《绝望的主妇》精讲376

So, did you have a fun day?

你今天过得好吗?

As a matter of fact, I did. I probably had the most fun that I have had in a long time.

事实上，很好。哈 哈 哈 哈 我可能渡过了很长时间里最美好的一天

You know, I didn't tell you to quit.

瞧，我并没要你辞职

No. No, no, no. No, you made damn¹ sure that I'd go nowhere for the next twenty years.

没有 不 不 不 不 你只是TMD保证了我未来20年里哪也去不了。

I don't know what to say.

我不知道该说什么

I hear "please forgive me" is popular.

我听说“请原谅我”这句话满流行的

Yes, I am sorry. I am so, so sorry. I didn't want to hurt you. But I was trying to protect our family.

是的 对不起 我很抱歉 很抱歉 我并不想伤害你，我只是想保护我们的家庭

If you got a promotion², we never would have seen you. You would have been traveling all the day.

如果你升职的话，我们会再也见不到你了，你会整天出差

Lynette, Lynette, Lynette, you're right. You're right. You're right. That promotion would have just killed us, so this is gonna all work out.

Lynette，Lynette，Lynette，你是对的 你是对的 你是对的，那升职会毁掉我们，所以这样反而好

What does that mean?

什么意思?

It means³ that I can use the break.

就是说我可以休息了

Oh, well, yeah. I think it would be good for you to take some time off.

噢，是的 我想你休息一阵子会很好

No, not some time. Full time. I'm gonna be a stay-at-home dad.

不，不是一阵子，是从今往后 我要做个驻家老爸

Huh?

啊?

What the heck? You earn the living for a while.

啊 什么? 暂时由你去赚钱养家

Tom, that's...crazy.

TOM, 这真是…...疯了

Why? Why is it crazy? You and I both know that you're better at the ad game, and you tell me all the time how hard it is to be a mom.

为什么？为什么这就是疯了 你和我都知道 你在广告界比较吃得开 你又一直跟我说做妈妈多辛苦

Well, yes, yes, it is hard, but I, I love it, too, and I've been doing it for six years, and I haven't complained the entire time.

是，是很辛苦，但是我很喜欢，而且我已经做了6年了，我也不是一直都在抱怨

Fair enough. Fair enough. But be honest. Secretly, you miss the ad game, don't you?

很公平够公平，但诚实点...背地里...你很想念广告界，不是吗?

I mean, you miss the pressure and the deadlines and the, the power lunches. Or am I wrong?

我是说，你想念那些压力和期限 还有那个--那个充满激情的午餐 我说错了吗?

Maybe, maybe you want to sort dirty socks the rest of your life.

也许-- 也许妳想去收拾那些脏兮兮的袜子，让妳的生活碌碌无为

We should talk about this seriously before we make any rash⁴ decisions.

我们在认真地谈论这些 在我们做出轻率的决定之前

I already made the decision. You're going back to work.

我已经做了决定, 妳要重返职场

1 damn   

int.该死，他妈的；vt.指责，贬斥，诅咒

参考例句：

• Damn this useless typewriter!这台破打字机真该死！
• I knew damn well what he was going to say.我非常清楚他要说什么。

2 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

3 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

4 rash   

adj.轻率的；n.（皮）疹，爆发的一连串

参考例句：

• My skin has broken out in an itchy rash.我的皮肤上突然长出一片让人发痒的皮疹。
• Don't be rash in making your decision.别轻率做出决定。