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Downton Abbey · 2019 — 第 9 / 22 章 · 5'02" · B2

The King and Queen Arrive at Downton, Explained：tomfoolery

The royal visit finally happens, and the whole house performs for it. Upstairs, the family is presented one by one; downstairs, the staff fight over who gets to carry a dish and are told to stay out of the way. "We cannot challenge the way a royal visit is conducted," Carson insists, but the plotting has already begun.

あらすじ

King George and Queen Mary arrive at Downton Abbey, where the Crawley family lines up to greet them and is presented one by one. Molesley is so nervous he can barely catch his breath. Below stairs, the servants argue over who will serve the royal guests, and Mr. Carson lays down the rule that their conduct must be flawless.

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このシーンの表現

tomfoolery

silly mischief

Carson senses the staff's brewing plan and warns against any disloyal mischief.

That's enough tomfoolery for one evening.

このシーンの他の表現

  • catch my breath

    get your breath back

  • shot off

    dashed away

  • see to it

    take care of it

  • at heart

    deep down

  • how clever of you

    sarcastic praise

このシーンのメモ一覧

105 行のセリフに 30 件のメモ

表現 · B1catch one's breath

get your breath back

Greeting the royal party, Molesley can barely stand and gasps out that he just needs a moment.

I'm all right. (stammers) Just need a minute to catch my breath.
発音need a minute

Link need a into one sound before minute.

I'm all right. (stammers) Just need a minute to catch my breath.
表現 · B1join someone for something

come along with us to

I'm sure you know, but Princess Mary and Lord Lascelles will be joining us for luncheon and the parade.
文法 · B2will be joining

future continuous: The future continuous presents the visit as an arranged, ongoing plan.

I'm sure you know, but Princess Mary and Lord Lascelles will be joining us for luncheon and the parade.
表現 · B2as far as I'm aware

to my knowledge

As far as I'm aware.
表現 · B1shoot off

dashed away

A visiting maid loses her party and asks a stranger for directions after the others scattered.

Thanks. The others all shot off, and I'm not sure if this is the right way.
スラング · B1shot off

dashed off — Casual; keep it out of formal writing.

Thanks. The others all shot off, and I'm not sure if this is the right way.
表現 · B2someone's part in something

your role in something

What's your part in this circus?
スラング · B2circus

a chaotic affair — Teasing among friends; too loose for formal talk.

What's your part in this circus?
表現 · A2ask for someone

request to see someone

You just ask for Mrs. Hughes.
表現 · A2these days

nowadays

Lady Hexham these days, Mr. Bates, but...
表現 · B1take something up

carry something up

Uh, right. Who's taking this up? Mr. Molesley?
表現 · A2go and do something

go do something

So, would you like to go and sit down?
表現 · B1go after someone

chase after

For heaven's sake, go after them.
スラング · B1For heaven's sake

for goodness' sake — Shows impatience; avoid it with superiors.

For heaven's sake, go after them.
表現 · B2let it be enough

be satisfied with that

You've seen Their Majesties. Let it be enough.
表現 · B2more resigned

more accepting of fate

Yes, if calmer means more resigned.
表現 · B2be curt with someone

short with me

Well, my maid was rather curt with me while it was on, sir.
文法 · B1while it was on

time clause: The while-clause sets the strike as the background period for her behavior.

Well, my maid was rather curt with me while it was on, sir.
表現 · B1at heart

deep down

Lady Grantham explains her maid's rudeness during the strike, calling her a communist deep down.

But, you know, she is a communist at heart.
発音is a communist

The article a reduces to a quick schwa.

But, you know, she is a communist at heart.
表現 · B1be held up by something

delayed by something

Lord Lacelles has been held up by something.
表現 · B2more of a something than something

rather than

Lucy is more of a companion than a maid.
表現 · A2be uncomfortable

feel uneasy

I'd hate for her to be uncomfortable.
発音wait until

The t in wait links straight into until.

I'm sorry, but you must wait until we stand.
表現 · B2the way something is conducted

how something is run

We cannot challenge the way a royal visit is conducted, Mrs. Patmore.
表現 · A2why don't we ...

let's ...

- I'm not so sure. - Why don't we all meet - back here after the parade? -
文法 · B2there must be no

there be structure: Must makes the ban absolute: no such behavior is permitted at all.

CARSON: Anna, Mr. Bates, there must be no trouble or disloyal tomfoolery of any kind.
スラング · C1tomfoolery

silly mischief — Dated and playful; not for formal use.

CARSON: Anna, Mr. Bates, there must be no trouble or disloyal tomfoolery of any kind.
表現 · B1look forward to something

await eagerly

I'm so looking forward to this.

「The King and Queen Arrive at Downton」を読み解く

What's really going on

The arrival is staged as pure ceremony, but the tension is all about who matters. Upstairs, the family is lined up and named aloud like a program, while one relative privately admits relief that a guest is coming and immediately asks to forget it was said. Below stairs, the same anxiety plays out over dinner: servants jostle for the honor of serving the king, Mrs. Hughes is told not to meddle, and Carson tries to freeze the hierarchy in place — "We cannot challenge the way a royal visit is conducted" — before ordering there be no trouble or disloyal tomfoolery. At heart, the scene is about class as performance: everyone knows their line, and the drama is in who keeps forgetting it.

Theme

ClassThe visit is a ceremony of rank, and the servants' fight over who serves shows it.
PowerCarson insists the household cannot question how a royal visit is run, only obey.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Politeness upstairs hides who really holds power.
  • The staff's complaint is quiet but organized.
  • A maid is redefined as a companion, not a servant.

発音のポイント

  • need a minute — Link need a into one sound before minute.
  • is a communist — The article a reduces to a quick schwa.
  • wait until — The t in wait links straight into until.
I'm not sure what the future holds.

A plain admission of uncertainty, from a conversation about the country after the strike: the speaker cannot predict what is coming, which sets the anxious mood of the visit.

We cannot challenge the way a royal visit is conducted, Mrs. Patmore.

Carson's rule for the household: however the royal staff behave, the family and servants must accept it without protest. It is the voice of order over pride.

Lucy is more of a companion than a maid.

Lady Bagshaw explains that Lucy is not simply a servant but a close friend, which is why she worries about the girl's comfort at Downton.

It wasn't quite what you said when I last heard from you.

A dry, slightly wounded remark about an earlier letter: the two relatives once wrote in very different terms, and the line hints at an old disagreement.

このシーンについての質問

Why is Molesley so nervous?

He is overwhelmed by the royal visit. When asked if he is all right, he says he just needs a minute to catch his breath, showing how much the occasion has rattled the household.

Why do the servants argue downstairs?

They disagree about who will serve the king. Serving the monarch is a great honor, so several staff want the job, and Mrs. Hughes is told not to meddle when she tries to organize it.

What does 'tomfoolery' mean?

It is an old word for foolish, silly behaviour. Carson warns that there must be no trouble or 'disloyal tomfoolery', meaning the staff must not play pranks or act out during the royal visit.

Who is Lucy, and why does Lady Bagshaw care about her room?

Lucy is Lady Bagshaw's maid, though Lady Bagshaw says she is more of a companion than a servant. That closeness is why she worries whether Lucy will be comfortable at Downton.

What is going on between Cousin Maud and Violet?

The two elderly relatives meet coolly. One recalls that a past letter did not sound like the way they speak now, hinting at an old falling-out that this visit has stirred up again.

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