《唐顿庄园》精讲08 他捷足先登了

There's some cedar-lined cupboards in the attics¹

阁楼上有些香柏木橱柜

for things that aren't often worn² - traveling clothes and such.

用来放不常穿的衣服旅行衣物之类

Mr Watson used them to rotate³ the summer and winter stuff⁴.

Watson先生拿它们做换季衣橱使用

I'll show you later.

我稍后带你去看

What about studs and links? Do I choose them or does he?

袖扣和链扣呢 我来搭配还是由他亲自挑选

Lay them out unless he asks for something in particular.

若非特殊场合 由老爷自己挑

These for a ball, these for an ordinary dinner, these only in London.

这些赴宴用 这些日常晚餐时用 这些是伦敦专用

I'll get the hang of it.

我会熟悉起来的

Yeah, you'll have to. Snuff boxes. He collects them.

必须如此 那是他收集的鼻烟壶

Beautiful. Funny, our job, isn't it?

真漂亮 我们的工作很有意思

What do you mean?

此话怎讲

The way we live with all this. A pirate's hoard⁵ within our reach.

每天与稀罕物什打交道

But none of it's ours, is it?

却没一件属于我们 不是吗

No, none of it's ours.

是 没一样是我们的

I can't believe I've been passed over for Long John Silver.

居然被一瘸子捷足先登了

You should have spoken up when you had the chance.

这机会来时 你就该抓住

Don't make the same mistake next time.

下次 再不要错失良机

Who says there'll be a next time?

有无下次都是未知数

Is this a public holiday no-one's told me of?

今天过节休息吗 我怎么没听说

1 attics   

n. 阁楼

参考例句：

• They leave unwanted objects in drawers, cupboards and attics. 他们把暂时不需要的东西放在抽屉里、壁橱中和搁楼上。
• He rummaged busily in the attics of European literature, bringing to light much of interest. 他在欧洲文学的阁楼里忙着翻箱倒笼，找到了不少有趣的东西。

2 worn   

adj.用旧的，疲倦的；vbl.wear的过去分词

参考例句：

• The child's trousers have worn through at the knees.孩子裤子的膝盖处磨破了。
• My shoes are worn out.我的鞋子穿坏了。

3 rotate   

v.（使）旋转，转动；使轮流

参考例句：

• The doctor asked the patient to rotate his eyes.医生叫病人转动一下眼球。
• You can rotate the wheel with your hand.你可以用手转动轮子。

4 stuff   

n.原料，材料，东西；vt.填满；吃饱

参考例句：

• We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
• He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。

5 hoard   

n./v.窖藏，贮存，囤积

参考例句：

• They have a hoard of food in the basement.地下室里有他们贮藏的食物。
• How many curios do you hoard in your study?你在你书房里聚藏了多少古玩？