《绝望的主妇》精讲23

[00:00.50]- Hi. - Hey, Susan.

[00:03.92]- Are you busy? - No, not at all. What's up?

[00:07.09]Well, I -- I just, uh, was wondering if, um...

[00:11.72]if there was any chance that you, uh...

[00:17.39]I-I just wanted to ask if...

[00:21.10]- Edie. - Hey there, Susan.

[00:23.18]What are you --

[00:24.19]I was making ambrosia¹, and I made too much,

[00:26.48]so I thought I'd bring some over to mike.

[00:29.90]What's going on?

[00:31.19]Uh, Susan was just going to ask me something.

[00:39.41]I have a clog².

[00:40.99]- Excuse me? - And you're a plumber³, right?

[00:43.58]Yeah.

[00:45.00]The clog's in the pipe.

[00:46.79]Yeah, that's usually where they are.

[00:49.21]Well, I've got one.

[00:51.21]Oh, okay. Well, uh let me get my tools.

[00:52.59]Now? You want to come over now?

[00:54.88]You have company.

[00:56.38]I don't mind.

[00:59.01]Yeah, just give me two minutes.I'll be right over.

1 ambrosia   

n.神的食物；蜂食

参考例句：

• Later Aphrodite herself brought ambrosia.后来阿芙洛狄特亲自带了仙肴。
• People almost everywhere are buying it as if it were the biggest glass of ambrosia in the world for a nickel.几乎所有地方的人们都在买它，就好像它是世界上能用五分钱买到的最大瓶的美味。

2 clog   

vt.塞满，阻塞；n.[常pl.]木屐

参考例句：

• In cotton and wool processing,short length fibers may clog sewers.在棉毛生产中，短纤维可能堵塞下水管道。
• These streets often clog during the rush hour.这几条大街在交通高峰时间常常发生交通堵塞。

3 plumber   

n.(装修水管的)管子工

参考例句：

• Have you asked the plumber to come and look at the leaking pipe?你叫管道工来检查漏水的管子了吗？
• The plumber screwed up the tap by means of a spanner.管子工用板手把龙头旋紧。