrs Hughes enters and Robert closes the door.]

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Mrs Patmore has had some bad news. Her nephew has been killed.

　　MRS HUGHES

　　Oh, he never has.

　　MRS PATMORE

　　And that's not all.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　It is all. Mrs Patmore.

　　[Mrs Hughes takes Mrs Patmore's hand.]

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Let us make sure it is all. Your sister needs to know no more than this. We cannot know the

　　truth. We should not judge.

　　[Robert nods to Mrs Hughes]

　　[INT. DRAWING ROOM - EVENING]

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　I think it's a ridiculous idea!

　　LADY SYBIL

　　Why?

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Because this is a house, not a hospital.

　　LADY MARY

　　But, Granny, a convalescent home is where people rest and recuperate³.

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　But if there are relapses? What then? Amputation⁴ in the dining room? Resuscitation⁵ in the

　　pantry?

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　It would certainly be the most tremendous disturbance⁶. If you knew how chaotic⁷ things are as it is.

　　ISOBEL CRAWLEY

　　But when there's so much good can be done.

　　[Violet slams her cane⁸ on the floor.]

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　I forbid it. To have strange men prodding⁹ and prying¹⁰ around the house, to say nothing of pocketing the spoons. It's out of the question.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　I hesitate to remind you, but this is my house now. Robert's and mine, and we will make the decision.

　　[Cora gets up and takes a drink from Mrs Hughes.]

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Oh, I see. So now I'm an outsider...who need not be consulted.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Since you put it like that, yes.

　　[INT. DINING ROOM - EVENING]

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　What was it like at the hospital today?

　　[Matthew looks haunted.]

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　At the front...the men pray to be spared, of course...but if that's not to be...they pray for a bullet that kills them cleanly. For too many of them today, that prayer had not been answered.

　　[INT. KITCHENS - EVENING]

　　MRS PATMORE

　　Er, we'll eat in about twenty minutes.

　　WILLIAM

　　Good. Would you have any to spare for a poor traveller?

　　[William does a marching stop in his uniform.]

　　DAISY

　　William, I don't believe it.

　　WILLIAM

　　Pinch me. I am your dream come true.

　　DAISY

　　You're like a real soldier.

　　WILLIAM

　　I am a real soldier, thank you very much. Now come and give me a kiss.

　　MRS PATMORE

　　Ooh, we'll have none of that.

　　[Daisy rushes to hug him.]

　　WILLIAM

　　Won't you let a Tommy kiss his sweetheart, Mrs Patmore when he's off to fight the Hun?

　　DAISY

　　Have you finished your training?

　　WILLIAM

　　Not yet, but it won't be long now.

　　MRS PATMORE

　　Well, on the eve of departure, we'll see, but right now, put her down.

　　WILLIAM

　　So...

　　[William stands at attention.]

　　WILLIAM

　　What do you think?

　　[Daisy brushes his uniform with her fingers.]

　　WILLIAM

　　Smart, ain't it?

　　[Mrs Patmore heaves a sigh, thinking of her nephew.]

　　[INT. SERVANTS' HALL - EVENING]

　　[Lang reads at the table. William walks in.]

　　ANNA

　　William? What a treat to see you. And how smart you look. Welcome.

　　WILLIAM

　　Thanks.

　　ANNA

　　Supper won't be long. I'm just going up to clear the dining room.

　　WILLIAM

　　Shall I help?

　　ANNA

　　Of course not. You're in the army now.

　　[She smiles at him and leaves.]

　　MR LANG

　　So, still full of the joys of warfare¹¹?

　　WILLIAM

　　I'm not sorry to be part of it, Mr Lang, and I can't pretend I am.

　　MR LANG

　　Oh, yes, you're part of it. Like a metal cog is part of a factory, or a grain of sand is part of the beach.

　　WILLIAM

　　It's all right, Mr Lang. I understand. And I'm not saying I'm important, or ought like that. But I believe in this war. I believe in what we're fighting for and I want to do my bit.

　　MR LANG

　　Then God help you.

1 cowardice   

n.胆小，怯懦

参考例句：

• His cowardice reflects on his character.他的胆怯对他的性格带来不良影响。
• His refusal to help simply pinpointed his cowardice.他拒绝帮助正显示他的胆小。

2 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。

3 recuperate   

v.恢复

参考例句：

• Stay in the hospital for a few more days to recuperate.再住院几天，好好地恢复。
• He went to the country to recuperate.他去乡下养病去了。

4 amputation   

n.截肢

参考例句：

• In ancient India,adultery was punished by amputation of the nose.在古代印度，通奸要受到剖鼻的处罚。
• He lived only hours after the amputation.截肢后，他只活了几个小时。

5 resuscitation   

n.复活

参考例句：

• Despite attempts at resuscitation,Mr Lynch died a week later in hospital.虽经全力抢救，但林奇先生一周以后还是在医院去世了。
• We gave him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and heart massage.我们对他进行了口对口复苏救治和心脏按摩。

6 disturbance   

n.动乱，骚动；打扰，干扰；(身心)失调

参考例句：

• He is suffering an emotional disturbance.他的情绪受到了困扰。
• You can work in here without any disturbance.在这儿你可不受任何干扰地工作。

7 chaotic   

adj.混沌的，一片混乱的，一团糟的

参考例句：

• Things have been getting chaotic in the office recently.最近办公室的情况越来越乱了。
• The traffic in the city was chaotic.这城市的交通糟透了。

8 cane   

n.手杖，细长的茎，藤条；v.以杖击，以藤编制的

参考例句：

• This sugar cane is quite a sweet and juicy.这甘蔗既甜又多汁。
• English schoolmasters used to cane the boys as a punishment.英国小学老师过去常用教鞭打男学生作为惩罚。

9 prodding   

v.刺，戳( prod的现在分词 )；刺激；促使；（用手指或尖物）戳

参考例句：

• He needed no prodding. 他不用督促。
• The boy is prodding the animal with a needle. 那男孩正用一根针刺那动物。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

10 prying   

adj.爱打听的v.打听，刺探（他人的私事）( pry的现在分词 )；撬开

参考例句：

• I'm sick of you prying into my personal life! 我讨厌你刺探我的私生活！
• She is always prying into other people's affairs. 她总是打听别人的私事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 warfare   

n.战争(状态)；斗争；冲突

参考例句：

• He addressed the audience on the subject of atomic warfare.他向听众演讲有关原子战争的问题。
• Their struggle consists mainly in peasant guerrilla warfare.他们的斗争主要是农民游击战。