《唐顿庄园》精讲118 自己把握自己

The Dowager Countess.

老夫人到

Oh, my dears.

亲爱的

Is it really true? I can't believe it.

是真的吗 真是难以置信

Last night he looked so well.

昨晚他还好好的

Course, would happen to a foreigner. It's typical.

当然 发生在外国人身上很正常 他们就这样

Don't be ridiculous¹.

那样说太荒唐了

I'm not being ridiculous.

哪里荒唐

No Englishman² would dream of dying³ in someone else's house,

英国人就不会跑到别人家翘辫子

especially someone they didn't even know.

还是在陌生人家里

Oh, Granny. Even the English aren't in control of everything.

奶奶 英国人也控制不了所有事

Well, I hope we're in control of something, if only ourselves.

总能控制点什么吧 至少掌控自己

But we're not! Don't you see that?

可我们不能 您不明白吗

We're not in control of anything at all!

我们什么都控制不了

Edith, go and tell Mary to come back at once and apologize to her grandmother.

伊迪丝 叫玛丽立刻回来向祖母道歉

No, leave her alone.

算了 由她去

She's had a shock. We all have.

她受惊了 我们也是

Just let her rest.

让她静静吧

Oh! Just the ticket.

来得正是时候

Nanny always said sweet tea was the thing for frayed⁴ nerves⁵.

外婆总说喝甜茶能舒缓紧绷的神经

Though why it has to be sweet, I couldn't tell you.

虽然不晓得为何非得是甜的

1 ridiculous   

adj.荒谬的，可笑的；荒唐的

参考例句：

• It is simply ridiculous to attempt such a thing.试图干这种事，简直可笑。
• It's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard in my life.这是我有生以来听到的最为荒唐可笑的事。

2 Englishman   

n.(pl.Englishmen)英国人；英国男人

参考例句：

• I was astonished that he was not an Englishman.我很惊讶,他竟不是英国人。
• She stared thoughtfully at the Englishman across the table.她若有所思地盯着桌子对面的那个英国人。

3 dying   

adj.垂死的，临终的

参考例句：

• He was put in charge of the group by the dying leader.他被临终的领导人任命为集团负责人。
• She was shown into a small room,where there was a dying man.她被领进了一间小屋子，那里有一个垂死的人。

4 frayed   

adj.磨损的v.（使布、绳等）磨损，磨破( fray的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• His shirt was frayed. 他的衬衫穿破了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The argument frayed their nerves. 争辩使他们不快。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5 nerves   

n.神经紧张 vt.鼓起勇气

参考例句：

• What he said at the meeting strung her nerves up. 他在会议上的发言使她的神经很紧张。
• At the end of a day's teaching, her nerves were absolutely shattered. 教了一天课，她精疲力竭。