《绝望的主妇》精讲317

Edie!

Edie。

Hi.

嗨！

Hi. Come on in.

进来吧

Oh, you're all here.

哦, 你们都在这儿。

Yeah. Tuesday’s poker¹ day.

是啊, 周二是扑克日。

Really.

真的?

Yeah.

是啊。

Oh, you know, I love poker.

哦, 我爱扑克。

Okay, then. Well, here’s the deal.

好吧，那么, 听我说。

Since the Ice Queen isn't doing anything to memorialize her sister, I have decided² to carry Martha’s ashes up to Torch Lake

既然那个冰女王不准备纪念她的姐姐，我决定把Martha的骨灰带去Torch湖，

and scatter³ them myself. It's where her husband proposed.

并把它们撒到水里，那是她丈夫向她求婚的地方。

That’s so sweet.

那真是太好了。

I know. So, I thought that some of the neighbors could caravan⁴ up there,

是啊，所以我想也许找一些邻居一起去，

and we'd have a little ceremony. I've printed out maps if anyone needs one,

我们可以举行一个小小的仪式。如果有人需要地图, 我已经印好了。

and the dress is semi-formal.

服装半正规的就可以了。

You know, Edie, I'd love to go, but, um, I just got back into modeling,

你知道, Edie, 我很想去，但是, 嗯, 我刚刚重新开始模特工作，

you know, just for fun, and I have a gig tomorrow. I can't leave 'em hanging.

只是因为好玩, 我明天有个展览会，我不能放他们的鸽子。

I wish I would have known earlier. I would have arranged a sitter.

真希望我早点知道, 那我就可以找个照看孩子的人了。

Darn, I have to take Rex to his angiogram.

Darn, 我必须带Rex去拍血管造影片。

Hmmm. Well, Mayer, what’s your excuse?

嗯，那么, Mayer? 你的借口是什么?

I'm just, you know, busy. Stuff.

嗯, 就是, 你知道, 太忙了。

Well, your friends are much better liars⁵.

你的朋友们撒谎的水平可比你好。

1 poker   

n.扑克；vt.烙制

参考例句：

• He was cleared out in the poker game.他打扑克牌，把钱都输光了。
• I'm old enough to play poker and do something with it.我打扑克是老手了，可以玩些花样。

2 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。

3 scatter   

vt.撒，驱散，散开；散布/播；vi.分散，消散

参考例句：

• You pile everything up and scatter things around.你把东西乱堆乱放。
• Small villages scatter at the foot of the mountain.村庄零零落落地散布在山脚下。

4 caravan   

n.大蓬车；活动房屋

参考例句：

• The community adviser gave us a caravan to live in.社区顾问给了我们一间活动住房栖身。
• Geoff connected the caravan to the car.杰弗把旅行用的住屋拖车挂在汽车上。

5 liars   

说谎者( liar的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The greatest liars talk most of themselves. 最爱自吹自擂的人是最大的说谎者。
• Honest boys despise lies and liars. 诚实的孩子鄙视谎言和说谎者。