《唐頓莊園》09 老爺和夫人在莊園散步

[Scene: Robert and Cora go on a walk with the dog.]

[情景：Robert和Cara牽著條狗在莊園里散步。]

Robert: She was certainly reluctant to go into mourning.

她顯然不愿意去服喪。

Cora: Well, she'll have to. We all will.

由不得她，全家都要服喪。

O'Brien's sorting out my black now and I've told Anna to see what the girls have that still fits.Of course, this alters everything.

O'Brien已經(jīng)開始為我準(zhǔn)備喪服了，我也吩咐Anna給女兒們找合身的衣裳。當(dāng)然，這使得一切都要變了。

You won't try to deny it? You must challenge the entail now, surely?

你不用試圖別否認(rèn)了，無疑你必須考慮取消限定繼承了。

Robert: Can't we at least wait until we know they're dead before we discuss it?

我們起碼等他們的死訊確定了再談這個問題。

Cora: Don't talk as if I'm not broken-hearted, because I am.

可別說我好像我不對此事傷心哦，因為我也很傷心。

Of course, I have never understood why this estate must go to whomever inherits your title.

當(dāng)然，我也從未懂得為什么莊園必須給你的爵位繼承人。

Robert: My dear, I don't make the law.

親愛的，法律不是我制定的。

[Scene: Mr Carson approaches them from the house.]

[情景：Carson從屋子走向他們。]

Robert: What is it?

怎么了?

Carson: The Dowager Countess is in the drawing room.

老夫人來了，正在客廳等候。

Robert: I'll come now.

我這就過去。

Carson: She asked for Lady Grantham.

她想見夫人。

Caro: I wonder what I've done wrong this time.

我又是何處得罪她了。

Carson: And the new valet has arrived, my Lord.

新來的貼身男仆到了，老爺。

Robert: Has he? Thank you, Carson.What is it?

是嗎 謝謝 Carson 有什么問題嗎

[Scene: Carson clears his throat.]

[情景：Carson清了清嗓子。]

Carson: I'm not entirely sure that he will prove equal to the task, but your Lordship will be thejudge of that.

我有些懷疑他能否勝任這份工作，但是這還得由老爺您來論斷。

[Scene:Carson returns to the house and Robert turns to Cora.]

[情景：Carson回到屋子，Robert轉(zhuǎn)身面向Cora。]

Cora: I 'd better go.

我得去了。

Robert: Tell her about James and Patrick. She won't have heard.

告訴她James和Patrick的事，她不會聽說到的。

1. 情景：有些事情是不由得我們?nèi)プ鲞€是不去做的，這樣的情況我們可以這樣表述：

Sb. will have to do something.

源于臺詞：Cora: Well, she'll have to. We all will.

2. 情景：你在工作中和某人發(fā)生了爭執(zhí)，引起爭執(zhí)肯定有一方是對的，一方是錯誤，但是雙方都說自己有理。那么，這就會鬧到總經(jīng)理處讓總經(jīng)做個裁決。這時候，你身為總經(jīng)理的秘書在總經(jīng)理還未到之前可以這么說：

Sb. will be the judge of this matter.

源于臺詞：... but your Lordship will be the judge of that.

3. 情景：你是人事部的聘用人員，一個新員工在雇傭期間表現(xiàn)出色，完全可以勝任給予的工作，這時候，你可以跟總經(jīng)理說可以證實聘用他，這是你可以這樣表達(dá)：

Sb. proves equal to the task.

源于臺詞： I'm not entirely sure that he will prove equal to the task..