《绝望的主妇》精讲238

CARLOS: Take care of it.

小心点。

VALET: Yes, sir.

是的，先生。

CARLOS: There's Tanaka. Time for me to go into my dance.

Tanaka在那，该是我上场的时候了。

GABRIELLE: Good luck, sweetheart.

好运，甜心。

GABRIELLE: Oh, excuse me.

哦，不好意思。

WAITER: Ma'am?

夫人？

GABRIELLE: You see that man who just walked away? Can you make sure he has a drink in his hand all. night. long.

你看到走过去的那个男人了么？你能不能保证今晚他手中一直有酒？

WAITER: Yes, ma'am.

好的，夫人。

MRS. HUBER: Susan? Susan!

Susan? Susan!

SUSAN: Oh. Mrs. Huber, how you doing?

哦，Huber夫人，最近怎么样？

MRS. HUBER: Not too well, I'm afraid. I'm trying to find something to soothe¹ my stomach.

我恐怕，不是很好，我在找胃药。

SUSAN: It's upset?

哦，这个是不是倒了？

MRS. HUBER: Yeah, I had the worst macaroni and cheese at the wake, it's been running through my system ever since.

是啊，在守夜那天我吃到了最糟糕的通心粉和奶酪，它令我的胃至今仍感不适。

SUSAN: Oh.

哦。

MRS. HUBER: And I need to be at my best tonight. Edie Britt's son is spending the night tonight.

我需要一个最好的状态。Edie Bri的儿子今天来我家过夜。

SUSAN: He's spending the night?

他来过夜？

MRS. HUBER: Apparently², Edie is having a gentleman friend over on dinner, and I think she plans on entertaining³ into the wee hours, if you know what I mean.

是的，Edie今晚要和一个绅士共进晚餐，我猜她今晚打算好好享受享受，你知道我的意思吧。

MRS. HUBER: Oh, here's some antacid. Have you ever tried this...?

哦，这有些抗酸剂，你吃过这个么？

1 soothe   

v.安慰；使平静；使减轻；缓和；奉承

参考例句：

• I've managed to soothe him down a bit.我想方设法使他平静了一点。
• This medicine should soothe your sore throat.这种药会减轻你的喉痛。

2 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

3 entertaining   

adj.有趣的，使人娱乐的

参考例句：

• Entertaining people is the most natural thing in the world for her.招待客人对她来说是世界上最自然不过的事情。
• The traveller was an entertaining story teller.这位旅客是一位有趣的说故事者。