Mrs, Martha Huber
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My body was discovered by my neighbor, Mrs, Martha Huber,
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who'd been startled by a strange popping sound, shocked
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Her curiosity aroused, arouse + curiosity
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Mrs, Huber tried to think of a reason for dropping in on me unannounced,
drop in vi drop in on + sb.
Drop in = drop by
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After some initial hesitation,
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she decided to return the blender she had borrowed from me six months before,
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[screams]
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It's my neighbor. I think she's been shot. There's blood everywhere.
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Yes, you've got to send an ambulance.
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You've got to send one right now.
电话求救中的时态关系
Step1-一般现在时陈述事件当事人It's my neighbour.
Step2-完成时态表该事故已发生I think she's been shot.
Step3-一般现在时描述现场There's blood everywhere.
Step4-用you have got to do要求帮助Yes, you've got to send an ambulance. You've got to send one right now!
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And, for a moment, Mrs, Huber stood motionless in her kitchen,
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grief-stricken by this senseless tragedy,
grief-stricken: 形容词做状语 poverty-stricken 极度贫穷的
senseless:POINTLESS 体现出 Mrs.Huber 的性格, 与后面的but only for a moment 呼应---- Huber真是个化悲痛为力量的主妇! 讽刺
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But only for a moment.
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If there was one thing Mrs, Huber was known for,
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it was her ability to look on the bright side,
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I was laid to rest on a Monday,
was laid to rest: 安息,死的委婉说法
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After the funeral, all the residents of Wisteria Lane
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came to pay their respects,
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And, as people do in these situations, they brought food,
Lynette
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Lynette Scavo brought fried chicken,
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Lynette had a great family recipe for fried chicken,
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She didn't cook much while moving up the corporate ladder,
Move up/ over 向上爬
corporate ladder = hierarchy 公司等级制度
moving up the corporate ladder, 晋升 = promotion
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She didn't have the time,
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But when her doctor announced she was pregnant, her husband Tom had an idea,
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''Why not quit your job?''
Quit= hand in notice = resign resignation fire / hire
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''Kids do better with stay-at-home (adj.) moms, It would be so much less stressful, ''
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But this was not the case. It is not true.
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In fact, Lynette's life had become so hectic
Hectic: with much confused activity and excitement; very busy 忙乱的; 忙碌的
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she was now forced to get her chicken from the fast-food restaurant,
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Lynette would've appreciated the irony if she'd thought about it,
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But she didn't have the time,
虽然她懂得如何做出令人称赞的炸鸡,但她不得不去餐厅买一只做好的。如果她能够停下来思考一下这件讽刺的事情的话,她应该感谢这件事,可惜她没有机会去感谢,因为她没有时间去考虑这个讽刺。
该句中的诸多宾语的省略或替代会引起理解困难。另外,此处的虚拟语气 would have done +if did 是混合虚拟,主句用would have done表示和过去事实相反,表示她过去应该感谢这种讽刺,而事实上她没有过;从句用一般过去时,表示对现在或者未来事实假设,如果现在或者将来她能够停下来思考。
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- Stop it, stop it, stop it.
- But, Mom.
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No. You are going to behave today.
Behave: ~ (oneself) show good manners; conduct oneself well 表现良好; 行为良好:
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I am not going to be humiliated in front of the entire neighborhood.
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And, just so you know how serious I am...
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- What's that?
- Santa's cell-phone number.
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How did you get that?
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I know someone who knows someone who knows an elf.
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And if any of you acts up, so heIp me, I wiII caII Santa
Act up: 出毛病, 运转不正常, 耍脾气, 捣蛋
例句:
The engine began to act up and he thought he would have to hit the silk.
引擎开始失灵,他心想非要跳伞降落不可。
Continually heavy rain made some rivers act up.
连续不断的大雨造成一些河流泛滥。
The car acted up because the spark plugs were dirty.
汽车出毛病是因为火花塞脏了。
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and I wiII teII him you want socks for Christmas.
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Are you wiIIing to risk that?
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OK. Let's get this over with.
get over with一劳永逸地做完,不愿意也不得不做完
Gabrielle Solis
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Gabrielle Solis who lives down the block brought a spicy paella(西班牙 肉菜饭),
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Since her modeling days in New York, Gabrielle had developed a taste
develope a taste: 提高品位 you have developed a taste for man.
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for rich food,,,
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,,,and rich men,
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Carlos, who worked in mergers and acquisitions,
mergers and acquisitions合并和收购
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proposed on their third date,
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Gabrielle was touched when tears welled up in his eyes,
Well up with : 充满 眼泪 泉水
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But she soon discovered this happened every time Carlos closed a big deal,
Strike a deal = close ~
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Gabrielle liked her paella piping hot,
piping hot: very hot滚烫的 液体或者食物
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However, her relationship with her husband was considerably cooler,
Considerably:非常地 ganggang 地
这里的cooler 与前文 piping hot 鲜明对比,讽刺。
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If you taIk to Al Mason at this thing,
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mention how much I paid for your necklace.
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Why not pin the receipt to my chest?
Pin: n. 针,大头针
V. 钉住
Pinpoint: v. 准确地确定,指出
* receipt 收据; recipe 食谱
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He Iet me know what he paid for his wife's convertible.
Convertible:n. 有活动篷的汽车
adj. 可改变的, 同意义的, 可交换的 convert
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- Just work it in.
- There's no way I can.
Work in : 插进; 配合; 引进
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Why not? At the Donahue party everyone was taIking mutuaI funds.
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You mentioned you sIept with haIf the Yankee outfieId.
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It came up in the context of the conversation.
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PeopIe are staring.
Keep your voice down.
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AbsoIuteIy. We wouIdn't want them to think we're not happy.
Bree Van De Kamp
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Bree Van De Kamp, who lives next door,
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brought baskets of muffins she baked from scratch,
muffin: 小松糕
bake from scratch: 亲手烤制
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Bree was known for her cooking, And for making her own clothes,
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And for doing her own gardening,
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And for re-upholstering her own furniture,
这几个Bree的特长,本可以只用一个AND 就可以了,但是每一个特长都使用了AND ,旨在强调。
reupholstering her own furniture给家具换面,这可是公认的技术含量很高的家务劳动
reupholster:装潢,装饰
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Yes, Bree's many talents were known throughout the neighborhood,
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Everyone on Wisteria Lane thought of Bree as the perfect wife and mother,
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Everyone, that is, except her own family,
两个Everyone 加上 一个EXCEPT 绝佳 损人搭配。
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PauI. Zachary.
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- HeIIo, Mrs. Van De Kamp.
- You shouIdn't have.
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It was no troubIe. The basket with the red ribbon is for your guests.
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The one with the bIue ribbon is just for you and Zachary.
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It's got roIIs, muffins, breakfast type things.
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Thank you.
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The Ieast I couId do was give you a decent meaI
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to Iook forward to in the morning.
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I know you're out of your minds with grief.
Be out of your minds with grief:非常悲伤,悲痛万分
Be out of your mind : 疯了
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Yes, we are.
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I wiII need the baskets back once you're done.
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Of course.
Susan Mayer
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Susan Mayer, who lives across the street,
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brought macaroni(通心粉) and cheese,
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Her husband, Karl, always teased her about her macaroni,
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saying it was the only thing she knew how to cook and she rarely made it well,
only+ rarely = 超级坑爹损人!
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It was too salty the night she and Karl moved into their house,
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It was too watery the night she found lipstick on Karl's shirt,
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She burned it the night Karl told her he was leaving her for his secretary,
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A year had passed since the divorce,
时间+had passed since sth一种具有文采的表示时过境迁的方法。
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Susan had started to think how nice it would be to have a man in her life,
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Even one who would make fun of her cooking,
Susan Meyer, who lives across the street, brought macaroni and cheese. 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. It was too salty the night she and Carl moved into their new house. It was too watery the night she found lipstick on Carl’s shirt. She burned it the night Carl told her he was leaving her for his secretary. A year had passed since the divorce. Susan was starting to think how nice it would be to have a man in her life, even one who would make fun of her cooking.
——这段描写SUSAN的语篇,很适合做写作素材。
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Mom, why wouId someone kiII themseIves?
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WeII, sometimes peopIe are so unhappy,
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they think that's the onIy way to soIve their probIems.
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- Mrs. Young aIways seemed happy.
- Yeah.
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Sometimes peopIe pretend to be one way, when they're totaIIy different inside.
表里不一的说法~ 推荐收藏
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Like how Dad's girIfriend aIways says nice things, but we know she's a bitch.
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I don't Iike that word, JuIie.
But, yeah, that's a great exampIe.