Chapter 1 of 18 · 3'45"
The Inherited French Villa 别墅归西比IMDb ↗
意外遗产怎么跟家人说
Downton Abbey: A New Era · 2022
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Everything you need before watchingThe family has been summoned, and Violet is not amused. They hover over her chair as if she were a prisoner, until the solicitor arrives with news she has barely bothered to share. A villa in the South of France has come into her possession, and she has already given it to Sybbie. The story is older than her grandchildren, and she will not apologize for the silence. One dry announcement redraws money, fairness, and memory.
维
Violet Crawleydowager countess
罗
Robert CrawleyEarl of Grantham
玛
Mary Crawleyeldest daughter
默
Mr. Murrayfamily solicitor
登
Denkerlady's maid
Chapters
18 parts · AI-cut01The Inherited French Villa意外遗产怎么跟家人说C13'45"02A Film at Downton要不要把家借给剧组C11'50"03Hollywood Stars Arrive明星上门该怎么介绍B21'40"04Dinner with Film Stars客人太直白你会怎么圆B21'46"05Awkward Villa Dinner来抢别人的别墅C11'44"06Fortune on the Terrace好运来了却藏着心事C11'56"07The Talkie Accent Crisis无声片突然要开口说话B23'15"08Molesley Writes the Ending把烂结局改成真爱B22'03"09Marriage Is a Novel被问婚姻出没出问题B21'38"10Cora Reveals Her Illness病要瞒到旅行结束吗B21'35"11Myrna Walks Off Set被换声你会不会当场摔门B22'23"12Maids Talk Her Down当明星哭你该怎么劝B22'18"13Violet and Tom Part过了意外才叫过日子B21'59"14A Hollywood Job Offer邀请人一起远走B22'13"15May I Kiss You想要不等于就能要B21'35"16Violet Tells the Truth把藏了六十年的爱说清C14'07"17Molesley Finally Proposes有钱了才敢开口求婚吗B21'46"18Violet's Last Goodbyes临走前把该说的说完C11'45"
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00:02
Do sit down .
快请坐。
00:04
I feel like Andromeda chained to a rock with you lot hovering over me.
我觉得自己像被锁在礁石上的安德洛墨达，你们这帮人全围着我转。
00:09
I don't know why Murray told you to be here without asking me first .
我不明白默里怎么没先问我就把你们叫来了。
00:13
Nor do we.
我们也不明白。
00:15
Ah, Denker.
啊，登克尔。
00:17
A Mr. Murray will be here soon.
有位默里先生马上就到。
00:18
H-He's here now, milady .
他……他已经到了，夫人。
00:20
He... He says you're expecting him.
他……他说您在等他。
00:22
What? Why didn't you tell me?
什么？你怎么不早说？
00:25
You shouldn't be so untrusting.
你不该这么疑神疑鬼。
00:30
Ah, have you told them, Lady Grantham? Good.
啊，您已经告诉他们了吧，格兰瑟姆夫人？很好。
00:33
Please.
请。
00:34
She's told us nothing.
她什么都没说。
00:36
Well, that's easily done.
那好办。
00:38
I've come into possession of a villa in the South of France .
我得到了法国南部的一座别墅。
00:41
And now I've given it to my great-granddaughter Sybbie.
而我现在把它给了重外孙女西比。
00:46
What?
什么？
00:47
What bit didn't you understand?
哪一句没听懂？
00:49
I don't understand any of it.
我一句都没听懂。
00:51
What villa? Where?
什么别墅？在哪儿？
00:53
This is too extraordinary for any words.
这事太离奇了，简直没法形容。
00:55
It's called La Villa des Colombes, and it's near Toulon.
名叫鸽庄别墅，在土伦附近。
00:58
But why was it yours?
可它为什么是你的？
01:00
And why have you never said anything about it?
还有，你为什么从来没提过？
01:02
Because I thought it was a joke.
因为我以为那是个玩笑。
01:03
Start at the beginning.
从头说起。
01:06
Years ago, before you were born, I was in France, and I met a man, the Marquis de Montmirail.
很多年前，你们还没出生，我在法国认识了一个人，蒙米拉伊侯爵。
01:15
And he invited me to spend some time at a villa he'd just bought.
他邀请我去他刚买下的别墅住一阵。
01:20
A year or so later, he wrote to me and said he'd transferred the villa into my name .
大约一年后，他写信说已经把别墅过户到我名下。
01:27
I never thought he was serious, so I didn't pay any attention .
我从没当真，所以压根没当回事。
01:31
But it wasn't a joke? It seems not.
但那不是玩笑？看来不是。
01:33
He died recently, and to his widow's alarm, the villa they've been using every winter for years was registered to Lady Grantham.
他最近去世了，让遗孀惊慌的是，他们每年冬天都在住的那座别墅，登记在格兰瑟姆夫人名下。
01:42
He never changed it.
他一直没改过户。
01:43
Now, I'll need some signatures. Oh, yes.
现在，我需要几处签名。哦，好的。
01:45
Why have you given it to Sybbie?
你为什么把它给了西比？
01:48
Your children are well set up here, and Edith's are more than taken care of , but Brompton will go to a child of Tom and Lucy's.
你们的孩子在这儿已经安排妥当，伊迪丝的孩子更是不缺什么，可布朗普顿会留给汤姆和露西的孩子。
01:56
So darling Sybil's only daughter will inherit little, and I wanted to correct that.
这么一来，亲爱的西比尔的独生女几乎分不到什么，我想把这不公平补上。
02:02
What family did he have, uh, this M-Montmirail chap ?
他家里还有什么人，呃，这位蒙……蒙米拉伊先生？
02:06
The widow and a son, the present marquis.
遗孀和一个儿子，也就是现任侯爵。
02:09
The mother is keen they should take the matter to court .
那位母亲很想把这件事告上法庭。
02:12
- Well, you can't blame her. - Why?
——唉，也不能怪她。——为什么？
02:14
If her husband wanted me to have the place, who are we to argue ?
如果她丈夫想把那地方给我，我们有什么资格争？
02:18
You never thought to turn it down ?
你就没想过拒绝？
02:19
Do I look as if I'd turn down a villa in the South of France ?
我看起来像会拒绝法国南部一座别墅的人吗？
02:26
Mr. Murray?
默里先生？
02:30
May I ask a favor? Please.
能请你帮个忙吗？请说。
02:32
I have a task for you. It's all explained in this letter.
我有件事要交给你。都写在这封信里了。
02:36
I'll telephone in a few days in case there are questions . Of course, Lady Grantham.
过几天我会打电话，以防有问题。当然，格兰瑟姆夫人。
02:39
Now, I hear my train calling. Goodbye, Mr. Murray.
听，我的火车在叫我了。再见，默里先生。
02:42
And thank you.
谢谢你。
02:48
You want me to tell you why he did it
你们想让我说他为什么这么做
02:52
when the truth is I do not know.
可事实是，我并不知道。
02:56
And with that, I will say good night and leave you to discuss my mysterious past.
说到这儿，我就道晚安，把我的神秘往事留给你们去议论。
03:03
Now, Denker, don't steer me.
登克尔，别推我。
03:06
I'm not a racing car.
我又不是赛车。
03:09
More's the pity.
真可惜不是。
03:11
I beg your pardon.
你说什么？
03:13
You really must try...
你真该试着……
03:15
It does seem odd. They spend a few days together in the same resort more than 60 years ago, and he gives her a house.
的确奇怪。六十多年前在同一个度假地待了几天，他就送她一座房子。
03:22
I suppose he wasn't just a lunatic .
我想他不至于只是个疯子吧。
03:23
Well, that's what they'll try to prove.
嗯，他们就会往这个方向去证明。
03:25
Well, I think it's marvelous of Granny to take care of Sybbie.
我觉得奶奶能为西比打算，真了不起。
03:28
Even if Monsieur de Montmirail was as mad as a rat.
就算蒙米拉伊先生疯得像只耗子。
03:31
But why did Mama never say a word?
可妈妈为什么从来只字不提？
03:33
As far as she's concerned , she received a very eccentric letter more than half a century ago.
在她看来，那不过是半个多世纪前收到的一封很古怪的信。
03:38
She considered it potty at the time and never gave it another thought .
她当时觉得那是瞎扯，后来再也没往心里去。
03:43
Well done, Marigold. Go on.
做得好，玛丽戈尔德。继续。
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoPronunciation↩ 00:02
sit down
sit 的 t 连到 down
Do sit down .
快请坐。
GrammarC1↩ 00:04
chained to a rock with you lot hovering over me
伴随结构：过去分词加 with 复合结构，画出被围住的画面。
I feel like Andromeda chained to a rock with you lot hovering over me.
我觉得自己像被锁在礁石上的安德洛墨达，你们这帮人全围着我转。
SlangB1↩ 00:04
you lot
你们这帮人——英式口语，略冲，正式场合别用
I feel like Andromeda chained to a rock with you lot hovering over me.
我觉得自己像被锁在礁石上的安德洛墨达，你们这帮人全围着我转。
CollocationB1↩ 00:09
without doing something first
without doing something first
事先没问就做了
I don't know why Murray told you to be here without asking me first .
我不明白默里怎么没先问我就把你们叫来了。
GrammarB1↩ 00:09
without asking me first
介词动名词：without 后接 doing，表示没先做某事就做了另一件事。
I don't know why Murray told you to be here without asking me first .
我不明白默里怎么没先问我就把你们叫来了。
SlangB1↩ 00:18
milady
夫人（对贵族）——仆人对女主人的尊称，现代少用
H-He's here now, milady .
他……他已经到了，夫人。
CollocationC1↩ 00:38
come into possession of something
come into possession of something
得到某物的所有权
I've come into possession of a villa in the South of France .
我得到了法国南部的一座别墅。
CollocationA2↩ 00:38
in the south of somewhere
in the south of somewhere
在某地的南部
I've come into possession of a villa in the South of France .
我得到了法国南部的一座别墅。
Pronunciation↩ 00:38
come into
come into 连读，into 弱读
I've come into possession of a villa in the South of France .
我得到了法国南部的一座别墅。
Pronunciation↩ 00:38
South of France
of 弱读成 /əv/，别听成重读 of
I've come into possession of a villa in the South of France .
我得到了法国南部的一座别墅。
Pronunciation↩ 00:47
didn't you
t 常被省掉，听成 didn-you
What bit didn't you understand?
哪一句没听懂？
Pronunciation↩ 01:15
invited me to
to 弱成 /tə/，重音落在 invited
And he invited me to spend some time at a villa he'd just bought.
他邀请我去他刚买下的别墅住一阵。
CollocationB2↩ 01:20
transfer something into someone's name
transfer something into someone's name
过户到某人名下
A year or so later, he wrote to me and said he'd transferred the villa into my name .
大约一年后，他写信说已经把别墅过户到我名下。
CollocationA2↩ 01:27
pay attention to something
pay attention to something
理会、放在心上
I never thought he was serious, so I didn't pay any attention .
我从没当真，所以压根没当回事。
Pronunciation↩ 01:27
pay any attention
重读 pay 与 attention
I never thought he was serious, so I didn't pay any attention .
我从没当真，所以压根没当回事。
GrammarB2↩ 01:33
the villa they've been using every winter for years
定语从句：省略关系词，they've been using 修饰别墅。
He died recently, and to his widow's alarm, the villa they've been using every winter for years was registered to Lady Grantham.
他最近去世了，让遗孀惊慌的是，他们每年冬天都在住的那座别墅，登记在格兰瑟姆夫人名下。
CollocationB2↩ 01:48
be well set up
be well set up
经济上已经安排妥当
这里不是把家具摆好，而是孩子们的生活已有着落
Your children are well set up here, and Edith's are more than taken care of , but Brompton will go to a child of Tom and Lucy's.
你们的孩子在这儿已经安排妥当，伊迪丝的孩子更是不缺什么，可布朗普顿会留给汤姆和露西的孩子。
CollocationB1↩ 01:48
take care of someone
take care of someone
被照顾得很周到
这里指孩子们物质上不用愁
Your children are well set up here, and Edith's are more than taken care of , but Brompton will go to a child of Tom and Lucy's.
你们的孩子在这儿已经安排妥当，伊迪丝的孩子更是不缺什么，可布朗普顿会留给汤姆和露西的孩子。
SlangB1↩ 02:02
chap
那个人、老兄——英式对男人的随口称呼，偏老派
What family did he have, uh, this M-Montmirail chap ?
他家里还有什么人，呃，这位蒙……蒙米拉伊先生？
CollocationB2↩ 02:09
take something to court
take something to court
把事情告上法庭
The mother is keen they should take the matter to court .
那位母亲很想把这件事告上法庭。
CollocationB2↩ 02:14
who are we to do something
who are we to do something
我们有什么资格反对
If her husband wanted me to have the place, who are we to argue ?
如果她丈夫想把那地方给我，我们有什么资格争？
GrammarB2↩ 02:14
who are we to argue
修辞反问：who are we to do 不是真提问，而是说没资格反对。
If her husband wanted me to have the place, who are we to argue ?
如果她丈夫想把那地方给我，我们有什么资格争？
CollocationB1↩ 02:18
turn something down
turn something down
拒绝这个提议
You never thought to turn it down ?
你就没想过拒绝？
GrammarB2↩ 02:19
as if I'd turn down a villa in the South of France
虚拟比较从句：as if 加 would，用虚拟口吻把拒绝说成不可思议。
Do I look as if I'd turn down a villa in the South of France ?
我看起来像会拒绝法国南部一座别墅的人吗？
Pronunciation↩ 02:19
as if I'd
I'd 几乎被吞，连成一串
Do I look as if I'd turn down a villa in the South of France ?
我看起来像会拒绝法国南部一座别墅的人吗？
CollocationB1↩ 02:36
in case there is/are something
in case there is/are something
以防还有问题要问
I'll telephone in a few days in case there are questions . Of course, Lady Grantham.
过几天我会打电话，以防有问题。当然，格兰瑟姆夫人。
CollocationB1↩ 02:56
leave someone to do something
leave someone to do something
把某事留给别人去做
And with that, I will say good night and leave you to discuss my mysterious past.
说到这儿，我就道晚安，把我的神秘往事留给你们去议论。
SlangB2↩ 03:22
lunatic
疯子——刺耳旧词，现在多用更中性的说法
I suppose he wasn't just a lunatic .
我想他不至于只是个疯子吧。
CollocationB2↩ 03:33
as far as someone is concerned
as far as someone is concerned
就她而言 / 在她看来
As far as she's concerned , she received a very eccentric letter more than half a century ago.
在她看来，那不过是半个多世纪前收到的一封很古怪的信。
GrammarB2↩ 03:33
As far as she's concerned
评注状语：放在句首限定视角：下面的话是她眼里的事实。
As far as she's concerned , she received a very eccentric letter more than half a century ago.
在她看来，那不过是半个多世纪前收到的一封很古怪的信。
Pronunciation↩ 03:33
As far as
far 保留重音，两个 as 都要弱读
As far as she's concerned , she received a very eccentric letter more than half a century ago.
在她看来，那不过是半个多世纪前收到的一封很古怪的信。
CollocationB2↩ 03:38
not give something another thought
not give something another thought
再也没往心里去
She considered it potty at the time and never gave it another thought .
她当时觉得那是瞎扯，后来再也没往心里去。
SlangB2↩ 03:38
potty
荒唐、疯癫——英式口语，笑人发傻，公文里不用
She considered it potty at the time and never gave it another thought .
她当时觉得那是瞎扯，后来再也没往心里去。
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
above my level
VocabularyC1↩ 00:04
andromeda chained to a rock
像被锁住的祭品
In the scene维奥莱特嫌全家围着她，自比被钉在礁石上的安德洛墨达。
After the briefing I felt like a statue with cameras circling me.通报会结束后，我觉得自己像一尊被镜头围住的雕像。
In daily life
被催进度I felt like a hostage with the whole team watching me type.整组人盯着我打字，我觉得自己像人质。
above my level
CollocationC1↩ 00:38
come into possession of
得到某物所有权
In the scene维奥莱特对全家宣布，法国别墅已经落到她名下。
The archive came into possession of the letters after the estate sale.遗产拍卖后，档案馆得到了那些信件。
In daily life
谈房产She came into possession of the cottage when her uncle died.叔叔去世后，那间小屋归了她。
auto-pauses
Phrasal verbB1↩ 02:18
turn it down
拒绝这个提议
In the scene家人问她为何不退还别墅，她用反问表示绝不可能。
I almost turned the extra shift down, then changed my mind.我差点拒绝加班，后来又改主意了。
In daily life
拒邀请He turned down the weekend trip because of an exam.因为考试，他拒绝了周末出游。
above my level
IronyB2↩ 02:19
do i look as if
我看起来会吗
In the scene她明知答案是不会，用反问把退还的讨论当场堵死。
Do I look as if I would skip dessert on my birthday?我看起来像过生日还会放弃甜点的人吗？
In daily life
拒加班Do I look as if I would work through the holiday unpaid?我看起来像会无偿连轴转过节的人吗？
above my level
PunB2↩ 03:03
steer me
别搀着我走路
In the scene维奥莱特不让登克尔扶她，随后把自己比成赛车。
Don't steer me through the museum; I can read the signs.别在博物馆里搀着我走，我看得懂路牌。
In daily life
过马路You can walk beside me, but please don't steer me.你可以走在旁边，但别推着我走。
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 03:09
more's the pity
真可惜不是那样
In the scene登克尔接话：真可惜您不是赛车。对主子的冷幽默。
The bakery closed early, more's the pity.面包店提前关门了，真可惜。
In daily life
误火车We missed the last train, more's the pity.我们没赶上末班车，真可惜。
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 03:28
as mad as a rat
疯得很厉害
In the scene玛丽说就算侯爵疯了，奶奶把别墅给西比也仍然了不起。
The rumor made him sound as mad as a rat, but the plan was careful.谣言把他形容得疯得很，其实计划很谨慎。
In daily life
评方案The design looks as mad as a rat until you see the numbers.这设计乍看疯得很，看到数字才明白。
above my level
DiscourseB2↩ 03:33
as far as someone is concerned
就她而言
In the scene家人解释：在维奥莱特看来，那只是半世纪前一封怪信。
As far as the coach is concerned, the season starts tomorrow.在教练看来，赛季明天才开始。
In daily life
谈规则As far as I'm concerned, the deadline is already past.就我而言，截止日期已经过了。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“I feel like Andromeda chained to a rock with you lot hovering over me.”
我觉得自己像被锁在礁石上的安德洛墨达，你们这帮人全围着我转。
Why it's great
用神话典故把被围观的烦躁说得又高贵又好笑。
Pattern
I feel like + 典故 + with…
When to use
嫌一群人围着你、让你动弹不得时用。
Similar
I feel like a specimen under a microscope. ／ I feel trapped with everyone watching me.
Register
literary
Shadowing tip
重读 Andromeda 和 rock。
Use it yourself
被催进度I felt like a statue with the whole office hovering near my desk.全办公室围在桌边，我觉得自己像座雕像。
“Do I look as if I'd turn down a villa in the South of France?”
我看起来像会拒绝法国南部一座别墅的人吗？
Why it's great
反问把贪婪说得理直气壮，性格全在这一句。
Pattern
Do I look as if I'd + 动词原形…
When to use
对方建议你放弃明显的好事时，用来堵回去。
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Does it look like I would refuse that? ／ As if I would ever say no to that.
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informal
Shadowing tip
look 和 turn down 加重，句尾上扬再收。
Use it yourself
拒好意Do I look as if I would skip a free week by the sea?我看起来像会放弃一周免费海边假期的人吗？
“And with that, I will say good night and leave you to discuss my mysterious past.”
说到这儿，我就道晚安，把我的神秘往事留给你们去议论。
Why it's great
自己揭开秘密，又把解释权甩给别人，收场极利落。
Pattern
And with that, I will…
When to use
不想再解释、准备离场时，把话题留给别人。
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With that, I'll leave you to it. ／ I'll say good night and let you speculate.
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formal
Shadowing tip
with that 后稍顿再放慢。
Use it yourself
结束会议And with that, I'll head out and leave you to pick a date.就这样，我先走，日期留给你们定。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage❝ 别墅来历自白
Years ago, before you were born, I was in France, and I met a man, the Marquis de Montmirail. And he invited me to spend some time at a villa he'd just bought. A year or so later, he wrote to me and said he'd transferred the villa into my name. I never thought he was serious, so I didn't pay any attention.
很多年前，你们还没出生，我在法国认识了一个人，蒙米拉伊侯爵。 他邀请我去他刚买下的别墅住一阵。 大约一年后，他写信说已经把别墅过户到我名下。 我从没当真，所以压根没当回事。
轻描淡写把六十年前的过户讲成玩笑，节奏从容。
Takeaways
What you walk away with- Use turn it down to refuse an offer
- Hear come into possession as ownership
- Use as far as someone is concerned
- Catch More's the pity as dry humor
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Questions, then the linesWhat does turn it down mean in this scene?
Refuse the offer. Violet's question means she would never give the villa back.
How do you translate come into possession of?
To gain legal ownership. The villa was signed into Violet's name, not bought by her.
Why does Sybbie get the French villa?
Other children are provided for; Sybbie would inherit little, so Violet corrects that.
Is More's the pity an insult?
No. Denker dryly says it is a pity Violet is not a racing car.
What does as far as she's concerned mean?
From her point of view. To her, it was only an eccentric letter long ago.