《绝望的主妇》精讲396

Control.It's extraordinary the tactics people employ to obtain it.

控制...人们为了得到它真是无所不为.

Some rely on deception¹. While others engage in outright² trickery.

有些人靠诡计。有的人则用正直的把戏。

Then there are those who resort to extortion. Why do we fight so hard for control?

还有一些人则屈服于勒索。我们为什么这么拼命的希望得到控制呢？

Because we know to lose it is to put our fate in the hands of others.

因为我们知道，一旦失去了控制,我们的命运就掌握在别人手里了。

And what could be more dangerous?

还有什么比这更危险的呢？

1 deception   

n.欺骗，欺诈；骗局，诡计

参考例句：

• He admitted conspiring to obtain property by deception.他承认曾与人合谋骗取财产。
• He was jailed for two years for fraud and deception.他因为诈骗和欺诈入狱服刑两年。

2 outright   

adv.坦率地；彻底地；立即；adj.无疑的；彻底的

参考例句：

• If you have a complaint you should tell me outright.如果你有不满意的事，你应该直率地对我说。
• You should persuade her to marry you outright.你应该彻底劝服她嫁给你。