《绝望的主妇》精讲225（在线收听）

NARRATOR: I was laid to rest on a Monday. After the funeral, all the residents of Wisteria Lane came to pay their respects. And as people do in this situation, they brought food.

星期一人们把我安葬了。葬礼之后，所有住在wisteria lane人都来表示他们对我的怀念和尊敬，就像人们在这种情况下通常会做的，他们送来点吃的。

NARRATOR: Lynette Scavo brought fried chicken. Lynette had a great family recipe for fried chicken.

Lynette Scavo带了炸鸡。Lynette有一个大家庭，大家都喜欢炸鸡。

NARRATOR: Of course, she didn't cook much as she was moving up the corporate ladder. She didn't have the time.

当然，当她还是个职业女性的时候，她很少做饭。她没有时间。

NARRATOR: But when her doctor announced Lynette was pregnant, her husband Tom had an idea. Why not quit your job? Kids do much better with stayathome mums; it was so much less stressful.

但是当她的医生告诉她怀孕了的时候，他的丈夫Tom想了个办法。为什么不辞职呢？妈妈待在家里带出来的孩子会比较好，而且这样压力也比较小。

NARRATOR: But this was not the case.

但是事实并非如此。

NARRATOR: In fact, Lynette's life had become so hectic she was now forced to get her chicken from a fast food restaurant. Lynette would have appreciated the irony of it if she stopped to think about it, but she couldn't. She didn't have the time.

事实上，Lynette的生活变得如此兴奋，她不得不去快餐店买一只炸鸡。Lynette 如果仔细想想，可能会明白这是反话，但是她不能，她没有时间。

LYNETTE: Hey, hey, hey, hey! Stop it, stop it, stop it. Stop it.

嗨，嗨，嗨，嗨！住手！

PRESTON: But Mom!

但是，妈妈！

LYNETTE: No, you are going to behave today. I am not going to be humiliated in front of the entire neighborhood. And, just so you know how serious I am...

不，你们今天乖一点。我不想在大家面前丢脸。我是认真的……

PRESTON: What's that?

那是什么？

LYNETTE: Santa's cellphone number.

Santa的电话号码。

PORTER: How'd you get that?

你怎么知道的？

LYNETTE: I know someone, who knows someone, who knows an elf. And if anyone of you acts up, so help me, I will call Santa and tell him you want socks for Christmas. You willing to risk that?

我认识个朋友，她的朋友里有人认识一个小恶魔。所以，今天如果你们谁捣蛋,我马上打电话给Santa，我会告诉他,你们圣诞节只要短袜就可以了。想试试么？

SCAVO kids: Uhuh!

唔！

LYNETTE: Okay. Let's get this over with.

好的。好，那么我们把这个收起来。

NARRATOR: Gabrielle Solis, who lives down the block, brought a spicy paella.

Gabrielle Solis，住在街区的后面，带了辣肉菜饭。

NARRATOR: Since her modeling days in New York, Gabrielle had developed a taste for rich food and rich men. Carlos, who worked in mergers and acquisitions, proposed on their third date. Gabrielle was touched when tears welled up in his eyes.

自从她开始在纽约当模特以来，她对食物和有钱男人的品味渐渐提高。Carlos在并购公司上班，在他们第三次约会的时候，他向Gabrielle求婚了。当Gabrielle看见他眼眶中的泪水时，被感动了。

NARRATOR: But she soon discovered this happened every time Carlos closed a big deal.

但是她很快发现，每当Carlos成功靠近一些大人物时都会这样。

NARRATOR: Gabrielle liked her paella piping hot. However, her relationship with her husband was considerably cooler.

Gabrielle喜欢她那些新鲜的肉菜饭。但是她和她丈夫的关系很冷淡。

CARLOS: If you talk to Al Mason at this thing, I want you to casually mention how much I paid for your necklace.

如果今天早上你跟Al Mason交谈，我希望你能装着很随意的提起我花了多少钱给你买这条项链。

GABRIELLE: Why don't I just pin the receipt to my chest?

我干脆在胸前贴一个价目条好了？

CARLOS: He let me know how much he paid for his wife's new convertible. Look, just work it into the conversation.

他上次告诉我他为他妻子的折篷汽车花了多少。看，只要在聊天的时候插入就可以了。

GABRIELLE: There's no way I can just work that in, Carlos.

我怎么插得进去嘛，Carlos。

CARLOS: Why not? At the Donohue party, everyone was talking about mutual funds. And you found a way to mention you slept with half the Yankee outfield.

为什么？Donoghue聚会上，每个人都在谈论那些什么共有基金。你却说什么你和那些扬基队一半的外场球员睡过。

GABRIELLE: I'm telling you, it came up in the context of the conversation.

我告诉过你了，当时他们在说这些。

CARLOS: Hey, people are starting to stare. Can you keep your voice down please?

喂，大家都在看，轻点，好么？

GABRIELLE: Absolutely. Wouldn't want them to think we're not happy.

当然，我可不希望他们认为我们不和。