《绝望的主妇》精讲184

Reverend Sykes. What a nice surprise!

Sykes神父，真是惊喜啊!

That's quite a crowd out front.

前边排队的人真多

I practically¹ had to fight my way in.

我是挤进来的

Well, ever since I took over the kitchen, we've been jam-packed.

哦 自从我接手厨房以后，我们就人满为患了

Thank you so much for suggesting I get involved.

谢谢你建议我来参与

I have never felt more needed or important in my whole life.

我这辈子从来没感觉自己这么重要过

The intention² of charity³ is not to make us feel important.

慈善的目的不是要让我们觉得自己重要

Of course not. It's to help people.

当然不是 是为了帮助别人

Feeling important is just a bonus⁴.

成就感只是额外的奖励

So what brings you by?

你是为何而来呢?

I was hoping you could tell me where a homeless person could get a hot meal.

我希望你能告诉我流浪人士在哪可以吃到一顿热汤饭

Well, right here, of course.

哦,当然是在这里

No, Bree.

不是，Bree

Ever since you've turned this soup kitchen into a bisque kitchen,

自从你把供汤厨房变成品汤厨房以后

the homeless don't feel comfortable here.

流浪人士感觉不自在了

Why? I was just trying to make this place special.

为什么? 我只是想让这地方变的特别

It was already special. It was home for them until you took that away.

已经很特别了，这本是他们的家，直到你把它夺走

1 practically   

adv.差不多；几乎；实际地，从实际角度

参考例句：

• He solved the problem very practically.他很实事求是地解决了这个问题。
• She's practically always late for school.她上学几乎总是迟到。

2 intention   

n.意图；目的；打算

参考例句：

• I'm sorry I offended you,but it wasn't my intention.对不起，冒犯你了，但我绝不是有意的。
• We understood her intention.我们明白了她的心意。

3 charity   

n.慈悲，博爱，慈善团体，施舍

参考例句：

• He founded the charity in memory of his late wife.他兴办那个慈善机构以纪念他已故的妻子。
• He gave a handsome sum of money to charity.他向慈善团体捐了一笔相当可观的钱款。

4 bonus   

n.奖金，红利

参考例句：

• The workers expected to share out a year-end bonus.工人们期望年终分红。
• The staff got a a special bonus payment.员工得到一笔特别发放的奖金。