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Downton Abbey: A New Era · 2022 — 第 3 / 18 章 · 1'39" · B2

Hollywood Comes to Downton, Explained：wouldn't hear of it

The Crawleys meet the film people taking over their home. Guy Dexter charms them as the English-born Hollywood star — "I went over to America ten years ago to try my luck" — while the family plans a trip to the Riviera and their French host refuses to let them stay in a hotel.

あらすじ

At Downton Abbey, the family greets the film crew making a movie at their house. Mary introduces the actress Miss Dalgleish, and Lord Grantham welcomes the American-based star Guy Dexter. They discuss the family's coming trip to the South of France, and Dexter explains how he left England for Hollywood years ago.

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wouldn't hear of ittry my luckstops playbe off to

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このシーンの表現

wouldn't hear of it

坚决不答应；连提都别提

法国别墅的主人得知客人想住酒店，坚持让他们住进别墅，一口回绝了别的安排。

She offered to pay for the meal, but he wouldn't hear of it.

このシーンの他の表現

  • try my luck

    碰碰运气

  • stops play

    叫停比赛；打断正事

  • be off to

    这就动身去……；即将前往……

このシーンのメモ一覧

37 行のセリフに 24 件のメモ

表現 · B1hide from someone/somethingOh, you're all here, hiding from the invaders.
表現 · A2What a lovely surpriseSybbie! Hello, darling. What a lovely surprise.
表現 · B2have someone drivenTom had her driven so she could be with her cousins while we're in France.
文法 · B2had her driven

causative have

Tom had her driven so she could be with her cousins while we're in France.
表現 · B2any number of reasonsAny number of reasons, all good.
表現 · B1one of the stars of somethingShe is one of the stars of our film.
表現 · B2won't hear of something- You've told our host in France that we're staying at an hotel? - Oh, he wouldn't hear of it.
表現 · C1more than can be said for somethingHe seems a very nice chap, and his English is flawless, which is more than can be said for my French.
文法 · C1which is more than can be said

non-defining relative clause

He seems a very nice chap, and his English is flawless, which is more than can be said for my French.
スラング · B2chapHe seems a very nice chap, and his English is flawless, which is more than can be said for my French.
表現 · A2look after someoneShe'll look after you, as the rest of us are off to the Riviera.
表現 · A2the rest of somethingShe'll look after you, as the rest of us are off to the Riviera.
発音the rest of us

weak form

She'll look after you, as the rest of us are off to the Riviera.
文法 · B2if I could

hypothetical condition

I'd come with you if I could.
表現 · B1try one's luckI went over to America ten years ago to try my luck, and I've been there ever since.
表現 · B1ever sinceI went over to America ten years ago to try my luck, and I've been there ever since.
表現 · A2not the only oneHmm. I'm not the only one.
文法 · B1call us the Hollywood Raj

object complement with call

They call us the Hollywood Raj, and we all play cricket once a week.
表現 · C1stop playAnd the weather never stops play.
表現 · B2be marooned on something- Last time I was there, I was marooned on the roof of the Negresco with Ronald Colman and Gloria Swanson.
発音marooned on the roof

liaison

- Last time I was there, I was marooned on the roof of the Negresco with Ronald Colman and Gloria Swanson.
表現 · A2the rest of somethingOn the roof? You can tell us the rest of that story at dinner.
表現 · B1How should someone knowHow should I know?
発音should I know

liaison

How should I know?

「Hollywood Comes to Downton」を読み解く

What's really going on

Downton is being invaded, and the scene is about how gracefully the family handles it. The film people are treated as guests, but the old class order still shapes every greeting: Lord Grantham presents his daughter, the star is welcomed by rank, and the host's refusal to let visitors pay for a hotel becomes a small performance of manners — 'Oh, he wouldn't hear of it.' Dexter, meanwhile, is a mirror of the modern world: 'I went over to America ten years ago to try my luck, and I've been there ever since.' He speaks of the 'Hollywood Raj' and weekly cricket, turning exile into a charming anecdote, and Lord Grantham, who cannot match it, offers self-deprecating wit about his French. The scene watches tradition and show business take each other's measure without a raised voice.

Theme

ClassOld-world manners meet a film crew: the family ranks every guest by title while treating the intrusion as a matter of hospitality.
GenerationsDexter and the house guests trade stories of England and Hollywood, showing how far the next generation has traveled.

このチャプターで学べること

  • 'the invaders' carries more than its dictionary gloss.
  • 'wouldn't hear of' changes the pressure of the reply.
  • The surrounding lines set the social temperature.

発音のポイント

  • the rest of us — weak form
  • marooned on the roof — liaison
  • should I know — liaison
He seems a very nice chap, and his English is flawless, which is more than can be said for my French.

Lord Grantham's self-deprecating praise of the French host: he admires the man's polished English while joking about his own weak French.

I went over to America ten years ago to try my luck, and I've been there ever since.

Dexter explains his life story in a line: he left England to seek opportunity in America and never came back.

They call us the Hollywood Raj, and we all play cricket once a week.

Dexter describes the British film community in Hollywood as a little club of expatriates who keep English habits like weekly cricket.

On the roof? You can tell us the rest of that story at dinner.

Lord Grantham is intrigued by the glamorous anecdote and politely turns it into an invitation to keep talking at the table.

このシーンについての質問

Who is Guy Dexter?

A British-born film star who lives in America. He is one of the actors making a movie at Downton, and he charms the family with stories of Hollywood and the English expatriates who work there.

Why do the Crawleys meet the film crew?

A production company is using Downton Abbey as a location for its movie. The family hosts the actors and crew while most of them plan a trip to the South of France.

What is the 'Hollywood Raj'?

Dexter's name for the circle of British actors working in Hollywood. They form a small community, play cricket weekly, and share the experience of having left England for America.

Why does the French host insist they stay at the villa?

He refuses to let them stay in a hotel and insists they stay at his villa as guests. Lord Grantham notes he 'wouldn't hear of it,' framing the invitation as generous hospitality.

Where are the Crawleys going?

To the South of France, to a villa on the Riviera. They travel via Dover and Calais and then take the Blue Train down to Nice.

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