《绝望的主妇》精讲438

Nice suit.

不错嘛。

Just hear me out. I was gonna take it back, I swear

听我说完。我正要收回，我发誓。

But?

但是?

But then I started thinking about it, and you know what?

但是我开始想，你知道么?

I'll be damned if I'm gonna pitch to a roomful of people who are all wearing Armani and Vera Wang,

如果我向满屋子的人扔过去我将被诅咒，那些只穿Armani和Vera Wang的人。

while I'm standing¹ there with two-year-old breast milk crusted on my lapel.

在我带着两年的母奶站在那，在我的翻领上结了壳。

Lynette...

Lynette...

And you know what else? I kicked ass² in that meeting because of this suit.

还有你知道么？我因为这衣服在会上被整了。

It is a suit. Why are you so obsessed³ with it?

Lynette,这只是件衣服。你干吗为了它如此困扰?

You can't explain obsession⁴, Tom. It just is.

你解释不了迷恋，Tom。它...就是。

No, we are parents. We can't afford the luxury of obsessions⁵.

不,我们是父母。我们承受不了太多的困扰。

See? That's where I think we have been making a terrible, terrible mistake.

看到了吧？那就是我觉得我们在哪犯了个严重的，严重的错误。

What is this?

这是什么？

Sometimes we just need to get something that makes us happy.

有时我们只是需要一些东西让我们开心。

I know that sounds selfish, but I've been thinking.

我知道这听起来有点自私，但是我一直在想。

It might make us better people and maybe even better parents.

这可能会让我我们变成更好的人，也许更好的父母。

No. No. Lynette. No. This is wrong.

不，不，Lynette，不。错了。

Carbon...fiber⁶...shafts⁷.

碳素... 光纤... 杆子

Wow. I feel like a better parent already. Oh, yeah!

我已经觉得是好父母了。哦，是啊。

1 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

2 ass   

n.驴；傻瓜，蠢笨的人

参考例句：

• He is not an ass as they make him.他不象大家猜想的那样笨。
• An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden.驴能负重但不能超过它能力所负担的。

3 obsessed   

adj.心神不宁的,鬼迷心窍的,沉迷的

参考例句：

• He's obsessed by computers. 他迷上了电脑。
• The fear of death obsessed him throughout his old life. 他晚年一直受着死亡恐惧的困扰。

4 obsession   

n.困扰，无法摆脱的思想(或情感)

参考例句：

• I was suffering from obsession that my career would be ended.那时的我陷入了我的事业有可能就此终止的困扰当中。
• She would try to forget her obsession with Christopher.她会努力忘记对克里斯托弗的迷恋。

5 obsessions   

n.使人痴迷的人（或物）( obsession的名词复数 )；着魔；困扰

参考例句：

• 95% of patients know their obsessions are irrational. 95％的病人都知道他们的痴迷是不理智的。 来自辞典例句
• Too often you get caught in your own obsessions. 所以你时常会沉迷在某个电影里。 来自互联网

6 fiber   

n.纤维，纤维质

参考例句：

• The basic structural unit of yarn is the fiber.纤维是纱的基本结构单元。
• The material must be free of fiber clumps.这种材料必须无纤维块。

7 shafts   

n.轴( shaft的名词复数 )；（箭、高尔夫球棒等的）杆；通风井；一阵（疼痛、害怕等）

参考例句：

• He deliberately jerked the shafts to rock him a bit. 他故意的上下颠动车把，摇这个老猴子几下。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
• Shafts were sunk, with tunnels dug laterally. 竖井已经打下，并且挖有横向矿道。 来自辞典例句