《绝望的主妇》精讲426

Hey, I'm Chuck.

我是Chuck。

Chuck, I'm gonna stop you right there.

Chuck,我要你现在就停下。

Happily married.

婚姻幸福。

Well, looks like we've got something in common.

那么。看起来我们有共同之处。

Chuck, get your hand off my thigh¹. No! Not up my thigh. Off my thigh! Come on, what's the matter with you! I'm not available. And I'm not that easy!"

Chuck? 把你的手从我腿上拿开。不,不是要放我腿上，拿开。快点!你怎么了?我不需要别人，而且我也没那么容易得到!

Well, what are you doing in a pick-up bar at ten-thirty at night?

那么,那你晚上10点半，在这么个酒吧你干吗?

Well, I don't usually do this.

其实我不常这样。

Oh, come on. Honey. Who are you kidding? I've seen you here every night this week. You're a regular!

哦,来吧,宝贝,你在和谁开玩笑?我这星期每天都在这里看到你，你是个常客。

At that moment, it occurred to Lynette that Chuck, though inebriated², had a valid³ point.

在那一刻，对Lynette而言，那个Chuck,尽管醉了，却有个正确的观点，

The time had come to declare a war of independence.

时间到了该为独立而战的时候了，

And the surest path to victory would require an aggressive campaign of shock and awe⁴.

而通往胜利的道路，需要具震动意义的积极的活动，还有敬畏。

1 thigh   

n.大腿；股骨

参考例句：

• He is suffering from a strained thigh muscle.他的大腿肌肉拉伤了，疼得很。
• The thigh bone is connected to the hip bone.股骨连着髋骨。

2 inebriated   

adj.酒醉的

参考例句：

• He was inebriated by his phenomenal success. 他陶醉于他显赫的成功。 来自互联网
• Drunken driver(a driver who is inebriated). 喝醉了的司机（醉酒的司机） 来自互联网

3 valid   

adj.有确实根据的；有效的；正当的，合法的

参考例句：

• His claim to own the house is valid.他主张对此屋的所有权有效。
• Do you have valid reasons for your absence?你的缺席有正当理由吗？

4 awe   

n.敬畏，惊惧；vt.使敬畏，使惊惧

参考例句：

• The sight filled us with awe.这景色使我们大为惊叹。
• The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。