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Downton Abbey · 2019 — 第 1 / 22 章 · 3'04" · B1

The King and Queen Are Coming, Explained：business as usual

Word arrives from Buckingham Palace: the king and queen will stay at Downton for one night, and the house shifts into planning mode. Mary warns they need to economize — "But we really need to cut back until the farms repay the investment" — while downstairs the talk turns to a visit and one household member who dislikes kings.

あらすじ

A letter from Buckingham Palace reaches Downton Abbey: the king and queen will stay for one night during their Yorkshire tour, with a parade and a dinner to follow. The family starts planning, Mary pushes to cut spending, Tom gets teased about his Irish politics, and the staff below stairs braces for a royal visit.

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このシーンの表現

business as usual

things carrying on as normal

Cora rattles off a list of royal chores, and the reply sums it up with dry amusement.

Despite the storm, it was business as usual at the shop.

このシーンの他の表現

  • cut back

    spend less

  • in aid of

    to raise money for

  • what's the matter

    what's wrong

  • taking on

    accepting a task

このシーンのメモ一覧

60 行のセリフに 26 件のメモ

発音There's one

Link there's and one so they run together.

There's one from Buckingham Palace.
表現 · B2cut back on something

spend less

At the table Mary tells Robert the estate must spend less until the farms pay back.

- (Robert speaks indistinctly) - MARY: But we really need to cut back until the farms repay the investment.
表現 · B2economize on something

save money

Well, this won't help us to economize.
発音won't help

The t in won't often drops before help.

Well, this won't help us to economize.
発音What is it

Blur the three words into one quick phrase.

What is it?
表現 · A2come to stay

come for a visit

The king and queen are coming to stay.
表現 · A2go on to a place

continue on to

They'll spend one night at Downton and then go on to Harewood for a ball.
表現 · B1is there any chance ...?

is it possible

Is there any chance Henry might be back?
スラング · B2chuck

give up — British informal; often in can't chuck something.

But there's a motor show in Chicago that I know he cannot chuck.
表現 · B1keep something under control

kept in check

Tom, you're keeping your enthusiasm under control.
表現 · B1see to someone

attend to

- I'll see to Her Ladyship. - Yes, milord.
表現 · B1look in on someone

drop by

Should Mr. Carson look in, no one is to say that word in front of him.
表現 · A2in front of someone

in someone's presence

Should Mr. Carson look in, no one is to say that word in front of him.
文法 · B2Should Mr. Carson look in

inverted conditional: Should plus subject means if; a formal way to say if he happens to come.

Should Mr. Carson look in, no one is to say that word in front of him.
スラング · B1Golly

gosh — An old-fashioned mild exclamation, now rare.

Two weeks to get ready? Golly.
表現 · B2go on a buying spree

a shopping binge

I've just been on a buying spree, which is good.
表現 · B2hurry something up

speed it up

- I'll get her to hurry it up. - Have her send it here.
表現 · B2in aid of something

to raise money for

On the phone Cora mentions a lunch for thirty, held to raise money for the lifeboats.

I've got a luncheon for 30 today in aid of the lifeboats.
表現 · B1business as usual

things carrying on as normal

Cora rattles off a list of royal chores, and the reply sums it up with dry amusement.

Sounds like business as usual.
表現 · B1take the news well

received the news

How have they taken the news up at the house?
文法 · B1How have they taken the news

present perfect: Have taken asks about the reaction as it stands now.

How have they taken the news up at the house?
表現 · B1no surprises there

no shock at all

So no surprises there.
文法 · C1who will have visited the greatest houses in the land

relative clause: The who-clause describes the royal party, far from the noun it modifies.

But members of the royal and imperial household are coming to Downton who will have visited the greatest houses in the land.
表現 · B2take on something

accepting a task

With Barrow put in charge of the royal arrangements, someone doubts he knows how much it involves.

Does Mr. Barrow know what he's taking on?
表現 · B1be in charge of something

in control

You're not in charge anymore.
表現 · A2get back to something

return to it

Now, come in for your lunch and let me get back.

「The King and Queen Are Coming」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene shows a household that has learned to manage on less — and then gets handed the biggest visit of its life. Money is the first language here: Mary answers a grand royal announcement with "But we really need to cut back until the farms repay the investment," turning a social triumph into a budget problem, and the roof still needs a plan. Even the honor is a burden someone has to carry, which is why one character asks whether Mr. Barrow knows what he is taking on. Downstairs, the visit exposes older loyalties and newer politics: someone jokes about the Irish patriot, and the staff debate whether disliking kings makes them republicans. What looks like a warm family gathering is also a study in duty, class and the quiet worry of keeping up appearances for royalty.

Theme

ClassA royal visit is measured in budgets, duty and appearances, from the family above stairs to the staff below.
DutyEveryone in the house has a role to perform, and the honor lands as a heavy obligation rather than a treat.

このチャプターで学べること

  • A grand visit can still feel like business as usual.
  • Pride and money worries sit at the same table.
  • A joke about republicans hides real political tension.
  • Households run on small, practical favours.

発音のポイント

  • There's one — Link there's and one so they run together.
  • won't help — The t in won't often drops before help.
  • What is it — Blur the three words into one quick phrase.
The king and queen are coming to stay.

The announcement that sets everything in motion: the monarchs will stay at Downton, turning an ordinary day into a state occasion.

How have they taken the news up at the house?

A question about the household's reaction to the royal visit — whether the staff and family are excited, worried or both.

You know I can bring back as many vegetables as we could eat.

A practical, homely line about bringing home vegetables from town; it grounds the grand royal news in everyday household provisioning.

Tom, you're keeping your enthusiasm under control.

A dry tease aimed at Tom: his calm face is being mocked as an obvious attempt to hide how he really feels about the visit.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Mary want to cut back right after hearing about the royal visit?

Because the estate is still recovering financially. She answers the announcement with a budget concern — the farms have not repaid the investment yet, and the roof also needs work.

Why is everyone worried about Tom Branson and the royal visit?

Tom is the household's Irish republican, and the staff worry that his politics could cause awkwardness around a royal visit; someone even jokes about the Irish patriot making a reappearance.

Why does the staff talk about Mr. Barrow 'taking on' something?

With a royal visit coming, Barrow is the one arranging everything downstairs. One character wonders whether he knows how big and demanding the job really is.

What does 'business as usual' mean in this scene?

It means things carrying on as normal. On the phone, someone describes the household's busy, unbothered routine as business as usual, even with a royal visit looming.

Why do the servants joke about being republicans?

Some of them admit they don't like kings, so they joke that this makes them republicans — a small, wry political moment that hints at the changing times behind the estate's formal surface.

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