《绝望的主妇》精讲307

Edie Britt could never understand why she didn't have any female friends.

Edie Britt永远都不会明白为什么她一个女性朋友都没有

Of course, she always tried to tell people she didn't need any,

当然，她一直试图告诉人们她一个也不需要

but the truth was, it bothered Edie that other women didn't seem to like her.

但事实上，其他女人都不喜欢她，让Eide觉得很困扰

Even after moving to Wisteria Lane.

甚至搬到Wisteria Lane之后…

Edie couldn't understand why her neighbors kept their distance.

Eide不明白为什么她的邻居们始终和她保持距离

And then she met Martha Huber.

后来她遇到了Martha Huber

Hola!

你好

Within five minutes, Mrs. Huber managed to disparage¹ what Edie was wearing.

在五分钟之内Huber夫人就成功地贬低了Edie的穿着

No!

不行

In fact, whenever they got together, Mrs. Huber insulted her.

事实上，只要它们在一起，Huber夫人就侮辱她

She made fun of everything from Edie's makeup² to her taste in men.

她取笑Eide的一切，从化妆…到对男人的品味

Yes, Martha Huber could be cruel, offensive, and downright mean.

是的，Martha Huber可说是残忍的，无礼的，彻头彻尾吝啬的

But Edie didn't care, because she was the first real friend Edie Britt had ever had.

但是Edie并不介意，因为她是Edie Britt第一个真正的朋友

1 disparage   

v.贬抑，轻蔑

参考例句：

• Your behaviour will disparage the whole family.你的行为将使全家丢脸。
• Never disparage yourself or minimize your strength or power.不要贬低你自己或降低你的力量或能力。

2 makeup   

n.组织；性格；化装品

参考例句：

• Those who failed the exam take a makeup exam.这次考试不及格的人必须参加补考。
• Do you think her beauty could makeup for her stupidity?你认为她的美丽能弥补她的愚蠢吗？