《绝望的主妇》精讲202

Gaby, there's a reason I asked to see you.

Gaby, 我要求见你是有原因的

You wanted to give me my placard back.

你是想把停车牌还给我吧

No. Could you hand me those painkillers¹?

不是。你能把止疼片递给我吗？

I just wanted to bring you up to date on some school-related news.

我想给你转达一下学校最新的消息

Given my condition,

鉴于我目前的情况

they've informed me that I'm no longer able to carry out my duties as P.T.A. President.

学校通知说我无法再履行家长会主席的职责

That's a bummer.

太不幸了

Yes, it is.

是啊

The bylaws state I'm to appoint an acting² president, and I've made my decision.

根据条例我将指定一位新主席，而我已经做出了决定。

Me? Wait. You hate me.

我? 等一下。你讨厌我来着

Very perceptive³.

很有观察力。

1 painkillers   

n.止痛药( painkiller的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The doctor gave him some painkillers to ease the pain. 医生给了他一些止疼片以减缓疼痛。 来自辞典例句
• The primary painkillers - opiates, like OxyContin - are widely feared, misunderstood and underused. 人们对主要的镇痛药——如鸦片剂奥施康定——存在广泛的恐惧、误解，因此没有充分利用。 来自时文部分

2 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

3 perceptive   

adj.知觉的，有洞察力的，感知的

参考例句：

• This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
• He is very perceptive and nothing can be hidden from him.他耳聪目明，什么事都很难瞒住他。