《绝望的主妇》精讲225

NARRATOR: I was laid to rest on a Monday. After the funeral, all the residents of Wisteria Lane came to pay their respects. And as people do in this situation, they brought food.

星期一人们把我安葬了。葬礼之后，所有住在wisteria lane人都来表示他们对我的怀念和尊敬，就像人们在这种情况下通常会做的，他们送来点吃的。

NARRATOR: Lynette Scavo brought fried chicken. Lynette had a great family recipe for fried chicken.

Lynette Scavo带了炸鸡。Lynette有一个大家庭，大家都喜欢炸鸡。

NARRATOR: Of course, she didn't cook much as she was moving up the corporate¹ ladder. She didn't have the time.

当然，当她还是个职业女性的时候，她很少做饭。她没有时间。

NARRATOR: But when her doctor announced Lynette was pregnant, her husband Tom had an idea. Why not quit your job? Kids do much better with stayathome mums; it was so much less stressful.

但是当她的医生告诉她怀孕了的时候，他的丈夫Tom想了个办法。为什么不辞职呢？妈妈待在家里带出来的孩子会比较好，而且这样压力也比较小。

NARRATOR: But this was not the case.

但是事实并非如此。

NARRATOR: In fact, Lynette's life had become so hectic² she was now forced to get her chicken from a fast food restaurant. Lynette would have appreciated the irony³ of it if she stopped to think about it, but she couldn't. She didn't have the time.

事实上，Lynette的生活变得如此兴奋，她不得不去快餐店买一只炸鸡。Lynette 如果仔细想想，可能会明白这是反话，但是她不能，她没有时间。

LYNETTE: Hey, hey, hey, hey! Stop it, stop it, stop it. Stop it.

嗨，嗨，嗨，嗨！住手！

PRESTON: But Mom!

但是，妈妈！

LYNETTE: No, you are going to behave today. I am not going to be humiliated⁴ in front of the entire neighborhood. And, just so you know how serious I am...

不，你们今天乖一点。我不想在大家面前丢脸。我是认真的……

PRESTON: What's that?

那是什么？

LYNETTE: Santa's cellphone number.

Santa的电话号码。

PORTER: How'd you get that?

你怎么知道的？

LYNETTE: I know someone, who knows someone, who knows an elf. And if anyone of you acts up, so help me, I will call Santa and tell him you want socks for Christmas. You willing to risk that?

我认识个朋友，她的朋友里有人认识一个小恶魔。所以，今天如果你们谁捣蛋,我马上打电话给Santa，我会告诉他,你们圣诞节只要短袜就可以了。想试试么？

SCAVO kids: Uhuh!

唔！

LYNETTE: Okay. Let's get this over with.

好的。好，那么我们把这个收起来。

NARRATOR: Gabrielle Solis, who lives down the block, brought a spicy⁵ paella.

Gabrielle Solis，住在街区的后面，带了辣肉菜饭。

NARRATOR: Since her modeling days in New York, Gabrielle had developed a taste for rich food and rich men. Carlos, who worked in mergers⁶ and acquisitions, proposed on their third date. Gabrielle was touched when tears welled up in his eyes.

自从她开始在纽约当模特以来，她对食物和有钱男人的品味渐渐提高。Carlos在并购公司上班，在他们第三次约会的时候，他向Gabrielle求婚了。当Gabrielle看见他眼眶中的泪水时，被感动了。

NARRATOR: But she soon discovered this happened every time Carlos closed a big deal.

但是她很快发现，每当Carlos成功靠近一些大人物时都会这样。

NARRATOR: Gabrielle liked her paella piping hot. However, her relationship with her husband was considerably⁷ cooler.

Gabrielle喜欢她那些新鲜的肉菜饭。但是她和她丈夫的关系很冷淡。

CARLOS: If you talk to Al Mason at this thing, I want you to casually⁸ mention how much I paid for your necklace.

如果今天早上你跟Al Mason交谈，我希望你能装着很随意的提起我花了多少钱给你买这条项链。

GABRIELLE: Why don't I just pin the receipt to my chest?

我干脆在胸前贴一个价目条好了？

CARLOS: He let me know how much he paid for his wife's new convertible⁹. Look, just work it into the conversation.

他上次告诉我他为他妻子的折篷汽车花了多少。看，只要在聊天的时候插入就可以了。

GABRIELLE: There's no way I can just work that in, Carlos.

我怎么插得进去嘛，Carlos。

CARLOS: Why not? At the Donohue party, everyone was talking about mutual¹⁰ funds. And you found a way to mention you slept with half the Yankee outfield.

为什么？Donoghue聚会上，每个人都在谈论那些什么共有基金。你却说什么你和那些扬基队一半的外场球员睡过。

GABRIELLE: I'm telling you, it came up in the context of the conversation.

我告诉过你了，当时他们在说这些。

CARLOS: Hey, people are starting to stare. Can you keep your voice down please?

喂，大家都在看，轻点，好么？

GABRIELLE: Absolutely. Wouldn't want them to think we're not happy.

当然，我可不希望他们认为我们不和。

1 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

2 hectic   

adj.肺病的；消耗热的；发热的；闹哄哄的

参考例句：

• I spent a very hectic Sunday.我度过了一个忙乱的星期天。
• The two days we spent there were enjoyable but hectic.我们在那里度过的两天愉快但闹哄哄的。

3 irony   

n.反语，冷嘲；具有讽刺意味的事，嘲弄

参考例句：

• She said to him with slight irony.她略带嘲讽地对他说。
• In her voice we could sense a certain tinge of irony.从她的声音里我们可以感到某种讥讽的意味。

4 humiliated   

感到羞愧的

参考例句：

• Parents are humiliated if their children behave badly when guests are present. 子女在客人面前举止失当，父母也失体面。
• He was ashamed and bitterly humiliated. 他感到羞耻，丢尽了面子。

5 spicy   

adj.加香料的；辛辣的，有风味的

参考例句：

• The soup tasted mildly spicy.汤尝起来略有点辣。
• Very spicy food doesn't suit her stomach.太辣的东西她吃了胃不舒服。

6 mergers   

n.（两个公司的）合并( merger的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Mergers fall into three categories: horizontal, vertical, and conglomerate. 合并分为以下三种：横向合并，纵向合并和混合合并。 来自辞典例句
• Many recent mergers are concentrated within specific industries, particularly in retailing, airlines and communications. 现代许多合并企业集中进行某些特定业务，在零售业、民航和通讯业中更是如此。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件

7 considerably   

adv.极大地；相当大地；在很大程度上

参考例句：

• The economic situation has changed considerably.经济形势已发生了相当大的变化。
• The gap has narrowed considerably.分歧大大缩小了。

8 casually   

adv.漠不关心地，无动于衷地，不负责任地

参考例句：

• She remarked casually that she was changing her job.她当时漫不经心地说要换工作。
• I casually mentioned that I might be interested in working abroad.我不经意地提到我可能会对出国工作感兴趣。

9 convertible   

adj.可改变的，可交换，同意义的；n.有活动摺篷的汽车

参考例句：

• The convertible sofa means that the apartment can sleep four.有了这张折叠沙发，公寓里可以睡下4个人。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了。

10 mutual   

adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的

参考例句：

• We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
• Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。