The ed in managed nearly disappears before splendidly.
Well, you managed splendidly.Downton Abbey · 2019 — 第 21 / 22 章 · 3'06" · B1
Planning a Wedding After the Royal Visit, Explained：gave up the ghost
The crisis is over and Downton exhales: the royal servants have collapsed, the staff are quietly proud, and one of them admits she drugged the visiting chef. The mood shifts when someone declares, "It's time I started to plan my wedding," and a husband hurries home in time for the ball.
あらすじ
After the royal dinner, Downton is settling. Carson reports that the King's servants simply "gave up the ghost," while Anna is asked what she put in the chef's tea and admits it was a sleeping draught. Elsewhere, someone finally decides to plan a wedding, and Henry Talbot arrives back at the house just in time for the ball.
注目の表現
gave up the ghosthad it comingin spadessave the day
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このシーンの表現
gave up the ghost
finally stopped working
Asked what happened to the royal staff, Carson says they simply collapsed.
The old radio finally gave up the ghost.
このシーンの他の表現
- had it coming
deserved it
- in spades
in large amounts
- save the day
rescue the situation
- made a fool of myself
embarrassed myself
- what came over me
what possessed me
このシーンのメモ一覧
46 行のセリフに 21 件のメモ
go back inside
Well done, everyone. Shall we head back in?finally stopped working
Asked what happened to the royal staff, Carson says they simply collapsed.
They sort of gave up the ghost.kind of — A spoken hedge; use somewhat in writing.
They sort of gave up the ghost.gave out — Common for machines or people finally giving out.
They sort of gave up the ghost.rescue the situation
The family admits the staff rescued a visit that was about to fall apart.
But please thank the staff for saving the day.embarrassed myself
I'm afraid I made rather a fool of myself last night.The d in could drops in fast speech.
You could never be a fool to me.noun clause: How much acts as the object of know, with the rest left unsaid.
And I think you know how much.it's time + past: After it's time, a past tense signals something overdue.
It's time I started to plan my wedding.why were you so slow
Well, I don't know what took you so long.pleasant to learn
Well, that's good to hear.what possessed me
Anna cannot explain her own behaviour and blames a sudden impulse.
I don't know what came over me.deserved it
Daisy is not sorry for the royals, insisting they brought it on themselves.
Let's face it, they had it coming in spades.in large amounts
Daisy doubles down on her verdict with one intensifying phrase.
Let's face it, they had it coming in spades.in abundance — A lively intensifier, too casual for formal texts.
Let's face it, they had it coming in spades.resting in bed
After everything that's gone on, I should think she'll be lying down, sir.relative clause: The that-clause defines which events are meant.
After everything that's gone on, I should think she'll be lying down, sir.early enough for
Tom returns just before the ball, and the staff note the good timing.
That's nice that he's back in time for the ball.do not worry about it
Oh, never mind. You're here now.The r in here links into now.
Oh, never mind. You're here now.「Planning a Wedding After the Royal Visit」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene is a victory lap. The King's own servants, so superior all visit, have collapsed, and the dry reply—"They sort of gave up the ghost"—lets the household enjoy it without gloating outright. Anna's confession that she slipped the chef "a double dose of a sleeping draught" confirms just how far the staff went, and nobody seems sorry: the verdict is that the royal servants "had it coming in spades." Against that mischief, the warmer notes stand out. Someone who has hesitated for a long time finally says, "It's time I started to plan my wedding," and a wife who feared going to the ball alone now has her husband home, teasing that she won't have to look "like a sad little wallflower." After all the scheming, the point is simply that life and love carry on.
Theme
FriendshipThe staff's shared mischief and the quiet pride in saving the day show a household bound together by loyalty.
RomanceA wedding is finally planned and a husband returns to his wife, so the scene ends on love rather than intrigue.
このチャプターで学べること
- Confessing a scheme can end in laughter, not shame.
- A delayed yes lands harder after everyone stops asking.
- The return of a husband is measured in ships and meetings.
- The staff save the visit, and the family says so out loud.
発音のポイント
- managed splendidly — The ed in managed nearly disappears before splendidly.
- could never be — The d in could drops in fast speech.
- here now — The r in here links into now.
You could never be a fool to me.A reassurance that no embarrassment could lower the speaker's opinion of the other person—affection stated plainly, right after a confession of shame.
It's time I started to plan my wedding.A long-delayed decision finally made out loud: the speaker is ready to stop hesitating and begin arranging the marriage.
Let's face it, they had it coming in spades.A blunt verdict that the royal servants deserved everything they got, and then some—no apology for the household's sabotage.
And I don't have to go to the ball alone like a sad little wallflower.Relief that a husband's return saves the speaker from attending the ball unattended, where she would have felt overlooked and out of place.
このシーンについての質問
Why did the royal servants collapse?
The Downton staff slipped the visiting chef a sleeping draught and took over, so the King's own servants ended up with nothing to do and, as the line goes, gave up the ghost.
What did Anna give Monsieur Courbet?
A double dose of a sleeping draught, hidden in his tea, which knocked the royal chef out so the Downton kitchen could cook the dinner instead.
Why does everyone say the royal servants 'had it coming'?
Because they had spent the visit lording it over the household and pushing the staff aside, so the family treats their humiliation as deserved rather than unfair.
What does 'gave up the ghost' mean here?
It is an old idiom for dying or giving out completely. Here it jokes that the King's servants simply stopped functioning after being outmaneuvered.
Why has the wedding been delayed?
The speaker admits she 'wasn't sure before' but is certain now, suggesting the hesitation was about whether the marriage was truly what she wanted.
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第 2 章put on the spotDownton Prepares for the Royal Visit
第 3 章put on a showThe Royal Butler Takes Over
第 4 章like it or lump itCarson Returns as Butler
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