《绝望的主妇》精讲267

It’s real pretty, Mama. You were always good with your hands.

妈妈，你让我大吃一惊。

So, I assume¹ you didn’t insist that I travel 2,000 miles for small talk.

我开了2000英里的车只是想来这聊聊天。

So why am I here?

她却问我来这干什么？

She isn’t happy.

她很不开心。

mm-hmm

嗯哼？

I’ve given her everything she ever wanted, but it doesn’t seem to make a difference.

我给了她她想要的一切，但结果还是一样。

I fear we are drifting² further and further away.

我感觉我们漂离得越来越远。

And lately I’ve started thinking that maybe she could be.

我开始想也许，也许…

You think she’s cheating on you.

你认为她在欺骗你？

I think so.

我想是的。

We can talk about your problems. But I’m not going to have any of that.

我们可以讨论你的问题，但不要这个样子。

Sorry, mama.

对不起，妈妈。

Do you have any proof³?

你有证据吗？

No. No, it’s just a feeling.

没有，只是一种感觉。

I had that feeling with your father and that whore waitress.

我也感觉你爸爸和那个女招待有一腿。

And I was right. Always trust your feelings.

我猜对了，要相信你的感觉。

So what do I do?

我该怎么办？

You don’t do anything. I’ll take care of it.

你什么也不用做，我来处理。

Thank you, Mama.

谢谢你，妈妈。

I’m sorry I had to hit you.

很抱歉，我打了你。

But we’re strong people, and we don’t cry about our problems.

但我们要坚强面对问题，不要哭泣。

We find ways to fix them.

我们要找到解决的方法。

1 assume   

vt.假装；假定，设想；承担；呈现，采取

参考例句：

• I assume that he won't cheat you.想来他是不会骗你的。
• We can't assume anything in this case.在这种情况下我们不可能做出假设。

2 drifting   

a.弥漫的

参考例句：

• Some people enjoy that kind of life, drifting from pillar to post. 有些人喜欢这种生活，到处漂泊游荡。
• The ship was found after drifting on the ocean for six months. 那条船在海上漂流了6个月后找到了。

3 proof   

adj.防...的，耐...的，能防护；n.校样，证据，证明；vt.检验，给...做防护措施

参考例句：

• He is living proof of the wonders of modern medicine.他是当代医学奇迹的活证明。
• The proof was fished up from some old papers.校样在旧文件中被找到了。