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以下视频片段选自《唐顿庄园》第一季第三集。

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中英对白

Anything interesting? Not particularly.

有什么趣事吗 没有

It's from Evelyn Napier.

是艾弗林·奈皮尔寄来的

You met him with the Delderfields last November at Doncaster races.

去年十一月唐克斯特赛马会 他和戴德菲尔兹一家在一起 你们见过面

Is that Lord Branksome's boy?

是布兰克森老爷的儿子吗

It is. Do you like him?

没错 你喜欢他吗

I don't dislike him.

我不讨厌他

And what's he writing about?

他信上说些什么

Nothing much, he's out with the York and Ainsty next week.

没什么 下周他要跟约克安斯提的人出去狩猎

The meet is at Downton.

集合地点就在唐顿

He'll want some tea when he's up here.

届时他会来喝杯茶

Where's he staying? With friends?

他住在哪 和朋友一起吗

He says he's found a pub that caters for hunting.

他说找了一家为狩猎提供住宿的酒吧

Well, we can improve on that.

我们能提供更好的条件

He must come here. He can send the horses up early if he wants.

让他来这里吧 早晨他可以随时备马出发

He'll know why you're asking him.

他能猜到你邀请他的原因

I can't think what you mean.

我不明白你说什么

His mother's a friend of mine. She'll be pleased at the idea.

我是他母亲的朋友 她肯定喜欢这个提议

Not very pleased, she's dead.

不怎么喜欢 她过世了

All the more reason, then.

那就更有理由邀请他了

You can write a note, too, and put it in with mine.

你可以写个便条 然后和我的一起寄出去

Should I tell him about your friendship with his late mother?

我要不要提及你与他亡母的交情

I am sure you, of all people, can compose a letter

我很确信 众人当中

to a young man without any help from me.

唯独你给年轻男子写信 用不着我帮忙

妙语连珠

第一、重点短语精讲

1. improve on：在......事情上改进，改善

【典型范例1】I am unable to improve on his suggestion.

我提不出比他更好的建议了。

【典型范例2】Dick made good marks the first year, but he thought he could improve on them.

狄克第一年成绩很好，但他认为他还可以更好。

2. send up：派遣

【典型范例】Please send up a boy to help me with my luggage.

请派一位服务生上来帮我拿行李。

3. be pleased at：对......感到高兴

【典型范例1】We were mightily pleased at winning.

我们赢了,感到非常高兴。

【典型范例2】Stane seemed to be very much relieved and pleased at his recovery.

史丹看到他恢复健康了，觉得既轻松又愉快。

3. of all people：在众人之中偏偏就......

【典型范例1】They chose her of all people.

他们在许多人中恰恰就选中了她。

【典型范例2】It surprises me that you, of all people, should be so foolish.

所有人中偏偏你这样笨，真使我惊奇。

第二、重点短语回顾

friendship with：与某人的关系

tell about：讲述

help from：来自某人的帮助

write about：写到

without any help：不需要任何帮助地，独立地

口语操练

1.【语义表述】某人肯定......

【句型模板】Sb. is sure that+从句。

【句型操练】I am sure you are telling me a lie.

我敢肯定你在说谎。

【句型出处】 I am sure you, of all people, can compose a letter to a young man without any help from me.

2.【语义表述】某人可以独立完成某事。

【句型模板】Sb. can do something without any help.

【指点迷津】此句型中用来表示“独立地”这个意思的短语是without any help。

【句型操练】I can manage the situation without any help.

我可以独立处理这件事情。

【句型出处】I am sure you, of all people, can compose a letter to a young man without any help from me.

3. 【语义表述】没什么事儿。

【口语短句】Nothing much.

【指点迷津】这个口语短语可以用于很多方面。例如别人看到你不高兴的时候来询问你发生什么事情了，你可以说nothing much。台词中是Mary的母亲来询问Mary正在看的信件中写有什么东西，她说没写什么东西。

【句型出处】——And what's he writing about? ——Nothing much.

4.【语义表述】由更多的理由做某事。

【句型模板】There is all more reason why...

【指点迷津】句型中表示做某事采用的是同位语从句，有表示原因的引导词why做引导，同位词是reason。

【句型操练】There is all more reason why I have to help him.

我更有理由去帮助他。

【句型出处】All the more reason, then.