《绝望的主妇》精讲05

[00:00.50]My body was discovered by my neighbor mrs. Martha Huber,

[00:05.09]who had been startled by a strange popping sound.

[00:08.68]Her curiosity aroused,

[00:10.60]mrs. Huber tried to think of a reason for dropping in on me unannounced.

[00:17.40]After some initial hesitation¹,

[00:19.90]she decided² to return the blender she had borrowed from me six months before.

 

1 hesitation   

n.犹豫，踌躇

参考例句：

• After a long hesitation, he told the truth at last.踌躇了半天，他终于直说了。
• There was a certain hesitation in her manner.她的态度有些犹豫不决。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。