《绝望的主妇》精讲540

Oh! So pretty.

哦，真漂亮。

You like nice things? That's why I think you're stupid¹, for not wanting to stay here.

你喜欢好看的东西？那就是我觉得你很傻的原因，

You could be around my nice things all the time, taking care of them...how fun would that be?

你居然不想留下来，我的漂亮东西会一直陪伴在你左右，照看它们…那多有趣啊！

Well, I'm sure it's a lot more fun than you'd have in that tiny, godforsaken village of yours.

肯定比你待在你那个，偏远的小村子好多了。

You know, we're probably more alike² than people would guess. I'm from a small town, too.

你看，别人也许想象不到我们有一些相似之处，我也来自一个小镇。

My folks³ had nothing. That's why I love America. Anything is possible.

我父母一无所有，那就是我喜欢美国的原因，一切皆有可能。

Hmm, you like that? An old, fat stockbroker⁴ gave this to me.

恩，你喜欢那个？不一个又老又胖的股票交易员给我。

It's not worth anything. You can have it.

不值什么钱，你拿去吧。

Oh! Oh!

哦！哦！

It's okay. Glad you like it. You can brush my hair.

没什么，你喜欢就好，你可以帮我梳头了。

1 stupid   

adj.愚蠢的，笨拙的，麻木的，无趣味的；n.傻瓜

参考例句：

• The boy is too stupid.那个男孩太笨了。
• He must be really stupid.那他一定很傻。

2 alike   

adj.同样的，相像的；adv.一样地；同程度地　

参考例句：

• The twins are so alike that I can't tell which is which.这对双胞胎一模一样，我分辨不出谁是谁。
• All stories seemed dreadfully alike,no matter who told them.看来，不管谁讲，故事都是千篇一律的。

3 folks   

n.人们；父母；亲人；家属；人们( folk的名词复数 )；亲属；大伙儿；民间音乐

参考例句：

• Ask yourself what the folks in Peoria will think of it. 想一想皮奥里亚的人会如何看待这件事。
• When good folks meet, evil men keep their distance. 好人相逢，恶人远离。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 stockbroker   

n.股票（或证券），经纪人（或机构）

参考例句：

• The main business of stockbroker is to help clients buy and sell shares.股票经纪人的主要业务是帮客户买卖股票。
• My stockbroker manages my portfolio for me.我的证券经纪人替我管理投资组合。