《绝望主妇》原句：

We were all singing carols and the dog was howling because everybody in my family sings off key except for me.

单词词组讲解

Carol:圣诞颂歌

Howling：怒吼的；猛烈的

怒吼着的风
A howling wind

我经理暴跳如雷。
My manager flew into a howling rage.

Sing off key:唱走调

我不喜欢唱歌，因为我总是唱走调。
I don’t like singing as I always sing off key.

Except for=except 除…之外

除了你，他们都来了。
They all came except you.

发音讲解（单词，连读和吞音）

We were all singing carols and the dog was howling because everybody in my family sings off key except for me.

单词
Were
Carols
Dog
Howling
Because

连读
Carols and the dog
Sings off

吞音
The dog was

最后翻译：我们家人都在唱歌，狗在叫着，因为我们家的每个人除了我以外唱歌都会走调。

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