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Desperate Housewives,《绝望主妇》

Whoa. What's... going on here?

来了。发生什么了？

I thought I'd kick off your big resignation day with a power breakfast.

我打算用能量早餐帮你开始这个重大辞职日。

Plus the expiration on this sausage was yesterday.

另外，香肠的保质期昨天到期。

I gotta say, now that the day is finally here, I'm starting to get a little freaked out.

我得说，既然这天终于到了，我开始有点害怕了。

Don't you worry.I've made a decision.I'm getting a job.

别担心，我做了个决定，我会找个工作。

What? You don't have to do that.

什么？你不需要这样做的。

No, I want to. It's time I help out. I owe it to you.

不，我愿意，是时候让我帮忙了。我欠你的。

So I wrote up a resume, I booked a meeting at an employment agency, and I even bought myself a girlie briefcase.

所以我写了份简历，预约了求职中介，我还给自己买了个女式公文包。

But I thought we were just gonna cut back, live a smaller life?

我以为我们应该削减支出的，生活得节省一点。

Yeah, I thought about that.

我想过这个了。

Then I decided I want a slightly bigger life, so I figure if I work, the girls can stay in private school, we can keep both cars, and maybe even take one of those ski trips we talked about canceling.

然后决定我想要更好的生活，所以我想如果我工作，女孩们可以继续在私立学校上学，我们也能留着这两辆车，而且也许还能去我们本打算取消的滑雪旅行。

Gaby, I love that you're trying to help, but an entry... level salary is not gonna cover the cost of skis, let alone five nights at the ritz.

加布，我很高兴你愿意帮忙，但是入门级工资是无法支付滑雪的费用的，更不用说住五晚豪华旅馆了。

Well, maybe not now, but if I work my way up the ladder, in a few years, I'll be pulling in the big bucks, just like you do, or did.

也许现在不行，但是如果我能呈阶梯状升职，不久后，我也能赚大钱，像你一样，像你过去一样。

职场美语

I'm in a mess now.The bathtub is blocked.

我现在一团糟，浴缸堵了。

Maybe I can handle it for you.

或许我可以帮你搞定。

重点讲解:

I can help you deal with it.

I can handle it for you.

当你想帮助他人搞定某事时，首先想到的是help吧，但老外还会说I can handle it for you.这里的handle是“处理，操纵”的意思，在口语中比deal with更常用。