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本期影视片花出自《唐顿庄园》第一季第四集。

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中英对白

You wanted to see the new chauffeur, 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 ledger 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 retirement, 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

词汇精讲

Deliver

【语法用法】~on sth

【双语释义】give what is expected or promised

不负所望; 履行诺言

【典型例句】They promise to finish the job in June, but can they deliver on that?

他们答应六月份完成这项工作, 但他们能说到做到吗?

Restful

【双语释义】that makes you feel relaxed and peaceful

给人休息的, 安静的, 平安的

【典型例句】Adjust the lighting so it is soft and restful.

调节灯光，使其看上去既柔和又给人以放松的感觉。

We are living in a hotel with a restful atmosphere.

我们住在一家拥有着轻松宁静氛围的酒店。

妙语连珠

1. send sb in：命令某人进来

e.g. He has asked the government to send in troops to end the fighting.

他已要求政府派部队来平息那场战斗。

2. go off：走，离开

e.g.When I go off I'll give the count to Constants.

要是我下班了，我会给康斯坦特把数目交待清楚的。

e.g.It seems as if all I was fit for is to cook and sew and get you ready to go off.

看上去我只配替你烧饭，缝补衣服，帮你收拾行李上路。

e.g.She would have thought it her duty to leave my father and me and go off with an ambulance.

她竟会认为她有责任抛下我和爸爸，跟着一个战地救护队走了。

3. run a shop：经营店铺

e.g.The two brothers run a clothes shop together.

兄弟俩合伙经营一家服装店。

4. put sb to death：把某人置于死地，处死

e.g.For this offence he was dragged to prison, and a day was set when he should be put to death.

由于这个罪过，他被投进了监狱，而且确定日期把他处死。

e.g.Roman citizens have, like slaves, been put to death with tortures.

他把罗马公民象奴隶一样施以酷刑处死。

5. would rather：宁可

e.g.I would rather kill the animal outright than leave it to suffer.

我宁愿立刻杀死这个动物而不愿让它遭罪。

e.g.I would rather not press the case.

我看这件事还是不要追究算了。

口语操练

1 【语义表述】某人取得做某事的同意。

【句型模板】Sb has sb’s permission that+同位语从句。

【典型例句】I have got my teacher’s permission that I can have one day off.

我得到了老师的同意，给我请一天假。

2 【语义表述】某人以某小时几英里的速度开车。

【句型模板】Sb drives a car +基数词+miles an hour.

【典型例句】My brother drives very fast and he often drives his car 150 miles an hour.

我的哥哥开车车速很快，经常是以每小时150英里的速度开车。

3 【语义表述】欢迎某人做......

【句型模板】Sb is welcome to do...

【典型例句】He is welcome to pay a visit to my university.

欢迎他到我校访问。