Desperate Housewives 第一季 1集

看绝望的主妇学英语 Desperate Housewives 第一季 1集：Pilotthe pilot:美国电视剧新剧开播都会有一个试播来测试观众对新剧的接受程度，以此来决定是否再继续播下去，也可以说是一个开端，第一集，试播 Written by Marc CherryDirected by Charles McDougall -NARRATOR:My name is Mary Alice Young.我是Mary Alice Young。When you read this mornings paper, you may come across an article about the unusual day I had last e across:偶然遇到 article:文章 unusual:不平常的当你浏览今天的晨报,可能会读到一篇文章关于上个星期我所渡过的不平常的一天。Normally, theres never anything newsworthy about my life.normally：通常 newsworthy:有新闻价值的通常,我的生活里是没有什么有新闻报道价值的。That all changed last Thursday.change: 改变但是上个星期四一切都改变了。Of course everything seemed as normal at first.of course: 当然 seem: 好像，仿佛 normal: 平常 as normal: 照常 at first: 最初，开始时当然,起初,一切看起来都很平常。I made my breakfast for my family.make: 做 breakfast: 早饭我给一家人做好早餐。-MARY ALICE: Here we are. Waffles.Waffles: 华夫饼干 华夫饼来了。-NARRATOR: I performed my chores.perform: 完成 chore: (家庭或农庄的)杂务，杂活我做好了做家务。-NARRATOR:I ran my errands. ran:有步骤地进行 errand:差使,差事 run errand:跑腿完成我的使命。-NARRATOR:In truth, I spent the day as I spend every other day quietly polishing the routine of my life until it gleamed with perfection. in truth:事实上，实际上 spend:度过 every other day:每隔一天两天 polish:使完美 routine:日常工作，日常事务 gleam: (使)闪烁, (使)闪亮 perfection:完美 事实上,和平时没什么不同一切都和往常一样,直到一件不寻常的事情的发生。-NARRATOR:Thats why it was so astonishingastonishing: 令人震惊的这就是为什么一切令人震惊,when I decided to go to my hallway closet to retrieve a revolver that had never been used. decide to do: 决定干 hallway: 走廊,玄关 closet:壁橱 retrieve: 找回 revolver: 左轮手枪当我决定走向走廊的壁橱,拿起一把从没用过的左轮手枪。-NARRATOR: My body was discovered by my neighbor, Mrs. Martha Huber, neighbor: 邻居我的尸体是被我的邻居Martha Huber发现的,who had been startled by a strange popping sound.startle: 使吓一跳，使惊吓 strange: 奇怪的 popping: 砰的她被一声奇怪的声音吓了一跳。Her curiosity aroused,curiosity: 好奇心 arouse: 引起，激发她觉得很好奇,Mrs. Huber tried to think of a reason for dropping in on me unannounced.try to do sth.: 设法 think of: 想出 drop in on sb: 顺便拜访某人 unannounced: 未通知的Huber太太想了一个来不请自来的理由。After some initial hesitation, she decided to return the blender she had borrowed from me 6 months before.initial: 开始的 hesitation: 犹豫 decided to do sth.: 决定做某事 return: 归还 borrow from: 从借入；借用 blender: 搅拌器在犹豫了一会之后,她决定来归还她6个月前从我这里借去搅拌器。-MRS HUBER: Its my neighbor.er1-NARRATOR: I completed my plete: 完成 project: 设计【这里指美化家居】完成我的手工作品。-NARRATOR: I ran my errands. ran: 有步骤地进行 errand: 差使,差事 run errand: 跑腿完成我的使命。-NARRATOR: In truth, I spent the day as I spend every other day quietly polishing the routine of my life until it gleamed with perfection. in truth: 事实上，实际上 spend: 度过 every other day: 每隔一天两天 polish: 使完美 routine: 日常工作，日常事务 gleam: (使)闪烁, (使)闪亮 perfection: 完美 事实上, 和平时没什么不同一切都和往常一样,直到一件不寻常的事情的发生。-NARRATOR: Thats why it was so astonishingon the phone: 口在打电话;在接电话(在电话中)我的邻居,I think shes been shot, theres blood everywhere.shot: shoot的过去分词形式，射中 blood: 血 everywhere: 到处我觉得她被枪击了，到处都是血。Yes, youve got to send an ambulance. Youve got to send one right now!have got to: 不得不 send: 派遣 ambulance: 救护车 right now: 立刻是的,赶紧派救护车，叫救护车。-NARRATOR: And for a moment, Mrs. Huber stood motionless in her kitchengrief-stricken by this senseless tragedy.for a moment: 片刻,一会儿 motionless: 不动的，静止的 kitchen: 厨房 grief-stricken: 极度悲伤的 senseless: 无知觉的；愚蠢的 tragedy: 悲剧过了一会之后,Huber太太呆呆地站在厨房里, 因为这件事情而感到极度悲伤。But, only for a moment.但是只有那么一会。-NARRATOR: If there was one thing Mrs. Huber was known for, it was her ability to look on the bright side. be known for:因.而众所周知 ability: 能力 look on the bright side: 看到事物光明的一面；对事物抱乐观态度如果说Huber最大的特点,就是她总能把事情往好的方面想NARRATOR: I was laid to rest on a Monday. laid: lay的过去分词，使躺下，放置 rest: 使休息 lay to rest: 安葬星期一人们把我安葬了。After the funeral, all the residents of Wisteria Lane came to pay their respects.funeral: 葬礼 resident: 居民 pay: 给予 respects: 敬意葬礼之后,所有住在wisteria lane人都来表示他们对我的怀念和尊敬，And as people do in this situation, they brought food.as: 如同，像 in this situation: 在这种情况下 bring: 带来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. fried chicken: 炸鸡 Lynette Scavo带了炸鸡。Lynette had a great family recipe for fried chicken.recipe: 食谱 Lynette有一个大家庭,大家都喜欢炸鸡。-NARRATOR: Of course, she didnt cook much as she was moving up the corporate ladder. move: 移动 up: 向上 corporate: 社团的 ladder: 梯子 corporate ladder: 公司的官阶 move up the corporate ladder: 升官；升迁当然,当她还是个职业女性的时候,她很少做饭。She didnt have the time. 她没有时间。-NARRATOR: But when her doctor announced Lynette was pregnant, her husband Tom had an idea. announce: 正式宣布 pregnant: 怀孕的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。Why not quit your job? Kids do much better with stay-at-home mums; it was so much less stressful.quit: 辞职 stay-at-home : 驻家的：不工作，呆在家里的 stressful: 紧张的 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. case: 情形，实情但是事实并非如此。-NARRATOR: In fact, Lynettes life had become so hectic she was now forced to get her chicken from a fast food restaurant. hectic: 俗 兴奋的, 紧张忙碌的 be forced to: 被迫做 restaurant: 餐馆事实上,Lynette的生活变得如此兴奋，她不得不去快餐店买一只炸鸡。Lynette would have appreciated the irony of it if she stopped to think about it,appreciate: 欣赏 irony: 反讽 stop to: 停下来要做 think about: 考虑Lynette 如果仔细想想,可能会明白这是反话,but she couldnt. She didnt have the time.但是她不能,她没有时间。-LYNETTE: Hey, hey, hey, hey! 嗨，嗨，嗨，嗨！-LYNETTE: Stop it, stop it, stop it. Stop it.住手！-PRESTON: But Mom! 但是，妈妈！-LYNETTE: No, you are going to behave today. be gong to: 将要 behave: 举止端正不，你们今天乖一点。I am not going to be humiliated in front of the entire neighborhood.humiliate: 使蒙羞，使丢脸 in front of: 在前面 neighborhood: 街坊我不想在大家面前丢脸。And, just so you know how serious I am.serious: 严肃的，认真的PRESTON:Whats that?那是什么?-LYNETTE:Santas cell-phone number. cell-phone:手机 Santa的电话号码。-PORTER:Howd you get that? Howd you=how would you你怎么知道的？-LYNETTE:I know someone, who knows someone, who knows an elf. elf: (双耳尖尖的)小精灵，恶人我认识个朋友,她的朋友里有人认识一个小恶魔。And if anyone of you acts up, so help me, I will call Santa and tell him you want socks for Christmas. act up:行动倔强,任性【这里指捣蛋，淘气】 socks:袜子所以,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。You willing to risk that?risk:冒的危险想试试么?-SCAVO kids:Uh-uh! (all shake their heads vehemently) shake:摇晃 vehemently:猛烈地 唔！（他们都猛烈地摇头）-LYNETTE:Okay. 好的。-LYNETTE:Lets get this over with. get over with:口一劳永逸地做完,把做完了事-NARRATOR: Gabrielle Solis, who lives down the block, brought a spicy paella. block: 街区 spicy: 辛辣的 paella:（西班牙）肉菜饭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. model:模特 develop: 使显出, 出现, 产生 taste: 品味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, who worked in mergers and acquisitions, proposed on their third date.mergers and acquisitions: 兼并与收购 propose: 求婚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。Gabrielle was touched when tears welled up in his eyes.touch:感动 welled: well的过去式，流出 well up: 涌出,涌现当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. discover: 发现 happen: 发生 close: 靠近，接近 a big deal: 要人但是她很快发现，每当Carlos成功靠近一些大人物时都会这样。-NARRATOR: Gabrielle liked her paella piping hot.piping paipi piping hot: 非常新鲜的，滚热的 Gabrielle喜欢她那些新鲜的肉菜饭。However, her relationship with her husband was considerably cooler.relationship: 关系 considerably: 相当地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. talk to sb.: 和说话 talk at: 对唠叨不休 casually: 随意地 mention: 提到，谈到 pay for:为付钱 necklace: 项链如果今天早上你跟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 dont I just pin the receipt to my chest? pin: 把别住 receipt: 收据 chest: 胸部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 wifes new convertible. Look, just work it into the conversation.convertible: 折篷汽车 work into: 插进,穿入 conversation: 谈话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: Theres no way I can just work that in, Carlos. theres no way: 没有办法 work in: 插进我怎么插得进去嘛, Carlos。-CARLOS: Why not? At the Donohue party, everyone was talking about mutual funds.mutual mju:tul, -tjul talk about: 谈论 mutual: 共同的 funds: 基金为什么?Donoghue聚会上,每个人都在谈论那些什么共有基金。And you found a way to mention you slept with half the Yankee outfield.mention: 提到，谈到 sleep with: 与做爱 Yankee：美国的一个职业棒球队，后来人们把美国人都叫做 outfield: 外场【非常感谢网友BlueRain纠错，并修正翻译 欢迎提出更多问题 请联系qq：914998951】你却说什么你和那些扬基队一半的外场球员睡过。-GABRIELLE: Im telling you, it came up in the context of the conversation. come up: 提到，提及 context: 上下文我告诉过你了,当时他们在说这些。-CARLOS: Hey, people are starting to stare. Can you keep your voice down please? stare:盯，凝视喂,大家都在看,轻点,好么?-GABRIELLE: (sigh) Absolutely. Wouldnt want them to think were not happy. sigh: 叹息 absolutely: 确实地（叹息）当然,我可不希望他们认为我们不和。-NARRATOR: Bree Van De Kamp, who lives next door, brought baskets of muffins she baked from scratch. Bree was known for her cooking.next door: 隔壁 basket: 篮，筐 muffin: 松饼 bake: 烤 scratch: 美俚无名小卒；抓痕 from scratch: 非正从头做起, 从零开始 be known for: 因而出名 Bree van de Kamp,住在隔壁, 带了两篮她烤的松饼。Bree擅长做饭。-NARRATOR: And for making her own clothes.会自己做衣服。-NARRATOR: And for doing her own gardening. gardening: 园艺会园艺。-NARRATOR: And for reupholstering her own furniture. reupholster: 为(沙发、软椅等)重装椅面;给装新椅面 furniture: 家具甚至会给她的沙发装椅面。-NARRATOR: Yes, Brees many talents were known throughout the neighborhood. talent: 才能 throughout: 遍及场所是的, Bree的很多才能大家都知道，And everyone on Wisteria Lane thought of Bree as the perfect wife and mother.think of: 有想法；有看法 perfect: 完美的所有住在Wisteria lane的人都认为Bree是个完美的妻子和母亲。Everyone, that is, except her own family.except: 除外每个人,事实上,除了她的家人。-BREE: Paul, Zachary.Paul， Zachary。-ZACH: Hello Mrs. Van De Kamp.你好,Van De Kamp太太。-PAUL: Bree, you shouldnt have gone to all this trouble. trouble: 麻烦 Bree,不好意思这么麻烦你。-BREE: It was no trouble at all.一点也不麻烦Now the basket with the red ribbon is filled with desserts for your guests.ribbon: 带子 fill with: 使充满 dessert: 甜点这个扎红带子的篮子里装了一些甜点,餐后你可以拿给客人们享用,But the one with the blue ribbon is just for you and Zachary.just: 只是，仅仅但是这个扎蓝色带子的篮子里装的东西是给你和Zachary。Its got rolls, muffins, breakfast type things.roll: 面包卷, 圆面包 muffin: (涂牛油趁热吃的)松饼 breakfast type: 早餐类型有松饼,各种各样的可以装在篮子里的吃的。-PAUL: Thank you.谢谢。-BREE: Well, the least I could do is make sure you boys had a decent meal to look forward to in the morning. make sure: 确保，确信 decent: 相当好的 meal: 饭 look forward to: 期望，盼望嗯,至少这是我能做的, 这样孩子们明天早上至少能吃顿好的。I know youre out of your minds with grief.out of mind: 发狂,疯狂 grief: 悲痛我知道你已经悲痛欲绝了。-PAUL: Yes, we are.是的。-BREE: Of course, I will need the baskets back once youre done. (smiling serenely) of course: 当然 serenely: 平静地当然,吃完东西记得把篮子还给我。-PAUL: Of course.NARRATOR: Susan Meyer, who lives across the street, brought macaroni and cheese. macaroni: 通心粉 cheese: 奶酪Susan Mayer,住在街对面, 带来了和奶酪。Her husband Carl always teased her about her macaroni, saying it was the only thing she knew how to cook, and she rarely made it well.always: 一直，总是 tease: 取笑 rarely: 很少她的丈夫Carl总是笑她做的通心粉, 说这是她唯一会做的东西, 而且她还做不好。It was too salty the night she and Carl moved into their new house.salty: 咸的她和Carl搬来那天晚上做的,太咸。-NARRATOR: It was too watery the night she found lipstick on Carls shirt. watery: 淡的 find: 发现 lipstick: 唇印 shirt: 衬衫当她发现Carl的衬衫上有唇印的那天晚上做的通心粉又太松软。-NARRATOR: She burned it the night Carl told her he was leaving her for his secretary. burn: 烧掉【这里指处理掉】 secretary: 秘书 leave for:离