《绝望的主妇》精讲447

Hey. We'd better hurry. The movie starts in twenty minutes.

嘿，我们最好快点。电影20分钟后就要开场了。

There's been a slight¹ change in plans. My mother had a couple of friends who really wanted to meet you,

计划有些小小的变动。我妈妈有些朋友他们很想见你

and I thought, what the heck? It could be fun. Do you mind?

我想“有什么好怕的? 会很有意思的”你介意吗?

Uh, no, I, I guess not.

呃，不，我-我想不会。

Hey, everybody, this is Bree.

嘿，大家好，这是Bree。

And this is my Uncle Sid.

这是我舅舅Sid.

Hi.

你好。

My Aunt Rosalie.

我阿姨Rosalie。

Hello.

你好。

Oh, and this is Stan Grazi, who does my mom's taxes².

哦，这是Stan Grazi，负责我妈妈的税金。

She's a knockout, George. Guess I owe³ you an apology⁴.

她是那么引人注目，George。我想我欠你一个道歉。

Since I was single all these years, Stan kept telling my mom I was gay⁵.

因为这些年我都是单身，Stan 一直跟我妈妈说我是个同性恋。

I'm still gonna need some proof⁶. But I guess I'll be getting that in about nine months, hey, Bree?

我还需要一些证据。但我想我可以得到证实在九个月内，对吗，Bree?

What happens in nine months?

九个月内会发生什么?

That's just Stan's little joke about when we're gonna start our own family.

那只是Stan开的一个玩笑关于什么时候我们会有自己的家庭。

Now just so you know, Stan, it's gonna be a while before we even think about kids.

就像你所知道的，Stan，考虑要孩子还是以后的事呢。

I want Bree all to myself for a while.

我想自己好好和Bree独处一段时间。

Well, don't wanna wait too long. After forty, the eggs don't get any fresher. Am I right, Bree?

不需要等很久，40岁以后，卵就不再有活力了。我说的对吗，Bree?

If you'll excuse me, I, uh, I have to go.

请原谅，我得走了。

1 slight   

n.轻蔑，怠慢；adj.轻微的，纤细的，脆弱的，苗条的；vt.轻视，忽略，怠慢

参考例句：

• The difference is so slight,that I can hardly see it.差别很小，我几乎看不出来。
• His illness started with a slight cough.他的病是从轻微咳嗽开始的。

2 taxes   

n.税，税额( tax的名词复数 )；整复法，排序( taxis的名词复数 )；出租汽车( taxi的名词复数 )；赋税

参考例句：

• the lowering of taxes and the consequent increase in spending 税收降低与随之引起的消费增长
• state and federal income taxes 州政府和联邦政府征收的所得税

3 owe   

vt./vi.欠（债等）；感激；把……归功于某人

参考例句：

• We still owe one hundred dollars for the car.为这部车我们还欠着100美元。
• We owe it to society to make our country a better place.把国家建设得更美好是我们对社会应尽的责任。

4 apology   

n.道歉；勉强的替代物

参考例句：

• I must make an apology to her.我必须向她道歉。
• Please accept my sincere apology.请接受我诚挚的歉意。

5 gay   

adj.同性恋的；色彩鲜艳的；n.(男)同性恋者

参考例句：

• I don't know he was a gay person.我不知道他是同性恋者。
• Spring comes round to the earth again and everything looks fresh and gay.春回大地，万象更新。

6 proof   

adj.防...的，耐...的，能防护；n.校样，证据，证明；vt.检验，给...做防护措施

参考例句：

• He is living proof of the wonders of modern medicine.他是当代医学奇迹的活证明。
• The proof was fished up from some old papers.校样在旧文件中被找到了。