看美剧学英语之绝望主妇第二季第12集讲解版
日期:2009-05-14 11:07

(单词翻译:单击)

美剧欣赏

【美剧欣赏】

简介:加布丽尔的新园丁提醒她说,一个网站上有她的裸照,原来是她昔日甩掉的摄影师男友仍然耿耿于怀;苏珊与新男友约会时遭遇车祸,双双被送进急救室,她因此认识了英俊迷人的罗恩医生。为了引起他的注意,她故意装出不良症状……

重点讲解

【重点讲解】

1. Mary Alice Voiceover:So when his friend set him up on a blind date with a beautiful stranger...
Jim:Wow,you're so much hotter than Nikki said you'd be.How old are you?
Susan:How old do you think I am?

A blind date:第一次约会这里Jim犯了个很严重的错误,就是不该问女士的年龄,尤其在北美国家,女性的年龄都是保密的。

2. Tom:I know. I know.Look,I...they've got chicken pox.
Lynette:Chicken pox?That's the emergency?
Tom:They're totally contagious.

chicken pox: 水痘contagious: 会传染的

3. Tom:Oh,it's nothing.There's just a small chance of sterility if a grown man gets chicken pox,so...

sterility: 不能生育,有这一说么?成年男子得了水痘后就会丧失生育能力?要问问学医的了。

4. Tom:Well,honey,it's a back-up plan.I'm not gonna use it.

Back-up :备份

5. Bree:Oh,you mean your having suspected me of murdering my husband?Detective,that is all water under the bridge now.

water under the bridge简单又好用的一个词组,大家一定要学会用。We say "water under the bridge" to refer to past experiences and conflicts which we have decided to forget. This idiom compares these memories of the past to water which has passing under [the] bridge. Example: "Aren't you still angry about what he said?" Answer: "No, that was a long time ago. It's all water under the bridge."

6. Bree:Oh,oh,I'm fine.I just,um,had a flat tire.

a flat tire:就是轮胎爆了的意思。

7. 结束语Mary Alice Voiceover:Illnesses can take on many forms.Those of the body are easy to treat.Much more difficult are the hidden maladies that fester in our hearts..The secret addictions that consume our souls.And the diseases we deny which affect our judgment.To survive, we need to find that special someone who can heal us. But we can never predict who will have the cure for what ails us....or when they'll show up.

剧情简介

【剧情简介】

加布丽尔的新园丁提醒她说,一个网站上有她的裸照,原来是她昔日甩掉的摄影师男友仍然耿耿于怀。对此卡洛斯倒并不介意,认为既然加布丽尔把照片作为礼物送给了前男友,他就理所当然成为合法的主人。她暗示如果卡洛斯稍稍粗暴一些,他可能会有所收敛,但是卡洛斯拒绝了。加布丽尔准备裸体在门前做瑜珈,以此刺激卡洛斯。无奈之下卡洛斯只得去找摄影师,想劝说他撤下照片,最终被他无礼言辞激怒,将他扔出了窗外。

苏珊与新男友约会时遭遇车祸,双双被送进急救室,她因此认识了英俊迷人的罗恩医生。为了引起他的注意,她故意装出不良症状,罗恩为她安排了核磁共振,未发现异常,困惑不解的他查阅了一夜医学书,得知真相后,他虽然很生气,却邀请她一起去吃寿司。丽奈特的孩子出了水痘,汤姆坚持要她留在家里照顾他们,因为他从没出过水痘,担心会受到感染导致不育。丽奈特认为他们并不打算再要孩子,这不算什么大问题,但是汤姆担心她这方面可能会发生变故,所以他要保留选择权。丽奈特言辞激烈地表示,如果他真的爱她就应该接受输精管切除术。汤姆同意了,但在最后一刻退缩,他告诉她照顾孩子让他感觉失去雄风,对他们安排的分工不再感到高兴。自从家门口发现尸体后,艾普怀特一家人变得开朗起来,对邻居也更为友善,但是布丽和朋友们并不满意。布丽和帮她洗脱谋害雷克斯罪名的巴顿警官一起吃饭,得知她只是想调查艾普怀特的背景而不是一次约会,他由失望转为愤恨,坚持她不该酒后开车,遭拒后,他开车尾随布丽,并以酒醉驾驶为由令她下车,布丽斥责他的卑鄙,反被他逮捕。

汽车被扣押,身上又没钱,骄傲的布丽不愿向朋友求助,无法回家,于是决定步行,贝蒂看见她,提出载她一程,并保证不会向他人泄露她的窘境。布丽反唇相讥,说贝蒂自己有一大堆要保守的秘密。回到家布丽收到了巴顿的信息,他对自己所作所为感到糟糕,并向她透露了死者的资料。

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重点单词
  • predictv. 预知,预言,预报,预测
  • contagiousadj. 传染性的,会蔓延的,会传播的
  • tiren. 轮胎,金属圈 v. 使疲倦,厌烦
  • detectiveadj. 侦探的 n. 侦探
  • judgmentn. 裁判,宣告,该判决书
  • consumev. 消耗,花费,挥霍
  • survivevt. 比 ... 活得长,幸免于难,艰难度过 vi.
  • affectvt. 影响,作用,感动
  • festerv. 溃烂,生脓 n. 脓疮,溃烂
  • sterilityn. 不生育,贫瘠