《绝望的主妇》精讲07

[00:00.50]I was laid to rest on a monday.

[00:03.21]After the funeral, all the residents of wisteria lane came to pay their respects.

[00:09.59]And, as people do in these situations, they brought food.

[00:13.39]Lynette Scavo brought fried chicken.

[00:16.39]Lynette had a great family recipe for fried chicken.

[00:19.60]Of course, she didn't cook much while she was moving up the corporate¹ ladder.

[00:23.10]She didn't have the time.

[00:24.90]But when her doctor announced Lynette was pregnant,

[00:27.19]her husband Tom had an idea.

[00:29.61]"Why not quit your job?

[00:31.20]"Kids do better with stay-at-home moms. It would be so much less stressful."

[00:36.12]But this was not the case.

[00:37.99]In fact, Lynette's life had become so hectic²,

[00:41.12]she was now forced to get her fried chicken from a fast-food restaurant.

[00:45.42]Lynette would have appreciated the irony³ if she stopped to think about it,

[00:49.09]but she couldn't. She didn't have the time.

[00:51.92]- Stop it ! - But, mom!

[00:53.51]No,

[00:54.22]you are going to behave today.

[00:56.39]I am not going to be humiliated⁴ in front of the entire neighborhood.

[00:59.60]And just so you know how serious I am...

[01:02.23]what's that?

[01:03.60]Santa's cell phone number.

[01:05.69]How'd you get that?

[01:07.52]I know someone who knows someone who knows an elf,

[01:10.40]and if any of you acts up, so help me, I will call Santa,

[01:13.99]and I will tell him you want socks for Christmas.

[01:17.41]You willing to risk that?

[01:21.50]Okay. Let's get this over with.

1 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

2 hectic   

adj.肺病的；消耗热的；发热的；闹哄哄的

参考例句：

• I spent a very hectic Sunday.我度过了一个忙乱的星期天。
• The two days we spent there were enjoyable but hectic.我们在那里度过的两天愉快但闹哄哄的。

3 irony   

n.反语，冷嘲；具有讽刺意味的事，嘲弄

参考例句：

• She said to him with slight irony.她略带嘲讽地对他说。
• In her voice we could sense a certain tinge of irony.从她的声音里我们可以感到某种讥讽的意味。

4 humiliated   

感到羞愧的

参考例句：

• Parents are humiliated if their children behave badly when guests are present. 子女在客人面前举止失当，父母也失体面。
• He was ashamed and bitterly humiliated. 他感到羞耻，丢尽了面子。