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Two months after viewers watched the shock death of Lady Sybil, the Crawley family lost another popular member of the family in the Christmas special of Downton Abbey.
在經歷了三小姐Lady Sybil的死亡后兩個月，《唐頓莊園》劇迷們又要再一次經歷劇中角色的離去。在2012年的圣誕特輯中，Crawley家族中又有一位魅力角色離去。
Actor Dan Stevens bowed out after three series as Matthew Crawley shortly after becoming a father for the first time.
劇中的重要角色“大表哥Matthew Crawley”首次當了父親，但在出演了三季《唐頓莊園》后，飾演該角色的丹·史蒂文斯宣布告別。
After meeting his and wife Lady Mary's baby boy in the hospital after missing the birth, a jubilant Matthew rushes home to Downton Abbey in the car to tell the family about the new addition to the family.
Matthew錯過了妻子Lady Mary的生產時刻，在醫院見完妻子和孩子，Matthew急匆匆的開車趕回家告知家人，Crawley家族又添了一位新成員。
However, on the way back to the estate, his car collides with a van, leaving a bloodied Matthew dead.
但在回家的路上，Matthew的車與一輛貨車相撞，渾身是血的Matthew 倒在地上死去。
Matthew's death comes after weeks of speculation Stevens, 30, would exit the soap as his career began to take off in Hollywood.
在此前的幾周中，也一直有謠言稱現年30歲的丹·史蒂文斯為了好萊塢事業將退出這部熱門英劇，現在這一消息隨著圣誕特輯中Matthew的死亡也得到了證實。
In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, Dan admitted it was 'weird' to be leaving the ITV period drama, but he was looking forward to new roles in the future.
在接受《每日電訊報》采訪時，丹·史蒂文斯也承認，以這樣的方式告別這部年代劇感覺很奇怪，但他也很期待未來的新角色。
He said: 'It is a desire for freedom really.
他表示：“真的像是對自由的渴望。”
'I don’t see money or a particular status as an actor as a goal but I want to do the best work I can in as interesting a range of roles as I can. And I think a moment like this is quite unique and presents those opportunities more than ever before'.
“作為一位演員，我并沒有把金錢和特殊的社會地位看作是我的目標，我最想的還是能演好各種有趣的角色。現在是個非常特別的時刻，我也獲得和比以前相比更多的機會。”
His death brought a wave of grief from Downton Abbey fans on Twitter, with many complaining they had barely got used to seeing Lady Mary and Matthew finally together after two series of will-they-won't-they.'
Matthew的死亡也在推特上引起《唐頓莊園》粉絲們的傷感情緒，大部分劇迷都在抱怨，Lady Mary和Matthew 經過兩季的分分合合終于在一起，甜蜜都還沒看夠這一對就散了。
