《绝望的主妇》精讲402

Mrs. Tilman.

Tilman太太。

Mr. Delfino.

Delfino先生。

I, uh, heard you were back from the hospital. I brought you these.

我...听说你从医院回来了。所以我带来了这个。

Oh, I can't tell you how long it's been since I got flowers from a handsome man.

哦，我上一次收到俊男的花不知道是什么时候了。

I mean, I could, but I don't want your pity.

我能记得，但不想让你觉得我可怜。

Where are you off to?

你要去哪？

I'm going back to Utah for a few weeks.

我要回尤他州一阵。

The recuperation's taking longer than the doctors anticipated¹.

恢复比医生预计的长了一些。

Speaking of my attack², have they caught young Zachary yet?

说道我被打的事，他们抓到Zachary了么？

No, actually, that's why I'm here.

没有，事实上这就是我来的原因。

So the flowers were just a ruse³. Figures⁴.

那这些花只是个计策。明白了。

I'm trying to find Zach before he gets in any more trouble.

我想在Zach再惹出麻烦之前找到他。

Do you know any friends that he mighthave, anywhere he might be holed up?

你知道他是否有些什么朋友，或者他有什么藏身的地方？

I know you were close to him.

我知道你和他比较亲近。

Funny thing.

真逗。

Since he beat me and threw me down the stairs, we just don't stay in touch like we should.

自从他打了我把我推下楼梯以后，我们就不怎么联络了。

Since when do you care so much about Zach Young?

你什么时候开始那么关心Zach Young了?

It's complicated⁵.

情况很复杂。

I'll bet⁶.

我估计也是。

I'm sure he's out there somewhere trying tofind his father, which I trust you made impossible.

我肯定他在外面到处找他的爸爸，而你让这成为不可能了。

No, I let Paul go. I couldn't go through with it.

不，我放了Paul。我下不了手。

That was a mistake.

你犯了个错误。

He will spend the rest of his life running from the police. I think that's punishment⁷ enough.

他的余生都要四处躲藏了。这算是惩罚他了。

Zach is the only connection⁸ thatPaul has with his dead wife.

Zach是他和他亡妻的唯一牵连。

At some point, he will run back here looking for him.

说不定他会跑回来找Zach。

I don't like to be negative, but you really should have killed him.

我不喜欢消极看事情，但你真该杀了他的。

1 anticipated   

adj.期待的

参考例句：

• A bumper wheat harvest is anticipated [expected] this year. 今年小麦可望获得丰收。
• They have anticipated us and seized the bridge. 他们抢在我们之前占领了那座桥。

2 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。

3 ruse   

n.诡计，计策；诡计

参考例句：

• The children thought of a clever ruse to get their mother to leave the house so they could get ready for her surprise.孩子们想出一个聪明的办法使妈妈离家，以便他们能准备给她一个惊喜。It is now clear that this was a ruse to divide them.现在已清楚这是一个离间他们的诡计。

4 figures   

n.轮廓；人物；身形；雕像；数字( figure的名词复数 )；算术；图解；轮廓vt.& vi.认定；计算；是重要部份；是…的部份

参考例句：

• Senior government figures must have acquiesced in the cover-up. 政府高级官员必然已经默许掩盖真相。
• The figures for 2001 were used as a baseline for the study. 这项研究以2001年的数据为基础。

5 complicated   

adj.错综复杂的，麻烦的，结构复杂的

参考例句：

• The poem is so complicated that I cannot make out its meaning.这首诗太复杂，我理解不了它的意思。
• This is the most complicated case I have ever handled.这是我所处理过的最为复杂的案子。

6 bet   

v.打赌，以(与)...打赌；n.赌注，赌金；打赌

参考例句：

• I bet you can't do this puzzle.我敢说，你解决不了这个难题。
• I offered to bet with him.我提出与他打赌。

7 punishment   

n.处罚，刑罚，惩罚

参考例句：

• Punishment had very little effect on him.惩罚对他没有什么效果。
• He thinks to escape punishment.他企图逃脱惩罚。

8 connection   

n.联接，连结，联系；亲戚关系

参考例句：

• How long will the connection of the telephone take?接通电话需要多长时间呢？
• She is a connection of mine.她是我的一个亲戚。