《绝望的主妇》精讲71

格雷斯：妈妈，我让你带的是绿外套，红衣服跟这鞋没法配。

画外音：是的，卡洛斯·索利斯爱他的妻子。

卡洛斯：我看没必要验血了。

Voice-over: Carlos Solis loved his wife more than anything...

Gaby: If there's a woman on this planet¹ with better skin, I'd like to meet her.

Voice-over: Even though she was vain²...

Gaby: Do we have to give money to the church every sunday? I mean, it's always the same show.

Voice-over: Selfish³...

Gaby: I told you to buy me couture! I can't wear off-the-rack with these shoes!

Voice-over: And spoiled. But in those moments when his wife was simply vulnerable⁴...

Carlos: You okay?

Voice-over: Carlos loved her just a little bit more.

Gaby: This is where we're meeting them?

Carlos: I think so.

Gaby: I don't know what I'm supposed to say.

Carlos: Start with "Hello."

Gaby: And then what? "Thanks for raising our daughter for the last eight years. Hope we didn't ruin yours"?

Carlos: It's gonna be fine.

Sanchez: Mrs. And mrs. Solis? I'm Hector Sanchez.

Carlos: Nice to meet you. And please, call us Carlos and Gabrielle.

Sanchez: Oh, thank you. Uh, where is...

Carlos: Juanita is at the swing set with her sister. We thought we should talk a little first.

Sanchez: Oh. Sure. Uh, my wife is over here with our...She's with Grace⁵.

Gaby: That's her name? Grace?

Sanchez: Yes.

Gaby: So how are you and your wife handling all of this?

Sanchez: We're still in shock. Since your lawyer called us, we haven't been able to sleep or eat. This whole thing is so crazy.

Carlos: We feel the same way.

Sanchez: They couldn't have switched⁶ our babies. It's got to be a mistake. Maybe we should take a blood test.

Grace: Mom! I told you to bring the green jacket! I can't wear red with these shoes! Ugh!

Voice-over: Yes, Carlos Solis loved his wife...

Carlos: I don't think we'll be needing that test.

Voice-over: And he knew her D.N.A. when he saw it.

画外音：卡洛斯·索利斯爱他的妻子胜于一切。

加比：世上会有比我皮肤更好的女人吗？有的话，我真想见识见识。

画外音：虽然她骄傲自大。

加比：我们干嘛每周日都得给教会捐钱，每次都是一样的陈腔滥调。

画外音：尽管她自私自利。

加比：我让你给我买名家设计，这种成品衣怎么配得上我的鞋。

画外音：而且任性妄为。而此刻，她显得是如此的无助。

卡洛斯：你还好吗？

画外音：卡洛斯只会对她越发疼爱。

加比：这就是约定的见面地点吗？

卡洛斯：是的。

加比：我不知道该说什么。

卡洛斯：先说"你好"吧。

加比：然后说什么呢？谢谢你们在过去8年养育了我女儿，希望你们的女儿没有毁在我们手上。

卡洛斯：别担心，没什么的。

桑切斯：是索利斯先生和索利斯太太吗？我是赫克多·桑切斯。

卡洛斯：很高兴见到你们，叫我们卡洛斯和加布丽尔好了。

桑切斯：谢谢，那个...

卡洛斯：胡安妮塔在和她妹妹荡秋千，我们认为还是大人先谈一下。

桑切斯：好的。我妻子在这边，还有我们的...她和格雷斯在一起。

加比：那就是她的名字，格雷斯？

桑切斯：是的。

加比：你们得知这事后是怎么想的呢？

桑切斯：我们还没回过神来，从你的律师打电话给我们时起，我们一直寝食难安，整件事太不可思议了。

卡洛斯：我们也是一样。

桑切斯：我们的孩子不可能被调换了，一定是个误会，也许我们应该去验验血。

格雷斯：妈妈，我让你带的是绿外套，红衣服跟这鞋没法配。

画外音：是的，卡洛斯·索利斯爱他的妻子。

卡洛斯：我看没必要验血了。

画外音：他一眼就看出，这毫无疑问来自她的遗传。

1 planet   

n.行星

参考例句：

• Neptune is the furthest planet from the sun. 海王星是离太阳最远的行星。
• Rubbish, however, is only part of the problem of polluting our planet. 然而, 垃圾只是我们这个星球的污染问题的一个方面。

2 vain   

adj.徒劳的，徒然的，无效的，空虚的，自负的

参考例句：

• It was in vain that we tried to find his mother.我们百般设法找他的母亲，但毫无结果。
• He's very vain of his abilities.他对于自己的能力很自负。

3 selfish   

adj.自私的，利己主义的，自我中心的

参考例句：

• You must learn to share and not be so selfish.你一定要学会与他人分享，不要那么自私。
• She is a selfish person.她是一个自私自利的人。

4 vulnerable   

adj.易受伤的，脆弱的，易受攻击的

参考例句：

• He volunteered to protect her as she looked so vulnerable.她看上去很脆弱，他就主动去保护她。
• The company is in an economically vulnerable position.该公司目前经济状况不稳定。

5 grace   

n.优雅，雅致，魅力，恩惠，慈悲

参考例句：

• She is a beautiful girl with the grace and poise.她是一位仪态优雅的佳丽。
• I hope the grace of God would descend on me.我期望上帝的恩惠。

6 switched   

v.转变，改变( switch的过去式和过去分词 )；转换；挥动（棍棒、鞭子等）；迅速转动

参考例句：

• A single red LED shows that the power is switched on. 单支红色发光二极管表示电源已接通。
• The block becomes magnetic when the current is switched on. 一通上电流，这块板就会有磁性。