《绝望的主妇》精讲393

Uh, Betty? Betty? Oh, Betty, can I ask you a question?

Betty吗? 噢.Betty,能问你个问题吗?

Of course. It's Susan, right?

当然可以.Susan,对吧?

Yes, hi. I was just wondering, are you having some remodeling done on your house or something?

对,我在想... 你家在重新装修还是怎样吗?

No. Why?

没有,怎么了?

Well, uh, I work at home, so I'm home a lot working.

我在家工作，所以我经常在家。

And I just keep hearing these noises lately. Uh, it's hard to concentrate¹.

最近经常听到这样的声音。让人很难集中精神。

Well, I haven't noticed anything.

我什么都没注意到。

Really? Well, it sounds like it's coming from your house.

真的?听起来是从你家传来的。

You know, it's like a clanging, clanging.

听起来当啷当啷的。

There! There, that was it. Did you hear it?

听!就是这个.听见了吗?

Oh, yes. Matthew's very handy². He's always doing projects around the house.

是的,Matthew很喜欢劳作。他总在家附近做东西。

I guess I just don't notice the noise anymore.

我想我习惯了就不觉得有声音了。

Even at two o'clock in the morning? Because that's kind of hard to miss.

就算是凌晨2点?很难不听见啊！

I'm so sorry. Matthew is something of an insomniac³, Susan.

我真抱歉。Matthew 有失眠症,Susan。

But I will talk to him, and we'll put a stop to it.

但我会跟他谈谈,以后不会这样了。

Afternoon, Mrs. Mayer.

下午好,Mayer太太。

Hi, Matthew.

你好,Matthew。

Well, it was nice chatting with you, Susan.

跟你聊天真开心,Susan。

1 concentrate   

vt.集中；聚集；浓缩；vi.集中；全神贯注

参考例句：

• You should concentrate on the road when you're driving.开车时注意力应集中在路上。
• Concentrate your mind on study,Don't look around.专心学习，别东张西望的。

2 handy   

adj.方便的；手边的，近便的；手巧的

参考例句：

• A few more traveler's checks may come in handy on holiday.多带几张旅行支票，度假时会有用的。
• She is a handy girl who can turn her hand to anything.她是个心灵手巧的姑娘。

3 insomniac   

n.失眠症患者

参考例句：

• She's an insomniac ; she only sleeps for two or three hours a night. 她患失眠症，每晚只睡两三个小时。 来自辞典例句
• The insomniac is habitually afflicted with wakefulness at times when he wishes to sleep. 失眠症患者，这种病人在他想睡觉时经常特别清醒。 来自互联网