《绝望的主妇》精讲312

Ladies and Gentlemen. I present to you the fabulous¹ Buick Lacrosse.

女士们先生们。我向你们展示迷人的Buick lacrosse。

It, uh, it has an excellently crafted interior, peaceful quiet tuning²,

它，它有精心打造的内部空间宁静，无声发动机调整，

And ultrasonic³ rear parking assists.

还有超声波后停车支持。

Observe the remote activation⁴ feature.

请注意看遥控启动装置。

Uh, and it also has a lot of other exciting good, cool car things.

嗯，它还有另外很多精彩的、好的、酷的汽车玩意儿。

Tom! Lynette! What are you doing here?

Tom！Lynette！你们在这里干嘛呢？

We're buying a new water heater. Um, how 'bout⁵ you?

我们在买一个新热水器。嗯，你呢？

Just doing a little shopping, trying to get my mind off things.

买些东西，让我的脑子轻松一下。

Hey Gabby, you need help, it looks like you're stuck here.

嗨，Gabby，你需要帮助吗？看上去你困在这儿了。

Uh! I guess I am.

我想是的。

No worries, I got it.

别担心，我来。

I guess I got too close to the turn table.

我猜我和旋转台离得太近了。

I'm a sucker for these Buicks.

我是展示这些Buicks的笨蛋。

Come on, you bastard⁶!

拜托，你这个混蛋。

You know, with their perfectly⁷ crafted interior, and peaceful, quiet tuning.

你知道，它们，嗯，完美打造的内部和安静无声的发动机调整。

Uh-huh. A little formal for the mall.

嗯，对于逛商场而言过于正式了。

Oh, uh, you know, I wanted to match the shoes to the dress.

哦，嗯，我想使鞋和衣服配得上。

This is, uh, Sarah, my shopping buddy⁸.

这位是，嗯，Sarah，和我一起购物的伙伴。

We like to hit the boutiques together.

我们喜欢一起去逛专卖店。

Okay. Well, you gals⁹, um, shop your little hearts out. See you later.

那么，女孩子们，嗯，尽情购物吧，再见。

Bye.

再见。

1 fabulous   

adj.极好的；极为巨大的；寓言中的，传说中的

参考例句：

• We had a fabulous time at the party.我们在晚会上玩得很痛快。
• This is a fabulous sum of money.这是一笔巨款。

2 tuning   

n.调谐，调整，调音v.调音( tune的现在分词 )；调整；（给收音机、电视等）调谐；使协调

参考例句：

• They are tuning up a plane on the flight line. 他们正在机场的飞机跑道上调试一架飞机。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The orchestra are tuning up. 管弦乐队在定弦。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 ultrasonic   

adj.超声的；n.超声波

参考例句：

• It was very necessary for people to take type-B ultrasonic inspection regularly.定期进行B超检查是十分必要的。
• Sounds are classified into two kinds: sonic and ultrasonic.声波分为两类，即普通声波与超声波。

4 activation   

n. 激活，催化作用

参考例句：

• A computer controls the activation of an air bag.电脑控制着气囊的启动。

5 bout   

n.侵袭，发作；一次(阵，回)；拳击等比赛

参考例句：

• I was suffering with a bout of nerves.我感到一阵紧张。
• That bout of pneumonia enfeebled her.那次肺炎的发作使她虚弱了。

6 bastard   

n.坏蛋，混蛋；私生子

参考例句：

• He was never concerned about being born a bastard.他从不介意自己是私生子。
• There was supposed to be no way to get at the bastard.据说没有办法买通那个混蛋。

7 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

8 buddy   

n.（美口）密友，伙伴

参考例句：

• Calm down,buddy.What's the trouble?压压气，老兄。有什么麻烦吗？
• Get out of my way,buddy!别挡道了，你这家伙！

9 gals   

abbr.gallons （复数）加仑（液量单位）n.女孩，少女( gal的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Jim came skipping out at the gate with a tin pail, and singing Buffalo Gals. 这时，吉姆手里提着一个锡皮桶，嘴中唱着“布法罗的女娃们”蹦蹦跳跳地从大门口跑出来。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
• An' dey thinks dey wants mousy lil gals wid bird's tastes an' no sense at all. 他们想要的是耗子般的小姑娘，胃口小得像雀子，一点儿见识也没有。 来自飘（部分）