《绝望的主妇》精讲04

[00:00.50]My name is Mary Alice Young.

[00:03.09]When you read this morning's paper, you may come across an article

[00:06.51]about the unusual day I had last week.

[00:09.68]Normally, there's never anything newsworthy about my life,

[00:13.39]but that all changed last thursday.

[00:16.48]Of course, everything seemed quite normal at first.

[00:20.31]I made breakfast for my family.

[00:23.98]I performed my chores.

[00:27.49]I completed my projects.

[00:31.41]I ran my errands.

[00:34.08]In truth, I spent the day as I spent every other day --

[00:38.41]quietly polishing the routine of my life until it gleamed with perfection.

[00:47.09]That's why it was so astonishing when I decided¹ to go to my hallway closet

[00:52.51]and retrieve² a revolver that had never been used.

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 retrieve   

vt.重新得到，收回；挽回，补救；检索

参考例句：

• He was determined to retrieve his honor.他决心恢复名誉。
• The men were trying to retrieve weapons left when the army abandoned the island.士兵们正试图找回军队从该岛撤退时留下的武器。