《绝望的主妇》精讲586

Wow! That's a kicking outfit¹.

哇哦，你打扮得真不错。

Well, thank you, sweetie. I clean up well for a wetback, don't I?

谢谢你，甜心。我这个墨西哥人，打扮的还不错吧。

Look, I'm not some sort of racist². I just want what's best for my baby girl.

我只是想为我的小女孩做最好的打算，我不是种族主义者。

I mean, why should I settle³ for middle-class Mexicans when I know I can find rich white folks⁴ to adopt her?

我为什么要考虑中产阶级的墨西哥人？我完全可以找到有钱的白人来收养她。

Please, do I look middle class to you?

拜托，我看起来像是个中产阶级吗？

Well, you didn't seem all that rich in Mr. Beale's office.

在Beale先生的办公室里，你看起来并不是那么有钱。

I mean, when I brought up the idea of gifts to your husband,

当我提出向你的老公要点礼物，

he acted like he couldn't even afford a Harley.

他表现得就像是连辆哈雷都买不起的样子。

So is that what it's going to take to change your mind?

这么说一件礼物就可以改变你想法？

A gift? Fine. What do you want?

是吗？好吧，你想要什么？

I don't know.

我不知道。

You like jewelry⁵?

你喜欢珠宝吗？

Well, here.

给你。

Are these real diamonds?

这些是真的钻石？

Honey, the one in the center is three karats.

宝贝，中间的那个有3克拉。

I never touched a real diamond before.

我以前没有接触过真的钻石。

Well, my husband and I can expose you to a lot of nice new things.

我和我老公可以给你很多的好东东。

Well, only if I let you have my baby.

只要我给你们孩子。

Well, like they say, there's no such thing as a free lunch.

就像他们说的，天下没有免费的午餐。

Okay.

好吧。

Really? Just like that?

真的？就这样？

Just like that. Of course, we probably shouldn't tell the lawyer about our understanding,

就这样，当然你最好不要告诉律师我们之间的协议，

because then we'll have to deal with percentages and all that.

因为那样的话，我们就不得不计算清楚。

I always hated math.

我总是讨厌数学。

What's wrong?

怎么啦？

You never gave a crap that we were Mexican, did you?

你其实对我们是墨西哥人压根不在乎，是吗？

Not really.

是的。

So why put me through this?

那为什么要这样折腾我？

Because I thought if it looked like you weren't going to get my baby

因为我想，如果弄得好像你得不到孩子，

that you might be just a bit more generous⁶.

可能会使你变得大方一些。

Wow. You're a lot smarter than I thought.

哇，你比我想象的要聪明。

I'm smarter than everybody thinks.

我比任何人想象的要聪明。

1 outfit   

n.（为特殊用途的）全套装备，全套服装

参考例句：

• Jenney bought a new outfit for her daughter's wedding.珍妮为参加女儿的婚礼买了一套新装。
• His father bought a ski outfit for him on his birthday.他父亲在他生日那天给他买了一套滑雪用具。

2 racist   

n.种族主义者，种族主义分子

参考例句：

• a series of racist attacks 一连串的种族袭击行为
• His speech presented racist ideas under the guise of nationalism. 他的讲话以民族主义为幌子宣扬种族主义思想。

3 settle   

vi.安家；定居；停留；vt.使定居；安排；解决

参考例句：

• I have to settle my affairs before leaving here.离开这儿以前，我得把一些私人的事情安排妥当。
• She has decided how she should settle the matter.她已做出决定如何来了解这件事。

4 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》

5 jewelry   

n.（jewllery）（总称）珠宝

参考例句：

• The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
• Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。

6 generous   

adj.慷慨的，大方的，慷慨给予的

参考例句：

• She was kind and generous.她心地善良，宽容大量。
• She was generous with her money.她很乐于仗义疏财。