唐顿庄园第二季第七集_9

 　　唐顿庄园第二季第七集_9

　　[INT. KITCHENS - DAY]

　　ETHEL

　　If that's what he's like, I don't want his help. I don't want it.

　　O'BRIEN

　　I doubt you'll have the option. You're a dark horse. How did you keep it a secret all this time?

　　ANNA

　　Maybe when he's thought about it, he'll feel differently. You never know.

　　[Carson enters.]

　　MR CARSON

　　Anna, will you kindly¹ go upstairs and help in the dining room? Ethel, please take the child and leave.

　　[Ethel takes Charlie from Anna's arms.]

　　MR CARSON

　　How did you get here?

　　ETHEL

　　I caught the bus and walked up from the village.

　　MR CARSON

　　Then can you reverse² the process as quickly as possible.

　　MR BATES

　　She's very badly shaken, Mr Carson. She's lost everything.

　　MR CARSON

　　Are you all right for the fare?

　　ETHEL

　　Yes, thank you.

　　[EXT. DOWNTON ABBEY, FRONT DOOR - DAY]

　　[Robert sees off the Bryants.]

　　[INT. LIBRARY - DAY]

　　LADY MARY

　　He's their only grandchild. There can never be another.

　　SIR RICHARD CARLISLE

　　Even if Ethel is telling the truth--

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　I believe she is.

　　SIR RICHARD CARLISLE

　　Even so, there‘s no legal reality to it. The child is her bastard³ and has no claim on them.

　　[The ladies react to that.]

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Steady on, sir. The ladies have had enough shocks for one day.

　　SIR RICHARD CARLISLE

　　I just don‘t see the point in pretending something can be done when it can‘t.

　　MATTHEW

　　What about you, mother? Can‘t one of your refugee⁴ charities help?

　　ISOBEL CRAWLEY

　　But she‘s not a refugee, and we have more claims on our funding than we can possibly meet.

　　LADY MARY

　　The truth is, Ethel‘s made her choice and now she‘s stuck with it.

　　LAVINIA

　　That seems a little hard.

　　LADY MARY

　　Does it? Aren‘t all of us stuck with the choices we make?

　　[Mary calmly drinks her tea while the others blanch⁵ at her coldness.]

　　[INT. KITCHEN STORAGE - DAY]

　　MRS PATMORE

　　Candied pear, well, well. I never thought you'd find that.

　　THOMAS

　　I hope you're pleased, Mrs Patmore.

　　DAISY MASON

　　Course she is, aren't you? There's stuff here we haven't seen since before the war. I can't wait to get started.

　　MRS PATMORE

　　I won't ask where you got it from, because I don't want to know.

　　THOMAS

　　I keep saying there's nothing wrong, so what I'd like to know is--

　　O'BRIEN

　　When will he get paid?

　　MRS PATMORE

　　When I'm satisfied.

　　O'BRIEN

　　And when will that be, oh Mighty⁶ One?

　　MRS PATMORE

　　When Daisy's baked the cake and I'm pleased with it. He understands. He knows this is just the sprat to catch the mackerel.

　　[INT. MATTHEW‘S GUEST BEDROOM - EVENING]

　　[Mr Bates helps Matthew into his wheelchair.]

　　MATTHEW

　　I really ought to walk to the library.

　　MR BATES

　　No need to rush it, sir. You‘re getting better every day.

　　[A knock at the door. Mr Bates opens it]

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Oh, Cousin Matthew, may I come in?

　　MATTHEW

　　Please.

　　[Matthew tries to get up in her presence.]

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　No, no, no. No, stay where you are. (to Bates as he exits and closes the door) Thank you.

　　[Matthew sits back down.]

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　No doubt  you  will regard  this as  rather unorthodox,  my pushing into a man‘s  bedroom uninvited.

　　MATTHEW

　　Well, erm—

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　It‘s just I don‘t want us to be disturbed.

　　[She sits down.]

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　I‘m sure you know how pleased I am that you will recover after all.

　　MATTHEW

　　Thank you.

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Just as I am delighted that you can once more look forward to a...to a happy married life.

　　MATTHEW

　　I—I‘m very lucky.

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Now, this may come as a surprise, but I feel I must say it all the same.

　　MATTHEW

　　Please do.

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Mary is still in love with you.

　　MATTHEW

　　What?

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　I was watching her the other night when you spoke⁷ of your wedding. She looked like...Juliet on awakening⁸ in the tomb.

　　MATTHEW

　　Mary and I have always—

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Of course, I suspected long ago that the flame hadn‘t quite gone out. But then there was no chance of your recovery, and it seemed best to let her try for happiness where she could.

　　MATTHEW

　　I—I quite agree, and--and Sir Richard is--

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　No, le—let‘s not muddy the pool by discussing Sir Richard. The point is, you loved her once, you sure you can‘t love her again?

　　MATTHEW

　　Cousin Violet, I...please don‘t think I mind your...speaking to me in this way. I quite admire it, but...consider this: Lavinia came back against my orders, determined⁹ to look after me for the rest of my life, which meant that she would wash me and f--feed me and...do things that only the  most  dedicated  nurse  would  undertake,  and  all  with  no  hope  of  children  or  any improvement.

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Yes. Yes, it‘s all very admirable, and I give her full credit.

　　MATTHEW

　　Giving her that credit, do you think it would be right for me to throw her over because I can walk? To dismiss her because I no longer have need of her services?

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Spoken like a man of honour. And we will not fall out over this.

　　MATTHEW

　　But you don‘t agree.

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　I would just say one thing. Marriage is a long business. There‘s no getting out of it for our kind of people. I mean, you may live forty...fifty years with one of these two women. Just make sure you have selected the right one.

1 kindly   

adj.和蔼的，温和的，爽快的；adv.温和地，亲切地

参考例句：

• Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
• A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。

2 reverse   

v.推翻，颠倒，反向；n.反面，逆境；adj.反向的

参考例句：

• His answer was just the reverse of what I expected.他的回答正好与我期望的相反。
• Please reverse the positions of two pictures.请把两张图片的位置倒转过来。

3 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。

4 refugee   

n.难民，流亡者

参考例句：

• The refugee was condemned to a life of wandering.这个难民注定要过流浪的生活。
• The refugee is suffering for want of food and medical supplies.难民苦于缺少食物和医药用品。

5 blanch   

v.漂白；使变白；使(植物)不见日光而变白

参考例句：

• We blanch almonds by soaking off their skins in boiling water.我们把杏仁泡在沸水中去皮弄成白色。
• To blanch involves plunging food into boiling water,usually very quickly.漂白是将食物放进开水里，通常非常快。

6 mighty   

adj.强有力的；巨大的

参考例句：

• A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
• The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。

7 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

8 awakening   

n.觉醒，醒悟 adj.觉醒中的；唤醒的

参考例句：

• the awakening of interest in the environment 对环境产生的兴趣
• People are gradually awakening to their rights. 人们正逐渐意识到自己的权利。

9 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。