《绝望的主妇》精讲353

In the Coma¹ Ward² at Sacred Heart Hospital, the dreams begin just after midnight.

在圣洁的医院的养护病房里，午夜之后，梦想就开始了。

The pitch black of night gives way to vivid images

黑夜创造了很多生动的情景，

that comfort the dreamer until the morning.

让这个梦想者怡然自乐到天明。

Gus, the custodian³, dreams of someday winning the lottery⁴ and quitting his thankless job.

病房看护梦想有一天能中彩票好辞去这个卑贱的工作。

Howard, the security guard, envisions a luxurious⁵ retirement⁶ in the tropics.

保安幻想能舒适的退休去热带地区享受晚年。

Ruth Ann, the night nurse, fantasizes about leaving her husband.

Ruth Ann，值班护士梦想着离开她的丈夫。

But the most vivid dreams of all belong to the patient in Room 312.

但是最生动的梦想来自于312房的病人。

Yes, Juanita Solis had been dreaming steadily⁷ for five months.

是的，Juanita Solis已经做了五个月的梦了。

Sometimes of the shocking secret she had uncovered.

有时梦见那个被她发现的惊人的秘密。

Other times, she dreamt of the accidentthat had put her in the hospital.

有时候她会梦见导致她住院的那次事故。

But her most common dream was the one in which she finally told her son the truth.

但她最常梦的还是她终于把真相告诉她儿子。

Carlos. Gabrielle...

Carlos，Gabrielle……

And then one night...Juanita Solis decided⁸ it was time to wake up.

然后有一天晚，Juanita Solis决定是该醒的时候了。

1 coma   

n.昏迷，昏迷状态

参考例句：

• The patient rallied from the coma.病人从昏迷中苏醒过来。
• She went into a coma after swallowing a whole bottle of sleeping pills.她吃了一整瓶安眠药后就昏迷过去了。

2 ward   

n.守卫，监护，病房，行政区，由监护人或法院保护的人（尤指儿童）；vt.守护，躲开

参考例句：

• The hospital has a medical ward and a surgical ward.这家医院有内科病房和外科病房。
• During the evening picnic,I'll carry a torch to ward off the bugs.傍晚野餐时，我要点根火把，抵挡蚊虫。

3 custodian   

n.保管人，监护人；公共建筑看守

参考例句：

• Benitez believes his custodian is among the top five in world football.贝尼特斯坚信他的门将是当今足坛最出色的五人之一。
• When his father died his uncle became his legal custodian.他父亲死后，他叔叔成了他的法定监护人。

4 lottery   

n.抽彩；碰运气的事，难于算计的事

参考例句：

• He won no less than ￡5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。
• They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。

5 luxurious   

adj.精美而昂贵的；豪华的

参考例句：

• This is a luxurious car complete with air conditioning and telephone.这是一辆附有空调设备和电话的豪华轿车。
• The rich man lives in luxurious surroundings.这位富人生活在奢侈的环境中。

6 retirement   

n.退休，退职

参考例句：

• She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
• I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。

7 steadily   

adv.稳定地；不变地；持续地

参考例句：

• The scope of man's use of natural resources will steadily grow.人类利用自然资源的广度将日益扩大。
• Our educational reform was steadily led onto the correct path.我们的教学改革慢慢上轨道了。

8 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。