《绝望的主妇》精讲558

What are you doing here?

你来干什么？

There's something I need to talk to you about. It's important.

有些事要跟你说，很重要。

There's nothing for us to talk about.

没什么好说的。

Shut up and listen. Deirdre's father, Noah Taylor, somehow found out about Zach and he wants to meet him.

闭嘴听我说。Deirdre的父亲，Noah Taylor，不知何故发现了Zach的事他要见他

Somehow found out? Like, maybe you told him?

“不知何故”？就是你告诉他的吧。

Noah is no friend of mine. But he's very rich and powerful¹ and he's terminal² and he wants to meet his grandson before he dies.

Noah可不是我朋友。不过他有钱有势，而且快死了。他想在死前见外孙一面

Absolutely not.

没门。

Well, you'll be surprised, but I agree with you.

也许你会奇怪，但我同意你。

Noah destroys everything he touches, and the last thing either ofus wants is for this guy to get his hooks³ into Zach.

Noah会毁坏和他有关的一切，我们俩谁也不想见到他和Zach有什么关联

What are we supposed to do?

那我们怎么办？

You and Zach need to vanish⁴. Just stay outof sight until nature takes its course with Noah.

你和Zach得避开一阵子。直到Noah死了。

If we leave, we won't be coming back. You'll never see your boy again.

如果我们走了，就不会回来，你就再也见不到你儿子了。

I know.

我知道。

1 powerful   

adj.有力的，有权力的，强大的

参考例句：

• The UN began to get more and more powerful.联合国开始变得越来越强大了。
• Such are the most powerful voices of our times!这些就是我们时代的最有力的声音！

2 terminal   

n.终端机，终点，末端；adj.终点的，按期的，致死的

参考例句：

• The car has reached its terminal speed and can run faster no longer.这辆车的速度已达到了极限，不能再跑更快了。
• There's a taxi stand outside the terminal.在终点站的外面有出租车。

3 hooks   

钩拳( hook的名词复数 )； 挂钩； 转弯处； 曲线球

参考例句：

• I want to buy the hams hanging on the hooks. 我想买挂在钩子上的火腿。
• This dress hooks at the back, not at the side. 这件衣服是在背后而不是在旁边扣钩。

4 vanish   

vi.突然不见，消失；不复存在，绝迹

参考例句：

• With a wave of his hand,the magician made the rabbit vanish.魔术师手一挥兔子便不见了。
• All your troubles will vanish away when he returns safely. 他平安回来后，你就无忧无虑了。