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Downton Abbey · 2019 — 第 4 / 22 章 · 5'02" · B2

Carson Returns as Butler, Explained：like it or lump it

The royal visit has the house in chaos, so Mary asks retired butler Carson to come back and take charge. The reason is blunt: "Barrow just isn't up to the task." Carson agrees, even as he admits, "I feel I'm pushing a rock uphill." Below stairs, the staff seethe at being treated as nobodies.

あらすじ

With the royal visit approaching, the house is falling apart, so Mary visits retired butler Carson and asks him to return. He agrees to come back as butler for the duration of the visit, while Barrow, the current butler, is told to step aside. Downstairs, the staff complain about being overrun by the royal servants.

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like it or lump itup to the taskpush a rock uphillsee myself out

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このシーンの表現

like it or lump it

accept it or not

Asked about Barrow, Carson says flatly that he can like it or lump it.

That is the rota, so you can like it or lump it.

このシーンの他の表現

  • up to the task

    capable of doing it

  • push a rock uphill

    struggle with no progress

  • see myself out

    leave without being shown

  • fit to burst

    overwhelmed with feeling

  • get on with it

    proceed without delay

このシーンのメモ一覧

94 行のセリフに 25 件のメモ

表現 · A1give something to someone

hand it over

But she wants to give it to who?
表現 · B1that's not the point

not the main issue

That's not the point.
表現 · A2find out something

discover

Well, that's what I intend to find out.
表現 · B2be up to the task

capable of doing it

Mary tells Carson that Barrow simply is not up to the task of the royal visit.

Barrow just isn't up to the task.
スラング · B2thingummy

whatchamacallit — British informal filler for a name one cannot recall.

He says the page of the... thingummy - will choose which pieces to use. - I see.
表現 · A1in the morning

during the morning

I'll be there in the morning, milady. Don't you worry.
表現 · B1see oneself out

leave without being shown

Having promised to come in the morning, Carson excuses himself and leaves without fuss.

I'll see myself out.
発音see myself

Link see and myself, keeping myself light.

I'll see myself out.
表現 · A2what about someone?

how about

And what about Mr. Barrow?
表現 · B2like it or lump it

accept it or not

Asked about Barrow, Carson says flatly that he can like it or lump it.

Mr. Barrow can like it or lump it.
発音like it or

Link like it or into one quick string.

Mr. Barrow can like it or lump it.
表現 · A2plenty of time

lots of time

We have supper after the upstairs dinner, so you've plenty of time.
表現 · B1head back to somewhere

return

Then I head back to London and prepare for their return.
表現 · B1in one's own house

at home

I think it's rubbish. They impose, they demand, and now we're to be made nothing in our own house.
スラング · B1rubbish

nonsense — British and dismissive; common in informal complaints.

I think it's rubbish. They impose, they demand, and now we're to be made nothing in our own house.
表現 · B2won't deny something

admit it

It's very disappointing, I won't deny it.
文法 · B2ridden over roughshod

passive voice: The passive puts the staff on the receiving end of the rough treatment.

Is the staff always ridden over roughshod whenever royalty come to stay?
表現 · B1from house to house

one house after another

Maybe it's because they go from house to house around the county and they need to know things are done the way they like.
発音did it

The d before it can flap, joining the two words.

We did it for 300 years.
スラング · B2sack

fire from a job — British informal for fire; keep it out of formal writing.

Will you sack him?
表現 · B1as a matter of fact

in fact

No. As a matter of fact, I was quite interested.
表現 · B2think of someone as something

regard as

I never thought of him as a man of principle before.
文法 · B1thought of him as a man of principle

object complement: Think of someone as something labels the person; as is compulsory.

I never thought of him as a man of principle before.
表現 · B2speak of the devil

talk of the devil

Oh, speak of the devil.
文法 · B2If only my father were alive

subjunctive: If only with were expresses a wish that cannot come true.

If only my father were alive.

「Carson Returns as Butler」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene is about pride and hierarchy, played out in a butler's return. Mary calls Carson back because Barrow cannot do the job — "Barrow just isn't up to the task" — and Carson accepts at once, telling her he will be there in the morning and refusing any vague demotion: "With your permission, I'd prefer not to be a 'sort of' anything, milord." That line is the heart of it: even serving, he insists on a clear title. Below stairs, the same theme runs the other way. The royal entourage has treated the staff as servants of servants, and they ask whether they are always "ridden over roughshod whenever royalty come to stay." Barrow, meanwhile, loses his post and is expected to accept it, since he can "like it or lump it" — a reminder that in this world, dignity is negotiated, and not everyone gets to keep it.

Theme

ClassA butler's title, the staff's treatment and Barrow's demotion all turn on rank and who gets respect.
DutyCarson comes out of retirement because the house needs him, putting the job before his own rest.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Bringing back an old hand can quietly demote the new one.
  • Pride and procedure keep Barrow's hurt out of sight.
  • The staff's grievance is about dignity, not chores.
  • A small tradesman's joy is the day's warmest moment.

発音のポイント

  • see myself — Link see and myself, keeping myself light.
  • like it or — Link like it or into one quick string.
  • did it — The d before it can flap, joining the two words.
I feel I'm pushing a rock uphill.

Carson's image for a thankless struggle: he is working hard and getting nowhere, like pushing a boulder up a slope.

Mr. Barrow can like it or lump it.

A blunt way to say Barrow has no real choice: he can accept the demotion or sulk about it, but the decision stands.

My heart is fit to burst, I don't mind telling you.

The grocer's joy at supplying the king: his heart feels ready to burst with pride, and he says so openly.

Is the staff always ridden over roughshod whenever royalty come to stay?

The staff's complaint in a question: is it normal for royal visits to trample over the people who run the house?

このシーンについての質問

Why does Mary ask Carson to come back?

The royal visit is too big for the current butler. Mary tells Carson that Barrow 'just isn't up to the task,' so she asks the retired butler to return and take charge.

Why is Barrow upset about Carson's return?

Carson will serve as butler again even though Barrow holds the post, so Barrow feels pushed aside. He asks how long this was planned and says he doesn't understand where it leaves him.

What does 'like it or lump it' mean here?

It means Barrow has no say in the matter: he can accept the arrangement or resent it, but it is going to happen regardless.

Why are the servants angry during the royal visit?

The royal entourage brings its own staff and treats the Downton servants as if they don't matter. The staff ask whether they are always 'ridden over roughshod' when royalty come to stay.

Who is Mr. Bakewell?

He is the village grocer, thrilled to supply food for the royal visit. He tells them his heart is 'fit to burst' at the thought of feeding the king from his own shop.

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