《绝望的主妇》精讲139

When my mom died, I was bounced¹ around from relative to relative,

我妈妈过世后，我就被亲戚们踢来踢去

Most of them dirt-poor.

他们大多数都一贫如洗

We were on the receiving end of a lot of charity.

我们接受了很多慈善帮助

I spent plenty of time in places like this.

像今天这种慈善活动我可是常客

And I hated it.

我厌恶这个地方

They hand you something: a, uh, a dented² can of food or an ugly shirt.

你是说有人施舍你东西：比如过期的罐头或是一件难看的衣服

And someone tells you, "Say 'thank you' to the nice lady."

还有人逼你说"快谢谢这个漂亮阿姨"

And you do, but secretly, you wanna scream, "I hate you."

你虽照做，但心里想喊的是"我恨你"

I know what it's like to claw your way out of something.

我理解被施舍的感觉

Look at us... having things in common.

瞧啊……咱们总算有共同点了

1 bounced   

v.弹回( bounce的过去式和过去分词 )；（电子邮件）被退回；拒付；（朝某个方向）颠簸行进

参考例句：

• The ball bounced twice before he could reach it. 球弹了两次他才接到。
• The new car bounced along the bumpy mountain road. 这辆新车在崎岖的山路上颠簸行驶。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 dented   

v.使产生凹痕( dent的过去式和过去分词 )；损害；伤害；挫伤（信心、名誉等）

参考例句：

• The back of the car was badly dented in the collision. 汽车尾部被撞后严重凹陷。
• I'm afraid I've dented the car. 恐怕我把车子撞瘪了一些。 来自《简明英汉词典》