The next season of ITV's period drama Downton Abbey will be its last, its makers have announced. "Inevitably there comes a time when all shows should end and Downton is no exception," said the program's executive producer Gareth Neame.
製作方宣布，英國獨立電視臺製作的古裝劇《唐頓莊園》下一季將是最終季。該電視劇的執行製片人加裡斯·尼姆說：「所有的節目都必將迎來結束的時刻，《唐頓莊園》也不例外。」
Created by Julian Fellowes, the show follows an aristocratic family's fortunes from 1912 to the mid-1920s.
該劇由朱利安·費洛斯創作，故事講述了1912年到20世紀20年代中期，一個貴族家庭的興衰起落。
Hugh Bonneville and Elizabeth McGovern have played the Earl and Countess of Grantham since the show began in 2010.
該劇自2010開播以來，休·博內威利和伊莉莎白·麥戈文一直飾演劇中的格蘭瑟姆伯爵和伯爵夫人。
The drama has won a string of awards since its inception, including two Baftas, three Golden Globes and 11 Primetime Emmys.
這部劇開播以來獲得了一系列獎項，包括兩次英國電影與電視藝術學院獎，三次金球獎和11次黃金時段艾美獎。
Its success both at home and abroad was recently demonstrated when the Duchess of Cambridge went to see it being filmed at Ealing Studios in west London.
劍橋公爵夫人凱特王妃近日來到位於倫敦西部的伊琳製片公司，觀看《唐頓莊園》的拍攝，再次證明了該劇在國內外的成功。
"The Downton journey has been amazing for everyone aboard," said Lord Fellowes, whose next project will be The Gilded Age, a period drama set in New York.
洛德·費洛斯說：「唐頓之旅對參與的每一個人來說都無比神奇。」他的下一部電視劇《鍍金時代》將以紐約為背景的一部年代劇。
"People ask if we knew what was going to happen when we started to make the first series and the answer is that, of course we had no idea.
「當被問到這部劇開播的時候我們是否能想到它會發展成什麼樣，我們的回答是，當然沒有，毫無頭緒。
"Exactly why the series had such an impact and reached so many people around the world, all nationalities, all ages, all types, I cannot begin to explain."
「事實上，該系列劇為什麼能在全世界有如此大的影響，為什麼能吸引如此多不同國籍、年齡和類型的人，這其中的原因我根本無從解釋。」
"But I do know how grateful we are to have been allowed this unique experience."
「但我深知能有如此獨特的經歷，我們有多感恩。」
Michelle Dockery, Jim Carter and Dame Maggie Smith are among other regulars on the show, which has seen both the masters and the servants at the titular stately home - actuallyHighclereCastlein Hampshire - deal with numerous tribulations.
米歇爾·道克瑞，吉姆·卡特和瑪吉·史密斯女爵士也是該劇的常規演員，該劇展示了主僕們在這個富麗堂皇卻徒有虛名的城堡中經歷的大量的苦難，這個故事的原型實際是漢普郡的海克利爾城堡。
One of its most controversial storylines involved the rape of Joanne Froggatt's character Anna, while the sudden demise of Matthew Crawley (Dan Stevens) was greeted with dismay by the show's many fans.
其中一個最具爭議的故事情節是瓊安·弗洛加特飾演的安娜被強姦，而丹·史蒂文斯飾演的馬修突然死亡也令大批粉絲沮喪棄劇。
More recently viewers have seen Bonneville's character bid farewell to his beloved dogIsisand both Anna and her husband (Brendan Coyle) face prison for the murder of her attacker.
最近，大多數觀眾看到博內威利飾演的角色約翰·貝茨要和他的忠犬Isis告別，而安娜和她的丈夫（布蘭登·柯伊爾飾演）因謀殺強姦了安娜的罪犯而面臨牢獄之災。
The show has also had a glitzy array of guest stars, among them Shirley MacLaine, Paul Giamatti, Richard E Grant and Nigel Havers.
該劇還有一個耀眼的客串明星陣容，包括雪莉·麥克雷恩，保羅·吉亞瑪提，理察·格蘭特和奈傑爾·哈維斯。
"We wanted to close the doors of Downton Abbey when it felt right and natural for the storylines to come together and when the show was still being enjoyed so much by its fans," said Neame.
尼姆說：「我們想在適當的時候、故事情節自然發展下、並且節目仍然為粉絲鍾愛時，為《唐頓莊園》畫上句號。」
"We can promise a final season full of all the usual drama and intrigue, but with the added excitement of discovering how and where they all end up."
「我們可以承諾最後一季和前幾季一樣，充滿了戲劇和陰謀，但劇中人物的最終結局將會給觀眾帶來更加刺激和興奮的感受。」
Peter Fincham, ITV's director of television, said the nine-episode sixth series would come to an end with a "concluding special" on Christmas Day.
英國獨立電視臺電視部主任彼得·芬尚說：「第六季共九集，最後一集將在聖誕節當天迎來「劇終特別版」。
Speaking to journalists on Thursday, however, Neame did not dismiss talk of a potential film spin-off, saying it was "definitely something we're contemplating."
不過，在接受記者採訪時，尼姆並沒有明確否認拍衍生電影的可能性，他說：「絕對在考慮範圍內。」
Vocabulary
aristocratic：貴族的
inception：開始，開端
demise：死亡
intrigue：陰謀
spin-off：衍生品
（翻譯：章丹妮BISTU 編輯：Helen）