《绝望的主妇》精讲39

[00:01.00]My friends were right to be concerned.

[00:05.50]They knew that every family has its secrets,

[00:09.88]and as my son and husband could have told them,

[00:13.38]you need to think carefully before digging them up.

[00:01.00]After talking for hours,

[00:02.67]my friends still hadn't agreed on what to do with the note.

[00:06.80]So they decided¹ to talk about it in the morning after a good night's rest.

[00:13.26]But no one could sleep that night.

[00:17.69]They each kept thinking of my suicide²

[00:21.19]and how terribly alone I must have felt.

[00:25.57]You see, loneliness was something my friends understood all too well.

1 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。

2 suicide   

n.自杀，自毁，自杀性行为

参考例句：

• The number of suicide has increased.自杀案件的数量增加了。
• The death was adjudged a suicide by sleeping pills.该死亡事件被判定为服用安眠药自杀。