唐顿庄园第二季第三集_2

 　　唐顿庄园第二季第三集_2

　　[EXT. THE VILLAGE - DAY]

　　[Anna walks down the street, sees a man by a tree nearby who looks like Bates. She rushes to him, but he has disappeared.]

　　[INT. DOWNTON ABBEY, WARD¹ - DAY]

　　[Sybil makes up the hospital beds.]

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Who'll be in charge?

　　LADY EDITH

　　Cousin Isobel thinks it'll be her.

　　LADY MARY

　　All know is that she'll drive us mad before the end.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　I'm going up to change.

　　LADY SYBIL

　　I just want to finish this.

　　LADY EDITH

　　Aren't you going to the hospital?

　　LADY SYBIL

　　Not yet. I'm on a night shift. I'll walk down after dinner. And please don't start lecturing me.

　　LADY EDITH

　　I won't. The truth is, I envy you.

　　LADY SYBIL

　　Do you ever miss helping² out on the Drakes' farm?

　　LADY EDITH

　　That's a funny question. Why?

　　LADY SYBIL

　　No reason. It's just, you seemed to have such a purpose there. It suited you.

　　LADY EDITH

　　It did suit me. I enjoyed it. But now I feel like a spare part.

　　LADY SYBIL

　　Trust me, you have a talent that none of the rest of us have. Just find out what it is and use it. It's doing nothing that's the enemy.

　　[INT. LADY GRANTHAM'S BEDROOM - DAY]

　　O'BRIEN

　　The truth is, milady, Mrs Crawley's forgotten this is your house. And we need a friend in charge of the day-to-day management. Because if Mrs Crawley gets one of her toadies³ in to run things, she'll have her nose in every pie before you can say Jack⁴ Robinson.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　But who?

　　O'BRIEN

　　What about Thomas, milady? He's hospital trained, and he's always had a soft spot for Downton.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Thomas? The footman? Managing Downton Abbey?

　　O'BRIEN

　　But he's not a footman now, is he? He's a corporal with real battle experience as a medic.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Could Dr Clarkson spare him?

　　O'BRIEN

　　Well, I suppose he'll have to spare somebody.

　　[INT. LADY MARY'S BEDROOM - DAY]

　　[Anna is learning how to use a curling iron on Mary's hair.]

　　LADY MARY

　　Are you all right? You seem a bit preoccupied⁵.

　　ANNA

　　I had a...Never mind.

　　LADY MARY

　　What?

　　ANNA

　　It was this afternoon in the village, I thought I saw Mr Bates.

　　LADY MARY

　　Bates? Isn't he in London?

　　ANNA

　　I might've been wrong. I walked up to where he was standing⁶ and there was no sign of him, but--

　　LADY MARY

　　Do you know his address in London?

　　ANNA

　　As long as he's still there. Why?

　　LADY MARY

　　I'll telephone Sir Richard and ask him to look into it.

　　ANNA

　　But what would he know?

　　LADY MARY

　　He works in newspapers. A world of spies, tip offs, and private investigators⁷. I promise you, he can find out whatever he likes.

　　ANNA

　　All right, then. If you think he can help.

　　LADY MARY

　　Good. I'll ring him tonight.

　　[Mary looks at her curled hair.]

　　LADY MARY

　　Not bad. Try to fit in a bit of practice. We've plenty of time to get it right before there's anyone to see me who matters.

　　[INT. LONDON, BELGRAVE SQUARE, LADY ROSAMUND'S HOUSE - DAY]

　　LAVINIA

　　I only know Sir Richard because he is, or was, a friend of my father's, and of my uncle, Jonathan Swire.

　　LADY ROSAMUND

　　The liberal minister?

　　LAVINIA

　　That's it. But I'm afraid they've fallen out.

　　LADY ROSAMUND

　　Aw.

　　LAVINIA

　　This room is so pretty. Has the house always been the Painswicks' London home.

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　There's no always about the Painswicks, my dear. They were invented from scratch by my son-in-law's grandfather.

　　LADY ROSAMUND

　　We bought the house when we were married.

　　LAVINIA

　　You make Mr Painswick sound rather a rough diamond, Lady Grantham.

　　LADY ROSAMUND

　　Marmaduke wasn't a rough diamond, was he Mama?

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　No. He was just cut and polished comparatively recently.

1 ward   

n.守卫，监护，病房，行政区，由监护人或法院保护的人（尤指儿童）；vt.守护，躲开

参考例句：

• The hospital has a medical ward and a surgical ward.这家医院有内科病房和外科病房。
• During the evening picnic,I'll carry a torch to ward off the bugs.傍晚野餐时，我要点根火把，抵挡蚊虫。

2 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

3 toadies   

n.谄媚者，马屁精( toady的名词复数 )v.拍马，谄媚( toady的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The toadies were gone, for the outgoing president had nothing to give. 哈巴狗都走了，因为即将离任的总统再没有东西可给他们了。 来自辞典例句
• The toadies were gone, for the outgoing president had nothing to give them. 哈巴狗都走了，因为即将离任的总统再没有东西可给他们了。 来自辞典例句

4 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

5 preoccupied   

adj.全神贯注的，入神的；被抢先占有的；心事重重的v.占据（某人）思想，使对…全神贯注，使专心于( preoccupy的过去式)

参考例句：

• He was too preoccupied with his own thoughts to notice anything wrong. 他只顾想着心事，没注意到有什么不对。
• The question of going to the Mount Tai preoccupied his mind. 去游泰山的问题盘踞在他心头。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 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。

7 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》