《绝望的主妇》精讲514

You're not limping. Did everything go okay?

你好像没有无精打采。一切可好？

I couldn't do it.

我办不到。

What happened?

发生了什么？

I don't know. I got there, I, I put on the paper gown and I, uh, I just couldn't do it.

我不知道,我到了那里...换上手术服,然后我，我就是办不到。

Why not?

为什么？

It felt like I was being emasculated.

感觉就像被阉割了。

Oh, please.

拜托。

I'm serious, Lynette. I don't make the money around here anymore.

我说真的,Lynette。我不再挣钱。

I don't provide for you and the kids.

不再养家糊口。

And I wasn't gonna let them snip¹ out the last thing that makes me a man.

我不会让他们剪掉唯一能让自己感觉像个男人的东西。

Staying home and taking care of the kids doesn't make you less of a man. That's crazy.

当家庭主男不会有损你的男子气概，别胡思乱想。

You expect me to calm your irrational² fears. I expect you to calm mine.

你指望我安抚你不理智的恐惧，我同样指望着你。

Are you saying you're unhappy?

你的意思是你过得不快乐？

A little bit, yeah.

有一点。

Well, what we gonna do about that?

那我们怎么办？

I don't know.

我不知道。

Well, can‘t we just-?

我们能不能就...?

No, Lynette. I don't know.

不行,Lynette。我不知道。

1 snip   

n.便宜货，廉价货，剪，剪断

参考例句：

• He has now begun to snip away at the piece of paper.现在他已经开始剪这张纸。
• The beautifully made briefcase is a snip at £74.25.这个做工精美的公文包售价才74.25英镑，可谓物美价廉。

2 irrational   

adj.无理性的，失去理性的

参考例句：

• After taking the drug she became completely irrational.她在吸毒后变得完全失去了理性。
• There are also signs of irrational exuberance among some investors.在某些投资者中是存在非理性繁荣的征象的。