这场戏：公主登门喝茶
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公主登门喝茶，唐顿上下忙着张罗；新来的水管工在庄园里和黛西打情骂俏，厨下还在为水壶和锅炉叫苦。席上有人用 in turmoil（乱作一团）形容这份忙乱，厨下有人感慨 I expect a lot from life（我对生活的要求可多着呢）。想学英式客套和家常调侃，看它就够。
陪他喝一杯，put his mind at rest（让某人放心）
keep an eye on 盯着、照看put his mind at rest 让某人放心changed his spots 改掉本性
厨下心声：expect a lot from life（对生活要求很高）
get that down you 把它喝下去、吃下去long hours 长时间的活儿expect a lot from life 对生活要求很高
公主登门喝茶，唐顿上下忙着张罗，有人打趣说全家都被弄得 in turmoil（乱作一团）。庄园里来了新水管工，黛西带他去看锅炉，两人你一言我一语；有人提醒别让小孩看阅兵，否则只会 cause a ruckus（闹出乱子）。另一边，布兰森发现有军方的人盯着自己；他说会陪对方喝一杯，put his mind at rest（让对方放心），他猜对方是想确认他这只豹子有没有 changed his spots（改掉本性）。厨下收工后，有人感慨 I expect a lot from life（我对生活的要求可多着呢），另一个接过话头说自己也一样。想学英式家常对话里又客气又带刺的说法，跟着读几遍就上手。
A1–C2 是欧标等级。点一个等级后，比它高的卡片会变淡，播放到那里不会自动暂停。
“So do I. And I mean to have it, too.”
我也是。而且我非要得到不可。
先附和再立誓，一句话把不甘和野心都说尽了。
So do I. And I mean to have it.
接过别人话头再表明决心时用；对长辈夸口会显得莽撞。
So do I. And I intend to get it. ／ Same here, and I will have it.
口语
So do I 连读，mean to have it 重读收尾。
So do I. And I mean to finish it this year. 我也是。而且我今年非要把它做完。
“Maybe to make sure I'm a leopard who has changed his spots.”
也许是想确认我这只豹子已经改掉了身上的斑点。
把江山易改本性难移化成自嘲的比喻，既锋利又不失幽默。
a leopard who has changed his spots
自嘲旧名声、旧习惯时用；点评别人会变成下定论。
a leopard cannot change its spots ／ proof that he has changed his ways
literary
leopard who has 连读，changed his spots 重读。
They want to see if this leopard has changed his spots. 他们想看看我这只豹子有没有改掉本性。
“But I'll drink with him and try and put his mind at rest.”
但我会陪他喝一杯，让他安心。
明知对方来者不善，仍选择以礼相待，一句话就见气度。
put someone's mind at rest
安抚担心的人时用；对已经发火的人说会显得敷衍。
set his mind at ease ／ reassure him over a drink
中性
put his 连读，mind at rest 三个词连成一串。
Let me call her and put her mind at rest. 我给她打个电话，让她安心。
“Well, I expect a lot from life.”
我对生活的要求可高着呢。
一句轻描淡写的宣言，把不甘平庸摊开在饭桌上。
I expect a lot from life.
想表达自己不将就、要求高时用；对失意的人别拿来对比炫耀。
I want a lot out of life. ／ I expect more than that from life.
中性
重读 expect 和 life，语气笃定不张扬。
I expect a lot from life, and I'm not settling. 我对生活要求很高，不打算将就。
下一章 · 07a swan on a lake表面优雅、底下拼命这场戏：王室随员接管楼下字面是「（豹子）改掉身上的斑点」，源自谚语 a leopard can't change its spots，意思是本性难移。剧里用反问语气，怀疑一个人的立场根本改不了。
put someone's mind at rest。剧里说 I'll drink with him and try and put his mind at rest，就是「陪他喝一杯，让他安心」，安抚别人时很好用。
in turmoil。剧里说 you're in turmoil because of my parents' visit，就是「我父母要来，把你们忙得团团转吧」。可形容场面，也可形容人的心情。
ruckus 指吵闹、骚动，cause a ruckus 就是「闹出乱子、大吵大闹」。剧里说孩子去看阅兵只会 cause a ruckus，等于嫌他们会把场面搞乱。
leave you to it。剧里 I'll leave you to it 就是「你们聊、你忙，我先走了」，告辞又不显得失礼，非常英式。
expect a lot from 表示「对……要求很高、期望很大」。剧里 I expect a lot from life 就是「我对生活的要求可多着呢」，后面换成某人、某公司也能用。
