Name: 在聖誕節佈置餐桌--維多利亞時代的方式 (Laying the Table at Christmas – The Victorian Way)
Uploaded: 2022-12-26T17:37:30.000Z
Duration: 9 min 17 s

- Season's greetings and welcome to Audley End House.

- 季節性的問候，歡迎來到奧德利恩德之家。

I understand you have come from Mrs. Macy's registry

我知道你是從梅西夫人的登記處來的。

to lend a hand during the busy Christmas season.

以在繁忙的聖誕季節伸出援手。

but you must supply your own silk stockings and gloves.

但你必須提供你自己的絲襪和手套。

我想你已經接受了良好的訓練。

you have worked at some high quality establishments,

你曾在一些高質量的機構工作過。

which some people might consider old-fashioned.

有些人可能會認為這是一種老式的做法。

So, I shall show you the way in which we do things here.

是以，我將向你展示我們在這裡做事的方式。

from the 16th of December until the 22nd.

You will be expected to wait on the family,

Lord and Lady Braybrooke, and 10 to 18 other guests.

佈雷布魯克勳爵和夫人，以及其他10至18位客人。

so you can expect them to be hungry and not entirely sober,

所以你可以預期他們會很餓，而且不完全清醒。

on their Christmas shopping trip to London.

在他們去倫敦的聖誕購物之旅。

feels very strongly on the topic of Christmas shopping,

對聖誕購物的話題有非常強烈的感受。

而且她會和任何人談起這件事。

but criticised for spending and will bend anyone's ear

但卻被責備為花錢大手大腳，對任何人都言聽計從

as that is our busy Christmas period over

因為那是我們繁忙的聖誕節期間。

而且我們不需要額外的工作人員。

As besides myself, we already have two footmen here

因為除了我自己，我們這裡已經有兩個腳伕了

You'll be used to serving à la russe I think,

我想，你會習慣於按照俄國人的方式上菜。

where you offer a guest a dish to their side.

在這裡，你為客人提供一道菜給他們。

They then serve themselves or indeed refuse the dish

然後他們自己上菜，或者確實拒絕了這道菜

Lord Braybrooke is too set in his ways to adopt the style

佈雷布魯克勳爵過於固執，不願意採用這種風格。

even though I believe The Queen now serves in this way.

儘管我相信女王現在以這種方式服務。

as she only has to prepare one or two dishes at a time.

因為她每次只需準備一到兩道菜。

And it is much more manageable for her and her girls.

而且對她和她的女兒來說，這更容易管理。

But I believe our style is slightly more impressive

但我相信我們的風格稍微令人印象深刻一些

and I know she's up to rising to the challenge.

We serve in the more traditional style of à la française.

我們以更傳統的à la française風格提供服務。

and the guests then serve themselves and indeed each other.

而客人們則為自己服務，實際上也是為對方服務。

You will assist me in laying the tablecloth.

and the tablecloth will be pressed by Mrs. Warwick

and we shall lay the table with complete precision.

而我們將完全精確地鋪設桌子。

Now, of course, this is a much smaller table

現在，當然，這是一個小得多的表

so you have to imagine there will be flowers

Ah, it's a shame you will not be here for Christmas,

啊，很遺憾你不能在這裡過聖誕節。

It stands there magnificently from Christmas Eve

從聖誕節前夕開始，它就華麗地站在那裡

A short while before dinner you will assist me

沃裡剋夫人將有一個盤子並站在

You will lay them out in symmetrical rows

to be on declaration throughout the meal.

在整個用餐過程中都要進行申報。

Because we serve our meal over four courses,

with the cutlery they need for every course.

The first course will be soup to be removed by fish,

第一道菜將是湯，由魚來去除。

which Lord Braybrooke insists upon carving himself.

佈雷布魯克勳爵堅持要親自雕刻的。

The soup dishes will be on the sideboard,

the carving knife at the head of the table,

Every diner shall have a plate and a napkin.

每個用餐者都應擁有一個盤子和一張餐巾。

I presume you are used to them being folded

我想你已經習慣了它們被摺疊起來。

但我們更喜歡簡單得多的東西。

如果有食客要求新的新鮮餐具。

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