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A Dangerous Inheritance 祖宅试探IMDb ↗
豪宅里的礼貌话藏着继承人的选择
Enola Holmes · 2020
CEFR C1IELTS 7.0estategardeninheritance雅思
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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingEnola finally finds Tewkesbury hiding at his ancestral estate, but an aristocratic relative catches her in a gardener’s uniform. What begins as a playful interrogation turns into a revealing conversation about inherited land, national identity, and the clash between preserving the past and imagining the future. The scene matters because its polished compliments and careful questions expose the family’s political fault line without resolving it.
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Enola Holmes (as May Beatrice Posy)disguised investigator
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The Dowagerfamily matriarch
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Viscount Tewkesburyaristocratic heir
Chapters
12 parts · AI-cut01A Family Reckoning家人多年不见一见面先争谁负责C16'48"02A Mother's Hidden Message真正的亲人也可能先让你看清自己B22'38"03Hiding on the Train陌生人求你救命信任只能赌一把B22'29"04A Night in the Woods两个逃亡者聊起恐惧才决定同行B22'32"05The Estate Interrogation一场登门盘问逼出家族的真相B21'52"06Tea and Revolution谈笑之间最难改变的世界露了锋芒C12'20"07A Dangerous Inheritance豪宅里的礼貌话藏着继承人的选择C12'13"08Reunion Under Threat嘴硬的人一旦担心你就藏不住了B22'02"09School of Obedience规矩越多越有人想把人生抢回来B22'09"10Sherlock Comes Calling最冷静的人也会承认自己在乎B22'11"11Escape from School困在规矩里的人总能找到出口B22'03"12Choosing the Risk当危险逼近有人终于选择承担真相B22'21"
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00:02
So this is where you laid your plans
所以，这就是你谋划一切的地方？
00:08
Or maybe that s what you wanted them to think
或者，也许这正是你想让他们以为的？
00:13
You were leading them astray
你一直在把他们引入歧途。
00:18
This must be why Bowler Hat was there
难怪圆顶礼帽会出现在那里。
00:20
screams following your breadcrumb trail
（尖叫）跟着你留下的线索。
00:26
So what was your real plan
那你真正的计划是什么？
00:35
Oh you tickle me Viscount Tewkesbury
哦，你可真逗，图克斯伯里子爵。
00:38
you magnificent Marquess of blooming Basilwether
你这个了不起的巴西尔韦瑟侯爵。
00:44
And you re a cleverer boy than I perhaps gave you credit for
而且，你比我原先以为的聪明多了。
00:48
woman It s not as stable as you think gasps
（女人）没你想的那么稳定。（喘气）
00:53
Some of those branches are extremely capricious
其中有些分支极其反复无常。
01:00
Good morning
早上好。
01:02
I believe we ve already met
我想我们已经见过面了。
01:04
though you were dressed differently then
不过那时你的穿着不一样。
01:07
You d already discovered this hadn t you
你已经发现这里了，对吧？
01:09
We found it a few days ago
我们几天前就发现了。
01:12
Would you care to come down
你愿意下来吗？
01:16
Did you see anything to report
你有没有发现什么值得报告的？
01:19
to your employer grunts
向你的雇主报告？（哼声）
01:23
Oh
哦。
01:25
No.
不。
01:28
Sherlock Um
夏洛克，呃。
01:30
He ll probably want to come by
他可能会过来一趟。
01:33
What did you say your name was May
你说你叫什么名字来着，梅？
01:40
May Beatrice Posy
梅·比阿特丽斯·波西。
01:42
And how old are you Miss Posy
你多大了，波西小姐？
01:45
Twenty two
二十二岁。
01:48
I ll have to let the gardener go for lending you his uniform
我得让园丁走人，谁让他把制服借给了你。
01:52
No.
不。
01:54
No I forced him
不，是我逼他的。
01:56
Tied him up
还把他绑了起来。
01:58
I know jujutsu
我会柔术。
02:05
It s a martial art
那是一种武术。
02:07
You are most intriguing Miss Posy
你真是个耐人寻味的人，波西小姐。
02:11
Or should I say missus
还是说，应该叫你太太？
02:13
My condolences by the way
顺便说一句，请节哀。
02:19
Beautiful isn t it
很美，对吧？
02:21
It always felt an honor to me
这一直让我觉得很荣幸。
02:23
that my family was given this part of England to protect
我的家族获赐英格兰这片土地来守护。
02:27
To protect
守护？
02:28
That is what it is to be an ancestral landowner
这就是世袭土地所有者的意义。
02:32
As the world becomes increasingly unstable
随着世界变得越来越不稳定，
02:35
it feels important that these ideas of England are preserved
维护这些关于英格兰的理念，
02:41
for the safety and security of the future of our country
对我国未来的安全与保障至关重要。
02:48
It is lovely here
这里真美。
02:51
But you re probably one of those new thinkers
不过你大概属于那些新派思想家。
02:55
My son was a new thinker too
我的儿子也是个新派思想家。
02:57
Never could focus on what was
他从来无法专注于已经存在的事物，
02:59
it was always about what could be
他总是想着将来可以变成什么。
03:02
I suspect my grandson is the same
我猜我的孙子也是一样。
03:06
England s true glory
英格兰真正的荣耀，
03:09
is what is
就在于它本来的样子。
03:12
Do you see
你看到了吗？
03:19
I can see much beauty
我看到了许多美好。
03:21
Very sensible answer
回答得很明智。
03:24
Now go
现在走吧。
03:25
If my son or daughter-in-law finds you here, they'll have you arrested.
要是我儿子或儿媳发现你在这儿，他们会让人抓你。
03:31
If you see my grandson before I do
如果你在我之前见到我的孙子，
03:35
will you tell him that I care about him a great deal
你能告诉他，我非常在乎他吗？
03:41
I will
我会的。
03:44
Off you go
去吧。
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoCollocationB2↩ 00:02
lay one's plans
lay one's plans
筹划安排
So this is where you laid your plans
所以，这就是你谋划一切的地方？
GrammarB2↩ 00:08
what you wanted them to think
what表语从句：what引导表语从句，them是think的宾语，意为你想让他们以为的事。
Or maybe that s what you wanted them to think
或者，也许这正是你想让他们以为的？
CollocationB2↩ 00:13
lead someone astray
lead someone astray
误导某人
You were leading them astray
你一直在把他们引入歧途。
SlangB1↩ 00:38
blooming
该死的；真够……的——英式口语中的委婉加强语，常带戏谑感。
you magnificent Marquess of blooming Basilwether
你这个了不起的巴西尔韦瑟侯爵。
CollocationB2↩ 00:44
give someone credit for something
give someone credit for something
认可某人做得好
And you re a cleverer boy than I perhaps gave you credit for
而且，你比我原先以为的聪明多了。
GrammarC1↩ 00:44
than I perhaps gave you credit for
比较从句：than后省略了与前句重复的成分，完整意思是比我原先以为的更聪明。
And you re a cleverer boy than I perhaps gave you credit for
而且，你比我原先以为的聪明多了。
Pronunciation↩ 00:44
you re a cleverer
you’re中的are弱读，a也弱读，整串快速带过。
And you re a cleverer boy than I perhaps gave you credit for
而且，你比我原先以为的聪明多了。
CollocationB1↩ 01:30
come by
come by
顺道来一趟
He ll probably want to come by
他可能会过来一趟。
CollocationB1↩ 01:48
let someone go
let someone go
解雇某人
I ll have to let the gardener go for lending you his uniform
我得让园丁走人，谁让他把制服借给了你。
Pronunciation↩ 01:48
have to let
have to常弱读成haftə，to不重读。
I ll have to let the gardener go for lending you his uniform
我得让园丁走人，谁让他把制服借给了你。
SlangB1↩ 02:11
missus
太太；老婆——非正式的英式口语，常带一点调侃。
Or should I say missus
还是说，应该叫你太太？
CollocationA2↩ 02:13
by the way
by the way
顺便说一句
My condolences by the way
顺便说一句，请节哀。
Pronunciation↩ 02:21
felt an honor
felt末尾t与an连读，过渡不要断开。
It always felt an honor to me
这一直让我觉得很荣幸。
GrammarC1↩ 02:23
that my family was given this part of England to protect
that主语从句：it作形式主语，that从句才是真正表达荣幸内容的主语。
that my family was given this part of England to protect
我的家族获赐英格兰这片土地来守护。
CollocationB2↩ 02:28
what it is to be something
what it is to be something
成为某种人的意义
That is what it is to be an ancestral landowner
这就是世袭土地所有者的意义。
GrammarB2↩ 02:35
that these ideas of England are preserved
that主语从句：it feels important that...中，that从句说明什么事情很重要。
it feels important that these ideas of England are preserved
维护这些关于英格兰的理念，
GrammarC1↩ 02:57
Never could focus on what was
否定倒装：Never置于句首引发助动词前置，强调从未能专注于过去。
Never could focus on what was
他从来无法专注于已经存在的事物，
GrammarB1↩ 00:00
If my son or daughter in law finds you here
条件状语从句：if从句设定条件，主句用they’ll have you arrested说明后果。
CollocationB1↩ 03:35
care about someone a great deal
care about someone a great deal
非常在乎某人
will you tell him that I care about him a great deal
你能告诉他，我非常在乎他吗？
Pronunciation↩ 03:35
care about him
about、him弱读，重音落在care和great。
will you tell him that I care about him a great deal
你能告诉他，我非常在乎他吗？
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
above my level
Phrasal verbB2↩ 00:13
lead someone astray
把某人引入歧途
In the scene这里指用假线索把追查者引偏。
A clever rumor can lead the public astray.一个精心编造的谣言可能误导公众。
In daily life
防假消息Check the source so it does not lead you astray.先核实来源，免得被它误导。
above my level
CollocationB2↩ 00:44
give someone credit for something
认可某人的能力或功劳
In the scene长辈承认图克斯伯里比自己预想得更聪明。
I give her credit for staying calm under pressure.我得承认，她在压力下依然保持冷静。
In daily life
肯定努力Give him credit for finishing the project early.要肯定他提前完成了项目。
above my level
VocabularyC1↩ 00:53
capricious
反复无常的
In the scene祖母说家族分支的变化难测。
The mountain weather is capricious in spring.春天的山里天气变化无常。
In daily life
描述天气The capricious wind ruined our picnic plans.反复无常的风毁了我们的野餐计划。
above my level
VocabularyC1↩ 02:28
ancestral landowner
祖传土地所有者
In the scene她把家族世代拥有土地说成守护英格兰的身份。
The ancestral landowner restored the old orchard.那位世袭土地所有者修复了老果园。
In daily life
介绍家族The family has lived there for generations as ancestral landowners.这个家族世代住在那里，是祖传土地的所有者。
above my level
CollocationB2↩ 02:32
increasingly unstable
越来越不稳定
In the scene她借世界动荡为维护旧秩序辩护。
The schedule became increasingly uncertain.日程安排变得越来越不确定。
In daily life
讨论项目The deadline is becoming increasingly difficult to meet.这个截止日期越来越难赶上了。
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CollocationB1↩ 03:35
care about someone a great deal
非常在乎某人
In the scene祖母请Enola转告她非常在乎自己的孙子。
He cares about his students a great deal.他非常在乎自己的学生。
In daily life
安慰朋友Your friends care about you a great deal.你的朋友们非常在乎你。
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 00:35
tickle someone
逗得某人开心
In the scene祖母用夸张口吻打趣图克斯伯里，说他让自己觉得好笑。
Your dry sense of humor always tickles me.你冷幽默的感觉总能逗笑我。
In daily life
回应玩笑That story really tickled me.那个故事真把我逗乐了。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“And you re a cleverer boy than I perhaps gave you credit for”
而且，你比我原先以为的聪明多了。
Why it's great
表面是恭维，than从句却保留了贵族式的克制与距离感。
Pattern
be + 比较级 + than + 从句
When to use
夸某人超出自己的原先预期时使用。
Similar
You’re smarter than I expected. ／ You’re more capable than I thought.
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neutral
Shadowing tip
重读 cleverer、boy、credit，than从句快速收尾。
Use it yourself
夸奖同事You’re more resourceful than I expected.你比我原先想的更有办法。
“That is what it is to be an ancestral landowner”
这就是世袭土地所有者的意义。
Why it's great
把身份变成一条庄重的价值宣言，适合体会正式英语的节奏。
Pattern
That is what it is to be + 身份
When to use
解释某种身份意味着什么，或强调一项责任时使用。
Similar
That’s what it means to be a good neighbor. ／ This is what being a leader is about.
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formal
Shadowing tip
That is和what it is to be分组，landowner重读。
Use it yourself
谈职业责任That is what it is to be a responsible manager.这就是做一个负责任的经理意味着什么。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage❝ 祖母的守旧宣言
It always felt an honor to me that my family was given this part of England to protect To protect That is what it is to be an ancestral landowner As the world becomes increasingly unstable it feels important that these ideas of England are preserved for the safety and security of the future of our country
这一直让我觉得很荣幸。 我的家族获赐英格兰这片土地来守护。 守护？ 这就是世袭土地所有者的意义。 随着世界变得越来越不稳定， 维护这些关于英格兰的理念， 对我国未来的安全与保障至关重要。
用家族责任包装守旧立场，语气优雅却带政治压力。