《绝望的主妇》精讲84

保罗：讲这些故事也很开心，那些岁月很美好我乐于回想。

贝斯：我能冒昧地恭维你一下吗？你谈到过去的时候，表情也都不一样了，你不再那么吓人了。

Beth: I had a lovely time at dinner tonight. It was nice to hear all those stories about your childhood.

Paul: It was nice telling them. Those were happy days. I liked remembering them.

Beth: Can I give you an odd¹ compliment²? When you talk about the past, it changes how you look. You're not so...Intimidating³.

Paul: Well, that is an odd compliment. But I... appreciate it.

Beth: W-w-what are you doing?

Paul: I was responding to what I thought was a signal from you.

Beth: I wasn't signaling for you to try to jam your tongue down my throat.

Paul: Beth, I'm not some kind of animal trying to satisfy its urges. If I was, I could've gone to a bar or any street corner weeks ago.

Beth: Then what do you want?

Paul: I wanna connect with you, to have a real marriage. And, yes, sex is part of that. But there's more. With what I've been through, I need a partner by my side, someone that I can trust. I think you can be that person. The question is...Do you? I want you gone by the end of the week.

贝斯：我今天的晚餐吃得很愉快，听你的童年故事很开心。

保罗：讲这些故事也很开心，那些岁月很美好我乐于回想。

贝斯：我能冒昧地恭维你一下吗？你谈到过去的时候，表情也都不一样了，你不再那么吓人了。

保罗：这恭维是有点冒昧，不过很感谢你。

贝斯：你想干吗？

保罗：我认为你的话是个信号，我不过是在做出反应罢了。

贝斯：我没有给你任何信号，让你把舌头伸到我嘴里来。

保罗：贝丝，我不是什么欲火缠身的野兽，仅仅想满足自己的兽欲。如果是的话，我几周之前早就去了什么酒吧，或者哪个街角。

贝斯：那你想怎么样？

保罗：我想跟你建立感情，有一段真正的婚姻，性确实是其中一部分，但婚姻不只有性而已。我经历这一切之后，需要有个可以信任的人作伴，我想你可以是这个人。问题是，你这样想吗？我希望你这周末离开。

1 odd   

adj.奇特的；临时的；奇数的；n.[pl.]机会

参考例句：

• She looks a bit odd.I wonder what has happened to her.她的神色有些异样，不知出了什么事。
• He's an odd character and no mistake!他的确是个怪人！

2 compliment   

n.[pl.]问候，致意；n./v. 称赞，恭维

参考例句：

• The manager paid her a compliment on her work.经理赞扬了她的工作。
• Your presence is a great compliment.承蒙光临，不胜荣幸。

3 intimidating   

vt.恐吓，威胁( intimidate的现在分词)

参考例句：

• They were accused of intimidating people into voting for them. 他们被控胁迫选民投他们的票。
• This kind of questioning can be very intimidating to children. 这种问话的方式可能让孩子们非常害怕。