《绝望的主妇》精讲539

So, Caleb, besides¹ your mother and brother, does anybody² else know that you're here?

那么，Caleb，除了你妈妈和哥哥，还有别人知道你在这儿么？

No. You're pretty.

没有你很漂亮。

Thank you. That's very sweet. So, where have you been living³ this whole⁴ time? Upstairs⁵?

谢谢，很高兴听你这么说。那么，这些时间你都住哪儿？楼上？

No. I just moved upstairs. My room's downstairs⁶.

不是，我刚搬到楼上，我的房间在楼下。

Downstairs?

楼下？

In the basement⁷. You want to see it?

在地下室，你想看一下吗？

Caleb, have you been down here all these months?

Caleb，你这几个月一直待在这儿？

Yeah.

是的。

Did⁸ your mother make you wear those?

你妈妈给你戴着这些？

Most of the time.

大部分时间是这样。

Oh, my god⁹! Sweetheart, I don't understand.

天啊，亲爱的，我不明白。

Why in the world would¹⁰ your mother treat¹¹ you that way?

究竟为什么你妈妈这样待你？

I hurt a girl.

我伤害了一个女孩。

A girl?

一个女孩？

Yeah. And then she died¹².

是的，然后她死了。

Oh.

哦。

Her name was¹³ Melanie. She was pretty. Just like you.

她叫梅兰尼，她很美，就像你。

1 besides   

adv.此外；并且；prep.于…之外；除…以外

参考例句：

• He had other people to take care of besides me.除了我以外，他还需要照料其他人。
• Besides English, he has to study German and French.除英语外，他还要学德语和法语。

2 anybody   

n.重要人物；pron.任何人

参考例句：

• They do not see anybody.他们没看见任何人。
• You couldn't tell anybody.你不能告诉任何人。

3 living   

adj.活的，活着的，现存的；逼真的，一模一样的；生活的，维持生活的；n.生活，生计

参考例句：

• Nowadays it is very easy to earn a living.现今谋生很容易。
• I'll never forget that as long as I am living.这事我至死也不会忘记。

4 whole   

adj.整整的；全部的；完整的

参考例句：

• It snowed for two whole days.雪下了整整两天。
• The whole village was sleeping.整个村庄一片寂静。

5 upstairs   

adj.楼上的；adv.在楼上，往楼上，高水平地，上层地，头脑上地；n.楼上

参考例句：

• He would prefer to meet me downstairs rather than upstairs.他宁愿在楼下见我，而不愿在楼上。
• I think I'll go upstairs and have a sleep.我想上楼去睡一觉。

6 downstairs   

adj.楼下的；adv.在楼下；n.楼下

参考例句：

• He went downstairs to breakfast.他下楼去吃早饭了。
• I'll come downstairs in a minute.我马上下楼。

7 basement   

n.地下室，地窖；建筑物的基部

参考例句：

• It is rather damp in the basement.地下室很潮湿。
• They live in a basement flat in North London.他们住在伦敦北部的一所地下公寓里。

8 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

9 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。

10 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

11 treat   

n.宴请，款待，请客；vt.视为，对待，论述，治疗，款待；vi.交涉，谈判，协商，款待，作东

参考例句：

• As you treat me,so will I treat you.我将象你对待我那样对待你。
• We had better treat it as a joke.我们最好把它当作玩笑。

12 died   

vbl.死亡，消逝v.死亡，枯萎( die的过去式和过去分词 )；死时处于（某种状态）或具有（某种身份）adj.死亡的，消逝的

参考例句：

• He was banished to Australia, where he died five years later. 他被流放到澳大利亚，五年后在那里去世。
• He was utterly bereft when his wife died. 他的妻子去世时，他十分凄凉。

13 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。