《绝望的主妇》精讲552

How's the hangover?

醒酒好些了吗？

I do not have a hangover, Andrew, because I was not drunk.

我没什么醒酒，Andrew。因为我没喝醉。

Then, uh, how about a little hair ofthe dog? It'll perk¹ you right up.

那，呃...要不要再来点酒，借酒醒酒嘛。那会让你振作起来。

Look, for the record, I had an allergic² reaction to my antihistamine³ medication, so I would appreciate just a little bit of sympathy.

大家都知道，我对抗组织胺剂药物有过敏反应，你们总该可怜可怜我吧。

Why can't you just drink alone in your room like Tammy's mom?

你就不能像Tammy妈妈在自己房里喝酒？

For god sakes, it was an honest mistake.

看在上帝份上，我只是一时不小心。

I thought I could have just a little bit of wine with dinner, but, apparently⁴, my body couldn't handle it.

我以为晚餐时喝点酒没问题，可没想到身体承受不了。

Fine! If it makes everybody happy, I will just suffer through my sneezing fits and my hives on my own.

好吧，如果能让你们高兴。那就让我发寒，发抖，浑身起疹子好了。

There. Is that better?

好了吗？

So basically you would rather drink than to not have allergies⁵?

所以你宁可满身疹子也不愿意不喝酒？

Hi. Is now a bad time? I could really use a favor.

现在有空吗，我需要帮忙。

1 perk   

n.额外津贴；赏钱；小费；

参考例句：

• His perks include a car provided by the firm.他的额外津贴包括公司提供的一辆汽车。
• And the money is,of course,a perk.当然钱是额外津贴。

2 allergic   

adj.过敏的，变态的

参考例句：

• Alice is allergic to the fur of cats.艾丽斯对猫的皮毛过敏。
• Many people are allergic to airborne pollutants such as pollen.许多人对空气传播的污染物过敏，比如花粉。

3 antihistamine   

n.抗组胺剂

参考例句：

• Taking an antihistamine isn't the only way to battle seasonal allergies.采取抗组织胺并不是唯一防止季节性过敏的方法。
• Antihistamine drugs may offer an effective treatment.抗组胺剂药物可以提供比较有效的治疗。

4 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

5 allergies   

n.[医]过敏症；[口]厌恶，反感；（对食物、花粉、虫咬等的）过敏症( allergy的名词复数 )；变态反应，变应性

参考例句：

• Food allergies can result in an enormous variety of different symptoms. 食物过敏会引发很多不同的症状。 来自辞典例句
• Let us, however, examine one of the most common allergies; hayfever. 现在让我们来看看最常见的变态反应的一种--枯草热。 来自辞典例句