《绝望的主妇》精讲432

Okay.

好了。

Wow! Nice. Oh, my god!

喔！很棒！哦天哪！

Okay, don't be distracted¹ by that. Look at me.

好了，别为这个分散注意力，看我。

Here I am tomorrow, making my presentation.

我明天就这样做我的演讲。

You see? You see how it, how it moves with me? That's where the magic is.

看到了么？看到衣服怎么摆动了么？这就是魔力所在。

Nine hundred dollars?

900美元？

Yeah, well, this one was the most expensive. The other ones aren't as nice.

是啊，这是最贵的一套，其他的都没这么好。

But look. Look, look, look, look at me, look at me. Watch. I don't walk in it. I glide².

但，看看看，看，看，看我。看着我，看。穿着它我不是走动，而是滑动。

Um, honey, you know what? There's gotta be like three thousand dollars worth of clothes here.

嗯，宝贝，你知道么？这些衣服似乎要三千美元。

Yeah, well, I haven't bought a new suit in six years.

是啊，我都6年没买过套装了。

So? When I was working, you don't think I would have loved to have a designer suit?

那怎么了, 我工作的时候你以为我不想要件高级套装么？

I wore wash-and-wear so that we could live in a nice neighborhood,

我穿得都是便宜货，这样我们才能住在好的社区，

so we could take the kids on vacation every summer. I mean, I made sacrifices.

我们才能每年夏天带孩子们度假，我做出了牺牲。

I'm willing to make sacrifices.

我愿意做出牺牲啊。

Great, well, let's start here, because this should cover a math tutor for Parker.

很好，那就从现在开始，因为...这个足够给Parker找个数学家教了。

Whoa, hold on a sec.

噢，等等。

Six months of pre-school for Penny.

Penny半年的学前班费用!

All right, now you're being ridiculous.

好了，现在你有点荒谬了。

You know what? And the twins, they're gonna need braces³.

知道么？还有双胞胎，他们需要矫正牙齿。。

That oughta make a dent⁴.

这件的钱够他们用了

Oh, no. Come on, Tom. Not this one.

哦，别，行了。tom，别这件也算上。

Strip.

脱了。

You saw the walk, right? You wanna see the walk again? I'll tutor Parker myself.

你看到我走路的姿势了吧？想看我再走一次么？我给Parker当家教。

Honey, that'd be great. You also gonna take up home dentistry?

宝贝，那可好极了。你也想充当家庭牙医？

Fine. I'll take them back. Could you step out for a minute, please? I want to be alone with it for a little while.

好！我退了去。你能出去一会么？我想要独自和它呆一会。

1 distracted   

a.注意力分散的，思想不集中的

参考例句：

• When working, one should concentrate and not allow oneself to be distracted. 工作时要集中精力，不要分心。
• Noise outside distracted her mind from her studies. 门外的噪音使她心神不宁，无法集中注意力学习。

2 glide   

n./v.溜，滑行；(时间)消逝

参考例句：

• We stood in silence watching the snake glide effortlessly.我们噤若寒蝉地站着，眼看那条蛇逍遥自在地游来游去。
• So graceful was the ballerina that she just seemed to glide.那芭蕾舞女演员翩跹起舞，宛如滑翔。

3 braces   

n.吊带，背带；托架( brace的名词复数 )；箍子；括弧；（儿童）牙箍v.支住( brace的第三人称单数 )；撑牢；使自己站稳；振作起来

参考例句：

• The table is shaky because the braces are loose. 这张桌子摇摇晃晃，因为支架全松了。
• You don't need braces if you're wearing a belt! 要系腰带，就用不着吊带了。

4 dent   

n.凹痕，凹坑；初步进展

参考例句：

• I don't know how it came about but I've got a dent in the rear of my car.我不知道是怎么回事，但我的汽车后部有了一个凹痕。
• That dent is not big enough to be worth hammering out.那个凹陷不大，用不着把它锤平。