《绝望的主妇》精讲20

[00:00.50]Why can't we ever have normal soup?

[00:02.79]Danielle, there is nothing abnormal about basil puree.

[00:06.09]Just once, couldn't we have a soup that people have heard of?

[00:09.01]Like french onion or navy bean.

[00:11.51]First of all, your father can't eat onions. He's deathly allergic¹.

[00:14.18]And I won't even dignify² your navy bean suggestion.

[00:18.31]So... how's the osso buco?

[00:21.60]It's okay.

[00:23.69]It's okay?

[00:25.19]Andrew, I spent three hours cooking this meal.

[00:27.48]How do you think it makes me feel when you say "it's okay" in that sullen³ tone?

[00:32.20]Who asked you to spend three hours on dinner?

[00:37.58]Excuse me?

[00:40.41]Tim Harper's mom gets home from work,

[00:42.50]pops open a can of pork and beans,

[00:44.79]and boom, they're eating. Everyone's happy.

[00:46.59]You'd rather I serve pork and beans?

[00:48.71]Apologize now. I am begging.

[00:49.88]I'm saying, do you always have to serve cuisine⁴?

[00:52.17]Can't we ever just have food?

[00:53.80]Are you doing drugs?

[00:55.01]What?

[00:55.89]Change in behavior is one of the warning signs,

[00:58.01]and you have been as fresh as paint for the last six months.

[01:01.68]That certainly would explain why you're always locked in the bathroom.

[01:03.81]- Trust me, that is not what he is doing. - Shut up.

[01:06.40]Mom, I'm not the one with the problem here, all right?

[01:08.90]You're the one always acting⁵ like she's running for mayor of Stepford.

[01:13.20]Rex.

[01:14.78]Seeing that you're the head of this household, I would really appreciate you saying something.

[01:20.91]Pass the salt?

1 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。

2 dignify   

vt.使有尊严；使崇高；给增光

参考例句：

• It does not dignify the human condition. It does not elevate the human spirit.它不能使人活得更有尊严，不能提升人的精神生活。
• I wouldn't dignify this trash by calling it a novel.这部劣等作品我是不会美称为小说的。

3 sullen   

adj.愠怒的，闷闷不乐的，(天气等)阴沉的

参考例句：

• He looked up at the sullen sky.他抬头看了一眼阴沉的天空。
• Susan was sullen in the morning because she hadn't slept well.苏珊今天早上郁闷不乐，因为昨晚没睡好。

4 cuisine   

n.烹调，烹饪法

参考例句：

• This book is the definitive guide to world cuisine.这本书是世界美食的权威指南。
• This restaurant is renowned for its cuisine.这家餐馆以其精美的饭菜而闻名。

5 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。