看絕望的主婦學(xué)英語 Desperate Housewives 第一季 4集：Who's That Woman?
Written by Tom Spezialy & Marc Cherry.
Directed by Jeff Melman.
-NARRATOR:Previously on Desperate Housewives…
previously: 先前的 desperate: 絕望的 housewife: 家庭主婦
前情提要:
-NARRATOR:….Susan played with fire….
play with fire: 玩火
Susan不小心縱火燒掉鄰居的房子。
-EDIE: That’s not my cup
不是我的量杯
-NARRATOR: ….And could get burned
burned: 燒毀的，燒壞的
可能會(huì)弄傷自己的。
-CARLOS: Go to a spa, go shopping. Find a way to relax
spa: 溫泉療養(yǎng)地 relax: 放松
去做個(gè)spa或者去購物，想辦法讓自己放松一下。
-GABRIELLE: Just get here as fast as you can
快點(diǎn)來啊。
-NARRATOR: Gabrielle found herself a playmate
playmate: 性伴侶
Gabrielle找到了一個(gè)性伴侶。
Whilst Lynette couldn’t get her kids to stop playing
Lynette 實(shí)在沒辦法控制她那兩個(gè)調(diào)皮搗蛋的孩子。
-POLICEMAN: Ma’am do you know why I pulled you over?
pull over: 靠邊停車
夫人，你現(xiàn)在知道我為何要你停車嗎？
-LYNETTE: I have a theory
theory: 原因，理論
我有原因的。
-REX: If I don’t start getting any sleep soon I’ll be forced to move back upstairs out of sheer exhaustion.
force sb. to: 強(qiáng)迫某人干… move back: 退縮 upstairs: 樓上的 sheer: 全然 exhaustion: 筋疲力盡
我無法很快入睡，我睡完之后，還是覺得筋疲力盡。
-NARRATOR: And Bree played hardball
Bree 采取了強(qiáng)硬的態(tài)度。
Everyone has a little dirty laundry
dirty: 臟的 laundry: 要洗的衣服
每個(gè)人都有自己的殺手锏
When I was alive I maintained many different identities.
alive: 活著的 maintain: 保持 identity: 身份
我活著的時(shí)候，我有不同的身份。
-NARRATOR: Lover, wife and ultimately victim.
lover: 情人 ultimately: 最后 victim: 受害人
情人，妻子，最后成為犧牲者
Yes, labels are important to the living, they dictate how people see themselves,
label: 標(biāo)簽 the living: 活著的人們 important: 重要 dictate: 規(guī)定，要求
是的，標(biāo)簽對活著的人非常重要，標(biāo)簽決定了人們該如何看待自己，
like my friend Lynette. She used to see herself as a career woman, and a hugely successful one at that.
used to: 過去常常 career woman: 職業(yè)女性 hugely: 非常
就像我的朋友Lynette那樣。以前她給自己的定位就是職業(yè)女性，她確實(shí)在事業(yè)上很成功。
-NARRATOR: She was known for her power lunches….
be known for: 因…而眾所周知 power: 力量
現(xiàn)在她的成功來自美味的午餐
….Her eye catching presentations….
eye catching: 引人注目的 presentation: 展示
精致的留言貼。
….And her ruthlessness at wiping out the competition
ruthlessness：無情 wipe out: 消滅；擦凈 competition: 競爭
還來自于毫不留情的和屋里的臟亂做斗爭。
-NARRATOR: But Lynette gave up all that to assume a new label.
give up: 放棄 assume: 承擔(dān)
她放棄她的事業(yè)就是為了另一個(gè)標(biāo)簽。
The incredibly satisfying role of full time mother
incredibly: 難以置信地 satisfying: 滿意的 role: 角色 full time: 全職
為了成為一個(gè)合格的全職家庭主婦。
-LYNETTE: Scavo residence…yes, this is me…
residence: 住處
這是Scavo家，是，是我…
-NARRATOR: But unfortunately for Lynette this new label frequently fell short of what was advertised.
unfortunately: 不幸的 frequently: 經(jīng)常地
fall short of: 達(dá)不到,不符合 advertised: 等廣告的
很不幸對Lynette而言，這個(gè)新角色并不像所宣稱的那樣容易扮演。
-LYNETTE: How in the world did they?
in the world: 到底
他們到底做了什么……?
-TEACHER: I left the door to the art supply cupboard open for five minutes, that’s all. Five minutes.
supply: 補(bǔ)給 cupboard: 柜櫥
我開著門，離開雜物室只有五分鐘。5分鐘？
-LYNETTE: Well, the little girl,
那個(gè)小女孩,
Why didn’t she say anything?
那個(gè)小女孩為什么沒喊叫？
-TEACHER: Your boys work quickly
work: 做 quickly: 快
你兒子動(dòng)手太快了。
-LYNETTE: Well, obviously they will be punished for this. Severely.
obviously: 明顯地 punished: 被懲罰 severely: 嚴(yán)肅地
事實(shí)上，很明顯他們應(yīng)該為此事而受到嚴(yán)厲的懲罰。
-TEACHER: I hesitate in brining this up, seeing as you got so ugly about it the last time
hesitate in: 猶豫 bring up: 提起 ugly: 丑陋的
我本來不想提了，但上次你也這么說的。
-LYNETTE: They don’t have attention deficit disorder, and I’m not going to drug my boys just to make your job easier.
attention: 注意 deficit: 缺乏 disorder: 混亂 attention deficit disorder: 注意力缺乏癥drug: 使服藥；毒化
他們根本沒有獲得教訓(xùn)，我可沒有想教壞我孩子，只是配合你的工作，
I’d rather change teachers
would rather: 寧愿，寧可
我想要換老師。
-TEACHER: The boys are in my class because I’m the only teacher that can handle them
handle: 對付
你的孩子之所以留在我班級，就是因?yàn)橹挥形也拍軐Ω端麄儭?/SPAN>
-LYNETTE: What if we separate the twins? Put them in different classes?
what if: 如果…怎么樣 separate: 分開 twins: 雙胞胎
或者我們可以把他們分開來？或許我們可以把他們分到不同班級去？
They’re much calmer when they’re not bouncing off one another
calm: 平靜的 bounce off: 試探；大發(fā)議論
他們?nèi)绻麤]有待在一起會(huì)比較乖一些。
-TEACHER: We can try that. But if it doesn’t work, we may no longer be able to accommodate them
work: 產(chǎn)生效果 no longer: 不再 be able to: 能，會(huì) accommodate: 接納
我們可以試一下，但是如果這么做還是不行的話，可能就沒有人再愿意教他們了。
-NARRATOR: It suddenly occurred to Lynette that her label was about to change again.
suddenly: 突然 occur to: 被想起 be about to: 即將
Lynette 突然意識到，她的角色又變了。
And that for the next few years she would be known as the mother of the boys who painted Tiffany Axtelrod blue.
be known as: 被認(rèn)為是 paint: 刷
接下來的幾年，她會(huì)被人們津津樂道，因?yàn)樗悄莾蓚�(gè)把Tiffany Axelrod染成藍(lán)色的孩子的母親。
-NARRATOR: It looked to be an interesting afternoon on wisteria lane.
look to: 朝(某物)看去 wisteria: 紫藤花 lane: 小巷
看起來這是WISTERIA大街的一個(gè)很不錯(cuò)的下午。
A mysterious cassette tape had been discovered by my friend Bree.
mysterious: 神秘的 cassette: 盒式的 tape: 磁帶 discover: 發(fā)現(xiàn)
我的朋友Bree發(fā)現(xiàn)一盒神秘的磁帶。
She had stolen it from her marriage counselor, a counselor I had once spoken to in strictest confidence
steal: 偷 marriage: 婚姻 counselor: 顧問 strict: 嚴(yán)格的 confidence: 秘密
她從她的婚姻顧問那里來的，這就是我之前提到的那個(gè)顧問。
-COUNSELLOR: So how have you been?
你最近怎么樣？
-MARY ALICE: I had the nightmare again
nightmare: 惡夢
我又做了。
-GABRIELLE: Its so weird to hear Mary Alice
weird: 奇怪的
Mary Alice的聲音實(shí)在是奇怪。
-COUNSELLOR: Still the same one?
還是那個(gè)夢？
-MARY ALICE: Yes. But this time I was standing in a river and I saw the girl under the water and she kept screaming ‘Angela’ over and over again.
scream: 尖叫 over and over again: 反復(fù)
是的。這次我站在河邊，我看見那個(gè)女孩在水底下，她不停叫喊著Angela，Angela，一遍一遍。
-COUNSELLOR: So what do you think the significance of the name ‘Angela’ is?
那你認(rèn)為Angela這個(gè)名字有什么意義嗎？
-MARY ALICE: Actually, its my real name
actually: 實(shí)際上 real: 真的
實(shí)際上，這是我的真名。
-GABRIELLE: Her real name?
她的真名 ?
That doesn’t make any sense. I’ve seen her drivers license, it does not say ‘Angela’
make sense: 講得通 drivers license: 駕照
這沒道理，我看到過她的駕照，并不叫Angela。
-SUSAN: Bree, what does it say on the rest of the tape?
rest: 剩余
Bree, 剩下的磁帶還說了些什么？
-Bree: Just some more about her nightmares and this girl she was afraid of.
afraid of: 害怕
更多惡夢的情景，和那個(gè)另她恐懼的女孩。
-GABRIELLE: So what the hell do we do now?
what the hell: (用以加強(qiáng)語氣或咒罵)究竟,到底
好，那么我們現(xiàn)在該怎么做？
-SUSAN: I think we should show Paul the note
我想我們現(xiàn)在該給Paul看那張紙條。
-LYNETTE: Are you sure? He’s gonna freak
gonna(=going to): 將要 freak: 反常的
你覺得？他會(huì)瘋掉的。
-BREE: Well its now or never. I saw what he’s asking for the place its going to sell really quickly
ask for:要求…
要拿就現(xiàn)在拿，以后恐怕沒機(jī)會(huì)了，你們看到他很快要把那幢房子賣出去。
-GABRIELLE: Can I say something? I’m glad Paul’s moving.
我能發(fā)表一下建議嗎？Paul搬家我非常開心。
-BREE: Gabby!!
Gabby !
-GABRIELLE: I’m sorry, he’s just always given me the creeps.
creep: 毛骨悚然的感覺
我抱歉，但他總是讓我很討厭。
Haven’t you guys notices that he’s got this ‘dark thing’ going on?
notice: 注意 dark: 黑暗的 go on: 發(fā)生
你們沒注意到他總是隱藏些什么嗎？
There’s something about him that just feels…..
對于他，我總感覺有些…
-LYNETTE: Malignant?
malignant: 有惡意的
不懷好意?
-GABRIELLE: Yes!
對。
-SUSAN: We’ve all sort of felt it
sort of: 有幾分的
我們都感覺到了點(diǎn)。
-BREE: That being said, I do love what he’s done with that lawn
lawn: 草坪
確實(shí)有點(diǎn)讓人不舒服，但是我真喜歡他料理的草坪。
-JULIE: Mom, the dish is clean
dish: 盤子
媽媽，盤子洗好了。
-SUSAN: Huh?
huh: 嘿(表示疑問、驚訝或異議)
呃？
-JULIE: I still don’t understand why you don’t just ask him out on an ‘official date’ date.
ask out: 請某人外出 official: 正式的 date: 約會(huì)
我總是不明白為什么，你不正式邀請他和你約會(huì)。
-SUSAN: I’m trying a new strategy. I’m playing hard to get
strategy: 策略 play hard to get: 故意裝出難以接近的樣子(以鼓勵(lì)對方作進(jìn)一步追求)
我在嘗試新策略，我想扮演那些不易到手的女人。
-JULIE: How long do you think you can keep that up?
keep up: 保持
你還想等多久呢？
-SUSAN: Oh, maybe until noon. Then I’m going to have to run over there and beg him to love me
maybe: 也許 until: 直到 over there: 那里 beg: 乞求 beg to: 請求
我想也許等到中午，我就會(huì)跑向他，乞求他愛我。
-JULIE: Uh mom?
媽媽，你看那邊！
-SUSAN: You’ve got to be kidding me! She washed her car yesterday
kid: 開玩笑
開玩笑？昨天她剛剛洗過車。
Oh, no, she did not!
噢，不，她太過分了。
Well, she’s bringing out the big guns
bring out: 取出 big gun: 有影響力的事物
噢，她使出了殺手锏。
-JULIE: You’d better get over there. She’s wearing cotton
you’d better: 最好… cotton: 棉質(zhì)衣服
你該行動(dòng)了，她主動(dòng)出擊了。
-SUSAN: What am I supposed to say to Mike?
be supposed to: 應(yīng)該，被期望
那么我該跟他說什么呢 ?
“I saw you half naked so I thought I’d drop by”?
naked: 裸體的 drop by: 順便訪問
我看到你半裸著，所以過來看一下？
-SUSAN: What’s that?
這是什么？
-JULIE: A piece of Mike’s junk mail we got by mistake.
junk mail: 垃圾郵件 by mistake: 錯(cuò)誤地
這本該寄給MIKE的，我錯(cuò)收的。
I held on to it in case of an emergency
hold on to: 抓住不放 in case of: 萬一，如果；防備 emergency: 突發(fā)事件
我為了特殊情況才留到現(xiàn)在的。
-SUSAN: God bless you!
bless: 保佑
上帝會(huì)保佑你的。
-Susan: Hi
你好。
-MIKE: Oh, hey Susan
你好，Susan。
-SUSAN: We, uh, got this by mistake
我錯(cuò)收到這東西。
-MIKE: Thanks
謝謝。
-SUSAN: I hope its not important
但愿這不是重要的信件。
-MIKE: No, its just a promotion from the Realto. They’re having a film festival
promotion: 促銷 film festival: 電影節(jié)
不，只不過是個(gè)電影的促銷廣告。
-SUSAN: Oh.
哦
Well, I guess I’ve done my good deed for the day
deed: 行為，行動(dòng) good deed: 善行
好，我想我已經(jīng)完成我的日行一善了。
-MIKE: Huh
呃。
-SUSAN: So I guess I’ll just head back home.Bye
head back: 轉(zhuǎn)身，折回
我該回去了。再見。
-MIKE: Hey, do you like old movies
你喜歡看老電影嗎？
-SUSAN: I love old movies!!
我喜歡極了。
-EDIE: I hate Susan Mayer! Every time I see those big doe eyes of hers,
doe: 母鹿
我恨死Susan Mayer了，每次我看到她那個(gè)象鹿眼一樣的眼睛，
I swear to god I just want to go out and shoot a dear.
swear: 發(fā)誓 go out: 出去 shoot: 射擊 dear: 鹿
我就想去殺一頭鹿。
-MRS. HUBER: What has she done this time?
她這次又做什么了？
-EDIE: She is out there throwing herself at Mike Delfino. Again!
throw at: 投向
她又主動(dòng)投入Mike Delfino的懷抱，一而再，再而三。
-MRS. HUBER: Susan likes mike?
Susan 喜歡Mike ?
-EDIE: Where the hell have you been Martha?
你居然沒有注意到, Martha ?
She’s been lusting after him since he moved in
lust: 渴望 lust after: 渴望，貪求 move in: 搬進(jìn)，遷進(jìn)
從他搬來后她就一直粘著他。
-LYNETTE: Hi, I got your message. What’s going on?
go on: 發(fā)生
我收到了你的消息，發(fā)生什么事了?
-TEACHER: The boys refused to be separated
refuse to: 拒絕做…
他們不想被分班。
-LYNETTE: They refused? They’re six years old…make them.
他們拒絕了？他們只有6歲，直接強(qiáng)制執(zhí)行。
-TEACHER: Well school regulations are pretty strict about me wrestling with the boys.
regulation: 規(guī)章 pretty: 相當(dāng) strict about: 對某事嚴(yán)格 wrestle with: 與…作斗爭
學(xué)校規(guī)定不能對孩子動(dòng)用強(qiáng)制手段，
But if you want to give it a shot…
shot: 試圖; 設(shè)法
但是你可以試一下，幫我個(gè)忙。
-LYNETTE: Fine
好。
oh.. which one goes and which one stays?
誰留下，誰換班？
-TEACHER: you pick
pick: 選擇
你來選。
-GABRIELLE: I love taking baths. Especially with you.
bath: 洗澡 especially: 特別
我喜歡泡澡, 當(dāng)然是和你在一起.
Its like taking a vacation from the world
vacation: 度假
就象去世外桃源度假一樣。
-JOHN: I hated taking baths when I was a kid.
小時(shí)候泡澡是我的一項(xiàng)娛樂。
Of course, back then all I had to play with was my rubber ducky
play with: 以為消遣 rubber: 橡膠的 ducky: 小鴨子
當(dāng)然那時(shí)候是和我的玩具鴨子一起玩。
-JOHN: Who’s that? Its Mr Solis
誰啊 ? Solis 先生!
-GABRIELLE:Relax! Carlos is at work…and he doesn’t ring the doorbell
relax: 放松 at work: 工作中 ring: 按鈴 doorbell: 門鈴
別緊張, Carlos 在上班，他不會(huì)來摁門鈴的。
It’s the cable guy. He’s three hours late.
cable: 有線電視
是修有線電視的，遲到了3小時(shí)。
Use the side entrance
entrance: 入口
從后門走吧。
-NARRATOR: Gabrielle knew her vacation from the world had ended….
Gabrielle 知道她的假日結(jié)束了……
….What she didn’t know was that John had left behind a souvenir
left behind: 留下 souvenir: 紀(jì)念品
她不知道的是John還了一個(gè)紀(jì)念品。
-DANIELLE: I’m telling you. Dad didn’t come home last night.
我跟你說爸爸昨晚沒回來。
They had a fight. A bad one.
fight: 吵架
他們吵架了，非常兇。
-ANDREW: How bad?
怎么個(gè)兇法��？
-DANIELLE: Like divorce court bad
divorce: 離婚 court: 法庭
兇到快要離婚了。
Listen to her! She always overcompensates when she’s worried
listen to: 聽… overcompensate: 過度補(bǔ)償
你聽，只要她有麻煩就會(huì)找別的途徑發(fā)泄。
-ANDREW: If dad moves out and leaves us with her, I’m going to loose my mind
move out: 搬出 loose: 釋放，失去控制
爸爸離開了，我們就留下來和她在一起？我會(huì)發(fā)瘋的。
-BREE: Dinner is on the table
dinner: 晚餐
飯做好放桌上了。
-ANDREW: Mom, where did dad go last night?
媽媽，爸爸昨晚去哪里了?
-BREE: He got a last minute call to speak at a medical conference in Philadelphia. Take your seats
medical: 醫(yī)學(xué)的 conference: 會(huì)議
他剛才打了個(gè)電話回來，說他去費(fèi)城開個(gè)醫(yī)學(xué)方面的會(huì)議。坐下吃飯吧。
-DANIELLE: This marriage is so over
這個(gè)婚姻完蛋了。
-BREE: Andrew?!
Andrew ?
-CABLE GUY: Sorry I’m late. The scheduler overbooked me
scheduler: 計(jì)劃員 overbook: 預(yù)訂過多
再次抱歉，我遲到了，時(shí)間安排得太緊了。
-GABRIELLE: How long are you going to be?
你還要修多久？
-CABLE GUY: Almost done. What is that scent? Is it the sage of citrus? Its amazing
almost: 幾乎，差不多 scent: 香味 sage: 鼠尾草
citrus: 柑橘類 amazing: 令人驚異的
差不多快完了。這是什么味道? 鼠尾草? 真奇怪的味道。
-GABRIELLE: Try to hurry. I have stuff to do
hurry: 快點(diǎn) stuff: 事情
你快點(diǎn)，我有事要做。
-CARLOS: What is happening?
出什么事?
-GABRIELLE: The cable guy fell. He hit his head on the tub.
fell: fall的過去式摔倒 hit: 碰撞 tub: 浴盆
修電視的人摔了一跤，頭撞到地上。
He may have a concussion.
concussion: 腦震蕩
可能會(huì)是腦震蕩。
-CARLOS: Its almost 8
現(xiàn)在都快八點(diǎn)了。
-GABRIELLE: He was late
他遲到了。
-SUSAN: Mrs.. Huber
Huber夫人。
-MRS. HUBER: Hello Susan. I made you a pie
晚上好Susan，我給你做了個(gè)匹薩。
-SUSAN: Oh, wow. Why?
wow: (表示驚訝、羨慕等)〈非正〉哇
哇，為什么?
-MRS. HUBER: Do I need a motive to do something nice?
motive: 動(dòng)機(jī)
我做好事需要有什么動(dòng)機(jī)嗎？
I can’t wait for you to try this, its mince meat
wait for: 等待，等候 mince meat: 肉末
我快嘗嘗，我都等不及了，我給你做了晚餐。
-SUSAN: Actually, I just had dinner
actually: 事實(shí)上
其實(shí)，我已經(jīng)吃過晚飯了。
-MRS. HUBER: That’s okay, you can save it for later
save: 保存 later: 稍后
沒關(guān)系，你可以留著以后吃。
-SUSAN: What’s so funny?
funny: 可笑的
有什么事那么可笑？
-MRS. HUBER: I was just thinking of that expression ‘ I’ll make mincemeat out of you’.
think of: 想到 expression: 表達(dá) make out of: 用某物制造出
我覺得這句話比較可笑:我給你做mincemeat吃。
Mincemeat. It used to be an entrée mostly made up of chopped meat.
used to be: 過去是 entrée: 正菜 mostly: 主要是
make up of: 由…組成 chopped: 切碎的
Minsmeat過去的意思是切碎的肉。
So it was like saying ‘I’ll chop you up into little bits’
chop up: 剁碎 chop into: 切碎 bit: 小片，小塊
聽起來像是就是說，我要把你切成一塊一塊的。
But that was centuries ago. Today mincemeat is mostly made up of fruit, spices and rum.
century: 世紀(jì) mostly: 大部分 fruit: 水果 spices: 調(diào)料 rum: 甜酒
不過那是很傳統(tǒng)的做法了。今天，mincemeat包含水果，調(diào)料，酒，沒有肉。
There’s no meat in it, and still people say I’ll make mincemeat out of you.
但是今天人們?nèi)匀辉谡f，我給你做了mincemeat。
-SUSAN: I don’t know that people really say that anymore
anymore: 再，更
我不知道人們還在這樣說。
-MRS. HUBER: I do
我知道。
So, Susan. How are you?
Susan, 你過得還好嗎?
-SUSAN: I’m fine
不錯(cuò)。
-MRS. HUBER: Good. You know, I have a confession to make…
confession: 懺悔
很好。你知道嗎，我該好好懺悔一下。
I always wish I had been more supportive when Carl left you.
supportive: 支持的
我本該在Carl離開你之后對你多些關(guān)照。
-SUSAN: Oh, you don’t have to apologize about Carl.
have to: 不得不 apologize: 道歉
你沒有必要為Carl的事向我道歉。
Really, Carl and I are over. I’ve moved on
move on: 繼續(xù)前進(jìn)
Carl 和我已經(jīng)結(jié)束了，我還要繼續(xù)生活下去。
-MRS. HUBER: Yes, I know. You’ve moved on to that nice Mike Delfino.
是，我知道，你要去和Mike Delfino繼續(xù)生活下去。
He’s quite a catch isn’t he?
catch: 希望獲得的東西[利益, 人, 物]
他很吸引人，不是嗎？
-SUSAN: Um, sure. As a friend
um: (表示遲疑)嗯
當(dāng)然，像朋友那樣。
-MRS. HUBER: Oh, Susan, being coy is a best employed by virgins at their first dance.
coy: 靦腆的 strategy: 策略 employ: 使用 virgin: 處女
噢, Susan，謙虛是未涉人世的小女孩的策略。
For women of our age its just annoying.
annoying: 討厭的
像我們這年紀(jì)的女人，這太虛偽了。
are you sure you don’t want pie?
你確定不要吃匹薩嗎？
-SUSAN: No. Thank you.
不，謝謝。
-MRS. HUBER: I hope it works out with you and Mike,
work out: 產(chǎn)生結(jié)果
我希望你的策略能對Mike奏效，
you’ve been so desperate to land him
desperate: 孤注一擲的 land: 獲得
你竭盡全力的去勾引他。
-SUSAN: What? I am not desperate
我沒有竭盡全力！
-MRS. HUBER: Oh, lord! Susan you burned you love rival’s house down!
lord: 天啊 burn down: 燒毀 rival: 對手
老天啊, Susan, 你把你對手的房子給燒了。
If that isn’t desperate I don’t know what is
如果那都不算竭盡全力,我不知道還有什么能算。
-SUSAN: Mrs. Huber, with all due respect, you’re crazy
with all due respect: 恕我直言 due: 應(yīng)得的 crazy: 瘋了
Huber 夫人, 我很尊重你，但你這么說簡直是瘋了。
What’s that?
這是什么？
-MRS. HUBER: I think you recognize it. I found it in the ruins of Edie’s home.
recognize: 認(rèn)出 ruin: 廢墟
我想你認(rèn)識的。我在Edie家的廢墟里找到的。
-SUSAN: Well, that’s not…
這不是……
-MRS. HUBER: Sh, sh, sh. My point is this. I wasn’t there for you when Carl left you, but I’m here for you now.
sh:安靜!; 靜一靜！
噓，我是想說，Carl離開你的那時(shí)候我沒好好關(guān)照你，我現(xiàn)在會(huì)在你身邊。
As far as I’m concerned, this is our little secret and no one need ever know.
as far as: 至于 concerned: 關(guān)心的
我考慮過了，這是我們的秘密，沒有人會(huì)知道。
Oh Susan, you have no idea how good it feels to finally be able to help you.
finally: 最后 be able to: 能，會(huì)
哦，Susan，能夠幫助你，我感覺太好了。
You look so pale. Now I insist you try some of my pie
pale: 蒼白的 insist: 堅(jiān)持
你臉色看起來很蒼白。我堅(jiān)持要讓你吃一下我做的匹薩。
Go on
吃吧。
Did I mention its mincemeat?
mention: 提到
我剛剛提到過這是mincemeat嗎？
-ANDREW: What?
什么？
-BREE: Open the door please
請把門打開。
-ANDREW: Hang on
hang on: 等候
馬上。
What?
什么事?
-BREE: Can I come in?
come in: 進(jìn)入，進(jìn)來
我能進(jìn)去嗎?
-ANDREW: No
不行。
-BREE: Well I want to talk to you
talk to: 與某人交談
我想跟你談一下。
-ANDREW: Then talk
噢，你說吧。
-BREE: Where were you last night?
你昨晚去哪了？
-ANDREW:Brian’s
Brian家。
-BREE: I spoke to Brian’s mother.
speak to: 對…講
我去跟Brian媽媽聊過了。
Now tell me again where you were last night and this time don’t lie to me
lie: 撒謊
老實(shí)告訴我昨晚你在哪里，這次不許騙我。
-ANDREW:Where did you say dad was again? In Philadelphia?
你再說一次爸爸在哪里? 在費(fèi)城?
-BREE: Andrew don’t change the subject
subject: 話題
Andrew, 不許換話題。
-ANDREW:I’m sorry. I thought the subject was telling lies.
tell lie: 撒謊
對不起, 我想現(xiàn)在的話題，是你為什么要說謊。
I called dad’s cell phone and I know he moved out.
move out: 搬出
我打了爸爸的手機(jī)，我知道他搬走了。
-BREE: Well its just temporary and….I thought it would upset you, so I was protecting you
temporary: 臨時(shí)的 upset: 使苦惱，使心煩 protect: 保護(hù)
這是臨時(shí)的……我怕這會(huì)讓你沮喪, 我希望你。
-ANDREW:Whatever. You lied so stop pretending like you have some sort of moral authority.
whatever: 不管怎樣 pretend: 假裝 some sort of: 有些 moral: 道德上的 authority: 權(quán)力
不管是什么。你撒謊了，別跟我說什么大道理。
-BREE: Andrew, just because I chose not to share my marital problems with you does not give you the right to be rude
share with: 與…分享 marital: 婚姻的 rude: 粗魯
Andrew，我只是沒有選擇與你分享我的婚姻問題，這并不意味我允許你這樣沒有禮貌。
-ANDREW:How about driving my father away? Do I get to be rude then?
drive away: 趕走
你是怎么把爸爸趕走的？這樣就有禮貌了？
-GABRIELLE: Hi
嗨！
-CARLOS: What’s this?
這是什么?
-GABRIELLE: That’s a sock
sock: 襪子
這是襪子。
-CARLOS: It’s a man’s sock. I found it under our bed. Its not mine
這是男人的襪子，我在床底下找到的，而且不是我的。
-GABRIELLE: For god’s sake, Carlos, its Yeo lin’s
for one’s sake: 為了…；看在…面上
上帝啊，Carlos，是Yao Lin的。
-CARLOS: Our maid wears size 13 gym socks?
maid: 女仆 gym: 健身房
我們的保姆穿運(yùn)動(dòng)短襪，47號的 ?
-GABRIELLE: No, she dusts with them
dust: 拂去灰塵
不, 她戴著這個(gè)來收拾屋子。
See? Socks. She uses them as rags
rag: 碎布
你看，這里還有別的她的東西。
-MRS. HUBER: Susan, hello.
你好，Susan。
-SUSAN: Mrs. Huber
Huber夫人。
-MRS. HUBER: Did you and Mike come together? I saw him over in the fresh produce aisle.
come together: 聚會(huì), 相見 fresh: 新鮮的 produce: 生產(chǎn) aisle: 走道
你跟Mike一起來的?我看到他在買水果。
-SUSAN: No, like I told you before, we’re just friends
不，就像我跟你說的那樣，我們不過就是朋友。
By the way, if I didn’t make it clear yesterday,
by the way: 順便說一聲
對了, 如果昨晚的事情我沒解釋清楚，
I absolutely did not do that thing that you accused me of doing
absolutely: 絕對地 accuse of: 指控
我現(xiàn)在再說一遍，我根本沒做你所指控的事。
-MIKE: Hey Susan. Hi Mrs. Huber
你好，Susan，Huber夫人。
-MRS. HUBER: Nice to see you Mike
很高興見到你, Mike。
-MIKE: Hey, you like Alfred Hitchcock?
你喜歡看Alfred Hitchcock嗎 ?
They’re doing a retrospective down at the Realto.
retrospective: 懷舊的，回顧的
他們?nèi)タ戳?/SPAN>Rialto。
-SUSAN: Um, I’m not really a fan
fan: 狂熱者
我并不是那么喜歡。
-MIKE: Oh, come on. How can you not like Hitchcock?
come on: 拜托
哦，是嗎! 你為什么不喜歡希區(qū)柯柯?
-SUSAN: I just, ah, don’t
ah: (用以表達(dá)驚奇, 厭惡, 痛苦, 理解)啊
哦, 我只是不喜歡。
-MIKE: oh, uh, okay
哦，好吧，很高興見到你。
Well uh, nice to see you. You too, Mrs. Huber
uh=huh: 嗯
我也很高興看見你, Huber夫人。
-MRS. HUBER: You’re so silly. Pretending not to like him on my account, really!
silly:傻 pretend:假裝 on one's account:為了某人
你真傻。假裝不喜歡這個(gè), 就因?yàn)槲以�，我是說真的。
-SUSAN: Will you please just drop it?
drop: 放棄
你失望了?
-MRS. HUBER: You shouldn’t be rude to me, Susan. Your secret is not an easy burden to bare.
rude: 粗魯?shù)?/SPAN> burden: 負(fù)擔(dān) bear: 使暴露
你不應(yīng)該對我這樣沒禮貌, Susan。你的秘密并不是什么小事情。
That insurance company is putting Edie though hell, but still I’ve said nothing.
insurance: 保險(xiǎn) hell: 地獄 still: 依然
Edie的保險(xiǎn)公司對她很不利，但我依然什么都沒說。
-SUSAN: Well th-
那么……
-MRS. HUBER: And the longer it takes for her to get payment, the longer she’ll be staying with me.
payment: 付款 stay with: 在…家里作客
另外Edie從保險(xiǎn)公司那領(lǐng)到賠償越晚，她在我家就呆得越久，
Eating me out of house and home. Using up my hot water.
eat me out of house: 吃窮 use up: 用光
吃光我的東西，用光我的水。
-SUSAN: What exactly is it you want from me, Mrs. Huber?
exactly: 確切的
你到底想我從我這得到什么, Huber夫人 ?
-CHECK OUT GIRL: Are these together?
這些一起付嗎？
-SUSAN: Ring it up
ring it up: 算算看多少錢
都拿上來。
-BREE: If the school and the paediatrician both think that the twins could stand to be ‘medicated’ then what’s the problem?
paediatrician: 兒科醫(yī)師 twins: 雙胞胎 stand: 經(jīng)得起 medicate: 用藥治療
既然醫(yī)生說你的雙胞胎的多動(dòng)癥是可以被治好的，那還有什么問題呢？
-LYNETTE: I used to run a company with 85 people and now I can’t wrangle three small boys without doping them?
used to: 過去常常 run: 經(jīng)營 company: 公司 wrangle: 爭吵 dope: 給…服麻醉藥
我過去管理的有85個(gè)員工，但是現(xiàn)在我卻不能管好3個(gè)小家伙。
Talk about feeling like a failure
talk about: 談?wù)摚紤]做 feel like: 有…的感覺 failure: 失敗者
感覺像一個(gè)失敗者。
-BREE: Lynette, you are a great mother. But lets face it, your kids are…a challenge.
face: 面對 challenge: 挑戰(zhàn)
Lynette,你最棒的母親，但要面對現(xiàn)實(shí)，你的孩子們確實(shí)是一個(gè)大大的挑戰(zhàn)。
-LYNETTE: Thank you. That’s the nicest way you could have said that.
謝謝你。這是最好的安慰方式了。
you know, the truth is, when they’re not making me want to pull my hair out they’re really,
really sweet.
truth: 真相，事實(shí) pull out: 拔出
你知道, 在他們沒有煩得我想拔頭發(fā)時(shí)，他們真的非�？蓯�。
I’m afraid that if I change the bad stuff, I’m going to change the good stuff.
stuff: 特質(zhì)
我害怕如果我改變了他們壞的一面，而好的一面也被改變了。
-BREE: It’s a tough call
tough: 艱難的
這是個(gè)兩難的問題
-LYNETTE: Like this mug, I love this mug.
mug: 杯子
看著這個(gè)杯子，我喜歡這個(gè)杯子。
If I medicate them are they still going to make me a mug like this?
如果我修好它,它還是原來的那個(gè)杯子嗎？
-BREE: You know its leaking
leaking: 滲漏的
你看它在漏水。
-LYNETTE: Yeah, I know
我知道的。
-SUSAN: We talked to Paul, told him we need to show him something
talk to sb.: 跟…談話
我們跟Paul說了，我們告訴他要給他看點(diǎn)東西。
-GABRIELLE: He’s on his way over
on one’s way: 在…的路上
他馬上就來了。
-SUSAN: So Paul, we noticed that you’re selling the house
notice: 注意
Paul，我們注意到你要賣房子？
-PAUL: Yes, um, too many painful memories. I’m sure you understand.
painful: 痛苦的 memory: 回憶
是的，太多痛苦的回憶，我想你們是能夠理解的。
-SUSAN: Well, before you move, we thought there was something you should know.
在你搬家之前，我們認(rèn)為有些事情必須讓你知道。
-LYNETTE: It seems there may be more to Mary Alice’s death than you were aware of
aware of: 意識到
看起來好像關(guān)于Mary Alice的死，有很多潛在的東西你沒有意識到。
-PAUL: Oh?
哦？
-GABRIELLE: Remember when you asked us to pack her things?
pack: 打包
你還記得你讓我們幫忙將遺物打包？
Well, when we did we found a note
那時(shí)我們發(fā)現(xiàn)了一張紙條。
-BREE: And we think that you should have it
我們覺得應(yīng)該把它交給你。
-SUSAN: You can see from the postmark, Mary Alice probably got it the day she died
postmark: 郵戳 probably: 可能
你可以看一下郵戳，Mary Alice，可能就是她去世那天收到的這封信。
Paul, are you going to be alright?
alright=all right: 好
Paul, 你還好嗎?
-PAUL: No.
我不好
-CARLOS: have you always cleaned with socks?
socks: 襪子
你總是用襪子來清潔嗎？
-Yeolin: Yes
是的。
-CARLOS: What, is that a Japanese thing?
這是日本人的習(xí)俗?
-YEOLIN: I am Chinese
我是中國人。
I don’t like lying
lying: 說謊
我不喜歡欺騙。
-GABRIELLE: Yeah? Well I don’t like your ironing, so there.
ironing: 熨燙
我也不喜歡你請假，扯平了。
-JOHN: Mrs. Solis, what are you doing here?
Solis夫人, 你在那里干什么 ?
-GABRIELLE: Carlos found this under the bed
Carlos 在床上發(fā)現(xiàn)這個(gè)東西。
-JOHN: Oh crap
crap: 真倒霉！
哦，天那!
-GABRIELLE: Its okay. It was a close call, but I managed to cover.
a close call: 幸免于難，死里逃生 manage to: 設(shè)法 cover: 掩蓋
沒關(guān)系，我想了借口，巧妙的遮過去了。
so from now on we can’t let Carlos see you around the house wearing anything that resembles a gym sock
from now on: 從今往后 resemble: 類似
絕對不要讓Carlos在我家附近看到你穿的運(yùn)動(dòng)短襪之類的東西。
-JOHN: You want me to wear sandals? I lose a toe.
sandal: 涼鞋 toe: 腳趾
你想讓我穿涼鞋嗎 ?我失去了一只腳趾頭。
-GABRIELLE: Imagine what you’d loose if Carlos found out. Why are all your friends staring at me?
imagine: 想象 find out: 發(fā)現(xiàn) stare at: 盯
想象一下如果Carlos發(fā)現(xiàn)了真相，你會(huì)失去更多。為什么你的朋友盯著我看?
did you tell them about us?
tell about: 談及
你跟他們說過我們的事?
-JOHN: No! They’re staring because they think you’re hot
hot: 身材火爆的
沒有。他們看著你是因?yàn)槟愫芷恋萌茄邸?/SPAN>
-GABRIELLE: Oh! Okay.
哦，是這樣。
-BREE: Its nine thirty at night. What is your brother thinking?
現(xiàn)在都晚上9點(diǎn)半了，你哥哥在搞什么?
-DANIELLE: You want my advice? Call dad, go tell him to kick Andrew’s ass.
advice: 建議 kick: 踢 ass: 屁股
想聽我的建議？打電話給爸爸告訴他這件事。
-BREE: I am perfectly capable of handling this without your father
perfectly: 完全 capable of: 能力 handle: 解決
沒有你爸爸，我完全有能力解決這件事。
-DANIELLE: Sorry
對不起。
-BREE: Where’s your cell phone?
cell phone: 手機(jī)
你手機(jī)在哪里？
Call Andrew and find out where he is
find out: 發(fā)現(xiàn)
打電話給Andrew，試著問一下他在哪里。
-DANIELLE: Mom, he’s going to know who’s behind this
媽媽, 他肯定會(huì)知道你在背后指使。
-BREE: No he won’t. Just act normal
normal: 正常的
沒關(guān)系，表現(xiàn)得像往常一樣隨便問問。
-DANIELLE: Hey, its me. What’s going on?
你好, 是我，你怎么樣?
He knows
他知道了。
-BREE: Andrew, this is your mother. I am rapidly reaching the end of my patience with you…..
rapidly: 迅速地 reach: 到達(dá) patience: 耐心
我對你已經(jīng)失去耐心了。
where are you? Are you at a bar? Andrew? Andrew?
bar: 酒吧
你在哪里? 你在酒吧里 !? Andrew！Andrew？
-DANIELLE: Mom?
媽媽？
-BREE: He hung up on me
hang up on: 因…而精神不安的
他太過分了 !
-DANIELLE: What are you going to do?
你要干什么？
-BREE: Keith. Ian. Andrew.
Heath, Ian, Andrew。
-ANDREW: Mum, how did you even know I was here?
媽媽, 你怎么知道我在這里?
You went in my room?
go in: 進(jìn)入
你進(jìn)到我房間里了?
-BREE: You think that’s bad? Tomorrow morning I’m cleaning it!
你覺得這樣不好？明天早上我把你的屋子全都清理干凈。
oh, by the way Keith, I didn’t get the chance to tell you, that was a lovely solo last week in church
by the way: 順便說 lovely: 令人愉快的 solo: 獨(dú)奏
對了, Heath, 我一直沒機(jī)會(huì)告訴你，上星期你在教堂的獨(dú)奏太棒了。
-KEITH: Thank you. we’re out of here
out of: 從…里面(走出); 離開
謝謝。我們走了。
-BREE: I hope it wasn’t anything I said
我想你們不會(huì)因?yàn)槲艺f的話而離開了吧？
So Andrew, shall we?
好吧, Andrew, 我們走吧?
-ANDREW: You just humiliated me in front of my friends.
humiliate: 蒙羞 in front of: 在…面前
你在我朋友面前讓我難堪！
I’m not going anywhere with you!
我哪也不會(huì)跟你去。
-BREE: Fine
好吧。
-ANDREW: What are you doing?
你要干什么？
-BREE: I’m staying for the show. I’m dying to see what all the fuss is about.
fuss: 大驚小怪
我留下來看表演，我很想知道都演些什么。
excuse me, waitress, I’ll have a glass of your house chardonnay.
waitress: 女服務(wù)員 chardonnay: 夏敦埃酒(一種類似夏布利酒的無甜味白葡萄酒)
21世紀(jì)大英漢詞典》
對不起, 服務(wù)生, 我要一杯Chardonnay。
I’m curious, Andrew, as you fantasies about this woman,
curious: 好奇 fantasy: 幻想
我很好奇 Andrew，你是否很喜歡這個(gè)女人，
do you ever stop and think how she came to be on this runway?
runway: 跑道；秀場
你有沒用想過她是怎么樣才到今天這個(gè)地步的？
That’s someone’s little girl. And that someone probably had a lot of dreams for her…
probably: 可能
這可能是某個(gè)人的小女兒，有人可能對她抱寄予厚望，
dreams that did not include a thong and a pole.
include: 包括 thong: 丁字褲 pole: 網(wǎng)柱
當(dāng)然厚望里不包括唱歌跳艷舞。
-ANDREW: Its not going to work okay. I’m not budging.
budge: 使讓步，使稍微移動(dòng)
你這么說對我沒用, 知道嗎? 這不是討價(jià)還價(jià)。
-BREE: God only knows what she’s had to deal with in her life…
deal with: 處理，對付
天知道她承受了多少痛苦，
Poverty? Drugs? Domestic violence? Maybe even molestation.
poverty: 窮困 drug: 毒品 domestic: 家庭的 violence: 暴力 molestation: 虐待
窮困潦倒,毒品, 家庭暴力，甚至是虐待!
-ANDREW: MOM!
媽媽!
-BREE: And now she treats herself the way that other mean treat her.
treat: 對待
現(xiàn)在她對待別人就像以前別人對待她一樣，
Like an object, a piece of meat.
object: 物體
就象一個(gè)目標(biāo)，一塊肉。
-PERVY GUY: That’s it kid. Get her out of here. She’s killing it for the rest of us
get out of: 離開 kill: 破壞 rest: 剩余
夠了，孩子,你快走吧，她會(huì)讓大家都失去興致的。
-SUSAN’S ANSWER PHONE MESSAGE: We’re not here. Leave a message.
我不在，請留言。
-MRS. HUBER: This is Mrs. Huber, Susan. Are you there?
我是 Huber夫人, Susan, 你在嗎？
I can see your lights are on. I hope you’re not screening. That is so tacky.
on: （燈）開著的 screening: 掩護(hù) tacky: 卑賤的
我看見你們家的燈是亮的，我希望你不是故意不接我電話。
Listen, I need to talk to you.
talk to: 與某人談話
聽著，我有事要跟你說。
My water heater just burst and its going to cost me $600 to get a new one. And I can’t afford that.
heater: 熱水器 burst: 爆炸，爆裂 cost: 花費(fèi) afford: 負(fù)擔(dān)得起
我廚房的電熱器壞了，需要600美元才能買個(gè)新的，我買不起，需要你的幫助。
I’m just beside myself. Call me as soon as you get in.
beside myself: 失常 as soon as: 一…就 get in: 到達(dá)【這里指到家】
你回來后就給我打電話。
-SUSAN: Julie? Julie honey, wake up. We need to talk.
honey: 親愛的 wake up: 醒來
Julie, Julie，親愛的，醒醒, 有事要告訴你。
-JULIE: Can’t this wait until morning?
不能等到明天早晨嗎？
-SUSAN: I think I’m being blackmailed
blackmail: 勒索
我想我被別人勒索了。
And when I realised I couldn’t put out the fire, I ran.
realise: 意識到 put out: 撲滅
當(dāng)我意識到我不能把火撲滅時(shí)，我就跑了。
I must have dropped the measuring jug in the process
measuring jug: 量杯 in the process: 在過程中
我不應(yīng)該把量杯丟在現(xiàn)場。
-JULIE: Why do I even let you out of the house?
我當(dāng)時(shí)為什么要讓她進(jìn)屋呢？
-SUSAN: Obviously I can’t let her get away with this.
obviously: 明顯地 get away with: 逃脫處罰
這件事我脫不了干系。
The only thing to do is to go to the police and tell them everything that happened
現(xiàn)在我唯一能做的就是去警察局，告訴他們發(fā)生了什么事。
-JULIE: You can’t do that!
你不可以這么做。
-SUSAN: Julie, I don’t think they’ll throw me in jail. I mean, it was an accident
jail: 監(jiān)獄 accident: 事故
Julie, 我認(rèn)為他們判我進(jìn)監(jiān)獄的，這是個(gè)事故。
-JULIE: Dad won’t care if it was an accident. You know he’ll just use this as an excuse to reopen custody.
care: 在乎 excuse: 借口 reopen: 再開 custody: 監(jiān)護(hù)權(quán)
爸爸不會(huì)在乎是不是事故，他會(huì)以這個(gè)為借口要回。
Mom, I don’t want to live with dad.
live with: 與…一起生活
媽媽, 我不想和爸爸一起生活。
-CARLOS: Hey, I need to talk to you
我要跟你談一下。
-JOHN: Cool. Sure.
好的，沒問題
-CARLOS: You were working Tuesday, right?
你每周二來這工作?
-JOHN: Yeah
是的。
-CARLOS: Do you remember the cable guy showing up?
show up: 出現(xiàn)
記得上次修有線電視的那個(gè)人嗎？
And you usually work until what time? Five?
usually: 通常
你通常什么時(shí)候下班，下午五點(diǎn)?
-JOHN: Yeah
是。
-CARLOS: Dammit. That means he was in the house for four hours.
dammit: 該死
該死,就是說他在屋里呆了四個(gè)小時(shí)。
-JOHN: Wait. Now that I think about it, I might not have seen him
think about: 回想起
等一下,我仔細(xì)想了一下，我沒有看到他。
-CARLOS: Well either you saw him or you didn’t. Which is it?
你到底有沒有看到他呢?
-JOHN: I didn’t
我沒有看到。
-CARLOS: John, did my wife ask you to lie for her?
John？我妻子有沒有讓你為她撒謊?
-JOHN: Mr. Solis, I uh don’t want to get in the middle of anything
get in the middle of: 卷入
Solis先生，我可不想涉足您的家事。
-CARLOS: Thank you. That’s all I needed to know
謝謝。這就是我想要知道的一切。
-SUSAN: OK, lets run through it one more time
run through: 匆匆查閱
我們再來復(fù)習(xí)一遍。
-JULIE: Mom, its not brain surgery. You’ll stand guard while I crawl through Mrs. Huber’s doggy door.
surgery: 外科手術(shù) stand guard: 站崗，放哨 crawl: 爬行 doggy: 討厭的
媽媽, 沒有那么復(fù)雜。你在外面放風(fēng)，我到Huber夫人家里去。
Once inside I’ll find the measuring cup. Simple.
once: 一旦 inside: 里面的 simple: 簡單
進(jìn)去以后我去找量杯，非常簡單。
-SUSAN: Oh god. I hate that I’m turning you into a thief
turn into: 使變成 thief: 賊
天啊，我真不想讓你為我去當(dāng)個(gè)小賊。
-JULIE: Its our measuring cup. We’re just taking back what’s ours.
take back: 收回，拿回
這本來就是我們的杯子，我只不過去拿回屬于我們的東西。
-SUSAN: Hey that’s right
沒錯(cuò)哦。
Technically we have nothing to be ashamed about.
technically: 從技術(shù)上來說 be ashamed about: 對某事感到羞慚
我想我們可沒什么覺得羞愧的。
Wear these. I don’t want you to leave any fingerprints
fingerprint: 指紋
戴上這個(gè)，我不想你留下把柄。
There she goes. Okay, move.
她走了。行動(dòng)吧。
Oh, I am so glad to be playing Frisbee again. Here you go, coming atcha.
slightly: 些微的 Frisbee: 飛盤 atcha: at you
我們來這邊玩吧，再來一次，抓住。
Alright, back up a little more. There you go. Wooo! Alright, here we go
alright=all right: 好 back up: 后退
很好，再往后退一點(diǎn)。該你扔了。
Oh my! Whoops!
whoops: (表示驚訝,沮喪,輕度道歉等)哎呦
老天。
You’d better go get that.
你最好進(jìn)去拿出來。
Mike!
Mike！
-MIKE: Oh, hey Susan. I thought that was you.
你好，Susan, 我想是你。
-SUSAN: Uh, yeah. Um. Julie and I are just out tossing the Frisbee around and it flew off into Mrs. Huber’s back yard.
toss: 投擲 fly off: 飛走，飛離 back yard: 后庭院
Julie和我在外面玩飛盤，結(jié)果掉進(jìn)Huber夫人家了。
-MIKE: Oh, do you need some help?
你需要幫忙嗎？
-SUSAN: NO! no, no, no. Julie’s got it.
不，不用，Julie 去拿了。
-MIKE: Okay. Actually I’m glad I ran into you. I just wanted to make sure that things were okay between us.
actually: 實(shí)際上 run into:偶然遇見 make sure: 確認(rèn)，確保
既然碰巧看到你了，我想確認(rèn)一下我們看電影的時(shí)間。
The other day, you seemed kind of distant.
kind of: 有些 distant: 疏遠(yuǎn)的
那天咱倆看起來隔膜。
-SUSAN: Distant? What do you mean? <,/DIV>
隔膜？我不明白你要說什么。
-MIKE: I mean you’re not mad at me for some reason are you?
mad at: 對某人生氣 reason: 理由
你沒有生我的氣吧？
-SUSAN: No. No, no, not at all.
not at all: 一點(diǎn)也不
不，一點(diǎn)都沒有。
-MIKE: Good. So let me take one more shot at this.
shot: 嘗試；開槍，射擊 take a shot at: 嘗試
那就好。我們換一部吧。
I’ve got tickets for a Billy Wilder retrospect, Wednesday night. I’d love to take you with me
retrospect: 回顧
我有“Billy Wilder”的票,周三晚上，我想和你一起去。
-SUSAN: You are so sweet. I would love to go.
你太好了，我非常愿意去。
-MIKE: Alright.
好吧。
-SUSAN: Edie! I thought you’d be at work?
at work: 在工作
Edie, 我以為你上班去了。
-EDIE: I’m not feeling well. I got sunburnt the other day washing my car.
sunburnt: 曬傷的
我覺得不舒服，因?yàn)槟翘煜窜嚂r(shí)陽光太強(qiáng)烈了。
-SUSAN: Well don’t just run off. Come and hang out with us
run off: 跑開 hang out: 閑逛
別著急著走，和我們一起……
-EDIE: Boy, you are one sick ticket.
sick: 惡心的
你可真夠討厭的。
-SUSAN: What?
什么?
-EDIE: Its not bad enough that I have to watch you throw yourself at him everyday,
throw at: 投向
我那天看到你主動(dòng)投懷送抱還不夠惡心嗎？
and now you want to make sure that I see it up-close and personal?
make sure: 確認(rèn) up-close: 特寫的，近攝的 personal: 私人的
難道還要我在近旁仔細(xì)觀看？
-SUSAN: No! Its not like that
不，不是你想像的那樣。
-MiIKE: I’ve got to take off, but I’ll call you about Wednesday night okay?
take off: 離開
我要走了，周三晚上我給你打電話，好嗎？
-SUSAN: Edie wait! Um… Mike and I were gonna go see the movies on Wednesday,
Edie, 等一下，Mike和我周三晚上要去看電影，
and I just thought it would be fun if you joined us.
join: 加入
你愿意和我們一起去嗎？
-EDIE: You want me to come with you?
你是說想我跟你們一起去？
-SUSAN: Yeah. Yeah, that’s okay isn’t it Mike?
是呀。這沒問題吧, Mike ?
-MIKE: Well it’s a limited engagement and its sold out. I only got two tickets
limited: 有限的 engagement: 預(yù)定 sell out: 賣完
這是提前預(yù)定的，票全賣完了，我只有兩張票。
-SUSAN: Edie, wait! Um, you should take my ticket
Edie, 等一下，我的票給你吧。
-EDIE: Really? Is that okay with you Mike?
真的? 你同意嗎, Mike ?
-MIKE: Um……yeah, sure.
嗯……,行吧。
-EDIE: So, what time do you want to pick me up?
pick up: 使搭乘
你幾點(diǎn)鐘來接我？
-CABLE GUY: Hang on
hang on: 等候
等一下。
-CARLOS: You think you can have sex with anyone you want?
have sex: 發(fā)生性行為
看你還敢和別人亂搞嗎？
-NARRATOR: Carlos couldn’t help but feel proud of himself.
counld’t help doing: 忍不住 proud of: 自豪
Carlos忍不住自己的怒火，但為自己感到驕傲
After all he’s just defended his honor. Or had he?
after all: 畢竟 defend: 維護(hù) honor: 尊嚴(yán)
畢竟，他只是來維護(hù)自己的尊嚴(yán)，或者是幸福。
-CARLOS: You’re gay?
gay: 同性戀
你是同性戀？
-CABLE GUY: Yes. Is that why you’re doing this?
是的。這就是你打我的原因？
-CARLOS: Yeah
是的。
-PAUL: Ladies
女士們?
-LYNETTE: Hey Paul, what’s up?
你好，Paul，怎么了？
-PAUL: I wanted to apologise for my outburst the other day
apologise: 道歉 outburst: 爆發(fā) the other day: 前幾天
我要為昨晚的事道歉。
-LYNETTE: Why? We unloaded a lot on you
unload on: 把負(fù)擔(dān)推給… a lot: 許多，大量
我們知道你可能一下子接受不了。
-PAUL: I suppose you’re wondering why I reacted to violently to that note
suppose: 假設(shè) wonder: 想知道 react: 反應(yīng) violently: 激烈
我知道你們很想知道，為什么我對那張紙條反應(yīng)那么激烈。
-Gabrielle: It did cross our minds
cross one's mind: 突然想起
你確實(shí)有點(diǎn)瘋狂。
-PAUL: Well the truth is, Mary Alice was not a well person. She was very troubled.
troubled: 有病的
事實(shí)是，Mary Alice有點(diǎn)不正常，她精神有點(diǎn)問題。
-LYNETTE: Troubled?
問題?
-PAUL: At first it was harmless. She would leave herself notes, reminders like ‘pick up the milk’, or ‘Zach has a dentist appointment’.
harmless: 無害的 reminder: 提示 pick up: 拾起 dentist: 牙醫(yī) appointment: 預(yù)約
一開始倒沒什么危害，她會(huì)給自己寫紙條，像"取牛奶" 或 "Zach 約好去看牙醫(yī)"之類的。
But over time the notes became ugly. Hateful messages started showing up.
over time: 隨著時(shí)間的過去 ugly: 不詳?shù)?/SPAN> hateful: 充滿惡意的 show up: 出現(xiàn)
但是時(shí)間久了，紙條的內(nèi)容越來越怪。我們發(fā)現(xiàn)很多奇怪的留言。
Mary Alice was writing them to me, to Zach, to herself.
Mary Alice給我, 給Zach，也給她自己寫紙條。
-GABRIELLE: Really?
真的嗎?
-PAUL: That’s why I lost it. I was reminded of what Zach and I had been through
lose: 無法控制 remind of: 使想起 through: 經(jīng)歷過
就是為什么我會(huì)瘋狂，這讓我想起Zach 和我所經(jīng)歷的事。
-LYNETTE: Paul, I’m so sorry
Paul, 我真的很難過。
-GABRIELLE: We had no idea
我們根本不知道會(huì)是這樣。
-PAUL:Well, anyway. I’d appreciate it if you kept this to yourselves.
anyway: 無論如何 appreciate: 感激
無論如何，希望你們能保守秘密。
-GABRIELLE:Yeah
好的。
-PAUL:For Zach’s sake
for one’s sake: 為了…；看在…面上
看在Zach的份上。
-LYNETTE: Of course, of course.
當(dāng)然，當(dāng)然，再見。
-GABRIELLE:Wow
哇。
-LYNETTE: Yeah
是啊。
-GABRIELLE:I think he’s lying
我認(rèn)為他在撒謊。
-LYNETTE: So do I
我也這么覺得。
Boys, will you come in here please?
come in: 進(jìn)來
孩子們，過來。
-PORTER: He broke my plane!
他把我飛機(jī)弄壞了。
-PRESTON: Did not
沒有。
-LYNETTE: We’ll talk about that later. Right now I need you to take some medicine.
talk about: 談?wù)?/SPAN> right now: 此刻 medicine: 藥
我們以后再說這件事，現(xiàn)在要給你們吃點(diǎn)藥。
-PORTER: Are we sick?
sick: 生病的
我們生病了嗎 ?
-LYNETTE: Not exactly. This is a special kind of medicine.
exactly: 完全的 special: 特別的
沒有，這是一種很特別的藥。
Its like a vitamin, and you’ll take one everyday
vitamin: 維生素
就像是，你們每天都必須吃。
Stay right there
好嗎？呆在那別動(dòng)。
Now open up
open up: 打開，張嘴
張開嘴。
-PRESTON: uh-huh
不。
-LYNETTE: Here, you.
你！
Guys, this isn’t…
孩子們，不…
-NARRATOR: In that moment, Lynette made a decision.
decision: 決定 make a decision: 做決定
這時(shí)候, Lynette 下了個(gè)決定，
When it came to dealing with her children….
come to: 談到，涉及；蘇醒；突然想起 deal with: 處理
以后凡是涉及到孩子的事，
….medication was no longer an option.
medication: 藥物治療 no longer: 不再 option: 選擇
再也不會(huì)選擇讓他們吃藥了。
Of course, given her continuing bundle of frustration,
continuing: 連續(xù)的 bundle: 捆 frustration: 挫敗感
當(dāng)然，她的挫敗感不斷升級，
Lynette also felt that a little ‘self medication’ couldn’t hurt.
hurt: 傷害
Lynette覺得給自己吃點(diǎn)藥倒沒什么關(guān)系。
-BREE: So what’s your strategy? Are you just never going to speak to me again?
strategy: 策略 speak to: 與某人說話
這就是你的？再也不跟我講話了?
-ANDREW: Something like that.
差不多吧。
-BREE: I suppose I do owe you an apology
suppose: 猜想 owe: 欠 apology: 道歉
我想我該向你道歉。
-ANDREW: Careful, I wouldn’t want you to strain yourself
strain: 使緊張
等一下，我不想勉強(qiáng)你。
-BREE: I shouldn’t have lied to you about your father.
關(guān)于你爸爸的事我該騙你。
You and your sister are old enough to handle the truth and I’m sorry
enough: 足夠的 handle: 處理
你和你姐姐已經(jīng)長大了,能夠接受真相，我為向你們說謊而道歉。
-ANDREW: Keep going. I’m mad at you for about seven thousand other things
mad at: 對…生氣
接著說，還有別的事呢？
-BREE: If you think I’m going to apologise for taking you out of a strip club, you’re wrong!
apologise for: 為…道歉 take out of: 使離開 strip club: 脫衣舞俱樂部
如果你覺得我會(huì)因?yàn)榘涯阃铣瞿莻�(gè)酒吧而道歉，那你就錯(cuò)了。
I consider it one of my finest moments
consider: 認(rèn)為 moment: 時(shí)刻
我覺得那是我所做過最正確的事情。
Andrew, I know you blame me for what’s happening with your father,
blame for: 因…責(zé)備某人
Andrew，我知道你為我和你爸爸之間發(fā)生的事而責(zé)備我，
but its not my fault and I need you to understand that
fault: 過錯(cuò)
這不是我的錯(cuò)，我需要你明白這一點(diǎn)。
-ANDREW: I do. I just don’t want him to leave
我明白。我只是不想讓他走。
-BREE: Neither do I
neither: 兩者都不
我也不想。
-ANDREW: Mom?
媽媽 ?
-BREE: Yeah?
是的 ?
-ANDREW: When can I have my door back?
什么時(shí)候才能把門裝上?
-BREE: Three months
3個(gè)月后。
-RE-PORTER: Royal Oaks was the scene of a hate crime today,
scene: 場景 hate crime: 仇恨罪
Royal Oaks今天發(fā)生了暴力事件，
when Jonathan Lithgow, local gay rights activist and part time female impersonator was brutally attacked in his home.
local: 當(dāng)?shù)氐?/SPAN> activist: 積極分子 part time: 兼職 female: 女性的
impersonator: 扮演著 brutally: 粗暴的 attacked: 攻擊
有一個(gè)叫Jonathan Lisco的同性戀者，因?yàn)樽鲆环菁媛毠ぷ�，在他家被很粗暴的揍了一頓。
Lithgow speculated the attack was in response to his efforts to ensure same sex partner from his employers, Cliffside Cable.
speculate: 推測 in response to: 回應(yīng) effort: 努力 ensure: 確保 partner: 伙伴 insurance: 保險(xiǎn) employer: 雇主
Lisco認(rèn)為這是因?yàn)樗Ｗo(hù)他的性伴侶，所以他的雇主，一家叫Cliffside Cable的公司對他采取了行動(dòng)。
Police are circulating this sketch of the assailant.
circulate: 傳播 sketch: 素描 assailant: 攻擊者
警察畫了個(gè)罪犯的畫像。
-CARLOS: Do you have something you want to ask me?
你有問題要問我嗎？
-GABRIELLE: No
沒有。
-MRS. HUBER: You took it, didn’t you.
你拿走了，是嗎?
-SUSAN: Good evening, Mrs. Huber
晚上好，Huber夫人。
-MRS. HUBER: Its my own fault for not hiding the cup. Obviously if you’re capable of arson,
fault: 錯(cuò) hide: 藏 obviously: 顯然地 capable of: 能夠 arson: 縱火
這是我的錯(cuò)，我本應(yīng)該把那個(gè)東西藏起來的，
I should have known you’d be capable of breaking and entering.
breaking and entering: 強(qiáng)行入侵他人住宅
事實(shí)上，我該早點(diǎn)想到，如果你敢縱火，就肯定敢入室盜竊。
-SUSAN: I don’t know what you’re talking about, Mrs. Huber
talk about: 談及
我不知道你在說什么, Huber夫人。
-MRS. HUBER: I suppose you destroyed it?
suppose: 猜想 destroy: 消除
我想你早就把罪證給毀了。
-SUSAN: Again, I don’t know what you’re talking about. But … yeah, I did.
再等一下，我還是不明白你在說什么。但是，是的，我是毀了。
-MRS. HUBER: I was going to keep your secret. It’s a shame you couldn’t trust me
shame: 慚愧的事 trust: 信任
我本來想替你保守秘密，但你不信任我。
-SUSAN: You’re a piece of work, you know that?
a piece of work: 討厭的家伙
你真是個(gè)混蛋，你知道嗎？
-MRS. HUBER: oh, Susan, lets not be unpleasant.
unpleasant: 不愉快
噢，Susan, 不要鬧得不愉快。
We can go back to the same friendly relationship we’ve always had
go back to: 回去 friendly: 友好的 relationship: 關(guān)系
我們能恢復(fù)到以前一樣的和睦嗎？
-SUSAN: I will keep my lawn looking nice.
lawn: 草坪
我很好的照料我的草坪。
And I will make sure that my music isn’t playing too loud and if I get some of your mail?
make sure: 確保
我確保不把音樂聲音放得很大，即使我錯(cuò)收了你們家的郵包，
Heck, I’ll run it right over, because that’s what good neighbours do.
run: 趕緊 right: 馬上，立即
我也馬上拿給你，因?yàn)檫@是好的鄰居該做的。
But from now on, when I run into you on the street and I say ‘Good morning, Mrs. Huber’ or ‘How are you, Mrs. Huber’,
from now on: 從現(xiàn)在開始 run into: 偶然遇到
從今往后,我跟你在街上碰到時(shí)，我會(huì)和你說，早上好，Huber夫人，或者，你好, Huber夫人。
just know that inside I am quietly but decidedly hating your guts.
quietly: 安靜地 decidedly: 堅(jiān)決地 gut: 內(nèi)臟；勇氣 hate one’s guts: 恨之入骨
但你要知道，在內(nèi)心深處，我很平靜而堅(jiān)決的討厭你這個(gè)人。
-MRS. HUBER: Careful dear, lets not say things we’ll live to regret.
regret: 后悔
當(dāng)心，寶貝，不要做讓自己后悔的事情。
-SUSAN: Good evening Mrs. Huber.
晚上好, Huber夫人。
He actually said Mary Alice was crazy?
crazy: 瘋了
他確實(shí)說Mary Alice瘋嗎？
-LYNETTE: Not in so many words, but everything Paul said certainly made it seem like she was schizophrenic.
certainly: 的確 seem like: 仿佛…似的 schizophrenic: 精神分裂的
他沒有明的說，但Paul說的話讓人覺得她確實(shí)精神分裂了。
-GABRIELLE: I think he’s hiding something. I know it
我想他隱藏了什么，我肯定。
-BREE: But, wait, what about the tape? She did say that her name was Angela
但那個(gè)磁帶呢？在那上面她說她叫Angela。
-LYNETTE: Mary Alice was not crazy
Mary Alice 沒有發(fā)瘋。
-BREE: Well my father was a prosecutor and he always said that the simplest explanation was usually the right one
prosecutor: 檢察官 explanation: 解釋
我爸爸當(dāng)時(shí)經(jīng)常說，最簡單的解釋往往是最正確的。
-SUSAN: But remember what the note said… ‘I know what you did. It makes me sick. I’m going to tell’.
sick:惡心的，讓人不舒服的
還記得紙條上的話嗎，我知道你做的事，讓我很不舒服，我要告訴別人。
That’s not the kind of thing that someone writes to themselves.
write to: 寫給…
這不像是寫給自己的東西。
That’s a message, sent by an enemy.
enemy: 敵人
這是個(gè)來自敵人的消息。
-POIICEMAN: So what do you want me to do about this? What is it you hired me to do?
hire: 雇
你要我去做什么？
-PAUL: Its very simple really. Someone sent that note to my wife, and I need to know who.
非常簡單。有人把這個(gè)寄給我妻子，我想知道這個(gè)人是誰。
-NARRATOR: What type of person would send such a note?
type: 類型
什么樣的人會(huì)寄出這樣的紙條？
Was it an enemy? Of course. But what kind?
敵人 ? 當(dāng)然。但是是什么樣的敵人？
An acquaintance?
acquaintance: 熟人
一個(gè)熟人？
A stranger?
stranger: 陌生人
一個(gè)陌生人?
Or how about a neighbour who lives a few feet away?
neighbour: 鄰居 feet: 英尺
還是一個(gè)離著幾英尺遠(yuǎn)的鄰居？
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