《绝望的主妇》精讲223

I understand your hesitation¹.

我理解你们的犹豫

I am one of those people with a manicured lawn

我也是那些当有建议会威胁到社区的时候

who would object when a proposal like this threatens her community.

会反对的精心修剪草坪人中的一员

But my eyes have been opened,

但我的眼界放开了

and I will personally go door-to-door to help other people see how essential this project is,

而且我愿意挨家挨户的去帮助那些人理解这个项目有多重要

so that where we live can truly be called a community.

这样我们住的地方才能称作社区

You were amazing.

你可真棒

Well, I meant every word.

哦 我每个字都是真情实感

I want to help you any way I can.

我想尽我所能帮你

Great. Well, uh, first thing tomorrow,

真棒, 哦,呃,明天第一件事

I'll take you out to see the construction site.

我要带你去建筑工地看看

Yes, we may think we're all destined² to play certain roles.

是的,我们也许会认为自己注定要扮演某些角色

But sometimes those roles can unexpectedly change.

但有些时候这些角色会意外的改变

1 hesitation   

n.犹豫，踌躇

参考例句：

• After a long hesitation, he told the truth at last.踌躇了半天，他终于直说了。
• There was a certain hesitation in her manner.她的态度有些犹豫不决。

2 destined   

adj.命中注定的；(for)以…为目的地的

参考例句：

• It was destined that they would marry.他们结婚是缘分。
• The shipment is destined for America.这批货物将运往美国。