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Orson: She upstaged your Lemon Meringue pie? You've gotta be kidding.

Bree: (busy mixing a bowl on the stove) I'm not. That despicable woman was just supposed to bring a simple green salad. She not only brought a pie, she hid mine and served hers!

Orson: That's beyond despicable, that's culinary terrorism!

Bree: Oh, it gets worse. Her pie was better than mine!

Orson: Impossible!

Bree: It's true. Everyone thought so. Even me. Oh and that simple green salad. Mosh and baby arugula with duck con fete and candied walnuts!

Orson: My god she plays to win.

Bree: I have been here for hours trying to replicate her recipe and nothing have even come close!

Orson: Don't be so hard on yourself. (eating pie) This one's fantastic!



Bree: That's hers!!

Orson: Sorry.

Bree: Orson. What am I gonna do?

Orson: You might have to bite the bullet and ask her for her recipe.

Bree: What? Surrender? Debase myself?

Orson: Bree! It's your signature pie! You make it for parties, church suppers, bake sales. If she's always right there behind you with her superior version, staking out her claim at Fairview's Number One homemaker!

Bree: She will have stolen my entire identity.

Orson: Well I wouldn't go that far.

Bree: No it's true. The only thing about me that's special is what I can do in the kitchen. You're right. I have got to get that recipe. By any means necessary.

精彩讲解


'upstage'就是抢别人风头的意思.
She was furious at being upstaged by her younger sister. 她被妹妹抢去风头,感到气愤不已.

Despicable: 令人厌恶的;可鄙的;卑鄙的
例: a despicable act/crime 卑鄙的行为／罪行
I hate you! You're despicable. 我恨你!你真卑鄙.

That's beyond despicable, that's culinary terrorism!
Beyond: more than 超出
Our success was far beyond what we thought possible. 我们的成功远远超出了我们的估计范围.

come close (to something/to doing something): to almost reach or do something 几乎达到;差不多
He'd come close to death. 他曾与死神擦肩而过.
We didn't win but we came close. 我们输了,但离赢只差了那么一小点儿.
这里Bree的意思就是说,自己已经尝试了几个小时,但却是一无所获.

Bite the bullet: 咬紧牙关应付;硬着头皮应付
Getting your car repaired is often an expensive business, but all you can do is bite the bullet and pay up. 修车往往是一件很花钱的事,可是你只能咬紧牙关付账单.

Debase: to make somebody/something less valuable or respected 降低...的价值;败坏...的名誉
Sport is being debased by commercial sponsorship. 体育运动因受商业赞助而降低了声誉.

'signature'就是明显特征的意思,就是让你与众不同的特点,性质.比如说,你的'signature style'就是你标志性的风格.

stake (out) a/your claim (to/for/on something): to say or show publicly that you think something should be yours 公开宣布自己(对某物)的所有权;向公众表示某物应属于自己
Adams staked his claim for a place in the Olympic team with his easy win yesterday. 亚当斯昨天轻松获胜,这无异于告诉人们奥运代表队中应有他的位置.

By any means necessary: 用尽一切办法