《绝望的主妇》精讲240

MIKE: Wow, what happened?

哦，出什么事情了？

SUSAN: Mike!

Mike！

NARRATOR: And suddenly, there he was, like a phoenix¹ rising from the ashes.

突然，他出现了，就像凤凰浴火重生。

SUSAN: I, I thought you were... um. Where were you?

我……我……我以为……呃，你去哪里了？

MIKE: I just got back from the movies. Edie had a fire, huh?

我刚去看电影了，Edie 家起火了，呃？

SUSAN: Yeah. Yeah, but she's fine now. Everything's fine now.

是的，是的，但是她现在很好，一切都很好。

NARRATOR: And just like that, Susan was happy. Life was suddenly full of possibilities.

就像这样，Susan 开心起来。生命充满了……各种各样的可能。

NARRATOR: Not to mention a few unexpected surprises.

还有一些想不到的惊喜。

MAN: Hello?

喂？

MIKE: Hey, it's me.

喂，是我。

MAN: Do you have anything yet.

你得到什么了？

MIKE: No, not yet, but don't worry. I'm definitely getting closer.

还没。不过别担心，很快就可以到手了。

SUSAN: I brought some champagne². I thought we should all have a toast.

我拿了点香槟，我想我们应该干一杯。

NARRATOR: The next day, my friends came together to pack away my clothes, my personal belongings³, and what was left of my life.

第二天，我的朋友聚在一起收拾我的衣服，还有一些私人物品，还有一些遗物。

SUSAN: Alright ladies, lift them up. To Mary Alice, good friend and neighbor. Wherever you are, we hope you've found peace.

好了，大家，举杯。为 Mary Alice，一个好朋友，好邻居。不管你在哪里，都希望你能得到安宁。

LYNETTE: To Mary Alice.

为Mary Alice。

GABRIELLE: To Mary Alice.

为Mary Alice。

LYNETTE: Let's get this show on the road.

把这个搬到路上。

GABRIELLE: You guys check out Mary Alice's clothes? Size 8, hah! She always told me she was a size 6. Guess we found the skeleton in her closet.

你们检查过Mary Alice的衣服了？8号的？哈！她说她穿6号的。看看我们能不能在她的衣橱里发现什么。

NARRATOR: Not quite, Gabrielle, not quite.

等等，Gabrielle，等等。

GABRIELLE: What's that?

这是什么？

BREE: It's a letter, addressed to Mary Alice.

一封给Mary Alice的信。

NARRATOR: How ironic⁴, to have something I tried so desperately⁵ to keep secret, treated so casually⁶.

多么讽刺，如此拼命的守住这个秘密，这么偶然。

LYNETTE: What're you doing? That's private.

这是什么？这是私人物品。

GABRIELLE: It's open, what's the big deal?

它自己掉出来的，没什么大不了的？

SUSAN: What does this mean?

这是什么意思？

LYNETTE: I don't know, but check out the postmark.

我不知道,但是你们看邮戳。

BREE: Oh my god, she got it the day she died.

哦，天！是她自杀的那天。

GABRIELLE: Do you think this is why she...?

你觉得这会不会就是她自杀的原因……

NARRATOR: I'm so sorry, girls. I never wanted you to be burdened with this.

我很抱歉，我从没想过让你们承受这些。

SUSAN: Oh Mary Alice, what did you do?

Mary Alice，你到底做了什么？

1 phoenix   

n.凤凰，长生(不死)鸟；引申为重生

参考例句：

• The airline rose like a phoenix from the ashes.这家航空公司又起死回生了。
• The phoenix worship of China is fetish worship not totem adoration.中国凤崇拜是灵物崇拜而非图腾崇拜。

2 champagne   

n.香槟酒；微黄色

参考例句：

• There were two glasses of champagne on the tray.托盘里有两杯香槟酒。
• They sat there swilling champagne.他们坐在那里大喝香槟酒。

3 belongings   

n.私人物品，私人财物

参考例句：

• I put a few personal belongings in a bag.我把几件私人物品装进包中。
• Your personal belongings are not dutiable.个人物品不用纳税。

4 ironic   

adj.讽刺的，有讽刺意味的，出乎意料的

参考例句：

• That is a summary and ironic end.那是一个具有概括性和讽刺意味的结局。
• People used to call me Mr Popularity at high school,but they were being ironic.人们中学时常把我称作“万人迷先生”，但他们是在挖苦我。

5 desperately   

adv.极度渴望地，绝望地，孤注一掷地

参考例句：

• He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拼命想办法再见她一面。
• He longed desperately to be back at home.他非常渴望回家。

6 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。