《绝望的主妇》精讲380

Lynette, hi, it's Bree.

Lynette，嗨是我Bree。

I do hope I'm not calling too early.

希望我没有打得太早嗯？

Hmm? Oh, of course you can borrow that scarf.

哦，你当然可以借那条围巾。

I'll press it for you.

我一会帮你熨熨

Um, I have, uh, some news. Rex died.

唔，我有事要告诉你，Rex过世了。

I thought they were gonna operate. What happened?

他们不是要进行手术么？怎么了？

Apparently¹ Rex's heart just gave out.

似乎Rex的心脏停跳了。

Oh, my god².

哦，天哪！

So when can we see Bree?

我们什么时候能看到Bree？

She said she was gonna call.

她说她会来电话的。

She's got a lot of things to do, planningfor the funeral³, that sort⁴ of thing.

她很忙，要筹备葬礼什么的。

She doesn't look that busy to me.

我看她似乎不怎么忙啊!

Hi. What are you doing out here?

嗨，你在这干什么呢？

Oh, I'm just waiting for, uh, Rex's mother. She's gonna be here any second.

我在等Rex的母亲，她马上就到了。

Honey, we are so sorry.

亲爱的，我们很难过。

Oh, do one of you drink soy milk?

哦，你们有人要喝豆奶么？

I was cleaning out the fridge this morning,

早上我清理冰箱时候发现的，

and Rex is the only one who drinks it.

家里除Rex没人喝。

I just bought it on Friday .I'd hate to throw it away.

我周五才买的，我不想扔了。

What a waste.

可惜了。

Oh, sweetie.

哦，宝贝儿。

Honey, you can let it out.

亲爱的，你别这么撑着。

No. No, I can't afford to fall apart⁵ right now.

不，不，我现在不能垮掉。

Why?

为什么？

You're about to find out.

你们这就知道了。

Bree!

Bree！

Oh, stop here. This is the house.

停车，就是这栋房子。

Is that...

这是...

Yes, that is Rex's mother.

对，这是Rex的母亲。

I can't believe it.

太难以相信了。

It's like some hideous⁶ nightmare⁷.

简直是场恶梦。

My life is over!

我没法活了！

My life is over!

没法活了！

1 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

2 god   

n.上帝，神；被极度崇拜的人或物

参考例句：

• God knows how the cat got up on the roof.只有天知道那只猫是怎样爬上房顶的。
• God wills that man should be happy.上帝愿人类幸福。

3 funeral   

n.丧葬，葬礼；adj.丧葬的，出殡的

参考例句：

• Her bright clothes were not appropriate for a funeral.她那身鲜艳的衣服不适合参加葬礼。
• A funeral is a somber occasion.葬礼是个忧郁的场合。

4 sort   

v.排序，挑选，分拣；n.种类，类别，性质，程度

参考例句：

• She was a strange sort of person.她这个人有些古怪。
• I don't much care for that sort of man.我不太喜欢那种人。

5 apart   

adv.除去，撇开；分开；相隔，相距

参考例句：

• I helped her pull the two fighting boys apart.我帮她把两个打架的男孩拉开。
• I like to keep my work apart from my family.我不喜欢让家里人插手我的工作。

6 hideous   

adj.丑陋的，可憎的，可怕的，恐怖的

参考例句：

• The whole experience had been like some hideous nightmare.整个经历就像一场可怕的噩梦。
• They're not like dogs,they're hideous brutes.它们不像狗，是丑陋的畜牲。

7 nightmare   

n.恶梦，可怕的事物，无法摆脱的恐惧

参考例句：

• I was glad to awake from such a nightmare.我庆幸终于从噩梦中醒来了。
• I had a nightmare last nightand,lost sleep.昨夜我作了个恶梦，失眠了。