《绝望的主妇》精讲373

It was 5:00 in the morning on WisteriaLane when the phone calls started.

现在是Wisteria Lane的早晨五点钟,当电话铃响起来的时候…

Each of them knew something was wrong from that first ring.

所有人都理所当然的知道出事了,从电话铃响起的第一声开始

Hello?

喂?

It's an unwritten rule of suburbia...

毕竟小区里有着这样一条不成文的规定

Hello?

喂?

Don't call the neighbors in the middle of the night unless the news is bad.

别在半夜给你的邻居挂电话......除非你有坏消息

Hello?

喂?

And so they came, with their uncombed hair and their unmade faces. They came because after all these years...

所以她们都来了,没有梳头发, 素面朝天。她们来这里是因为...在经过这么多年之后...

Bree.

Bree.

...they were no longer just neighbors.

她们不再只是邻居

What are you doing here?

嗨,你们来这里干什么?

We heard Rex had a heart attack¹. How is he?

我们听说Rex心脏病发了.他怎么样了?

Um... He's stable². But they have to put in a pacemaker, so they're gonna need to operate. How did you guys know?

嗯…他的情况稳定了下来, 但是他们要装个起搏器，所以他们要给他做手术。你们怎么知道的?

Danielle called.

Danielle打的电话

So how are you doing?

你现在怎么样?

We were having a fight when he had the heart attack, and I'm just feeling really guilty³, because I should have gotten him here sooner and...

他心脏病发的时候, 我们正在吵架.我觉得内疚极了,我应该早点把他送来的

Honey, the doctors here are great.

亲爱的, 这里的医生都是最棒的

Yeah, and he’s so young, He's gonna bounce⁴ right back.

他还这么年轻, 一定会恢复的

You have nothing to worry about.

我肯定你什么也不用担心

You know what? I am so happy that you guys came here. I really am，

你们知道吗?我很高兴你们在这里，我真得很高兴

but I am trying hard to be strong, so if you keep comforting⁶ me...

我一直努力坚强起来，如果你们不停的安慰我…

You're gonna lose it?

你会失去勇气?

Mm-hm m

恩

Then we won't comfort⁵.

那么我们什么也不说了

Thank you.

1 attack   

n./v.攻击，袭击，进攻，抨击

参考例句：

• We must keep the enemy's attack off until dark.天黑前我们应当顶住敌人的进攻。
• Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。

2 stable   

adj.稳定的；稳固的

参考例句：

• I'm glad she has become such a stable character.我很高兴她变得如此沉稳。
• This chair isn't very stable.这把椅子不大稳固。

3 guilty   

adj.犯罪的；有罪的；内疚的

参考例句：

• There wasn't enough evidence to prove him guilty.没有充分的证据证明他有罪。
• Really honest people are ofter made to feel guilty.真正老实的人常被弄得感到犯了罪似的。

4 bounce   

n.弹，反弹；冲劲，冲力；v.(使)弹起(跳起)

参考例句：

• She's got a lot of bounce.她浑身都是劲。
• The ball gave a high bounce.那球弹得很高。

5 comfort   

n.安慰，舒适，安慰者；vt.安慰，使（痛苦等）缓和

参考例句：

• The child turned to its mother for comfort.那孩子向母亲寻求安慰。
• She lives there in comfort.她舒适地生活在那里。

6 comforting   

adj.令人欣慰的；安慰的v.安慰；使舒适(comfort的现在分词)

参考例句：

• It's comforting to know that you'll be there. 知道你要去那里令人感到欣慰。
• It was a comforting thought that at least her father hadn't suffered. 令人宽慰的是，至少她爸爸没有遭受痛苦。 来自《简明英汉词典》