[情景：Robert和Cara牵着条狗在庄园里散步。]
Robert: She was certainly reluctant to go into mourning.
她显然不愿意去服丧。
Cora: Well, she'll have to. We all will.
由不得她，全家都要服丧。
O'Brien's sorting out my black now and I've told Anna to see what the girls have that still fits.Of course, this alters everything.
O'Brien已经开始为我准备丧服了，我也吩咐Anna给女儿们找合身的衣裳。当然，这使得一切都要变了。
You won't try to deny it? You must challenge the entail now, surely?
你不用试图别否认了，无疑你必须考虑取消限定继承了。
Robert: Can't we at least wait until we know they're dead before we discuss it?
我们起码等他们的死讯确定了再谈这个问题。
Cora: Don't talk as if I'm not broken-hearted, because I am.
可别说我好像我不对此事伤心哦，因为我也很伤心。
Of course, I have never understood why this estate must go to whomever inherits your title.
当然，我也从未懂得为什么庄园必须给你的爵位继承人。
Robert: My dear, I don't make the law.
亲爱的，法律不是我制定的。
[Scene: Mr Carson approaches them from the house.]
[情景：Carson从屋子走向他们。]
Robert: What is it?
怎么了?
Carson: The Dowager Countess is in the drawing room.
老夫人来了，正在客厅等候。
Robert: I'll come now.
我这就过去。
Carson: She asked for Lady Grantham.
她想见夫人。
Caro: I wonder what I've done wrong this time.
我又是何处得罪她了。
Carson: And the new valet has arrived, my Lord.
新来的贴身男仆到了，老爷。
Robert: Has he? Thank you, Carson.What is it?
是吗 谢谢 Carson 有什么问题吗
[Scene: Carson clears his throat.]
[情景：Carson清了清嗓子。]
Carson: I'm not entirely sure that he will prove equal to the task, but your Lordship will be thejudge of that.
我有些怀疑他能否胜任这份工作，但是这还得由老爷您来论断。
[Scene:Carson returns to the house and Robert turns to Cora.]
[情景：Carson回到屋子，Robert转身面向Cora。]
Cora: I 'd better go.
我得去了。
Robert: Tell her about James and Patrick. She won't have heard.
告诉她James和Patrick的事，她不会听说到的。
1. 情景：有些事情是不由得我们去做还是不去做的，这样的情况我们可以这样表述：
Sb. will have to do something.
源于台词：Cora: Well, she'll have to. We all will.
2. 情景：你在工作中和某人发生了争执，引起争执肯定有一方是对的，一方是错误，但是双方都说自己有理。那么，这就会闹到总经理处让总经做个裁决。这时候，你身为总经理的秘书在总经理还未到之前可以这么说：
Sb. will be the judge of this matter.
源于台词：... but your Lordship will be the judge of that.
3. 情景：你是人事部的聘用人员，一个新员工在雇佣期间表现出色，完全可以胜任给予的工作，这时候，你可以跟总经理说可以证实聘用他，这是你可以这样表达：
Sb. proves equal to the task.
源于台词： I'm not entirely sure that he will prove equal to the task..
