《唐顿庄园》精讲128 会见新司机

You wanted to see the new chauffeur¹, my lord?

新来的司机到了 老爷

Yes, indeed. Please send him in.

好的 请他进来

Come in. Come in. Good to see you again.

请进 请进 很高兴再次见到你

Branson, isn't it?

Branson 对吧

That's right, your lordship.

是的 老爷

I hope they've shown you everything and we delivered whatever we promised.

看过车子了吧 和我们所说的相差无几吧

Certainly, my lord.

正是如此 老爷

Won't you miss Ireland?

舍得爱尔兰吗

Ireland, yes, but not the job.

爱尔兰倒是不舍 但那份工作不然

The mistress was a nice lady, but she only had one car, and she wouldn't let me drive it over 20 miles an hour.

女主人是个好人 但她只有一辆车 而且 禁止车速超过二十英里/时

So, it was a bit... well... boring, so to speak.

所以 可以说是有点提不起劲儿

You've got a wonderful library.

您的藏书室好大

You're very welcome to borrow books, if you wish.

欢迎借阅

Really, my lord?

真的吗 老爷

There's a ledger² that I make everyone use, even my daughters.

可借书籍我已分类列好 我的女儿们也一样用它

Carson and Mrs Hughes sometimes take a novel or two. What are your interests?

Carson和Hughes夫人有时也借一二本小说 你对哪类书感兴趣

History and Politics mainly.

主要看历史和政治

Heavens. Carson, Branson is going to borrow some books. He has my permission.

不错 Branson想要借些书 我同意了

Very good, my lord.

好的 老爷

Is that all, my lord?

还有事吗 老爷

It is.Off you go, and good luck.

没了 去吧 好运

He seems a bright spark after poor old Taylor.

较年老体衰的Taylor来说 他是个机灵的小伙子

And to think Taylor's gone off to run a tea shop!

Taylor竟然开了间茶馆

I cannot feel it will make for a very restful retirement³, can you?

退休了还不愿安身养老

I would rather be put to death, my lord.

我宁愿安静等死 老爷

Quite so. Thank you, Carson.

此言极是 谢谢

1 chauffeur   

n.(受雇于私人或公司的)司机；v.为…开车

参考例句：

• The chauffeur handed the old lady from the car.这个司机搀扶这个老太太下汽车。
• She went out herself and spoke to the chauffeur.她亲自走出去跟汽车司机说话。

2 ledger   

n.总帐，分类帐；帐簿

参考例句：

• The young man bowed his head and bent over his ledger again.那个年轻人点头应诺，然后又埋头写起分类帐。
• She is a real accountant who even keeps a detailed household ledger.她不愧是搞财务的，家庭分类账记得清楚详细。

3 retirement   

n.退休，退职

参考例句：

• She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
• I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。